Chapter 1553: Negotiation
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"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 b
" He paused and glanced at his hand with a smirk. He raised his brows and asked, "Well, what about one of your hands?"
"What? No way!" Bill replied sharply. Ethan was out of control now and Bill could do nothing about it.
"Well then, if that's the case, I don't want to talk nonsense with you. Don't waste my time. I'm leaving now, but feel free to enjoy the food," Ethan said, clearly annoyed. He didn't eat any of the food on the table. Bill had a number ready on his phone but he didn't have the chance to press it and had to wait for Ethan's departure. He had to act quickly. If he missed this opportunity, he didn't know what else Ethan would do to him in the future. As he thought of this, Bill left the restaurant with a wrinkled forehead.
After issuing a warning to Bill and his men, Ethan left the restaurant quietly and headed straight to the hospital. Estelle was quietly watching TV when he entered the room.
"Oh hey, you're back." When her eyes landed on the flowers in his hand, Estelle smiled sweetly. "Why the long face?" she suddenly asked when she noticed his solemn expression.
Ethan thought that he was able to hide his true emotions from Estelle but it seemed that he had failed. He was afraid that Estelle would worry about him if he said anything. Instead of answering, he put the flowers on the table and held her in his arms. "How have you been? Are you sure that you don't want to stay at the hospital for a few more days just in case?"
"No," Estelle replied sternly. "I want to go home." Estelle felt as if her body was going numb from being bedridden for so long. She held Ethan's arm and whispered, "I want to leave the hospital. I can't stand the smell of the disinfectant anymore. I just want to go home, Ethan. Don't say no, please."
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"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 b
" He paused and glanced at his hand with a smirk. He raised his brows and asked, "Well, what about one of your hands?"
"What? No way!" Bill replied sharply. Ethan was out of control now and Bill could do nothing about it.
"Well then, if that's the case, I don't want to talk nonsense with you. Don't waste my time. I'm leaving now, but feel free to enjoy the food," Ethan said, clearly annoyed. He didn't eat any of the food on the table. Bill had a number ready on his phone but he didn't have the chance to press it and had to wait for Ethan's departure. He had to act quickly. If he missed this opportunity, he didn't know what else Ethan would do to him in the future. As he thought of this, Bill left the restaurant with a wrinkled forehead.
After issuing a warning to Bill and his men, Ethan left the restaurant quietly and headed straight to the hospital. Estelle was quietly watching TV when he entered the room.
"Oh hey, you're back." When her eyes landed on the flowers in his hand, Estelle smiled sweetly. "Why the long face?" she suddenly asked when she noticed his solemn expression.
Ethan thought that he was able to hide his true emotions from Estelle but it seemed that he had failed. He was afraid that Estelle would worry about him if he said anything. Instead of answering, he put the flowers on the table and held her in his arms. "How have you been? Are you sure that you don't want to stay at the hospital for a few more days just in case?"
"No," Estelle replied sternly. "I want to go home." Estelle felt as if her body was going numb from being bedridden for so long. She held Ethan's arm and whispered, "I want to leave the hospital. I can't stand the smell of the disinfectant anymore. I just want to go home, Ethan. Don't say no, please."
"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 b" He paused and glanced at his hand with a smirk. He raised his brows and asked, "Well, what about one of your hands?""What? No way!" Bill replied sharply. Ethan was out of control now and Bill could do nothing about it. "Well then, if that's the case, I don't want to talk nonsense with you. Don't waste my time. I'm leaving now, but feel free to enjoy the food," Ethan said, clearly annoyed. He didn't eat any of the food on the table. Bill had a number ready on his phone but he didn't have the chance to press it and had to wait for Ethan's departure. He had to act quickly. If he missed this opportunity, he didn't know what else Ethan would do to him in the future. As he thought of this, Bill left the restaurant with a wrinkled forehead. After issuing a warning to Bill and his men, Ethan left the restaurant quietly and headed straight to the hospital. Estelle was quietly watching TV when he entered the room. "Oh hey, you're back." When her eyes landed on the flowers in his hand, Estelle smiled sweetly. "Why the long face?" she suddenly asked when she noticed his solemn expression. Ethan thought that he was able to hide his true emotions from Estelle but it seemed that he had failed. He was afraid that Estelle would worry about him if he said anything. Instead of answering, he put the flowers on the table and held her in his arms. "How have you been? Are you sure that you don't want to stay at the hospital for a few more days just in case?""No," Estelle replied sternly. "I want to go home." Estelle felt as if her body was going numb from being bedridden for so long. She held Ethan's arm and whispered, "I want to leave the hospital. I can't stand the smell of the disinfectant anymore. I just want to go home, Ethan. Don't say no, please."
