Ducksbelly was a prestigious restaurant that only the rich could afford. It generally required one to book a table at least two to three days ahead. However, three VIP tables were always kept available just so they could serve stupidly rich guests who would be willing to waste their money to book one of these VIP tables, even though it cost ten times more than a regular table.Narika had no money with her, so she fully depended on Charles.Luckily, Charles had opened up an online bank account to send money to Laurel and Sofia. Because Laurel had sent the 50 million dollars back, he had that money with him. He paid 10,000 dollars for a VIP table. Made of black teak wood with golden edges, decked with copper plates, it was beautiful to sit at.Narika picked up the tiny, sweet pebbles that looked like river-stones. They were smaller than lizard eggs and came in all colors. She tossed a handful of them and chewed on them like a child. She gave some to Charles and told him to try them. He

Charles headed straight to the Ant’s villa.Along the way, he received a mobile message, asking to pay 21,480 dollars for the dinner, excluding the table booking price. Even though they didn’t even taste all the meals on the table, Charles still had to pay. And he did.Soon, he reached the destination, but he couldn’t enter the villa as a Rolls Royce was parked right outside the main gate. Jim Blake was waiting outside, reading what looked like a business magazine.Jim put the magazine aside and came over to open the door for Narika. She exited the car.“Hey,” Jim greeted her, but she didn’t even talk to him and went straight into the villa.Jim looked at Charles. “What did you do to her?”“What did I do?” Charles raised his brows. “She got into an argument with her sister, and so she’s in a bad mood.”“With her sister?” Jim was surprised. “Over a call?”“No,” Charles calmly said. “They met at a restaurant.”Jim’s heart skipped a beat. (Shit. Did Sofia call her sister over after I lef

Gregory and Victoria had been supremely busy the past couple of weeks, so much so they didn’t even sleep that much. They had been doing their damndest to stop the trend of falling stock value by re-promoting themselves as an elevated brand and also by buying a few emerging companies that would help steady their sales boat. They integrated groceries as a part of the Myers brand.They spent almost 2 billion dollars in a matter of two weeks, and they were willing to spend more if it helped reverse their falling trend.As a result, they succeeded greatly, and much of its credit must also go to Sofia, for she had been visiting every store in the country and attracted fans and also gave some items for free. This was her morning routine. At nights, she attended the parties of rich clients and made business deals with them using her charm. Some men that were much older than her asked her to date with them, but she mentioned ‘Charles’ name to keep such men away. If the men were younger than he

Fang rushed into the room, grinning from ear to ear, and lifted the blanket with all the haste in the world. His expression flattened immediately because all that was on the bed was Pepper, soundly purring through deep sleep.“She’s not here?” Fang clenched his fists. “Tch, I didn’t see her come out of the room. When did she leave?” He tossed the blanket on the cat, waking it up in the process.Seeing him, Pepper jumped on its four legs at once and growled in fright, its tail standing up like a tower.“So you can sense the monster in me, huh,” Fang grinned. “I don’t think your blood will satisfy me, but I don’t mind starting my kills with you.” He tried to reach for the cat.Pepper immediately slipped out through the window and bolted into the bushes.“You think you can escape from me?” Fang clawed at the window and destroyed it before leaping out and jumping on all fours until he swiftly plucked the cat out of the bushes.Pepper screamed for its life as Fang lifted his hand and broug

In the Myers mansion.Narika entered her father’s room with a worried look on her face. “Dad, how are you feeling now?” she was asking, but then she saw not just Gregory but also Victoria and Sofia waiting. They weren’t even blinking. Narika’s feet came to a halt. “D-Dad… don’t tell me…” she started walking back without turning, but then Cassey shut the door from outside the room. “W-What’s going on?”“Sofia told me what you told her,” Gregory picked up a belt off the bed. “Do you really think I’ll let you run away with the money I earned with my sweat and blood?”“I-I don’t need your money, Dad. Just let me go,” Narika banged the door with her palm. “Cassey, open the door.”Cassey was standing right outside, picking her teeth, acting like she was deaf. Soon, Narika’s cries echoed in the villa. She begged her dad and mom to stop hitting her, but Gregory kept whipping Narika with the belt.Marlon scuttled over to the room. Cassey tried to stop him, but he pushed her aside and opened th