5-Many problems and no solutions

Maverick

Over the last few months, I've been working like there's no tomorrow, focusing all my energies and time on the new venture I've started. I've bought a chain of hotels and one of them is in Las Vegas, and I have to say, it's not doing as well as it should. In addition to the unparalleled competition, the place was poorly managed and there was a millionaire embezzlement that compromised all operations, as always, I took advantage of this opportunity and acquired this challenge. I like to take risks and save businesses that are on the verge of bankruptcy, the thrill of silencing people who whisper that I won't succeed is enormous and highly addictive and satisfying, it's a wonderful feeling.

I've worked like crazy to make everything go according to plan, of course, I've ignored any distractions that stand in the way of success, even my fiancée, of course, I was already thinking of ways to ignore her in every possible way and show her that I'm not interested in her at all, yet she still persists.

Thanks to my mother, I'm involved in a marriage that I don't want, but which is going to happen anyway, which makes me angry. My fiancée is a persistent woman, who claims to love me above all else, no matter what I do, she always smiles and says that she loves me and that we're going to get married no matter what. I've gotten into scandals, I've openly betrayed her and I've made it very clear that I didn't want this union, however, as her family is in possession of a large debt that my parents made when I was still a teenager, marriage is the only way to get rid of it, or, to pay the full obscene amount, with interest and corrections. As I don't have the money to pay it off, my only alternative is to postpone the wedding for as long as I can and earn the money until then, the moment I have the money, even if I go bankrupt, I'll get out of this damn engagement.

Like a haunting, my cell phone rang and I saw my fiancée's name on the screen.

I'm so tired of this, I could not answer it, but she will keep calling until I do.

The little bitch knows how to be persistent.

- I'm busy, Laurel. - I picked up, making it clear how dissatisfied I am.

- I'll be quick, my love. - she replies in a honeyed voice.

- I'm not your love, let's end this engagement, you know I have no feelings for you. - I try again, this isn't the first time I've spoken openly about this engagement.

Laurel laughs. - Don't worry, I have love for both of us. The only thing that can stop me marrying you is you paying off the debt or dying. - she says in a sweet voice and I feel my hopes die immediately.

I stayed silent, anger filling my insides, eating away at me little by little, and without thinking, I turned off my cell phone and threw it into a corner. I took a deep breath and tried to calm my emotions. Then the door opened and my best friend and business partner rushed in.

- Maverick, I think I've found the solution to your problems. - he says.

Amon is a big guy, he has a sweet smile and he's always surrounded by women, the total opposite of me, he's also a great lawyer and if he's talking about there being a solution to my case, he must have found something very important that I've been missing all this time, after all, like a good lawyer, he works with hard evidence and he knows better than anyone how much I want to get rid of the ties of this forced relationship.

I raised my head and directed my gaze at his figure.

- What problems are you talking about? - I asked. I'm dealing with not just one, but several problems at the same time, in my professional and personal life.

- I think I know a way to get you out of marriage. - he says.

I stood up immediately and approached him.

- How? - I asked, curious and hopeful.

Please let it be true this time.

Unfortunately, the door opened with a bang and the words died the moment my assistant rushed in. He was sweating and had a worried, frightened look on his face.

- I hope you have something very important to talk about, otherwise your job is in danger. - I scolded him immediately.

Benjamin is an efficient man who never loses his composure, I wonder what could have made him like this.

- I'm sorry, but I needed to talk to you right away. We have a big problem. - he says hurriedly.

I frowned and sensed that something very unpleasant was about to be exposed.

I straightened up in my chair and gestured for him to continue.

- We found out who embezzled from the hotel and before you start celebrating, you need to know that more money was stolen from the casino safe a few minutes ago. - he says.

Damn, more trouble.

- How much was taken? - Amon asks what was on my mind.

- A little more than five million. - he tells me.

Amon curses and I feel the fury rising inside me.

- How the hell was all that money unprotected? - I ask furiously.

Benjamin fidgets nervously.

- The accountant, we suspect him of being responsible for this and other events. We saw a man and a woman on the security cameras, they had full access to the safe and also the password, and the accountant has disappeared. - Benjamin explains quickly.

I got up from my seat cursing and punched the table in front of me, feeling the pain seep through my fingers, but I didn't care, all that matters now is solving this problem.

- Catch the bastards as soon as possible. I've been working like crazy to get this place up, I'm not going to let a few sons of bitches get in the way of that. - I order.

- Yes, sir. Oh, before I forget, we have the face of the man who opened the safe, the woman had her face covered, but not the man. - Benjamin hurries away.

That's good, it'll help a lot in this situation. I don't care what it takes, I'm going to find out where these thieves are, I'm going to get my money back and make sure they never steal anything again. I'm not a bad person, but I hate it when people take what's mine without permission, and that's exactly what they've done and now they're going to pay for it.