"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.
Achiel arrived at the hospital with Henry. When one of the attending nurses saw Henry, she quickly rushed to him and bowed. "We are so honoured to have you here in person, sir. You didn't have to go through the stress of coming over here. We could have made preparations and brought the necessary equipment to a place of comfort. A place of your choice." The woman said. Achiel was wondering why a nurse would say such a thing. Do nurses around here have the final say or the doctors? Only a doctor should make a remark such as this. "Are you trying to say that you are blind?" Henry suddenly snapped at the woman. Putting up her head, the woman didn't really know how to react to what Henry had just said. She was just only trying to be courteous and humble to him. She had no idea what this was about. "Can't you see the person standing next to me? Do you have any idea who he is?" Henry carried on. Achiel didn't think that this was necessary. He was keen on wanting to see the caregiver r
By the time they arrived at the lobby of the hospital large building, there were already fifteen men dressed in black waiting for him. "Oh shit." Achiel cussed in his mind. He quickly glared at Henry. "What is the problem with you? What did I tell you about attention? Why do you keep making things uncomfortable for me?" He snapped at Henry. At first, Henry didn't quite understand what his point was. But when Henry looked to the front and saw the fifteen men, he gritted his teeth. "These bastards." He cussed. "A minute, please, Young Master." He bowed to Achiel first, then walked away. As he walked briskly towards the fifteen men, the men saw him. They got excited and started to close the space. "Stay there, you crazy fools!" Henry cussed at them. "What did I tell you? Did I tell you to come here? Or do you all want death wishes?!" He snapped. One of the men bowed. "We only brought words to Young Master. He saddled us with the responsibility of the kids from the adoption cen
"Young Master, please a moment." Henry suddenly called the attention of Achiel. There was a track of worry pacing the corners of his face. Achiel didn't want to think much of it, but for the benefit of the doubt, he stepped aside to hear what Henry had to say. "Not to overturn what you have said, Young Master. You are wise and thoughtful. But don't you think this is too much?" Henry asked. There was a generous amount of caution idling in his voice. "Why did you say so?" Achiel asked, looking quite unamused and unbothered. "I mean, I understand that you are trying to give this Curran guy a better life. He has suffered almost all his life and has been subjected to ridicule. I understand all this and don't think it's bad to finally relieve the stress he had been saddled with all his life." Henry looked like he was struggling with the thoughts he was making into words. "You could have started this on a smaller scale, Young Master. You should have properly made him the owner of a sma