Ashton's Empire

8

When all of these happened the old Uncle standing behind him was more than the word confused too and surprised at how the sweet boy he had taken in some years back had changed so drastically.

After receiving the slap for talking rude to the CEO of Ashton Empire there was nothing the manager could do at this point but carry himself out but he had somewhat of a plan because deep down he still didn’t believe the worker whom he had been insulting ad making his life miserable was the one sending him out of the restaurant he worked for the past years so he went in to pack his things but also to call the real owner whom he knew so as to get the story straight.

After trying for long and the previous owner was not picking up he took it as an opportunity to attack Ryan once more as he tried but his hands were held and he was pushed back hard to the point where he met with some tables and couldn’t help but stay there for a while and no one rushed to help him up.

“You should stop joking about buying this place because my boss has not yet taken my calls to affirm that there is any new owner of this property” the manager said.

“Well that is because he is busy signing off the paperwork with my work team so do yourself a favor before I call the cops leave this place right now would you?” Ryan said as he spat to the ground.

Sheesh today had been such a hectic one with all the activities that they had going on.

Everyone was rooted to their spots flabbergasted and not sure of where they were standing if they were to follow Ryan’s side or stick with their once manager, and then Ryan asked the obvious question which nobody had been expecting.

“Who are those who still wish to continue working here under my management?” Ryan asked and there was a little fidgeting as they weren’t sure if he was being serious with what he was asking or not.

Still after he had packed his thigs upon leaving he made an annoying statement and Ryan didn’t have to tell his guards who were now surrounding him they pounced on the restaurant boss beating the living hell out of him and after Ryan was satisfied with the treatment he had received one of the head guard pulled him towards Ryan and asked of him to make sure he apologized properly.

At this point, it showed the high and mighty manager who wouldn’t let anyone get passed him and sometimes slashed salaries for no reason and Hains was kneeling in front of one of his former employees whom he had humiliated that morning and made fun of he began his agonizing speech of regret as he apologized.

“I am extremely sorry to have doubted you and I promise I would never doubt you again, please tell your men to let me go” he begged and that was when Ryan told his men to let him go.

“ Finally the high and mighty has become a beggar, now this should be the last time you would make a poor person feel bad or you would cheat those you work with, I’ll show you some love and make sure you get work and mind you I’ll be following you up and if you as much as misbehave you would I’ll make sure no one ever hires you, now leave,” Ryan said and the restaurant manager ran as fast as his feet could carry him not looking back even for once.

“Son I have never known you to be this vicious so what are you going to do with this place you have bought? You have sent the manager away?” his uncle tried to get him to talk but he turned and looked at him calmly.

“Don’t worry about this Uncle, just have your dinner” He proposed.

“But there is no food on the table yet” the uncle explained.

“Okay, that brings me back to my question before your boss left without responding to me, who are those willing to continue working here under my reign and who are those who want to go away?” Ryan asked.

Of course, he knew how difficult it was to have a job so the best thing they could do was succumb.

“I would ask the question one more time if you are willing to work for standing this way,” he said pointing to his left,

“And if you do not wish to work for me take the door,” he said showing the door area nobody walked out and then he nodded.

“Exactly what I thought, now take your time and serve my guest whatever it is he wishes to eat” he ordered and the workers scared rushed and made sure they did as they had been told and brought all the varieties of what they had.

They made sure the service was top notched because at his point they didn’t know if it was okay for them to still be kept there as workers given the way they had treated him before.

While he ate his food the only person who kept coming to his mind was Stacy.

He couldn’t help but feel he had to make sure she was found because he imagined she might have calmed down at this point.

It was already the evening and now he had to look for his Uncle a place to stay so he returned home with his uncle and when his grandmother saw the old man.

She was not pleased her grandson was still dealing with people of the lower class.

“I need to talk with you Ryan,” she said as he introduced the man as his Uncle and the one who had taken his in the point when he had decided to live his life without the family fortune.

“Why did you bring him here?” Anita asked as she didn’t like the sight of poor people she claimed they made her sick with their stench of poverty.

“That man helped me” Ryan briefly said as he was tired of having to go back and forth with the poverty conversation.

“Then why didn’t you take him to his house?” she asked with raised eyebrows.

“Because he has been thrown out of his house and has nowhere to go,” Ryan said.

“Then get him a place to stay then” Anita emphasized.

“And Grandma you think I don’t already have that in mind?” he asked wiping the tiredness on his face with his free hand as the other was in his pocket.

“Be fast with that I don’t want him around he can steal something” she insinuated.

This only made Ryan angrier as he turned and climbed the stairs to his newly equipped bedroom with all his night clothes set out on the bed for him already.

All he had to do now was take a bath and prepare for the meeting tomorrow as he was going to watch his wife try her best to cajole him with her presentation.