Chapter 81: Legacy Redeemed (2)

Chapter 81: Legacy Redeemed (2)

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"I don't care if you're the son of the president or what. That just shows the success of your father. It doesn't mean you are excellent too."

– Mikoto Jujou, (Last Game)

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<(Omniscient POV)>

"... Fuck. What are you waiting for William? Call Henry now and tell him not to submit those documents or we will all be ruined." A random board member who could no longer tolerate the silence and the tension in the air lost his cool and yelled at the sweating CEO.

William didn't verbally respond to him, he didn't even have the energy to reply to him. So, he just nodded and gestured to another board member who was his close friend to make the call and stop him. Earle didn't know if Bruce was bluffing or not but he couldn't take a chance on something like this. One false step and his entire life would be ruined before being shipped to jail. He loved his position as a CEO but he wasn't an idiot to love it more than his own life and freedom.

"What... do you want?" He somehow spoke out after taking a few deep breaths while gulping down his panic.

"ME? I am a very minimalistic person. I need very few things in life and right now, the company is one of those few things. So, if you would be so kind as to sign the paper, we could all end things on a happy note and maybe even go home early today." Bruce gave them a charming smile like he was the friendliest person in the world.

"But we built this company with our own hands. It is made from our blood, sweat, and tears. We deserve to be a part of this company as much as your family." A female board member protested with righteous anger visible on her face.

"No, you don't deserve anything Miss Valerie especially not after stealing a hundred million dollars from the last guided missile system defense project Wayne Enterprises received from Canada. You siphoning so much money from the project while delivering a below-average product is the reason why Lexcorp succeeded in taking so many of our defense contracts. So, no, none of you guys 'deserve' to be here, to be part of this company. The truth is that you have always been leeches, holding on to my father's giant golden titties and sucking him dry. But now, that I am here, it is time for you all to leave. You will NOT be profiting off me as well, nobody will." I stared hard at them, looking each of them in the eyes while an expression of disgust remained on my face.

"Language Master Bruce. I am sure that your father wouldn't have liked to hear his son say stuff like that about him. And no, it doesn't matter if it is true or not." Alfred said in a no-nonsense tone of voice.

"... Well whatever." Bruce didn't argue with his butler and just decided to compromise a little.

"Thank you ladies and gentlemen for giving me your valuable time and most of all for your cooperation. Hope we will do business again soon." Bruce mocked as he got up from his seat.

"Congratulations on being the new owner of Wayne Enterprises Bruce. But unfortunately, even though you got the entire company, you still wouldn't be able to enjoy it. What you 'stole' from us just now was only the parent company, a mere shell of what it was originally before your parents died. Most of its most important sectors have already been converted into subsidiaries and taken public. Wayne Enterprises doesn't even have any influence on some of those new companies. And making all their shares crash as well in the stock market is impossible without the SEC arresting you. So, Wayne Enterprises will never be able to go back to its glory days, no matter what." Earle cursed as a satisfied smirk appeared on his face.

He now truly hated Bruce Wayne and wanted nothing more than to see him fail.

"Yeah, they did go public. But I have been buying all their shares every time they registered themselves publicly through various foundations under me just like I bought all the company assets that you tried to sell away to our competitors through various bidding wars. Right now, I own all the Wayne subsidiaries... Didn't you get the memo?" I mocked. "Oh and all of you, you are fired. I want the meeting room empty within five minutes, so chop-chop... Let's go, Alfred, I think this calls for a celebration."

"As you say, Master Bruce. I am just glad I don't have to handle your company position anymore. I was getting really tired of these board meetings." Alfred replied as he followed Bruce out of the building without even sparing the previous distraught board members another look.

"By the way, are you really going to let them all go? They did quite a number of illegal things. Scams and stealing company money were just the tip of the iceberg. I feel like letting them go without any failsafe would be a mistake." Alfred asked curiously as he and Bruce neared their car parked in the basement.

"I told them that the stuff that was written in the letter would be forgiven but the thing is they committed too many crimes to write on a single piece of paper. So, I am guessing they would be going to prison for at least a few years, and by a few years, I mean at least half a decade to a full decade. Cortana will email a carefully selected list of their crimes to Commissioner Gordon, the moment the stock transfer officially concludes. She even has quite a selection to choose from. They would be in jail by tomorrow."

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