Hollywood Zenith

Why should he ever care about it? The way he tried to exert dominance over Kate after what he did to her was clear sign that he still wasn\'t remorseful. Some times, there are no clear reason for them to be evil not when they enjoyed other people\'s misery.

Samuel wasn\'t a hero, he understood he couldn\'t take on the world\'s evil but that didn\'t mean he would keep letting bastards like him walk all over him. He warned him once still he dared to show that he didn\'t care.

He must have think, he could use his family\'s influence to do as he pleased but there was always a bigger fish in the pond. Samuel decided to show him, there were some people that one shouldn\'t mess with.

He looked at Kate who looked distraught for a second before she took a deep breath to calm herself down. He thought she would be scared but she was handling it much better that he anticipated.

" Does he not know who you are? I mean, don\'t people always get scared hearing your name?"

" Maybe, why do you think I dye my hair? Beside, you don\'t have to worry about it. I will handle it so that he wouldn\'t cause any trouble here." He picked up his cell and started scanning his call history.

" What are you doing?"

" Just wait."

" Hello, yes. You are aware what\'s happening right? No? Alright, send few people and stationed them around this place. Make sure no.." He started ordering someone over the phone.

Kate was reminded again that he was not a normal person. Samuel didn\'t even finish talking when she heard screeching noises through the window. She walked over to see, several black SUV practically blocking the entrance to her bar.

Around, dozen people came out of it after which they vanished in different direction. The two which remained confidently walked toward the entrance when she lost visual. Immediately she could hear her staff shouting.

" I should-"

" Stay here. You don\'t have to worry about it. They will handle it." he grabbed her.

Just like he said, noises died down and several minutes later she could see them carrying two man on their shoulder. They were the same person that were meddling with her business for two days. She sighed feeling overwhelmed by everything.

The problem that\'s been haunting her for days had been solved by Samuel with a simple phone call. She was also surprised how they were operating in broad daylight without a care in the world that\'s when she noticed the busy street had been quiet since his people arrived.

" Don\'t tell me you can shut down the whole street?"

" Well, if we need to. There are many ways to subvert people\'s attention without them noticing it." He didn\'t go into detail. There were something that she was better off not knowing.

" What\'s going to happen to them?"

" Nothing serious. They will just make sure they never show themselves in this neighbourhood. Don\'t worry about that, let\'s go downstairs to calm everyone down. By the way, where is Bella? How come she is not here?" he asked.

" Didn\'t she tell you? She went back to her family for Christmas. She left before this shit happened which is good because we don\'t need her with an empty bar in our hand."

" Will you also be closing for the holidays?"

" I don\'t know. I didn\'t plan on it but now I think it\'s better to do so. It will be good for everyone."

" Wouldn\'t that be bad for business?" He was worried about her.

" Maybe but once the word gets out that those hooligans are gone, I am sure the regulars would return."

" Good." She saw him smile which she didn\'t understand. Was he hoping for her to close the store? She would find it soon enough.

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Kate consoled the staff, they were a little frightened seeing strange things happening one after another. With those two harassing them was already bad but seeing more menacing people taking them away was more harrowing.

She came clean stating it was Samuel\'s men and they were there to protect the establishment from further disruption. They already knew about him due to previous encounter when he stormed the place proclaiming he bought the place. Oddly enough, some felt like it was because Kate had done something and those two people were Samuel\'s men in disguise.

It wouldn\'t be the first time they heard of such power harassment case but it appeared to be different people. Kate broke the news about her thinking about closing the store for a week and half. They were reluctant to hear it because holidays were some of the best time for them to make extra cash.

Samuel noticed it and declared he would take care of it. It was best for them to rest and recharge their batteries while enjoying quality time with their friends. In the meantime, he thought about renovating the place.

It was his property so it could be a new year gift for them on his behalf. Kate objected at first but seeing how serious he was, she had to give in.

Since there were no customer, Samuel asked Kate to take a early leave. The staff were elated but they waited for their boss to give the verdict. Seeing their enthusiasm, Kate obliged. She also handed them their pay early while Samuel promised their \'gifts\' would arrive after few days.

They happily went home while Kate and Samuel went upstairs. Kate had few more things to do before she could leave so he asked if he could stay until she was done.