One of your deputies is looking for supporters. Many employees say he was planning to become the head of the company and he was very angry when you got the position. If I understand the situation correctly, he’s trying to persuade one of the lawyers to forge some documents and sign a contract that is clearly unsuccessful.
The company would lose a lot of money and could file bankruptcy. After that failure, you won’t be able to solve the company’s problems. But Alan, Valerie uttered the name and grimaced squeamishly.
Alan has already prepared a plan on how to save the company in this situation. Eventually, the company will suffer monstrous losses. But Alan will solve the problem he created himself and take your position.
With such analytical skills, you should be the CEO, not Alan. Why don’t we have a cup of coffee? No need to clean my office today. I’ll make coffee now.
Ten minutes later, they were already holding cups of hot drink in their hands. They talked about many different topics, and it turned out that Valerie was a very intelligent and well-read girl with an extraordinary mind and an ironic way of looking at things. Michael didn’t want to say goodbye to her, but he realized she still had to clean the whole building and not miss the last bus.
Michael couldn’t sleep that night. He kept imagining Alan’s cunning grin and the unfortunate contract. And then he had a nightmare where he tried to catch up with Valerie, who was running away.
But when he caught up with her, he realized it was Lily, who was laughing mockingly, looking him in the eye. He got up in the morning in a depressed mood and went to the office with a headache, wondering who was actually the thief and how he could find this damn fake contract among all the contracts of their company. Michael had been anxious for a few days, and he was also thinking about how to ask Valerie out on a date and where to take her so that the atmosphere would be relaxed.
She’s a simple, modest girl. She wouldn’t feel comfortable in a fancy restaurant. After thinking about it for a long time and surfing the Internet, he decided to take the girl out for a country horse ride.
Valerie looks athletic, and she won’t have to worry about the outfit. They can rent shoes and uniforms right there. Slightly cheered up, Michael arrived at the office and immediately saw the security manager.
Any luck in catching the thief? The security manager nodded and followed his boss into the office. I finally caught the thief yesterday. The security manager pulled out his tablet, found the video and showed it to Michael.
Michael looked closely at the video and saw a middle-aged man enter the office and look in the desk drawers. He found money in one of the drawers, quickly put it in his pocket, and hurried to the exit. Near the door, he turned his face to where the camera was.
It was Billy, their lawyer, one of the first employees of the company. What on earth could have happened to him that he had dared to steal money? Thank you for a good job. You will get a bonus, but don’t tell anyone about it yet.
Okay. The security manager nodded affirmatively and walked out. Michael summoned a lawyer.
Billy entered the office and hesitantly sat down on the edge of the chair. He looked so confused that Michael even felt sorry for him. But still, he’s a thief, and he must be stopped.
Michael placed the tablet with the video on the desk in front of him. After watching the video, his face turned pale, and he whispered, What are you going to do now? It depends on how frankly you tell me the reason that forced you to do that. Michael said harshly, especially since it wasn’t the first time.
Billy loosened his tie with trembling fingers. I didn’t know what to do. My mom needs urgent surgery.
She has a tumor progressing in her brain, and the worst part is that there’s no way to know if it’s benign or malignant without surgery. It could require different treatment methods. I’ve sold everything I could, but I still need some more money.
I would give it all back to my colleagues. But later, I just really need the money. Billy, you’re not a child.
Michael looked at him reproachfully. Why haven’t you applied for financial aid from the company? I did, but I asked for days off too often because of my mom’s illness. And Alan said I already got my financial aid in the form of extra days official.
I would give all the money back to my colleagues. I even made a note in my notebook of how much money I took from each person. I would give all the money back when I got my bonus.
The man replied in a trembling voice, a bonus that Alan promised you for the fake contract. Michael asked. Billy started gulping for air, turning even paler, and Michael realized that the cleaning lady was right.
I refused to sign it. My co-worker, Richard, is working on it now. It’s a multi-million dollar contract.
I can’t set you up. Thank you, Billy, Michael said and gave the frightened lawyer a glass of water. Now listen to me.
You’ve got to calm down and tell me the name of the contractor and the subject of this contract, and I will give you an interest-free loan. You can pay for the surgery and give your colleagues back the stolen money. You must return the stolen money immediately, and you’ll pay back the loan within three years.
But I have one condition. I want to know everything about Alan’s actions. He wants to harm my company to achieve his dubious goals, and I have to stop him.
What do you think, Michael? You have no idea what you’ve done for me. I have been suffering from insomnia for months now from my powerlessness. You literally saved me.
I will never betray you. I promise you. Okay, enough.
Michael interrupted the lawyer. Go ahead and prepare the loan application and get your mom ready for surgery and bring me the information on the contract. When the overjoyed Billy worked out, Michael lay back in his chair with a sense of relief.
It seemed that he had already solved two big problems. He still had to figure out how to completely destroy Alan, but he would think about that later. For now, he had more pleasant things to do.
He finally decided to ask Valerie out on a date. Mrs. Stone, Michael said to the assistant on the phone. Mrs. Stone, I think the plants in my office need watering.
Please call Valerie. The date went great. It turned out that Valerie knew how to ride horses, and she was more relaxed than she had been at work.