A New Beginning by Mark David Abbott

Author:Mark David Abbott [Abbott, Mark David]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-05-05T04:00:00+00:00

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John stepped out onto the balcony and pulled the sliding doors closed behind him. He glanced back inside at Adriana and Amira eating breakfast at the dining table, then scrolled through the numbers on his phone. Checking his watch and making a mental calculation of the time difference, he selected the number he wanted and dialed. The phone only rang twice before someone answered.

“John. A pleasant surprise. How are you?”

“I am well, Mr. Yu, and yourself?”

“I can’t complain, John. I see you are still in Thailand.”

John smiled. Nothing escaped the razor-sharp mind of Ronald Yu, one of Hong Kong’s richest businessmen.

“Yes, I’ve been taking time out to work on my tan.”

Ronald Yu chuckled. “Somehow, I don’t believe John Hayes can spend much time sun-tanning without craving a little more excitement in his life.”

“Hmmm, funny you should say that, but before I get down to details, I never thanked you for your generous gift.” John referred to the shares gifted to him by Ronald after he rescued his son1.

“I’ll always be in your debt, John.” Ronald paused, and John heard him taking a sip of what must have been tea, Ronald’s drink of preference.

“I think that whole situation has done Vincent a world of good. He seems to have… how do you say… turned over a new leaf.”

“That’s good to hear. Please tell him I said hello.” John leaned on the balcony handrail with both elbows and looked out over the city.

“I will, John. Now, I’m sure you haven’t called just to exchange pleasantries. Are you taking me up on my job offer?”

“Thank you, Mr. Yu, but no. It’s a little more serious than that.” John paused, thinking of what to say next. Ronald Yu was well known as an extremely successful businessman in Hong Kong with holdings worth billions. John, however, had long suspected Ronald had his fingers in many pies, not all of them legal.

“Mr. Yu, I need your help.”

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