
This afternoon Thomas was fixing a place where he was looking for sustenance to support his family.
Laundry business should be closed. No more customers have arrived since a week ago.
Even if there is one or two, there must be events that make him have to replace the loss.
"Meira, here's your pay!" Thomas gives an envelope of chocolate to his loyal employee.
"So, am I really fired?" Meira asked with sparkling eyes.
"I'm sorry, May. But I don't know how else to." Answer Thomas in a soft tone.
"How shall I say this to my children, sir? they must be sad to know I quit my job." Meira.
Thomas felt guilty. Meira is indeed the only loyal employee he has had since the laundry business was built. But how else? Thomas could not continue to beat because of expenditure greater than income.
"You don't have to worry, May. I've prepared a severance for you." Thomas then took out a few pieces of money in his drawer. He put it back in the envelope. Pretending that she has prepared it, she just feels bad and pity to see Meira who is just a single parent.
"This is for you!" Thomas handed me the envelope, "maybe enough to cover the needs of your children until you find a new job."
Meira shed her tears. "Thank you, Mister. May God repay all your kindness." Meira said with permission to leave Thomas.
Thomas stared at Meira's departure with a slight claustrophobic left in his chest. Of the 5 employees he had. Meira is his last employee whom he eventually has to return as well. It's sad, but Thomas can't do much more.
"So, what's your plan after this?"
As Thomas gazes at Meira's departure, Nadia comes and surprises him.
"Eitherway. I don't know yet." Thomas said as he reworked his delayed work.
"How about we just ask Natalie to borrow capital from her husband."
"Nadia! I told you, don't use Natalie to be a beggar to her husband." Grub Thomas.
"Ckk, still arrogant as you seem." Nadia ruffled her waist, "after all the misfortune befell our lives, you are still not aware enough as well," threw away her lazy face, "after all, who else would be willing to lend us the money? ... he's our only hope."
Thomas lowered his originally heated gaze. Nadia has a point too. All this time their lives were always hit by bad luck. And one of the fortunes they had right now was only their daughter who was married to the conglomerate's child.
"I just don't want to trouble our daughter. That's all." Thomas was honest as it is. He was very close and loved the girl more than anyone else.
"Yes, so am I." Nadia turned her body around, "it's up to you. If you want this house seized by the bank, yasudah!" Nadia breezed away leaving Thomas confused.
His debts to the bank could no longer be counted. The need for a house and laundry business that confiscated a lot of spending forced Thomas to borrow money from banks and also loan sharks.
Should I make my daughter a mash-up again?
When Nicholas thought about how he could rebuild the business he had started long ago, a former employee was rejoicing at his success.
Success because he was able to make Thomas' business completely bankrupt.
"good. You can count on." Said a man to Meira behind her phone.
"Tomorrow you can come to one of the branches of the Jhonson Company. Just choose what you want!. .. You can get a position according to your ability."
"Good, Sir. Thank you very much, Sir. Thanks." Meira said many times until finally the connection was cut by the male figure behind the phone.
Meira smiled with satisfaction. Finally, after years of being an employee at the laundry, now he can feel the beauty of working in the office.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Thomas." Meira's great-granddaughter with her smirk smile, while kissing the envelope given by the victim.
Apparently all this time, the cases of strangeness that occurred in Thomas' laundry business were the work of Meira, his loyal employee.
Meira was not actually evil. But because the payment promised by the man was very large, he was finally tempted as well.
In addition to earning a wage from the cooperation, he was also promised to get a new job in one of the companies owned by Jhonson Company. On condition that he destroy Thomas' laundry business gradually. He was also ordered to poison Nadia, Thomas' wife, into debt to the bank, even the loan shark, by buying luxury items that he did not really need. As well as jewelry, bags, shoes and other luxury items.
And now Meira's job has been successful. He had already made the laundry business go out of business. And even Thomas is in debt everywhere.
***
"So that laundry business is really closed?" Nicholas asked the man in front of him. The man who had been his belief in being a spy for his wife's family.
"Already, Sir. They're really over." Answer the man with the initials TS.
"good. So what's your next plan?" Nicholas asked questions again.
"I would urge those loan sharks to immediately collect a debt on them." Reply TS with confidence.
"What would you do if they couldn't pay?" Nicholas asked again.
"We'll insult and berate him."
"GOOD!" Nicholas's voice suddenly high, making Reynald who was originally just silently lowered his head.
"Hina them! curse them! even if necessary, make them feel like the most despicable human being in the world .. especially that old lady named Nadia."
"Good, Sir."
Nicholas laughed proudly when finally what he had been waiting for was realized.
One by one his hopes of being able to destroy the family finally went smoothly as planned.
Now there are only a few steps left to make the family's life completely destroyed, just like they destroyed the Nicholas family first.
"Good fun, Madame Nadia." Nicholas in his heart.
TS left his boss room after he finished reporting his performance, also discussing his next steps. He left with a smile that did not fade out from the main door of the company. Nicholas gave him more than he promised. Not just cash. TS also get a chance to vacation for one week with her lover wherever she wants. And all of those costs were borne by Nicholas.
"Yes." Yeah." TS said as he got into his car and sped away leaving the large company owned by Nicholas Jhonson.
"Sir, aren't you overpaying him?" Reynald asked, "The lady could be angry if she saw such a huge expenditure without explanation." Further.
Reynald's right. Although the company was entirely already held by Nicholas. But in reality, Kelly is still monitoring cash flow, expenditure and income from her husband's company. And he is one of the most thorough of human beings. Therefore, just a little negligence and mistakes made by his employees, Kelly will crack down firmly on it.
"Just calm down, Reynald. For the payment, I'll use my personal money." Nicholas answered with comfort.
"But, Mister. I know exactly how that guy is. He'll take advantage of this opportunity as his income field." Said Reynald, "i'm just afraid he's blackmailing, sir."
Nicholas stood up from his seat.
"Reynald, did you forget? I will not hesitate to give anything to the man who managed to make the family suffer."
Nicholas walked in replacing the suit he wore with another color suit.
"Oh, forget the business! that's not your domain. You can go back to your room!"
"Good, Sir. Forgive me if my words seem too bad! then excuse me." Reynald bowed his head.
"Yes, please!"
Nicholas looked at Reynald's departure, after which he slowly opened his wallet. There's a picture that's already tangled up. He looked at her very fervently.
In the photo, there is a young woman who is holding her baby girl, and also a boy who is held tightly. Who else if not Merry, Nicholas and his sister Lucia.
The clear picture of happiness from the look on his third face. The beautiful moment of those who were walking in the park was immortalized by the father before dying.
Nicholas shed his tears. These are tears of sadness or happiness.
What is clear is that currently Nicholas only wants to tell people who mean a lot in his life, that he has managed to avenge them.
"I miss you guys so much." Nicholas said as he kissed the photo.