The agent came as fast as Lionel had assured Kevin.He was a man of average height with a serious expression, one that slowly eased up into small smiles whenever conversations began.As directed by the man, Jake drove from one place to another, from one location to another. They would drop by at each of the buildings that were available, and Kevin would look at the place and see if it was suitable for what he had in mind, if it matched his requirements.“And this place, it is the most sought-after area here in the Landary province,” the man who was showing them around began when they walked into another building yet again.Kevin took one look at the deserted area and knew he wasn't going to like the place. It didn't look deserted like how estates were always quiet; it looked abandoned, almost like the inhabitants of the area were tired of doing life. But he said nothing as he listened to the man and inspected the building while briefly wondering if he really meant it when he said it w

The next day, Howard, Jake, Lionel, and Kevin were up early. They prepared to catch their flights. Lionel was the first to leave, as he had a business meeting early that morning.“I'll leave now, boss," he said as he stood before Kevin, his small bag in his hand.Kevin looked up from his breakfast. "Have you had breakfast?”"I don't have that time, boss. I have to be there on time, so I just ordered a takeout.”Kevin nodded as he dabbed his lips with a napkin. "Alright then. Have a safe trip."“Thank you, boss." He lowered his head in a bow and turned around, walking out the door.A few minutes later, Howard walked into the living room, fresh out of the shower. “Good morning, boss." "Good morning, Howard, our flight is in an hour. Help yourself to something,” he said as he gestured toward the breakfast tray that had been rolled in earlier that morning. It was filled with a variety of food.Howard nodded and made his pick.Just then, Jake walked into the room, dragging his feet as he

The man regarded Kevin for a long while. He knew the perfect thing to do. He looked well-kept, but he could swear with his whole bank balance that he wouldn't be able to afford his coat. He shook his head and snickered, seeing as the only way out of this for both of them was for them to kiss his shoe.He turned to the attendant, who had a fearful expression on her face as she looked up at the idiot that was her girlfriend and said something to him.It was enough that a customer was mad at her. If the customer she offended should get into a fight with the one that was trying to help her, she sure was going to lose her job, and there was no way she could risk that. “Please,” she called out to Kevin. “Please, just leave; I'm fine."Kevin outrightly ignored her and returned his gaze to the man who had his own gaze on the attendant."Dirt!” He called, and Kevin was shocked when the girl answered, her lower lip trembling as she did, and began to beg again.“Your boyfriend sure has some ner

At that moment, the main door was pushed open, and they all saw Mia step in.Mia stopped short, her gaze taking in the scene. “Uh…” she slowly began to walk into the room, looking from one person to the other, hoping to deduce what was going on before she asked, "What's happening here?”She stopped beside Kevin. “Grandmother, Dad,” she acknowledged them before she turned to Kevin. Her eyes roamed his face. He looked calm, but then, Kevin always appeared calm and composed. “Kevin? What's going on?""Welcome,” Kevin said to her. “I called your line several times, but you didn't pick up.”“Yeah, I was in a meeting,” Mia explained as she began to reach for her phone in her bag. She unlocked it and saw several missed calls from him. She sighed and returned her gaze to him. “I was in a meeting, so I had to put my phone on silent. Did something happen?" Her gaze returned to the rest of the group.Morris scoffed. “What do you think? Once your ex-husband is around, you can just tell that a lot

Kevin woke up very early that morning, just as he had intended.Beside him, Mia was still fast asleep. He pulled himself up from the bed and went for his bath. A few minutes later, as he got dressed, his phone ringtone softly rang out. He glanced at the wall clock in the room and wondered who could be calling so early as he walked toward the vanity where he placed his phone. Before he could reach it, the call ended.He picked up the phone and frowned at the unknown number. He placed the phone back on the table and did the buttons on his shirt.When he was done, he picked up the phone and dialled the unknown number. Immediately, the callee picked up.“Hello? Uncle Kevin? It's Lisa."“Oh hey, Lisa. How are you?"“I'm fine, Uncle Kevin." Kevin could hear the smile in her voice. “How are you too?”"I'm fine.”"Okay. I called to tell you that I'd be going to school today.”"That's brave of you, girl. I'm so proud of you." He heard Lisa giggle quietly, then she said, her voice almost a