Verdant Industries

Disclaimer: This is a request from Enkay5968 though I'm changing it up a little in certain areas.

Summary: Verdant Industries is the newest and fastest rising company with a mysterious CEO no one's ever seen. At least until now.

"Anticipation is high as today is the reveal of the mystery identity of the CEO of Verdant Industries! A company that virtually rose to the top within 2 years of its opening day!" Reported Susan Williams as she stood in front of her camera and reported the event behind her.

Said event having attracted quite a large crowd, among them being CEOs of various companies in Starling City such as Robert Queen and Malcolm Merlyn. Verdant Industries was best known for its high quality Herbal medications that could be used for a variety of ailments and sold at a very low price rather than a high one. Something a few hadn't had good things to say on but the company never cared one bit on that sort of opinion. Verdant Industries also had a focus in clean energy, advanced prosthetics, and for some strange reason, Archery. They had also opened a Youth Center in the Glades roughly 2 months ago and that too had garnered some less than kind remarks. But again, the company hadn't given a damn. The crowd and those watching from home soon were witness to a strikingly beautiful woman of Asian heritage make her way to the podium.

"Hello, my name is Shado Gulong and on behalf of the owner of Verdant Industries, I must say how pleased we are to see all of you here today."

Cheers and applause were had for several minutes at her words until it all died down. "Now, I know you are all eager to see our illusive owner so without further delay, please help me welcome Oliver Queen!"

One could practically hear a pin drop at her words as from the inside of the building came Oliver himself. Only, it wasn't the same Oliver those like Susan, Robert, Malcolm, and a variety of others had known 5 years ago. No, this was a man with short hair, a goatee, a well built frame, and a confidence that hadn't exactly been there previously. For Susan and Robert especially, their shock was probably more higher than anyone else's. Especially given that Susan and Robert had been caught in the act by Oliver himself 5 years ago when she had chosen to sleep with her ex's father in a bid to get her Journalism career a jumpstart. Not ever thinking that they'd be caught by him and not exactly being too bothered by it when they had been caught. This stemmed from the fact that Oliver was essentially treated by a lot of people, his father included, as the unwanted Redheaded step child.

And in fact, preferring his step son, Carter Bowen-Queen over him after finding him to be a much worthier son to have after marrying Janice Bowen sometime after Moira Queen's death. A death that had occurred due to child birth where young Thea was concerned. Seeing his own girlfriend in the act with his own father had humiliated and broken Oliver a great deal to the point he left Starling City, Washington altogether and ultimately the country itself. Allowing him to later meet the Gulong family and some of their friends. All of whom helped him to heal from his troubles and become a better and stronger individual. Shado Gulong being a chief part of that process and the two would later marry and have a daughter named Emiko. Oliver stared at the silent crowd and barely repressed the smirk that wanted to make itself known.

"Well, I'm not quite sure I can top my wife's introduction but I'll try. But to begin with… Yes, I am in fact Oliver Queen. No, this is not a joke of some kind as this is in fact, the real deal. Now, are there any questions?"

That silence from before? Definitely still there! Though from where Thea was, she was certainly enjoying the whole thing as she had never been a fan of how her brother had been treated by various people until he left! And this was karma finally coming to bite them all in the ass!

Author's Notes: Enkay, hope you enjoyed! Originally two parts of this request involved Laurel and the LoA, however, I felt that Laurel gets enough shit as it is and didn't want to add to that so I chose not to use her in the end. I didn't really feel like being cliché enough to make Felicity be the bad guy so to speak and Susan just seemed like a good choice even though I do really like the character a great deal. As for the LoA, I didn't think he'd be all that easily allowed to run off and start a company after swearing allegiance to the League.