CHAPTER TWO HUNDRED AND THREEThroughout the forty-five-minute ride to the bank, Ethan struggled to shake the awkward feeling that crept into his mind as he couldn’t resist the urge to think about his previous encounter there. “I can’t believe Emma has always been a Doctor…” He muttered, almost losing his grip on the steering wheel.Then he took a deep breath, but that wasn’t enough to grant him relief. “Now everyone thinks we are divorced, and I have to start all over again..” The words were low, probably because they were too heavy for him. Then he realized that he had something else to deal with. “Mr. Hilton’s brother is still alive?” He scoffed, uncertain as the heavy reality hit him. “Now I have to take care of him because he is sick…” “I really hope I don’t see him, and even if I do, I hope he behaves himself,” Ethan said with a whisper, and then he drove into the driveway that led to the bank at a slow pace. He parked in the bank's parking lot, then slowly got out of the

CHAPTER TWO HUNDRED AND FIVE“Oh, wow!” Levi said loudly, and then he started to laugh hysterically at Ethan, drawing the attention of everyone close to him for the second time.Ethan 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?” Ethan thought to himself as he looked at Levi 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,” Levi 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.” Levi said to Ethan as soon as he saw the three guards approaching.

CHAPTER TWO HUNDRED AND SEVENBrian’s jaw dropped almost immediately as he stared at Ethan 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,” Ethan said calmly, and then he extended his right hand for a handshake with a smile on his face. “You are the CEO of Hilton Consortium?” Brian said with a shaky voice, looking at Ethan with his mouth wide open and his mouth still agape. “Mm-hmm.” “That’s not true! There is no way this pauper is Heir to the Hilton Consortium! He was here some years ago begging for a loan. He is just a stupid impersonator!” Levi blurted with an angry expression, but Brian had several reasons to believe him. “Mr. Ruiz? You are hanging my hand.” Ethan took a 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 Ethan’s right hand and shook him with so much apprehension nestled inside him. “It’s nice

CHAPTER TWO HUNDRED AND NINE“What?” Ethan 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,” Ethan said with a voice laced with so much pity and disproval, and then he glanced at Levi who was too afraid and ashamed to lift up his head. “When was the last time you received any payments from him?” Ethan 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 Ethan 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 Levi who was still afraid to lift his head from the ground. “It’s been four months since we received our salaries, Boss,” Dan said eventually after unanimously

CHAPTER TWO HUNDRED AND ELEVENEveryone in the room gasped in awe the moment they heard the words from Brian, but Ethan 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. Eloy .” “I am sorry! I needed that money to clear my debts! The casino was after me and my family, and I was desperate!” Levi pleaded with tears streaming down his face, but Ethan 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. Eloy , and now the workers in the Bank have to pay for it?” “Please, Boss! I will repay everything that I have taken from them! All of them!” “How? How, Mr. Eloy ? How are you going to do that? Let me guess, you will place another bet at the casino, hoping to win big?” Ethan chuckled at Levi , even th