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HEIR from the STREET CHAPTER 54
JON AND RICK sat alone in a small room. It had some artworks there – including the dejected lad. Jon his hand over the sculpture. "Pfft," Rick said, "That thing is ugly." "Yeah, I know right." Jom agreed. The door opened and they turned to see Jeff come in. "What's up, guys?" Jeff asked. "We are just talking about the ugliness of this," Rick said. Jeff laughed, "It depicts something deeper than physical beauty." Jom scoffed and sat down on a plush cushion. "How's it going, Jeff?" Jeff shrugged, "Well, you know how it is." "We don't know how it is," Rick said, "How is New York?" "Yeah, tell us," Jon said, moving around to find a comfortable spot and prevent the cushion from swallowing him. "You know," Jeff said, running his finger through his hair, "It is hectic… and distracting." "Hmm," Jon said. "Yeah, it is much more busier than New Jersey. We barely slept for complete 8 hours. By 5 a.m. I will be woken up and prepared to leave by 6:30…" Jeff said, "And then we are flyi
HEIR from the STREET CHAPTER 55
THE FLIGHT TO Illinois was uneventful. True to Maureen's word, the flight got awfully cold and he wrapped himself with the quilt that she had given him.A few hours later, they touched down at an airport in Illinois. Jon got his luggage from the baggage claim and headed for the main gate. He saw a security man that looked very familiar. He can never forget those bulky shoulders, but to be sure, he went round to see the face of the man, and he was right. "Hello, Rico," Jon said coolly. The man turned blankly and looked at Jon. Jon could see the screws in his brain working overtime to remember where he had been seen. Jon could never forget. He can never forget that night. The night of his birthday. The night of Kim's ultimate betrayal… and it was with this man standing in front of him. "Don't remember me, do you?" Jon asked again, raising his eyebrow. The man, Rico, still had a blank face as he stared at Jon. "You know," Jon said, "Big car, food delivery boy… worn out bike. Dirt
HEIR from the STREET CHAPTER 56
"OH, MY GOD," Kim said, "I heard you were in New Jersey."Jon nodded. "Please don't get out of the car," He muttered under his breath, "Please God, don't let her get out of the car." He prayed quietly, barely moving his lips. Apparently, his prayers were not answered, because Kim opened her door and stepped out. "I see you're back in Illinois doing…" She walked unsteadily in 6inches pump shoes, "... you're back doing menial work?" She looked at his oil stained shirt and fingers. Jon smiled, he did not miss the sarcasm and jeer in her cheerful tone. "Well," He shrugged. "Aww, come here," She said. He could not escape it as she enclosed him in her arms and kissed him full on the lips. "What was wrong with New Jersey? You couldn't cope with the fast life there?" She asked. Jon pulled away and wiped his lips, "That's not it…" He sighed and decided that he didn't owe Kimberly any explanation so he just shrugged and wiped his hand on his shirt. Kim made a face at what he just did b
HEIR from the STREET CHAPTER 57
"JONATHAN?" NICOLE ASKED, "Are you there?" Jon opened his mouth to talk but no word came out. He took a deep breath and found his voice, "I'm here…" He sighed. "So what should I do? Can he sign it?" Nicole asked. Jon shook his head and said, "No no. Hold the deal.""Jon," Nicole started, "This deal can't be held off. The 747 plane is being sold for a spin-off price." Jon rubbed his head. This was going to be a very hard boost to the business plan, but there was no way in hell that he was going to let Lucas sign it. The hell, he didn't even want Lucas to know about the plan. "Did you discuss everything with Lucas?'Jon asked. "Yeah," Nicole said, "Before he considered signing it, he demanded that I placed everything on the table. Now, we are just waiting for your go-ahead." Jon shook his head. He remembered that she could not see him so he said, "No no. He should not sign it." "What are we waiting for, Jon?" Nicole asked in an exasperated tone. "Erm," Jon scratched his head,
HEIR from the STREET CHAPTER 58
LUCAS SAT IN his office. Even as he tried to admit it, he missed seeing the face of Jon. It motivated him to do more to prove himself. He swivelled on his seat and looked out of his boring window view. His little peacefulness and time of planning had been interrupted by a call from Jon's 'business partner' After a long evening of analyzing the stock market with Stefan and then spending the rest of his night making calls with his partners on the other side of the world, Lucas surely woke up on the wrong side of his bed the following morning. Even after a cold shower and hot coffee, he was still not fully awake. Skipping breakfast has become a normal routine so as he sat in his office, trying to wake himself up by doing a crossword puzzle, he received a buzzer from Oliver – Jon's secretary – saying that he had someone to see him. A few seconds later, the visitor walked in in the form of a very beautiful lady. Her sight alone made Lucas snap to attention, he cleared his throat and s
HEIR from the STREET CHAPTER 59
WHILE HE WAS in college and apart from the last graduation party that Amanda had hosted, Jon had never been to any of her parties before. She had been nice enough to extend an invitation to him back then, but he was always too busy juggling between two jobs and keeping his grades up to go drinking and partying all night. He stepped into the hall which was dark with dark blue lights that seemed to make everywhere darker rather than bright. As usual, when he did not know what to do at a party, he made a beeline to the main bar. He saw some vaguely familiar faces around him. Except for the occasional plus-ones that some people brought, many of these people around him were his ex-class/schoolmates. He sat on a stool and asked for a drink from the barman. As he waited, he was absently aware of someone sitting beside him. "If it isn't the popular Jonathan 'Stone'" the man's voice said. He put stress and emphasis on the last word – Jon's surname. Jon turned and looked at the person who
HEIR from the STREET CHAPTER 60
"HELLO AMANDA," JON said as he approached. She turned and gave a small squeal of surprise to see Jon, "Jonathan," She leaned in to give him a small kiss on his lips, "It's both a pleasure and a surprise to see you." He smiled and nodded, "Hello Kimberly," He said. "Hello Jonathan," She said, "When did you get into town?" She asked. Jon gave a small smile at the deceptive, two-faced nature of his ex-girlfriend. She behaved like she did not hit on him the day before. He replied to her, "A few days ago," He said. "Where are you nowadays?" Amanda asked, "I am too busy with my influencing job and building an audience on social media that I don't have enough time to go through our group,""Oh that's fine, we are all busy one way or the other," Jon said, "I have been in New Jersey. I own a business over there and stuff…" "That is really nice," Amanda said, "Do tell me if you need an ad on the Internet. I have a very wide reach of people on each of my pages… I'll even give you a discoun
HEIR from the STREET CHAPTER 61
JON STILLED AT the mention of the Russian name. "The same Maxim? The Maxim Ivanov that hates me and wishes me dead?" Lucas nodded and laughed, "Yeah, the very one." Jon sat up, leaving one sock on, "What did he want?" Lucas looked at Jon and held his gaze for a moment before turning and looking at himself in the mirror. "Well," Lucas leaned in to take a closer look at his face in the mirror, "He came to meet with me," he said slowly, rubbing at a spot beside his nose, "He came to meet with me to plan your downfall." Jon winced, "Wait, what?" "That was my response," Lucas said, "But yeah, he came here to talk about you, and how to make you fall, you get it?" Jon looked blankly at the Persian rug laid in the centre of his room. Lucas cleared his throat, "Hello, did you hear what I just said?"Jon snapped out of his mini-trance and said, "Yes, yes. But… Why are you telling me this?" Jon looked at his stepbrother who was looking closely at the mirror, "I thought you and Maxim woul