Ashton's Empire

7

After his Uncle’s wounds where cleaned and he had a change of clothes, Ernestine returned back to the office to le his Grandmother know he was going to take the rest of the day off because he had something of importance to attend to and after this Ryan drove his Uncle to the restaurant where he used to work.

When Stacy saw him she was surprised and flabbergasted and she didn’t know what to think.

“Ryan?” she called as though she had seen a ghost.

“Hey Stacy, how are you and.” before he could finish what he was about to ask her she embraced him then she pulled back.

“How come? This morning was something else how it that you have all these expensive stuff and the car is and who is this with you?” she asked all at once.

“Stace, you have got to try breathing in between monologues and also it is a long story, I would explain to you when we get the chance to do so okay?” he said.

Everyone whom he had worked, everyone whom he had somewhat embarrassed him and made him to believe that he was a nobody and laughed at him how his wife was sleeping around to get money to help them survive.

There were whispers around just mumbling and nobody bold enough to speak up.

“Why are you all standing there and why have you not attended to our important guest?” The manager said as he scolded the workers who had just stood there watching Ryan and his Uncle on the table.

When the manager realized who it was he became ballistic nd walked over to Ryan warning and telling him to leave.

“Ryan you have got to leave because we cannot have to see you here you have been banned” The manager said as he just kept on pushing and hitting Ryan saying he should go out.

“You don’t get to treat a customer this way and ill tell you now do not use those filthy hands to touch me” Ryan waned calmly.

“Now can you serve my Uncle and I?” he said as he sat down one more time Stacy on the side was trying her best to stop the manager from hurting Ryan once again, the man had had enough beatings and fight for a day but the way the manager looked at her Stacy knew she just might somehow lose her job if she continued to intrude besides she still had to understand what it was Ryan was doing with an old man and also how he could acquire so much within the morning and afternoon of when his wife had just humiliated him.

“Leave else I’ll call the cops and I’ll throw you out” the manager threatened.

“I’ll like to see you try” Ryan challenged.

“Son, let’s leave, you’ve had to go through enough troubles because of me today from your house to here I wouldn’t want you having more problems because of me” his Uncle said.

Just as he was about to talk even more Ryan took his cellphone and called the office and called the office manager to come make arrangements and buy the restaurant off.

“Hello, yes Ryan Blaise speaking” Ryan spoke through the Phone while the restaurant manager stood there waiting on him to leave as soon as possible before he did what he had been claiming he would do if Ryan didn’t leave.

“Okay sir, I’ll be down there within forty five minutes please be calm” the company manager pleaded with him as he rushed out of the office with some documents and the company lawyer in site following him as they drove down to the address Ryan had sent to them.

When the other workers heard him say he was going to buy the entire property they began laughing and saying mean things to him,

This was because they knew he was a pauper and had no money to purchase even a burger talk less of an entire restaurant worth millions of dollars.

“What do you mean you want to buy the entire property? You do not have money to buy yourself breakfast of a bagel and some milkshake and now you think you can buy this property, how much do you think is the amount of money to be used to buy this property?” one of the waiters said causing a more bigger laughter from those who stood except for Stacy because she was still not believing all of these.

She felt as though she was somewhat seeing double of in a dream because she was not able to understand what it was that was happening to her best friend he looked and sounded so different not like the once humble and calm Ryan she once knew.

Stacy just stood there confused, he wasn’t saying anything and his demeanor and everything about him had changed she couldn’t understand what was going on.

Within the space of time the manager promised to be there he came over and the kind of respect given to him and the lawyer came out.

“Hello Mr. Blaise what seems to be the problem?” Ryan explained what exactly it was he wanted to happen to the Restaurant.

“I’ll have you know you cannot just come into my business place with all your dirt and baggage and act like you own the place” The manager of the restaurant said as he watched the lawyer make some calls and just then he received the news and slap of his life.

The office manager walked up to the restaurant manager and landed him a huge slap on his face, the restaurant manager staggered back whilst holding his cheek.

“What the hell was that for” he asked still not sure as to why the slap was given to him.

“That is for disrespecting the CEO of Ashton’s empire and also newsflash, your restaurant has been bought by him and you would never be in his lane ever” the office manager said causing everyone’s jaw dropping and the restaurant manager began begging seeing that he had just lost his job over his irrationality and Stacy looked right at Ryan and ran off whilst he tried to follow her.

“Hold on Stacy, I can explain everything” he yelled but she was far off running, just like what he had done on the morning as she called him and he did not stop now was his turn chasing her.

“Leave me alone” she finally yelled and Ryan decided to handle the other stuffs and get to her later when she was calmer.

“Now I would want you to pack your things out of the premises and for all those who never spoke well or didn’t see me to be something worthy of being respected, I would like to say maybe you should leave the premises before you are charged for trespassing” Ryan said and everyone who was standing there were trembling and the restaurant manager well for sure he didn’t have a chance of working there ever again.