Charles' announcement of Olivia accepting the task shocked everybody in that hall.All of them gaped in extreme surprise and bewilderment!‘What is this useless Charles saying?!’‘Did he even understand the meaning of what he said? Does he think that winning Megan's group's project is like starting an electric scooter?!’The hall became chaotic after Charles accepted the task on Olivia's behalf!Jack started, “hey Charles, would just shut your mouth up?! Do you think that winning a project from Megan's group is simple? I was just joking and trying to sway Olivia into accepting an impossible mission so we could laugh and ridicule her when she finally fails!”“Do you think that Megan's group's project is like doing house chores and cooking for Andrea Marcus' family? Where you could ask her to come help you out and it will be easy?” Luca Grand interjected. “See, if it were to be so, I would have not just partnered with Megan group but also become one of their managers!”“Stop day-dreamin
Charles was intrigued to hear them utter such words.They were entering into a bet with him over what they don't even have a clue of how it would end.He replied, “really! This is very interesting. Are you sure about what you guys just said now?”“I'm very sure Mr Walker,” Tim said. “You should even be happy that I will be giving you the privilege of addressing me as your father, in your lifetime which ordinarily, you’re not qualified to have. Your service to me for one month will just be to wash my clothes, wash and clean the lavatory.”“I'm very serious and I mean every bit of my words my dear loser cousin - brother - in -law Mr Walker,” Jack jibed ridiculously.“Don't worry, you wouldn't do much for me,” Jack continued to ridicule him. “ You will only address me as your father ten times daily, bath me, do my laundry, and keep my lavatory clean. That's the only service you will be rendering to me for one month. You know, I'm very merciful and good to people around me.”“Brother Jack
At exactly 06:00 am in the morning Olivia and Charles were already set and prepared to go and submit a proposal for the petrochemical and agro allied project contract deal with Megan's group.All through the night, Olivia has been restless, without sleeping.She was up all through writing and discarding project proposals.Charles was equally awake, keeping her company while she drafted the proposal.He was there encouraging and cheering her up. “You can do it dear. My conviction about your success is certain and I trust your abilities!”“Are you sure that I can do this, Charles?”“Yes dear. I have never been more certain and sure about anything than I'm in this. Trust me, you're going to win it and shame those fools in the end.”“Alright then. Please help me go through this proposal.”She then passed the pages of the proposal which she had drafted over to him.Charles went through the proposal and said, “wonderful! This is very fantastic and superb! With this proposal, you've won the
Olivia was carrying a file containing the written proposal when they arrived at Megan's group.Standing in front of the one hundred and fifty (150) - story building, Olivia suddenly felt as if her heart was hollow and empty.How could such a magnificent company like Megan's group which is the number one company in Great Britain collaborate with the Marcus family? Not to mention that they were aiming for a hundred million dollars deal!It was like a beggar approaching a wealthy man and asking for a hundred million dollars change. It was absolutely ridiculous.However, she had promised her grandmother and accepted the challenge in front of everyone, so she had to go no matter what…Sensing her anxiety, Charles robbed her head tenderly with his temple and said, “Dear, don't worry, go ahead, you will make it. Trust me.”He cajoled her and added, “remember that my fate lies in your hand right now. You're the one who would determine whether I will become Jack and Tim's slaves for one month
In that moment, abrupt and outlandish thoughts appeared in Olivia's mind.That Mr Walker that Scarlett told her of - could he really be her husband, Charles Walker?No way, wake up from your day-dreaming, Olivia she muttered to herself!She found the outlandish thoughts of Charles Walker being the Mr Walker who Scarlett Sage was talking about to be so preposterous after processing it for a while.How could it be!Charles was an orphan who lived and grew up in the welfare home!However, who else in the whole world would treat her so well like this beside Charles Walker?She recalled how Charles used to care for her and even protected her from dangers during her university days at Swansea and was gladden in her heart.Hundred million dollar deal was an extravagant hope and a mission impossible, but they gave her a one hundred and fifty million dollars contract.She couldn't help but asked curiously, “Miss Sage, please may I know if your chairman is Charles Walker?”Scarlett’s heart skip
Jack refused to accept the reality.He didn't believe that Olivia got the contract even with the documents she presented as evidence. He shouted loudly, “she must have forged the documents! I don't believe that she can handle Megan Group!”“Jack is right!” Lily added in extreme frustration. “Who does she think she is to strike a deal with Megan Group? That Megan Group terminated our Grand's Group proposed collaboration when I and my husband, Luca went their the other time, saying we aren't worthy of partnering with them! It is a hundred million dollar project! If she can do it, I would have gotten the project a long time ago and Luca would have sealed up the collaboration proposal between Grand Group and Megan Group as well at ease!”“My cousin sister, you are wrong with the project amount. It is not hundred million but one hundred and fifty million dollars!” Olivia sniggered.Luca has been listening and watching the facades stuttered. “ No - No way! Olivia, you're not even a good lia
Immediately, Jack grimaced his face in disdain and said, “you and who had a bet and what was the bet all about?”Although Jack still remembers the bet and its dictates, he pretended as if he had never gone into any bet with Charles.Of course, he has not forgotten the dictates of their bet. ‘Whoever loses must either address the other party as his father and become his servant or divorce his wife if he's married and or bring curse upon his grandmother, father, mother and his entire siblings if he rescinds in keeping the promise!’Olivia had won the contract which means that he has lost the bet to Charles but it is a no deal! He will never honor such a bet.How can he call that loser and nobody his father and even become his servant. It would be even better for him to die than to address him as his father.No! No way! That wasn't going to happen!“Tim, did we enter into any bet with this loser?” Jack asked his accomplice, hoping to get support.“I didn't enter into any bet with anybody
“Grandma…..”Jack and his accomplice were truly frightened now, because it was clear to them that lady Marcus was actually apoplectic!Seeing that Jack and Tim were being reluctant in keeping to their vow that involved herself in order to salvage their face from shame, Lady Marcus slapped her hand on the table aggressively and yelled, “are all of you determined to break your oath now?”“Grandma, I …” Jack stuttered loathly. He speedily made the following deductions in his mind.If he honored the betting rules and admitted his defeat to Charles, he would lose only his face in the family and before the people who were present in that conference room.But if he went against the betting terms and conditions and enraged his grandmother, he would lose everything he had in the Marcus family!He would lose more than his face!It would be better for him to become a servant in his own family than to lose them entirely and everything he had got.Since Charles had said earlier that they would be