“What does she even see in him?” one of the girls who was standing on her toes outside asked her partner in crime. “Do you think she’s falling for him?”Her petite friend pushed her to the side with her left hip. “Get out of the way. Let me see.” “What is so special about that Henry that Jean seemed to be falling for him?” the other girl lamented. They went about to say nasty things about Henry calling him a scavenger and trash Prince and then cursing Jean for being around him. Henry’s identity was yet to be known by the whole school. In the eyes of the students, he was still a poor boy. While the girls were eavesdropping and bashing Henry outside, Jean had pulled out lots of clothes from the closet. Henry saw that he could not help her so he decided to let her be. “I’ll just allow you to carry on with your work.”She turned around with a nervous smile. “Thanks.”Henry waved her goodbye and dashed out. When he got outside, the girls who had been peeping jumped off abruptly.“Wh
Looking at his back while he exited the office, V. C Fella turned to his secretary. “Hey. Can you show me Henry’s file again?”“Okay.” The Secretary answered and quickly pulled out the file. He had placed it separately inside the last cabinet on the right. The V.C. took the file and began to fiddle with the pages. No matter how he looked at it, the file contained the details of a student from an ordinary background. He looked up to his Secretary. “Why do you think he’s so rich?”The Secretary closed the cabinet. “I think his family wants to keep it private. Are you wondering which renowned family Henry is from?”The V.C. nodded. After all, Henry had taken the position of chief director of the school just like that. He was more or less a bit anxious. If Henry was that type of antagonist heir who would give orders to the school’s board then it would be a problem. “I used to think that Mathew McDonald was the richest student on this campus. I mean, his family business is worth about 30
Star Moon was a five-star luxury hotel. It was extremely strict with the recruitment of staff and sanctions were not toyed with. The hotel pays its staff twice the salary of other hotel staff so there was competition to work there. The small guard knew that he was in a big mess. He did not want to be fired after just a few days of securing a job at Star Moon Hotel. It was not easy to secure such a good job. Henry motioned to him to get up. “Okay. Apology accepted. Get up and go back to your post and learn to be smart in the future.”The guard stood up with excitement and began heaping praises at Henry. On his part, Henry didn’t even take the matter to heart. It was a small issue and there was nothing he would gain from dismissing the guard. “Get out of here!” the security chairman slapped the guard on the back. He vanished. Henry smiled and turned to Jean. “Let us go.”The chairman took charge of their boxes and followed them. The two of them made their way to the lobby where Mr.
Mathew smiled. “Leave this matter to me. I guarantee that these two won’t have a good time today.” He turned to the model. “By the way, what idea do you have?”The model leaned closely and began to whisper inside his left ear. After listening for a while, the corners of Mathew’s mouth revealed the trace of a smile. He nodded repeatedly. “This is so good. I think I should leave this matter to you to handle then.”“I won’t disappoint you.” She promised with a determined smile. ****Henry had no idea what kind of trick Mathew was going to pull. Even if he knew, he wasn’t ready to take it to heart. It was a memorable day for Jean and Henry was determined to make it count. After Jean had written down her details in the registration book, a room was assigned to her. Henry led her there and she crashed on the edge of the bed after heaving a deep sigh. Henry decided to give her a few moments to calm down before they could start preparing for the competition. “What’s wrong with you?” He a
The model was already fuming. Looking at the guards with authority burning in her eyes, she lifted her index finger and said. “If you guys don’t do as you’re told, I assure you that I’ll speak to your boss and have you fired.”Henry smiled. He turned to the model. “Those who don’t know better will think that you’re the boss of the hotel.”She folded her slender arms across her chest and looked at Henry intensely. “You have no right to speak to me that way. How can you be so arrogant? What right do you have to talk to me” she went on screaming on top of her voice.Before the hotel guards could blink, Mathew’s guards had pushed them away and were hurrying toward Henry and Jean in their bit to arrest them. The hotel chief guard roared. “How dare you touch him?”The model was dumbfounded.Henry pulled Jean away from the commotion. They stood beside the hotel security guards. He looked at the stunned model and shook his head. “Davina, your tricks are so childish.”The model was stunned t
Immediately after Thomas stepped out, he wiped the sweat that had teamed up on his forehead with a handkerchief. He had not expected to meet the direct heir of the Parker family so unexpectedly. Thomas was not just any fashion legend. He directly worked for the Parker family. He had been designing their branded clothing for over twenty years.If Henry got angry, Thomas knew that his grand career might die instantly. ***The defeated Davina made her way into Mathew’s suite like a chicken that was struck by lightning. When the other model and Mathew noticed her expression, they knew that there was a fire on the mountain.Davina then poured out her heart to them and by the time she was done, Mathew’s eyes were widened in horror. “What? Henry is the owner of this hotel and Thomas is helping him?” Mathew asked in disbelief. Henry had not stopped blowing his mind with different surprises.“Mathew, Thomas is the chief judge.” The other model turned to Mathew. She was looking worried.Mathe
While Davina and her colleagues climbed the stage, they put their game face on and began walking down the stage like pros. A round of applause accompanied every step they took. Scores of models reappeared and as they made their way to the stage, one by one, the applause intensified. Below the stage, Henry was standing at a distance, ensuring he caught a glimpse of the display of every contestant. When Davina turned left, she saw Henry looking at her group’s display. She held her head higher and gave him a proud look that says Did you see that?Henry sighed. He’ll just let her be proud for a while. Davina smirked and turned to the judges with a smile. After that, the models were led down the stage by the fashion head of the Coral group who stood in as the designer. Then, it was contestant number two’s turn. Jean and Henry were already dressed so immediately they were called, they held hands and aimed for the stage confidently. When they climbed the stage, they looked at each othe
Then, two other judges who did not agree with Thomas suddenly stood up in solidarity with Mitchell. “I do not agree with Mr. Thomas’s decision.” Said the young woman who was the first to stand up. She was speaking calmly and gracefully in such a way that one would think she wasn’t making a counter. The audience went into an uproar. Mathew had a group of his hostile audience in the group so immediately after the woman stood up, they swung into action. The scene instantly turned chaotic and Henry wasn’t surprised.To Thomas’s surprise, two more judges sprung up, displaying their lack of agreement with his decision to crown Jean as sensational fashion designer of the year. Now, five out of ten of the judges were standing against Thomas. This kind of thing had never happened before. Usually, judges will have a deliberation and once a consensus is reached, the chief judge will speak on their behalf which was exactly what Thomas did.Now that the woman had the attention of everyone and