The Rich Son-In-Law

Chapter 3: Problem Solved.

Aaron left the hotel feeling a complex mix of emotions. Excitement, doubt, fear and confusion. The day's events did not seem real at all, he had just become a billionaire which was something he never expected even in his wildest dreams. All his life, he was looked down on, but now he was going to make sure those who looked down on him would regret it. Aaron headed home. Even though he had just become a billionaire, he knew he had to keep his newfound wealth a secret for the time being. When Aaron entered the house, he saw Sarah flipping through some documents on the table with a frown. It seemed the problem with the company was taking its toll on her. Aaron had always felt helpless to help his wife. He had always tried to be a supportive husband, but his input was never considered, so he always stood on the side-lines. With his newfound wealth, Aaron vowed to make Sarah the happiest woman in the world, after all he was no longer the powerless and useless son-in-law anymore.

Aaron made his way to the kitchen to prepare dinner for Sarah and himself. When the food was ready, Aaron went and set up the table. As they ate, Aaron could see the stress in Sarah's eyes. "Are you okay honey?" Aaron asked with a concerned look. "Yeah, I'm good" Sarah replied nonchalantly. Aaron felt upset that his wife wouldn't share things with him, especially things that were troubling her. "Come on Sarah Don't leave me in the dark, how am I supposed to help you if you don't tell me anything," he said softly. Hearing this Sarah became extremely upset. "Do you really want to know that bad Aaron? Fine, if you haven't already guessed yet my company is struggling and I need a 20 million dollar bailout, grandma won't loan me the money and is waiting for my business to fail so she can prove her point and meanwhile I am struggling to deal with the finances while my mother gambles money away and my useless husband can't help me with anything, I mean seriously Aaron all you do is clean and take my mother's insults all day, you're such an embarrassment.". Aaron was hurt by her comments but he could see the pain in his wife's eyes. Aaron reached out for Sarah's hand and squeezed it softly. "Honey don't worry about anything anymore, by the end of tomorrow this problem will be resolved completely, I promise", Aaron said. Hearing this Sarah became even more furious, "Clearly you're stupid if that is what you think." She said sharply. "Can't you see how serious this problem is? How can it be solved by tomorrow, huh? Will you get the money from thin air" Sarah stood up and slammed the table, She looked into Aaron's kind eyes which were full of nothing but concern for her, she felt guilty for what she had said to him but she was tired of how Aaron was so unimpressive, she had considered leaving him for years but decided not to because of her promise. Sarah left the table without looking at Aaron.

At night while Sarah was asleep, Aaron snuck out of bed and went outside to make a call to Natalie. The phone rang only once, and she picked up. "Hello sir, how may I help you tonight?" Natalie asked in a calm voice. Aaron hesitated but finally answered "Natalie, I wanted to know if I could access my funds even though I have not become an official member" Natalie replied, "Well, sir you can only access a limited amount for now but once you become a official member all assets will be fully transferred to you." "Natalie can you tell me how much I can access for the time being?" Aaron asked curiously. "Certainly sir" Natalie replied "At the moment you only have access to 50 million dollars but this amount will be seen as credit because you have to be an official member to have access to all assets and once you get your membership the credit will be fully cancelled. " Aaron completely ignored what Natalie said after she had mention the amount he could access. Aaron was shocked by the amount, when Natalie had mentioned that he could only have limited access to his funds he hadn't thought 50 million was the limit. "Hello sir, are still there?

Natalie enquired. Aaron realized that he been silent for a while. "Yes Natalie, I'm still here, Natalie can

you transfer 30 million to my wife's company as soon as possible and if it's feasible can you make it anonymous." "Yes of course sir, the funds should be by tomorrow morning, will that be all ,sir?"

Aaron was surprised by the response; Natalie seemed nonchalant about the request. "Yes" Aaron replied, "that will be all". "Very well sir, if anything else comes up please feel free to contact me" Natalie replied and then cut the call.

The next day, when Aaron woke Sarah had already left for work; Aaron went downstairs to make himself some breakfast. When he arrived downstairs he saw Amanda lying on the couch. Aaron figured that Amanda had been out drinking and gambling with her friends as usual. As Aaron began doing his chores he wondered when Natalie would send the money or whether if it had already arrived. Meanwhile Sarah sat in her office, stressing over the company's financial reports. Things only seemed to get worse by each minute that passed. If she didn't come up with a plan soon, the company would have to file for bankruptcy. She picked up the phone and scrolled down to Marcus's contact. She was hesitant to call him, but what else could she do at this point? She just hoped that she didn't have to fulfil any of Marcus's unreasonable demands. Just as she was about to press the call button, Sarah's assistant Anna rushed in with a large grin on her face. "What is it Anna?" Sarah asked in confusion. "Ma'am I think the company might be saved", Anna replied gleefully. Sarah's face widened in shock and even greater confusion. "Anna what do you mean saved!? Tell me what happened", Anna rushed towards Sarah's table and handed Sarah some papers, then she began to explain. "Someone deposited 30 million into the business accounts this morning, the money came anonymously from a foreign shell company and there was no explanation as to why." Sarah could not believe what she was hearing, she meticulously scanned through the papers to see if this was true and too her surprise it was, everything seemed legitimate, and there was no trace of illegal activity. Sarah sat back in her chair in utter disbelief. "How could someone just randomly send me 30 million?" She thought to herself. She wondered where the money came from and why it was sent to her. Only a few people knew about the company's financial crisis, and even fewer had that kind of money or were willing to lend it to her. She thought maybe her grandmother or one of her relatives had sent it but she realized that if any of them wanted to help her, they would have done it long ago. If anything, it seemed like her family was praying for her downfall. While she racked her brain on who her mysterious donor might be, a thought came to mind, she remembered what Aaron said the previous day, and he had promised that the problem would be solved by today. Sarah quickly shook the thought out of her head, there was no way her husband would be able to secure 30 million dollars that easily especially in such a short amount of time, at least not through legal means. She decided that Marcus was probably the donor, after all he had said he would help her, but he had also made unreasonable demands like Sarah would have to sleep with him otherwise he would not help. Sarah assumed that Marcus had changed his mind about these conditions, either way her company was saved and that was all that mattered. "Anna I want you get started paying off our debts and contact the banks about approving us with some loans, also contact all the clients with failed orders and let them know we are back in business" After getting her instructions Anna rushed to fulfil them.

While Aaron cleaned the bathroom which Amanda had flooded with her vomit, Aaron received a call from Natalie, he picked it up immediately. "Hello, Natalie" Aaron greeted. "Hello sir, how are you? , I hope you are doing well." Natalie replied. Aaron had already guessed why Natalie had called; it seemed it was finally time to claim his riches. "I'm good, is it time to make it official Natalie?" Aaron asked. "Yes sir" Natalie replied "it's time to make you an official member, there is a car waiting outside to pick you up" Aaron looked outside the window, he saw 2 men dressed completely in black standing front of the doors of a black Mercedes, the car was in between 2 other identical cars. Aaron took off his apron and gloves and headed for the door, just as he opened the door Amanda who had been laying on the couch all day called out to him "Hey where do you think you're going." "I'm going to run some errands, I will be back soon" Aaron answered simply "Errands!? What does a poor, useless bum like yourself know about running Errands" Amanda retorted sharply "who do you think you are, some sort of big shot?, have you forgotten your place in this house?, you don't just get to leave whenever you want, especially without my permission"

Aaron ignored Amanda and opened the door, as he walked towards the gate Amanda made an attempt to follow him but she could barely walk properly, it seemed like she hadn't recovered from the previous day's adventures. "hey, don't ignore me you ungrateful piece of shit! " she screamed at Aaron. She arrived at the door in time to see Aaron enter an expensive Car followed by two men, she watched as the 3 expensive cars drove away. Amanda rubbed her eyes in shock, she was confused as to why Aaron had entered into a luxurious car, she knew Aaron was too poor to afford such a car much less 3 of them. Amanda wondered whether Aaron might have some wealthy friends in the city but she quickly dismissed the idea, Aaron had no connections or influence so it was unlikely he had any wealthy friends otherwise she would have known about it a long time ago. Amanda couldn't figure out what was going on so she decided to lie back on couch.