Chapter 73 Fortunes Unite

(Thomas)

Two days had already gone by and I had only met with four potential investors and secured a deal with one of them. While the alliance had boosted our shares up by five percent over the past two days, I still had twenty percent to cover. And only two days left.

I was swamped with meetings and work. In fact, I had spent the last three days at the office. I was very disheveled and disorganized with papers splashed across my large wooden desk as I finished my pack of cigarettes for the day when Jack walked in.

“You have got to leave this office, man!” he said, looking around. He was right. The whole place looked like a mess.

But how could I leave this office until I had figured out how to solve my problem! This was my only shot at fixing things.

I shook my head at Jack. He sat down. “I know you're upset,” he said, “But it’s going to be alright. I’m here and ready to offer whatever help that you might need, okay?”

“Thanks, man,” I said. I handed him some files, “Please go over the