Extorted me 3
er 3 Celeste was lightning fast.[] Within minutes, the storage room door was yanked open from outside.[] Celeste rushed in with two bodyguards.]] When she saw the blood at the corner of my mouth, my disheveled clothes, and me curled up on the floor, she was horrified.] She hurried over to help me up. I shook my head, signaling her not to speak, and took the bank card with the PIN written on it from her hand, tossing it to the woman.] The woman pocketed the card without further harassment, waving dismissively:[] “If this is a fake card, I know how to find you. Now get lost.“] Fighting through the excruciating pain throughout my body, I limped out of that nauseating place with Celeste’s help.]] Once we were outside, I thanked Celeste: “Thanks, Celeste. I’ll pay you back once I sort this out.“[] She looked at me with concern: “Don’t worry about the money. But what the hell happened to you?“] I laughed bitterly: “My brother found himself quite the girlfriend. Time for me to settle some scores with him.“[] I pulled out my phone and found the restaurant’s assistant manager’s number.[] He was the actual manager of the restaurant, someone I’d personally recruited who was completely loyal to me.[] When the call connected, I cut straight to the point, my voice emotionless.[] “You have ten minutes to fire a manager named Zoey Summers.“[] “Otherwise, the Blake family will withdraw all investment from the restaurant. Every last penny.“[] The assistant manager was terrified the moment he heard my voice.[] He could probably tell from the weakness in my voice that something was seriously wrong, and he agreed frantically without daring to ask why.] I hung up and without pause, took a rab straight to the police station I gave the officer who took my statement the clearest, most logical account of everything that had just happened.[] After filing a detailed report at the station, I went to the hospital for an injury assessment !] Holding the thick medical reports, the rage from being betrayed burned even hotter inside me, like oil thrown on a fire.[]…