CHAPTER 156: UNEXPECTED CHALLENGES

Samantha and Jake head for their office the following morning. Samantha began the day by making some calculations for the following homes they were building. Samantha looked up from her notes as she wrote, her pen frozen mid-sentence. The project was already under enough strain; she heard noises and stepped to the window to check. Outside the temporary office building, a group of hooligans loitered, their aggressive postures and loud voices impossible to ignore. Jake noticed them, too, his jaw tightening. "Stay here," he said, standing up and moving towards the door. Before he could reach it, the door burst open. A man in a dirty jacket and torn jeans swaggered in, followed by his equally scruffy companions. "You lot need to stop working," he growled, his eyes narrowing as he looked around the room. Samantha stood, trying to keep her voice calm. "We're just trying to help the community. Why do you want us to stop?" The group group leader sneered. "Help the community? By taking away