BXBX NOVEL Chapter 482: That smug smile
482 That smug smile
"Are you ok Mr. Conrad? Did I ask something wrong?"
Hearing him getting worried, he turned back and looked at David for a while and then said,
"That's something that we need to deal with later on. It's not the top priority right now. Let us focus on my son right now."
"Sure thing !!!"
David said, but he was convinced that there was something more to the story that was not being told to him by Conrad. He could sense his reluctance so he decided no to pry in. He knew that there were other means to dig into the past.
So he bid him goodbye and started his car. But before he could even press the gas, his phone started ringing again. It was Raymond. He could sense that it was urgent as he had already called him a couple of times. So without wasting any time he picked up his call.
"Hello, Raymond !!!"
'Where are you, David? I have been trying so hard to reach you?"
"What happened Raymond? Is everything ok? You don't sound so good."
"We are right now in the middle of a huge mess David."
"Can you just tell me what happened?"
David asked anxiously and then heard each and every word patiently that Raymond had to say. After listening to the whole issue, he understood why Raymond was panicking out.
"How's Katherine doing? Hope she is ok?"
"Yeah, she is devastated but she is somehow composing herself for our sake."
"Can you send me a copy of the lease agreement. Let's see if I can talk the man out of it. Maybe I can convince him to go ahead with the lease."
"He has been paid off by Vikram. I do not think that will work out. He would have paid a huge chunk."
"What about insurance? She is going to lose a hell lot of money. That hospital was a huge investment from her side."
"I know David, I know. Today I thought I was setting everything right but looks like instead of me, my sister has to pay the price of it."
"Calm down Raymond. Just calm down. From today you are supposed to go in an upward spiral. Going down isn't an option. If you trust me, then just go home and sleep tight and ask Katherine to sleep well and prepare for inauguration tomorrow morning. Call all the press members. David should see with whom he has messed with."
"David... It's time to land on earth. Enough of revenge talk. We just can't plan in the air. We have nothing concrete."
"Have I ever let you down, Raymond? Can you just trust me with this one? Let me just make a few calls. I will handle this I promise. You guys take rest and get your fancy pants ready for tomorrow."
Saying that David disconnected the call.
"You evil Sebastian, you thought this through, didn't you."
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The next day morning, none of them had any heart to go for the inauguration. None of them wanted to face the media, the cameras and the utter humiliation that was going to follow afterward. But since they all trusted David, they decided to get ready and go to the site hoping that he would be able to draw in a miracle.
Before getting into the car, Raymond decided to call up David again,
"Hello, David."
"Hello, Raymond. Don't panic. Just go there. I have handled everything."
Saying that he disconnected the call.
Half-convinced, Raymond started his car and reached the site in twenty minutes.
"Come, Katherine, it will be fine. David will not let us down."
Saying that Akira opened the car door for Katherine.
Katherine nodded and got down from the car. But as she turned towards the main entrance, she was shocked to see a huge battalion of reporters.
"Raymond... Raymond... Are these many reporters supposed to come for just a hospital inauguration? Something doesn't seem right. Let us go back."
Even Raymond was shocked to see the number of reporters outside, but then he saw David's car parked outside and breathed a sigh of relief. Then looking towards Katherine he said,
"David is here. Let's talk with ...."
But before he could even complete his statement, David came in with a person along with him. He had a file in his hands and his face was beaming with a smile.
"What is going on David?"
Katherine asked impatiently.
"Ah, nothing. This gentleman, who had previously given you the land on lease, wants to transfer this land to your name for just an additional twenty percent more price."
"Wait, what? Yesterday he said he didn't want to continue with the lease. Is all this a joke?"
"What is going on David?"
"It's not a joke Katherine. He has already signed on the property papers and I have got the notary signatures as well. Just sign on these papers and the land belongs to you. Problem solved I guess."
Saying that David handed over the file and a pen to Katherine.
Taken aback with the recent development, Katherine looked at Shawn and then looked at David and asked,
"How did this man turn overnight? Is this a new trick of Vikram? Won't I get into bigger troubles after signing this David? Is this man even trustworthy?"
Saying that Katherine looked at the man next to David disapprovingly.
But before David could say anything, that man came forward and said,
"Forgive me for not knowing your identity ma'am. If I would have known earlier that you were Raymond Walker's sister, the owner of Walker enterprises, then I wouldn't have done this mistake."
"But I am not the owner. Yesterday night itself our company has gone public."
Saying that Raymond took the file from Katherine's hand, intending to return it to the man to avoid any further issues. But his hand just halted when he saw that smirk on David's face.
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