The tormented son-in-law's payback time

Chapter 5

The blacklist.

While they were all confused Brian smiled 

with his legs crossed, he took out his and directly called Bill Collins the corporation's president.

His tone was full of arrogance as he ordered Bill to meet him in the lobby downstairs within three minutes.

Brian's action made manager Henry Powell and the two front desk staff freeze in shock they looked at one another dumbfoundedly.

They looked at Brain and how he was dressed, and marveled at his audacity.

Then one of the women began to snicker. Soon the three of them started laughing at Brian.

Henry was overjoyed at the foolishness of the young man and he couldn't control his laughter.

"You want to sell the boss a hundred properties?" I'll tell you what if you successfully sell the boss a hundred properties as you said, I'll kneel and lick your shoes in front of everyone".

Brain's eyes widened in shock seeing how he was being underrated by everyone.

"Lick my shoe? That's extreme" 

Brian took a look at how torn and shabby his shoe looked. "Well it's worth it, you should lick it just fine," he smiled.

Suddenly a team of security guards rushed in, Henry was in no mood to waste any more words on Brian. He impatiently waved his hands to the security. " Take him away," he said.

"Not you again"! One of the security cried as he recognized Brian. "You may have gotten away from us last time but you won't escape so easily this time"

The security team advanced at Brian as they pulled out their nightsticks to give him a beating, Brian stood as he watched them step closer with a somber expression on his face.

One of the security guards took a swing at him, but Brian dodged it immediately causing the nightstick to swing at him to be smashed into a glass-topped coffee table. The glass shattered.

"All of you stop right now!" shouted a stern voice from nearby.

The security guard froze as did everyone else.

"Mr Collins! " cried Henry in surprise. "What are you doing here?" Can I help you with anything?".

All the eyes turned to the front desk where Bill was standing, watching the unprofessional scene unfolding before him with disdain.

"How can this be happening here" Mr Henry "How could you allow this?"

Henry turned to give Brian a stern look as he asked, "Why are you still standing there you idiot, get lost already or do you need some beatings?"

Bill's eyes widened in shock when his eyes finally caught Brian he couldn't believe Henry was actually referring to Brian.

He stared at Brian intensively.

" It's him, it's definitely him, I can't be mistaken," he said to himself.

As soon as he was sure it was Brian, he said "Get lost?" did I just hear you say get lost?". Bill snapped.

"You are the ones who should get lost, you morons!! He looked around at Henry and the others, his expression livid.

"You all are just a bunch of idiots, do you know who he–he– is?" Henry was dumbstruck seeing how Mr Collins was stammering.

Just when Bill was about to disclose his identity Brian jumped in to interrupt. He didn't want too many people to know about his identity just yet.

'Mr Collins I presume? I hope that you're available tomorrow morning at nine o'clock to personally come to the sales department at the Clair group to purchase a hundred properties".

Henry starred in shock. Had Brian asked his boss to purchase so many properties? He thought to himself.

He found himself even more startled a few moments later when Mr. Wilson spoke.

"No problem Mr Maxwell I'll make sure to be there on time" 

The onlookers gasped and murmured to one another.

Brian turned his gaze to the stunned manager, ignoring those murmuring.

"Well, now Mr Henry I'm an honorable man I don't think there's any need for you to kneel down and lick my shoes".

"Your mouth is too dirty and smelly anyway, I don't need you to congest my shoe with your stinking mouth."

He glanced at his watch and saw that it was almost six. He mumbled something incoherent about cooking dinner and hurried out.

Bill watched in consternation as the young man left. 

Was he actually saying something about having to cook dinner? He mused.

Why would someone of his power need to go home and cook something? He started to call out to the young man questioningly but saw that he had already sped away.

"Mr Collins, are you sure about all these?" A voice came from behind him.

"That man Brian I'm just not trustworthy maybe it's just a mistake".

Collins turned his cold eyes on Henry and said " I think you are the one who has made a mistake". 

"Just head to the accounting and collect your last paycheck as you will not be coming back tomorrow that's all"

After saying that Collins left without looking back.

Henry's world shattered as the president of the company uttered those dreaded words. The weight of dismissal pressed on his chest, "he just fired me" Henry thought in a sulking state, with his eyes fixed on the president as he walked away from him. His face paled as he looked around at the two women at the desk. 

They also stared back at him while one one them quickly tore down the black list before they fired too.

The remaining fear in their heart had yet to disappear, both women were thinking the same thing.

"Who exactly is that guy?" one of them said.

"Brian?" the other responded.

"I think we shouldn't talk too much about him before the unknown happens to us," she added, looking at Henry still in shock.

They quickly rushed back to their duty post.

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The moment Brian entered his wife's family had already arrived, his father-in-law and Samantha's younger brother had been on vacation for a while.

He knew he was in trouble the moment he saw them since they were already on his case.

Do you see what time is? Are you deliberately making your family starve? Asked Thomas Samantha's younger brother and Brian's brother-in-law.

Brenda, Samantha's mother, who was busy in the kitchen, stuck her head out and said. 

"You're just too worthless, do you think you're too good to cook for us anymore? Do you think you're too good for this family? Coldly to Brian.

"Mom, I went out to do something for work". Brian responded.

"You what?"Samantha cried walking in through the door behind him. It seemed like she had been crying.

"Are you okay?" he asked.

"What!" she snapped and before Brian could say anything she stormed off to the bedroom and slammed the door.

Brian quickly took over from Brenda and finished cooking the meal before they said any further. Then he decided to check on his wife to see what was going on.

He knocked and pushed the door open, however, he found out that Samantha had her head down as she was going through her stocking drawer.

Recalling George's words earlier that day,

Brian was instantly angered.

"Samantha" he shouted, "what are you trying to do".

"Are you really going to humiliate me by accepting George's invitation?" 

"If you wanna treat me like a good-for-nothing loser fine but don't do it at your own expense and reputation"

"Are you really going to betray our relationship?".