Outside The Elite Hotel stood a tall and handsome man, looking at his phone that kept ringing.
"Hello, is that Alexander Albert?"
"Yes, this is. What can I do for you, sir?"
"Congratulations, Mr. Albert! There is a huge inheritance of more than one trillion dollars for you to inherit."
"What? Really? One trillion dollars?"
Alex broke out of his shock and said excitedly.
But soon, Alex calmed down and realized it must be a fraud.
How ridiculous!
Someone’s scamming a poor guy like him, who even had to support his living and college education by delivering part-time.
"Okay, listen, whoever you are, I want to advise you to refrain from ever playing this kind of trick on me again. Do you understand? Have a nice day," Alex said and furiously ended the call.
As soon as he did, his eyes flashed at the time and he realized that he was almost running late for his delivery. He quickly blacklisted the number and then rushed into the hotel.
Outside room 105, Alex took in a deep breath and knocked on the door.
Few seconds later, the door flew open.
A short and chubby man with brown hair laced with gray hair stripes stood in front of him.
"Hello," Alex greeted but the man just looked at him with disdain.
Alex was well built, tall and very handsome. The man became very jealous of his looks and hated him at the spot.
"You're late," the man said out of spite.
"Yeah, I'm sorry…"
"Your tip is gone and I am going to ensure that your company hears about this," the man went on to rant but Alex did not care about that anymore. He was more concerned with the person he saw coming out of the bathroom. The woman was dressed in sexy lingerie, and she looked like she had been thoroughly satisfied.
"Susan!" He roared in anger.
His girlfriend stood before him but in the hotel room of another man, dressed in sexy lingerie.
Susan froze on the spot, unable to move or say a word.
The takeaway immediately fell from Alex's hand, irritating the man that stood before him.
"Are you out of your mind?!" The man bellowed. His voice startled Susan, jolting her back to reality. Immediately, she looked at the door.
A gasp fell off her lips when she saw her boyfriend, Alexander, standing at the door.
She could hear her heart pounding from her chest and then suddenly, she felt the shame of her actions wash over her. It caused her head to hang low.
"A-A-Alex," she stuttered, taking slow steps toward him. "W-what are you doing here?"
"What am I doing here?! I should be the one asking you that question? What in the world are you doing coming out from the bathroom of a man's hotel room dressed like that?" He asked in disdain.
"Babe, do you know this guy?" The man, who was old enough to be Alex's father, asked when Susan didn't answer.
"He-he-he is my boy-boy-boyfriend," she answered, lowering her gaze.
The man turned to look at Alex. He was well built for a man his age. His muscular structure showed that he works out. Alex was medium height, but with handsome features that would make the girls swoon over him. Her ebony black hair was well combed, his symmetrical face had brown eyes like the colour of warm coffee, a pair of white teeths that was covered by pink lips.
His soft features were complimented by his bronzed skin which only helped to increase his charm.
In the face of it all, the man did not fret. From Alex cheap perfume, he knew the boy was nothing more than a poor college student.
He laughed, "this is your boyfriend? You were right. He really is a good for nothing," the man said.
Alex heard his words and moved his gaze to Susan. His eyes brimming with anger.
"You told this man that I am good for nothing?" He asked, enraged.
"Alex," Susan tried to beg.
"Don't even start with me. For two good years I stayed your boyfriend, for two good years I worked like a slave with no ambition just to take care of you and your family. For two good years, you did not even allow me to touch you, you did not even let me hug you! You told me you were saving yourself for your wedding night! How could you be cheating on me? And with a man that is old enough to be your father?" Alex said painfully.
"Okay, you watch your tongue with me Alex," Susan argued back. "I am not cheating on you with anyone. Robert here is my father's friend who just happened to get into town today."
"Oh, I'm sorry but when did we start entertaining our father's friend by walking around half naked in front of them?" He asked sarcastically.
"Oh will you grow up?!" Susan retorted. "Robert here is twice the man you will ever be. He doesn't have to work like a slave and still not meet up to my demands. He owns two very successful transportation business. Earns over 1 million dollars every month and he is ready to buy anything I want just to make me happy."
As soon as the man heard himself being complimented, he turned his attention fully to Susan.
"Oh baby," he said as he took her in his arms and kissed her deeply.
Alex stood firmly. Gritting his teeths, he clenched his hand into a fist trying to contain his anger.
Finally, Robert let go of Susan and addressed Alex.
"Young man, apologize. You have ruined my meal and because of that, I will have to report you to your company. But because of how nice I am, I won't. If only you apologize," he said with a smirk on his face.
"Alex, go on. Apologize to him so that you won't lose your only source of income."
Angered at Susan's words, Alex lunched at the man who took to his heels and ran to the back of Susan as he saw the anger in his eyes.
"Alex," Susan stood between the both of them. "I think you should leave," she said but Alex did not move a muscle.
"Alex, if you don't leave now, I will call security on you."
Alex looked down at her, his pain was evident in his eyes.
"This is not the end. You will regret this, I promise you," he said and stormed off.
Depressed and angry, Alex went home without stopping at his workplace. He owned a small room in the rural part of town.
As soon as he got home, he collapsed on his bed. His mind kept reminding him of all the moments he spent with Susan.
The more he remembered, the more his heart hurt. His pain did not come from her actions or from a place of love, his pain came from the amount of money he had wasted on her. He spent everything he ever made on her.
As his heart pounded, his phone buzzed indicating that he had a text message.
Grumpily, he picked up the phone and saw a credit alert of five million dollars
Alex immediately jacked up from his bed, cleaned his eyes twice and stared at the phone again. The money was still there.
He suddenly started laughing. "Someone must be playing a cruel joke on me today," he commented and before he could say another word, he heard a strong banging on his door.
Alex went straight to open the door. The sight before him almost made him throw up. It was none other than the house owner, a fat and ugly middle aged woman with pores all over her face. "Alex, pack your things and get out of my house. I am tired of you owning me," she forcefully said. "Ma, no wait! You can't kick me out!" He retorted. He had nowhere else to go and he could not live on the streets. "Please," he begged. "Okay," she paused. "Have you considered my offer yet?" She asked. Her voice was as disgusting as her looks. "Ma," Alex tried to talk. "Don't even try that handsome. You know the condition. It's either you sleep with me and take me as your girlfriend or you pay off your rent money. So which is it?" The woman said authoritatively. She wanted to keep Alex simply because he was handsome. All thanks to Susan and her reckless spending habits, Alex had no deposit and no savings. He cringed when he remembered the amount of debts he was in because he wanted so badly to
Alex glanced at his hands and knew he had brewed some trouble. However, finding out the truth of the inheritance was more urgent and important for him to care about whatever awaited him at the ground floor.As the elevator gradually reached the 99th floor, his heart tightened, anxious about meeting the man.The lift finally came to a stop and opened, revealing a grand door.Although Alex was very nervous, he still summoned the courage to walk forward and knock on the door.There was a brief silence, before a tired voice answered "Come in"Alex drew a deep breath and opened the door, revealing an office space filled with expensive decorations. Alex was wowed at the size of the office itself, occupying the entire floor, he had never seen a room as luxurious as this.On the wall hung several expensive paintings and artworks, the room itself screamed opulence, with high-end mahogany wood decorations, rugs and gold chandeliers, and a fountain in the middle, Alex was dumbfounded. He was to
Damien had come downstairs with the intention of getting Alex a means of transportation since he was sure that the young man did not have any. But when he got to the first floor, he saw people surrounding Alex and immediately, he was startled.Martha, who was not only beautiful but very sexy, saw her boss approaching and immediately stopped yelling. "Have you all gone deaf? I asked a question." Damien repeated himself angrily. The security guard looked at Martha and his dejected face showed that she was not going to say a word. Having had a crush on her for a long time, he saw this as an opportunity to defend her and prove his worth. "Sir, this man right here is a criminal," he said loudly. "He is a beggar who ran in here and caused so much commotion." "How about you picking a side? Is he a beggar or a criminal?" Damien asked the man. "Sir, he is a..." The man went ahead to speak still."I don't care about your sentence. What I care to tell you is that you are fired," Damien spo
"Alex," Natalie called out, breaking into Alex's thought process. "I was asking you a question.""Hey fellas!" The coach yelled as Alex opened his mouth. "Get into positions. Let the training begin." He backed his words up with a whistle. "Umm, I gotta go Natalie," Alex said as he jogged away from her and found himself in the hurdle created by the coach. The basketball court was filled with three groups. On one side was Alex and his guys plus his teammates, eager to train.On the other side was Nathan and his bullying mates, who sat comfortably on the chairs with a devious smile on their faces. And then there was the group of cheerleaders, led by Caroline and Jasmine. The two girls who had made it their life goal to continuously humiliate Alex.Alex looked up at the boys who sat on the benches and knew that his mental health was about to be played with. "Hey, Alex!" His coach suddenly called out, breaking into his line of thoughts."Are you listening to me?" The man asked, drawin
"Are you really asking me to choose where I want to eat?" Nathan asked, unsure of why Alex was suddenly so confident. "Yes of course. Go ahead, choose wherever you want to."Alex, for the first time understood how powerful money was. With the possession of his black card and a five million dollars sitting in his bank account, he felt like he was on top of the world and nothing could bring him down. Nathan smiled deviously and finally said, "there is this great new restaurant that just opened up. The Corsair. Don't bother yourself with trying to pronounce it. I know that people in your class cannot speak sophisticated languages," Nathan taunted. "Oh is that so? Well, it sounds like The Corsair," Alex pronounced it perfectly, shocking Nathan to his bones. "sounds like a perfect place. So let's go then." Nathan stood back. He still did not understand why Alex was suddenly very confident but he knew that he would go to great lengths to embarrass him in the hotel."Okay let's go then "
Nathan looked at bill in front of him and started shivering. He knew that he did not have that amount to foot it but he could not back down and be embarrassed by Alex. "Fine. Let's order the golden package," he finally said, gulping hard. "Perfect," Alex said and returned the menu back to the waiter The meal arrived ten minutes later and immediately it arrived, everyone dugged in. The meal was so delicious and satisfying that no one paid much attention to Nathan and hence did not notice his distress while eating. He was the only one that did not enjoy the meal that was being served in front of him. He loosened his belt and gasped for air as he thought of how he would finally get out of the mess he had put himself in. His new found girlfriend, Susan noticed his countenance and looked at him sternly. "What the hell is wrong with you?" She whispered. "I may not be able to pay for this meal," he whispered back to her. Immediately, Susan looked at him and snorted. "Well, find ou
Alex walked into the shopping mall that looked elegant and sophisticated. He had two reasons for why he walked into the fancy and elegant shopping mall. One was to get a suit that would make him stand out at Natalie's birthday party and also upgrade his wardrobe at the same time and the second was to upgrade from the little, old and wretched phone he used to a more slicker and better brand. As soon as he got into the building, his eyes collided with some very beautiful suits that he knew would bring out his best features. Smiling, he walked towards the rack and started going through them. The material felt soft and slick.Alex could not help the smile that came across his face. At the counter end, two assistants stood staring at him. Their faces had a puzzled look on it. "Wait, are my eyes playing tricks on me?" One of them asked. "I don't believe it is." The other responded, cleaning her eyes. "Isn't that the guy that delivers things to us?" "Yes he is.""What is he doing goin
Alex walked into his apartment, along with him were porters who diligently carried the clothes he had purchased.The commotion that occured made his neighbour to come out of her apartment to observe what was happening. Immediately, she was seen by Alex who smiled softly and approached her. "Hey there neighbor," he greeted the woman that had helped him sort out his rent when he did not have any money. "Hello, good afternoon. What's going on here?" She asked immediately. "Oh, they are just moving in some clothes. I hope it did not disturb you?" Alex was beginning to think that she was the kind of girl that never wanted to be disturbed in any way. "No. But forgive me for asking? What's with the clothes? Are you starting an online business or something?" She asked. Alex chuckled. "ah, no I am not. I actually just wanted to upgrade my wardrobe. I needed new set of clothes." "Wow, you must have won a lottery to be able to afford such clothes," she joked. "Ah," Alex laughed. "That ac