365 Days To Love-Chapter 162 - ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY-TWO:The Sacrifice He had To Make.

Chapter 162: Chapter ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY-TWO:The Sacrifice He had To Make.

"This is outrageous!"One of the shareholders complained bitterly in the meeting.

They were an emergency meeting which arose as a result of the matter at hand, because it affected the company greatly.

"He had given us enough reasons to see that he is not the perfect one to lead this company"Another said,moving ahead to lay more reasons as to why Zaiden coming to the company had brought more good than harm.

Irrespective of the fact,that the reason for this side meeting was on how to tackle the issues at hand,but rather, Elijah’s minions weren’t planning on making it a peaceful one.

Rather,they added more to the vexation of the other shareholders who had clearly put their trust in Zaiden, questioning where their loyalty lied.

"That’s what happens when you put your hope in an amature"Mark added.

"Don’t you dare lay such filthy accusations on him because of one mistake"Leonard warned,and all eyes were now on him as if he said something bad.

Ezekiel and Elijah were taking too long to come here,and he didn’t know if he was going to last long before they antagonized him further.

"A mistake you say?our sales had dropped down to fifty percent because of

this issue"Mark retorted back,admiring Leonard’s trust in someone who was going down, because that was the only option right now.

"Our investors had put every deal on hold for now because of what you called a mistake,how exactly do you expect us to still trust the director, Leonard?"

"For all we know,this could be some set up,our legal team are doing their best Mark,what were ought to do now is to strategize on how to get our markets moving the way it was, while they do there job this doesn’t call for his removal"

A shrill laughter escaped from Mark’s lips,likewise the other followers of Elijah who shook their head in denial over what Leonard just said.

"Leonard is right Mark,we still haven’t heard what he has to say about all these, jumping into conclusion is not the best option either"Philip said,as the murmurings between one another started again after what he said.

"I didn’t think you could be so stupid to believe such words Philip,this is business and not some game"Mark said standing up, to walk from his seat as everyone’s attention was on him.

This is bad.

Leonard knew that the trust of the shareholders in Zaiden was now wavering,as a result of the supposed claim on him.

The media houses are making this a serious case, by choosing to believe in false evidence that points at Zaiden,for being the last one to be seen with the model.

Arianna Walter was popular,and he knew with the way this was gong,it going to be hard getting this under the carpet just like the murder case that was handled with ease.

Mark and his minions weren’t helping at all,the chairman was not in the country to have a say in all of this and he was already pressuring the shareholders to have a rethink, on making Zaiden incharge of company affairs.

He knew that Mark hasn’t been a trustworthy fellow,his side has always been with the vice president,Elijah Knights, who was nothing but a stumbling block in the affairs of the company.

He was not hiding his motives any longer,and it seems this was a good opportunity for them to get what they want.

If only Zaiden hasn’t been involved in these,if only he wasn’t seen with the model then this case won’t have escalated to this.

Sales were dropping at a fast rate and this was a problem,seeing that the models

fans were still heartstrong at demanding the whereabouts of where Zaiden had taken her to.

"The best we could do now,is to have a change of mind on who exactly has got to handle the company affairs since..."

The door was barged open with Ezekiel coming in with a man who looked familiar.

"That’s enough Mark!’’Ezekiel shouted as everyone could tell he overheard every single word that Mark was spewing about his son.

The shareholders’ holders stood up as a sign of respect,which Ezekiel didn’t acknowledge at the moment before they sat down,the murmurings stated once again.

Ezekiel looked at the face of every one of them, from his seat to notice that Elijah wasn’t present, where could he have gone?

He had offered to take care of this, after he was caught up in giving attention to the reporters, who blocked the main entrance of the company as a result of them needing an answer to all of this.

Two days?

Ezekiel had made his promise known to them, that it would all be sorted out in two days time which was a promise,because the chief of staff was on the move to get Micheal talking.

This was all his fault.

If he had known that Arianna would be more of a problem than good,maybe he shouldn’t have persisted further when Elijah had objected to making her the spokemodel of the company.

Had he known that son had something to do with her,then he could have reconsidered his decision.

But yet, it is not his fault.

Zaiden didn’t in any way talked about having any girlfriend or ex in the first place,he was tagged a gay,and now a gay is accused of cheating on his fianceè and held responsible for the disappearance of his ex.

Wonderful!

Things just keep getting more, and more complicated with every new day that comes.

His dad was long gone to Canada and his important warning had been to get his grandson out from the station,which he was left to handle until he’s back.

Now,he’s faced with another task of trying to get everyone to not panic,which wasn’t easy.

Few moments ago,the sales personnel had made it known to him how their sales had gone down lately.

Likewise the new investors that have invested in the contract,they had with the models agency.

Everything was going down the hill,but Ezekiel knew one thing for sure,and that was the fact that this was some setup.

The model and her agency would be held accountable for everything that is happening at the moment,once the truth is out.

Turning to the crowd in front of him,"there’s no need to panic yet"

"No need?"Kim asked,with an unbelievable expression on his face.

He was fed up with him, and Leonard trying to fool everyone into believing that everything was good,but he’s no fool.

This was Arianna Walter that is being talked about here,as much as these affected the Company.

If they lose in the lawsuit between her agency,and she’s nowhere to be found, he’s not too sure about the fate of both Zaiden and the company at large.

His money was more important than those fake promises that are being given to them right now ,and he needed to know what’s up to know what to do next.

"Like i said Kim, there’s nothing to worry about yet,our legal team is doing everything possible to make sure we come out successfully in the lawsuit"

"I don’t think you know what exactly is on ground Ezekiel,need i to remind you that whether or not we win the lawsuit or not,as long as the model is nowhere to be seen,the fate of this company is not yet assured"

"I know ,but that’s been taken care of at the moment,what we need to do right now is to put our hop..."

"What hope are you exactly talking about Ezekiel? That our potential heir is locked up and is coming out in due time,then what happens to us?our money?"

"Mark that’s enough"Leonard thundered,he needed to be put in place , that’s the president he was to.

"No,you don’t get to tell me that Leonard,it’s about time you stop giving up false hope, and tell us how to go about this, because at this point. I’m not too sure about my stand here again!"He roared,his chest heaving up and down due to his outburst which generated noise.

"He’s right"

"Stop giving up mere talks,and tell us what we are up to face"

"Where’s the chairman in this critical time?"

"We need to stop this,and put all hands on deck to fix this"

The complaint went on as Ezekiel watched with his very eyes,he should have shunned them already which he didn’t,and that made Leonard wonder exactly what he was doing.

As the murmurings went on,Ezekiel had used this opportunity to figure out those that were on his side and those that are working for his brother.

He was fascinated.

His brother had done a wonderful job, converting almost one quarter of the shareholders over to his side.

He raised his right hand up and there was decorum once again,before he looked up to Mark who was grinning widely at the opposition laced towards him.

"So,what exactly do you want me to do Mark?"

"An assurance,we need an assurance about all of this,I’m a businessman Ezekiel,my money comes first"He said.

"Fine"looking away from Mark, towards the crowd to make a very hard decision which he doesn’t know yet, what was going to be the outcome.

"I will take responsibilities if things doesn’t work out fine with the lawsuit"

"Ezekiel"Leonard called,this was too much.

Does he know what he was saying,that was like giving everything up, including his position which was what Mark wanted in the first place.

It’s a trap.

"That includes putting my position up as the president of Knight’s Empire"Ezekiel said,looking away from Leonard as the murmurings came alive once again.

If this was the price to pay just soZaiden could keep his position,then he would gladly do it.

Would he be a father,if he doesn’t sacrifice everything for his child?

But one thing’s for sure,He’s not losing his position,Anna would be found soon and everything would be cleared.

His brother won’t win.

He can’t let that happen.

"Fine!A deal it is"Mark said on behalf of the shareholders,a wide smile on his face for a plan well achieved.

Elijah would be well pleased for this.