Chapter 195


    Chapter 195 The Person Within Reach


    Laura didn’t even pause to think. She simply said, “We really need your help, Zach. Can youe


    over! The movers are here, but my husband and I think their charges are a bit unreasonable…


    “All right. I’m downstairs now. I’ll be up in a moment. Please wait for me.”


    “Okay, okay.”


    After hanging up the phone, Laura felt as if she had been pardoned. Clutching Lysander’s hand


    emotionally, she said, “It’s okay now. It’s okay now. Everything will be fine once Zach arrives.”


    Although Maverick didn’t disy the same level of exaggeration as Laura, he, too, breathed a sigh


    of relief.


    In just a few minutes, Zachary arrived.


    Upon entering, he noticed a few workers squatting outside the door, with a few more standing


    inside.


    “What are you guys doing?”


    Upon hearing the sound, Laura immediately rushed out, her face filled with joy. “Zach,” she


    eximed, “you’re finally here.


    Zachary smiled and nodded. “I apologize, Mrs. Thorne. I should have arrived earlier, but there was


    a bit of traffic on the road.”


    “No worries. No worries. It’s good that you’re here.”


    Zachary was quite tall, and his attire clearly marked him as a white–cor worker. When he


    furrowed his brows, he could be quite intimidating. “Mrs. Thome, is this the movingpany you


    hired?”


    Laura nodded. “Their charges are too high. Mr. Thorne and I thought it wasn’t worth it, so we


    decided not to use their services. However, they demandedpensation for lost work.”


    The head worker’s confidence faltered upon seeing a young man in the house. “Well… we definitely


    need to bepensated for the lost work time,” he said. “Your ce is so far from the city, and


    we’ve made a wasted trip. We surely need some sort ofpensation.”


    Zachary asked, “How muchpensation is needed?”


    Before the worker could utter a word, Laura quickly interjected, “They’re asking for a thousand.”


    Zachary remained silent. He dialed a number straight away. “Hello, is this the customer service


    department for Elephant Movers Company? Yes, I want to ask how do you calcte the


    compensation for work disruption? Yes, okay. Please hold on for a moment….


    Laura asked, “What’s the matter, Zach?”


    “Mrs. Thorne, where did you find them?”


    “It was the flyer posted downstairs that led me to dial the number.”


    “All right. Hand me your phone. I’ll have headquarters verify the calction for the lost work


    compensation, and then they canmunicate with them.”


    “Okay, I’ll give it to you right now…”


    Suddenly, a pair ofrge hands covered the phone.


    The lead worker chuckled. “Young man, it was all a misunderstanding. Thedy simply misheard…”


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    Zachary nced at him, didn’t utter a word, and promptly brushed off his hand. He took back


    Laura’s phone. and handed it back to her. “Mrs. Thorne, check your phone.”


    “Oh, okay, then.”


    “Wait a minute. Wait…” The lead worker instantly put on a different face, wrapping an arm around


    Zachary’s neck, grinning like they were the best of pals. “Let’s not mention this to the headquarters,


    okay? How about this? We won’t ask for anypensation for the work dy. We’ll leave right


    now. Is that eptable?”


    Zachary wore a stern expression, forcefully shaking off the hand that had been ced on his


    shoulder. “Buddy, I understand that you guys do manualbor and earn your money through hard


    work. We respect that. But does that mean you can take advantage of the fact that this house is


    filled with elders and women to inte your prices? If I hadn’t shown up today, were you guys


    nning on pocketing the thousand behind our backs?”


    “No, no, it was all in jest. I was just joking with you, but it seems you took it seriously. Let’s just drop


    it. I’ll take my guys and leave now. You know, young man, we earn our living the hard way. If the


    headquarters found out about this, we’d be fined hundreds. That would mean a whole day’s work


    for nothing. Do us a favor. We’ll leave right away, and you can stop making that call.”


    Maverick had gained confidence now. Standing next to Zachary, he spoke with conviction. “Weren’t


    you just trying to intimidate us? Let me tell you… I have your number. I can call your headquarters


    anytime.”


    “Dad…” Lysander tugged at her father’s sleeve, shaking her head.


    Maverick had always listened to her. Seeing her give him a signal, he didn’t pursue the matter any


    further. He said, “Forget it. Just go.”


    A few people came bustling in, and just as quickly, they bustled out again.


    Laura’s face was pale. She plopped down, her hand over her heart as she took a deep breath.


    “Finally, they’re gone. That was terrifying just now.”


    Lysander walked over,forting her mother, “Everything is okay now, Mom.”


    Laura was still shaken. “Lysander, it’s not that I don’t trust your capabilities, but in this society, there


    are far too many who would take advantage of the weak and fear the strong. No matter how


    resilient you are as a girl, you’re still at a disadvantage when up against so many strong young men!


    If Zach hadn’t arrived in time today, I would have been scared to death.”