RE: Perverted Sugar Daddy System-Chapter 428: Scheme 7: Takken And GOLG

It was like we were long-time bros.

I jumped on the Sunshine full of confidence and carrying an infectious smile.

Too bad there was no one actually worth influencing.

For a second, the armed men became confused at the situation, slightly turning to the three approaching men for confirmation. Their guns lowered a little, but that was all. While the possibility existed that I was friends with their bosses, the clear age difference between us nearly sank that thought instantly.

The armed men let me board the yacht, but that was it. Their tight expressions warned me against any further approach.

They stood a few meters away, their forms shielding Nicholas who was approaching.

"Open up," a powerful voice said from behind them.

The men didn’t hesitate. They immediately parted for their boss, and Nicholas, along with not just his two partners but a woman and another group of armed men marched forward.

Something to keep note of was that the old man stood at the head of the group, fearlessly walking towards me... then again, he already knew me.

Nicholas moved until he was about five meters from me and came to a stop.

"This is Marcus Lawson," Nicholas said for the benefit of his two colleagues, his hands going into his pockets.

"Boy, what do you want?"

Nicholas’s reaction to my actions was quite tame compared to what I expected from him, and with a smile, I faced away from the man.

"Mr Takken, Baron Schonfield, it’s a pleasure to finally see you both."

Takken stood to Nicholas’s left, a black hat on his head, and he wore a black suit with brown strips. He held a black cane in his left hand and kept his right in his pocket.

As for Baron Schonfield, the man looked older than all three men as he was also the oldest. Unlike Nicholas, his head was completely bald, the wrinkles on his forehead held strong, and he was quite slim. Schonfield made for a tall, slim elderly man, one with a seemingly kind heart.

After I spoke, both men looked at me with confusion, then realization quickly dawned on them, their faces souring and their heads bending down.

The introduction of hydraulic fracking into the mining of oil had brought about a revolution, greatly enhancing America’s oil production ability and making it a top major power in the industry globally. The revolution had seen the country’s economic might take a massive step forward, but its most direct impact had been on those who owned the oil wells and fields.

Some companies and individuals saw a massive rise in fortune, while others saw all they had built in the last decade crumble.

SAWOIL had been a household name in the oil industry. They ate up a major share of the market, their influence vast, yet when the revolution came, they crumbled to dust.

That didn’t make sense.

The revolution had been a game changer, but it hadn’t just come in a day, a year, or even a decade. With the company’s reach and influence, despite their shortcomings, they should have been able to cut off their limbs, contract, and weather the storm. By all means, SAWOIL should have survived—even if only to be acquired by another company, or simply downscaled.

An internal catastrophe was the only way such a total collapse could have hit them; there had to have been a wrong plug in the machine, and Baron Schonfield and Takken were those plugs.

SAWOIL was a major player in the industry, but did it accomplish that alone?

Eighteen years ago, SAWOIL had teamed with Takken Limited and GOLG, the oil companies ran by Takken and Schonfield respectively to form a joint venture.

Nicholas wanted to leverage more power, his hunger for growth massive, but at the same time, he wanted to keep his company in-house, exclusive to the family. The old man’s desire to avoid bringing in foreign devices was the reason he had opted for a joint venture, and for a time it had worked.

Though only SAWOIL got the praise and worship, profit was no issue for the other two partners of the collaboration. All was right with the three partners, their upward mobility seemingly set in stone.

Sadly, humans were not robots. In the calmest and most peaceful of situations, the apex species could. and would always find a way to stray away from logic.

Already from a prideful home, after achieving heavy success, Nicholas threw his weight on those around him, his partners in his ventures not excluded. One didn’t even have to look at Takken, a glance at Schonfield and the incoming trouble could be spotted miles away.

Nicholas had pride, but so did other men. While the three men greedily chased profits, what was a man without his pride?

Schonfield might love the money, but how could he comfortably keep his head bent, following around a man much younger than him like a servant?

At least Schonfield was suffering from wounded pride. Takken was just outright greedy—he thought himself a young wolf.

The two men’s desires didn’t prompt them to sabotage the venture; no, they still loved their money dearly. Flush with cash and in favor with all, their desires pushed them to take on some risk, working behind the back of their partner. They wanted fast money and, amongst other investments, had looked in the direction of tech.

Suffice to say, their attempts had fallen woefully. That, along with other attempts, like their joint purchase of a massive oil field, one which turned out to be contaminated, cost money. Real serious money. Money the two men did not have swimming in their accounts. They had gone to the bank for help, and following their failures, were now billions in debt. 𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

The information on the two men’s failures wasn’t something readily available to the public. Before I came to Nicholas, I looked into his entire frame, not just seeking holes to get the man to invest in my hedge fund but also curious why such a power had fallen.

Finding and connecting the dots had been quite novel.

Making out the entire picture, my own greed was stoked; I saw a chance to strengthen and fortify my foundations.

Takken Limited and GOLG were in serious trouble, so as a good Samaritan one very flush with cash, I bought out their debt.