Chapter 107

Chapter 107Judgment day
The silence in the lobby was ruined by Daniel, Mr. Boone, Elrod, Madden, Laurier, Viotto, Fox, Caddel,
Francis, and Mr. Amana‘s steps as they walked through the front door of Investistic Co.
The ten men looked confused, seeing that Elijah was not there to greet them, and
only Dice with a bunch of security guards were standing in the building, and some
guarding outside.
Since they recognized Dice from the other day, they approached him, and knowing Elijah‘s instructions,
Dice smiled softly at the men, giving them a welcoming atmosphere.
‘Where are Elijah and Peach?” Mr. Boone asked him.
“My boss will be here soon, but in the meantime, you guys can wait on him in the
board room.” Dice said, keeping his face calm while looking into their eyes.
“This is crazy. Why host a meeting if you can not show up on time,” Mr. Elrod said, frowning hard.
“Please follow me to the conference room.”
“Ignoring me, I see.”
A faint smile was the only thing he got from Dice before he walked off, heading for the elevator.
The board of directors was hesitant to follow him, feeling uneasy to be in an empty building with men
they knew nothing off.
“I don‘t think this is a good idea,” Mr. Caddel said, looking at the nine men.“If we start to act suspicious, it will only give rise to that boy to dig into the files, so we have to stay calm
and not act restless.” Mr. Fox said, hardening his face to look
tough.
“What if he already did?” Mr. Francis asked in concern.
“It‘s just been a day since he got hold of the briefcases, I don’t think he had thought about them, Fox.
Also, look at the state of the company… I think he has his hand filled with that.” Mr. Madden said, trying
to convince himself as much as the others.
“You thinking is not a Guarantee… I am with Caddel on this matter, and I want out of
this shit!” Mr. Amana said in a low, but aggressive tone.
When the elevator door opened, Dice turned to look at the ten men still standing in their same position,
and he called out, “Are you guys coming?”
Desperate, Mr. Amana looked back at the entrance of the building and saw that security has blocked
the doors, causing chills to run down his spine.
With one last glance in Dice‘s direction, he decided to go with the others, who started moving towards
the elevator, knowing that there was no other way out.
The room was quiet as Mr. Bamford, Ben, Matt, Ryan, Jerome, and Larry with Elijah
and a few others sat
the table, and Elijah silently watched Ben and his team review Peach‘s works from the two briefcases
since that was what he gave them first.
His legs slightly bounced up and down as the tip of his index fingers slowly brushedagainst his lips, studying their faces as if they would tell him something.
He was getting restless, waiting for someone else to speak up, and then Elijah met
Ben‘s eyes when he raised his head, finally saying, “Who did these transactions?”
“My wife,” Elijah said with pride and confidence, a small smile forming on his lips.
“She did?
“Why? Is there a problem?”
Silence settled in the atmosphere for a second as Ben looked back at the paper, and then mumbled.”
Wow.”
Then he turned to look at everyone else, and then continued, “Because of the time limit you had given
us. we were only able to review a few of her works, but, no…
there‘s no problem… At least not with her reports … There‘s a serious problem for Elmer Hayes… She
successfully unraveled the issues with these transactions, and well, there is serious criminal
misconduct within them.”
That‘s all Elijah needed to hear, and his smile grew even bigger as he watched the concern on
everyone‘s else‘s faces.
“Mr. Bamford?” Elijah said, turning to the Chief, who looked amused and troubled at the thought of
going head to head with the Hayes
“This is a costly and dangerous road you are about to take… Are you sure you want to push this
further?” Mr. Bamford said, looking straight into Elijah‘s eye.“I have the money and resources to do this, and I am not stopping until Elmer Hayes is locked behind
bars,” Elijah stated calmly, his smile gone and replaced with a cold stare.
“Alright… If that‘s how you feel, then let‘s put your plan into action. I will open a police investigation as
Ben and the others continue gathering more evidence… That way, Elmer Hayes can not escape out of
the country…”
“Good,”
Confused about the fact that Elijah was going hard on members of his wife‘s family, Ben held back his
tongue from questioning, saying, “This a serious issue from the evidence your wife had already given
us, and it might go to court… That can be costly… Do you have a reputable lawyer–”
“He does.” Mr. Bamford cut in, staring at Ryan directly in the face, meeting his calm
eyes.
The conference hall had been quiet for a while until the board members slowly grew restless as the
sound of the ticking from the wall clock became louder with each passing second, making the men feel
uneasy.
As the minutes slowly completed an hour, they stared at each other‘s faces, and then, Fox stood up
finally, lashing out, “This is bullshit! I am leaving this–”
The rest of his words faded in his head when the door burst open, and Elijah walked in with Matt, Ryan,
Jerome, Larry, Rick, three policemen, and Mr. Bamford,
As fear squeezed tightly on his heart, Mr. Fox raised his hands in the air, freezing in his steps with
trembling legs.“Put your damn hands down, Fox!!” Daniel blurted out, pissed that he was acting
guilty before they could even find out what was going on.
Then Daniel looked over at Elijah after Fox snapped out of his trance and slowly lowered his hands.
Frowning slightly, he watched Elijah‘s unreadable expression and asked, “What‘s with all the officers…
I thought this was a board meeting.”
novelbin“It was… until my darling wife gave me a beautiful surprise,” Elijah said with a look that sent shivers
down the board members‘ spine, not because he looked like an evil genius, but because the man
standing in front of them looked bold and confident, and that intimidated the shit out of them.
Heart throbbing in their chest and with sweaty palms, the board of directors tried to remain calm and
collected, but they couldn‘t hide the nervousness in their eyes.
“Daniel, Mr. Boone, Elrod, Madden, Laurier, Viotto, Fox, Caddel, Francis, and Mr.
Amana, you ten along with Elmer Hayes are under investigation for fraud, conspiracy, and filing false
documents… You are not allowed to leave the country until further notice.” Mr. Bamford announced
with a firm voice.
‘Fuck!! We were all wrong… We are all damn idiots!!! This is not good! It‘s not
good! Shit! This is bad!! Really bad!!‘ Mr. Amana kept screaming in his head, his heart racing as the
words echoed in his mind and he felt his blood freeze within seconds.
‘I was wrong… This bastard actually made the file his top priority… But why? Why is this boy doing
this?! Coming for the Hayes with such strong motivation. Why is he not afraid?…‘Mr. Madden thought
as he kept his head low in shock and confusion,unable to comprehend the situation
‘Is someone behind you, boy?! Who‘s your puppet master, playing you by the strings… is that why you
are this unshakable in the face of a storm you have made?‘ Mr. Viotto thought in his panic, holding
himself back, knowing better than to say anything
as he could only watch Elijah‘s face without daring to move.‘ Or… Are you the master of your own
strings?‘
A cocky laugh from Daniel broke the silence, bringing everyone out of their thoughts as his gaze went
to Bamford, saying, “You are wrong… We.”
“We have briefcases of incriminating evidence against you all that are being investigated as we speak,
so let‘s not act like we left our brain at home… Okay?” Mr. Bamford interrupted, sounding bored with
their pretentious attitudes.
‘We sell out ourselves to this boy out of ignorance… Delivering our crimes right in his hands… How
foolish we acted!! Damnit!!‘ Mr. Francis thought furiously.
‘No! This is not our fault… Exactly… This boy fooled us all… He played with us like toys! Mr. Viotto
thought as his hands started shaking, feeling powerless once again.
“With that said, this board meeting is adjourned, and you all are fired from your position as a board of
directors from this company… You are free to go home and wait for judgment day…” Elijah said, the
corner of his lips tilting upwards in slight amusement as he looked at each member in their shaky gaze.
‘Who the fuck is his devil?! Like seriously, whose child is this?!‘ Mr. Amana thought with anger.
Trying to stay confident, Daniel ignored the pounding sound of his heart in his ear and said, Judgment
day… Let‘s wait and see if Madam Jewel has anything to say about that… No one, not even you, boy,is locking Elmer‘s ass in prison when his mother is a Hayes!‘