Burn Those Who Burned Me novel Chapter 221

Chapter 15: The Blueprint.

Joshua greeted Marlon with a bright smile, it had been a few weeks since he heard from his friend. When Marlon called and asked to meet him, he was surprised as well as curious. After shaking hands, Jushua lead him to his sectional sofa. Marlon looked out the large floor to ceiling window, A slight smile appeared on his face as he thought about how much Josie would love this view.

“What’s got you smiling?”

“Nothing, just a random thought.”

Joshua raised his eyebrow slightly skeptical; but chose not to pry.

“So…how’s life back in the real world been treating you?”

“I can’t complain. You?”

Joshua took a deep sigh.

“Some days are better than others.”

Marlon lightly chuckled, he knew Joshua was probably stressing about the company. The board wasn’t exactly happy about him firing the architectural firm and had been pressuring him to find its replacement.

“Yeah…I heard you were shaking things up here.”

Joshua let out a sarcastic laugh.

“Shaking things up….more like giving the board reason 597 on why I shouldn’t be CEO.”

Joshua’s father passed from a sudden heart attack causing him to assume the CEO position much sooner than expected. When the decision was made, his uncle was furious. There were also some board members that disagreed.

“Look…we all know Josh is talented…and we all know he’ll be CEO someday, but why now? He just finished graduate school for Christ sake!”

His uncle James exclaimed as the board held a meeting regarding the next CEO, Dana Watson, Joshua’s grandmother and the founder of Watts–Corp shot her eyes over at James.

“Because I said so. As the largest shareholder and owner of this company…I’d say my word is law.”

James looked at his stepmother with darkened eyes. James was the result of an affair her husband Jasper had with his secretary. When he turned eighteen, Jasper officially brought him into the family demanding he have a place in

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“That bastard is not my son.”

Jasper’s eyes seethed with hatred. He’d always been inferior to his smarter and more talented wife. The end result was countless affairs with women who depended solely on him in an attempt to make himself feel powerful.

Jasper knew the board was completely in Dana’s pocket so they would agree to whatever demands she made. In the end, after Jasper threatened to go to media and expose all the family’s dirty secrets, so she agreed to bring him on as an associate VP. When the press asked, they concocted a story about Jasper adopting him from a mentorship program. Jasper knew above everything else; Dana hated the idea of her family image being tarnished. It was the only reason she never divorced him. Instead, she gave the mistress money and shipped them overseas until James turned eighteen.

After the passing of her son Jackson, James tried to hold a secret meeting with the board in an attempt to have them vote him in as CEO. He’d made offers with several of the board members and their greed superseded

their loyalty. Luckily for Dana, she still had loyal members who informed her of the meeting. It was then she announced Joshua as the new CEO.

Now, even some of his supporters were getting frustrated with him firing the firm so close to beginning of the Eastern resort project.

“How the hell could he make such an impulsive move like this without consulting us!!!”

Many of the board members felt he was too young, too impulsive, and too arrogant to be CEO.

“What made you fire the firm?”

Marlon asked as he sipped his glass of whiskey. Joshua let out a sigh as he stood and walked over to his desk. Picking up a stack of blueprints and sketches, he walked back over to Marlon and handed him the documents.

“Because I’m sick of their mediocre designs.”

Marlon looked over the documents, he didn’t know much about architecture and designs, but even he could tell this work was lackluster at best. Especially compared to some of the work his cousin had done over the years.

“Yeah…this is kind of flat…I see what you mean.”

“You see!! There’s no flare! No creativity! It looks like any other resort! This is supposed to be the largest resort in the world; I gotta have something else that makes it worth that. This just isn’t it.”

Joshua tossed the blueprints and drawings onto the coffee table.

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“My uncle’s been using this as a way to weasel into the board’s graces. An attempt to prove I’m not ‘ready‘ to lead. If I don’t find a replacement firm soon, they may actual vote me out.”

Joshua tilted his head back as he held onto his glass before taking a swig.

“Welp! That’s why I’m here! To pull your ass out of the fire.”

Joshua looked at his friend with a puzzled expression. How could he possibly help him. As if reading his mind, Marlon handed Joshua a folder filled with blueprints and sketches, Puzzled, he took the folder slowly pulling out the documents. As he scanned the documents, his eyes began to widen. These sketches were incredible! From the design of the rooms to the structure of the lobby, the entire blueprint was exquisite. The detail that was placed into every single sketch was nothing short of amazing. And it didn’t just stop there; the creator of this blueprint designed various unique attractions. Casinos, water parks, a mini safari, amusement parks, you name it; the resort would have it. They even incorporated five star dining. This wasn’t a resort….it was a paradise!

Joshua sat the documents down; his face filled with admiration, excitement, and questions.

“W–Where…where did you get this??”

Marlon smiled proudly.

“My little cousin.”

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