The Divine Dissimulation [Complete]

Chapter 39 A Plot Against Abraham

James Goldstein was a 10th generation descendant of Abraham Goldstein and a low-level manager at House Goldstein. Since he was a Goldstein, he owned a small share of the company and had voting rights at the Annual General Meeting.  As James Goldstein was a young child in 2785 when Abraham carried out his coupe to take full control of the company, James had no divine technology chip inserted. Thus, his mind could not be read, and Abraham could not kill him remotely. He looked at a picture of his late parents. Abraham had murdered them using divine technology. But James was not driven by revenge; he was motivated by ambition.

James was 29 years old in the year 2812 meaning that he was only two years of age when Abraham took complete control of the company. Abraham murdered James’ parents in the year 2786 before he left Earth. Thus, James had very faint memories of them and instead his maternal aunt who was not a Goldstein had raised him. He grew up under humble circumstances far from the excess and abundance of the Goldstein Tower. While no Terran citizen was poor, James had grown up in relative poverty compared to everyone around him, and he had a dream about living in the excess and abundance of Goldstein Tower, which he could see in the distance from his bedroom window.

Upon reaching adulthood, James was able to access his parent's estate, which was in a trust fund during his childhood. Eager to finally live a life of luxury and excess he had always dreamt about he was thoroughly disappointed once he got to live and work in Goldstein Tower. The place was in shambles with cracks in the walls and old worn-out furniture. The food and beverage were not much better than he had received while growing up in poverty and the totality of his parent's estate was not worth more than 100,000 Terran Credits, or ten years of average Terran Pay.

James soon found out that the wealth of House Goldstein was depleted due to the excessive spending on the Eden project. James hatched a plan. If he could depose Abraham from power, he could make a move for the top. This plan was counting on a swift and brutal retaliation from Abraham, which would kill off most of the senior members of House Goldstein.  By moving in swiftly after their deaths, James planned to grab as much estate as possible from the inheritances while the other unprepared descendants of House Goldstein would lose out. This would push James to a position of power in the company or at least to a much higher position.

After spending the last five years finding accomplices, James was ready to make a move for power.