“But…“
“But nothing! By the time I am finished, Bill won't be able to do anything but cry.“
That night, when Bill was already deep in slumber, one of his men woke him up in a rush.
“Boss, I have some bad news! We lost another casino!“ the man shouted in a panicked tone.
“What? Why?!“ Bill was livid that he had to wake up to some more bad news. He felt his blood pressure rise as he waited for his employee to explain the situation.
His subordinate lowered his head and replied, “We are unable to get any money from the casino. It seems that the casino doesn't belong to us anymore.“
Upon hearing this, Bill jumped out of bed and kicked him to the side. “What the hell is going on? Didn't I tell you to arrange more people to protect our assets? Didn't I order you to be more careful? So what the hell do you mean, we can't get any profit?!“
The anger that Bill was feeling was immeasurable. He didn't even bother to put on some clothes.
The man's lips trembled as he added, “I wanted to go in and get the bonus. When I got there, nobody was listening to me. They were acting like I didn't exist. I had to get the information from a close friend of mine.“
The man turned to the side and tried to be more careful with his words. He sighed before he explained further, “They told me that Ethan's men went into the casino and intervened. The casino was losing so much money but somehow, they managed to salvage it. Now, everyone considers Ethan as the boss and owner of the casino.“ He shook his head then continued, “I don't know what tricks Ethan used to make our people change their loyalty like that. All the people in the casino are now working for Ethan.“
Before his subordinate could even finish talking, Bill was already shaking with fear. “Ethan is such a devious man. First, he destroyed our casino and forced us to hide in the dark. Then, after he knew that I wasn't going to come out, he swooped in and took what's mine. Now, he really won without even breaking a sweat,“ Bill said with a defeated sigh.
His subordinate blinked up at him. The reality of the situation was finally sinking in and there was nothing he could do. However, he shook his head to ignore his thoughts. “Then, let's find a way to get our casino back,“ he said in an encouraging tone.
Without warning, Bill hit his follower on the forehead. He gritted his teeth and angrily told him, “It doesn't work like that. You know why? Because the guests are loyal to the casino, they don't care who runs it. Plus, the staff won't even listen to us anymore. Taking it back is not as easy as you think.“
In the next few minutes, Bill pondered about what they should do but he couldn't help but feel anxious. “Why do I feel like something is wrong? Ethan won this round, but wasn't it Louis who started this game? Is it possible that they're working together?“
“When I went to the casino, I saw that there were several new faces around the place. They were all well-armed with advanced weapons. I think they were afraid that our people would make trouble,“ Bill's man informed him.
Then, Bill softly patted his subordinate's head and said, “Oh I see. No wonder Ethan is so confident now. He has someone to back him up. He has Louis and the Ke Group to help him take me down. I'm sure Jacob is involved in some way too. He's probably the mastermind behind all this. Jacob is usually the one with the plan.“
At this point, his subordinated wasn't quite sure what to do. So, he asked in a low voice, “Boss, what should we do now?“
Before he could finish his question, Bill kicked him once again. He clicked his tongue arrogantly and said, “You are all trash. You can't even protect a casino properly! You should be ashamed of yourself! You've wasted my time and my money!“
The man was rendered speechless by Bill's harsh words. He didn't know what to do anymore, so he ran away with tears in his eyes.
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