Fifteen

"The end of today?? That is simply impossible!" Mr Zhao sputtered as he jumped to his feet.

"There is no way that we can raise that amount by the end of the day." Another of the shareholders cried.

"You can't do this to us—"

"Why not?" Nitzan asked harshly. "When you kicked me out of the company that my parents built through their tears, sweat and hardwork did you for even a second stop to think of how it would affect me?"

The men soberly looked down at their hands while they thought of the impending shame that would come if Natzin carried out her threat.

There was no way that any of them could afford to raise the money which ran into its millions. They and their families were about to became an object of mockery among their families and peers.

"We did not want to kick you out, Bing forced us to. She made us do it." One of the men spoke up and the men around him agreed, nodding and speaking about how she had coerced them.

Natzin looked thoughtfully at them, her eyes cold and dismissive as she stared at the trembling faces of the men she used to call uncles when she was little. Now that they were faced with the threat of shame they were pointing fingers at anyone but themselves even though their greed was solely responsible for their current circumstances.

She did not feel even a speck of pity for any of them, if they could they would self her without a second thought. There would be no mercy for any of them.

"Alright fine, I am in the mood to be magnanimous so I want your shares instead." She said at last and the men looked at each other in dismay.

Taking away their shares was almost as impossible as asking them to pay up the money they had gotten through the fraudulent means.

"Is there no other way that we could please you, maybe if you allowed us—"

"Yujin, why don't you call the police and inform them I have a nest of vipers waiting to be taken to jail."

"No no no…" the men clamored loudly, rising to their feet and shaking their head with faces petrified by fear.

"We will give you the shares immediately you don't have to involve the police in this private matter." They said in unison.

"Alright then, since you agree." Natzin said and Yujin went around with documents which he handed to the men.

They looked at the documents with jaws sagging in disbelief. She had already prepared a transfer of shares document which was stamped and signed by a notary, all that was left was for them to affix their signatures to the slot.

Knowing that there would be no mercy from Natzin the men dejectedly signed the documents and Yujin went around and certified that they had signed the document before taking them.

When he was finished he returned behind Natzin and she smiled coldly.

"Look, now I am saddled with the results of your corruption. The shares of Zhu Luxury are basically useless and I have not informed the police." He eyes narrowed dangerously and she added contemptuously.

"You all should go down on your knees in gratitude because I have done a great thing for you."

The men looked in disbelief, how could they kneel down before a girl who was younger than their youngest child? It was too humiliating to even fathom. That was too much for her to demand

"Did you not just hear the madam? Get on your knees and praise her for her generosity." One of the guards growled menacingly and the men immediately fell to their knees fearing what would happen if they did not comply with her demands.

"You are most generous and wonderful."

"We are undeserving of this kindness you have bestowed on us this day."

"Not even the goddesses are as benevolent and kind as you are."

Natzin smiled brightly at the men as they heaped endless praises on her, they looked so ridiculous as they sweated and pretended to smile at her even though she knew that they wanted badly to fight her but there was nothing they could do.

"Fine, I am pleased." She said generously to them and gestured for them to stand up but as they tried to sit she shook her head.

"I have decided that it is too much to pay for the money you have stolen from my company and still feed you, leave!" She demanded harshly.

The men could not believe their ears, she had not only humiliated them but after making them rush out of their houses without breakfast she was now demanding that they leave without even a bite?

As they shuffled out of the room, her voice made them halt.

"Not a word of this to anyone or the police will come knocking on all your doors." She warned and they swore that no one would hear a word from their lips.

When they had left the room she spoke to Yujin.

"Send the evidence to the police."

"Yes ma'am." He answered and pulled out the iPad and forwarded the evidence they had to the police.

The shareholders had been stupid to believe that she would allow them walk away scot free after everything they had done. Besides the way they had humiliated and permitted Bing to drive her out of her company, they had also had the audacity to commit fraud in the company's name, they would have to be punished for that.

She got up and the guards seeing this went ahead of her and opened the door then they left the room.

"We will go and bring the car around madam." One of the guards said and bowed before they both left her in front of the restaurant.

"Ugh!" Natzin groaned.

"What is it?" Yujin asked frantically.

"I left my sunglasses behind." She explained.

"I will go and get it immediately." He said and returned the way they had come.

As she waited, she felt a presence behind her someone tapped her, when she turned turned around she could barely acknowledge the woman in front of her when she burst out in a shrill ear splitting scream.