Husband With Benefits
Chapter 363: A Fallout

Chapter 363: A Fallout

"Whoever did this was too foolish. The work is water-tight, Demetri. There is no way there has been any non-compliance in our work or policies. I’ve already checked repeatedly," Seb retorted, frustration evident in his voice as he threw the file on the table before slumping into his seat.

"Hmm. I’ve checked too. They’ve tried to file complaints repeatedly with the Health Board regarding malpractices in the kitchen, but it has proven useless, and multiple surprise checks have proven that," Ian added, his eyes scanning the documents spread across the table.

"Yes. But this time, the merger and acquisition rumors have come on too quick. I’ve checked the financials and the market. There has been some movement in the stocks which we are trying to trace, but when things happen in threes... Anyway, the rumors have somewhat stirred up the market and things are going to be..." Before he could continue, Lucien received a notification and he swore," Check this out." as he connected his phone to the projector.

On the projector, Demetri, Ian, Seb and Lucien watched as the news anchor shared news about their company that even they were unaware of.

The anchor began by highlighting the fact that each of the brothers held a modest ten percent of the company’s stocks, revealing how the Frost siblings had strategically distributed their ownership to maintain a firm collective control over the company. With meticulous detail, she went on to outline a brewing crisis within Frost Industries, disclosing a sudden falling out among the brothers. This revelation, she warned, posed a significant threat to the stability of the company, predicting a domino effect as investors, alarmed by the internal discord, might hastily begin shedding their stocks. The impending turmoil, she insinuated, had the potential to plunge Frost Industries into a state of uncertainty and volatility.

Demetri leaned forward in his seat as he heard this before sending a glance around the table, as if asking who fell out with whom.

This time Seb’s curses sounded while his phone started to beep continuoulsly with incoming messages.

"Dam* it! Can’t these people at least verify something before making a report? Now I have to handle extra PR as well! My office is getting inundated with calls! Lucy and Ian, why did you have a fall out? What is this about?"

Lucien and Ian glared at Seb for his untimely joke before accusing each other," Hey! You had a fall out with Ian! I remember the two of you fighting it out last week." Lucien said as he frowned at the two."

"Uh huh! That was not a fall out! It was because I previously ’fell in’ with a chick that Ian wanted. Fell into bed that is!" Seb defended himself.

"If its none of you maybe I had a fall out with Erasmi?" Demetri added thoughtfully.

Ian shook his head," Nah! That is not possible. Erasmi is not even here."

Demetri shrugged, his expression serious yet playful. "That’s not a problem. We are twins and know each other well. I don’t need him to be present to hold an entire argument with him from start to finish."

Ian, Lucien and Seb stared at their brother’s serious face as he made such an outrageous claim before guffawing with laughter," Demetri! You’ve actually been influenced by Nora."

"Sih! The Goddess has finally blessed you with a sense of humor. I’m so proud of you big brother." Seb said with fake tears in his eyes.

Just then, there was a knock on the door and Demetri’a Secretary walked in with a letter in her hand," Sir, this is a letter from the attorney’s office. And the recent news piece..."

Demetri took the sealed envelope from the lawyer and clenched his teeth at the name of the firm. It seems there might be some truth to the reports. One of them had fallen out with them without them even being aware about it."

Throwing the letter on the round table, he turned to the secretary,"Nina, prepare to summon an urgent board meeting."

As the secretary scurried out, Seb leaned forward and picked up the letter that had been sent from their personal lawyer’s office. As he read the letter, with Ian and Lucien peering curiously, he could only curse some more as he stared at Demetri in horror," Has Gabe lost his mind?"

Taking the letter from Seb’s hand, Ian peered closely at the signature on the bottom of the page and shook his head," He actually went ahead and transferred his power of attorney to Elena Winthrope?"

Silence reigned in the boardroom as each of them contemplated the next move. While they stil held the majority of stocks, Gabe’s sign on the bottom of the page felt like a betrayal, a stab in the back.

Lucien quietly stared at the letter before asking slowly," Gabe is not in his right mind. There must be some way we can overturn this POA."

"Not unless we can prove him to be of unsound mind." Demetri answered.

"Which will only highlight the news of our fallout and cause losses to the company, scaring investors into dropping the stocks, creating a further mess for them."

Finally, Ian shrugged," Alright, so if he wants to transfer the POA, its fine. We still own the majority together."

"There’s only one problem with that, Ian.Gabe had inherited stocks from Grandfather as well which would have made his total share about twenty two percent..." Lucien added slowly.

Contrary to belief, Elijah Frost had not divided his property equally, giving each grandson something different. Gabe, who’d been forced to leave the country for his love, had been awarded stocks so that he would never have to lose money.

But now, Elijah Frost’s decision had caused their stocks land into the hands of Elene Winthrop, while creating trouble for them all

Ian shook his head and stood up, muttering," Gabe. Why is he being fooled by Elena and Arabelle? Did he hit his head against a rock or something when he was young? His intelligence must be falling out of his ears at this rate."

Seb sighed and shared a look with his brothers," Okay people. Time for an uphill battle to start."

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