Chapter Fourteen Trill #2
I knew all too well what the four way was. A side of town that’s really ducked off, but shit gets wild out there. I can just tell the name serves him well. He appears to be a nigga that’ll knock your fucking head off your neck for looking at him wrong.
“We have to keep a strict schedule just to make sure we’re punctual.
Grim is going to drive you all. There will be a truck on each side of you, in front of you, and behind you.
We really control the motherfuckin traffic.
Ain’t no cars getting close enough to try shit.
If they try anything they’ll have to take one of us out first. Y’all ready to head to the first destination? ”
“It’s now or never”, I said.
With that being said, we all began to load up in the trucks.
I was ready to get this business over with.
The only thing that I can think about is seeing Purity’s fine ass.
When I held her close to me, it honestly felt some shit that I can do for the rest of my life.
Having her close to my heart like that regulated my shit.
It was like my heart beats a different rhythm when she’s around.
I don’t know what this woman is doing to me.
I just know it’s some shit that I don’t want to stop.
She has been running through my mind nonstop.
For the life of me I can’t understand how a nigga can build a relationship and a bond with a child and leave the mommy to figure the shit out on her own.
I don’t know if the child is his or not.
Either way its fucked up considering the child has to be cared for in a different way.
I feel for her. I can’t even imagine what the shit is like. If we ever get to the point where I’m fucking with her, I’ll do whatever I can to lighten her load.
We drove the exact way that Rocko said that we would.
We were in the center as the other four trucks covered us from every angle.
A half an hour later we were pulling into the parking lot of a law firm.
On the way over Savage already had the manilla fold that contained all of the information about the property.
He studied that shit the entire way, like he was studying for the damn ACT or something.
He wanted to ensure that we closed on the deal.
I wanted the shit just as badly. We needed this to be the first official step to financial freedom.
Us making this deal together would open up to us being able to access our wealth and everything Gio left for us.
I’ve always wanted to do shit bigger than the drug game.
I no longer was in line waiting my turn.
Because of Gio, I now have a seat at the table.
I’ve been a businessman, just in a different aspect.
Mazi and Ro was going to stay outside with security while we went inside to handle our business.
Savage and I made our way to the door where our security held the double doors open for us.
I guess today is the first day we step into this king shit.
I am loving the treatment already. Not that I need anyone to cater to me or anything like that.
It just lets me know that becoming a Laurent provides me a different level of status.
“Khalil Knox, this is my brother Tavian Carter. we’re the owners of Laurent holdings, LLC. We have business today with Mr. Maddox”
“Yes, he’s been expecting you all. Right this way”
The girl at the front desk led us down a long hallway that eventually led to a conference room. I don’t know why I expected an older nigga to be the one we were meeting with. To my surprise, Mr. Maddox was a white guy that appeared to be no more than thirty to thirty-five”
“So nice to finally meet with you all. Bryant Maddox”, he said extended his hand.
“Tavian Carter”
“Khalil Knox”
“Now that we have the introductions out of the way. Let’s get to business.”
He walked to the corner of the room to retrieve a large piece of paper that was rolled up. He removed the rubber band that held it together. He spread the sheet out across the large table where Savage and I sat. It was a blueprint of the luxury apartment complex.
“We’ve been working on this build for quite some time now.
Your father was very interested in it. We pretty much verbally agreed on the purchase of it.
At the last minute the buyer that we had backed out.
Unfortunately, we didn’t have the opportunity to get the legality of it done before his demise.
So, I wanted to present it to you all just as I did him for the first time. ”
“I’m looking at the blueprint and from what I can see, it’s nice. How many acres will this property sit on?”, Savage said.
“Roughly over twenty acres?”
“Is the land owned?”
“It is, I can supply you with the deed.”
“What’s the projected completion date? Asking price?”
“Right now, it’s looking like May 2027. Price to buy is forty million.”
“Can we have a moment to discuss the logistics privately?”
“For sure. I’ll be in my office if you all need me.”
I continued to look straight ahead as I listened to Maddoxx’s footsteps become faint in my ear before I spoke.
“You think the shit is worth it?’
“I definitely can see the potential in it. It’s in a very good area.
Bricksville is where the rich and well-off reside.
They don’t want to come to the inner city to live.
The crime rate is too high, and they don’t want to go through the trouble.
Yet, this is an overpopulated ass city, but people still need somewhere to live.
Providing these luxury apartments will provide them with somewhere to live without having to run to crime filled areas.
They’ll pay what they weigh to live comfortably.
We can make the money back and then some.
I think it’s a great investment as long as it’s not any undercover bullshit waiting to happen. ”
“We need to know will we be responsible for the remainder of the build. Paying the contractors and if they’re staying on schedule. The nigga said May 2027, that’s what I want to see.”
“For sure. You ain’t wrong about that shit at all. I know Gio wanted it and in an odd ass way, I kind of trust his judgement. Just from hearing about the type of nigga he was, I feel confident that he thought this was a good ass business decision.”
“One thing for sure, and two things for certain, one of us can’t make a decision without the other.
If you want to move on this shit, we can.
I just think we need to get down to the site and check shit for ourselves.
Anything can look good on paper. Motherfuckers will sell you a good game. You know how the shit goes.”
“I agree with you. I’ll go down here to get this nigga.”
Savage went to get Maddox so we could tell him our reservations.
It’s not that we don’t want to make the purchase because we do.
We just want to be able to lay eyes on everything to ensure that it’s actually worth our time.
He understood and we were set to view it tomorrow.
It was a little too late in the day to be out there checking shit out.
Plus, we still had other business to handle.
***
Rocko and his crew had tracked down the nigga that stole the shipment a while ago.
Without the word from Grit, they couldn’t move on that shit.
That was always the strict orders, don’t move unless permission has been given.
Everything has to be calculated. You move too fast; you risk fucking up the play.
You move too slow; you risk motherfuckers thinking shit is sweet.