Chapter 12: You are such a sly fox

A cab stopped right in front of the store, and Sam came out of it, with his hat still on. He entered the store, and saw Micheal sitting behind the counter, tiredness written all over his face.

"What's up dude?" Sam asked. The customers continued trooping in endlessly. It was hard attending to them all at once, especially when some just came for me" Michael complained. Sam chuckled, "Sorry dude, I can imagine how stressful it was" he said.

Micheal suddenly became elated, "Enough about me. How is your Mom and grandma?" he asked, and Sam smiled, as he remembered how it felt, seeing them. "They are fine, and seeing them really helped in lifting up my spirit".

Micheal was happy that Sam was finally smiling, "Did you tell them about me?" he asked. "Yeah I did, they are just as pleased as I am, that you came into my life" he replied.

Micheal felt a little proud, and said, "Really! I would like to meet them someday". "My mom said so too" Sam said, and laughed. Micheal thought of something, and quickly dashed to the door of the store. He looked out through the tinted glass.

Sam who was confused by Michael's action, asked, "What's wrong?". Micheal was still looking through the glass, "When you left earlier today, a man acted suspiciously. He was about to trail behind you, but when he saw that the store was still open, he went back to his spot he was standing previously...

I think he could be the spy, but I can't seem to find him there anymore" Michael said. "Don't think about it too much, I am sure the spy wouldn't be dumb enough to show up like that".

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Jason and Clara arrived at the house, and Mrs pat was the one who welcomed them in. "I'm guessing you two didn't go to the office today, you are back home early". Jason nodded, "Ah yes, we went somewhere else entirely".

"Okay dear" she said, then went to the kitchen to get them chilled, refreshing drinks.

Jason sipped his drink, "So Mrs pat, I will be going on a vacation, or more like an holiday to Camden city". Mrs pat smiled, "That sounds exciting. So when will that be?".

"Tomorrow" he replied simply, and Mrs pat was surprised. "Didn't expect that" she said, and Jason smiled, "Me neither".

The door bell rang, and one of the other servants went to get the door, then Maxwell walked in, with a document on his hand.

"Good afternoon Mrs pat, still looking as young as I can remember" Maxwell said, then winked at her. Mrs pat was surprised by his presence, "What a pleasant surprise lawyer Maxwell, it's been long I must say" she said with a welcoming smile.

"Yes Mrs pat, and it would definitely have been longer, if our young master hadn't called me to come over" he said, and took a glance at Jason.

Jason stood up, "Welcome lawyer Maxwell. Is that what I asked for?" he asked, as he pointed at the document in Maxwell's hand. "Oh yes it is, it was still as neat as ever in my drawer, until you asked for it" he said, and handed it over to Jason.

Jason flipped through the document, and suddenly stopped, "Pen please" he said, and Maxwell gave him a pen. Jason looked at Mrs pat, "Mrs pat please sign here" he said

Mrs pat gave him a questioning look, "What is it for?" she asked. Jason gave her a reassuring smile, "Please just trust me, and sign the document". Mrs pat was confused, "But y...".

Jason cut her off, "Uh uh, without any questions" he said playfully. Mrs pat was still confused, but decided to trust Jason, and signed the document. While the other two had their mouths flung open with shock, as they realized what Jason was about to do.

"Here you go, signed" she said, and gave Jason back the document. Jason collected it, and also signed. "Now you can have it Mrs pat, the document of this house... Your house"

Mrs pat was dumbstruck by what she heard, and it felt like everything around her stood still, "You... You... You are jo-joking right?" she stammered. "You know me too well Mrs pat, and you know I'll never joke about something this serious. This is now legally your house, and if you go through the document, you will find out that there is an extra five-hundred thousand pounds check attached to it".

Tears of joy and disbelief started flowing down her cheeks, "But... but why me? I am nothing, but just a servant" she said, and Jason shook his head, "You are not just a servant Mrs pat, you are a special someone in my life. And besides, there is nothing more I can do, I already signed it".

Mrs pat hugged him tightly, and broke uncontrollably into tears, "Thank you so so much" she said in between her sobs. "It's nothing Mrs Pat" Jason said, and she finally pulled away, when she got a hold of herself.

Maxwell shook hands with her, "Congratulations Mrs pat". Clara wasn't looking all that pleased, but she still smiled, and hugged Mrs pat, "Congrats Mrs pat". Mrs pat smiled, and said, "Thank you darling".

"Okay, I have work to do, so off I go. Good day everyone" he said, and left the house. Jason faced Mrs pat, "So Mrs pat, can I please pass the night here? I promise that by tomorrow morning, I will be gone from here"

Mrs pat was surprised at what he was blurting out, "What nonsense are you saying, this is still very much your own house". Jason shook his head, "No Mrs pat, this is no longer my house, because you can kick me out anytime, and I wouldn't be able to do anything about it" he joked.

Mrs pat smiled, and played along. "Okay, you can pass the night here, but by tomorrow morning, I want you outta my house" she said, and they laughed.

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Back at the store, Sam looked around, and noticed that they were running low of stocks. "We will need to refill the store, or we will be out of business. How much did we make today?" he asked.

"A total of thirty thousand pounds. How much do you think peter is gonna release to restock the store?" Michael asked. "I won't be dumb enough to tell him that, I'm sure he wouldn't release any".

"So what's your plan?" Michael asked curiously.

"I'm gonna split the money in half, and only give peter fifteen thousand. With that, he would have no choice, but to still give me my share out of the fifteen, especially if he can't prove that we sold more" he explained his plan, with a smile of mischief on his face.

"Where will you keep the rest fifteen?" Michael asked, and Sam smiled wildly, "In the one place he would never bother checking... In my socks, under my feet" he said, and laughed. Micheal smiled in disbelief, "You are such a sly fox".

"You can say that again" he said proudly, and looked at his phone, "Would you look at that, it's five pm. I say we close the store a little early today, so we could have some rest, especially you. You really worked yourself out today".

"Who am I to argue with the boss?" he said, and they prepared to close the store. Sam split the money, puts half in his socks, and the other, in his pocket. They closed the store, and since it was still quite early, they trekked all the way home.

They walked into the house, and saw peter sitting on his usual spot. "The devil as always" Sam said to Micheal, almost loud enough for peter to hear him.

Peter was still looking at the fire, and said, "Welcome boys, I heard customers flooded the store again today... Money please" he grinned. Sam counted, and gave him ten thousand pounds. Peter looked at the money in his hand, "What is the meaning of this?" he asked, becoming annoyed.

Sam feigned ignorance, and asked, "Meaning of what? We made fifteen thousand pounds from today's sales, or do you want to take it all, without giving me my share?" he gave peter a serious look.

Peter gritted his teeth, "Stop playing games with me boy" he said. "You can search me if you want, or better still, here are the keys to the store. You can turn the store upsidedown, but trust me, you wouldn't find a dime. And besides, I'm sure that stupid spy of yours would have told if I went to my mom's, to give her part of the money" he smirked, and left the living room, with Micheal trailing behind him, leaving Peter red with anger.

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The next morning at Jason's house, or should I say Mrs pat's house. Mrs pat assisted in packing up Jason's things in a luggage. Later on, Clara joined them in the house, with some of her things, in a small pink luggage, and soon they were ready to leave.

"Please take care on your way you two, I will make sure to call" Mrs pat said. "Thank you Mrs pat, we will" Jason hugged her. The maids had already helped in fixing their luggages into the car, and they both waved them goodbye, before zooming off.