SECRET BILLIONAIRE

Chapter 7

Eileen insisted handing the black card to Benjamin.

"You should take it. Don't worry, it is merely a “tip.” She insisted.

Benjamin still shook his head.

"I’d rather not, Mrs.Eileen."

Amanda interjected from the side.

"I know you have more important concerns than money. And that is why she insisted. This isn’t just cash, Benjamin. You won’t refuse the appreciation, right?"

‘The real value is in the status and power it holds.’ Amanada thought to herself.

Anyone holding this black card essentially carried the endorsement and friendship of the Fisher family.

It grants them a certain level of access to the influence and resources of the Fisher's.

Benjamin finally took it.

On his way from the hospital, Amanda offered to drive him back.

"I really appreciate what you did today. It is not as though I had any doubts or anything." She smiled at him.

She paused, then added, “Hey, there’s a fundraiser outside of town. You should come. I’m headed there now.”

"No, I'm good. You know I don’t like this kind of occasion." He refused plainly.

"It is for a nursing home. These events are something else, and honestly, it’d be good for you to socialize a bit." Amanda insisted.

‘I socialized. But not to those false faces.’ Benjamin said to himself inside.

But the mention of the nursing home made Benjamin reconsider.

He was familiar with the place. He often visited the elderly there.

Some had lost their children, others were wounded veterans.

The lonely faces always reminded him of his own mother—lost, unconscious, and out of reach.

"Fine, I’ll swing by for a few minutes." He replied, which made Amanda curl her beautiful lips.

Suddenly, two large cars cut in front of them, forcing Amanda to slam on the brakes. Her car screeched as she swerved to avoid a crash.

The two cars were accompanied by four others, circling around them.

Smoke and dust filled the air. Their car came to an abrupt halt.

A couple of burly, scary looking men stepped out of the cars in front of them.

They were all dressed in black and their leader - a tall, heavily ripped man - walked ahead of the others.

He moved towards Amanda's window, knocking on it.

Amanda rolled it down slowly.

“What’s going on?” she asked, maintaining a calm voice.

"Step out of the car. Now!" He commanded harshly.

"Who are you? What do you want?" Amanda asked again, trying to keep her voice steady.

" Relax, Miss, we are just here to talk. It doesn't have to get ugly.” the man said, his eyes cold. “Your family and a friend of mine have some unfinished business. I’m here to make it right.”

"What do you mean by that?"

She asked, squinting up at him. Though she looked confident on the outside, her heart was beating wildly.

The leader of the group stared at her for a long moment.

"We won't hurt you if we don't have to. We just need you to cooperate." He said to her in a low, dangerous voice.

The glasses of the car were tinted, and so he didn't notice that Benjamin was seated there.

Amanda, however, reached underneath her steering wheel.

She tried to speed-dial her security team on her phone.

“I’ve got an event to get to,” she said, hoping to buy some time.

“Sorry, princess. Your plans are canceled,” the man smirked, his grip tightening.

Amanda’s fingers trembled over her phone.

“I—” she stammered, but before she could finish, the man grabbed her hand through the window.

"Let me go!" Amanda screamed.

Her other hand tried to turn on the engine, but the car refused to start.

"You wanna play it hard, huh?”  The man yelled, “Get a sledgehammer! Break the damn door down!"

"Shit!! Come on, come on, come on!" Amanda cursed, desperately trying to start the car.

She hit the steering wheel, eyes rising up to the windshield.

“Ah—"

Next second! She let out a piercing scream, as one of the men raised the sledgehammer up to hit her car.

Before anything could happen, Benjamin opened the back door and stepped out of the car

The men paused.

Amanda gasped. Knowing he could get hurt, fear coursed through her

The leader of the men jeered, stimulating a roar of laughter from the other men.

“What the fuck? A hero in the car!”

"Let’s make a deal. " Benjamin’s voice was calm, but it carried an undeniable force, “Leave, now, before you still can.”

Amanda watched from inside the car. His confidence struck her beyond anything else.

The leader sneered.

" How about this?” He said through gritted teeth, “You, be a good dog, before I get more upset. Your little girlfriend’s already got me pissed off."

Benjamin smirked and looked up at all of them,

"Let me say it again." He said.

"Disappear within ten seconds, or face the consequences."