"Young man, please leave," Steven said when he noticed that the man wasn't moving. He finally stood up soberly from the ground, muttered a "I'm sorry" and walked out with his head hanging low. "Rubbish," Levi said when he walked out. "Sir, there is something I have to tell you," Steven said. "Before you do, I also came here to tell you something. Let's go to your office," he said and they went up to his office. "Okay, what's going on?" Steven asked as soon as they stepped into his office. "I have a friend, her name is Brittany. Her mother is struggling with cancer and the girl is really suffering. I want the company to start a charity event and the funds realized from that event will be used to pay for the woman's treatment. Can that be arranged?" "Hmm, of course it can. And besides, it will put our company on the limelight and make people know that we care about the people in our community. Yes, it can be arranged and I will see to it that it is done." "Thank you very much," L
"I'm listening," Levi said. "Some clients are asking for a refund of the payment of some houses near that construction site. Actually not some, a lot of them are asking for that." Levi slumped into the chair. He knew exactly what that meant. More people asking for the refund meant that the company was losing more money and all these were happening right under his nose. "This is a lot. What are we going to do?" He asked his general manager. Just one look at the man's face showed that he too was clueless about what to do to solve the problem. "I wish I knew," he responded. "Are you thinking what I am thinking?" Levi asked him."Oh definitely. They had a hand in this as well." "I thought as much. These people are ruthless." "Just like I said. They are too dangerous and if we want to do anything, we need to approach them with so much caution. If not we may end up losing the company." "We are already losing the company. With the number of people that want their money back, our comp
"Hello, Mr. Rickman," Steven put the call across and tried to sound lively. "Mr. Steven, I told you already that I want a refund of my money. Why are you still calling me?" "Wait, before you hang up, I wanted to inform you that we are having a 30% discount on the house. And sir you know that the building is in a very lucrative area. You won't find a building this cheap in such an area again. You can even say that this is an investment into your business.""You do make a good point, Steven," the man's tone totally changed and Steven couldn't believe that it was working. "So what do you say?" "I say okay. I will keep the house for that price." "Alright then," Steven said with a wide smile on his face. "Thank you for your patronage," he said before he ended the call. "So what did he say?" Levi asked but the big grin on his face showed that he already knew the answer to that. "He is going to keep the house!" "Yes!" Levi exclaimed. "This is a brilliant idea, sir.""Before you spe
"I should be leaving," Levi said as he stood up. "Yeah, that's right. You need to go to school." "Yes I do. I think you can handle everything from here.""I very much can," Steven was more than impressed with how perfectly Levi handled the situation. He did it with confidence and so much grace "Your uncle will be very proud of you." Steven did not know when the words left his lips but he was not ashamed of it. He meant every word he said. His uncle would be very proud of him and the way he handled everything."Thank you Steven. That means a lot," Levi said with a soft smile on his face. "Ah, speaking of your uncle. He is calling me now." Levi was jolted back to reality when he heard the phone ring as well. "Good morning sir." "Yes Steven. Good morning once again. How are you?" "I'm very much okay sir. How are you?" "Splendid. Tell me, is what I am hearing about my nephew true?" "It depends, sir. What did you hear?" "I heard that he took care of the problem." "Yes, that's co
"What the hell are you going on about?" The manager asked causing Levi to sigh. "I can see that you are as daft as you are annoying," he said while bringing out his phone. He passed the phone to the manager and said, "put the amount you wish to sell the restaurant in here. Go on," he urged when he didn't see the young man make any move. "That's good," Levi said and took his phone back when he was sure that the man had placed his amount and account number. "Sent. Now, this restaurant now belongs to me." The manager did not have enough time to react because one of the waitress came out bursting with anger. "Young man what are you doing here?" Levi knew that voice very well. It was the same voice that shouted and humilated him when he could not pay for his meal. He turned around, ready to give her the shock of her life. "Tess, stop it!" Levi's words were cut short by the words that came out of Tess co-worker who barged out with her. "No, Nicole allow me to teach this man a lesson
"What exactly did you say is happening?" Levi asked as they approached the car. "Well, I couldn't hear him properly but I know he made mention of some bullies beating him up and asking for money." "Let me understand something. These bullies just spring up out of nowhere and the first thing they decide to do is beat up a friend of mine." "Yeah." Levi was seething with anger. He could vividly remember when he was always being beaten up by bullies for not having any money. It was a terrible time in his life and he never wanted anyone to go through what he went through. It was a terrible memory and it pained him to his bone to hear that his friend was being treated in the same manner at the moment. He would do everything he could to protect him. He would do everything he could to ensure that those bullies do not get away so easily. They had just played with the most deadly fire. He was going to ensure that they all get burnt. "They have to pay for this. I will see to it personally.
They charged at him with a determination to beat him up but they were two boys and Levi could smell that they were a bit high from cheap drugs. "Levi watch out!" Levi heard Jake screamed but he was already in the middle of beating them up. Jake, seeing that he could take care of things, went to Trevor to try and help him stand up. Levi did not understand where he got his fighting skills from but he was happy that he had them. He threw a punch at Del's face and doged one that came from his partner in crime while tackling him in the knee for him to fall to his knees. Somehow, he could tell from their movement that they were new to fighting and he took advantage of it. Levi was too engaged with trying to beat up two boys that he almost didn't notice when Den picked a knife from the ground and advanced at him. "Levi, behind you!" Trevor screamed and as he screamed, he gathered strength and broke free from Jake's hand. He charged towards Den and with the last energy he had, he pushed
Levi's heart almost dropped when turned and saw his friend on the ground. "No!" He screamed and ran towards him. "He is badly hurt. Someone call 911!" Jake screamed. Steven assumed the role and placed a call through. "Stay with us. You'll be fine," Jake didn't know if he was trying to reassure himself or Trevor. "You need to breathe," Levi said to Jake. "No, the ambulance needs to get here before I run mad." "Good, they're here," Levi heard the emergency sound they made and couldn't help but breathe out. He stood aside and watched as the paramedics carried Trevor onto a stretcher and took him into the car. Jake and Levi followed them in the back seat, ensuring that nothing happened to Trevor. "I don't understand how he could faint from this. He has experienced the worst beatings and nothing happened to him," Levi said. "Well, he is not that bad. He probably just fell from exhaustion," one of the paramedics said. "He just needs to rest and he will be fine. The young man is j