Call of the Unknown

Problem Solved

It was time for Jae to take on his father and the first thing was to watch his brother marry the woman he loved while their father assumed it was him; the ceremony started like any other one. His brother was standing at the front waiting for Maria to come down the aisle, when she got to him he would give her a wink and she would know it was really Frank standing there. When the ceremony was over everyone headed to the reception held in a tent in the backyard, he watched his father gloating to Frank about finally getting what he wanted while thinking it was him. He smiled to himself knowing his father was about to have his moment ruined when Frank told him the truth; the look on his father's face was more than satisfying because there was nothing he could do about it.

Jae slipped out the back before anyone saw him and headed straight to the hotel to tell the guys how everything went; the real work was about to begin and they had a real fight on their hands. Taking back control of a company run by his evil father was not going to be easy but he had to do it, he had watched his father run that business for years making shady move after shady move.

"Alright guys, it's done, my brother is married and my father knows, now we need to prepare for what is about to come down upon us", Jae didn't look all too worried.

"How did you get out if your father knows about the switch?" Martin asked.

"I used one of the secret exits my dad doesn't think I know about, he had them built before I was born, he's made a lot of enemies over the years"

"What happens now?", Sam wondered.

"Now we gather as much dirt on my father as we can so when he tries to use the board to oust me I can reverse it on him"

"Maybe we should gather some stuff on the board as well just in case"

"I am sure my father has already done that, we just need to get it from him and destroy it so he can't use it at the meeting on Monday"

The boys spent the rest of the night searching everything Albert Anders to find something Jae could use at the meeting; it was a long and eventful task but they finally got something they could work with. All they needed now was to verify everything so Albert couldn't dismiss it as soon as it was brought up. It seemed his father had been using company funds to pay for a woman and her child to live in a nice house a few states away, his father's mistress and daughter were being paid a couple of grand to keep quiet. There were a few phone calls he had to make before it was all said and done and he was ready to take down his father for good.

Monday came way too fast but he was ready to get this over with, without Maria getting half the company through marriage he would have to use some other way to get what he wanted and most likely it involved blackmail. Whatever he had on the board members had to be big to get them to comply, he needed to find out what it was so he could destroy it and free them. He would need to get into his father's office at the house, he wouldn't risk leaving them at work for someone to find he would want them close to him.

"This is a stupid plan, what if you get caught?", Martin sounded worried.

"Are you worried about me sweets?"

"I told you to stop calling me that", the smile was brief but it was there.

"I know but I can't help it, I like the way you look when I say it"

"Do you two need us to leave the room?", Sam said jokingly.

"Seriously guys it's weird knowing my parents are in there, all I think about is them when you two are together"

"Sorry guys, won't happen again", Martin looked at Colton with sympathy.

"Honestly, there is nothing to be worried about, I know that place like the back of my hand, I think I can get in and out without being seen", Jae didn't sound so sure at that.

Sam once again hacked the camera's feed to see what was going on at the house and when was the best time for Jae to make his move; he would have to go around mid-day when his father was out of the house in the office. There would most likely be guards at the entrances including the tunnels but he could handle a few guys, Martin wanted to come and be his backup. Martin figured since their lives were tied together he should be there in case something went wrong, he could try to help get them out of trouble. The guard at the tunnel entrance was easy to subdue, the one at the exit wasn't so much but they got it done with minimal noise; now they had to make it to his father's office without being seen.

Jae's father's office was located on the other side of the house near the back, his father always liked his privacy and figured no one would come to that side of the house unless they were trying to find him. The door was closed when they approached it, Jae had Martin hide in one of the nearby bedrooms that were used as a storage closet for old things. Alberts's office was filled with little knick-knacks most notably a shelf with old war guns, his father loved his guns and tried to teach his boys how to shoot but Jae hated guns. Once he and his brother were dragged out to a shooting range and made to shoot targets, whoever got closest to the center would get a hundred-dollar bill. he could never get it in the center and his brother always taunted him for it, it was one of the things that drove him and his brother apart, their father constantly pitting them against each other. When he finally came out his father couldn't use that as a way to see who was better because he would never be with a woman or have children.

"What are you doing here?", his father's voice was filled with rage.

"I came to have a little chat with you, old man", he knew his father hated being called old.

"I got your old man right here"

"Of course you do, but not that old if you were able to have a kid just before mom died"

"What did you say?"

"I know all about your mistress and her daughter, Lily and Margret right"

"Who did you tell about that?"

"I haven't told anyone and I won't if you stop this little crusade to take the business from me, yeah, I know about that as well", his father didn't seem that surprised.

"I knew your brother couldn't keep his mouth shut"

"Frank didn't tell me, besides, you taught me to learn everything about my opponent when fighting"

"Why do you suddenly care about the business you have been running from, ever since your mother left it to you?"

"I always cared about the business, I just knew you would never give it up without proper motivation, and now you have it, Lily and Margret can stay safe as long as you back down"

Jae's father could be a lot of things but stupid wasn't one of them, he knew his father would do anything to keep his reputation intact; he struck a deal with his father in that room that he would leave the company and go live with his mistress and half-sister. He would sign over the family home to him and Jae would make sure his father's enemies never knew about the secret family he was hiding, he could squash this before it got ugly. His father had no other choice but to comply with him, he thought his father was dead inside but it turned out he did have a heart it was just with another family.

It was time to head back to the hotel and get ready to head home; he was able to walk out the front door with Martin and no one tried to stop him, he would have his brother watch over their father to make sure he didn't try anything. Getting back to the original issue was going to feel good after dealing with his own family issues, he didn't want to think about that for a while. Frank met them at the hotel to say his goodbye before his brother was off again although this time he would see him a lot more often since he would have to fly home for business meetings.

"So I heard Dad called the board members and canceled the meeting on Monday"

"Yeah, we talked and came to an understanding, he is going to go quietly, said there was something in Texas he needed to get to"

"What's in Texas?", his brother was curious.

"He didn't say", his brother didn't need to know what was really going on with his father, he knew his brother still respected his father deep down.

He explained to his brother what he needed him to do, his brother would take his place at meetings and when he needed to be there he would fly back, as for the house he would have his brother and Maria move in. The house was already paid for so there was nothing he needed to for that, now it was time to get back to the task at hand and find out what was going on with Richard and Howard.