Princess of the Fitzgerald and the O'Brien's

Part 4

5 years later

They did just that the Fitzgerald and the O'Brien's boys where among the most eligible man in the state and among the wealthiest.

Secret about the Fitzgerald princess

Only Alan and Nora knew the truth about their youngest or just how smart she really was. Kathleen Fitzgerald had come to her parents early on in middle school (before she reached 12) and told her parents, she was getting picked on at school and girls were already trying use here to get close to her brothers and cousins and her Family for their wealth. She asked her parents to allow her to be home schooled and to not make a big deal of this. Of course, they agreed knowing that it might make matters worse for Kathleen. Their daughter thrived working from home on her education and they were surprised and proud when she got her GED just before she turned 13 years old. Kathleen's parents, despite wanting to share their daughter's brilliance with the rest of the family agreed at her insistence to keep all of this from the rest of the family and allow their daughter this secret. So unknowing to the rest of the family Kathleen when on and received her associate's degree in economics when she was just 14 years old and her Bachelor of Business Administration

Just before her father's accident.

At this time her mother Nora was having a hard time and was not up to make business decisions. She allowed her son Liam to run the day to day of the business. Nora was still the CEO of the Fitzgerald Enterprise and held family dinners on Sundays to talk business and get his sons and nephews advice. Behind closed doors she secretly got her daughter Kathleen for help with a major decision. Katheen's choices of companies to do business with and those not to, were spot on and very profitable for both the Fitzgerald and the O'Brien's. Nora knew her daughters mind well and trusted her and her mind to make decisions for the family even though she was the youngest. Kathleen only proved more valuable when she received her master's degree in accounting and financial management just before turning 17. By the time she was 18 she had her MBA Managerial Accounting (CPA) and then at 19 a Ph. D Business Management and currently was studying to be an Attorney. All while still helping her mother make major business decisions unknown to the family and board of her contributions to the family business.

Nora put her foot down last year when she received her Ph.D and convinced Kathleen to let her older brother Liam the who was now the COO of Fitzgerald Enterprise. Liam was shocked at first but provided the physical proof of his younger sister's accomplishments and true value to the family and as the true master mind behind all the business over the past five years and success of Fitzgerald Enterprise.

Liam was in aw of his sister and wanted her to step forward as the new CEO of the family business. He was seeing her in a new light. All his life he, his brothers and cousins saw her as the princess of the family and an introvert. It was shocking to see her as this dedicated, smart and business savvy young women.

"Liam, It means so much to me to be a part of this family and to know that I am contributing" Kathleen said while her brother hugged her and their mother.

"Son, I want to step down as CEO for Fitzgerald Enterprise and name your sister the new CEO. It's my decision as we are a private company and we do not answer to anyone other than the members of this family. I have our Attorney's drawing up the paperwork as we speak. This has been kept secret at your father and sister's request for so long, but I feel she is ready. She has worked hard to get us where we are today and to get the education and knowledge to do the job. The hard part will be to have people take her seriously and to see her for who she is. Starting with the family." Nora told her eldest son.

"Mom, Katie girl I wish I had known all this years ago, but mom I started to suspect the decisions make for the company where not your own a couple of years ago. I just could not figure out who was influencing you. Then I decided that it did not matter. The decisions were they best for us all and all our business. You don't know how relieved I am to see that it was family all along.