CHAPTER 91
Author: Darken Ross
last update Last Updated: 2023-08-17 05:12:19

JON SAT IDLY in the window seat of the plane. He was flying economy class – he could just see his father's face now and he gave a sad smile. It was probably going to be the last time he would fly economy given his new status. It was going to be first-class or private.

A mother with a bawling child was seated beside him, trying to calm her child and it made it impossible to try to rest his head.

He gave an ironic chuckle as he remained that if he wanted to, he could buy the plane and the whole airline in a second, but here he was, staring into the mouth of a six-year-old that is scared of flying.

The child noticed that Jon was staring and became self-conscious. The tired mother dropped the child on the middle seat and sighed in relief when her child gulped in air and quietened down

"Scared of flying?" Jon asked gently.

The little boy nodded, wiping his eyes.

"Yeah, I used to be scared too," Jon said.

"Really?" The boy asked, "But you are a grownup."

"Grown-ups can also be scare
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