The loud ringing tone woke Brad up the next day.He darted at the wall clock only to realize it was noon.When he got home last night, he still had some bottles and that was in fact the first time he would be getting drunk.The phone stopped ringing and Brad was quick to forget it ever rang. He got out of bed and looked at himself in the mirror. Except for the rough hair and the dark bags under his eyes, he still looked good. Not that it was a problem anyway.The phone rang again and Brad reached out for it. It was Ava. “Hello, Ava.”Ava cleared her throat meaningfully. “Good morning boss. Are you alright?”“Yes, I am,” he muttered.“Ok. I just want to let you know that Ryan came around yesterday and we had to retain him. We interrogated him and found out the truth,” she explained.Brad hesitated. “It was all planned, right?”“Yes, boss. Vicenzo wants you and he's supposed to exchange you with his wife.”Brad released a sigh. “Alright.”“But are you really alright? Do you want me to
“I can't believe this! I can't believe Amazing Fighter joined this,” Kevin said excitedly. He developed a special likeness for him after he had defended them on Sophia's Livestream.“It's unbelievable. Who would have thought? I mean I thought he loved being in the shadows.”Kevin shrugged slightly. “He might just be ready to come to the spotlight.”People who were familiar with Amazing Fighter whooped with delight.And then, comments came flying from different corners.“And it's currently at four million! What the fuck! ”“And we have just five more minutes left.”“I'm certain Amazing Fighter is going to win this.”The highest gifter changed suddenly and a majority of the students gasped.“The newest gifter has been snatched from Amazing Fighter,” one of the students said dejectedly.“Jason!” Some girls chorused at the same time. “Jason took it from Amazing Fighter!” Jason's team teased the other girls.The group was divided into two.“We have just two minutes before the end of this
“I was about to leave, when you messaged me,” Sophia explained, with a smile on her face. Jason gave her a sultry look. “I only needed a few minutes actually. But you should be having fun at this moment.” Sophia shook her head briefly, with a building laugh. She shook her hand briefly at him. “Have you forgotten I have a fundraiser event tonight?” “Oh,” Jason recalled. “I'm so sorry, I forgot!” “Oh, mine! Jason! You better don't forget! I will really be sad if you don't show up. Many people are coming over because of you.” “Ugrh_” Jason grunted. “Alright, I will try but who will I be kissing? You?” Sophia hesitated briefly, wondering what would have made Jason utter such a statement. She overlooked it immediately anyway. “No, I won't be participating. I will be too occupied to even do that. And it's always at random. You can't choose who to kiss but you will know who you will be kissing when you get to the box,” she explained. Jason sighed with defeat. “Now I'm worried. If it's
Tina pushed the tray of food to Sophia. “You should eat.”Sophia nodded once and stared at what Tina got for her. It was a luxury.“But I can't decide who you kiss. It's against the rule,” Sophia explained and took a bottle of Cola. She sipped a little.Cara smiled. “Silly girl. What do you think we are paying you for? Isn't it to go against the rule? Besides, you are the founder. Would it really be something difficult for you? Just a little switch and we are done,” she uttered.“Don't mind her. She must think we are kidding.”“Or maybe the amount is too small. We will make it three million,” Tina reasoned.Sophia choked on the Cola she was drinking. “What! 3million?”“Yes, and we will make a transfer of one million now,” Betty said excitedly.“It's not?”Sophia was lost in the money. Three million dollars would go a long way for her. What was she even thinking? Any amount of money would help her at the moment. Though, she wanted to be fair and make it fun. But who was she kidding? T
It felt like Tony didn't hear him correctly.“You want to plan a company with me? Does that mean you've forgiven me?”Brad regarded him for a moment. “You still have to take your punishment.”Tony's smile broadened. “Thank you so much! Thank you, boss! I promise not to disappoint. In fact,” he stopped briefly and went on one knee. “I pledge my loyalty to you.”Brad smiled slightly. “Good. I will get back to you then. You are dismissed.”Tony bowed slightly and walked out of the house with a smile on his face. He was so glad that Brad had allowed him to stay.Because it was time for him to avenge his father. He was going to do all that he knew to make Fernandez fall, with Brad's help obviously.Brad went through the briefcase again, with total shock.He couldn't believe half of what he was seeing.He placed a call to Ava. She picked it up quickly like she had been expecting a call from him.“Hello, Brad.”“Tony just came to me with a briefcase that contains some secrets. I think I want
Sophia peered into the stage from behind and smiled when she saw Jason standing on the stage.She looked back at Tina. “Go in!”Tina had a huge smile on her face. “Is that true?”Sophia nodded several times, egging her on.Tina walked through the curtain.Sophia dusted her clothes. Mission half accomplished.Betty sniffed suddenly, her gaze searching around. “It's almost the end of the kissing box and Amazing Fighter hasn't shown up. Are you even certain he's coming?” She asked coldly.Sophia released a sigh. She was starting to worry as well. Jason arrived thirty minutes ago but there was still no trace of Amazing Fighter. She didn't know if she should be worried.A loud yell erupted from behind the stage, followed by some gasps.“He said he will be here. I don't know why he hasn't arrived. Maybe something happened,” Sophia explained.Her explanation fell on deaf ears.Betty hissed. “Tina and Cara have all gotten their choice of men except for me!”“I'm so sorry, Betty. I will call h
Her legs faltered and she was going down but Amazing Fighter was quick to catch her.Gasps came from the audience.Sophia hand touched his chest and she could swear that there were abs underneath the clothes he was wearing.Brad gently let her go after steadying her. However, he was shocked because he didn't expect to see her on stage, not even think she was the one he was going to kiss.After all, she said she wouldn't be participating.“Huh_” Sophia lost the words she wanted to say but she knew she had to say something before Amazing Fighter got a second meaning to why she was on stage.She did tell everyone that she wouldn't be participating. So, she needed to explain so he wouldn't misunderstand it.“I'm really sorry, Amazing fighter but_” she paused slightly. “It wasn't my intention to be on stage. I didn't want to participate. It was circumstances.”Brad saw when Cara pushed her in any way. Though, he knew that they didn't know he was the one on stage.But he felt somehow, think
Shock kept Ava speechless and motionless for a long time. She didn't believe that Brad was going to appear at the event at all. Even while they spoke concerning the new company, Brad said nothing about showing up. The car was actually the first thing that Ava saw. She knew instantly that it was Brad. After all, there were only two in the whole world. Ava couldn't describe how she really felt but she knew that she felt very bad and maybe jealous when she saw Brad kiss Sophia. But she knew that was wrong. It was wrong for her to fall for her boss, which was what she was trying to prevent. Her phone rang suddenly, jotting her out of her memory when nothing else could. It was her secretary. “Hello, Miss. Ava. I've seen someone that wants to sell his company,” he conveyed. Ava's mood brightened up. “Really? I hope it's not a company that belongs to Fernandez and his associates?” “It's not ma'am. I've confirmed everything. All there is to it is for you to meet and discuss the price