“You won this in a lottery?” Dean huffed, obviosuly not believing her. Aria nodded sincerely. “Yes.” Dean stepped forward, pointed a finger at her nose and scoffed rudely, “Stop lying. I heard the bar is only open for those who rent rooms from the fifth floor upward. You used the company’s money to rent this room, didn’t you?” “Why would you use the company’s money to rent a penthouse? You should’ve just snuggled it out and given to me to do something worthwhile with it!” Emma didn’t stop for a second to think about it and instantly believed Dean’s words. Aria clenched her jaw tightly and inhaled sharply, “I didn’t use the company’s money. Stop talking about the company’s money. I’ve never taken it before and I’ve never thought of taking it.” “Leon and I had gone to the reception to complain about how dirty and dusty our room was when we met Ryan and Mia on our way back.” Aria narrated everything to them. When she was done, Emma slapped her thighs gently and laughed heartily. “
As soon as they reported what had happened to Joseph, he immediately went up to the penthouse with them. The hotel attendants were just leaving, so the door was open for them to barge into. However, the hotel attendants suddenly blocked their path and said coldly, “Are you the family of Ms. Miller?” “What nonsense is this? My children and I should be the ones in this house! How dare you block my path!” Joseph stood by the door and thundered furiously. The attendants glanced at themselves, but didn’t move. It was still fresh in their minds, the strict warning they had gotten from the manager of the hotel to treat those in the penthouse with utmost respect and to be extremely cautious with them. In addition, they were told not to let anyone who wasn’t a member of their family in. Judging from how Aria hadn’t asked them to help Joseph and his family into the penthouse, then that meant they meant nothing to her. As that thought settled in their mind, they glared hard at Joseph. “
Joseph placed a hand on his waist and pointed a finger at her in agitation. “Hah! How bold of you to turn me away, Emma Mitchell! Are you saying my family should stay on the fifth floor while your family stays in the penthouse?” Emma nodded and threw her face away, “Yes.” Mia sneered in irritation, “Hey, don’t you dare get cocky with us right now!” “You’re only in this penthouse because Ryan and I thought it’d be boring to drink alone at the bar!” “If we had gone on our own, we would’ve gotten this penthouse! So just know that you staying in this penthouse is because of us! You should be grateful to us!” Dean snickered in response, “Then answer me truthfully, Mia. Had your family won this penthouse in the lottery, would you have let us see what it looked like?” “No, would you have let us move into the rooms your father rented for your family?” “W-well…” Mia didn’t expect Dean to ask such a question, so she was speechless for a few seconds. Seeing this, Ryan sneered in contemp
Dean and Emma’s eyes lit up in happiness immediately, but they quickly hid the happiness in them the moment Ryan glanced towards their direction. Realizing they’d only embarrass themselves even further in front of Emma and Dean, they turned and walked into the elevator with the hotel attendants following behind them. By the time Emma and Dean returned to the living room to continue their soap operas, they realized it had ended. So they turned off the television and went to sleep. A few minutes later, the door to the house opened as Anthony Miller unhurriedly walked in. He stood at a spot and looked around the living room for a moment before he began walking into the direction he thought the rooms would be in. Aria and Leon were the first to wake up the following morning. Emma and Dean woke up shortly after the hotel staffs brought breakfast. “If only life were as good as this!” Dean moaned in satisfaction as he munched on his French toast. Emma leaned forward and adviced Aria,
However, he hurriedly looked away from him and returned to his call as the man didn’t look anything like the man he was supposed to be meeting. In fact, he wondered what someone like this was doing in the company. He ignored Leon and continued speaking into his phone, “As I was saying, sir, I can’t find you in the lobby. Did you maybe change out of your suit for some reason?” Leon held the phone away from his ear as he retorted, “No, I didn’t. This is what I said I’d be wearing.” The voice coming from the other end and that of the man behind him sounded exactly alike. The assistant still didn’t connect the dots and continued looking around. “Are you sure, sir?” “The program will begin in a few minutes. Don’t keep the chairman waiting.” Leon said conclusively before ending the call. This time, the assistant had no reason to doubt this was really the man he was sent to pick. Grant had warned him about asking any questions and looking the man in the eye. So when he realized he h
The seats of the candidates were arranged in such a way that only those from wealthy families sat in front while those from lesser families sat at the back. Big families paid a hefty amount to always be in front as it offered them more closure. Although, they all knew Grant Wyatt didn’t invest on companies if they didn’t have a good proposal, but being in front was also a way to promote their companies for those in the audience. There were four judges, two males and two females. After asking those in front the usual questions, they began commenting on the business proposals they had submitted. “I must say, I read your proposal and not only will it be helpful to us citizens, but it also has the prospect of making a lot of money, Mr. Smith.” “So not only will it not be a hospital, it’ll also be a hospital where orphans are treated for free. I’m impressed, Ms. Brown. The government loves things like this. Give it a few years and they’d come to personally award you for doing somethin
As he watched them go, Leon frowned deeply, recalling he was too busy going through the company’s finances for the past five years to read the information about the judges Grant had dropped on his desk. He waited until they were out of sight before he walked to a corner and called Grant. “Send me what you have on all four judges.”Aria didn’t think twice before she accepted the judge’s offer. After all, she had heard the other girl say her project was approved when she visited the judge’s office. The office was luxurious and wide enough for a living room and dining room to be situated right inside it without the space looking cramped. “You must be wondering why we’re in my office when I said I’m going to get lunch.” The man chuckled as he walked to the desk situated towards the window while taking off his suit. Aria looked up at him and nodded slightly, “I am.”He got to his office and draped the suit around the swivel chair then stood beside it as he explained. “Well, Kings Tech
In the lobby, Leon leaned on the wall with his phone casually pressed against his ear as he spoke with Grant on the phone. “Mr. Bartlett, James Keal was recommended by another judge who had been a judge in the program for two years.” Leon hummed into the phone, “So you’ve worked with him before?”Grant’s end was silent for a brief moment except for the clicking of his keyboard before his voice came up again. “Yes, sir. The company hired him last year and from the record, he was friendly to everyone. There were no complaints about him.” “I didn’t look into it prior to today because there has been no need for me to, but now that I look at it, it seems he only approves the proposal of those from well to do families, but rejects those from smaller families.” “But the next day, he approves a bunch of proposals he previously rejected. And they are mostly proposals from women.” A cold glint flashed past Leon’s eyes as soon as he heard him. . In James Keal’s office, the man had gone ah