“What should I do?” He sighed heavily when he saw the amount in his account, it wasn’t up to a hundred dollars.
He wondered how he could complete the system’s task, this was his last chance and the least he wanted was failure.“If I don’t have a house or laptop doesn’t mean I don’t have other motives.” He muttered to himself as he started walking to another street.The last card he had in his trouser pocket was just $15 and that alone couldn’t afford a ride.“Hey! What do you want?” He was about to enter the public cyber cafe when the owner stopped him before he could gain access.“Sir…” He trailed off.“I asked a question, what do you want?” The grumpy tall man made a comeback.“I… I want to make use of your computer for a job employment and test.” He lied, lowering his gaze.“This is not a shop for that. didn’t you see the banner?” The man scoffed, pointing the logo at him.“It’s a game shop, wrecker!” The man yelled at his face.“I know. The other cafes are full, I could only use yours, please help me.” He pleaded dolefully.The man gave him a long dirty look.“And why should I help you? Do I look like a Father Christmas?” The man snorted, staring at him.“I will pay you whatever you want. Just let me go in.” He urged.“You?” The man smirked, giving him a good look from his head to his toe.[WARNING: User has limited time to accomplish mission] The robotic voice came up with short blaring sounds.“Please! Just let me in, sir. I’m in a hurry and I can't lose this job.” Fear and anxiety permeated from his voice which surprised the man.He hadn't seen anyone so flared up for a job that he might never have.“Fine. The gate fee and access to gadgets is $150. Pay and I will let you in.” The man sighed.“Ordinarily, I will never do this.” The man commented.“I…” That was where the problem was, the young man had no money on him.“What is it this time?” The man’s voice was so strict.It gave him no room to beg.“I don’t have money on me.” He spilled bluntly.“And what do you want me to do?” The man raised a scornful brow.“Do you trust me?” He asked.The man laughed shortly.“Why should I trust a stranger?” The man rolled his eyes sarcastically.“If you let me use your cyber cafe, I promise to pay $1,500 when I'm done.” He assured the man even though he wasn’t sure.He didn’t know if he would accomplish his task but that was the only way he could escape the system’s wrath.The man rubbed his chin, giving him a close look.“I bet on your word and my eyes are on you. I swear, you must pay me.” The man said seriously and he nodded.He sighed heavily as he attained the piece of paper from the man, the paper had "computer 113" login details.Strolling into the cyber cafe that had dim lights, he saw other customers concentrating on the console and action games they were playing. Most customers playing COD games were so engrossed that their voices could be heard in the hall.
He took his seat on the desk that had 113 and impatiently started typing in the login details.“So, where should we start…” He broke his knuckles, staring at the screen.Some external CDs were needed for this process but he thought of improvising if not, the cyber cafe staff might have noticed what he was trying to do.For this success. He had to be careful.“{Welcome to Wayles Enterprise}” His adoptive father’s company dashboard dangled in his eyes, as he saw some adverts and information about the company.Well, he wasn’t available to invest or become their partner, he was there to get rid of them. He started decoding the company’s dashboard to get the raw codes used in tracking IDs and also funds. He was trying to gain full access to the company through their site.Surprisingly, the owner of the shop whom he had promised to pay extra kept on walking back and front, wondering what he was doing. He noticed the man’s movement and sighed.He will be a goner if he doesn’t do his own end of the bargain.“Father! Father!” Kaiden’s voice could be heard in the entire workspace as he rushed to his father’s office.
“Father!” He called out as he barged into the office without knocking. Mr. Wayles was finalizing his discussion with his secretary.“What is making you bark like a dog, son?” Wayles scoffed as he walked away from his table.He beckoned Kaiden to sit with him in the armchair but he refused.“Father, we have an emergency.” He panicked.“Emergency? What’s that?” Wayles' eyes widened, staring at his son.“I can’t explain, check this.” He gave his father his working iPad and as he went through it, cold chills ran up his spine as his eyes turned blue.“What’s the meaning of this?!” He half-yelled in agony as he stood up.“I just received a report from the cyber security team. Our company is under attack and they are losing potential as the hacker seems to be tough-skinned. Our company is on the verge of going bankrupt which means our money and investment funds will vanish if it is hacked.” Kaiden impatiently rambled with words as he explained.“What!? That’s impossible!” Wayles yelled.A small cold smile rested on his lips as he strolled out from the cyber cafe, he didn’t know if he had accomplished the mission neither did he hear the system’s voice.
He was somewhat worried but tried not to show it. His reveries were cut short when a stout hand grabbed his arm.“Where do you think you are going to?” It was the owner of the cyber cafe.He swallowed hard on nothing, staring at the man with fear lingering in his eyes.“I’m not…”He didn’t know the right word to use because it was obvious that he was leaving.“Do I look like a fool to you?” The man grunted.“Thank goodness I prepared…” the man hadn’t finished his statement when Maximus snapped him out.“What!” The eye screen suddenly became visible.[CONGRATULATIONS, User has accomplished the mission!] The robotic voice came up.[+30% Cyber Knowledge Added! = +20% self-esteem Added! = +35% Popularity Added! = $100 million Added!]As the robotic voice spoke, the items dangled in his eyes with short illustrations.Surprisingly, he felt renewed.A small smile curled on his lips.“Are you insane, you are on the verge of being beaten up and you are smiling?” The man signaled the area thugs as they charged over to him.Soon, his phone beeped.He was reluctant to check and also didn’t want to get his hopes so high.“[Credit Alert: $1,000,000 Sender: TYS]” He reads.“What!!” He screamed like a bulldog who had gone insane. His eyes widened in shock with his ha
“Get the hell out of my phone, bastard! You should be happy I called you.” Kaiden angrily ended his call. Immediately, his father walked into his office.“Who was that? Your voice could be heard in the entire building.” Mr. Wayles gave him a suspicious look.Kaiden couldn’t afford to tell his father that he had called his adoptive brother for help. It would be a big slap on his face, so he forced out a smile before speaking.“It’s the old tech team we used. They want a second chance but I told them we have no time for their games.” He lied with seriousness and his father exhaled in relief.There was a knock on the door before Mr. Wayles’ Personal Assistant entered the office.“Chairman. Good morning, Sir K.” He bowed.“Chairman, they are here.” He informed him and Mr. Wayles.“Finally, let’s go.” Kaiden caught his father’s arm.“Who is here? What’s going on?” Kaiden asked anxiously with his eyes rolling all over his father.“I called in experts from Chinese and Britain.” He began.“If
“Mum, do you know you sound so ridiculous right now?” Kaiden scoffed.“How do you mean?” Madam Wayles looked at him.“Maximus attended a half-baked technology school. What do you think he has to offer?” Kaiden began, laughing in mockery.“We have hired all the top hackers in the world. We have paid millions of dollars yet we can’t get our hands on unlocking this code, so…” He faced his mother.“Do you think that a weakling like Maximus could do anything? He is nobody!” He curled his lips in disgust.“Then, what do you think we should do? You have tried all the skilled hackers yet none of them are reliable, how about giving those ‘weaklings’ a try?” Madam Wayles questioned calmly and Mr. Wayles exchanged weird stares with his son.“So, are you trying to say that a vagabond is better than my son?” Mr. Wayles stared at her with anxiety lingering in his eyes.“No. No. That’s not what I mean.” She rattled out immediately.“I just think we should give him a try because what happens if our co
“So, how can I help both father and son?” When he noticed that Mr. Wayles and Kaiden kept silent for minutes, he decided to break it, sounding so mean.“Maximus, we are here to give you a last chance to prove yourself to us.” Mr. Wayles stated. His brow raised.“Beg for forgiveness, acknowledge that you will forever be obedient to my commands then, I might consider taking you in.” Mr. Wayles explained to him calmly and he smirked.Or was he getting faster than himself?He thought they were here to beg for his support but he seemed to be on the negative side.“Do I look like someone who needs help?” He cleared his throat, staring at them.“Bro, pride won’t take you anywhere. I guess you must have misused the money you once had, that’s why you are looking this way.” Kaiden’s eyes rolled over him.His stale blue jeans and stained t-shirt looked rough. His scattered hair and thin stature made Kaiden conclude his current state.“But I have pleaded with father all through the night to give
“Mother! Mother!” Kaiden’s chin was tightened. His eyes burned in anger. His countenance unapproachable as he stormed into the living room.His voice echoed in the entire mansion which caused Madam Wayles to rush out of the kitchen.“Kay, what is the problem?” She stared at him with concern as her eyes dropped to his dirty shoes and the musky smell coming from him.“What happened?” Beads of sweat were formed on his forehead. One thing was obvious, he had trekked miles just to return home.He was also breathing heavily.“Talk to Dad! Talk to Father before he does something dreadful!” He yelled at his mother’s face.“Something dreadful?” Her lips pursed.“Did something happen?” She questioned anxiously.“Yes! Something happened!” His eyes widened.“Father is about to hand the company over to that vagabond. That useless pig. That idiot that was picked from the gutters!” He screamed in agony as he described the reason for his anger.“Do.. do you mean Maximus?” His mother stuttered in disb
“[BREAKING NEWS: Mr. Wayles appoints his adoptive son as the chairman of Wayles Enterprises as he is set to solve the crisis in the company, does this mean Mr. Kaiden, the real son has lost his inheritance to a half-wit?]”Though the news didn’t turn out as Maximus wanted it at least, everyone knew his adoptive father’s plan and he was rest assured that by the end of the day, he would take up his position.“Show me the control room.” He said after going through the signed contract for a long time.“Please, follow me.” Mr. Wayles said politely.Kaiden’s voice could be heard in the entire mansion as he screamed in agony. “ARGH!! This is crazy!” He grabbed the center table vase and smashed it to the ground as the morning newscaster continued speaking.“Kay! Kay! What is it?” Madam Wayles rushed downstairs, still in her nightwear.“Seriously? I told you to dissuade Father from doing something stupid but what happened? You joined him in his plan! Why have you decided to make me a laughing
“Father, can we finally push him away since our deal with him is done?” Kaiden adjusted his tie as his mother strolled into the living room.“Don’t be foolish. The deal is that he becomes the chairman after restoring the company.” She reminded him in annoyance.“Let’s go.” Since he returned, he had not been able to say a word.He was ashamed and filled with regrets. But then, he felt he might be able to get his company back, even if it demanded staining his dirty hands.“Father! Why are you so quiet about this?!” Kaiden yelled at him in anger.“What do you want me to say?” Mr. Wayles scoffed, facing him.“If you were a bit half sensible like him, this nonsense wouldn’t have occurred. It didn’t even take him an hour to conclude with the process!” Mr. Wayles shunned his son in anger.“Dad!” He cried out.“Shut up, you bastard!” Mr. Wayles screamed.“Now I wish that half-wit, useless bastard was my son as he is better than you in everything.” Mr. Wayles rolled his eyes sarcastically as t
[CONGRATULATIONS, User has accomplished the mission.] The robotic voice came up as he strolled in the hallway.[+20% Cyber Skill Added! = +20% Charm Added! = +10% Agility Added!] As usual, the item dangled in his eyes while following the illustration and for some reason, he felt a little bit different from earlier.Suddenly, his phone beeped.He smiled, checking the message because he already knew what it was.“[Credit Alert: 5,000,000 Sender: TYS]” It was his bonus.“This feels so good.” He let out a toothy smile as a hand rested on his shoulder.“Who is…” He trailed off when he saw the person.“Kaiden?” He was a little bit startled.“What are you doing? How can you chase an heir out of his father’s company?” Kaiden questioned him in annoyance.“Well, that means you are not an eligible heir as you could not protect your inheritance.” He curled his lips, feeling somewhat proud.“You have no right to fire me, Maximus. I don’t know the tricks you played, but this will remain my father’s
She kept struggling with the man. She had to hit him in the face before he left her alone, she ran to her car and got inside. She had to rush back to the house. She got home and met an empty house, not like she was expecting any magic to happen that would bring back Kaiden or something. She decided to stay at home and take the alcohol that was there. Max was in his office, his mind kept on going to the task that the system gave to him. “ There is no way that I am doing that, it is not going to be possible, I already asked Victoria to leave, I can not bring her back, I can not do that," He said to himself. He knew that he would get punished for this but he seemed not to care about it this time. He got an email on his laptop, he decided to check what it was, it was from Nina, she was pleading that she come back to work“ That is not happening" He closed his laptop. His father was in prison, he had just Kaiden at the company, working. He also had George and the others, like Robert
Sara got to the house and told Max what Kaiden had told her. Max raised his eyebrows, he was wondering how she handled the situation. “ What did you say to him?" He asked.“ I told him that it was not going to be possible, I have moved on from that and we shall remain workers only," she said.Max nodded his head and hoped that she was telling the truth because he would be so upset with her if he found out that she had gone back to Kaiden. He got into the sitting room, he looked around. “ She must be in her room," Sara said, smiling at him. “ Don't do that to me, how the hell did you know that I was looking for Silvia?” he asked."I do know, you do not bother yourself with anyone or anything in this house, so I know who you are looking for when you do that,” she said. Max went to his room, took his bath, got out of the bathroom, and carefully creamed his body, he took his time to do that. He had to pay attention to everything he was doing because of Silvia, he wanted to impress he
Nina kept thinking about who the second person was. She sat in her room, the only person that she ever told about what she wanted was just Kaiden and Richard. She stood up and went to Kaiden's room. She knocked on the door, he opened the door and saw her standing in front of them. “ Can you not sleep?" He asked her. “ No, not that, something is going on and I do not know who is behind this. I took Richard's advice and asked Myles to help me, but he went ahead and told Max about it and now he is trying to get me sacked” She looked sad. Kaiden opened the door wider so that she could get inside the room. " Why would Myles do that to you?” he asked. " Myles has so much loyalty for Max and that was what I had missed, but one thing that bothered me was he said two people already told him about me taking over the company. He said one of them is Myles and then the second person is who I am trying to know” she said. Kaiden was quiet for a while. “ Maybe it is Richard who told him abou
She walked into the office, she wanted to go meet Myles at that moment, but she saw that Myles was busy with what he was doing so she let him be. She got to her office and decided to be on her laptop till Myles was free to give her response, she could not wait to hear what he had to say and how they were going to go about it.Her secretary came to her office. “ Ma'am, Maximus Prime needs your attention in his office," He said. She waved her hands to dismiss him. He left. She stood up and arranged her dress. She checked and everything was perfect, then she went to Max's office. She got there and saw Myles also. All that was on her mind at that time was that Myles had done something and that was why she was called into the office, maybe Max had noticed something was wrong. “ You sent for me, Sir," She said as she smiled at Myles. Myles pretended like she was not there. “ I heard something, and I wish to confirm that from you, this will be the second time I will be hearing it and t
The door opened and she got into her office, she wanted to go meet with Myles but something else was going on in Max's office, and that made her not go, she needed to go meet Myles when he was alone so that it would not cause any disruption at all. She decided to wait for when he would be free so that she could talk to him about it. Myles was in the office, and they had an issue at hand, something was wrong with the server and they needed to fix it as quickly as possible, so that was what Myles was in Max's office trying to fix. The new product that Victoria brought was doing well in the market and they needed to keep their website active because of the many visitors that they were receiving. The door opened and Victoria walked in. Max did not want to see her at all, he was not in that mood, he even wanted to end her contract with them, she seemed like someone who was a dangerous person to him. “ I do not remember calling you here, hope you do know that," he said. “ I know that
Martha could not believe that her husband was on the news for the wrong reasons, he was arrested and it was shown in the news for everyone to see. She was so bitter that her husband was given a public humiliation, she quickly picked up her phone and called Kaiden.“Hey, have you seen the news? Your father is in the news, it is aired on the television, guess what is being aired? His arrest, your father has been reduced to nothing” She said. " Mom, calm down, let me check that out and call you back,” He said. " Call me back? I am coming there to meet you, we have to go do something about this” She ended the call even before Kaiden could ask her not to bother coming over to his house. She got dressed and headed for her car that was outside, she had already gotten into the car when she saw the guy that friended her, the one that brought her food to eat. She had to act normal. He walked close to her car. “ I have seen what is in the News already, what happened to him, what kind of thin
He could not tell Sara about it, he had to let it be like that. He went to his room and sat down, he got an email from Victoria. He read it and shook his head, this was getting interesting, he felt the two of them were trying to get at each other and they were using him to achieve that. “ You have to go to your room, you will take a good rest, do not leave your room tomorrow, take the day off,” He said to Sara. “ Okay, thank you, but I am comfortable here,” She said.Max let her stay there since she said she was comfortable there. He went back to his room and read the message again, he remembered what Nina had told him about Victoria. He sighed. “ These two ladies are trying to play some games with me,” He said. The next day, he got dressed and went to the office. “ Did Sara get my message?” Nina asked. “ Yes, successfully delivered” Max lies, he did not say a word about it to Sara. “ Good, at least she will know that I am the one in charge here and not her,” She said.Max wa
He went to his office, the minister had called the press himself, Max was not expecting that so it came as a surprise to him. The press was there, he also invited other Ministers as well. He got there, he was not expecting any of it, the cameras flashing their lights on her face, he knew that he would be in the news in no time. He was presented with an award first, and then the Ministers that were there began to send in funds for him. A huge amount was raised and it was paid into the MT Company account. “Thank you so much for this great honor, I am so glad to stand before all of you that are here, I never expected this and that is why I am so overwhelmed to experience this, thank you very much for your great support towards MT Company, I remain grateful, thank you,” he said to the Ministers that were present there, pictures were taken. “ Yes, this is the time I need to get that company, I can not believe that such a huge amount of money is in MT company, how can it be? This is a
The doctors had discharged her already, he was the one who carried her out of the hospital to the car, and they got inside the car. “ I'll go home from here,” Victoria said to him, he saw the way her face was but he brushed it aside. “All right, thank you,” He said. They went home, he carried Sara out of the car to the house, and he kept her on the chair. She opened her eyes. “ How do you feel?” He asked her. “ Better” She looked around the house like she was searching for someone. “ Are you Okay?” He saw the way that she kept acting. “ There was a man that came close to me,” She said. “What man was that?” Max sat upright. “ He came to me and asked me my name, he was talking but I was not hearing what he was saying, I was feeling dizzy. I then felt his hands on my nose then I passed out, you did not see the guy?” She asked. “ No, what happened was that people gathered and one of the guards came to carry you from there, we drove to the hospital, and I did not see any guy aro