I Am A Multibillionaire Dad

11

Lorette seems to sigh in relief at the other end. “You scared the shit out of me.”

“I saw the mark behind his hand. Watch out for single line tattoos on the back of the right hand. They belong to BB."

“BB for big boys?” Lorette asks.

“Yep. By the way, we're still going to that guy's party?”

“From the few information I have been able to garner, he is the guy with the highest population of students here and he's pretty cool. I think we should start with him.”

“Where should we meet tonight?”

***

At exactly seven p.m., Weston gets out of the room, locks the door. In his black shirt and crazy jeans with gold chain, he walks to the campus gate where he planned to meet Santiago and Lorette.

Lorette seems to be trying hard to turn down a guy. As soon as she sees him, she leaves the guy and comes over to him.

“Where is San?” Weston asks, glancing around.

“He called me just now, he has a stomach upset.”

“Did you eat something bad? Shouldn't he visit the hospital?”

“He'll be okay, maybe that's just his way of getting used to the change in environment.”

Weston nods. “Shall we go?”

Lorette waves and a car nearby drives close. They both get in and the car speeds off to the location of the party.

Ten minutes later, they arrive at the hall where the party is to take place.

At the entrance, they are thoroughly checked to see if anyone was holding dangerous objects.

Halfway through the party Liam comes on stage, a group of guys following him closely like earlier.

There is cheering from the crowd for some seconds until Liam clears his throat into the microphone.

“One family!” He says.

“One love!”

Liam clears his throat again. “First off, I'll congratulate you if this is your first time here.” He waits for a couple of seconds before he continues. “The history of this big family of ours can be traced down to thirty years back and we have a mission…to give hope and a sense of belonging to all our members. If you believe you don't want that, as a newbie, you can excuse us.”

There is a long silence but nobody goes out.

“Now, we proceed…” Liam continues, “We are a family and we are to look out for one another. If at the end of two months you realize this is not for you, no one will hold you back from leaving. Let the new members get on their feet.”

Weston stands up, so does Lorette. Weston glances around. Four more people are on their feet.

“I personally invited three people here but now, I'm seeing two…” Liam says, looking at Weston.

“The other guy has a personal issue,” Weston says.

Liam doesn't talk for some seconds. He shrugs and looks around the room. “Welcome, guys. The older members will show you what to do.”

There is cheering from the people again.

“In that mood, let the party continue.”

Immediately, a crazy rap song fills the air.

Liam comes down from the podium and walks straight to Weston and Lorette.

“Weston, can I see you for a second?” He asks.

Lorette glances at Weston. Weston shrugs.

“I'll soon be back,” Weston tells Lorette before going after Liam.

Liam exchanges greetings with some guys on their way. A few guys pat Weston on the shoulder.

They both walk into a door, Liam closes it and leans on it.

“Where is Santiago?” He asks.

Weston looks at Liam in surprise. How did he know Santiago’s name?

“Where is he right now?” He asks again.

“He'll probably be in his dorm,” Weston says.Why do you ask?”

“You three are close?” Liam asks.

“Yeah. Very.”

Liam walks to a table. He hit his fist on it and ran his hand through his hair. “Damn it.”

Weston thrust his hands in his pocket. “Is there any problem?”

“Look, Weston, my bad for inviting you to my party. I'm very sorry, but I don't think you and that girl can be one of us.”

“Why is that?”

“Now that I think about it, you are not fit for our mission. We don't invite just anyone here, but…well, I guess I was embarrassed by how you threw down my guys the other time so I thought I should honor you a little bit now…um, you can't be one of us.” He glances at Weston, a no-going-back look in his eyes.

Weston's heart sinks. This can't be happening. He can't be failing on his father's damn mission before even trying.

“Are you saying this because San isn't here with us?” Weston asks quietly.

Liam chuckles. “What are you talking about? The fewer our members, the better. I'm just saying this because you don't seem to have the qualities I want.”

“What qualities do you want?” Weston asks.

The calmness by which Weston asks the question makes Liam's stare at Weston in shock for some seconds.

“Can you spy on what the Big boys are up to? Can you tell me how many people joined them tonight? Can you find out who their damn second to the Commander is?”

“I can do every of that,” Weston says calmly, much to Liam's shock.

“Look, Weston, I know you want to join us badly, but, you can't do any of those things I just mentioned unless you have dug your grave—”

“Give me three days,”Weston says.