Chapter 6: $200,000 Donation
How to say.. the life of this woman is really miserable. Even, some people who don't have a good mouth say her a cursed widow. Cutting the crap the woman is really having a very tough life and it's hard for her to survive. Her life is really a sad and miserable one.
"Have you just said that this Mary Laces is a cursed widow?", Ethan asked.
"Her husband died unexpectedly and her son is also suffering from a serious disease. Apart from a good and seducing look, what does she have? Hasn't she become a widow in this age and also a curse to her family.", Gabriel said.
"Stop talking ill about her. She is already so miserable.", Brice Turner said.
Gabriel Parks shook his head in embarrassment and stopped talking about it.
The next morning Michael Hendrix called all the security guards in the early shift. He stood in front of the security guards without a sign of the embarrassment he got yesterday.
"This is the UPI address to send the money directly to the bank account. The money will be sent directly to the hospital's bank account. Michael Hendrix said looking at the dozens of security guards standing in front of him.
The security guards copied the UPI address and saved it on their mobile.
"Remember everyone, don't make our security department look down on by others in the donation ceremony. Other department people will be donating a hundred or even more by each one of them. You, people, should at least donate $50 each and even more if you have the money. The name can be anonymous and public too all depends on you but you know what I mean?" Michael Hendrix said the last line very softly but like a threat.
No one dared to utter a single word but everyone was scolding him in their heart. You want to make a face of your there, you also deceive and loot us. And, now you are here to order how much we need to donate to make your face bigger in the donation ceremony. Bastard!!!
"Michael Hendrix, how much you will donate?" Lucas Wilde asked Michael with a smile on his face. In fact, he was cursing him from inside.
Michael turned his head and frowned, "How much I donate has nothing to do with you".
"Michael, last night you spent a 1000 dollar bill or more in the broadcast of Alisha Campbell. Won't you donate more than that so you could have a face to show?" Lucas Wilde said these words directly to Michael Hendrix.
The face of Michael Hendrix changed from an arrogant person to a man with a pale face.
"What's wrong about me losing face? Okay… aren't you afraid of losing your face too? Now, the donation amount for each one is $200 or more. Donate less than that and see what I do?" Michael Hendrix roared and left angrily.
At first, the other security guards were too annoyed and frustrated by what Lucas Wilde said and provoked Michael Hendrix. Now they have to donate a minimum of $200 bill each person.
They started coming towards Lucas Wilde but Ethan, Gabriel and Brice covered him standing in front of him. The others seeing this gritted their teeth and left.
"Lucas…., are you a fucking stupid dog or what? Don't you know where to bark and where not? I haven't eaten yesterday's meal and now you won't let me eat tomorrow's meal too. Do you want me to die of hunger?", Brice looked at Lucas.
Lucas came back to his senses. He felt that he talked a lot. After all, it was their money that they are gonna lose….
"Haven't you looked at his face? He is just a small squad leader and he thinks of himself as a minister or head of the security department or what. I wasn't able to control myself." Lucas said to them feeling sorry for his act.
"OKAY….Leave this stuff aside, the donation ceremony is going to start soon and the Director will arrive shortly. We have to go back to work arranging everyone in the queue." Gabriel Parks interrupted in between and eased the situation.
All of them went back to prepare for the ceremony.
Brice was thinking about how much he should donate to her. As soon as he looked up, a woman was walking on foot in a hurry to get inside.
"Wait! You are not on time. And, since you are late to work I am not allowed to open the gate for you." Brice Turner Stopped her from entering.
"Sorry... I was in the hospital and just came. By the way, I am on leave .", The woman hurriedly passed the leave-sanctioned letter to Brice.
Brice Turner looked at the letter. The name was written on the top of it " Mary Laces".
"Oh, the donation ceremony will start soon. It will only take a while to start. Preparations are completed and gatherings are going on.", Brice Turner said while returning the leave-sanctioned letter.
"Thank you… Thanks a lot." The woman felt grateful. She nodded to Brice and entered inside and went towards the place where the ceremony was being organized.
Brice Turned looked at the enchanting seducing back of the woman. For a moment, he also couldn't stop himself fantasizing about her. He couldn't help himself and suddenly saw movement in the lower part of his body. He finally controlled himself gulping his saliva and thought about what Gabriel said about her, the most beautiful and seducing woman but a cursed widow. He still couldn't look away from her back bumps, slender waist and milky white legs. The Big beauty of Lucas Wilde was nowhere in front of her. Although the woman is mainly rumoured as a cursed widow but after looking at her no one can resist her seducing body. Although Brice was now a billionaire and he can get many girls whom he likes and even after knowing his identity many would instantly fall for him but he was still worried blaming himself for thinking of her.
At about 10 o'clock in the morning, the donation ceremony finally started.
All the employees of the company began gathering on the 13th floor of the building where the donation ceremony was organized. The hall on the 13th floor has the capacity to accommodate at least more than 2000 people at once and even more there will be abundant space still left for food stalls and place to roam. There were also people holding cameras and video recorders to record and click pictures of the ceremony. By looking at it no one can say whether it is a hall of a company or a TV station.
The security guards are here to maintain the dignity and decorum of the ceremony and look if there is an issue or conflict to resolve and directly report it to their seniors.
Every single staff of the company was present there. Not a single one of them is absent. Nobody knows whether it is the power of the chairman or the woman, Mary Laces, who actually has the influence of her life on everyone.
By the way, everyone was present and Brice Turner looking at the woman in black was surprised how can she actually manage to feed so many employees and even their families.
"Everyone please, be silent. The chairman is here." The head of the personnel department said into the microphone.
The words of the head of the personnel department made everyone slowly calm down and then there was a pin-drop silence in the hall. Also, the security guards also are inseparable from getting this credit.
"Today, I am holding this ceremony for a great cause. Mary Laces, an employee of our company is facing a very tough time and she urgently needs money for the operation of her child who is still lying on the bed of the hospital. This donation ceremony is held to contribute whatever you can for the sake of that child who is there lying on the hospital bed for treatment. So, I request you all to contribute with open hearts."
Clarissa Daxton looked at people standing below the stage and spoke loudly.
The people present in the hall started talking about it and after one or two minutes the hall once again become silent.
"Everyone present here can rest assured that their charity money will not be used by anyone for private use. The money which you will send will directly be transferred to the hospital. Moreover, I, Clarissa Daxton, will be the first one to donate the money. Here I go!", Clarissa Daxton finished her speech and then directly scanned the QR code and transferred the money directly through UPI.
"$10,000 has been successfully received." A robotic voice echoed in the hall.
Brice Turner heard the sound. He thought what's the need to announce publicly, how much amount was transferred?
"Okay, let's start with the departments one by one. First of all, I would like to invite the employees of the Department of Finance!", The head of the personnel department headed the donation ceremony as host.
The voice began to echo continuously. Someone donated one hundred, some donated two or three hundred and there was someone who donated $1000 and it is said that the person was head of the Finance department.
Many scanned the QR in advance and transferred the money directly without going there. Those who doesn't have the QR code, went to the front to scan it so that they can transfer the money to the account.
"This was the first department that started donating the money." The host continued to speak.
The amount donated next was a little less but was not so meagre. Many donated $50 and some more than $50 but less than $100. The average amount donated was between $50 to $60 something.
The people over there thought about the people who donated just now as frontline workers. They don't have much salary, so how much can they donate?
"Now, the donation by the security department started.", the host spoke.
There should be at most 40 people working in the security department and working in three shifts.
The donation of $200 was the highest by them till now but in the eyes of the chairman, it was nothing, just an insignificant amount. But since it was from a security guard, it was worth it for a person like him.
Michael Hendrix came to the front and scanned the QR in the presence of everyone and transferred the money and stood there.
"$2000 has been received." the robotic voice echoed.
Clarissa Daxton's eyes stopped at Michael Hendrix for 3 seconds and then she nodded looking at him.
Michael Hendrix's face was filled with utmost satisfaction and his heart became too happy after Chairman's nod. For him, the amount of $2000 that he donated had appeared in the eyes of the chairman is a big thing.
"He is the squad leader of the Security department." the head of the personnel department acting as host of the donation ceremony spoke to Clarissa Daxton.
Clarissa Daxton nodded.
The host had a good relationship with the head of the security department and he also knows that Michael was a relative of him. So, he deliberately mentioned Michael to Clarissa Daxton.
"Brother Michael, This time your show doesn't go in vain. Everyone can see how the chairman is watching you." A bullshit flatterer spoke to Michael quickly.
There is no place in the world where you won't get these types of bullshit flatterers. Don't think only of the security department here which itself got a large number of it inside.
"Your brother is not here to show up but is donating with a pure mind to help the colleague.", Michael Hendrix replied.
"$200,000 has been received.", The robotic voice suddenly sounded.
Michael Hendrix stared with big eyes, $200,000.
He moved his eyes here and there. There were still people from his security department who has to donate. So, he can confirm that the person who donated such a huge amount is none other than a security guard from his department.
Someone donated $200,000 from the security department.
Michael Hendrix who was too arrogant earlier now looked like a clown in front of the hidden person who donated such a huge amount.
The bullshit flatterer stopped flattering just now. He knows that if he utter a single flattering word he would be like using his own axe to cut his own legs.
"En...? Who donated $200,000?", Clarissa Daxton was also surprised and wanted to know about that person.
"We also don't know ma'am. It is donated by someone being anonymous." The people in the finance department answered.
Clarissa Daxton frowned slightly. How can someone donate so much? Is there any super-rich local Tyrant between us? Has that person always worked as an employee between us?
"Good then, On behalf of Mary Laces, we thank this colleague who donated $200,000! We are really thankful to this colleague. Thank you !!", The minister of the personnel department said loudly to the employees.