Seducing The Ice Queen

In the meeting room of Faye Group, Alice sat at the head of the conference table while the other shareholders including Samual Faye and James Faye stared at the projector screen. This time, there were two new faces in the shareholders-Lucas Ivy and Mr. Adken.

Mr. Adken had introduced himself as the holder of the eleven percent shares whose power of attorney had been resting with Elder Lady Faye until now while Lucas Ivy had brought a nominal percentage of shares to be able to participate in the meeting. Finally, as the other people in the room settled, they waited for the reason for today's meeting. James Faye tried to think of where he had seen this Mr. Adken and what relation he would have had with his father but could not recognize the man. 

Either way, he then turned to Alice and asked,"What have you called this meeting for? "

Alice looked at the man who she had once called father and said cryptically,"You will know soon enough, Mr.Faye. We are waiting for a guest of the company."

This caused James Fayebto look at him in derision as he objected,"What is the meaning of this? This is a shareholders meeting and we already meet the quorum so please don't everyone's time and start with the meeting."

"Mr. Faye is in a hurry? Then let us begin."

Receiving a nod from Alice, Ximin turned on the slides on the projector and started her explanation for the most ambitious project of Faye Group. The Faye Shopping Mall. Though they had already acquired many malls, this one was going to be the biggest in the country and encompassed only luxury brands. The deals had been signed upon and every man in the room could only hold their breaths at the biggest dream project. As every projection came onto the screen, everyone who had been siding with Samual Faye could feel themselves having a pang of regret. Until now, they had seen Alice Faye work and even if they hated the woman, they could see that she had potential. But if she were able to take on this project then she would be considered not just one of the best businesswomen of their country but also the world. Each of them nodded their head at this but not happily. They had made a grave mistake..

While the less experienced ones were already counting their profits, Lucas Ivy was once more amazed at the brilliance of this woman. He turned to see his uncle also nodding in acknowledgement of the woman's project.

But unknown to them, Adken was already much ahead of them. The biggest question in his head right now was that how did she plan to create capital for a project like this? At present Faye Group would not be able to have this much liquidity for even the initial investment. That way she had only few options open,"One would be to approach the big banks and use mortgage loans for assets and goodwill while the other would be to...

His eyes widened and seeing the triumphant smile in her eyes shocked him. Before he could protest, the projector turned off and Alice continued, "As you all can see, the company will need bigger investments for bigger returns. So Inhave this proposal for all of you. We will be starting an IPO.."

James Faye banged on the table and roared,"An IPO! How dare you, Alice Faye? You want to spend the company's money to release an IPO and dilute the stocks for a project that is so large for someone as inexperienced as you that it can only be said that you are fantasising! No bank will even loan you any money and you can forget about getting an underwriter for yourself! And you need the majority of the board to agree! I strongly disagree!"

Having disagreed, James Faye glared at the others to support him but was astounded that only Samual Faye raised his hand to support him. At this moment, Ximin stepped forward and announced, "Let us take a formal vote after a few minutes. Before we proceed, our esteemed guests have arrived."

Soon after the door opened and Adam Perry walked in. Dressed in a neat black suit with a matching shirt, his hair slicked back, and the usual accessories that were a part of his persona missing, made people wonder who he was. Only Adken straightened up and wondered what was going on. He glanced at the people that followed behind him and abruptly his expression changed. Instead of being chagrined at this, he felt rather proud at the moment. So Alice Faye and Adam had joined hands to defeat him. Let's see how well they fought!

By now Lucas Ivy had also recognized Adam and he could not help but comment," CEO Faye. You have invited K here? Are you planning to hold a concert here in the middle of the meeting?"

Before Alice had a chance to say anything, Adam replied," Not really Lucas. I am actually here to do some cleaning up work. I see that you people were very eager to start but you should have waited. But it's a good thing that I have already seen the project."

Just as Samual Faye and Lucas Ivy were about to protest that an outsider knew of this, he shot them a warning look and continued,"Let me formally introduce myself. I am here to underwrite the initial IPO on behalf of Lance Inc. Soon you will be able to see that we already have enough financial backing that we do not even need to touch the company's resources. Now, let us talk about needing maximum votes then Mr. Wang, Mr. Go and Mr. Lee have sold their shares and were here only on behalf of the original owner. With their shares, the votes in the favor of CEO Faye are more than 50 percent. So, ladies and gentlemen, let us celebrate the beginning of Faye Group's new path to success."

Alice applauded with Adam and Xinin but the rest of the people were still in a state of shock. The three men who had been regretting letting go of the shares escapes from the board room as if being followed by a devil but they were already planning to buy some shares in the new IPO.

Seeing the other men leave, Alice also left the room followed by Adam and then Adken. So the woman had found a way on how to not make use of his shares, hmm? But he had made sure that she did not have the resources so how was she able to move so swiftly without alerting him. There was only one answer in his head. Adam. Ever since his son had come to the city, he had pushed him away and walked the path of poverty to become a singer. This had made Adken assume that the boy needed to be trianed in the ways of business but now it seemed he had underestimated the boy.

In the conference room, Lucas Ivy ignored the two other men after showing a sharp glance in their direction before he too left the room. At the end only James Fayeband Samual faye were left in the room as the wondered," They had made sure the old cronies would be scared of them and vote for them. It is how they had blackmailed them and kept them subsidies but they had dared to sell out their shares! Samuel Faye called his men to leak out the videos of the men and teach them a lesson but at this moment, his person answered,"Sir, someone hacked into our system and erased all the files. That is not it!Much of our important date was also stolen!"

This news shocked James Faye so much that he almost collapsed in the room. On the other hand, Adken Perry was already planning his next move. So what if he did not get what he wanted this time. There were other ways to get what he needed. As long as Adam had Alice as a weak point, he would not hesitate in using her to gain his own benefits. So, Adam and Alice had united but what will happen when Alice will be able to recall her past and realize that Adam had known her all along. She would even feel that he had deliberately targeted her because he had known her in the past as chosen to hide his identity. Poor thing will have her heart broken and this couple who has just come together will once again part ways. And this time he will make sure that the path Adam takes will be straight to him, no diversions. As for Alice, he would kt hurt her too much because she was going to be a useful tool to get him what he wanted. And she was the one who had shown him Adam's full potential. It seemed he will have to keep a closer eye on his son...