The rich looking man who had a bodyguard pushed his frame haughtily forward when he saw Achiel advancing. In his face, there was disgust and disrespect. The manager was still trying to pay his respect to Achiel, who was approaching, when the rich looking man stole the stance. "You must think this place is a joke to you. How dare you casually interrupt when privileged folks are having a discussion?" The man snapped at Achiel. The manager was going to step in right away, but Achiel held up one of his hands. The manager was not pleased with the situation, but he could never ignore the instructions of the heir of the Ouclux empire. "You seem like you have a lot to say." Achiel said to the man. "This little punk! How dare you speak so casually to me?!" The man snapped at Achiel. Achiel lifted his gaze. He realised that the bouncer who was with the man was already fuming and would act any moment from now. "Tell your dog to keep its leash firm, else he would cause you a problem that y
The rich looking man started to laugh out loudly. As he laughed, he pointed one of his hands at Achiel. "This crazy punk really has some acting skills! At this rate, you should have received an Oscar!!!" The man kept laughing. "Zoe. Cancel the contract..." The man put his hand to cheek, mimicking Achiel. "Do you even know who Miss Zoe is? Did you just casually call her name? I don't think you have any idea what would become of your pathetic life if she finds out that you are using her to front! Is that how big your ego is?!" The man looked irritated. "Oh, now I understand." The man started to nod. "You don't want to be disgraced in the front of all these sales guides and your hired bodyguards. I must give it to you. You are quite a persistent punk." The man scoffed. The man stepped forward and raised one of his hands to smack Achiel in the face,"What an active lad you are! You must be such a pain in the ass for your parents." The man almost brought his hand down on Achiel's che
"Aren't you all ashamed of yourself?" Achiel asked, looking from one man to the other. The three men didn't want to turn at once since they were still busy taunting the homeless man. When they turned eventually, they had deep glares sitting in their faces. "Whose brother is this?" One of the three men said, making a joke. The other two men who were with him took the joke on, laughing for quite a while as they argued amongst themselves. "Doesn't he look like your long-lost brother?" One said. "Never, Manuel was very much better than this shabby looking punk." The other man responded. Achiel didn't care about their insults at that moment. He was only worried about just one thing; the samething that caught his attention and made him pull over at once. Achiel's attention fell on the homeless man who was draped in wet and tattered clothes. It was very cold out there. Achiel knew what the man must be going through. It must be hell out here!!!On top of that, not only did this man hav
"Achiel!" Marion called in disbelief, too. The homeless man and the three lads had no clue what was happening. Both parties were trying to catch up on the details they were missing, but neither Marion nor Achiel was willing to tell them what was happening. "How? Why?" Achiel muttered. He couldn't wrap his head around this. Marion? The son ot Madam?! Why on earth would he be using lads to get money from a bum? It made absolutely no sense to Achiel no matter how hard he thought of it. "What the hell is happening right here?!" Achiel couldn't let the confusion get the best of him. Earlier, when he had felt the impulse to keep chasing the lads. he could never have imagined that something like this was waiting for him. "Achiel?! Where the fuck did you go?! Where the hell have you been and what the fuck was that article that you released?!" Marion asked, walking towards Achiel. Neither the homeless man nor the three lads could get in the way of the two who seemed to have different bo
"What is he talking about?" Achiel asked, a close gaze at the man. "I - I don't know how to -" The homeless man was trying to answer the question when some activities were heard behind Achiel. Achiel turned to see Marion jumping on his feet and making a run for it. Achiel should run after him, but he didn't. He watched as Marion ran away, and the three dickheads followed him. "Tell Madam to expect me soon!" Achiel's words chased after Marion and caught up with him. "You will regret this!!!" Marion screamed when he got to the door. Achiel pretended as though he would run after Marion and Marion took off. It was a funny sight, but the amusement didn't last for long. A sudden realisation picked the string. When he turned back to the homeless man, the man was preparing to leave, too. "Are you really not going to tell me what this is about?" Achiel demanded. "I'm not sure why you are so keen on getting to the root of this." The man argued. Achiel couldn't tell precisely why th
Achiel couldn't hold back the tears, which was tugging at the sides of his eyes. The middle-aged woman was not only looking sick, but it looked like she had been in that position for a very long time. "Oh, Achiel..." Her voice broke as tears flooded her face. Achiel moved closer to her and sat in the bed, hugging her. He held warmly and tight to her for a long time. It has been forever since he had seen her. She was the caregiver of the adoption home. She was like the only mother he had ever heard before he was adopted into the Auroville Mansion. It's been over decades since he had seen her. She was very chubby and healthy when last he saw her. But now, she was all skinny and weary. She should be in her late forties, but she already looked like she was climbing the ladders of her late seventies. How bad things had been for her. He couldn't begin to imagine. The homeless man who had been running to hold Achiel back couldn't act anymore. He stood at the door wondering how the care
In Auroville Mansion, Madam was pissed off, pacing from one angle to the other. Then she stopped walking all of a sudden and spun to the person who was standing a couple of distances away from her. "What the hell did you just say?" Madam yelled at the person. It was Harold. Harold lifted his gaze. "I couldn't find him, mother. I did my best to search for him, but it was to no avail. I could never have imagined that that piece of shit would be able to hide himself so cleverly." Harold explained. Madam glared at him. It was obvious in her reactions that she was finding it quite hard to believe what her son was saying.Harold could not find Achiel? Achiel, who didn't have any other place to go? How could that even be true? Madam had a very strong connection in that area of Jade City. If words about Achiel were heard, most of those who work for her as underdogs would have brought the news to her. The fact that none of them had reached out to her was another reason for her to find som
Not one of the family members knew how to react to this. Marion had just run in looking all beaten-up and unkempt. While they were wondering what the hell had happened, Marion had added that Achiel was coming! Achiel?! The person they had been looking for for the past few days?! Shouldn't they be elated and happy? Why is Marion looking so worried then?"That jerk?! He is on his way here?" Madam yelled, firing up again. It was as though she was some sort of engine that went from zero to a thousand in the blink of an eye. "Where is he? Where is that punk!" Harold fired up too, trying to match the energy of Madam. The two had hardly taken two steps when the door was pushed open again. A fine, tough looking, rich, and well-dressed man stepped into the living room of the Auroville Mansion. When Madam saw this man, her rage suddenly disappeared. There were a couple of reasons for the sudden change in her mood. She should be mad that this random man had walked into her house uninvited.