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Everyone in the world was familiar with that company. The guy who ran it was as hardheaded as they came, and ruthless when it came to business deals. He always got what he wanted, regardless of the sacrifice.
“Of course,” I said, then looked over at Nico.
“That guy’s a go-getter,” Nico replied while nodding.
Our father opened up some more documents on his computer, printed them off, and then laid them out for us on his desk.
“I’ve landed a huge business deal, boys, one that will secure some important ties in the states.”
Nico and I smiled at each other. A deal like this could propel our already billion-dollar company forward, especially since it would give us leverage overseas.
“That’s amazing, Father,” I said while looking at the contracts. It was more money than we had ever been in charge of before.
“My only question is,” he replied, “are you boys ready to do this yourselves?” He focused his attention more on Nico than myself, which was understandable.
“Of course,” Nico said and looked at me.
“Very well then,” he continued. “You’re going to meet one of their representatives at the airport, and I cannot stress the importance of these contracts, boys. Not because of how much money we’ll be investing, but because screwing this up could ruin our company’s reputation.”
Even though I didn’t think that Chase Harrington had ever hired a hit on someone, like my father had, it was best not to get on his wrong side. He had ties to all of the major news outlets in the United States. He could get people to stop doing business with us with a single phone call, or spread vicious lies that would collapse the stock market.
One wrong move and Erect-it Corporation could go bankrupt.
“We’ll do a good job,” Nico said.
“You haven’t let me down yet, and I trust that you won’t with this one either.”
Both of us nodded, fully understanding the importance of what he was saying.
As our father gave us some more specifics about the deal, I started to wonder if Nico would pull through. He had made a few mistakes with previous agreements, and that made me nervous. Thankfully none of them were too big for me to correct, but it was time for him to grow up. Even as he sat there and discussed business with our father, I could tell that he was hungover.
I didn’t know all of the details, but I saw some pictures on his personal Facebook page of him at a party last night. Beautiful women surrounded him, and I did not doubt that he took one of them home. The last thing our company needed was photos of him passed out drunk next to some naked woman.
“Then it sounds like we’re good to move forward, boys.”
Both of us stood up to leave his office, but my father held me back for a second as Nico waited in the hallway.
“I want you to give him more responsibility with this one, Hugo. It’s time for him to mature a little bit. Let him be the one who meets the representative at the airport. I want him to get used to schmoozing with clients.”
I nodded and winked at my father.
Nico and I walked out to our cars, which were parked next to each other in reserved spots. He leaned up against his 2020 red Aston Martin DBS, while I rested on my 1969 blue Mercedes-Benz.
“Are you ready to do this, brother?”
Nico nodded and smiled at me. Even as he stood across from me in his designer suit, while resting against his luxury car, he still looked like my kid brother.
“Following your lead, man.”
“What do you mean, Hugo? Father said we’re in this together.”
“Yes, Nico, we’ll be doing this together, but you’ll be the point of contact this time. You’ve made a lot of progress in the company, and I know that you have it in you. I’ll always be a phone call or text message away, but I want you to take the lead.”
Nico ran his hands through his curly hair, surprised that I gave him so much responsibility. In the past, he had always followed in my footsteps and learned from me. I agreed with my father, though. It was time for him to step up.
“Are you sure? I mean, this is a big deal. What if I screw it up, Hugo? You know me. Last week alone, I missed an important business meeting.”
I walked over and put my hands on his shoulders. “Why did that happen, Nico?”
