The call
Family's New Shrink Ray
chapter 26
by
copier
· original author:
penslayer5
Steve waited with bated breath for the other man to respond. He was fairly confident that he and his assistant could fix this whole mess if they were given just a little bit more time.
While he could understand his benefactor's worries for his own daughter's safety, Beth had proven herself more than capable in the lab under his tutelage. She can do this. She could.
After what felt like forever, the man reluctantly relented. "Fine, Jordan. Fine. I'll give you and Beth all the time you need to handle the situation."
Steve was honestly surprised that his benefactor was actually giving him the time he asked for. "Thank you, sir. I promise we'll get this all sorted out as soon as possible."
"For your sake, Jordan, you'd better." The man spoke with the upmost seriousness in his voice. "And I don't think I need to tell you what'll happen if Beth gets hurt, do I?"
Steve felt a shiver run down his spine. He knew the man wasn't making an idle threat and had more than enough resources at his beckoned call to make whatever he said happened.
"I understand, sir and I promise that nothing will happen to Beth on my watch."
Steve couldn't see it, but he could definitely feel his rich benefactor smiling on the other end of the line. "Good. That's all I needed to hear. Keep me abreast of your progress."
"Understood." Steve sighed before the line finally cut out. "I swear..."
The man might be a huge pain in the ass but at the very least he genuinely cared about his family. He'd seen far too many rich types over the years who couldn't give a rat's ass about their kids or significant other.
"Still... I wonder how his team will spin this when everything is said and done." Steve wonder. "Hopefully they'll keep all of our names out of it."
He could only hope so.
While he could understand his benefactor's worries for his own daughter's safety, Beth had proven herself more than capable in the lab under his tutelage. She can do this. She could.
After what felt like forever, the man reluctantly relented. "Fine, Jordan. Fine. I'll give you and Beth all the time you need to handle the situation."
Steve was honestly surprised that his benefactor was actually giving him the time he asked for. "Thank you, sir. I promise we'll get this all sorted out as soon as possible."
"For your sake, Jordan, you'd better." The man spoke with the upmost seriousness in his voice. "And I don't think I need to tell you what'll happen if Beth gets hurt, do I?"
Steve felt a shiver run down his spine. He knew the man wasn't making an idle threat and had more than enough resources at his beckoned call to make whatever he said happened.
"I understand, sir and I promise that nothing will happen to Beth on my watch."
Steve couldn't see it, but he could definitely feel his rich benefactor smiling on the other end of the line. "Good. That's all I needed to hear. Keep me abreast of your progress."
"Understood." Steve sighed before the line finally cut out. "I swear..."
The man might be a huge pain in the ass but at the very least he genuinely cared about his family. He'd seen far too many rich types over the years who couldn't give a rat's ass about their kids or significant other.
"Still... I wonder how his team will spin this when everything is said and done." Steve wonder. "Hopefully they'll keep all of our names out of it."
He could only hope so.
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