“Mr. Callahan, it’s been almost a week since I last saw you” Sarah jumped up for joy immediately after she saw her handsome boss walk into the company. “We’ve all missed you so much”
Liam was a bit surprised by her actions. A taunting smile gradually spread on his lips as he eyed her suspiciously. “Thanks, Sarah, I feel the same way… I can see Adrian has been treating you well, you’re glowing”
“Boss …” Sarah blushed red with embarrassment, realizing she had shown too much enthusiasm today. True to her boss’s words she had gone on a date with him the previous day which was the reason for her happiness today.
“Hello,” a soft voice greeted, bringing her back to reality. She looked at the young woman from head to toe and instantly recognized her. “Miss. Isabelle” she screamed in excitement. “I’m so happy to see you and our boss together. I got the gist from someone who also got it from a certain someone”
“Haha… I can see where you’re coming from” Isabelle laughed softly. “It’s nice to meet you, Sarah. Thanks for staying with your boss despite the situation at hand”
“It’s alright ma’am.. it’s my job, and I don’t take my job for granted” Sarah replied with a smile plastered on her face, her voice assuring and confident. “I should thank you for putting a smile on my boss’s face”
“What are you talking about?… I always smile” Liam interjected, feeling offended which caused the two women to giggle in amusement.
“Good day, boss, madame” Adrian greeted in the same manner as Sarah which confirmed Liam’s suspicion. “Sir, there’s good news”
“Which is?” Liam asked with a questioning gaze as he felt a surprisingly calm feeling in his heart.
“Well, we’ve been getting new deals and proposals for a long-term partnership, both in and out of the country. I mean these deals are massive. From my calculations, if we manage this proposal well, we will become the richest and most reputable company in the next few months”
Liam could feel the joy in his heart as Adrian’s voice kept ringing in his ears. He could tell the meeting with the investors had paid off. They had acted as they had promised and he knew it wasn’t over yet. Maybe, he was going to extend his company’s name to other continents.
“Adrian, keep up the good work” Liam commended him with every bit of sincerity in his heart. He suddenly thought of something and asked, “I hope you have told anyone about this?”
“No boss, I haven’t” Adrian shook his head. “We are the only ones who know about it, as well as Rachael and William”
“Oh! That’s great” Liam sighed in relief. “No one should know about it until we’ve uprooted all obstacles in our way.. let’s go in. We need to talk about the new project”
The four of them stepped into Liam’s office, their gaze turned solemn but the seriousness vanished into thin air when they met a certain someone sitting on the sofa.
“Hello, Liam and Isabelle… You asked me to come to the office early but you both came late. This is so unfair” the man whined like a baby.
Liam turned to look at Adrian with a questioning gaze.
“Erm.. I’m sorry boss, I forgot to mention it. Mr. William came in a few hours ago.” Adrian explained as he scratched the back of his head, laughing nervously.
“Come on, don’t stare at the poor guy like that, you weren’t picking up my calls” William defended Adrian who looked at him with gratitude in his eyes.
“Whatever… Let’s look at the project” Liam walked towards his desk and brought out a remote control from one of the drawers. He turned towards the mini projector in his office. He pressed the button and what followed stunned the occupants in the room. A moment of silence ensued.
“Boss, I’m speechless” Sarah was the first to speak as she rubbed her eyes to clear away the tears. “It’s far better and more outstanding than the project phoenix”
“This is a revolutionary project that could potentially rival any AI software development like the project Phoenix. Boss, I’m also speechless” Adrian almost screamed. “Like when did you get the time to construct this?”
“My dad had such an idea why he was still alive, I only helped to construct and upgrade it” Liam replied trying to mask his pride. He couldn’t wait for his rival to break down after seeing it.
“I must say, man, this is a good comeback, Damien wouldn’t know what hit him”William commented with a calm voice that told how dumbfounded he was. His words caused a smile to form on the faces of everyone.
A smirk appeared on his lips as he gazed fiercely at Liam who was a bit confused.
“What is it, Will?.. out with it” Liam urged him with a disapproving tone.
William parted his lips and replied “Regarding the project Phoenix, I have found discriminating evidence against Russo. Proofs that show he had plagiarized it.” He revealed to the surprise of everyone. “Just imagine if we get it back, with this new project. We would be having a general breakthrough in all aspects”
“Thanks, Will” Liam expressed his sincere gratitude with a genuine smile. “I had given up on it already. But now that you’ve mentioned it, I believe implementing both of them will be incredible”
“So, when do we start?” Adrian asked with excitement in his voice. “We don’t have time to waste”
“He’s right,” William affirmed. “The two options we had have now been solved. We should get started”
“Alright then, we will wait for Rachael to give us feedback from her side. Let’s see how he would be able to convince those people after we’ve taken the first step” Liam explained to which they all nodded in agreement.
The happiness in their heart could not be expressed by mere words. They had almost given up on everything but managed to stand their ground with every one of them having each other’s back. The preparation to take down their enemy has been made. It’s now time to act.