Runaway from The Scheming CEO

CHAPTER SEVEN- FORCED TO A DEAD END

I stepped out of the room, straight out of the hospital to take a deep breath, all this was starting to get suffocating, the problems kept piling up and sucking the life out of me.

“Jessica!” I whipped my head back to see it was Micheal.

“Why did you follow me? You should be inside”

“Something is wrong, what happened?

“It's nothing serious you should worry your little head about”

“Don’t lie to me sis, just tell me, I can take it, beside you can’t do this all on your own, I’m here, I’m not a child anymore”

“How are we gonna sort this out when we don’t have any money, how are we gonna sort mum bills and take care of her”, he sobbed, hiccupping so hard. I pulled him closer to me, hugging him tight. This is why I didn't wanna say anything at first, to avoid this sort of reaction.

“Micheal, don’t cry. We are the Green Family, We’ll figure it out and take good care of our mother”, my hazel eyes filled with tenacity.

“The bank requires us to repay the loan within a week, otherwise they will confiscate all our properties to pay all our debts” Micheal’s voice was very heavy, his face turned red again, like the dam of tears is about to break open again.

“We will sort it out, tomorrow morning I’d go to the company, see what I can get, baby steps will take us a long way”, I reassured him.

“I’ll go with you”

“Hell no! You’re staying here and looking after mom and your sisters”, I said in a deadpan voice, leaving no room for him to argue.

But Micheal being Micheal, he’s got the stubborn blood in him, he spoke up, “I need to go with you, besides, I’ve been in the company more than you have, I know my way around and people like me”

He does have a point, and we need all cards on deck for this to work. “Alright, fine!, but if you don’t wake up early I’m leaving your ass”

“Deal!”

Even if this world is against us, we would find a way to survive!

~~GREEN’S COMPANY

I grabbed my bag, took a look at my face in the mirror for the last time before swinging the car door open. The least I can do is look presentable to the workers in the office. We stepped inside but were met with silence, the building looked like something that had been abandoned for years. Files were scattered everywhere on the floor, litters of shredded papers.

There was no single soul here, it doesn’t look like there were once people working in the company. We walked in further, the computer screens were smashed and there were glasses on the floor.

“What happened here?” I can’t believe all this happened in just a few hours.

“I don’t think there’s anything here for us sis”, Micheal said.

He is saying the truth but I can’t just give up like that, it’s only hope I got so far,

“Do you know where the finance department is?” There has to be something, no matter how small it is.

“Yeah, it's this way”, He directed and I just followed. Thankfully it was on the third floor, I didn’t trust the elevator to work when the place was looking deadbeat.

We got to the floor to meet a bunch of people ransacking the cabinet, throwing files everywhere, I spotted a bursted vault somewhere.

Oh Gosh! Don’t tell me we just stepped into the lion’s den.

“I think we should go, our work here is done”, I whispered to Micheal. We took a step back but someone stopped us. “Who the f**k are you guys and were the hell do you think you’re going?” A man thrice my size said with a husky voice. He stepped closer to look at us and I could smell beer off him. If we don't get out of here fast there’s going to be a big problem and I won't be able to defend or protect us.

“We are nobody and we’re just leaving, carry on”, my voice cracked.

“Hey, I know you, You’re Mr Green’s son, he always parades you around, boasting of how you’re gonna take over the company.

“Yeah, I recognize him”, the crowd agreed. Damn! I wish Micheal didn’t come with me.

“How is that working out for you? You see your father owes us money, a lot of it, how are you gonna pay us boy?”

So these people are debt collectors. The crowd moved closer to me as we also took steps backwards, my leg wobbled a bit but I held onto Micheal so I wouldn't fall flat on my face. This is the waste scenero to be wearing heels, I can't freaking run with this except I take them off.

Oh Lord. Help us!

“How are you going to pay us and the others now that your dad is gone huh?”

“Although our dad is gone, we are still here, and the Green family will pay you back!” Micheal yelled.

“Stay quiet Micky”, I shushed him.

“We know the company is struggling right now….

“Struggling? The company is gone hon, there’s nothing left of it”, a man with thick beards sneered as he ran her eyes through my body.

“It is struggling but we will get it working again, that’s why we’re here, we’re working on it and we’ll pay you back with interest real soon”, my hands were vibrating.

“Repay it, how can you pay it back? You’re such a brat and all you care about is just your family and you still dare to make empty promises?  Hit him!”, he yelled.

“Yes! Hit him!”, the crowd shouted.

They all rushed forward, pushing us apart and throwing blows at him and kicking him. How can a slim high school student be able to withstand this burst of fists? I could already see the side of his eyes bleeding.

“Don’t hit my brother, I beg of you, don’t hit my brother!” I screamed at the top of my voice, pushing people away and hitting them back for them to back off. But they were too much and way stronger than I am. A lot of fists landed on me too and I was starting to give up when I heard a loud voice.

“Stop!” a man’s voice came through and everybody paused. My suit Jacket was already ruined so i pulled it off and used it to damp at Micheal’s bloody face.

I saw a young man wearing glasses and a British plaid suit, I strained my neck to look at his face and that’s when I recognized him. He was the lawyer Christopher hired for me, he helped with my case and I got free. But what is he doing here and how did he know I would be here?

I’m starting to believe Christopher Evan is indeed stalking me.

Matthew glanced at everyone, and quickly showed his work ID, “I am Miss Green’s lawyer. If any of you dare to hurt Miss Green again, you will be charged with physical assault, and you will be tried in court which i doubt you’d win and spend some years in jail”

Matthew pushed up his gold-frame brown glasses and continued, “In addition, the Green family has such a big company, even if it is mortgaged to the bank, it will be enough to repay you. Now whoever wants to make trouble can continue”

No one made a move again and they all started filling out one by one until the last person left and it was just us remaining.

“Miss Green, we need to talk”

“Alright”, we both followed him out of the building, I locked it permanently and followed him to the coffee shop close to the building.

“Thank you so much, Mr Matthew”, I looked at Matthew.

He glanced at me and smiled, which seems weird to me. My brother and I just got our ass beaten and he is smiling? What’s there to be happy about?  “Miss Green, there’s no need to thank me, I was instructed to come here”

Okay, this just keeps getting weird, “Oh? By who?” I leaned forward suspiciously, trying to get more information out of him.

Matthew smiled, turned the delicate coffee cup with his hands and said slowly, “Sorry, please forgive me for not being able to reveal the client’s information, but Miss Green you must have seen your family's current predicament today”

I wanted to press on but instead I just nodded and said nothing. After a while, Micheal said in frustration, “I didn’t expect that dad’s company would turn out like this”

“Miss Green, according to what I have learned so far, your father has taken away all the money of your Green trading company when he absconded. If my guess is correct, the only valuable thing you have now is probably the building you live in. A big house and four luxury cars, oh no, that house and cars has probably been mortgaged to the bank, so now it looks like your three siblings will have to be forced into a desperate situation”

I don’t need a reminder but I feel I know where he’s heading to, something I’ve been denying myself.

Matthew looked at me and said calmly and professionally, “Miss Green, the only way out for the Green family now is to file for bankruptcy!”

As soon as he said these words, I gave a fierce look with a firm expression, “No! I can;t file for bankruptcy! This is the Green family’s property, my Dad and Uncle Anthony put a lot of hard work into the company, there has to be another way to save it, it can’t go bankrupt!”

“I’m afraid that’s the only solution I can give you”, Matthew pushed up his glasses frame out of habit and said He stood up quickly, picked up his bag and left the cafe.

“Jessica, if we don’t file for bankruptcy, what other option do we have?” Micheal looked at me anxiously. At this time, he could no longer care about the pain of a bruised nose and swollen face.

“Let me think about it… there must be a way to go about this, there must be a way out”, I murmured, my brows knitted with sadness.