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 showing off and in no time, he is inside the building...In the heat of the party."Fuck!" A helpless sigh escapes his lips as the blaring music and shouts infiltrates his eardrums. He has never been a fan of places like this.He loves being in a peaceful and serene environment because he just can't stand noise. It disturbs his ears and entire being.He retracts his steps and moves to another segment of the room, to a secluded corner. The noise is less here and he can have his thoughts to himself.A wave of satisfaction courses through his veins as he sidely leans into the cold wall and helps himself with some wine."Mmm," he moans, shuts his eyes, and crosses his leg, seemingly enjoying himself."Hey, handsome."Jordan frowns. Whoever this is just had to cut off the peace he was enjoying.Don't these ladies have anything else to do than try to flirt with any handsome man they see?! Like, don't they have any work?He groans and begrudgingly opens his eyes to look at the lady in front of him.She is a tall, enthralling lady with big boobies and an outrageous big ass and hips. Wonder how she walks with those.He doesn't pay them much attention anyway as his brows twist disconcertingly at her. He is not sure he has met her before so..."So handsome, darling," his thoughts are cut off as the beautiful stranger whispers and flashes him a cute smile, steps up to him, and grabs his hand. "Why did you stay here alone instead of finding me?" She pouts.Jordan furrows his brows. He doesn't know this lady so what is she babbling about? "Uhm, what-" he tries to say but the beautiful stranger cuts him off."Help me," she whispers, her eyes pleading."Oh" Jordan mouths. It seems the beautiful stranger rushed up to him for help.But then, he came to this secluded corner to relax and enjoy himself, not to help some random lady.He attempts to push off her hand and get back with his business, but at this moment, his eyes catch sight of a middle-aged man briskly darting toward them.And before he can even blink twice, the man arrives in front of them, a haughty aura round about him.This man doesn't say anything as he takes in the sight in front of him, and the next second, as if controlled by an invisible force, he erupts like a volcano, his nose flaring."Who the hell is this?!" He barks, glaring at the beautiful stranger as if he owns her."Isn't it obvious?" Nevertheless, the beautiful stranger merely smiles, seemingly not one bit moved by his outburst, and leans closer to Jordan. "He is my boyfriend!""Impossible," the man scoffs as his eyes take in Jordan from his head to toe and the next second, he sneers, "You must have been in a hurry to get someone you can use to get me off your tail that you couldn't even choose someone good enough."Open your eyes and take a good look at the punk you are clutching onto. Look at his clothes, they are so cheap. I'm sure they are not up to 50 bucks in total. So low! Look at his shoes too, ugh, this guy must be from the slums! So irritating!"Jordan lets out a sigh and shakes his head. Why is it that everyone tends to judge people by their appearance?Is it that they've not heard the adage; "Don't judge a book by its cover?" Perhaps they have but chose to ignore it.He calmly pushes the beautiful stranger away from him and asks somewhat sarcastically, "Since I'm a loser from the slums, you, who are you?""You see? You don't even know me! That goes on to show you are a loser because who doesn't know me in this county?" Not catching onto Jordan's sarcasm as he is so filled with the vigor to ridicule him, the man retorts jeeringly and puffs his chest arrogantly, adding,"I don't like introducing myself because I'm a prominent man in this county and my fame does that for me, but since you are just a pauper who knows nothing, I'll stoop to your wretched level and do that so I can enlighten your dumb brain; I am Henry Maguire, the heir of the Maguire family!""Really?!" Jordan raises his brows, pretending to be shocked and points behind him, asking half-heartedly, "Is that the Lord of your family sitting over there then?"Henry furrows his brow. He can't remember the Lord of his family mentioning that he would be coming here tonight.But Jordan seems confident as if whoever it is must be the Lord of his family.Although he doesn't want to turn, he can't help but do so just to satisfy his curiosity only to see no one particularly familiar."Punk, are you joking with me?!" He turns back to Jordan and snarls, breathing heavily, and his veins throbbing.Jordan shrugs with a nonchalant smile on his face, "Well, don't blame me, it's just that the way you talked about your family made me think the Lord of your family would have been that big man sitting over there, who has conquered the numerous other big men with his act of benevolence, but turns out you must have exaggerated things and your family isn't that much of a big deal after all."Henry flushes beet red. "You!" He snarls furiously, rolls up his sleeves, and makes to dart at Jordan, but before he can successfully take a step, Jordan beats him to it as he darts at him at an incomparable speed and snaps his fingers at his face.Instantly, as if controlled by a sudden invincible force that was released by the snapping of Jordan's fingers, Henry loses focus and falls into Jordan, who in turn holds him in place, his eyes half awake.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
It's a new day. The rays of light penetrating the cotton into the room falls on Jordan, who is sprawled out on the master bed.A glance at the room is enough to show anyone that it must have cost a fortune as the room glows and twinkles.From the chandeliers hanging on the roof to the tiles on the floor, everything screams overbearing wealth. The room is in shades of gold, black and white. The wall is painted white. The cotton, duvet, pillow, and bed are black. And the rest of the things in the room are gold. Pure gold. This is Jordan's paradise. The paradise he abandoned to go live with Isabella in the Cadens' residence as a live-in-son-in-law and turned out to become a slave.If only the Cadens were here they would have gotten an eye opener and seen that they don't even compare to Jordan's finger.BEEP! BEEP!Jordan's phone on top of the drawer beside the headlamp begins ringing."Mmm," Jordan groans hoarsely and without looking over or even opening his eyes, stretches his hand an
It's 7:30 p.m. An Uber pulls over neatly in front of Moonlit Bear Ristorante, and after paying the Uber driver, Jordan calmly alights and glances subtly at Moonlit Bear Ristorante before walking toward it.There is an air of luxury and sophistication oozing out of the restaurant in tides, and so many flashy cars are parked all around.Jordan is not surprised as this is just what he expected from a five-star restaurant. In fact, if he had gotten here and it had not been like this, he would have turned around and left because it would have meant the restaurant wasn't living up to its name.Surprisingly, Jordan only knows one side of the story as he had kept a low profile for such a long time and as such hasn't related with the other activities and businesses in the county for a while. Turns out Moonlit Bear Ristorante is not only a five-star restaurant as it had over the years progressed to become one of the best restaurants in the county!And as such only the wealthy can dine here. The