If God Was A Banker by Ravi Subramanian

Author:Ravi Subramanian [Subramanian, Ravi]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9788129121424
Published: 2013-11-20T18:30:00+00:00

48

The moment all the guests had left, Kailash picked up his mobile and dialled the third number from his fast dial list.

'The number you are dialling cannot be reached, please...'

Click! Kailash disconnected the line. 'What the fuck is he doing at this time of the night?'

He began pacing up and down the alley. He stepped out into his garden. He was fortunate to have a garden in his house in a city like Mumbai. After all, he was the highest paid executive. It was 11.30 at night. The sky was cloudy, and it was warm and humid. Anybody would sweat in this weather. Kailash's anxiety made him sweat even more.

He picked up the phone and dialled the number once more. Same response. 'Bastard,' he muttered. 'This guy is never available when you want him.' After trying a couple of times, he finally sent him a message.

He kept pacing the lawns for the next fifteen minutes when he finally decided to go in. He kept his phone firmly by his side, to ensure that he picked it up, just in case this person decided to call him back. Sundeep had told him something that was very critical. He had to act in the next twenty-four hours. There was no time.

Twenty minutes after midnight, the phone rang. Kailash picked it up after just one ring.

'How are you, my friend?' It was such a relief to have heard that voice in the middle of the night. It was Naresh on the other side of the line.

'Where were you? What the fuck were you up to at this hour?'

'Yaar, Monica had sent across a new secretary. Usika test le raha thai' Naresh replied in jest.

'Ram, you need to check something out for me right now,' Kailash said.

'You seem very stressed out. What is the problem? Get a massage done. My secretary can fly down in case you want her to. You will be fine,' Naresh said with his usual wit and flamboyance.

'Sundeep came to see me today. Mark Sheen had called him yesterday about Rakesh Makkar. It seems they want to move Rakesh to New York to support the global management team in emerging markets. If that happens, Rakesh's current post becomes vacant. Only you can get it for me.' Kailash was asking Naresh to swing it for him.

'Understood. The grapevine is that Chetan Bindra is coming back as CEO for the group in India. They are meeting today to close out the moves.' Naresh knew everything. How did he manage his network?

'That's what Sundeep told me. Is there any way you can get me this job?'

'What's in it for me?' Naresh was never known to be discreet.

'How does half-a-million dollars sound? Will route it to you over the next six months.' Kailash was too keen on striking this deal.

Rakesh Makkar, the CEO-India of New York International Bank, was slated to move to New York and Kailash was keen to get that job. It meant a lot to him. Kailash had only a few years left before retirement.

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