Loving the CEO novel Chapter 27

Adam

"Mrs. Martinez, you need to get your notebook and a pen and follow me to the conference room where the meeting will take place," I said to her after she had reminded me about the meeting I had at ten this morning. Walking outside of the room, I could hear her heels clicking on the floor behind me. Stopping at her office door she quickly went inside and fetched what I told her to bring before we went to the second floor where the conference room was. Entering I saw Emily was looking around the room admiring nothing but a big empty white room, with long brown mahogany with twenty black chairs around it.

The board of directors was starting to file in and they began to take their seats. Taking our seats beside each other, we waited for the last member to arrive. As soon as he did, the meeting began. "How are we going to fix this?" I asked. "We have been dominating this industry for a very long time and I am hell-bent on not letting that newbie company come in and try to get my client away from us. "The company was now facing challenges––another company was threatening my business. They were charging cheaper and were trying to get my clients to move away from my business."

I had picked up on it about a week ago when I realized that two of the companies that I provide marketing services to had left. I was puzzled by this but I was informed by someone in the accounts department about what was going on and a few of my loyal clients reached out to me and also gave me a brief overview. Apparently, they wanted to force me out of business but they were just a small company, and luckily for me the companies that had left were also small so I didn't lose much but that doesn't mean I wasn't upset.

How dare they try to force me out of the industry that I have been into for three years and try to steal from my clients which I was happy to know were loyal to me.

"I agree one hundred percent, Mr. Jacob. We need to show the ones that remain that sticking with us would benefit them in the long run rather than going to a small company that just started.

"Your right Mike," I complimented the older man. "I couldn't agree more, we would have to strategize so they see the reasoning."

"Mr. Jacob, even though the company has snatched two of our clients we still had a small drop in our revenue generation. Even though it was small, it was still a decrease, and if we allow them to take more of our clients that small decrease will turn into a large one." Helen, the head of accounting, spoke up. Helen was a good employee and every time we have meetings like this, I always invite her so she can give us a brief overview of what our profits look like.

When those words were uttered by Helen I could feel Emily's legs shaking. Putting my hand on her thigh, I initially wanted her to calm down but when I felt the smoothness of her skin–– how it felt like silk under the palm of my hand, I couldn't help but run my hand all over it. Moving my hand up her thigh slowly, I felt her body stiffen before it shudders underneath my touch. That was before I felt her hand coming down hard on mine. Taking up my hand, she placed it at my side. A ghost of a smile appeared on my face and I couldn't help but feel excited by the way her body shuddered when my hand was on her. It gave me hope that maybe just maybe she liked me, just as how I liked her.

I want something to happen between us and I will continue to push until it comes through.

"Mr. Jacob, did you hear what I said?"

"Do what?" I asked, feigning innocence.

"Stop playing dumb Mr. Jacob."

"Adam," I spoke calmly.

"What?" she asked, confused.

"Call me Adam when we are alone and Mr. Jacob when we are around people in the office."