Scrooge was waiting in the board room for Emilie.He knew she now had a lot on her plate with Claire, but he really wished she would hurry up.
"Don't worry,Scroogey."crooned Brigitta. "I'm here for you."
"Um-Brigitta,"said Zenith.She hoped she did this right.She wasn't Emilie. "I don't think Mr.McDuck wants you to do that."
"Oh don't be silly,Zenith,of course he does."insisted Brigitta.Thankfully for both Scrooge, and Zenith,Emilie arrived just then.
"Sorry I'm late!"Emilie apologized.
"No apologies are necessary."said Scrooge. "Just glad that you're back."
"It's so nice to meet you at last."said Zenith getting up to greet Emilie. "I've heard so much about you from everybody!"
"All good things, I hope?"said Emilie.
"Not from Brigitta."said Zenith.Emilie looked at Brigitta as she went to her chair.
"Scroogey was always on an adventure when I called a board meeting when you, and Gladstone were on your honeymoon in Paris!"complained Brigitta.
"Yes,Brigitta,you told me this."said Emilie.Although Emilie had a feeling that Scrooge was lying about being on an adventure.If he was on an adventure as often as Brigitta called a board meeting,which was often when she, and Gladstone were on their honeymoon,Scrooge would have been dead by now.
"But that's not all!"continued Brigitta. "I called a board meeting while you were on maternity leave saying it was important, and you know what he did?"
"Hired Zenith behind your back?"
"No.Well,yes.But that's not all!"
"Okay.Let's hear the rest of it."
"Brigitta,are you sure you want Emilie to hear what you have to say?"asked Scrooge carefully.
"Yes!"insisted Brigitta. "I told Scroogey that since you were going to be a mother,that maybe you shouldn't be on the board anymore-"
"What?"said Emilie coldly as Scrooge, and Zenith ducked beneath the table.
"I-I-didn't mean that you shouldn't stop working-"
"Then what did you mean exactly?"
That-that-that maybe-"
"You use the fact that at the time I was about to become a mother with the hope Scrooge would get rid of me solely because of that so nobody would infer with your pathetic attempts to get him."said Emilie,each word colder than the last. Brigitta's only response was to whimper.
"Well,sorry to disappoint you,Brigitta,"said Emilie,who was suddenly standing over Brigitta. "I'm not going anywhere.Understand?"
Brigitta nodded.
"Good." Emilie said clasping her hands together then unclasping them. "Let's get to work then."
Scrooge, and Zenith came back from beneath the table.Emilie was sitting at her chair,while Brigitta looked like she was about to cry.
"So,what business are we discussing today?"asked Scrooge tentatively.
"Well,"began Emilie. "Somebody is slowly taking over your businesses overseas. I think we should do something about that."
"Like what?"said Scrooge.
"I suggest that we hire a detective to find out who it is."said Zenith. "I just discovered the marvelous Earth show genre of crime.Where detectives find clues to discover who did a crime, and arrest them."
"Zenith, I don't think whoever's doing this is a criminal."said Scrooge.
"And I hope you don't binge watch those shows.You watch too many of those shows, you begin to see criminals everywhere."said Emilie. "But you do have a point.Maybe we should hire a private detective."
"Hire a private detective?"screamed Scrooge. "Do you know how much that will cost?"
"That depends.Do you want to lose your company entirely?"asked Emilie with a smile.
"Fine."said Scrooge after a while.Emilie was right,if he wanted to know who was buying his company,they'll have to find out so they can stop them.And Scrooge hated it when Emilie was right.
"Good."continued Emilie. "Now to try to regain the money that you lost. I suggest you invest in small businesses."
"Small businesses?"said Scrooge. "Nobody uses small businesses!"
Emilie simply turned to Brigitta and said "And this is the man you're in love with?"
"Well,your prepared for the teenage years."said Scrooge.
"Scrooge,your missing the point.People do use small businesses.If you invest in small businesses,not only would you be helping Duckburg, but you'll also be helping yourself in two ways."said Emilie.
"How?"
"One,it's a great way to regain the money that has been lost by whoever's taking over your businesses overseas.And two,small businesses are usually independently owned.Now unless it's a major international cooperation that's taking over your businesses,nobody will take over a small business."
Scrooge thought.Emilie had a point, and while he usually hated it when Emilie was right,this time, he didn't.But he had one question.
"But what about after I get my overseas businesses back?"asked Scrooge.
"So what?You're going to stop just because you got the rest of your businesses back?That's rude.And deceiving."said Emilie.
"Oh,of course."said Scrooge.He should of realize that stopping investments in small businesses would be dishonest.
"Anything else that needs to be discussed?"asked Emilie.
"No."said Zenith.
"No."whispered Brigitta.She was still upset about what happened earlier.
"No."said Scrooge.It was true.Emilie managed to take care of everything in one meeting.As Scrooge knew she would.
"Then I guess we're done here."said Emilie.
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The Chronicles of Emilie Duckman-Part 4
FanficWhen Emilie,and Gladstone welcome their newborn daughter into the world,they,along with the rest of the family,fail to realize that F.O.W.L. has increased their attacks against the family.
