“What the hell are you doing?! How dare you slap me?!” The driver yelled, glaring at Laura while she crossed her arms.
“Sorry sir, but this store has a no-touch policy for the things in this part of the building. The only way you are allowed to touch is if you can afford what you’re about to touch, because touching effectively means that you’ve bought it and, from the statement you made earlier, you definitely cannot afford this or anything else in this shop”Frowning, the driver looked at Alexander who was sliding his palm along the body of the suit and trousers and he grumbled.“But what about him?! You allowed the punk to touch it but not me?!” The driver barked.Laura momentarily looked at Alexander from over her shoulder, then she returned her gaze to the driver in front of her.“I allowed the Sir to touch it because he seemed interested in wanting to buy it” she replied.“But he can’t afford it. I mean, look at him! He’s a loser with no money to his name!” The driver retorted.“I guess we’ll just have to see about that” Laura replied.Just like her other coworkers from the other shops owned by Gustav, the world-known designer had taught them how to spot a valuable customer from a mile away, and now, all her training was telling her that Alexander was exactly that.He was a very important and, most importantly, secretly rich customer, and she could smell it.The driver, who was even angrier that Laura had fully gotten on Alexander’s side, looked at the wardrobe and said “Is that so? Alright then. Tell us how much it’s worth and watch how the punk squirms”“I’ll—“ Laura said, but was interrupted by Alexander, who had been listening to both of them behind him.“He’s right,” Alexander said, instantly drawing both adults’ attention to himself and when they looked at him, he had let go of the suit because he had felt and seen enough.“How much does everything in this wardrobe cost?” Alexander asked.Laura cleared her throat and replied. She said: “Plus the shoe, belt, and cufflinks, everything in this wardrobe costs, minus tax, three hundred and fifty thousand dollars.”“What?!” The driver exclaimed. He couldn’t believe the price.Alexander, who didn’t expect to hear such an exuberant price, had his eyes widened for a moment.Noticing this little chip in the young secret multimillionaire’s amour, the driver started laughing.“The original bet was for you to buy something of fifty thousand dollars, but now you’re being told that the price is seven times that amount. This is so freaking funny! I would have told you to go for something cheaper, but you’ve already touched the suit so many times, and you heard the woman, didn’t you? You touch it, you buy it, so sorry to say this punk, but you’re fucked!” the driver taunted, tearing up by how much he laughed.He looked at Laura and said “Don’t worry lady. You’re lucky I came in with this punk because I’m not going to let him get away. If he doesn’t pay, which he obviously can’t, I’ll hold him down until you call the police and they come”The driver looked at Alexander and said “See that punk. This is what you get for trying to act like a big shot, and now you’re going to go to prison. Since I doubt you even have enough money for bail, you’ll be spending the next year in jail. Your life is now fucked! Even if you sold your kidneys, eyes, and balls, you’ll never be able to afford this suit!”Happy about how things turned out, the driver kept laughing his heart out.Alexander, who had stopped listening to the man since and had been thinking about the price of everything in the wardrobe, placed his hand on his chin, pondering.Alexander said to himself “That’s such an expensive amount. Is this how much that bastard, Mr. Dove, spends to purchase his suits? This one seems to be of higher quality, so maybe not, but still, wow. The touch-you-buy rule is one thing, but I’ve already named the fabric after mum and I can’t turn back now. I guess I’ll just have to use the system as much as possible to get as much money as possible in the casino.”After he finished speaking to himself at a low volume, Alexander looked at Laura and asked “Plus tax, how much is everything?”“Plus tax, the new price now is three hundred and seventy thousand dollars”After hearing the new price, the driver laughed even harder, yelling “That’s three hundred and twenty thousand more than the original plan. Oh boy, you’re fucked!”He was trying to get Alexander to crumble and cry but for some reason, nothing he did shook the young secret multimillionaire.Since the original price was called and Alexander acted shocked, his expression has been calm and collected ever since. Alexander had a good poker face, which is good considering that their destination was a casino.“Hey, punk! No use acting calm when we both know that you can’t pay for anything. Just go on your knees and beg me, and maybe I’ll let you off the hook after making you lick my shoe—“ the driver said, but Alexander interrupted him.Alexander pulled out his phone from his pocket and said to Laura, “Sorry, I don’t have a card, but do you take bank transfers?”Laura nodded. “That’s fine.”Alexander smiled, saying “That’s great. If you know the account number, then call it out for me. I’ll input the information and send the full amount to you straight away”“Alright, sir. The account number is *******514 and the bank is Martel Green Bank,” Laura said to Alexander, who inputted the information into his bank app.He inputted the three hundred and seventy thousand dollars and then hit the send button.All three watched his screen load and during that time the driver continued taunting him.The man said “What are you trying to do? We all know that the transfer is going to fail, and you’ll receive a message saying you’re woefully lacking in funds, so stop the act before I get angrier than I already—“*Ding*Alexander’s phone dinged, and a message popped up on the screen that read “Transfer Successful.”Immediately he saw the message, the driver’s jaw dropped.“What?!” The driver exclaimed “What do you mean the transfer was successful?! No way that’s real! You know what? Let me get a good look at that?”The driver swiftly grabbed Alexander’s phone from his hand and peered at the message.“Your transfer of three hundred and seventy thousand dollars was successful?” He read, looking and sounding extremely shocked.After staring at the evidence for some seconds and having no way to refute it, the driver became angry. He didn’t want to believe what was in front of his eyes.“No! This can’t be real! This punk must have faked this and I can prove it! This is definitely not the real bank app and this message is fake, so all I have to do is go off of this page and—huh?” The driver said, swiping up on Alexander’s phone screen and going to the minimized page where all the apps that had been opened were lined up.He saw the icon, hovering above the top left of the page he had just minimized and, indeed, it was the Martel Green Bank app that was open.
Alexander furrowed his eyebrows and tilted his head.“What do you mean by 'you allow me to be the first to see the suit because of how I look'? This driver saw the same thing you did and belittled me, but you did the complete opposite. Why?” Alexander asked.“Like I said earlier, one should never judge a book by its cover, sir. Mr. Gustav explicitly taught all his workers that lesson, but to answer your question, seeing you reminded me a lot of the client Mr. Gustav made the outfit for”, Laura said.Alexander pointed at his chest, surprised to hear what Laura had just told him.“I do?” He askedShe nodded.“That’s right. According to Mr. Gustav, when he and the client first met, he looked like someone everyone would overlook, not knowing how important he was, and what’s funny is that after him, Mr. Gustav met another valuable client who gave him the same aura. Those two made Mr. Gustav to understand that you really can’t judge a book by its cover and when I saw you, I felt the same th
Just like at the Gustav Emporium, both men came out of the car and headed into the jewelry store. This time, however, Alexander was the one who told the driver to come with him because he didn’t want to leave the man alone and risk him driving away to avoid carrying out his part of the deal.Not that it mattered now that Alexander had been given the new clause feature in his system.Because of how powerful the system was, no matter where the driver goes to hide from taking up his side of the deal, Alexander could still take whatever possession he wanted from him. With that assurance, Alexander only told the driver once to go into the jewelry shop with him and the man did as told. The reason for this is that now that the man knew just how rich Alexander was, and money also equating to power, the driver felt powerless to challenge Alexander.Alexander had completely conquered the driver, and he didn’t even have to do much except spend his own money to buy something he wanted. The syste
Unfortunately, his antics of wanting to scare Alexander were to no avail. Instead, the young man glared back at him.“I was standing here when you three came, so either wait your turn or go somewhere else. As you can see, there are other salespeople with their eyes on you. I’m not a mind reader, but clearly they want you to go meet them”, Alexander said. Jerry placed his hand on Alexander’s shoulder, trying to assert himself. The only thing he could try and intimidate Alexander with was his muscles, as their heights were almost the same. However, because of the system, that could change with time.Jerry said “Listen here, brat. The boss doesn’t wait, especially for someone like you, so this is the second and last warning you’re ever going to get from me. Go home now, or I’ll make you regret ever standing in the boss’s way.”Alexander looked at Jerry’s hand on his shoulder, then he looked at Jerry. “Let me tell you this instead. Get your hand off me if you know what’s good for you or
Chapter 18Jerry dropped to the floor like a rag doll and everyone looked at Alexander with shock.“What the hell? Did that punk really just do that?” The gentleman said.He looked at Jerry on the floor and said “I can’t believe this bastard lost to a kid. How embarrassing.”He palmed his face.“Now, because he affiliated with me, I’ve also been embarrassed. Looks like I’ll fire the idiot when he wakes up, but I guess the time for that was coming anyway” he said, making sure Stacy heard because he wanted to impress her.He looked at Jeff and said “What are you doing just standing there? Take care of the brat and don’t disappoint me like your friend just did, or I’ll fire you too. I pay good money for your asses, but this is the nonsense I get in return. What a joke”Jeff nodded and stepped forward.“You’ve made a really big mistake, kid. Jerry went easy on you and that was an error on his part. I on the other hand, don’t care about just beating you up. I’ll make sure I send you to the
Allen grimaced.“What are you talking about? You asked me my name, and I was about to say it, but you cut me off before I could finish. You acted like you knew and were expecting me, so I thought nothing of it because this is my first time visiting my uncle, so in my mind he had told everyone about my coming”, Allen said, then looked at his uncle.“Uncle, what’s wrong with your staff? I thought she was good-looking, which is why I wanted to talk to her, but I didn’t know she was crazy”, Allen said. Stacy pulled away from Allen, saying “I’m not crazy.”She took a second to regain her bearings and come to terms with the fact that she had made a massive mistake, confusing Allen with Alexander.Once she had gotten herself, she cleared her throat.“Anyway, it doesn’t matter. What we should focus on is the fact that this bastard came into the store and caused a nuisance when we were expecting a very important customer. I was about to call the police to come pick him up, so I’ll just go ahe
“Are you really Alexander Curry?” Stacy asked Alexander, looking at him with slight doubt.Alexander was quiet for a moment then he shrugged and replied nonchalantly “What do you think?”It was then she realized, and immediately, her face became ridden with regret.“Fuck. You are him” Stacy mumbled then gulped.She looked at the manager and saw the increasing rage that loomed on his face then she looked at Alexander. “Mr. Alexander, I’m so sorry! It was an innocent mistake on my part. I didn’t know you were the Alexander Curry we’ve all been waiting for and I’ve unknowingly treated you poorly which is something you definitely do not deserve” Stacy said as she rushed to Alexander’s feet and started groveling. She looked up at Alexander’s eyes and the young man had a look of disgust.“Sir, I promise it was a simple mistake that anyone could have made. Please find it in your heart to forgive me—“ Stacy said but Alexander cut her off.“Did it matter?” He asked coldly.“Huh? Did what mat
Inside the car, the driver looked at Alexander through the rearview mirror and he was worried about how to talk to the young man. He didn’t want to upset the young multimillionaire more than he already was.Alexander noticed the stare and frowned. “What? Why do you keep looking at me?” Alexander asked.The driver’s eyes fidgeted and he gulped.“Umm, nothing. I just wanted to know what we should do next. Where am I taking you next? To the Del Monte Royale Casino straight away or home to get cleaned and changed into your new clothes?”Alexander stared at the man and tilted his head, not saying a word for a few short seconds which made the driver even more nervous.“Did I say anything wrong, sir?” The driver whose guilt was eating him up asked.Alexander chuckled then smirked and replied “I know what you’re trying to do but for your information, it won’t work” The driver cleared his throat.“And what is it I’m trying to do, sir?” He asked.“You’re trying to distract me so I forget abou