Revenge After Divorce Novel by Black Rose

NICK

“We have lost five contracts in the last six months, five! Does anyone want to tell me when we became the losing team?” I was pissed to no end, a year ago a company popped out of nowhere and started making waves. I didn’t notice it until we were in the same room bidding for the same contract.

I didn’t know where they came from or who the owners are, but they are giving us a run for our money. They won that contract and they have been winning them since. It’s been six months now and we have lost five bloody contracts to them, and I wanted to know why. I needed to know how as well.

Granted, they were good, but they had no background or reputation to speak of. I didn’t understand how investors and others put their trust in them. Because of that, we were losing, and they were winning. I called a deep briefing to try and find out what the hell is going on with my team.

“Lina, what have you found about them?” I have asked her to do some digging on those people and find out everything she could about them. She looked nervous when she got up and I knew it was not going to be good news.

“Sir, I have checked, and I got nothing new. I still can’t find who owns the business or who is backing them because that is the only logical explanation as to why the investors are trusting them with their money.” I glared at her; did she think I didn’t think of that?

“Something is got to give people; we can’t keep losing contracts to businesses that started yesterday. Do better! This is Jones enterprises, we are a big brand with a good reputation, let us not lose that now.”

The company was still fine and doing well financially but it won’t be like that for too long if this continues. On the other hand, Olivia’s company is also a big thing. They just released a statement that the company will be listed next month.

Even my ex was doing well while I was struggling. Maybe I was being punished for what I put her through. Maybe I needed to repent, and everything would go back to normal for me and my company.

“Just work hard from now on, I know none of you want to lose your jobs and the only way to prevent that is to work hard on the current contract.” I walked out of the meeting room feeling frustrated. Nothing was going my way, and it was driving me insane.

“You look like you could use a drink.” I lifted my head and Ethan stood by my door. We had not been speaking much lately. I had been busy trying to get us new business and he was busy with Olivia and whatever else he was doing besides hiding my son.

“I could id but I can’t go out, I have much to do.” He came in and sat in the chair in front of me. “If you are going to stay here then make yourself useful. Take this and do a background check on these people. I tried and my people can’t find anything on that business.”

He picked up the folder, opened it then placed it back on the table. I raised an eyebrow. “I already know who they are.” I stopped what I was doing. I knew if someone could find anything about them it would be Ethan.

“Tell me everything you know. The bastards have been taking every contract I bid for. I don’t know how or why the investors would put their trust on them. They are a new company not even two years old yet.”

The more I thought about that damn company the angrier I got. They were nobodies and yet, they were competing on the same level as Jones enterprise. They shouldn’t even be mentioned in the same sentence as my company and yet there they were taking everything from us like we were the armatures.

“If you paid attention, you wouldn’t have had to go digging to know who owns that company. But it’s like your business brains flew out the window. the moment your wife left your side.” I bailed my hands into fist with my anger rising.

How dare he speak about Olivia in front of me, like I wanted her to leave me. I was waiting for an apology, and she asked me for a damn divorce instead. ” I don’t want to talk about Olivia Ethan.” The reason he and I were no longer that close was because of Olivia and the secrets he was keeping for her.

Ethan now knew more about my wife and son than I did. “Did you at least sign the divorce papers?” I went back to working on my laptop. Clearly, he didn’t want to tell me who the owner of that business was. I thought of everyone I knew who could have made a move like that one and all of them were in the dark, same as me.

“It’s fine If you don’t want to talk about it. But I was thinking about you as your friend. Now that you are free, you can make an honest woman out of Sandra and marry her already. The girl has been by your side for over three years now Nick. Everyone can see how much she loves and worships you.”

I stopped working and glared at him. “Not everyone is like you, Ethan.” He raised an eyebrow. “What does that supposed to mean?” he asked as if he didn’t know what I was talking about. “It’s not important. Just tell me who owns the damn business already.”

He was now annoying me, just standing there judging and drinking my whiskey. “What are you going to do with them when I tell you.” I smirked, I was going to make sure they never to mess with me or my company. “I know that look Nick.” I stood.

“They must be taught a lesson never to mess with legends in this business. And I know just what to do to wipe them off the business world.”

He chuckled shaking his head. He looked amused making me feel like the biggest fool. “It’s a good thing you won’t have the guts to do anything to the owner of that business then. You wouldn’t dare.” He then walked to the door about to leave.

“Ethan!” he looked at me over his shoulder with a wide smile on his face.” Olivia, your ex–wife owns the business.