A Poor Boy Becomes Powerful
Author: Mol Des
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“Boss, Mr. President and the minister are here to access the thirty four trillion dollars loan. Should I grant them express entry or you are in no mood to attend to them.” That was the echoing voice of Zion who was having handy a visitor’s form which had their names on it.

I hesitated and dimmed my eyes in the space to get acquainted with the noise which was banging from the reception. Instead of replying Zion, I queried, “What is the noise all about? Why would such noise be going on in my company?”

Zion had a grimace face. Obviously he knew what the reason for the noise was. “No offense boss. Our security has been daring to calm the situation.” He briefed me, “it is a heated quarrel between the president’s security and the journalists…”

I dragged a grin and gathered curiosity around me like a robe, “What quarrel could it be? Do they realize that this is the Saint Don Group and we don’t accept that here?”

Already the noise had thickened and I was enraged within me. I swore under my br
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