'Why did they call me a thief? What kind of rumor is going around about me at the office?? What have those two done?' He yelled inwardly, subconsciously drawn away from what happened around him.
"Are you deaf!!" The two guards yelled, dragging him out of his daze."See, you two, how about we make a deal?""We don't make deals with losers?? Turn around and leave!!""What if there is money involved?""Money, you don't even have money to get yourself clothes and here you are, talking about making a deal with money."Asher only smiled wryly, "I will give you guys one hundred dollars each, and you will let me in.""One hundred dollars? Are you going to steal? I'm sure it's impossible to find something valuable in someone like you."Asher smiled and whipped out a bundle of cash, "See, 1 thousand dollars, and I'll give you guys 10% each of this money. It is more than the tip you will ever make in a day."The two guards stared at each other; this money was indeed big. Although in the eyes of the others, it isn't, but in their perspective, this money was significant."Make it two hundred, and we'll let you in." They came to an abrupt agreement."Fine, I'm only trying to get a job, by the way. If I'm lucky, we might end up as friends and do a lot of things together."He handed them the cash. The two looked at him with warm smiles; this amount of money would take them a week to make since not everyone tips a guard.They opened the door and allowed Asher in.As Asher entered the hotel, the lavish interior enveloped him in a world of luxury. Polished floors reflected the glow of elegant lighting, and the hum of conversations echoed against the opulent walls.Asher approached the reception desk where the lady in charge of booking rooms awaited, her gaze focused on a computer screen."Excuse me, I'm here to inquire about a room."The lady looked up, her expression a mix of professionalism and curiosity. "Certainly, sir. Do you have a reservation?""No, but I was hoping to secure a room for the night."She tapped a few keys on her keyboard, "We do have availability. May I have your name, please?""It's Asher," he replied, choosing a name on the spot.The lady raised an eyebrow but continued to check the system. "Mr. Asher, we have a room available. However, we require a credit card for booking."Liam hesitated for a moment, realizing his predicament; he didn't bring his credit card. "Do you guys accept transfers? I kind of left my credit card at home, and the cash with me is not enough."The lady frowned; why have there been so many scammers lately? They keep making false claims like these to get free lodging and then run away the next morning.Recently, fake alerts and scammers have filled this area, and she has had to bear the consequences, getting yelled at, having her salary reduced, and so much more. She wouldn't make that mistake anymore."Sorry, sir, I'll have to respectfully disagree with that; we don't accept that means of payment here.""Ah, why?""Fake alerts and a lot of scammers, I'm not saying you are one, just have to be cautious. Sorry.""Ah, I understand, but you have to believe me, or wait, tell me the price of your rooms."He hadn't lodged in a hotel before; he forgot to ask the price.However, before the lady could answer, Brighton, who had been observing from a corner, popped up with drunk Catherine tagging behind him."So you are really here to search for a job? How did you even get in? You talked those douchebags into letting you in, huh?"Asher facepalmed, "Brighton, I understand you want to flex in front of me so much, but can you wait a little, let me handle my stuff.""Your stuff? Asking for a job is your stuff?""Who said I was asking for a job, go touch grass, Brighton, you need that.""Who are you talking to?""I don't know, probably the ghost of a mad dog standing in front of me." Asher scoffed and turned to the receptionist who was fawning over the handsome and well-built Brighton; he is handsome, well-built, and rich, an absolute lady's magnet."Hey, you haven't listed the price?"Her fawning looks turned to a frown after hearing Asher speak, "You can't pay, get out."Brighton heard her and was shocked, "Wait, he really wanted to rent a room?" He asked the receptionist lady."Yes sir, he is one of those scammers on the rise that uses a fake alert.""Hahaha, you got that right. Don't let him stay in your hotel, or you will wake up with all the money missing; he is not only a fraud but a big thief."Asher gritted his teeth, "CAN YOU STAY THE F**K OUT OF MY BUSINESS??""What business? Stealing business, come on. She won't even let you in now that she knows your real color."Asher ignored him and asked the lady for the cost of each room, but she refused. Brighton is a rich man; she didn't want to offend him."Mr. Asher, we don't accept criminals. If you don't leave, I'll get security to get you out, and you won't like that. Avoid that now and leave."Catherine was drunk and resting her head on Brighton's shoulder, so she didn't add her sh*t to the mess going on.Brighton winked at the receptionist for doing as he wanted. She blushed.With his looks and financial status, he could get what he wanted done. Only those from wealthy families can actually stop him.[[ DING ]][[ EMERGENCY MISSION ]][[ Buy the most expensive room ]][[ Reward: 1 million ]][[ Penalty: None ]]'Hehe, I was waiting for this.'Asher has only had this system for less than two days, yet he has already studied its structure and planned to leverage it to his advantage.Just now, he could have easily slapped the money on the face of the disrespectful employee and Brighton, but he held back, knowing that the system would trigger a quest with a rewarding outcome."Asher, you're a thief, you deserve to be in jail. Once the boss sees you tomorrow, he'll hand you over to the cops, poor..." Brighton spat out nonsense."Brighton, shut up," Asher retorted.Silence followed his retort.The employee was beyond surprised, "Are you out of your mind? A thief is talking to someone in high class with so much boldness. Do you want to die?"Asher scoffed, "It is you who wants to die, you also want to lose your job.""Lose my job? How? Because of a thief like you who wants to scam this hotel? I would get a raise; this hotel would give me a raise for this because I prevented a loss.""Shut up, disrespectful b*tch. Tell me the pric
"Welcome to Gold Lush Hotel's highest premium membership," Ariana smiled kindly and extended her hand for a handshake.Just moments ago, when she walked down, she was mentally stressed from the paperwork she went through upstairs. When she saw Asher, she thought he was here to ask for a job and later learned he was actually trying to scam.She could have blasted her lungs out and sent guards to chase him out, but she professionally decided against it and acted kindly. She even promised to give him the lowest-cost room, which she was willing to pay from her pocket money. Turns out, she was wrong about him."Nice doing business with you. When will I be getting the black card?"To Asher, Ariana was a kind lady. She knew he would be poor because of his clothes but didn't insult him. Such people deserve higher pay and recognition.Ariana smiled, "We will get it done immediately. Give me your full name and your ID card."Brighton stood in a corner, short of words. This thief had his way aro
Prime-M is part of the top ten busiest business groups in Larian City. They have only been around for less than two years, but due to their consistency and good work ethics, they've climbed the business ladder without help from big families.Inside, at an office on the 3rd floor, Asher, dressed in plain clothes, stood in front of a middle-aged man with ponytail black hair. He is the boss of Prime-M, Jaden Owen."Asher, you've been a good worker for this company. Your work ethic was perfect, and I received no complaints from any customer that did business with you in the past. But why is everything changing? Why did you steal one million dollars from the company?" Jaden Owen asked with a calm look on his face.Although there were rumors that Asher stole the money, Jaden didn't believe it, as he didn't even trust the person who brought the rumors. In fact, that person was standing beside Asher – Catherine, dressed in a fine blue dress revealing a large part of her cleavage, and Brighton
At another office in Prime-M. "Two days ago, Asher was sacked, around what time was he sacked and how did it happen?" "Oh, that? Well, Asher pissed off Brighton by disrupting his session with Catherine and out of anger under a false pretense of carrying out responsibility, he fired Asher." "Oh, so what you are trying to say is that Asher didn't deserve to be fired?" "Yup, but you didn't hear this from me, I don't want to lost my job." Two pretty ladies in suits discussed. After the discussion, the one asking the questions left the room and went outside to meet two police officers, Jaden, Asher, Catherine and Brighton. Jaden looked at Jaden and Catherine, "So this is what you really did? We have asked seven workers already and they all said the same thing." Brighton head was bowed, he couldn't reply. But Asher kept a confident smile, he already knew who stole the money but he was only bringing up this scheme in order for them to find out themselves. Last night, while at the ho
Jaden looked at the two of them for an extra two minutes, shook his head, and then turned to Asher with an apologetic look on his face."Asher, sorry for the false accusation laid on you. As you can see, it was all false rumors.""No need, I have already forgotten about this from the beginning. How can I be angry when some dumbass made the whole thing up to disgrace me and make you hate me so much not to give me back the job?""About the job, Asher, I have studied your working pattern for the past few days. Your work ethic is good, so I have decided to promote you to the position of office manager; you will be taking over from Catherine."Catherine's eyes widened, "Boss, I'm sorry if I have erred against you, but that position is my life."Brighton chimed in, "Boss Jaden, Catherine does a better job than Asher."Jaden shook his head, "Brighton, I have changed my mind. Asher would be taking over your position as well."Hearing this, Brighton's knees weakened, his eyes turned red with s
Outside Prime-M; a quite spectacular scene was taking place."Isn't that Brighton, the youngest brother of Billionaire, Jason Doomstar?""And that is his woman? Right?""Why are they kneeling outside such a large firm and a busy place to begin with?"The passersby stopped and brought out their phones to take pictures of the two kneeling figures.Catherine had a shameful look on her face as well as a hint of anger for Asher! Brighton gritted his teeth, but he didn't utter a word.Meanwhile, Asher stood behind the two of them with a proud smile on his face.Not only had he gotten his revenge on these two, but he also got $20 million. With this amount of money, he would be able to live in an expensive city, drive luxurious cars, and even get any woman he desires."How do you two feel being celebrities? I am one hundred percent sure your pics would trend online today," Asher teased."Asher, you bastard, wait till my brother hears about this, you would be begging for your life when he star
The Milan family mansion was filled with numerous high profile guests, chatting and enjoying themselves in the beautifully decorated hall.At that moment, a couple entered with a .sense of pride."That guy would never make it here. I'm certain he only accepted the bet to appear impressive, but in reality, he's got nothing," Brighton remarked, flashing a bright smile at Catherine.Last night, leveraging his connections, he managed to remove all the photos of himself and Catherine kneeling from the internet. He even crafted a story to save face, claiming it was all due to a foolish bet.Today, Brighton woke up feeling refreshed, although the disappointment of his big brother not picking up his calls still lingered in his heart and he blamed Asher for all of that. "Brighton, you look fantastic today. With your presence, we can strike new deals for Prime-M and solidify our positions," Catherine, dressed in a fancy rer dress commented."I know, right? I've already made my plans. I'll also
"Asher, aren't you going to order any wine? Or don't tell me you don't have money on you, if you beg me and forget our bet, I would buy whatever drink you want." Brighton suggested. Both he and Catherine were sitting around the same table as Asher. "Do you think I am so poor that I can't afford my own wine? You are scared because you have lost a bet, don't worry, I won't cancel the bet until you have serve your punishment." Brighton angrily scoffed, "The bet is invalid, you stole the invitation card." "In the rules of our bet, you didn't mention that we can't steal invitations, did you?" "Even if I didn't mention that, you should be wise enough to know that stolen invitations are not allowed." Asher laughed out loud, "Brighton, I know what you are trying to do, you are trying to make me lose face while raising your own reputation However, you can only make me lose face in the past and not now." "You are still very poor, if you are not poor, prove it by ordering something." A