Chapter 41 Jovy’s Assets
MIDNIGHT PACK
Tommy stared in shock, he had been having thoughts in relation to Herald’s outburst but it wasn’t as pronounced as this. “Have you lost your damn mind?!” He yelled in response
Carlton made an annoying scoff. “See you acting all innocent. It’s not like the pain you inflict on her isn’t enough to cause her death.”
Tommy gritted his teeth in anger. “Can you shut the fuck up Carlton?!” He spat.
“That’s enough with you all.” Brandon rebuked.
“I don’t think we need to argue right now, what matters is finding a solution to the issue on ground.” Carlton sounded like he had been touched by a calm and knowledgeable spirit.
Tommy moved his head from side to side. The mistake he had made before they delved into Jovy’s discussion was him forgetting to ask why they had come by exactly. Tommy rubbed at his forehead as he relaxed more into the chair. “Why are you all here exactly?”
“Shouldn’t you be aware of that?” His greatest enemy Carlton threw back at him.
“Can someone please shut him up!” Tommy spat in distaste.
Herald cleared his throat. “That’s enough, Carlton.”
“We are here for our own share of the assets. And as it is we don’t want any form of obstacle.” Brandon responded on their behalf.
Tommy snickered. “You all have got to be kidding me. What more of the assets do you want? It has been fifteen fucking years and you still come here all the time to request for something. I work hard for this shit to come through.”
“Maybe you need to work more to get us just what we want.” Brandon looked pissed.
“Excuse you?” Tommy hissed as he gripped tightly onto the table edge. “Don’t forget you all are on my property and I can really have you thrown out and disgraced.”
“Is that suppose to be a joke?” Herald asked. “Everything you own today is what our sister inherited. Did you think we wouldn’t find out that your start up company was actually in total debt and nothing would have saved it from total ruins if we hadn’t come to your rescue?!”
Tommy glared at the three brothers who looked unfazed by his expression. “It still doesn’t change the fact that I have given you all enough for the record. Whatever is left is mine and nothing of yours. You were only her step brothers! But I was her fucking husband!”
The room was beginning to get heated as they held a glare contest and visibly angry at each other.
“Fuck this!” Carlton exclaimed as he rushed at Tommy and in a swift movement he had him held by the collar. His brothers tried holding him back cause they knew he could twist out Tommy’s neck in a second. Carlton has always been the strongest amongst them and Tommy knew clearly that he couldn’t take him on.
“L… l… Le… let… g… g… go… off me.” Tommy struggled with his words.
“Leave him the hell alone Carlton! We don’t need all of this right now!” Herald rebuked him.
Carlton stared hard as his eyes blazed in anger almost like he had something else in mind. The urge to strangle Tommy to death nagged at him so bad. Carlton shut his eyes tightly to calm himself down as he grabbed Tommy and dropped him into the chair like a pack of sawdust.
Carlton hovered above him while holding both sides of the chair Tommy’s almost limp body was on now. “Let me warn you piece of trash. If you want to keep that pretty head of yours safe, you would do as we want you to do. And you had better watch your mouth, for everything that happened we have an evidence and recording to prove you are guilty beyond measures. All of these things you own and think is yours would be taken away from you in less than a minute. Don’t test me!” He grimaced in anger.
The look on Tommy’s face gave him away as Carlton burst into a dry laugh and looked behind at his brothers. “See how scared he is! He can’t even withstand a little threat and he wants to have us thrown out! Moron!”
“That’s enough Carlton. We are gentlemen and should act like one. If we must sort this, there is a need for us to act reasonably.” Herald cajoled as he pulled Carlton’s hands to make him sit down.
They all settled into their previous seats while Tommy rubbed at his aching neck. “This is pure assault and I can have you sued.” He said.
Brandon who had returned to his seat for a while, watching the whole drama unfold made an attempt at an eye roll. “You really are something, Tommy. Shouldn’t his unexpected attack teach you something?”
“I don’t care. All I know is, if I go down we all go down together. Don’t think you are the only ones who can keep track.” Tommy told them.
If Carlton had been joking about his threat few minutes ago then he meant his so bad! Knowing how tricky people like them could be, he had kept some reasonable amount of evidences that could be used against them for whenever the need for such arises. He wasn’t about to take any chance after working hard to get to where he was at the moment.
Herald chuckled nervously, worried Tommy might be serious with what he was saying judging by the distant look his eyes held. “Let’s all relax. We didn’t come here for all of this.” He tried to smile. “We don’t intend for our partnership to go sour. I guess we can come to an agreement that we want the same thing and that is getting rid of Jovy.”
Tommy straightened his back, using his eyes to subdue all of them. “My main deal is, if I should get rid of Jovy what’s in it for me and don’t even think this would go on till whenever you want.”
“How about you give us Jovy’s share of the assets? We would handle it from there between ourselves.” Carlton offered.
“You sure do joke a lot and you might as well indulge in a stand up comedy. Have you all lost your minds? Giving you all of Jovy’s share is practically giving you everything I have worked for. Where were you all when I was making good use of this said inheritance? Answer the damn question.” Tommy pulled at his tie as he tried to calm himself down. His eyes went towards the door hoping no one heard him.
Brandon heaved a sigh. “We would take thirty percent of the inheritance.”
“Brandon!” Carlton and Herald called out at the same time.
“What?” Brandon sounded tired and frustrated. “Haven’t we had enough of this bickering back and forth? At least getting ten percent each of that asset is just about enough for us.”
Carlton threw Tommy a condescending look. “And what is he suppose to do with the rest of the seventy percent?”
“In business investments, all of the money doesn’t actually belong to you. Debts are acquired as the company grows. Moreover, he has done all of the work in the past decade truly. Let’s bury this already.” Brandon tried to make his brothers see reason.
“Seem like there is a sensible one amongst them after all.” Tommy muttered under his breath.
“So what do you say?” Brandon directed his question at Tommy this time. “We would take thirty and let all of this go. But you ensure to get rid of Jovy to prevent any future problems.”
Pretending to think for a moment, Tommy rubbed at his temple in a taunting manner. He could almost hear the gritting of Carlton’s teeth but he doesn’t care and he enjoyed the moment of having to gloat in front of them.
There was two minutes of silence before Tommy kissed his teeth and he slapped the table. “That’s a deal! I would have a contract drafted on that with my lawyer. And you all will sign the papers and get the fuck off my back.” He bickered.
The brothers stared at each other and they reluctantly nodded their heads in agreement.
“Since we have nothing else to talk about gentlemen.” Sarcasm laced Tommy’s last word. “I have other things to attend to. Thanks for your time.”
Tommy Finlay stood up from the chair and he walked out of the office to the board room with his shoulders held up high. He cussed out at each one of them in his mind.