Mick was too shocked to speak for a few minutes. He regarded Badmus for a moment.“Mr Badmus, have you forgotten? Don't tell me Brad has apologised and you have forgiven him?”Badmus chuckled slightly. He suddenly found Mick’s behaviour rude. Even Brad, who was richer than him, wasn't like that.“I assume the suspension wasn’t enough for you,” Brad started suddenly. “Or you wouldn't come here with these people. Not when the VC is close by.”Brad hesitated briefly when Brad said the words. He had no idea that the VC was still around anyway.And if Brad hadn't gone to see him, he wouldn't still be around.Mick looked at Brad for a moment, then at Badmus. “Don't tell me you collided with him because his girlfriend works in Fast tech and she's currently dragging the first position with Sophia on StreamRoll.”Mick heard the news but couldn't really believe it. But now that Badmus was siding with him, he couldn't help but think over to that side.“And for your information, Mick,” Badmus sta
Ned couldn't believe it. “What bankruptcy? Just like that?” Their phones rang at the same time. They both jumped up. “At this moment, we don't even have any supporters, boss. It looks like we might declare bankruptcy,” Cindy advised. Ned watched Cindy for a moment, in shock. It seemed like all that was happening was just a mere dream. Their phones stopped ringing only for it to start ringing all over again. Ned didn't even hear it, he was deep in thought already. He had a lot to think about anyway. The company has always been owned and operated by his parents. Would it just go into bankruptcy like that? Besides, he was enjoying all the benefits of the company that he couldn't even imagine his life without it. Cindy stepped aside to receive the call. She moved closer to him again after some minutes. “Boss. A video surfaced on the internet about you,” she said suddenly, pulling Ned out of his thoughts. Ned gathered his forehead amazingly. “What video?” Cindy hesitated. “Actuall
Sophia stared at her phone again and released a sigh. She was the only one at home because Rose had left for the lecture.Since they go to a different school, Sophia can't go with her.And Sophia was still scared. She didn't want to cross paths with Ned or Vincenzo.Her phone rang suddenly. She jumped up before she stared down at the screen. She released a sigh and picked it up.It was Rose.“Hello Sophia. Where are you? Why aren't you in school? I'm with Nancy and Ann currently.”Sophia sighed. “I started feeling somehow when you left. So, I decided to stay back.”“But you do know that Mr Badmus can fail you for not showing up in his class,” Nancy said from the background.“In fact, there's a gist for you! Are you still coming over?”“No, I don't have any lecture today again,” Sophia lied.“No problem then. We are on the way home. Besides, we are celebrating your achievement. Tell the chef to prepare something for us before we get back,” she muttered and the line went off.Sophia was
“You can't imagine what the VC and other committees have decided on? It should be on the Stanford University website too or has it not been updated yet?” Rose complained.“Wait what?” Nancy muttered.Sophia finally opened the school group and saw it. There were a lot of messages actually, people trying to voice out their opinions.“Wtf! Amazing Fighter identity won't be revealed until later? But why is that so?” “There's going to be a princess? And who can that be?” Nancy voiced out.“Well, the princess and the prince will be revealed later on. I thought only Amazing Fighter won the competition,” Ann contributed.Sophia sighed as she finished reading through. She looked up at her friends. “Actually, I have something to tell you.”The girls looked at her.“Is something wrong?” it was Rose who asked.Sophia bit into the little side of her lips for a moment as she thought about it. “Just as the news had indicated, the management decided to come up with a princess. And one was selected
“All done, boss but will you really be meeting with Ned tonight?”Brad nodded once. “I will deal with everything I'm supposed to deal with tonight,” he assured.Ava nodded once. “The flight has been booked. You will be able to take off after the party. Where you will land and finally take your plane to Italy,” she supplied.Brad nodded once. “Thank you so much, Ava. You can stay behind or go ahead of me. You don't necessarily need to wait for me.”“What about tonight? I should go with you. You are meeting Ned.”“Well, you don't necessarily have to. Besides, I'm showing in front of Ned as someone close to Vincenzo. You shouldn't show up so as not to arouse any suspicion.”Ava nodded once. “Alright. What about the party? Am I not going with you?”Brad shook his head briefly. “You don't have to because I'm not going there as the P-Bold president.”“Alright then. I will leave now.” Brad smiled softly. “I will see you in Italy then because I won't be going to school at all.”Ava stood and
“So, what do you want in return?”Brad placed his fingers on his chin and pretended to be thinking about it. “How about a favour?”“And what can that be? If it's something I can do, then I will.”“Well,” Brad started and stretched out towards Nick. “If it's not something you can do, I wouldn't even table it in front of you.”Nick placed a file in Brad’s palm.Brad placed it on the table and pushed it closer to Ned.Ned took the papers and went through them. He hesitated. “You want my company?”“No, not that.”“Not what?” He asked in anger. He could not believe what Brad was proposing to him to let go of his father's company that he had worked hard foIn fact, he was willing to do anything to recover it. So, there was no way he was going to let it go.“Calm down, you are too forward,” Brad muttered. “This deal is going to favour us both. So, if you really need this money, then you need to listen to me. I'm so sure no one wants to help you now. If you don't do this, you will lose your f
Brad smiled softly and nodded at Nick.Nick placed some files in front of Ned.“I will do the transfer after you've signed. just think of it as keeping your company safe for the main time. Just for six months at least. You should be able to return it by then, right?”Ned nodded once. “Very well.”Brad regarded him for a moment and stopped him as he was about to sign. “If you are not about to pay me back, I will claim the company as mine.”Ned thought about it quickly and saw that nothing was bad about it. Besides, Brad was only lending him a few amounts. He should be able to pull that up within six months.“Sure don't bother about it. I'm only using my company as collateral, right? Which means if I'm able to pay you at the stipulated time, I will get my right back?”Brad nodded once.“Then I will pay you in three months,” he said and signed at the necessary places. He stretched the paper out. “Are there more?”Brad smiled. “Good. Let me do the transfer then.”Ned extended a piece of p
Brad made sure Sophia had entered the club before he walked back to his car. His phone rang suddenly. It was David.He entered the car and picked it up.Nick looked at him, “Can we leave?” He mouthed.Brad nodded once and pulled the phone away from his ear for a moment. “Yes, move,” he ordered and placed the phone on his ear again.“Hello Brad,” David said into the receiver.“Hi. I'm sorry for not getting back to you since morning.”“Oh, it's ok. We should have called too but we had to meet Mr. Badmus in his office. He sent for us,” David explained.“Oh? Why?” Brad feigned ignorance.“Thank you! I'm so happy for that question. Even now, I'm still so shocked. I have no idea what could have happened. You can't believe that Mr. Badmus changed his mind? He pardoned us and said we could sit for his exam.”“Really?” Yet again, Brad feigned ignorance. “He really said that?”“We were as surprised as you when he told us. I mean I thought Mick said we were not going to graduate this year. Kevi