FROM A CHEAP PAUPER, TO A GREEK TYCOON

A sudden change of status

Chapter 2

Dimitri walked along the street as he kept on meditating on what happened a few minutes back. Few hours ago, he was so excited about bringing a gift to his wife and now he is divorced to that same person with the love he had for her converted to hatred

His phone rang continually but he kept on hanging up because he didn't know what to say to the caller. He was heavily indebted but he didn't have the slightest idea of how to pay up his debts.

And he wondered if he could still stay alive for a day. He picked up his wallet from his pocket to check the amount of cash he had on him and he was just having fifty dollars

He hurried to a roadside bar and sat on one of the chairs trying to plan his next move.

"Dimitri, what are you doing here?" A young man said coming out of the bar and walking towards him with a frown on his face.

"I'm here to take some drinks, I need to clear my head" He said absentmindedly, oblivious of the stain look the man gave him

"You still have the guts to come here and ask for a drink! You haven't paid for the drink you had yesterday and the one you had before that, I'm sorry, I can't keep on giving you drinks on credit" The man said arrogantly.

One would have thought that Dimitri was the one taking those drinks but he isn't exactly the one consuming those drinks. He buys on credit and sells at a more expensive rate and it has been going quite well until he was captured and beaten by some of the person's he was indebted to and they all took the drinks he bought and the money he made from the previous once he had sold, so he wasn't having money to pay back.

But on this very day, it isn't that he was planning to sell the drinks he was going to buy, but he was planning on drinking all of the drinks till he probably gets drunk.

"I understand Masson, you've been really patient with me and I appreciate that, I promise to pay back all I owe you in no time" He said and was about standing up when a fleet of expensive cars packed loudly in front of the bar drawing his attention and making him a little scared

He has been so vigilant about his environment so he won't come across those person's he was owing. But right now these cars seemed suspicious 

The door of the cars opened and men dressed in blue suits came out, each and everyone of them had a blank expression on their faces and they all had dark shades on given them an aura of ruthlessness

A middle aged man putting on a black suit came out of one of the cars and walked towards Dimitri as all the blue suited men followed him from behind.

Dimitri sat rooted to his chair as he tried to recollect if he had seen the middle aged man anywhere before but he couldn't recall anything, he prayed within that this wasn't one of the person's he was owing.

These men looked too powerful for him, and it would be nearly impossible to endure a beating from each and everyone of them. And he prayed they didn't come here for him.

 The man got to where he was seated and to Dimitri's surprise he bowed in respect and said, "Good day, young master"

Dimitri shifted uncomfortably but a little bit relieved that they were not here for him "I'm sorry, you have the wrong person, I'm no young master" He said and attempted to stand up and walk away when the words of the middle aged man stopped him.

"I'm sorry Mr Dimitri Nicholas I don't think we have the wrong person, please I'd like you to follow us, your mother would like to have a word with you" The middle aged man said leading the way while Dimitri followed him still confused on what was happening.

His father told him that his mother left them when he was just a year old and she does not care about him. How is it possible that the person who is wanting to see him was his mother? He didn't even know her by face, he had only a picture of her which he lost during his father's funeral. 

He wasn't clear about what was happening but he was pretty sure they had the wrong person, it can't be him, he is just a nobody 

The middle aged man opened the door of the car with a bow gesticulating for him to enter and he entered still dazed of what was happening.

The car was a Cadillac limousine, it had a gorgeous interior making Dimitri jaw drop in amusement. Never in his life has he entered a car this expensive.

"Let's go," The middle aged man said to the driver.

Though it was obvious that the car had started moving, but it seemed as if they where not moving at all 

"What is your name?" Dimitri asked the old man

"I'm Aaron Steel, but your mother calls me steel, you can call me whatever you want young master" The man said respectfully 

Dimitri looked at the man in shock as the name echoed in his head. Who doesn't know Mr Aaron Steel? The director of Steel Group, the biggest and richest company in Anatolia, how can a man with such influence be just a servant to his mother? What is going on?

"We're here sir" The Driver said to Mr Aaron, interrupting Dimitri's thoughts. Mr Aaron nodded and opened the door.

He gestured for Dimitri to come out which he did and they both walked into the house, the house was a villa, a secured one at that, every part of the villa had securities making Dimitri wonder who exactly was this woman who is believed to be his mother.

They got into a room, from the way the room looked, it was obvious that it was a meeting room "Please young master wait here, while i inform your mother of your presence"

Dimitri sat on the chair as he looked around the room in admiration; he was still lost in admiration when the door opened revealing a woman in her late 60s. She walked elegantly into the room and sat opposite Dimitri.

This was exactly the woman in the picture he lost a few years back, though she looked much older than she was in the picture but it was the same person. She is actually his mother 

"It's good to see you again Dimitri, you've grown into a man, the last time I saw you, you were just a child" She said with a smile

"You mean when you left me? When you left dad and I! What is this? Did you bring me here to flaunt how rich you are? Why am I here?" Dimitri fired in anger

"I'm sorry I left you Dimitri, when I first found out that your dad was cheating on me, I confronted him telling him to consider your life and wellbeing but he didn't care instead he went on with it and I raised a lawsuit against him which he won because the judge was his friend, I was deprived from taking you away or even seeing you. So I left, hoping I would come back one day in good condition to make you have the life you've always wanted, a comfortable life" His mother said as she wiped the tears falling from her eyes

Though his dad was dead already, but he knew his mother was saying the truth, growing up as a child, he noticed his father bringing in so many women to the house and he thought it was because of the frustration of his mother leaving him but in the real sense, it had always being his character

"So why am I here mother?" 

"I want to handover my company and all that I own to you, it's time for you to take what is rightfully yours" His mother said with a smile

"What is the name of your company?" Dimitri asked in anticipation 

"I own Steel Group, the richest company in Anatolia, Mr Aaron is the director and Miss Ann is the vice president and they would put you through on how to manage the  company, I've asked Mr Aaron to credit your account with nine billion dollars as a compensation for all the years you've spent penniless" She said standing up with a smile.

"Also, you should have the Steel family's platinum card, mind you, it is unlimited, I'm glad you're back Dimitri" She said and gave him the platinum card which he took with shaky hands. His name was boldly inscripted on the card Dimitri Steel not Nicholas this time

A part of him was still in shock at how everything changed within an hour. Few hours ago he had just fifty dollars with him and now he had nine billion dollars in his account along with an unlimited card.

He walked to the mirror in the room and smiled to himself, this was his chance to prove to those that looked down on him that he can be something and he is not a nobody

"They will regret it soon! Let the game begin" He said, and walked away