Twins in Her Womb: Sir President, Please be Gentle by Heap Heap

The voting session lasted for half an hour.
After that, the notary public of A City began to count the votes.
Percy sat on the chairman's seat calmly. Pierre, who sat beside him, was on pins and needles.
Pierre wanted to stand up and head to the washroom to take a look at his phone. He wanted to see what was the news on the
online forum that Percy mentioned.
Pierre knew it must be something advantageous to him when Percy mentioned it.
Anything advantageous to Percy would put Pierre in a disadvantageous position.
Old Master Mallory grabbed Pierre's hand and asked, “Where are you going?"
“To the washroom," replied Pierre.
"How can you do great things when you can't remain calm?" Even though Old Master Mallory was curious about what Percy had
posted on the online forum, he was confident about the proposal this time.
Old Master Mallory had met up with many of the shareholders before he called for the shareholders' meeting, telling them that he
would be supporting Pierre. He hoped that they could do him a favor and support Pierre too.
He convinced them courageously that even if Pierre took over the position of chairman and CEO of the company, Mallory
Corporation would still be the same and there would not be many changes.
Most of the shareholders were close to him, and they told him that they would agree to the proposal during the meeting.
Percy would not be able to defeat him no matter what plans he came up with.
Pierre heard him and continued to remain seated. He glanced sideways to look at Percy. He was as calm as a millpond.
The vote counting was a cumbersome job. The shareholders were waiting for the results.
An hour later, the notary public stepped up to the podium with the results in his hands. Seeing as everyone was waiting for him,
he announced the voting results.

"Regarding the proposal of dismissing Percy Mallory from his CEO position and nominating Pierre Mallory as the CEO of Mallory
Corporation, I hereby announce the voting results. A total of three percent of the shareholders gave up their rights to vote. 36
percent of the shareholders agree with the proposal, and 61 percent disagree with the proposal. The final result is that the
proposal has been rejected."
Percy listened to the announcement with a calm expression on his face. He already knew the outcome of this extraordinary
general meeting.
Pierre had always thought that he was meticulous at work, but when he started planning to take over Mallory Corporation back
then, Luke's men had already begun to investigate him.
Pierre got himself involved in so many dirty businesses behind everyone's back to make sure that he could start his own
company.
Moreover, he made a whole lot of deals under the table to support his company and gain more business.
He had done so many things that Pierre could hardly remember each of them. After Old Master Mallory found out what he did,
Madam Mallory helped Pierre to clean up the mess and handled many matters for him. She even destroyed all the evidence.
However, many things that he did in his early days were not covered up yet.
Madam Mallory thought she had everything settled, but there were some things she did not handle well. Percy had been holding
the unfavorable proof against Pierre, and he had been waiting for this day.
Percy wanted to take their brotherhood into account too, but Pierre kept hurting Nina again and again. He even thought of
snatching his lover. His relationship with Pierre was no longer a concern or reason for him to hold back.
The news on the online forum was all about what Pierre did. Other than the dirty businesses Pierre was involved in back then,
there was also news about him purchasing another company's bidding document through illicit channels. All the other things he
did were posted online too.
It was Percy who asked Adrian to schedule the post on the online forum. That way, he could avoid what Old Master Mallory had
done earlier.
All the news contained detailed information and evidence. It was difficult for everyone to not believe it.

Even though the shareholders had promised Old Master Mallory to show their support, they could not risk letting the company
fall into the wrong hands after seeing the news.
Otherwise, Mallory Corporation would face a crisis the moment Pierre became the CEO.
After all, the information Percy had disclosed could allow related departments to investigate Pierre. Although Old Master Mallory
could cover for Pierre, he had made the shareholders lose their confidence in him.
Pierre was the first to raise a question when he heard that the proposal had been rejected. “Objection.
How could the proposal be rejected? I own more shares than him!"
He pointed at Percy and questioned.
Pierre had the most number of the Mallory family's shares, and it was unlikely that Percy owned more than that.
He also had some shareholders who were on Old Master Mallory's side. It could not have ended up like this.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Pierre. There's nothing wrong with the final result," replied the notary public. He worked for the government, and
he dared not cheat on such an occasion. "You may watch the footage of the surveillance camera and take a look at the ballots
that have been counted if you suspect me."
They recorded everything down when they were counting the votes, and they never left the scene to make sure that the result
was fair and honest.
"..." Pierre knew there was nothing wrong with the final result. He was the one who appointed the notary public to come here.
Even though he would not help them cheat, he would not help Percy either.
"I have more shares than you do," said Percy. He showed the shares he owned and Luke's authorization letter.
He reckoned that the total amount of the shares he had in his hands was more than anyone else in the Mallory family.
Pierre looked at the amount of shares Percy owned. He was down in the dumps as he sat on the chair.
Percy rose to his feet victoriously and said to all the shareholders behind him, "Thank you for trusting me. I'll continue to lead
Mallory Corporation to success in the future."

After that, he left the conference hall.
An ominous cloud hovered over Old Master Mallory. He remained seated on the chair.
The other shareholders understood that the meeting had ended. They stood up and prepared to leave.
"Grandpa..." Pierre gritted his teeth as frustration filled up his heart.
"He actually did it.." said Old Master Mallory. He thought it would be difficult for Percy to make it without the Mallory family's
support.
However, he defeated Pierre while having an absolute advantage.
"Old Master Mallory, Pierre, I'm sorry." A middle-aged man approached them. He was one of the biggest shareholders of Mallory
Corporation, Hector Blanton.
Old Master Mallory watched the man walk toward him. He frowned as he thought Hector was feeling sorry for him over Pierre
failing to become the CEO. Hence, he said, "I appreciate it."
Hector shook his head and replied, "Old Master Mallory, your men will certainly check the voting results later. Let me just be
honest and say that I didn't choose Pierre."
Pierre stood up, refusing to believe what he said. Among all the shareholders who promised to show their support to Old Master
Mallory, Hector was the one who would least likely go back on his words.
Besides, the Blanton family owed Old Master Mallory a favor.
"Uncle Hector, why did you suddenly go back on your word?" Pierre questioned him angrily.
Hector had become an ungrateful person in his eyes. He promised that he would support Pierre in front of Old Master Mallory,
but he eventually cast his vote for Percy.
"Pierre, you should take a look at the local online forum. I'm an investor. Of course, I have to value the company's future
development. If I had chosen you, there was a chance Mallory Corporation might face a crisis in the future. I did it for the sake of
the company's future. Old Master Mallory, I'm sorry I didn't help this time," Hector apologized. He would have been unwilling to
tell them about this if it were not for the reveal of the final results.

After all, his family owed Old Master Mallory a favor. If it were not for the sake of benefits and interests, he would not have
chosen Percy either.