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“Mr Dorian, everything is set for the meeting”
He looked up at his assistant from his laptop. “Alright Kev, Let's go.” He got up while his assistant picked up all he needed for the meeting and followed closely behind him.
The large boardroom was decorated with sleek and modern equipment, from the ceiling to the floor. The table was decorated with high quality tech gadgets from their company.
The partners and investors sat round the table, and the meeting began with an introduction by each individual, creating a space for familiarity and collaboration.
“As we all already know, we're here today to enhance the opening of a branch of SimTech in New York,” Dorian opened. ”We'll be evolving and reproducing similar gadgets as you can see on this table. Meanwhile, all these tech gadgets have been tested and they are currently being sold in the market with profitable margins on them. So I would like us to each share our opinions and we will weigh our options at the end.”
They discussed different issues ranging from the market value of each product, market trends to the technological updates for the products.
“What measures have you kept in place to curb any feasible risk?” One of the investors asked, looking up to Dorian.
“We have insurance for the products, we've analysed the possible risk, we have structures in place to deal with possible risks and we have a steady risk monitoring team that are absolutely competent”.
The meeting continued with much deliberation and slight disputes regarding different ideas, but it ended in handshakes on the prospective rise of a new chapter for the company.
Dorian walked out of the meeting like a conqueror, fully delighted that he was on his way to finally accomplishing what he had been working on for a long while. He has been in charge of the company since his not so beloved father fell sick.
“Mr Dorian, It’s your Mom. She has been calling all day, and keeps insisting to talk to you.” Kev said, handing the phone to him.
“Dorian,” his mother called out at the other end of the phone.
“Hi mom, I'm so sorry I haven't been taking your calls, I've just been swamped with work. I was in a meeting with the partners and investors for the new branch. Remember I told you about the new branch that the company is opening, and I had to oversee the work myself.”
“Son!”
He recognised the tone in his mother’s voice and knew something serious had happened and he would have kept rambling on if his mom had not called for his attention.
“You have to come home, son, your father– he is dead.” She said, trying so hard to keep her sad voice from breaking. “He died this morning in the hospital.” She added as she broke into tears.
“W– what happ–what happened? I thought the doctor said he was getting better?” “That’s what he said '' ,she replied in between sobs. He ceased himself from asking any questions. “I'm so sorry mom, I'll catch the next flight and I will be home soon.” He ended the call and turned to his assistant, “Kev, make travelling arrangements for me, I'm going home, and call in Miss Sidney to take up things from here. I might be gone for a while”
“Is everything all right, Sir?” He inquired with concern.
“Yeah, I just have to go do my duty as a son.”
A WEEK LATER
He settled into the office at Ruth and Lyte’s firm. He had been here once before to get a document for his father and the other times they needed legal counsel they always called the firm and made meeting arrangements in their company instead.
“It was a bad investment, his risk assessors advised against it but on the surface it was a pretty good deal that would have landed the company on a brighter spot.” His late father’s lawyer, Thomas, explained. “I think that's what he was more focused on when he made the deal but it went south and he tried to work on it and make up for the loss by other means but it wasn't as successful as he hoped.”
This took place after Dorian’s fathers burial.
“And he didn't tell me about any of these? How am I just getting wind of this for the first time?” Dorian asked, agitated.
“It's exactly like I have just told you, it was a bet. I think deep down he was just hoping it would be the one thing that helps the company to bounce back from its previous debts”
“There was no sense in making an unstable deal when the company was already in debt. He just ended up plunging the company into a ditch.” Dorian retorted
“In hindsight, we can both agree it was a bad call but I know he had the company's growth in mind when he made that decision. Your father worked himself out to see this company succeed. It would be unfair to say he ruined it himself.”
Dorian chuckled quietly. “But he did.” Then he shook his head unbelievably in frustration, “to think, I had investors come in to invest in a new branch, if they get the slightest knowledge of this then they will definitely withdraw their investments and we are done.”
“That is one of the reasons I said nothing about it during the will reading, I just needed it to be between you and myself. And that's why I asked for you to meet me here instead. Your mom doesn't know any of this too.”