While everyone was preparing their things, Arlan called the fat manager of Toyota, Brandee.
"Hello, this is Arlan Dominic Roa speaking. Is this Manager Brandee of Toyota?" Arlan wanted to borrow four buses to transport everyone and the first person that came into his mind was Brandee. He was a manager of a large car brand so he might have some connections with bus owners.
"Good morning, Mr. Roa! This is Brandee! Is there anything I can help you with?" Arlan could already imagine Brandee's flattering look.
"Do you know anyone who offers bus rental? I need four buses right now." Arlan said. He didn't want to go out with a large convoy of vehicles because that would cause make them very conspicuous. Although Leandro's drug cartel was silent in the past few days, he didn't want to risk it.
"Four buses? No problem! My friend is the cousin of Ceres Liner's owner. They have more than a hundred buses. I should be able to rent four for you, Mr. Roa. I'll give him a call. I'll call you back in ten minutes." The fatty was quite capable and this improved Arlan's impression of him.
"Thanks."
Arlan waited for slightly over fifteen minutes before Brandee called him again.
"How is it?"
"Good news, Mr. Roa! That guy agreed! Just give me your address and I'll have some people send the buses to you."
"Great! I owe you some drinks. Call me if you need anything in the future." Arlan had some thoughts of roping in this person, but it was still too early for that.
"No problem, Mr. Roa! You can also call me any time!"
Arlan disconnected the call after giving his address to Brandee. He then called Zed and the Eliott siblings. He told them about the vacation plan. He also told them to prepare his parents' things for the next few days.
"Just wait for me at the hotel. We will come to pick you guys up." He ended the call with this message. Arlan also invited Charles, Terrence, and Sofia, but they had things to do so they couldn't come with them. As for Krizia, she was the General Manager of Pegasus Hotel and her schedule was packed. Arlan didn't bother to call her.
Soon, the buses arrived in front of the villa. Everyone was already wearing their vacation clothes and they excitedly entered the buses.
Their destination this time was the Pier. He planned to take everyone into his luxury yacht. It was a huge yacht that could accommodate all of them.
Of the forty soldiers, Arlan only brought thirty of them. He left ten to stay in the villa. There were valuable blueprints in his safe so he left some people to protect it. Winter was also there so he wasn't worried that anything will happen. That woman was even stronger than Karl and she was also very smart. She could adapt to any situation. Nothing will go wrong with her staying in the villa.
They picked up Arlan's parents, Zed, and the Elliot siblings who were waiting for them at the entrance Pegasus Hotel.
"Mom, Dad... Please forgive me for not being able to visit you. I had some matters to deal with so..."
"You don't have to apologize to us. We know that you are busy now. We are happy that you've found success here in the city. We are proud of you, son." His mother said while holding Arlan's hand.
Arlan's father didn't say anything, but he also stared at Arlan with pride.
Arlan almost teared up after hearing his mother's words. "Come up here. I'll introduce you two to my people." He said as he grabbed his parents inside the bus.
During the past few days, they've asked Zed about Arlan's position in the hotel, but Zed didn't give them a concrete answer. This made them doubt their son's identity and after observing for a few days, they concluded that Arlan had an unusual identity. This made them very curious, but they knew that their son would eventually tell them about everything.
When they arrived at the pier, the head of the security personnel on the pier came to greet them. He even led them along the way and he appeared to be very respectful to Arlan. This made Arlan's parents even more curious about their son's identity.
"Mr. Roa, that's your yacht. Those people right there should be the crew. I will go back to my post now. Please excuse me." The head of the security personnel left after bidding him farewell.
There were twenty crew members waiting for them. They all bowed at Arlan as soon as they saw him. "Greetings, Mr. Roa!"
"I've made you guys wait. Thank you for your patience." Arlan smiled at them.
"It is our job to serve you, Mr. Roa. We have already prepared the yacht for you. You guys can now board the boat." The person who spoke was a middle-aged Arabian man. He was the captain of the boat. The other crew members were also Arabian, but they were good English speakers so there was no language barrier between them.
The former owner of the yacht was a royalty of Saudi Arabia so all of the crew members were Arabian.
"Please take care of us." Arlan shook hands with the captain and he also familiarized himself with him and the other crew members.
"Boss, is this your boat? It looks amazing!" Thelma asked while looking at him in admiration.
"It is. I bought this from a royalty in Saudi." Arlan replied with a smile.
"Son, is this really yours?" His parents were stunned when they heard his words. They couldn't believe that their son could already afford to buy such an expensive-looking boat in just a short amount of time.
Arlan grabbed his parents' shoulders and dragged them into a corner. "Mom, Dad... I'll explain everything to you...."
Arlan told them the same explanation he said to Charles back then. He also told them that he had become friends with the boss of a real estate mogul who had helped him acquire Pegasus Hotel. Of course, all of this was just pure bullsh*t and he was lucky enough that his parents didn't know a lot about how businesses worked.
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