Chapter 24: Chapter 24

I carefully jumped over the balcony of his room, landing very gently, without dislocating my legs or arms.  I looked inside, he struggled to untie.  He was too much, treating his children more than animals.  I gently pushed open the balcony door and stepped in.

"Who?"  he asked.

"Shut up, I'm here!"  I spoke softly.

“Brittany?  How can I come here?"

“This is not the time to talk about this.  You untie me and we have to get out of here.  Dad is collaborating with Mrs. Emma Howard to bring her aunt's corporation to bankruptcy.  We only have five days to save this.”  I said as I untied him.  Five minutes, his limbs were released.

He quickly got out of bed, grabbed a small bag in the closet, and gathered all the files, documents, and laptop into it.  He put his phone in his pocket and rummaged through the closet for something.

“What are you looking for?  Let's go quickly!"  I urge.  He tossed me a stiff, rectangular object.  "What's up?"

"The injector, it's time for us to use it."  He said then put his bag in, quickly went to the balcony, not forgetting to grab the car keys.  I stepped out and looked down, my parents, too tall, jumping down from here has broken bones.

"Brother, what now?"  I swallowed and asked.

“The tree, climb the tree!”  He pointed to the branch that was sticking out of his room, that was the only way.  He climbs first, I climb behind.  It was eleven o'clock at night and it was hot and windy.  Now, with a little more horror music, my brother and I feel like acting in a movie.  After climbing like a monkey for a while, I landed safely in his arms.  "I will deal with the two guys over there, you come here to get the car, remember to handle it quickly and quietly!"  After checking me out, he ran over to get the car.  Fortunately, his Camry is not "locked up" like its owner.

I crept up behind the other bodyguard, one hand covering his mouth and the other holding the injection device right in his waist.  Admittedly, where did you find this good, a light sting made you faint.  He flashed the car lights in the distance to signal readiness, I went to the door to call on the bodyguard.

"Open door!"  I pointed the stun gun at his neck.  I know he won't be afraid of a sly kid like me, but I still have to scare him.  “Read password.”  This door is too complicated, the password everything.

"Sorry ma'am, I can't say the password because the password is the boss's birthday!"

"Thanks!"  I electrocuted him in the neck, the medicine was gone.  He fainted, but his hand hit the siren button again, and the whole building howled.  Panicked, I quickly pressed the password.  "Clack" The door opened and his car sped out.

“Catch the two of them!”  I ducked into the car and could still hear my father screaming.  His car raced through the darkness like a monster.  My sweat broke out.  The car had gone a long way before I regained my senses.

“Are you injured?”  I ask.

"No, are you okay?"

"No, I'm fine!"

"I can't go back to my aunt's house now, he'll come get me any moment."  I said.

"I'm not scared!"

“But he was afraid.  He couldn't let his sister fall into his hands again.  He'll use you to lure me and my aunt."  I understood what you mean.  “So now you should come over to my house!”  I have also thought about this.  Only through your house will I be safe.

He opened the door to the house, my brother and I were in a hurry, so we went barefoot and didn't wear any shoes.  He looked at me, I looked at him.  The two laughed together in the middle of the night.

“Back then, our life was like a movie!”  He's still joking around.

“Yes, just like the movie.  If it's a movie, I'll take the liberty of killing the first director and writer."  I sat on the sofa and joked back to him.  Both of them laughed together.  I'm smiling on the outside, but my heart is heavy.

“Anne huh?  Please allow me to take the day off today.  I'm sick!"  I called and told Anne.

“Um, get well soon!”

“Um!”  After I finished my idle conversation with him, I put the file in my pocket to go to the corporation.  I'm not really sick, I just want to use that time to save the company's situation.  Now that time is running out, I can't ignore this.

I opened the calculator to see the stock price.  Down couldn't get any lower.  The blue lines are now dark red.

“Stocks are down, Brittany.  We should sell!”  One of the staff members looked at me in panic.  On the outside I tried to stay calm but inside I was in turmoil.

"Don't sell, no one will buy now."

"But…"

“Bought back ten percent of Mr. Robert Wang's stock!”  I have another plan, I will make you empty-handed.  Don't joke with me.

“But we will go bankrupt!”  said the employee.

"Buy it!"  My brother lowered his voice, the employee quickly completed the transaction procedures with Mr. Robert Wang.  I sat here sipping a cup of coffee, feeling somewhat relaxed.

"You're done, get out!"  I told the employee.  He went out.

“Why did I do that?”  He asked me.

“I'll show him what it's like to be lost.  Being the daughter of a man who made a splash in the stock market, it is not difficult to make a storm in this stock.  She used his own stock to bring him down.  You just wait and see, in about an hour and a half, the corporation's stock will spike!"  I put my hand on the table and smiled.  He also looked at me and smiled.

"But why don't you find Leo?"  He asked, this question touched my pain.

“I didn't look because I knew Leo would be treated well, Simon was there anyway, he wouldn't let anyone hurt him, I believe.  And like I said, there are some things that you can only handle when standing at the top.  Right now I don't think I'm qualified to speak to Emma Howard."  I answer him.

"I mean…?"

“Yes, I will reclaim Leo when you and I hold the co-chairmanship!”  I speak very softly.  I will sacrifice my child within a year, just one year, mother will do whatever it takes to get him back.

“Stock prices have gone up!”  The employee called to notify.  I smiled lightly.  As I expected, a week for such a powerful corporation to fall into bankruptcy.  It's not as easy as they think.

“Buy each side twenty percent of the shares.  One side is in Baekhyun's name, the other is in my name.  Yes, you know what I mean.”  I ended the call.  He put a cup of hot cocoa on my table.  I picked it up and drank.

"Aren't you afraid of being poisoned?"  he asked.

“No” I laughed.

“What are you going to do next?”

“Rotting from the inside.”  I answer.  He stood smiling with satisfaction.  In the economic battlefield there is no emotion.  It takes a cool head and a cold heart.  I'll show him what the end of time is.  Enjoy the rest of your days of wealth.