The Consortium’s Heir by Benjamin_Jnr

handed it over to Hector. Hector collected them from the secretary's outstretched hands and

read through them. As he read through them, the expressions on his face became more and

more ugly, and by the time he was done reading it, a thoroughly twisted expression was on his

face. "Motherf*cker!" Hector yelled in anger and tore the documents to pieces. The document

stated that if the loans were not paid in back in twenty four hours time, their company's assets

would be seized and auctioned off. The requests from the loan companies and banks were

simply outrageous. Hector had borrowed more than $200 million in total from the banks and loan

companies as one of the means to boost his already declining company. Yet, who would have

thought that his decision would backfire? Sterling Corporations was one of the below average

companies in Capital City, with a net worth of over $20 million. However, they were one of the

oldest companies founded in Capital City Usually, the companies who started at the same time

with Sterling Corporations in Capital City now had their net worths in the hundreds of millions of

dollars, but Sterling Corporation were far behind. This was because of the declining competence

in the abilities of the previous chairmen of the company. At their current level, they were duly

ignored by the bigwigs in Capital City. Hector Sterling, the current chairman of Sterling

Corporations had tried his very best and exhausted all his means to build the company to a

higher level, but his efforts were all futile. Not only did his business not develop as he had hoped,

but they also experienced a decline that was even more severe than usual. The loans and debts

the company incurred kept piling up, and their capital chain was severely affected. Hector knew

that if there was no external aid to his company, it would only be a matter of time before Sterling

Corporations went bankrupt. While Hector was at his wits end, a new company named West

Atlantics Int'l was founded in Capital City. Normally, Hector rarely paid attention to such

companies, as new companies were founded everyday in Capital City. Besides, of all the

multitude of companies founded, how many of them actually managed to remain standing? The

answer was only few. After all, the resources in Capital City were already monopolized by the

bigwigs, and new companies like West Atlantics Int'l would have nothing for themselves. A

company with no resources could not possibly grow, so the only option was for them to leave

and start over somewhere else. However, contrary to Hector's expectations, not only did West

Atlantics Int'l leave Capital City to start up somewhere else, they experienced a very rapid

growth. In just a matter of weeks, they were already far ahead of Sterling Corporations! Hector

could not bear to see such a new company gaining so much influence in Capital City, while his

company continued to decline. Nonetheless, he was powerless to stop their momentum. Just

when he thought all hope was lost, a bigwig company reached out to him. The bigwig company

promised to elevate the status of his company and clear out all the outstanding debts he

incurred, and at the same time promised to invest heavily in Sterling Corporations. Of course,

such a pleasant deal was not without its catch. Hector was tasked with the job of taking down

West Atlantics Int'l in the shortest time possible. West Atlantics rapid growth was just too

threatening to the bigwigs, and they couldn't sit still anymore. Nonetheless, these bigwigs

companies couldn't target West Atlantics Int'l openly; hence they opted to get a minion to do the

task for them. Sterling Corporations fit all the criteria, hence the reason the job fell to them.

Hector naturally accepted the task. He too was eager to push his company to another level, as if

he succeeded, his company would experience an upward growth spurt. Besides, he was already

bitter at West Atlantics Int'l success growth. There was no way he would shy away from

hindering them. Since Sterling Corporation couldn't compete with West Atlantics Int'l on an equal

ground, he resorted to underhanded tactics. Using the influence the bigwig company had, he

monitored and discovered Darius' accident, then fanned the flames by embellishing the details of

the accident, successfully creating a negative image and impacting the positive reputation West

Atlantics Int'l had built in Capital City. Hector forced himself to calm down despite the shock and

rage he felt at the banks and loan companies' rash decision. There was no way that the loan

providers and banks would suddenly demand that he fulfill the terms of the contracts when he

still had two weeks to do so. Something had to be involved in this. While Hector was deep in

thoughts contemplating the sudden change in decision, his phone rang. He quickly picked up the

phone when he saw that the caller was the bigwig who arranged for him to take down West

Atlantics Int'l. "Check the TV, you moron!" The bigwig yelled angrily at Hector as soon as the

phone call connected. The sudden yell perplexed Hector, but he obeyed the bigwig and switched

on the TV in his office. However, he nearly fainted from shock when he saw the caption on the

TV station.