Harold, Doris, Jones, and Achiel were all gathered on the rooftop of the small villa next to the White Mansion. There were different bottles of wine on the big table which separated them. They were all standing. "Why do we really to stand like this?" Doris complained. "We don't want to risk dozing off. It's only fair that we stand." Jones defended his suggestion. "Are we really going to stand throughout the night?" Harold complained. "You're more sissy than I ever imagined, Harold. At least for a while, pretend." Jones took a shot at Harold. "You have all started your masculine shit right?" Doris attacked Jones. Jones didn't respond to her. He scoffed instead muttering inaudibly. "Let's get to work, Harold." Jones called. For the next several minutes, there was peace and quiet as Harold got to work. The minutes graduated into hours, and Harold was still on it. Doris's knees were beginning to get weak. Jones seemed to be busy on his Macbook. Achiel, on the other hand, was look
It was 8:20am. The four walked out of the White Mansion. Then suddenly they all stopped walking. Harold, Jones, and Doris gazed at Achiel. The three were staring at him in a weird way. "Where do you think you are going?" Harold was the first to attack Achiel. "You are not thinking of coming with us to Hoveland, are you?" Harold pushed again, sneering at Achiel. Achiel looked away from Harold to the other two. He could tell from the faces of the other two that they were in on this with Harold. The three seemed to be on the same page this time. "He wouldn't want to. I mean, he wouldn't want to embarrass himself." Doris scorned at Achiel. She had a wry smile on her face. "We don't have the time to waste on trivial things." Jones made his own input. Jones was the first to walk away, and the other two followed. Achiel watched them enter into the car and drove off. Grandmother had told them all to go to Hoveland, but only one of them could enter into the company and submit the propo
For a second, Achiel forgot why he had barged into the living room. Madam was pointing at him with utmost rage coursing through her face. Her eyes were wild, and her jaws tightened. And what had she just yelled? "Why are you just standing there? I said, "Arrest this bastard!!!" Madam screamed so loudly she could make people go deaf. Achiel looked away from Madam to the people whom she had ordered. There were three police officers. Achiel didn't know what to think this time. He had barged in to yell about what Madam had done to him? But this? What is this about? Arrest him?!The there police officers ran to Achiel at once and seized him! While two held both of his arms in restrain, the other one put him in cuffs. "Mr Achiel Auroville, you are under arrest for theft and obstruction of business proceedings." One of the officers said. "Theft?" Achiel's head was about to explode from all of this. Suddenly, Madam stomped towards him. Achiel just watched, getting even more confused. W
Jones was seated in the lobby, waiting, looking in a particular direction every now and then. He was in the Hoveland company, and he was one of the few people who were already present with their proposals to be submitted to Miss Zoe. Though himself, Harold and Doris had arrived ten minutes before 9.am, there were already five people ahead of them. It was almost 11 am. at the time that he got attended to. And ever since he had submitted the proposal, he had been waiting for a response. Suddenly his phone started to ring. He brought it out and answered the call. "Why are you calling me?" He was informal over the speaker. "I mean, we have been waiting here for a long time. Why is it taking so long?" Harold asked over the phone. Jones looked in the other direction through the door, but he couldn't see the car from inside the lobby; the car in which Harold and Doris were waiting for him. "Don't stress me, please. You can go home if you can't wait any longer." Jones dismissed. "I'm
Within the space of a short time, several exotic cars were seen on the express road, which led to the Dotrug police station. People were wondering what the hell was happening. What could these exotic cars be doing in such a neighbourhood? The neighbourhood where the police station was situated was for average people. But these cars were beyond the average. Suddenly, the cars pulled over at the front of the police station. There was an especially different car. An X modelled Maybach. A couple of men jumped down from the exotic cars and ran to the Maybach to get the door. Out of the car stepped out Miss Zoe, elegantly dressed. But her aura and demeanour meant nothing much to her as she hurried into the police station. "That is Miss Zoe." Someone suddenly shouted. That shout, which was made by the strange person, suddenly created a tensed atmosphere as many people quickly rushed to confirm for themselves. There were even some of them that brought out their phones to film. Some of t
Fear gripped everyone who was inside the station. Everyone who was present with them there was stunned speechless. This trash man who was thrown in the dirtiest cell is who? No one could have seen it coming even if they used the costliest microscope. The Sheriff felt a wave of shame hit from every corner. It was obviously too much for him to take. Seeing that the great Miss Zoe had fallen flat right in front of Achiel, he dared not remain standing. There was a flood of heads bowing to Achiel, but Achiel was not really amused by the homages paid. "Rise." Achel said finally.Zoe was the first to get up, but she couldn't look Achiel in the eyes. She was very scared of what had happened to Achiel. "Please forgive me, Young Master. I was out of my mind. I had no idea who you were. I didn't know what got over me." The Sheriff started to beg. Acheil looked slowly at the sheriff. The rest of the cops also joined the sheriff. "Have mercy on us, Young Master." They all chorused. Zoe sudd
"Sit, Zoe." Achiel ordered. The both of them were left in the suites' living room. "Thank you, Young Master." Zoe settled down. "I'm sure you are yet to approve any contract." Achiel started. "I dare not, Young Master. I was worried about you. You asked me to call you when I was about to approve the first proposal. I did call, but the call didn't go through. I had to pend the first, second to the tenth, until I couldn't bear it anymore. And while I was thinking of what could have happened, your call came in." Zoe explained. "But then, what if I had been caught up with something else. Other than an ugly situation?" "I guess I wouldn't have felt the way I did earlier.""The way you felt earlier?" Achiel suddenly got interested in what she was saying. "It's nothing to worry Young Master about. It was natural for me to have a foul emotion whenever something was not right." Zoe wanted to dismiss it so bad. Achiel knew a couple of things about the Hoveland groups. They had gone thro
The news spread across Jade City like a wild fire, scorching every heart and leaving scars on all minds. The news about the son-in-law of the Auroville Mansion who was maltreated and thrown in prison. It all started with a big media station called Eagle Wings Room. This station was the most popular station in Jade City. This media only put out important news. Every influential folks loved to watch the station because of its up-to-date information and verified news. It has never released rumours or inaccurate information. This is exactly the main reason why the whole of Jade City had gone amuck because of the news. If it was spread by the Eagle Wings, it meant that it was the actual truth. Other media stations that were much smaller and those with average ratings released the news, too. In short, no media station didn't talk about this incident. Articles and posts started to flood the social media apps in Jade City. In the Auroville Mansion, Madam was seated in her usual seat. She