Chapter Ten

Donald drove back in his luxurious car to the hotel, he was so exhausted when he arrived at the hotel room that he dipped himself in a bathtub and dozed off.

The next day, he had already sent an entire designer collection to his room. He got dressed in a blue leather suit. They were sleek and shiny, and one could see a reflection of themselves from it.

The Driver was already in the car waiting for him and they immediately drove off to Taylor ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY.

On their way, there was suddenly traffic but they could not comprehend what exactly was going on there, the Driver tilted his head outside hoping to catch a glimpse of what was going on and to his amusement was a scene of a man being beaten almost to death.

“Sir! I think it is a group of men beating up a young man that has caused the traffic on the road" He explained and Donald also stretched out his head outside to get a glimpse of the situation.

The young man on the floor looked so familiar that he had to alight from the car. "Where are you going Sir?"

I will be back, I just need to get a grasp of the situation" Donald replied and strode further to the scene. A young man was beaten by three hefty thugs in the center of the road, everyone was watching but no one dared inform the cops of the situation because they were a powerful cartel and famous loan shark in the country that most people were afraid of.

"What is going on here!!" Donald roared, so furious the moment he realized that it was Diego whom he had been searching for who was getting the beating of his life.

Everyone around there was stunned to see that someone dared challenge the cartel members and wondered if he was new in town.

A huge man who should be around 6 '9 ft tall with tattoos all over his body popularly known as Shawn turned around to glance at the tiny man who dared question his actions.

"We are busy right now, how about you go back to your f*cking car and pretend like you saw nothing and that is because I am going to pretend like you are new in town and haven't heard of Shawn”.

"Shawn, are you the president of this country that everyone must know? if you want to put up some show, how about you do it off the street, not everyone is as jobless as you, we all have work to do and can't keep stalling because we want to show up our power over a defenseless young man"

They all stopped slamming on Diego and turned around to stare at him from head to toe wondering whát gave him the courage to dare challenge them.

Donald grew up in the street and knew how thugs like them operate, first is to challenge them before settling for them.

On several occasions, he had battled with them, and although beaten of his life sometimes, he never backed down from a fight with them and at some point, they got tired of him and avoided him

For him, this was just another bully that thought they could intimidate people with their size and he was ready for a one-off with them.

"Hey, man! Are you out of your mind, how dare you speak to us like that" The other man yelled out as he stretched out his hand towards Donald, but Donald was fast enough and dodged his punch, he tripped and lost balance falling to the ground. This made Shawn more furious and he rushed over to him but Diego who was still on the ground with his mouth dripping blood held the edge of his leg tightly so that he could not move.

"Diego! What do you think you are doing, do you have a death wish? Let go off my feet now else I will smash off your head"

"Please... Have mercy on him, just let him go then you can continue with me, do to me whatever you wish, but please have Mercy on him" Diego pleaded on Donald's behalf and he felt his heart melt that even till this point, Diego was still worried qbout him.

Why do you have to brutalize him in such a cruel way, tell me what he did to deserve this?" Donald asked but the other man who previously fell on the ground had regained himself, still filled with humiliation, he was determined to take revenge.

He surged towards Donald again, but his Boss Shawn held his hand and stopped him from taking any further action. Donald could see now that they were ready for a conversation at least he had succeeded in showing them that he was familiar with this life they were living.

“What is his crime, tell me and I am ready to set him free" Donald spoke in an authoritative tone, their eyes scanning through him from head to toe before Shawn spoke.

“He has been owing us a huge amount of money from borrowing money and the most annoying part of it all is that he has never paid any back"

"How much is he owing you?"

“Two hundred and fifty bucks". Shawn replied and Donald immediately stretched his hand to Diego and hauled him up from the ground.

“My very good friend, I can not believe that they did this to you because of such a peanut amount”

"Donald! What happened to you, You look so good" Diego strutted as he coughed out blood, he was feeling so weak that he could barely stand properly.

"Boss!!" He called out to Donald and everyone turned around bewildered, they were astonished at the sight of his car, they couldn't believe someone who jus threw a fist at them cóuld own the latest sleek.

Shawn raised his hand and shouted at the boss!!

You are too big. We never knew Diego, our friend is also your friend. Please treat us with mercy.

Donald looked at him with understanding eyes and commanded them to follow him to his car

"Shawn, Come with me to my car where is parked and accept your money, that way you let everyone go to their various destination, it is very wrong to block the entire road all because you want to show off your power"

Donald explained while striding back to his car with Diego in his arms, he helped Diego rest inside his car as soon as they were there and flipped out a few cash from his wallet.

“This is five thousand dollars, it should be enough to settle all his debt and never treat him like this ever again, here is my card".

Thank you, boss, you gave us more than what he owes us, we must be loyal to you forever, please sir, have my number in case anyone wants to dirty you, just give me a call. Shawn requested.

"I do not think I need to collect your number because you are connected to Diego, I will get to you through him if there is a need for your assistance,'"

Donald ordered the car to drive to the hospital first where Diego was placed in the VIP section and taken adequate care of, certain that he was in good hands, he finally left.

As soon as they arrived inside the large building of Taylor Entertainment, there was several upcoming artist in the waiting area hoping for an audition, some famous artist who had an appointment were also seated in a different section, Gerald was having a conversation with the receptionist when Donald walked ina poised and domineering manner.

This made Gerald so furious seeing Donald dressed so corporate and he concluded in his mind that this man was so poor but wore a fake designer while pretending to be wealthy, so he walked up to him, both his hands tucked inside the pocket of his trouser with a disdainful smile spread across his face.

Look at the people we have here! You must have no shame showing up here in a fake designer, how dare you come to a place like this, or did you think that wearing a fake designer would make us misjudge you

"Gerald! It is so lovely to see you, I'm here for the same thing you came for, I hope get a chance to work in this prestigious company and feature in the upcoming movie?"

Gerald scoffs sarcastically, feeling furious at the intimidating manner with which Donald spoke to him. "You must be out of your mind, you deliver condoms at hotels, seriously you think that wearing such a replica at a place like this makes you important, I am going to call security and have you stripped off this trash you are wearing and thrown out of here in the most humiliating way ever"

"If you are to feature in this movie, I'm sure you will be given a role that suits your lifestyle. I don't know how Olivia managed to end up with you in the first place, if not you wouldn't have had a chance to talk to important people like us.

Olivia is too considerate to consider you a human. You should always thank me for taking care of her.'"

I would like to see you try!" Donald exclaimed coldly and this only made Gerald more furiously, he scurried outside and sent for the security.

The security man who had not been informed of the recent change in position in the company was not familiar with Donald, so he walked over to him, staring at his dress from head to toe.

"Good day Sir, do you have a meeting here, if not, I will advise that you leave this premises this instant" He ordered although scared as he spoke because, from the appearance of this man, he could feel an intimidating aura around him that shivers ran down his spine.

"Are you scared of him, he is a nobody and what he is wearing right now is a replica of a designer suit, that is what an imposter does, call your team and haul him out of here this instant"

Gerald yelled out again, his teeth gritted with such much rage at the calmness emanating from Donald who stood still with his hands tucked in his pocket. 

Just when the security was rushing over with his team in an attempt to haul Donald out of there, the manager immediately rushed downstairs, seeing the scene before him, his eyes went wild as he roared.

"Boss!!" He called out to Donald and everyone turned around bewildered.