Offer To The CEO

Wednesday

Hou Yi awoke and found Anna trying to move quickly on her crutches into the bathroom. Jumping up, he moved and scooped Anna into his arms quickly carrying her into the bathroom before settling her on a low chair he had arranged in the bathroom for her to sit on while she threw up. As soon as he had placed her there Anna commenced throwing up.

Hou Yi felt helpless, but all he could do was keep her hair from her face and have a glass of water for her to gargle and clean out her throat once she had finished throwing up. He moved to place the glass of water in easy reach while keeping her hair out of her face.

Ten minutes later, Anna was over her throwing up and as Hou Yi handed her the glass of water she joked "I know why they call it morning sickness. At least I am lucky and it only hits me first thing in the morning."

"Sweetheart, I hate to see this happening."

Anan reached up and gently touched his arm and he looked directly at her "Darling with fingers crossed in less than eight months, we will have an addition to our family. Who would have thought two months ago we would have been in this position. You hoping I would see the light, and meet you again and me stuck with that idiot who made my life a misery. Life has had its change and we have each other."

"Anna …"

"Now, forget about trying to be sweet and help me up from here. While I appreciate this, given the past, it is so damn uncomfortable."

Hou Yi bent down and scooped Anna into his arms carrying her to the couch, gently placing her on it before handing her some dry crackers and the ginger tea that the doctors ad recommended for her when morning sickness hit.

Hou Yi knew that if he had a coffee in the next hour or so, its smell would make Anna vomit again.

He opted for a cold fruit juice from the bar fridge and headed back towards the couch. Seeing Anna trying to move, Hou Yi sat down beside her with his juice, and she leaned on him getting comfortable. After a few quiet minutes together Hou Yi quietly said "What time is your appointment today at the hospital?"

"9:30am. A quick checkup and they are going to do an Xray of the leg to determine when they believe the case can come off. I hope that that is soon, preferably next week. When that decision is made, the appointments will be scheduled for its removal, a physiotherapy appointment made and the first real ultrasound of the pregnancy. I figured that I would come in to the office in the afternoon, to quickly review the work Jodie was dealing and there is a meeting at 3pm for starting the planning of the fundraising event."

Anna twisted slightly and looked at Hou Yi "Something is bothering you, what is it?"

"CEO Lu is trying to buy on market the shares that I have brought. The brokers have contacted the shell companies I have used for the deal and offered twenty percent over what I paid for the shares.

The only good thing is he has not figured out what shares I have all the shares that have been traded on the market."

"Sweetheart if you get the good news today with the cast I intend to exercise the rights that the company charter for people owning fifteen percent or more of the company. I want you with me, when I get rid of his from the company, but I need to know when you will be able to generally move without the crutches as the last thing we need to risk is further injury."

"Can you not come with me?"

"Sorry I have a day full of meetings, and the worst thing is that I have to leave and head to Japan for two days tonight. I hate the idea of leaving you but Uncle Feng is on his long awaited for leave, and it needs someone senior in the company to be there. Two senior managers that I would trust at this time to act on their own are dealing with pre-planned matters."

"There was two other senior managers that could have gone. I had to sent one to the UK to deal with complications for our European Headquarters from Brexit. The replacement I had scheduled called last night about 11pm. His wife had had their baby at seven months and both are currently on the critical list. He can address matters here while I am away if needed, but in the circumstances there was no way I could sent him."

"At present, the other senior managers, are people while highly competent are not use to going business with the Japanese. I am taking a couple of promising prospect with me to get them up to speed but ..."

"Yi, you do not need to explain things to me. What about the board meeting on Friday?"

"I need you to attend. Father will come in and chair the meeting as the charter in the absence of the chairman allows a previous chairman to step in and act as chairman. You will have my Proxy, and Yao Tan will be there and Uncle Feng has given his proxy to Yao Tan as well. He is unable to given me the proxy to me, or anyone in the family."

Hou Yi, carefully moved and picked Anna up taking her with him into the bathroom so both of them could get ready for the day.