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“William Gray drove the car away just now,” said Chloe when she noticed Jake’s awkward expression.
Jake was shocked. He did not expect the situation to take a turn when he arrived slightly late. He wondered why William drove Lucian’s car away. Then, Jake felt Lucian’s menacing stare, making him react irrationally and slap Chloe.
Chloe cried and fell onto the floor. “Why do you slap me?” she asked in pain.
“I wish I could kill you!” Jake yelled at Chloe. Then, he ran to Lucian and took a bow. “I’m sorry, Mr. Gray. I apologize for the misunderstanding caused by my oversight,” Jake said.
Everyone, especially Chloe, was too shocked to say anything after witnessing what happened. “Mr. Parker, what’s going on?” she asked.
“Da mn! Mr. Gray booked the Maybach for his father-in-law, and you let William Gray drive that away! How did you let this happen? You are fired!” Jake yelled at Chloe furiously.
“Oh gosh!” Chloe was trembling from fear when she realized it was Lucian who had booked the car. She knew there were only fifty units of this car model in the world, of which seven units were in Vandergrift. Owning this car was a symbol of status and wealth.
“It’s entirely my fault. I’m so sorry!” Chloe begged for forgiveness from Lucian, but he completely ignored her. “Mr. Parker, send the car to 666, Maple Garden before noon tomorrow. I don’t care how you do it, but I’ll destroy you if you are one minute late,” said Lucian.
“Of course. Definitely.” Jake fell onto the floor when Lucian left. He knew he would lose his job if his superior discovered someone else drove the 50-million-dollar Maybach away.
“Mr. Parker, what should we do?” Chloe’s voice was trembling.
“Go away! Go as far as you can! I’ll kill you if I see you in Sioux!” Jake yelled at Chloe. Chloe ran away in tears.
Jake went back to his office. As a lowly manager, he could not figure out how to get the car back from William without risking his own life. On the other hand, his position as a manager and his life would be at risk too, if he could not deliver the car to Lucian before noon. Finally, Jake decided to call Donald Fowler, the general manager of the headquarter in Hohenwald.
Donald was shocked to find out about the incident. He yelled at Jake furiously.
“Mr. Fowler, we must get the car back. Otherwise, we would be in huge trouble,” said Jake.
“You are an idiot! I’m flying over now. I’ll go and get the car tomorrow morning.” Donald hung up the phone.
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The following day, the Gray mansion was crowded with many local entrepreneurs who received Henry’s invitation to show off his new drive. Everyone was admiring the 50-million-dollar limited edition Maybach, which was displayed in the middle of the crowd.
“There are only fifty units in the world, with seven of those in Vandergrift. Yet, you manage to land your hand on one of those! You must have great inside connection. That’s awesome, Mr. Gray!”
“Give me a ride one day, Henry. I want to know how it would feel to be in a 50-million-dollar car.”
Everyone was looking at Henry in awe. Henry tried to act casual but could not hide his proud smile. “It’s only a Maybach. I never fail to get anything I want,” he said.
Henry knew he was the best-performing family member in the Gray family. Once the Gray Group successfully went public in the next few weeks, he would be the most powerful in the town.
Henry turned and looked at William, who sat by his side. “Well done, William! You really got me the Maybach. I’ll give you one percent of the share as a reward,” said Henry.
“Thank you, Grandpa!” William was overjoyed because one percent of the share could bring in plenty of dividends each year.
“How shameful is the Gray family to show off my father-in-law’s car here?” A loud voice was heard over the noise.
Everyone turned their heads and saw Lucian walking in with a cold expression. “Old Mr. Gray, it’s time to return my father-in-law’s car. It’s embarrassing to show off something that isn’t yours,” said Lucian.
“Lucian! What are you doing here?” Henry was furious to see Lucian again after the coffin incident. The rest of the Gray family also stood up and stared at Lucian.
Lucian gave a heavy pat on the Maybach. “You brought my car to your house, so here I am,” he said.
“How dare you touch the car? Do you think you can pay me back if you break the car?” scolded Henry.
“Why can’t I touch my car?” Lucian patted the car a few more times.
Everyone in the crowd laughed when they heard Lucian. No one believed a family outcast would dare to claim a 50-million-dollar car as his own.
“Lucian, what makes you think you can afford this car? Only I am worthy enough to drive such a car, not an outcast like you. Somebody! Come and cut his hands off!” said Henry.
William stood forward with a knife. “Ba stard! How dare you come here after what happened at the dealership office? Do you really think you are worthy enough to drive a car like this? I’ll eat dung if you can afford a car like this in this lifetime!” said William.
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“Excuse me, Mr. Gray. This car, indeed, belongs to Mr. Lucian Gray,” said Donald, who just arrived with Jake.
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