Marlon Shepherd and Yusuf Zuck were chatting in the hotel when Marlon received a call from his girlfriend back home, Juliana Nash, who excitedly informed him over the phone that she had been promoted.
The promotion of Leila Brown had been anticipated by Marlon Shepherd; after all, she had managed to have Yusuf Zuck keep more than two billion in deposits at their bank, a business she had acquired, which was a significant achievement that could easily elevate her from a counter clerk to a customer manager or a higher position.
Indeed, it was a significant step up—Leila Brown informed Marlon Shepherd that she had become the assistant manager of their branch. Securing a major client with a one-time deposit of over twenty billion, so being an assistant branch manager really wasn't a big deal; it just meant a pay raise and a slight adjustment in rank.