Chapter 195
Camila montclairs POV
I had sold the company to a new CEO. A faceless person that I had no idea was. I had not even known if the person would be kind or wicked but from what I heard, he could be ruthless at times.
I had sold the company but my shares remained. Due to this I was still a worker in the company. Even though I was a high ranking worker in the company I still feared what the person would do to me.
I did not want to put out a front that I was scared so when Aurora had sent the message that the CEO wanted to see us, I had gulped but remained calm in my own way.
Being in the company boardroom I was shaking nervously as I didn’t know what to expect. I started to hope that the new CEO would be kind to me and my family who were still working in the company.
“Who is the owner?” I asked Aurora who shrugged. Even she did not know.
I took in deep breaths to calm my raging heart.
The door opened with the new CEO getting in as we all turned to see Zendaya walking in with her assistant.
Now this was something I had not seen as I stood up to greet her.
She walked to her seat without looking at us and she fell into her seat.
“Zendaya?” I gasped with the rest of the family shocked at what they had seen. No one expected to see her there but she has a bland expression on her face.
“Hello everyone,” she said expressionless. “I’m Zendaya and I am the new CEO of the company.”
I was not the only person in the room as there were fifteen of us but I did not expect my daughter to be the one who had bought the company from when I needed help financially.
“Because I’m being merciful, I’ll hire some members of the family who were about to be fired back into the company. But be rest assured that this is not going to mean that the company is a family’s business.
“It is my company and if those family members do not do their jobs well, they will be fired and I will have them replaced without wasting time. Do you hear me?”
Some members of the family gasped after hearing this but agreed to what she said as I nodded my head in conjunction with her rules. I was only a shareholder in the company. I could only accept her leadership and nothing more.
Taking a deep breath, I stood to my feet as she looked at me with raised brows.
“You couldn’t even tell me this was you?” I asked, my heart broken. All my sweat I had poured into making this company what it was, gone because of a minor mistake.
“Sit down mother,” she sighed. “We’ll discuss that later. For now, we need to discuss the business of this company.”
When we were done, I rushed to hug her, thankful that the company was still in the family. I had been mad before but during the meeting, I had thought deeply about it.
“Mum, we don’t need to show that kind of affection here,” she muttered being embarrassed of me but I didn’t care. She was my daughter. “Mum!”
“I don’t have to answer to you,” I sighed, leaving her. “I am still your mother. You are my daughter. I split myself into two getting you out of me. I think it’s safe to say that we aren’t as different as you think, you and I.”
“What do you mean?”
“I always expected you to take over this company but I didn’t know if you would do it since you were weak. I thought one of your other siblings would do it but it’s great that you did. Your methods were a bit different but I’m glad you bought the coming and saved us from selling it to a total stranger.”
We stared at each other as I looked around to see everyone showing so much respect to her. She was not the Zendaya I had trained. She was stronger, better and more intelligent. She was smarter than I was.Còntens bel0ngs to Nô(v)elDr/a/ma.Org
“I will be happy with any job you give me,” I smiled.
But she shook her head.
“Mum, I’m not letting you clean the toilets or wash the floors if that’s what you’re thinking,” she smiled. “You have less than one percent shares in this company but I’m willing to give you the job of an executive right now.”
That was something I had not seen coming.
Aurora, who was by my side, gasped at this offer. Even she was confused as to why I was getting this offer.
“Thank you so much,” I said with a huge smile on my face. I promise to not let you down.”
Zendaya smiled before walking out of the office. This was a new lease in my life. I was going to start my life differently. There was no need to beat myself about how my life would be anymore.
I was going to make a new life for myself with this opportunity. The family was already getting broke even after selling the company. Now I would do something which meant a lot to me and my family.
“Congratulations mum,” Aurora smiled as she hugged me.
We hugged as she told me how proud she was of me.
“You’ve changed mum,” she smiled. “I’m so happy for you.”
“Don’t think that’s why she gave me the job?” I wanted to know.”
“Yes,” she smiled. “Zendaya told me she loved the new you that she’s seeing and she wants you to keep being like this.”
If this new me was what she liked then I was going to keep being the best person she would confide in.
I would be a mother to her. She had given me a new opportunity and I was grateful for it.