Seducing The Ice Queen

Holding her by the shoulders, Adam wanted to shake her soundly as he asked, "Are you really going to let your father prove that you are crazy? Can you think of the repercussions of something like this?"

Adam could hardly breathe and felt as if he was having a panic attack. It was like the time he had fallen on the stage due to exhaustion. Pushing her to the couch, he kneeled in front of her as he said," Alice, baby, Once you are proven mentally unstable, everything you have worked for will go down the drain! Everything will be wasted! And all this just to get out of that contract Adam Perry prepared?  Why did you sign the contract in the first place? There must be some way out! If your grandfather entrusted him with the shares with the intention of letting them reach your hands safely, then he must have made some provisions to protect you from Adken as well! That man is not easy! If you use this to cheat him, he may get angry and do something irrational to get back at you!"

The care and worry in his voice, gave Alice the warmth she needed and she hugged him hard, closing her eyes and letting go of her own stiffness. As a young girl, when she had been immersed in those novels, she had hoped for a man who would treat her like this, as if she was the most precious to him in the world. But now that she had found one, she still could not be happy. 

As she found peace in his arms, she had no idea that Adam was already looking for options to get Alice out of this mess without resorting to this extreme measure. Finally, Alice raised her head and said, "There is another way that I can diminish this and stabilize my power. But the risk is too big and there is a possibility that it may cause me to loose everything without a fight.."

Alice's words gave Adam a ray of hope and he clutched at her hands! Tell me, Alice! We need to fight hard! Any risk is better than the risk of landing you in a mental hospital!"

Alice looked away and finally answered, "An IPO. 1I can pass the resolution to declare an Initial Public Offering. At this moment, all the existing shares are held tightly by the shareholders which caused are stock prices to be at the highest level. At a time like this if I offer new shares then there is a possibility that our shares on the stock market may crash. Because when a company usually does this it it to gather capital and pay debts. Secondly, I will need a large portion of liquid cash to pick up the shares from the market to retain my majority. Because of new stocks my existing capital will have declined. I don't have that sort of liquidity. And I will need a public bank or an Investment Banker to underwrite the shares. This would also mean that my father will will hear of this. And if at such a moment, he interferes, then everything will not just backfire, it will cause an explosion. And losses that Faye Group will not be able to sustain."

Silence reigned in the room as the two people pondered the seriousness of the situation. Finally, getting up, Adam pulled her into his lap hugged her hard before saying, "Alice, listen to me very carefully. You have been there for me when I have needed you the most. This time, can you trust me to be able to help you?"

The question came as a shocker to Alice because she had not once considered that Adam would be able to help her in any way. The two of them worked in very different fields of work and even if they had been in the same business, she would not have expected something him to help. As a person who had always relied on herself, she did not know how to reply to this. When Adam saw her confusion, he held her face in his hands and placed a small kiss on her lips," Babe, don't do something rash for now!  Give me a chance to make things right. I know you are thinking that how I may be able to help you."

Alice nodded and said," Adam, I know that you earn a lot and may be able to lend some money but as I said, it is a risk.."

Adam shook his head and shushed her," No, babe! I am not talking about giving you my money. Though that will be yours when I propose and you accept. At this point I am talking about resources."

"There are some things that you don't know about me! I had planned to confess them to you. But instead give me a chance to prove my self to you that you can lean back on me when there is need."

Alice felt a wave of questions enter her head as she tried to think what it was Adam was talking about. She had never investigated Adam because she had believed that his life was already an open book but it seemed she had thought differently.

Clicking his fingers in front of her, Adam said," Alice! Promise me that you will not do anything rash!"

Unaware of the fact that she already trusted him with all her heart, Alice nodded, "Alright. I promise to not do anything rash.. until desperate." Even though she had added a condition in the end, Adam felt relief course through him at her promise.

Pulling her close to him, he let go of the tension that gripped him and closed his eyes, savoring their closeness and her trust in him. Now that he had found a way to help her and knew what she had signed with Adkens, this would be a big help. He would have found out everything eventually but this speeded up the process. Adam also made a mental note to check the connection between Adken and Alice's grandfather.

Why would the old man entrust something that he kept safe for his granddaughter to a shark like Adken! This was akin to entrusting pirates to guard precious treasure.

While Adam was lost in thoughts of saving her, Alice felt as if a burden had been lifted from her shoulders. At least Adam would not hate her in the future when if she was admitted into a mental asylum. He would continue to love her. But there was one more thing that he was not aware of. She had joined hands with not just Adken but also Lucas Ivy because she wanted to expose those men before she was unable to handle them.

As the night passed away with Alice and Adam sleeping in each other's arms, Adam woke up at the break of dawn and called a certain person that he knew would be able to help and guide them. After their discussion and having affirmed that what he was thinking was indeed a good plan, Adam then made a call to Benji to find if the other man had found something. As expected, the moment Benji sent over the pictures of the documents from Adken's locker, Adam knew what Adken was up to and how her grandfather had been tricked into making Adken Perry the guardian of those shares! 

Adam shook his head and made one final call asking for a certain set of papers. When Alice woke up alone in bed, she was worried for a few moments that everything that she had experienced last night was a dream but walking out of the bedroom and seeing Adam sitting on the couch munching on donuts made her feel extreme relief. Seeing her standing there, Adam smiled and beckoned and said," Come and taste these donuts, babe! They are from the best cafe around here. It's called "The  Mad Hatter's Tea Party." Once you eat something from there you are only going to want more."

Giggling, Alice said," I should make you our new spokesperson. And shoot a commercial just like this with you sitting shirtless and munching on a donut! I am sure my sales figure will shoot through the roof."

Adam rolled his eyes at her and accused," Opportunist." But then the two people laughed happily and finally Alice asked," Why did you go out so early in the morning? We could have simply ordered something in."

But instead of answering her, K extended a set of papers to her and said, "Sign these, Alice. I went to get these."

Alice read through the papers in shock and then looked up at Adam uncomprehendingly, "What is this?"

"This is my backup in case you do something stupid. Are you willing to sign them?"

Looking into his eyes, Alice saw the worry that she would reject this but she had no words to say anything to him after all that he was doing for her, so she gave him a quietly trembling smile before signing the papers and handing them to Adam.