CHAPTER 24Nathan placed his phone on the table and decided to meet Mike downstairs. He took a proper glance at the table and realized that it was carved out of the finest mensonia wood. Everything around him was made from the best. He smiled and left his room. In the living room downstairs, Mike was speaking to a man dressed in grey plain trousers and a checkered shirt. Nathan concluded that it was the specialist Mike had earlier talked about. Nathan walked up to them and cleared his throat loudly, announcing his presence. Mike and the guest turned to face him. The man in the checkered shirt gave a slight bow. Nathan wondered why the elderly man was bowing before him. When the man lifted his head, he said “I’m Dr. Brown and I’m here to check your injury.”Mike took over. He presented the doctor to Nathan. “I’m sure you must have heard of the famous Dr. Brown Caston. He’s the best in the city and is known for carrying out successful operations, a highly skilled surgeon with experi
Chapter 25Nathan stared at the sumptuous meal on the table before him and darted his gaze to the file Mike was holding. Right now, dinner can wait. He was dying to find out the content of the file. Mike slipped his hand into his pocket and pulled out a black wallet. He pressed it on the file and passed them to Nathan. Nathan collected the items and dumped the wallet on the couch beside him. He quickly opened the file and began to fiddle with the pages of the document. The documents contained statements he couldn’t comprehend so he turned back to the first page and was struck by what his eyes saw on the first page. With a dropped jaw, he lifted his widened eyes to Mike. “What the hell?” he managed to ask after letting out a gasp. Mike smiled and crossed his legs. “I knew that you’ll be surprised the moment you find out the list of companies in Alcantara’s possession. The first page of the file Mike had given to him contained the list of companies they owned.Nathan was overwhe
Chapter 26Nathan slowly opened his eyes and rolled down the Versace sheet covering him. He laid on his back and let out a clumsy yawn. He slept like a baby last night. His head still hurts but the pain wasn’t as bad as it was when he went to bed last night. He couldn’t wait for the cut to finally heal so that the headaches would cease. Nathan shut his eyes and opened them almost immediately. He quickly sat up and roved his eyes around his large luxurious room. He gasped as the realization of reality dawned on him. He went to bed thinking that the mansion, the file, and the cards Mike had presented to him last night were all an illusion but it wasn’t. Nathan rubbed his drowsy eyes with the edge of his palms and cast his gaze at the edge of his kingsize bed. The file was still there with the wallet containing the cards. He sighed and got out of bed. He was already feeling on top of the world. To confirm that the events that occurred yesterday weren’t a dream, Nathan rushed to t
Chapter 27“Can you drive?” Mike demanded.Nathan ran his hands through his hair. He had been on a couple of rides with Henry and Charles and they had taught him how to manipulate a car but he wasn’t sure if he could start a Bugatti or Lamborghini. “I’m not sure about this Uncle Mike. I still need my driver’s license to be sure that I can pull this off.” Nathan replied and cleared his throat loudly. Unlike Henry and Charles’s cars, the ones before him must be housing different gear systems thought Nathan.“Well, we can check it out,” Mike said and plunged his hand into his breast pocket. He brought out the key to the Lamborghini and resolved to open the door to the car. Nathan watched with amazement. He couldn’t wait to jump into the vehicle. Mike opened the car door and motioned to Nathan with his head to step in. The excited Nathan mounted the driver’s seat while Mike joined him on the other side. Nathan couldn’t stop roving his eyes around the car. The speedometer was shielded
Nathan strode to his bedroom with a wide grin. It was a few minutes past 6 pm. In less than 2 hours, he’ll be having dinner with Charlotte. Not only was he feeling nervous, but he was also a bit excited too. After taking a shower, Nathan decided to place a call to Larry. “Can you come and pick me up tonight?” Nathan said immediately after they exchanged pleasantries. “Of course boss. By what time?” Larry asked. Since the dinner was scheduled for 8 pm sharp, Nathan felt that it was better if Larry arrived 30 minutes early because they needed to pick up Charlotte from her house. “7:30 pm Larry.”“Noted boss.”Nathan hung up. It then dawned on him that he was yet to pick a venue for their dinner that night. He decided to check up on some awesome places in the city with his phone. Nathan pressed the phone to his chest and flashed a broad smile. The file Mike had earlier enlisted to him containing the properties he owned had names of a couple of eateries and five-star restaurants.
Charlotte sighed and decided to follow Nathan. She wanted to insist that they opt for another eatery but she noticed that Nathan seemed confident. “Don’t worry Charlotte. I’ve got everything under control.” He assured her and took the lead. She began taking steps after him. If Nathan was bent on impressing her, she finalized that he outdid himself. She just hopes that he doesn’t get into any trouble. They got to the entrance and met two unfriendly security personnel dressed in a gas blue DZA men’s overall. The one with a scar on his left cheek turned to Nathan. “Do you have any reservations?”The policy of DZA demands that VIPs make a reservation and get a printout before hitting the restaurant because of its competitive nature. If one doesn’t book early, he might not get the chance to eat there and would have to wait for another opportunity. Nathan pulled out his wallet from his pants pocket and drew out his reservation slip. He presented it to the security guard.The security
Chapter 30Nathan folded his arms across his chest and looked the assistant straight in the face. “Unbelievable!” he spat. Is that how they treat people here? He wondered. “Listen, sir!” Nathan began after clearing his throat loudly. He sat up. “I made this reservation a while ago and came here with my slip. I paid for this. This is my spot and there’s no way I’m leaving it for someone else.”Nathan darted his gaze from the assistant to the door where Alessandro was standing in his bid to prove to them that he knew what was going on. They wanted to buy him off his table and he was aware. The Manager’s assistant groaned in frustration. He was hoping Nathan would jump on the offer of getting a bonus since his reservation was going to be revoked but Nathan had turned out to be a hard nut to crack. “Listen to me, young man. As it appears right now, this space will be handed over to the wealthiest and right now, someone richer than you is offering to pay double the reservation fee.”
CHAPTER 31Even though Charlotte feared for Nathan, she was glad that he was able to stand up and defend himself against the injustice the assistant and Alessandro were about to inflict on him. Nathan on the other hand was determined to fight. He wasn’t going to sit tight and get humiliated by some rich dude. “Seems like you didn’t hear me right? I will use this device on you if you don’t leave this place this minute.” The security officer reiterated while pointing at the shock device. Nathan stood his ground. “I’m going nowhere!” he maintained. “Fine!”The security officer raised his device and was about to launch it on Nathan’s chest when a husky voice came through.“What’s going on here?” the manager’s voice came on. He had been standing by the door. He began taking steps toward Nathan. He decided to intervene when he noticed that one of the security officers was pointing a shock device at Nathan. “What are you doing? Stop it!” he spat.The security officer slowly lowered th