Langdon didn’t know anything about Logan's family, so he didn’t doubt Logan’s words. Nodding, he said, “It’s great that you like it. I will bring you some more next time.”
After breakfast, Logan drove all of them to the gym. Upon taking a tour in the gym, Langdon seemed to be satisfied with Lola’s working environment. Not only was the environment relaxing, but she wouldn’t be exposed to the elements while earning her wages, so he figured it was a decent enough job.
He spent some time in the gym with Logan before turning to ask the latter, “Logan, didn’t you say you own a restaurant? Where is it? Is it far away from here? I would like to drop by for a visit.”
Logan wasn’t about to correct him, so he merely hummed in response. “It’s not that far, so I can drive you there if you would like to visit.”
Standing up, Langdon agreed, “Let’s go, then.” No matter how much he liked Logan, Langdon was still a little wary of him, as the incident with Shawn came as a wakeup call to remind him not to see things at face value. Someone who seemed responsible on the outside might probably be a player, so Langdon decided he should check on Logan’s background.
Meanwhile, one of Lola’s colleagues from the finance department dropped by to hand her some reports, so she left Logan and her father to their own devices for the time being. Therefore, Logan led Langdon to his car before driving them to the clubhouse. Langdon honestly thought Logan owned a restaurant, so he was startled when they arrived at the clubhouse. Alighting from the car, he muttered, “I didn’t know that this is the trend with restaurants nowadays. It sure looks like a high-end place.”
Smiling, Logan said nothing while he showed Langdon in. When they arrived at the hall, one of the attendants greeted them. “Welcome, Young Master Logan.”
With a frown on his face, Langdon scanned his surroundings before realizing they were not in a restaurant. He might be a little outdated, but he knew what a restaurant looked like. Meanwhile, Logan nodded at the attendant before telling them, “You should get on with work. Leave things to me.”
After that, Langdon looked toward Logan. “This isn’t a restaurant.”
Logan chuckled. “It’s a clubhouse, so we have dealings in a lot of areas.” As soon as he said that, he showed Langdon to the backyard, and the sight of it startled the latter, as it was apparent from the size and interior decor that a lot of money was invested into the business.
Nodding, Langdon inquired, “Did you partner up with someone else?” He knew that Lola had to work for quite a bit as she didn’t invest as much into the gym business, so he assumed that Logan was in a similar position.
After some hesitation, Logan replied, “My family set up this business for me. My father didn’t want me to work for other people as he felt sorry for me, so he set up a clubhouse that I will be in charge of running.”
Logan sure had a silver tongue. Instead of feeling sorry for him, Logan’s father set up this business because he knew Logan would never be able to work under anyone. His personality dictated that he would never obey his superiors, so nobody would employ him.
Even if his father made use of his connections to find Logan a job, Logan’s personality wouldn’t change overnight, so he would either end up quitting his job after a short while, or his boss would fire him. Eventually, Logan’s father set up this business for Logan to save them both the trouble, as he figured Logan should be responsible for his own actions.
Staring at him, Langdon asked, “I bet you spent quite the fortune to set up this business.”
After some thought, Logan replied, “It’s still manageable.” He was fairly certain that Lola’s parents didn’t know anything about his family.
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