Mia turned to Kevin, ignoring Nathan. “You should get back to your post and remember the missing for today,” she finished and walked away.Nathan stylishly withdrew his hand. He had never been so embarrassed in his entire life, but it didn't bother him that much. He loved women who were unwilling. It was always like a challenge to him.“Well,” Morris cleared his throat meaningfully. “That was my sister, Mia.”Nathan stared back at Morris with shock and gratitude. “Seriously?”Morris nodded once. “I'm so glad you were invited to this party. Come, let's get you settled,” he offered and led him to some arranged seats.The party started almost immediately. Everyone was present, including some family members who couldn't meet up with Mrs. Perry's birthday. So, it was crowded.Morris’ father arrived late, with his brother, Anthony, Alessia’s father.Suddenly, Alessia walked inside with two men in black suits.Mrs. Perry was overjoyed seeing her, as well as the others present at the party.
“What!”Murmur ensued among Mia’s cousins.Mia looked up, shocked. Was that true? Did Alessia really give the wine to Kevin? It only meant one thing: that Kevin had been embarrassed for nothing. With the truth, she would be able to save face in the family. Her cousins that have insulted her would take it back. After all, his husband knew the popular Alessia from Phoenix Group.Silence ensued as everyone was too embarrassed to even say anything to Alessia. Who would have thought that Kevin didn't really steal the wine?“Well, he helped me once, and I gave him the wine. But you started treating him like a thief without knowing his worth. For this case, I will be cancelling the cooperation with the Perry family.” She announced.What!Everyone was gobbled.Alessia didn't wait for anyone to talk before she walked out of the hall. She was very angry. In fact, she would like to do more for them, but she needed Kevin's permission before anything would happen.How could they treat the mighty L
Kevin watched Mia walk in and released a sigh. Mia was not remorseful at all. She wasn't even apologising for all she had allowed and all her family had made her go through. The only thing she was concerned about was satisfying her family. Well, it was why she got married to him in the first place. Kevin just thought she would change.But it seemed like he was expecting too much.He brought out his phone and placed a call to Alessia. She picked it up immediately. “Lord Phoenix!”“Alessia.”“What is happening, boss? Why is the Perry family behaving like that? They should be taught a lesson,” Alessia muttered angrily. “They should know that they are not supposed to mess with the Lord Phoenix.”“It's ok, Alessia. It's not something you should be angry for. Like I said, the Perry family is a group of clowns. They have no idea who they are messing with.”“Well, I can teach such clowns lessons they will never forget.”“Yes, thats right. The Perry's family is only enjoying this benefit be
“That was Alessia, wasn't it?” Morris asked suddenly, a wide smile on his face as he waited.Alessia nodded slowly.Everyone jubilated.“Nathan did it!” Morris announced.“Wow, he's really close with Miss Alessia.”“Seeing that he got the contract back for us in a few minutes shows how qualified he is.”“He's in fact the one we should be grateful for and not a useless husband.”“Morris was right. Kevin might know Miss Alessia, but he can't do this. If Mr. Nathan hasn't come in, we might not be able to retrieve the contract.“And it was Kevin's fault that we lost the contract in the first place.”Everyone started to shower Nathan with comments of praise while mocking Kevin and blaming him for their earlier misfortune. Mrs Perry was overjoyed. She looked at Nathan with a look of approval. “Thank you so much, Mr. Nathan. We are really grateful for what you have done.”Nathan smiled with pride. “It's nothing, Mrs. Perry. In fact, I have to call our manager back and praise his efficiency.
“Ma'am! Ma'am!” He called, but the woman didn't respond.Kevin was afraid. He checked her pulse and was relieved that she was still breathing, but he knew that he had to get help for her.Who knew what the woman had gone through? Besides, why was she hellbent on meeting Alessia? Something that involves Alessia involves him too.A man rushed closer suddenly. “Please, get an ambulance or anything!”“I've called the ambulance! They would be here soon,” the man responded.The voice sounded so familiar that Kevin looked up. He was surprised to see Jake.“What! Jake? What are you doing here?”Jake bowed. “I am here to serve you, and I will serve you till my last breath.”Kevin stared, shocked. What!Just as he opened his mouth to talk, the ambulance pulled up.Jake looked at Kevin as the woman was being helped into the bus. “I will go with her and make sure she's fine. I will text you where she is as well.”Kevin nodded once and watched the bus for a moment until it was out of sight before
Kevin couldn't believe it. “You will really be in trouble if I call someone,” he repeated in a not-so-funny voice to show he was really serious.The security men who had seen Kevin as a joker laughed again, enjoying his jokes.“Let's see who he has to call, though.He huffed and pulled out his phone. He dialled Alessia's number.Alessia picked it up immediately, as if she had been waiting for his call. “Hello Boss.”“I've been outside Phoenix Plaza for a while now, but the security men didn't let me in.”“I'm sorry about that, boss. I will be there now,” she assured, and the line went off.The men watched him until he was done and waited for a few minutes before they burst into laughter again.“One would think he really called the CEO,” one of them joked.“Well, I did call the CEO,” he confirmed.“ One of the men huffed. “There's no way someone like you will have the CEO’s number. There's no way you would have called her.”“Yes! Did he think we were fools? How could a doorman have the
The woman from earlier hurried to grab Violet suddenly.“Please let me see Miss Alessia. I beg of you.”Kevin had almost forgotten about her because of the barbarian attitude that the security men were displaying at the entrance.Violet looked up, shocked. “What?”The woman let her go and grabbed Kevin's clothes. “Please, sir. Please, help me. I need to see Miss Alessia. It's really important for me,” she started to cry. “Please, my daughter is about to die. Please save her.”Kevin felt moved. “You will, ok? And your daughter will be fine,” he assured.The woman nodded quickly, but she sobbed even more.“Is there anything going on here?” Alessia asked as she stepped out. She saw as Kevin was helping the woman up, and she hurried closer to support him.The woman looked up, and her eyes widened with shock. “M_miss Alessia?” She stammered.“This woman has been wanting to meet you. I met here here as the security men didn't allow her in, including me anyway.”Alessia turned to look at the
Irene couldn't stop sobbing for what seemed like some minutes. Alessia had to console her.“It's ok. You can talk now, and everything will be attended to,” Alessia assured her.Irene nodded once, finally wiping off the tears from her face.“Thank you so much. Last month, the government started an eminent domain plan. The Watson family was in charge of the relocation and resettlement work in their area. However, they underpaid the compensation to the community residents and resorted to violence to coerce them into signing agreements.”What!Kevin knew the Watson family so well. Though he was surprised that they could do such a thing. The Watson family were nothing some years ago. They gradually rose to the position, and not without his help. They have assured him countless times that they were going to make sure they fulfilled the people's desire.Kevin made sure they rose to the promotion. But he couldn't have imagined how they could have changed. Now, they were not only greedy; they