Half an hour later, everyone was present in the big meeting room, waiting for their big boss. Almost everyone's eyes were settled on the glass door.
A few minutes later, the sound of footsteps could be heard approaching the room. This was probably the only meeting room which didn't have a good insulation and voices could be heard outside. Adam had his own reasons for choosing this room.
The door of the meeting room opened and a man stepped in, fixing his cuffs. His gaze passed over every single person seated inside, making them straighten their backs. Many of those sitting there had been working for years in the company. Many of them had served by his father's side.
His gaze rested on a particular someone who had made his blood boil in anger last night. 'I have had enough of him.' He thought to himself.
He was followed by a little girl who seemed harmless. Many people there haven't seen her before, but were left awestruck by her.
Adam headed further inside the room, he sat on his chair, his head held high. He had the aura of a king who was about to kick out traitors from his empire.
He looked at Stella and pointed at the empty seat to his right. On his left sat the Vice President of the company. Stella quietly sat down by his side.
"You guys must be wondering why I call for an urgent meeting. Well, to begin with, we are going to clear trash from our company." Adam spoke up, his voice laced with confidence as a glint passed through those deep gray eyes.
His statement left everyone baffled. No one could speak up for a while. They knew the hidden meaning behind his words. In other words, people were going to get fired today. As for how many? That was something only he knew.
Adam decided to start with a few small pests first. He fired them on the spot, without giving them any chance to explain their deeds. He had been ignoring their wrong doings for a long time now. They have used the company's name for their own benefits, not once but many times. He had turned a blind eye to them and here they thought he didn't know anything. As long as it involved his company, he would know all about it.
They sure had some guts now, using the company's money as if they owned it.
'Looks like I have been quite lenient towards my staff. It's time to show them their places.' He thought with a smirk.
"You guys thought just because I don't say anything, I wouldn't know anything either. Right?" He asked them with a dangerous glint in his eyes.
Though he still had a faint smile on his face, it was enough to send shivers running down their spines.
"My lawyers will get in contact with you later on in the day. Each one of you will get legal notices and have to pay every single penny back to the company that you spent on yourselves so leisurely." He added on. "Now, get out."
Before any of them could utter a single word in his defense, people clad in black uniforms entered the room, and dragged them outside.
Just like that, he had fired four people. The rest of the people were thanking heavens that they didn't do anything wrong by the company or their Boss.
Getting rid of those tiny pests, Adam decided to deal with the biggest one.
"Mr. Parker! What about the file that I asked Bella to hand over to you two days before? I have to go through it now, so that I can finalize the deal sooner." He asked the Vice President. He somehow had an idea that he didn't know that Stella hadn't done what he asked her to.
"Sure, Sir. My assistant has it with her right now. She is very diligent when it comes to work. She had completed it last night. I was going to bring it to you but you had called for a meeting." He didn't forget to praise his secretary in front of everyone present there.
Stella was frozen in her seat when she heard his reply. She was already stunned by how Adam had dealt with those morons earlier. No wonder he was able to lead such a big corporation despite his young age.
She took a peek at Adam who was already looking at her with his eyes narrowed as if saying ' You got played.' She couldn't help but look down at her knotted hands on the table with guilt written on his face.
Mr. Parker thought that since Stella had been in the company for a couple of days only, she must be scared of him as he was the Vice President and could get her fired easily.
"Oh really? Then where's the file?" Adam spoke up.
Mr. Parker called his assistant to hand over the file but didn't notice that she was fidgeting in the back. She stepped ahead and whispered something in his ear.
"I am sorry, Sir. It looks like my assistant has already handed over the file to your assistant. Where is the file Stella? Didn't you give it to your Boss?" He said, bringing everyone's attention to her.
"Stella where's the file?" Adam looked at her with a serious face. She couldn't understand what he was thinking. He gazed into those deep gray orbs which were like a vortex, sucking in everything. But somehow, she felt assured looking into them.
"I am sorry, Sir." She lowered her head and took a long pause. "But I don't know which file Mr. Parker is talking about. His assistant didn't hand me over any file." She continued, looking up at Adam, her eyes blazing with rage. Adam smiled at her in response.
"Why are you lying? If she said she did, it means she did. What did you do to the file?" Mr. Parker slammed his hands on the table, shouting at her.
"I really don't know what you are talking about. I have been with Sir since the morning. If you don't believe me, you can ask him." She blinked innocently with her brows furrowed as if she was being wronged.
Adam was having a hard time controlling himself. He wanted to laugh so badly right now.
"What are you talking about? I gave the file to you myself to finish it before today and hand it back to me. How dare you say otherwise?" Mr. Parker was enraged.
Stella only smiled at him in response innocently.
It was only then, he realized what he had spoken in his fit of rage, his eyes widening as realization hit him. He looked around the room to find everyone looking at him with disgust.
On the other hand, Adam was lost in his own world. 'This little lady knows how to be fierce as well. And did she just use me as a scapegoat? Wasn't she worried that I may not side with her? It means she trusts me, even if a tiny bit, but she does and that's more than enough for me.'
He stared at his favorite pair of eyes that were looking back at him, with a gentle smile.
After a minute or two he turned his left, his expressions changing to fierce. "You are fired along with your assistant."
He stood up, "Meeting is over. I hope it serves as a reminder for everyone else."
He left the room with Stella following him.