Love In Crimson

It was a lively, humid atmosphere in the Da Silva Corps headquarters, Houston Texas, but in an office on the reserved fifth floor, it was a gloomy and damp atmosphere. On the fifth floor of the company, Ace's office can be recognized with it's intricate,handmade ,welded exterior. Ace's office is a large space that can be likened to a conference room, majorly decorated with mahogany furnitures and dark brown plush sofas that blended in with the furnitures. A cream fluffy center rug can be seen on the beige and light brown colored carpet, revealing a strong taste of Ace's color preference - brown and it's family. Wearing black tuxedos and a shiny pionty oxford shoe, with his signature stoic expression, Ace looked like he walked out of another planet. Ace is seen in his office, swerving his rotary office chair on a spot, while he appears to be deep in thoughts, with his gaze fixated on the table in his front. Standing few meters away from him was his right hand man, Scott. On the dark red mahogany table in front of him, lies a file with the header - Orchid Group. Ace stared at the file with a dissatisfied gaze. He is set on starting his plan to seize the Orchid Group, the question on Ace's mind is how to. Getting himself and Benedetto on talking terms has been a heavy weight on his mind. Getting close to him is like half of his plan. He already has intels amongst the board members of Orchid Group. He starts to think of a way to get closer to Benedetto. Only by doing this successfully can he access what he wants to have access to. Seeing the distress visible on his boss's face and knowing what it is about, Scott speaks up. Scott proposes a plan to Ace. A plan to become Benedetto's in- law. ,that is, getting married to someone from the Wayne family. Ace thought he didn't hear him right, balling his fists and fuming with anger now building up in him, "repeat what you said just now", he said to Scott in a low voice. Scott began to explain his theory to him. If he can become Benedetto's in-law by marrying from his family, it would give him a direct access to Benedetto and key pointers to what they want. Ace collapsed into his chair, the anger from moments ago dissipating with the realization that Scott could be right after all. But the mere thought of getting entangled with the Wayne family in such way boiled his blood. Ace stared into the air, ruminating whether Scott's plan will be worth it. The old hag, Benedetto is very cunning. What if he sees into what he is trying to do. Not to mention the fact that there has been years old silent dispute and competition between the Orchid Group and Da Silva Corps. Everyone in the corporate industry of US. knows this. If only he could get more useful moles from Benedetto's past, he wouldn't need to be considering a family merger as an option. The only way to catch the devil,in Ace's mind, is to dine with the devil himself. Ace had an initial plan, to propose a peace treaty to Orchid Group. Since both corporations has similar industrial sectors, he could start from there. But after considering the pros of getting closer to Benedetto,and the cons of losing end chain consumer trust, Ace wasn't willing to risk it. After all, clearing the company's name off every dirt was not an easy feat that year. Ace had made a promise to the patriarchs of his family, to get their revenge on Orchid Group. But right now, it seems he's already failing at it when he has not even started. Raking his hand through his hair, with veins visibly popping out on his head, Ace's frustration was obvious. Scott maintained a tensed posture in a corner of the office, not wanting the hot water of his boss's anger to splash on him. He was still scared from the the last time it happened. He had gotten and prepared cinnamon infused tea rather than clove infused tea for him. It was a label mistake from the store. Ace hates cinnamon with every fiber of his being. He wasn't willing to talk again and get scalded from his anger . Suddenly, Ace stood up from his chair, pacing up and down from the length of his table to the sofa. With a heavy sigh, and sweat droplets trickling down on his face, he removed his jacket and waist coat, and undid the first three buttons of his shirt to reveal a logo - like tattoo/marking on his chest, settling down on the sofa with a loud sigh. He turned to Scott, who still stood frozen ,not wanting to tamper with Ace's temper. "If I go according to your plan, how sure am I that's it's going to work. I don't want to seek an appointment with that old hag only to get ridiculed. How exactly are we going to seek audience with him", he asked Scott. Scott exhales deeply as he didn't think of this obstacle. They're not dealing with a rookie, they're dealing with someone who has witnessed and even executed various corporate schemes himself. An invisible light bulb appeared over Scott's head, "why don't we go with the initial plan of a peace treaty", he said. Ace looked at him helplessly like he has lost it. "Why don't you see it from this angle, Scott started explaining". "We can't just book an appointment with no intended meaning to it. Why not propose a kind of investment to Benedetto and his board members. The Orchid Group has a special sector for the production and distribution of latex. Since our own company doesn't have that sector, we can propose an investment deal". "That way, a meeting will come up, and then a family merger can be proposed later. Just that we'll need to convince a lot of board members and stock owners that this is the best thing that can happen to them. They can make greedy Benedetto to see benefits in it, a greedy man's senses will always be clouded by greed", Scott said. Ace plopped up in an upright sitting position from the sofa, obviously pleased with Scott's idea. "I bless the heavens for making me to hire you" ,he said delightedly. "Since we have a way out, let's start making preparations", Ace said, now in high spirits. Scott suddenly furrowed his brows together, which didn't go unnoticed by Ace. "What is the problem", Ace asked him. "Benedetto is the only standing family member of the Wayne family now, and…….since you're a male, he doesn't have a female daughter"………….and then, the realization dawned on both of them. How in the world did they miss this. "f**k"! Ace slammed his fists into a nearby book rack. "Wait"…Scott said. "What now", Ace asked dejectedly, back in his low spirits. "The plan can continue, because……"