"No, you didn't just tear the godforsaken check!" Gerald stomps his foot and yells furiously, eyes as dark as coal. He glances at the pieces of paper on the floor and feels a lump in his throat.
That was some heart-wrenching funds this fool just destroyed! Gosh!"How dare you?!" He growls, quivering with overwhelming wrath. "That was one million dollars, punk! One fucking million dollars!""So what if it was one million dollars?" Jordan snorts indifferently and rolls his eyes. "Even if it was ten million dollars, I would have still ripped it to dreads since I don't need it. And what do you mean by "how dare I?" How dare I what exactly?"If I can recall correctly, the check was handed to me to do as I wished thus it is none of your business that I chose to use it by destroying it! But wait, why are you so stirred up? Didn't you come to take the check from me so I wouldn't cash it? So now that I've destroyed it, which is the same thing you want, shouldn't you be happy?""Happy my foot!" Gerald grimaces and sucks his teeth, turning from red to green and from green to pale in the space of a few seconds. 'Who said he wanted to take the check so it won't be cashed? It might have been what Avery told him to do, but who said that it was what he wanted to do?His plan was to get that one million dollars and use it to get himself some nice new stuff. As a promising young lady, Isabella has always been the one in control of the family's funds, and whatever amount she feels like giving him each time he asks for money is what he receives.She doesn't care if he was pleased or displeased. The last money she gave to him was a freaking one hundred thousand dollars while he requested five hundred!That one million dollars was like the highest amount he would have been receiving from her and it would have gone a long way for him. But this riffraff just ruined it."Ah!" He runs his hand through his hair, suddenly darts at Jordan and stretches his hand, aiming to grab him on the collar but before he can even successfully cover the remaining distance between him and Jordan, Jordan waves his hand, his palm flying through the air and smacks him so hard across the cheek, causing him to begin spinning around as if a ball.In the past, Jordan had never treated Gerald like this as he had always put up with his insults because of his grave love for Isabella, but as he already told him earlier, he has been divorced so he wouldn’t show him any mercy anymore.He never shows mercy to idiots!Meanwhile, after spinning more than five times, Gerald drops to the floor with a loud thud. "Argh!" He cries out in anguish, clutching his burning cheek and rubbing his aching ass. He'd landed on his ass.On his fucking ass!But that is not all, in his more than twenty years of age, no one has ever slapped him, but this punk did! He brazenly raised his fist at him. "You slapped me! How dare you punk slap me?!" He barks, panting."Why don't I dare slap you? Are you any better than everyone else? Besides, I warned you, but I guess idiots like you never listen. You should be happy it was only a slap," Jordan hisses, and paying deaf to his other yellings, babbles, and insults, walks away.In no time, he gets out of the street into a remote area, and at this moment, a luxurious Rolls Royce Phantom neatly pulls over in front of him. The next second, the driver's door opens and an elegant looking fair-skinned old man with white hair and beards alights from the car and walks up to Jordan, his head bowed in reverence. Without saying a word, he walks to the back door and respectfully opens it for Jordan.All through this process, Jordan keeps a straight face, seemingly not surprised to see the old man and a few seconds later, a subtle smile plays on his lips. Perhaps, he and the old man has an untold relationship.He calmly gets into the car and the old man shuts the door, hurries, and gets into the car as well and shuts the door.He glances at Jordan through the rearview mirror and takes a deep breath, seemingly calming his nerves before asking,"Sire, I know you didn't intend for the plan to be executed, but now that things have come to this, what are your thoughts? Perhaps, should the plan start now?"Jordan lets out a sigh. "Yes.""How about your hostess' company?"At that question, Jordan's face instantly turns cold and an acidic taste creeps into his tongue, his veins throbbing."After everything I did for her and her family, she asked me for a divorce, and as a respecter of wishes, I readily agreed. It can be said that she and I no longer have anything together so from now on, she would seize from being the hostess."The old man's jaw drops and his eyes dilate, his eyeballs threatening to fall out of their sockets. His master has always been a protector of that lady. He would go to the ends of the world for her, but now, he is really severing all ties with her.He sighs, surprisingly, not feeling sorry for Jordan, but for Isabella because she is ignorant of the man she just missed. A man who any lady would kill herself for. Guess people would always not know what they have until they lose it.BEEP... BEEP...At this moment, the old man's phone begins ringing. He takes a deep breath as he drops his gaze from the rearview mirror to the phone's screen to check the caller's ID.At a glance, his heart skips a beat. Talking about the devil! It is Isabella, Jordan's ex-wife! He glances at Jordan about to say something, but Jordan already figuring out who the caller must be from the old's man reaction, looks away to the other side.The old man sighs and not knowing what else to do, receives the call and puts it on loudspeaker. He can't afford to keep Jordan in the darkness."President!" Immediately that is done, Isabella's enthusiastic yet reverent voice reverberates from the other end.Turns out the old man is none other than Arthur Smith, the President of World Apparels Galaxy, a new company that deals with garments, shoes, necklaces, and everything else. Just like the name implies, it is a galaxy where almost anything wearable can be found, and only if a stock is out of the market can a customer enter the Galaxy and not come out with what he or she wants.World Apparels Galaxy was founded three years ago, and in just these three years, it has managed to become one of the most affluent companies in the county, ranking second on the top ten companies list.Surprisingly, the booming of Sun Glow Apparels is related to this company because three years ago after Isabella and Jordan got married, World Apparels Galaxy offered Sun Glow Apparels a long-term contract and that push was just what Sun Glow Apparels needed to grow. This is due to the fact that the instant the contract was signed and the rumor spread like wildfire, the firms in the same line of business as Sun G
After driving for a few minutes, the Rolls Royce Phantom neatly pulls over in front of an extravagant tall building, exuding money and standard, and Arthur kills the engine. The party is held in the hall on the last floor of the building."Mmm," Jordan lets out a breath and glances at the building with no difference in his expression as if the building is nothing to him, and calmly opens his door and alights. Arthur also opens his door and alights, seemingly about to walk with Jordan into the building. After all, Jordan is his boss and it is his duty to tag along with him. It has always been that way.But that doesn't happen to be the case this time around as before he can take two more steps toward Jordan, Jordan shakes his head. "You can leave me alone now, Smith," he says calmly yet resolutely. "I don't want my identity revealed yet."He pats him on the shoulder and resumes walking, paying no attention to the luxurious cars all around him and the people in extravagant attire show
The beautiful stranger's jaw drops, her eyes widening in disbelief as if a sudden jolt of electricity had just coursed through her veins, leaving her momentarily stunned.When Jordan mocked Henry into getting furious just now, she'd assumed it was either he was stupid for doing such an outrageous thing or he didn't comprehend the kind of power Henry Maguire wields.She was still yet to figure out just what it was and now he has done far worse! He attacked Henry Maguire! Henry freaking Maguire!No, she cannot believe it. For a man with the appearance of a pauper, she never thought he could be that bold. Her heart is whacking heavily against her chest. And it is not just because Jordan turned out to be so daring, but also because he might not know what he is getting himself into. No matter what, this is Henry Maguire, and not any Tom, Dick, or Harry can afford to provoke him, let alone cause him harm.She sways her gaze to Jordan, seemingly about to talk sense into him and make him un
Isabella's cheeks burn and her eyes dart everywhere but at the beautiful stranger, an intense wave of jealousy, greater than the last, coursing through her veins.But why is she feeling this way? Tears sting her eyes. She lived with Jordan for three years and she really didn't see anything extraordinary about him...So how can this stranger be claiming that he is such an amazing man that even though he doesn't have money, she is willing to still be with him? Did she really make a grave mistake by divorcing him?"No," she says flatly to herself and shakes her head. Since this lady appears to be so into Jordan, she is probably saying all this to make her feel bad and regretful. Hmph, Jordan is just like every other pauper out there! "I didn't make a mistake! Yes, I didn't! The divorce was the best decision! I think the best I've ever made! Yes!" Mumbling these words of affirmation to herself, she manages to hide her jealousy, pretending to be calm, and says somewhat jeeringly, "Jordan,
Hearing someone mention Mr. Maguire in such a heart-wrenching yell, Isabella feels a heart-stopping adrenaline rush through her veins, all the way to her bone marrow and her mouth slightly pats open in surprise. What could have possibly happened to Mr. Maguire at this crucial moment?Her heart momentarily stops beating as she briskly makes her way to the young lady a few steps away, asking exasperatedly, "What happened to Mr. Maguire?""How can I know when I'm just coming in? Please get off my back, I hate people infiltrating my personal space," the young lady is quite rude and saucy as she snaps at Isabella with reckless abandon, even hissing thereafter and crinkling her nose as if Isabella was some piece of garbage.Isabella's eyes dim, "You b-" She is about to lash out at the young lady but for the sake of figuring out what is going on, she swallows back her words and merely glares at her before moving to the next lady close by, repeating the same question.On a natural day, Isabe
After a few more strides, the old man finally arrives in front of Henry, his brows still creased and a powerful aura round about him. Oh, Henry can't help but break out in a wide grin, shuddering with so much enthusiasm. He has so much been expectantly waiting for the old man and now he is finally here! A sharp glint flashes in his eyes. "Yes, that punk will be kicked out now! Yes, he surely will!" He babbles hysterically, almost jumping up and down in utmost bliss. He appears so confident that Jordan will be kicked out now that the old man is here because this old man is the most powerful in the city and if he found out that Jordan sneaked in, Jordan would be in big trouble and would undoubtedly be kicked out in the end. He just can't wait for the drama to unfold! Yes, he bares his teeth.But once again, in the face of this supposed misfortune that is about to befall him, Jordan remains calm, not panicking at all.This is because this time the old man Henry is so enthusiastic about
While Isabella is overwhelmed with these confusing thoughts, the beautiful stranger can't help but start getting worried about Jordan. It's not like she wants to believe what Henry just said, but then again, she doesn't know that much about Jordan, and from what Arthur said, he is only the grandson of his old friend.That doesn't necessarily mean they are close and as such, Henry might be right when he said Arthur possibly despises Jordan, which is why he took him away.Her chest clenches tightly as a tide of guilt shoots through her. If only she didn't walk up to Jordan, all these wouldn't have happened and he wouldn't be in the midst of whatever it is he is facing over there right now.Her eyes sting with tears. If something happens to him, she really doesn't think she would ever be able to forgive herself.However, things are unlike what the beautiful stranger thinks it is because, in a luxurious private room in the uppermost part of the building, Jordan is sitting nonchalantly on a
The party has just ended. Although Jordan didn't really participate in it as he had been with Arthur throughout, he can't help but feel that the outing was just what he needed to get some things out of his head.He casts a glance at Arthur, seemingly bidding him goodbye, and stands, about to walk out, but Arthur suddenly clears his throat, supposedly having something to say but still doesn't say anything."Say whatever it is you want to say, Smith, I don't have all night here with you."Jordan's voice is calm yet so chilling that Arthur breaks out in a cold sweat. "Uhm," he gulps, scratching his hair. "I just want to ask if I could drive you back home. After all, I brought you here and you possibly don't have any car to go back.""There are Uber services, so what if I have no car here, can't I grab an Uber home? Anyways, you can always do that as long as you do it discreetly. My identity kept secret till I want it revealed is better than your life, so don't think I won't dare do anyth