"This is our Boss's personal matter. Who are you to interfere ?" One of the guards threats Daniel with a hokey stick in his hand.
Daniel ignores the guards threats. He just stands on his ground.
"You ! OUR BOSS WILL KILL YOU !" Another guard shouts.
Oliver stands behind Daniel with a worried face. Daniel sir can't fight with four of these thugs alone and there is no one to help him except his driver. He bites his lips in worry. He doesn't know where he left his mobile in panic. He can't even call the police.
"If your boss isn't comming on count of three, then I am leaving ! Let me see if you all can stop me ! Three" Daniel states as he pulls out another cigarette from his pocket.
"You think you can escape ?" One of the thug mocks but he looks uncertain about his own words. From Daniel's presence the thugs guessed that he is someone with big status. That's why they didn't attacked him yet. But if this man tries to take their pray ...
"Two" Daniel counts with ease. "And on ....."
"What is happening here ? You all are useless !"
Daniel stops his counting as he sees a familiar man walking out of the parking lot elevator. He frowns at the man before turning to face Oliver.
Oliver lowers his head in shame.
Daniel almost laughs in anger "This is what happens when you don't report the crimes ! They do it again and you have the nerve to ask me for help ! Why should I help you ?"
Oliver clutches on Daniel's handcuffs tightly "I will report .. I will. Please don't leave me here."
Daniel lets out a scoff "What am I ? Your hired bodyguard who will dirty his hand every time you are in danger ?"
Oliver lowers his head. His eyes turn blurry "I ...am sorry. Please, one last time."
Daniel looks at the man standing in front of him with a stern face "Alex Brown, looks like you haven't learned your lesson ?"
Alex laughs. He has the same amount of hatred for Daniel as Daniel has for him. "The pot is calling the kettle black , huh ? Daniel Fox, why should you have all the fun ? Don't tell me you are here to do business deal !"
"Don't you compare yourself with me Alex ! I heard you are out of all Brown & sons future projects. That's why you launched your new company or something like that. You don't want me as your enemy now, do you ?" Daniel mocks.
Daniel had an elaborate discussion with Mr. Brown after the dinner incident. Even though Oliver didn't want to file the police complaint, he reported the assault to Mr. Brown and his complains are the reason, Alex almost got kicked out of the Browns.
Now Alex only holds some shares of Brown corporation, he doesn't have any authorities inside the company. So Alex is focused on building his own brand.
"Well, for your kind information, The man behind you - Oliver Barrer, is now an employee in my company that you are talking about. He signed the contract and all that." Alex smirks.
Daniel licks his inner cheeks in anger as he looks back at Oliver.
"Seriously?" He whispers in disbelief.
Oliver wipes the tears from his cheeks "I didn't know."
"ARE YOU DUMB ?" Daniel shouts in frustration.
Oliver flinches. "I am sorry!"
Alex laughs. "Little Oliver belongs to me now, Mr. Fox. You better step out of my way. You have no business here."
Daniel clenches his teeth "You know what ! You are right ! This is not my business."
Oliver hugs Daniel desparately as Daniel opens his car door again. "No ..no please ..."
Alex laughs and orders the guards to bring Oliver back. The guards with the given permission grabbed Oliver's wrist to separate him from Daniel.
Oliver reaches for Daniel's shirt desparately "no no ...no .."
Daniel enters his car without looking back. "Start the car !"
The driver looks at the crying boy outside car. He also noticed the. Coffee spilled on the ground. Dan sir gave that coffee to the boy. "Sir .....
"Start the car !" Daniel orders again.
Oliver holds the car door tiredly. He lowers his hand as the car starts moving.
Daniel looks outside open car door as the car starts moving. His eyes fell on the dust covered injured hand for a split second before he pulls that hand with jerk.
****
Oliver lost hope. He couldn't escap. He screamed uncontrollably as hands touch his body here and there. He feels suffocated. He feels sick.
Daniel drops the wet wipes in a bowl of water after his failed attempt to clean Oliver's face and body.
"You called the doctor ?" He asked his housekeeper Marium aunt."
Marium nods. She looks at Oliver in concern. She knows Oliver from last time. Last time when Daniel bought Oliver home, Oliver was sick too. But this time, he looks worse.
"Dan, let me try to clean him up." Marium suggests. She has been with Daniel for almost thirty years. She started working at Dan's nanny until Daniel became old enough to buy his own house. Then she became Daniel's housekeeper.
Marium is like a mother to Daniel. Daniel never says no to Marium. So he moves obediently.
Marium sits beside Oliver's head. She caresses Oliver's hair gently. Oliver doesn't scream this time. "Dan, bring me some iced water. He is burning in fever."
Daniel walks out of the room to fetch ice.
****
Daniel waits for the doctor to prescribe the medicines before asking "Is everything alright?"
"Yes, the fever is down and I don't see any major injuries on the body. I have prescribed a pain relief spray for his sprained ankle.
And for the minor scratches any antiseptic ointment would do. But the patient needs sleep. I wrote a sleeping pill, if he keeps having nightmares then give him the pill unless it's not needed."
Daniel nods "thank you doctor."
****
Alex throws the agreement paper signed by Oliver in frustration. "Why is it not Applicable now ?" He shouts at his personal secretary Celin.
Celin gulps. He looks around the messy hotel room in fear before replying "Oliver needs to work in the company for one or two months and receive the salary from us, only then we can file a lawsuit against him or charge him for wasting our resources. We can't really charge him on his probation period. "
"What about his certificates ?" Alex asked "I told to take his original certificates for keepsake. Why didn't you do it ?"
"I told him to bring the certificates but he thought I was talking about photocopies so he bought the photocopies." Celin sighs "but .. sir, we can threaten Oliver about the lawsuits . He doesn't know about the term and conditions."
"That wouldn't do. Daniel has a lawyer. And of course he knows how these basic employment agreements work." Alex hits the bed in defeat.
"Sir, what should I do ?" Celin asks.
Alex looks up in malice "If not for me, Oliver has to work for someone else. Keep an eye on Oliver's LinkedIn profile. Inform me when he joins a new company.
I have lost so many things for this little Oliver. How can I let him off the hook that easily ? I deserve to have a taste of him."
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