The day of the press confrence

That morning when she reported to work Kate was indeed assigned to Obara Orime's security detail. Kate immediately began to get to work. She passed along all the details over to Barbara and Dick. They decided to sneak into her penthouse during the press conference later that afternoon.

That morning before going to the press conference she met with a lawyer. "As you can see Miss Orime....." Orime cut the lawyer off. "Miss Obara." The lawyer apologized. "As you can see here Miss Obara, Bruce left you a third of his holdings in Wayne Enterprises. The other two-thirds went to his son and cousin. Leaving Obara Enterprises and the Obara family as the major shareholders with...." The lawyer stopped to make sure his memory was right. "47% of all stock." Orime's phone beeped, and she looked at the notification. "Between my trades last night on the Tokyo Stock Exchange and those that just went through in New York I have acquired an additional 4% of stock. The Obaras now control 51% of Wayne Enterprises." She got up to leave. "You don't have to answer, but I have to ask for my curiosity. Why did Bruce Wayne leave you 17% of his holdings in Wayne Enterprises." Orime turned around. "The same reason he left his son 17%." She could see his eyes get wide. "The family may insist on DNA testing." Orime just smirked. "Let them try."

That afternoon, directly across the street from Wayne Enterprises, a press conference was held. "Hello, everyone. My name is Obara Orime of Obara Enterprises. I am here today to announce that the future of Wayne Enterprise is secure. Between the stock that Obara Enterprises owns and my personal investment in Wayne Enterprises, we are now the major shareholders."

Meanwhile, in Orime's penthouse, Dick was sneaking in as Nightwing. He found a laptop open and turned on along with several letters in Bruce's handwriting. Every letter was addressed to Orime's mother thanking her for updates on his daughter. Nightwing went to turn the laptop's sleep mode off. He was greeted by a wallpaper that said 'Hello brother. Did you come here as Richard or as Nightwing?' The laptop started recording to the cloud the moment he disengaged sleep mode. Dick called Oracle over the comms. "She knows who Nightwing is." Dick explained how. "Plugging in your dongle now Oracle."

Back at the press conference. "I am proud to be Wayne Enterprises next CEO. My only goal is to make my father proud and hopefully do what he would have wanted. I never got to know my father. He and my mother decided it was best to wait until I was older for us to meet. After learning that my father was Batman I understood why." She paused allowing the revelation to sink in.

Back at the Penthouse. "Nightwing! Orime just announced she is the major shareholder of Wayne Enterprises and stepping in as CEO." Dick could also hear the computer beeping in the Batcave. "So what did you find?" Barbara looked over everything. "Beyond the standard operating system stuff, there is literally nothing on that computer beyond an app for a cloud service I never heard of and the file for the wallpaper. She doesn't even have her cloud service password locked at the moment. The only thing on the cloud is a video of you being recorded right now. That laptop is either a decoy or she just left it behind so she could see your face when you read the wallpaper."

Back at the press conference. "Since I never got to know my father I am asking his closest friends and his family to help me lead the way he wanted to. There will be no questions." The reporters tried to ask questions as she walked away but she responded to none. She walked up to Kate. "If you don't mind could you set up a meeting with all the families? Sometime soon, please. Location doesn't matter. Preferably a nice restaurant, name the place and night, and I will secure the restaurant so it's just us and the staff, no other customers at all. There is no need to make Mr. Pennyworth cook when he is also a guest." She then ducked into an alley and disappeared. Kate was only seconds behind her. "Fucking hell. Just like Bruce."

Kate got on her phone and called Barbara who patched in Dick. "Orime wants to have dinner with the Waynes and Kanes." Oracle chimed in. "Did she say Waynes and Kanes?" Kate repeated what Orime said. "Given the fact she knows Nightwing's secret identity. She probably means the Waynes, the Kanes, and the Batfamily." Dick could be heard taking pictures of all the letters Orime left out. "Should we fight her appointing herself as CEO?" Oracle was curious how she could have majority control. "You should call Bruce's lawyer. He might have some insight. Last night when I looked into her she and her family only had 30% this morning after some trades on the Tokyo Stock Exchange last night and the New York Stock Exchange this morning she only has 34%. She's 17% short of majority control. Kate you should do as she says but only invite those who know our secrets as well."

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