Twenty-four Hours
Author: Electro lord
last update2025-01-14 16:03:59

"Sir, sign here," The doctor pointed at a place on the paper asking Aiden to sign.

"Also here," He continued after Aiden signed the papers pointing at another spot.

"Thank you very much, we'll commence with the operation soon," The doctor smiled and then walked away quickly to arrange for the operation.

Aiden sighed and walked to his sister's ward. Looking at the weak and skinny girl on the bed, he couldn't help but shake his head and his eyes became red.

"Brother." A weak voice called just as Aiden reached his sister's side.

"Kayla, " Aiden forced a smile holding his sister's bony hands while caressing them slowly.

His sister had been sick since she was little and their parents were not rich enough to afford the operation. After they had passed away in the ghastly accident, the task of taking care of her had fallen upon him.

Her condition had gotten worse and she had been hospitalized. Because he couldn't afford the money for a full treatment, the hospital could only help give just a minimal treatment.

Also, he had no other choice but to work overtime most times just to be able to make ends meet.

"You'll be fine, Kayla." Aiden consoled, looking at his sister. He had already paid for her surgery and had also made arrangements for her ward to be changed after everything.

"But brother..." Kayla called Aiden, her eyes red as tears threatened to flow down from them.

"Don't worry, you'll be fine." Aiden interrupted, caressing her hands.

He knew what she was thinking, but he didn't say anything. After all, he also didn't know the origin of the system.

After a while, the doctors soon came and wheeled Kayla into the theater room while Aiden watched.

Heaving a sigh, Aiden shook his head and walked away. There was no need for him to stay any longer. He still needed to buy a company.

He had spent just five million dollars out of a hundred Million dollars and was still left with ninety-five million.

He didn't know where to start. He was just as confused as ever. How was he going to buy a company?

He had to think of a way, but no matter how much he racked his brain, he just couldn't come up with a solution.

Aiden panicked, but there was nothing he could do. His time was running out and he needed to buy a company, but he couldn't see a company out for sale.

"Take a deep breath." He muttered under his breath and brought out his phone.

Aiden then searched the number of companies that were up for sale. Scrolling through G****e, Aiden was discouraged. What the heck was he seeing?

All the companies he was seeing were over a hundred million. How the heck was he supposed to be able to buy a company?

Aiden stood on the stop and wouldn't stop scrolling. He knew he was doomed if he didn't find something suitable.

In a flash, an hour was gone, and Aiden was still scrolling through G****e, trying to find a company up for sale, but he couldn't find even a single one, and this made him depressed.

He was not ready to die yet, so he had to find a company, no matter what it was going to take.

After a while, Aiden still couldn't find a company. The least company he could find was a hundred million dollars, and he had already spent some of the money to care for his sister.

It seemed like he was going to have to die because he didn't know what to do next. After that, he was a little bit helpless and had no idea what to do next.

Just as Aiden was about to stop searching, his eyes suddenly caught something and he froze.

"The Snack Shack Company is up for sale at the price of fifty Million Dollars," The advertisement by the side read.

Seeing this, Aiden was immediately interested; after all, he had been looking for a company, so he clicked on it.

The page loaded and it took him to a different site where it read. For more information, contact the number below.

Then there was a number right under it making Aiden smile widely.

There was no way he was going to give up on this. He was going to get this company.

After all, he didn't want to die. As for what the company produced or what it was all about, he didn't care and just wanted to buy the company for the sake of avoiding death.

After all, he was going to die in the next twenty-four hours if he didn't buy a company.

Copying the number, he proceeded to call the other party, and soon the call went through, and it was picked.

"Hello, who's this?" A hoarse voice came from the other end of the phone.

"Hi, I saw the advertisement for the sale of The Snack Shack company and would like to purchase it," Aiden replied, he could feel his heart pounding against his chest.

"Text me your location; I will come to pick you up. I'm just an agent and don't own the company, I'll take you to the owner of the company." The hoarse voice replied.

"Sure." Aiden nodded and then ended the call.

Then he texted the other party his location while he waited. He was not afraid of being scammed.

He was not a fool and knew well what he was doing, so there was no way he was going to follow the other party blindly.

Soon, an old scooter, driven by a tall, lanky man who had a rugged look on his face, stopped in front of Aiden.

"Are you Aiden Sinclair?" The man asked, gazing at Aiden with a frown on his face.

"Yes, I am." Aiden nodded without any hesitation.

The man looked at Aiden for a while scrunching his brows as he looked at him, but after a while, he said,

"Hop on, I'll take you to the owner of the company." The man said.

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