The Tycoon's Odyssey

Chapter 50: 50:New Trouble

The new day brought Evan a series of gifts that shook him to the core. His eyes were glued to the laptop screen as he went through the emails.

"Are you fucking kidding me?"

Evan had hired a private detective in Bombay to keep tabs on Henna and Migol from afar. He knew this was far from over.

When pushed to a corner, people won't hesitate to bear their fangs, so he needed to stay prepared but...

Now, he had received a message saying Henna and Migol had disappeared. They hadn't checked out of their hotel; they just vanished.

The hotel had filed a complaint with the police, who were searching for them, but so far, there were no results.

For a moment, a hollowness boomed in Evan's heart making him lose his composure. It was agonizingly painful.

What was more astonishing was that the CCTV cameras had been shut off for a few minutes.

It didn't look like a simple matter and seemed to involve something bigger than he initially expected.

While he was processing all this, he got a call from Maria.

"Hello."

"Yeah, I am good.."

"What? Do I need to come back quickly? Why, what happened now?"

Evan, who had been speaking casually while going over the email, froze. After hearing an earful, he hung up and slumped down on his chair.

"Damn! Just what the hell is going on?"

"System, was I born right when many unlucky people died?"

[Host, I can't lie, so I better keep quiet.]

'Fuck!'

Evan cursed his luck and the bastard who was behind all of this.

Just when everything seemed to be going well, another trouble popped out of nowhere to slap him.

Someone had passed out due to food poisoning after drinking tea from his Teabox cafe.

Just whom were they kidding?

Food poisoning from his Spirit Vitalizing tea, which had a great amount of antioxidants?

This was a complete scam....

There was surely a sinister bastard behind all this plot. And because of this, Evan was forced to rush his way back to BBSR before wrapping up things in Bombay.

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25th February,2023

As much as she hated to say it, she was the one to be blamed since this occurred under her watch.

She knew that Evan trusted her and had let her manage the business. In fact, he had even talked to her about giving her a high position, but now, she felt that she didn't deserve it.

"I know this isn't enough. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of Indra will likely send us a notice to revoke our license or impose a penalty but..." Evan paused, looking around before continuing.

"We will soon get a solution in that case."

Then they discussed a few other things after which others left, leaving Maria and Evan behind since he wanted to talk to her about something.

"Okay, let's stop now. And Maria, let's talk about Office Space. Have you found any?"

"Of course, here is the file," Maria answered, handing Evan a file containing a list of options.

[ Diamond Avenue ]

Size: 1000 square feet

Number of Rooms: 3

Washrooms: 1

Price: ₹50,000 per month

[ Sapphire Street ]

Size: 1500 square feet

Number of Rooms: 4

Washrooms: 2

Price: ₹75,000 per month

[ Emerald Street ]

Size: 2000 square feet

Number of Rooms: 5

Washrooms: 2

Price: ₹100,000 per month

[...] [...] [...]

Evan went over the list carefully, asking about the pros and cons according to Maria. He also asked her to give him a sample of rooms.

It would take time to visit each location and finalize, but Evan felt that he couldn't delay any longer or that fucker behind this might force him to beg on the street.

It was necessary to create another source of income as soon as possible.

He finalized the one in Emerald Street and asked Maria to finish the procedures, and then start the renovations.