“Oh, wow!” Patrick said loudly, and then he started to laugh hysterically at Jason, drawing the attention of everyone close to him for the second time.Jason stood firm and unbothered by his actions, as he waited for the perfect time to deal with him mercilessly. “You really are a clown, Young man. Do you really think that this is some kind of circus that you can come and parade your foolishness?” “Why do they keep using that word?” Jason thought to himself as he looked at Patrick speak with a valor he was determined to crash. “You really have spent more time than necessary in this place, and as you can see, the customers are really getting uncomfortable with your presence,” Patrick said with a smirk on his face, and then he looked toward his left, and a bright smile appeared on his face. “Aha! They were here right on time. I am going to enjoy watching your sorry ass kicked out of this place.” Patrick said to Jason as soon as he saw the three guards approaching. Following
Jason stared at the Bank Manager for a few seconds while everyone around him waited to hear what he was going to say with Patrick looking at him with a scowl. He looked at the three guards one after the other, and when he returned his gaze to Brian, he took in a deep breath which he let out slowly. “No, Mr. Ruiz. I have not been disturbing the peace of the bank.” “Then why are you here? Do you have an account with the bank? Would you like to make a transaction? You can go to the counter to do that.” Brian pointed to the counters by his right, and Patrick scoffed with a smirk on his face. “I doubt that. He is a pauper.” He said with a whisper, but Brian ignored him and continued looking at Jason who had a confident smile on his face. “No, I don’t have an account in the bank, and I am not here to make any transaction,” Jason said calmly, and Brian sighed heavily without taking his eyes away from him. “In that case, Sir. I am really sorry, but I would have to ask you to leav
Brian’s jaw dropped almost immediately as he stared at Jason with so much shock on his face, not sure of the right words he was supposed to say. “It’s nice to meet you, Mr. Ruiz,” Jason said calmly, and then he extended his right hand for a handshake with a smile on his face. “You are Jack Walker?” Brian said with a shaky voice, looking at Jason with his mouth wide open and his mouth still agape. “Mm-hmm.” “That’s not true! There is no way this pauper is the Grandson of Lord Walker! He was here some years ago begging for a loan. He is just a stupid impersonator!” Patrick blurted with an angry expression, but Brian had several reasons to believe him. “Mr. Ruiz? You are hanging my hand.” Jason took a quick glance at his right hand which was still suspended in the air. “Oh, I am sorry. Par…pardon my manners.” Brian stuttered, and then he slowly grabbed Jason’s right hand and shook him with so much apprehension nestled inside him. “It’s nice to finally meet you, Young Master
Slowly, Brian answered the call, and placed the phone on his right ear, listening to what Harry had to say from the other end of the line. “Hello, Mr. Harrison.” He said calmly, and the next few seconds were met with silence from both him and every other person around him who looked at him with so much curiosity. “Yes! Yes, I am still here with you, Mr. Harrison. I perfectly understand, and I will look for him at once.” Brian said, and his ear heard the beeping sound that indicated that the call had ended. Brian slowly brought down the phone from his ear with his hands shaky as though he was catching a cold. Looking at Jason, he could only imagine what Jason had in mind as it was difficult to know how he was feeling, especially with the smile that refused to leave his face. “I am truly sorry, Young Master. I didn’t know it was you. Please, forgive me! I beg you!” Everyone who saw what happened next was shocked to see the almighty Bank Manager of Golden Penny Bank prostrate
“What?” Jason gasped in shock, and then he stared at Dan to be sure that he wasn’t joking. Even the rest of the guards shared the same pitiful expression on their faces, and it was clear that they didn’t believe that the bank was going through any rough patches. “This is unbelievable,” Jason said with a voice laced with so much pity and disproval, and then he glanced at Patrick who was too afraid and ashamed to lift up his head. “When was the last time you received any payments from him?” Jason asked, looking at the three guards one after the other, and almost at the same time, they started counting to be sure of the exact time. They spent almost a minute, and Jason could see that they had almost lost count. He scoffed with so much anger inside him, and then he turned around to steal a glance at Patrick who was still afraid to lift his head from the ground. “It’s been four months since we received our salaries, Young Master,” Dan said eventually after unanimously agreeing with
For the second time, Doris looked at the guards, and then at Patrick who still couldn’t lift her face, and the thoughts of uncertainty in her mind lingered. It became evident a few seconds later that she was a bit worried for several reasons. “Mrs. Brown?” Jason called her back to reality, and she instantly turned to look at him, wondering why he had a smile on his face even though his words were imperative. “Go on, I asked a question.” “Ye-yes, Young Master.” Doris nodded, and then she sighed heavily while everyone around her waited to hear what she was going to say, especially the guards who seemed like they had been wanting to get explanations for months. “This is true, Young Master.” Doris was still worried even after giving her response, and worse still, Jason still maintained his smile and nodded afterward. “I see. So tell me, when was the last time you disbursed the salary of workers in the Bank?” Jason ushered everyone in a solemn moment, that even their heartbeats b
Everyone in the room gasped in awe the moment they heard the words from Brian, but Jason was still as though he was expecting to hear that from the Manager. “I see that you have been filling your pockets with money from the sweat of others, Mr. Curt.” “I am sorry! I needed that money to clear my debts! The casino was after me and my family, and I was desperate!” Patrick pleaded with tears streaming down his face, but Jason didn’t look like he was ready to budge, not even a bit. “Of course, there is always a reason to justify the act, even when it completely was done with full consciousness and not on duress. You seem to have a fierce gambling habit, Mr. Curt, and now the workers in the Bank have to pay for it?” “Please, Young Master! I will repay everything that I have taken from them! All of them!” “How? How, Mr. Curt? How are you going to do that? Let me guess, you will place another bet at the casino, hoping to win big?” Jason chuckled at Patrick, even though he was visib
Jason remained seated in the office for over thirty minutes before the Bank Manager eventually walked in with hurried steps. “I am really sorry for taking so much time, Young Master. The employees were so sad when they discovered the reason why they had not been paid. To think that I wasn’t aware of this.” That’s okay, Mr. Ruiz. I hope now that you will keep your eyes and ears to the ground. People don’t have to go through things like this.” “Certainly, Young Master,” Brian nodded in agreement while maintaining a pleasant smile on his face. He sighed heavily, and almost immediately, he walked over to the position Jason was seated and sought permission. “May I?” “Yeah, sure. Go on, it’s your office after all.” Jason gave way for him to grab the knob of the drawer under the table, adjusting himself to create enough space between them. Brian opened the drawer slowly, and then he brought out a blue file that had the Bank Seal alongside the Walker’s Enterprise logo. “I prepar