The CEO: White Collar Crime Finance Suspense Thriller by Peter Ralph

Author:Peter Ralph
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Peter Ralph
Published: 2013-01-29T00:00:00+00:00

Kerry Bartlett knocked nervously at Aspine’s door. “Ca-can I-I see you, Douglas?”

“I always have time for you, Kerry.”

“I-I’ve finished the first quarter’s figures. Th-they’re no-not good.”

“I guessed they wouldn’t be.” Aspine smiled, walking around his desk and taking a chair next to Kerry. “A small glitch caused by our price rises. Don’t worry, the second quarter’s going to be a boomer.”

“Bu-bu-but the bud-budget was for-forty-two million dol-dollars, and we’ve only made twen-twenty-three million.”

“Fuck! I didn’t think it’d be that bad. How can that be?”

“We-well I-I had to rev-reverse the twel-twelve million adjustment we put through a-at the en-end of December.”

“Oh, so that’s what caused the blowout.” Aspine smiled, placing his hand reassuringly on Kerry’s shoulder. “You just have to hold off on that reversal entry until we have a good quarter’s figures.”

The air conditioning was cold, but the perspiration stains under Kerry’s arms were fresh. “Yo-you to-told me I would-wouldn’t have to fud-fudge the figures again.”

“And I’m not asking you to now. Look, we don’t report quarterly figures to the Stock Exchange, only the board.”

“Yes, bu-but we-we hav-have an ob-obligation to keep the mar-market ful-fully informed.”

“And so we shall. In August we’ll report the half year’s result to the end of June.”

“Bu-but even wi-with the twelve million, we’re still sev-seven million short of bud-budget. We-we’re going back-backwards.”

Aspine placed his hand on Kerry’s knee. “You know we’re going to surpass budget for the rest of the year, so what difference does it make if you increase the adjustment to nineteen million?”

“Yo-you wa-want me to fu-fudge the figures by nine-nineteen million dollars now?” Kerry gasped, barely able to talk.

“Don’t panic, Kerry. It’s not as if I’m asking you to fake the figures for the Stock Exchange or anything. We’ll exceed budget by nineteen million this quarter, and when you report June’s figures they’ll be kosher.”

“Ho-how su-sure are you that every-everything will b-be right by the en-end of June?”

“I’m positive. You’ve nothing to worry about and, besides, the only people who’ll see these figures are the board, and they wouldn’t have a fucking clue about anything. You’ve got nothing to worry about. Is there anything else you want to discuss? No? Good, ask Kelly to come and see me on your way out.”

Kerry rose slowly from his chair, his face tight and drawn, without saying another word.

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