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2024-10-29 19:42:56THANK YOU::
JIM IS HIM… is finished! Have you enjoyed it? I hope so. I definitely enjoyed writing it as it was challenging. It was supposed to be a 500 chapter long work, but I condensed it and finished it quickly. To all those who read every chapter and reached this page… you have my humble thanks.
A big thanks to readers Lynn Casey, Mickey Ritch, and Liwhundebe Emmanuel for their precious votes.
A special thanks to Rex Magnus for his lovely review. Much appreciated, Brother.
CHARACTERS::
I hope you can take away some memorable characters from this novel. My favorite character is Jim, not because he’s the protagonist, but because he will give me food if I go to his restaurant with empty pockets more than once. He didn't have many friends growing up, but if you ask Shiney, she’ll tell you that he’s the kind you wouldn’t want to end your relationship with once you get to know him. Then again, Shiney might give you a different answer depending on the mood she’s in when you ask her. So…
Every important character in this novel has struggles that could be relatable to some people, including Marc Adams who always does his best to get money from Lola. The decisions these characters take can make you like or hate them. Who among them inspired, or impressed you? Who made you angry or upset?
LOOSE ENDS::
I believe there are no loose ends?
Wait, wait… did Bernard succeed on his 143th date in the past six months? Bernard spent so much tissue paper that night to wipe his tears, so you should be able to guess what happened. He found his soulmate, someone who was nearly as fat as him. And they together watched a gourmet love story that night, and the movie made him cry a lot because he wished that the food shown in the fantasy movie was real!
As for the the vampires introduced in the last chapter…. They obviously are out of syllabus for this novel. If you want to know more about the lore of vampires, you should check out my other novels: Resuscitated Son-in-law, and Savvy Son-in-law. Both these novels delve much deeper into the vampire lore, though they don’t deal with the demonic lore like this novel does.
Wait a second…
What about the word ‘Jimmery’ that Shiney used in the epilogue? Well, it is somewhat self-explanatory, so I’ll leave its definition to your own imagination.
WHAT IS UP WITH THIS NOVEL?
‘Live and let live. Forgive and be forgiven.’
Nope, nope, nope. This novel has nothing to do with that theme. I just wrote it because it sounded cool.
Unfunny jokes apart, the core of this novel has always been to go against the odds and come out on top of all the troubles that come your way.
Whether it be the life Jim had to lead in his aunt’s house, or the harsh words he had to take from Lola, Marc, and even Rena during those three years. And the seemingly impossible task of getting the restaurant back, clearing the Beast Dungeon, and teaching a tough lesson to Lola and more.
Jim is Him because he doesn’t run from his enemies whatever form they may come in.
FUTURE::
Shiney’s boyfriend John is widely known as Don John. His past is very interesting. I might write a short story between Shiney and John in the future. I have a lot of ongoing novels, so I have to finish them first. So, please bear with me in case you’re a fan of Shiney.
If you do wish for their story to be told, then do leave a message in the review so that I’d know.
REQUEST::
This is my second finished novel. Please do leave a review so that it’d help me assess my own work better. Also, vote with a gem or two, so that the novel will reach more people. If you don’t want to vote or leave a review, then Lola’s sandwiches are going to be delivered to your doorstep tonight! Beware!
Last but not least, I hope you enjoyed the novel and learned a thing or two from it. May Lord Jesus bless you in your endeavors.
Cheers.
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Signing off:
Yours ‘Jimmerous’ VKBoy.
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JIM IS HIM CHAPTER 01
“Jim, isn’t it done yet?” Lola’s voice echoed in the hall. “I’m dying out of hunger here.”“Almost done, ma’am,” a manly voice replied from the kitchen. “Just a minute.” It was Jim Drake cooking in the kitchen. With 185 cm tall, he was the tallest man in the house, but he was also the only man that did all the house chores. From cooking to cleaning, he did the job of a butler and a maid ever since he married Lola’s daughter. Because he did an exceptional job at it, no maid was hired to take care of the house.Pretty soon, Jim brought two dishes specially made for his mother-in-law. One dish was made of leafy vegetables, and the other dish was meat-based.Lola loved the taste of both the dishes so much she moaned while eating. “Mhm, what will I do without you, Jim? As usual, dishes cooked with your hands taste like heaven. I feel like licking the fork and spoon already. Good job.”“Thanks, ma’am,” Jim was happy to receive praise from Lola and then waited until she finished the meal. “U
JIM IS HIM CHAPTER 02
Jim probably never kicked a door harder and faster than he did now. He was a tall and sturdy man with well-trained legs, so the door snapped at the hinges and collapsed.Jim then saw Rena and Solomon wrestling in the bed and was baffled beyond belief.“Rena!” Jim stepped on the door, his hand shaking from anger. “What’s that piece of shit doing here?”Rena was a tall brunette with sexy looks and a sweet smile on her face. She looked a bit shocked right now. “Jim! Why did you break the door? Are you crazy?”“Huh? Are you kidding me?” Jim’s blood began to rush in his veins. He looked at Solomon, spitting fire through his eyes. “What the fuck are you doing here? Get away from her.”“U-Uh,” Solomon was only about 172 cm tall and was shorter than Rena. However, he was very muscular and was swole, but he seemed anxious right now. “J-Jim, Rena called me at dawn because she was bored.”“Bored?” Jim’s gaze shifted to his wife. “If you were bored, you should have called me. I’m living in the ve
JIM IS HIM CHAPTER 03
Jim cried out in pain and distress.Only one person heard his voice. It was Rena, but she thought he was just shouting while doing gym. He usually screamed sometimes while doing hard workouts, so Rena didn’t think it was abnormal.“He works out in the gym so well, but why can’t he work half as much in bed?” Rena wondered. “Is his testosterone going to his muscles everywhere in the body except to his crotch?” she could only shake her head and mind her business, which was eating. She was a slow eater, so she would take at least fifteen to twenty minutes to eat simple breakfast.Jim crashed on his bum and found himself gasping.[Your body has been taken under control. You’re now my property, Mr. Jim Drake.] A rather sinister voice rang in his head.“W-What?” Jim’s heart skipped a beat as he felt powerless like a man who didn’t sleep for three days straight. “Who are you? H-How do you know my name?”[I think I already told you. I’m Anne.] the female voice in his head turned less hostile.
JIM IS HIM CHAPTER 04
Cutting one’s own finger off would be a nightmare for anybody, but Jim didn’t hesitate to cut his finger.Anne electrocuted his body to stop him from committing such a stupid act, but that didn’t work for long, as he just got back up and resumed cutting his finger.In the end, he managed to cut it off, and then he put it in an ice box. “I think throwing you in the toilet is the best thing to do, but I want to get my finger attached again, after I get rid of you.”He wrapped his hand with bandages to stop bleeding, and then he quickly went to the hospital. One of the doctors was his friend, and he didn’t tell him everything. Instead,he just told him, he ended up cutting his finger while experimenting with the dishes in the kitchen.The doctor was rather shocked. “How the hell did you manage to cut your finger like this while cutting veggies?” he could only shake his head. “Anyway, let’s remove this ring and replant the finger.”“Be careful with that ring,” Jim advised.“Haha, I’m going
JIM IS HIM CHAPTER 05
Jim brought home a bag full of green beans.[You don’t have to worry about physical condition, Jim.] Anne said. [Just focus on fucking your wife. I’ll take care of the rest.]“I can’t completely rely on you and do nothing,” Jim blurted. “Even though you claim that you can cure my condition, I will still do everything I can.”[Hmph, so unnecessarily strong-headed, but I don’t hate that. Bathe first, and then go to your wife.]“Don’t tell me how to deal with my wife,” Jim growled. “You promised me you’d stay silent when I’m around Rena, so stick to your word.”[I only promised that I’ll keep silent when you are in the bed with her. Nothing more. Nothing less.]“Tsk,” Jim really wished he could just pull the ring out and throw it in the toilet.As he was heading to the kitchen, a short, fat man entered his vision, stroking his pointy mustache. This man was Marc Adams, his father-in-law. If there was anyone who treated him like trash in this house, it would be this man. For some reason Ji
JIM IS HIM CHAPTER 06
On the same night, Jim didn’t cook Ants Fry. Instead, he made a juicy fry out of lamb chops, which made Marc completely forget about the fact that Jim was supposed to cook Ants Fry.Everybody except Marc didn’t praise the dish.“Today’s dish is a bit strange,” Lola, his mother-in-law, said. “Did you change the recipe this time?”“No. Is it bad?”“It’s not bad, but it’s strange.” She looked at her daughters who also said the same thing.Jim tasted the curry, but he felt its taste to be normal.Lola then openly took out a hundred dollar bill from her purse and handed it to Jim. She would do this every night after dinner. Jim would use this money for buying groceries and paying other bills. If there was any pocket change, he’d keep it because Lola told him to.However, it wasn’t just Jim who received money every night. Shiney also asked her mother for her pocket money. Lola, depending on her mood, would give her daughter a weekly allowance of anywhere between 100 to 1000 dollars. To put
JIM IS HIM CHAPTER 07
If there was a time that Rena could never forget, it would be her first night after marriage. She just married one of the most handsome men she had ever seen in her life, and he was also the son of her mother’s elder brother. She knew him from a young age, and she would be lying if she said she was never attracted by his looks and contagious smile. But because they were cousins, she never dared to ask him out.However, by a twist of fate, she ended up marrying him. Naturally, she had a lot of expectations on her first night, where she was ready to give her purity to her husband.But then, by another bigger twist of fate, that entire night went by with Jim doing his best to just get his little brother up.At first, she thought he was just tense, but as days went by, Jim was only barely able to harden his little brother, and this was nowhere near enough for doing anything. She secretly took him to the doctors and then understood that he has some rare complications, and that he might get
JIM IS HIM CHAPTER 08
“I never wanted to ask for the money I’ve given you,” Jim said with a heavy heart, “but you’re earned a lot through finance, and now you’re very capable of giving me my money. I don’t need any interest. Just give me the 4.3 million dollars, and I’ll sign the documents wherever you want me to.”Lola could not maintain a straight face anymore. “J-Jim, you gave me money, but I gave you my daughter. I let you live in my home for four years.”Jim didn’t like her response at all. “Are you saying you don’t want to give my money back?”Lola didn’t respond this time.“I worked my ass off in this house, Aunt, even though your husband treated me like shit,” Jim growled, “even though you treated me not as your brother’s son but just as would treat a maid. And I never complained about that, did I? So, stop with your nonsense, and give me money.”Lola sipped on the coffee that he made and softly shook her head. “Sorry, but my money is spread out, and collecting it from different people and companie
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THANK YOU:: JIM IS HIM… is finished! Have you enjoyed it? I hope so. I definitely enjoyed writing it as it was challenging. It was supposed to be a 500 chapter long work, but I condensed it and finished it quickly. To all those who read every chapter and reached this page… you have my humble thanks. A big thanks to readers Lynn Casey, Mickey Ritch, and Liwhundebe Emmanuel for their precious votes. A special thanks to Rex Magnus for his lovely review. Much appreciated, Brother. CHARACTERS:: I hope you can take away some memorable characters from this novel. My favorite character is Jim, not because he’s the protagonist, but because he will give me food if I go to his restaurant with empty pockets more than once. He didn't have many friends growing up, but if you ask Shiney, she’ll tell you that he’s the kind you wouldn’t want to end your relationship with once you get to know him. Then again, Shiney might give you a different answer depending on the mood she’s in when you ask her.
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EPILOGUE
Sometime later.Jim and Rena were on a mountain top, enjoying the view of the magnificent forest. Her belly was slightly swollen.A couple of birds flew by.“How do they find food?” Rena curiously asked.“God provides for them,” Jim said.“Yeah, but he doesn’t drop food in their nests, would he?” Rena retorted.“We work like buffaloes, and then buy food, cook it, and then put it in our mouths, chew it, and then our stomach has to digest it,” Jim said. “Just like us, birds also fly about to find grains, bugs, spiders, and… they can see from afar unlike us. They can see a tiny spider that’s dancing on its web under a tree shade from hundreds of meters away. So, yeah, God equipped them with enough skills so they can feed themselves even though they don’t live under a roof like us.”Just then, a brown Bentley arrived at the scene.John stepped out first and then opened the door for her. She got up and said, “Why don’t you also carry me over there because I can’t walk, you know.”“I was ju
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CHAPTER 405
Seeing Rena enter the kitchen, Jim also rushed in. He took the coupons from her and then kissed her hand.This was part of the deal, after all.The thing that she requested of him for being a waitress was that he would kiss a part of her body once every time she would enter the kitchen. And she was loving it now as Jim was coming up to her no matter where he was or whatever he was doing and was kissing her in unexpected ways and in unexpected places at times. Luckily, the kitchen was not open for view, or it would have been impossible to have these cuddling and kissing endeavors.As they were hugging, Rena noticed a little creature sneakily enter the kitchen. “I-I-It’s a rat!”“WHAT?” Jim was shocked and angered. How dare a rat enter his restaurant on the day he opened it? And that, too, in the middle of the day? “Where is it?”“I don’t know. It disappeared,” Rena looked around but couldn’t find it.“These things are smart. The moment they think they’re in danger, they freeze,” Jim co
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CHAPTER 404
Two weeks passed since Jim revealed his ancestry to those of the Draknor Finance company.At Bob Shriner’s house.Bob had kidnapped a six-year-old girl and tied her to a chair. Wearing a clown mask, he was dancing around her chair to make her cry and feel the horror of it.After all, sacrificing after torturing the prey would bring best results for any dark path ritual, so Bob was very excited about it.After finishing his dance, he revealed his hidden knife and stabbed the girl’s head from the top. The knife went right through her skull and came down from the chin. He was grinning; however, a second later, he realized that not a single drop of blood spilled, and the little girl was grinning at him as if she was the predator and he was the prey.Bob quickly stumbled back. “W-Who the hell are you?”“She’s Systa,” a voice came from behind Bob, sending a chill down his spine because he couldn’t even sense the presence of this person. He turned back but didn’t recognize this man who was n
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CHAPTER 403
A few days after Jim revealed himself to the chairman of Draknor Finance.In Draknor Finance headquarters.Lola was working alone in the cafe as Jim had told her to not hire any workers and that she must run the cafe by herself for the next four years.She was making sandwiches in the cafe, and she ended up cutting a bit of her finger while cutting tomatoes. And it made her cry from pain and then cry some more because of the hardships she was facing. As if that wasn’t enough, when she took the sandwich to the customer, he complained to her saying, “I asked you to mildly heat them in order to keep them soft. Why did you roast them this much?”“Sorry, sir. I’ll do well next time.”“Next time? You mean you want me to eat this shit right now?” The customer was none other than Joker from the Beast Dungeon.“T-That’s not shit, sir. It’s only roasted a little more than you asked for.”“So, now, you’re teaching me, a new client of this company, about food,” he hissed at her and threw the sand
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CHAPTER 402
“If you want to keep working in this company, then you need to do two things,” Jim said, and Lola already found herself losing her posture. “First thing. Give me my restaurant back.”“Done,” Lola didn’t even hesitate to agree. “What’s the second one?”Jim smiled and said, “There are multiple cafes in this building. I want you to open a new cafe and work as the main cook there. You’ll be taking care of that shop for the next four years. And then I’ll take reviews from the employees. If you get a majority of good votes, then I’ll promote you to a financier level. Otherwise…”Lola was shaking in rage. “You want me to cook and sell food like you and your dad did? Go to hell! I’m never doing that!” she shouted and walked away in haste.Marc followed her, but he pleasantly smiled at Jim.Jim, however, didn’t even bat an eyelid.After Marc and Lola left the building, with the latter looking extremely humiliated, Jim turned to face Rena, “Was I too harsh?”Rena slightly shook her head. “She h
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CHAPTER 401
Jim put his hand forward, and Steve gently held it and kissed it.Lola’s heart, brain, lungs, and many other organs seemed to be suddenly failing to work at this very instance. The mobile and handbag in Caylene’s hand dropped. Her dad tilted his head back in stupendous shock.Marc looked utterly dumbfounded.Tom and his dad and sister seemed supremely flummoxed.Austin, on the other hand, looked horrified. Elisha’s face also froze in a bit of horror.Rena was the only one who was able to move. “W-What is this, Jim?” She stepped forward. She knew who Steve was, so she looked at Steve. “Why are you bowing to my husband? What is this? Why did you call him Lord Jim?”“He’s from the line of kings, so how else would you want me to call him?” Steve replied, still kneeling even though it was hurting him to do that at his age.“F-From the line of Kings? Who? Jim?” Rena looked very confused.“I cannot speak more about the Lord while in his presence,” Steve added. “So, please forgive me for not
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CHAPTER 400
On the ground floor, more than a dozen guards were lying on the floor. Some were still conscious but were in too much pain to get back.There were many people standing, but most of them were not even willing to step forward or get themselves involved in whatever was happening.Jim was still holding the broken arm of Austin who was crying blood at this point. Jim had defeated the guards while holding Austin’s arm. And this brought greater pain to Austin. The only reason he didn’t pass out from pain was because Jim bolstered his mind with psychic vivre so that he’d be able to endure it to an extent. Austin was not aware of this. Even though he was able to bear the pain, the pain was still there. He had to withstand the indescribable pain that throbbed all across his arm, especially near his elbow and shoulder.“Y-You monster…” Caylene couldn’t believe what had happened. She was not expecting Jim to defeat the guards so easily. “Just take some money and get lost from here.”“You can’t so
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CHAPTER 399
Steve Millman was talking with someone on his mobile.“He is likely going to come to your office today,” Bernard was speaking from the other side.“Lord is?” Steve was startled. “Today?”“Treat him well. I’ll be sending you his photo, so don’t mess up, or you’re the only one who’s going to suffer, Steve,” Bernard said and ended the call.As Bernard waited, every second felt long.More than fifteen long seconds later, he received a notification. He saw the photo. “So, this is Jim Draknor. He looks to be barely thirty. No, he could be younger.” He gritted his teeth. “I have to bow to this brat?” His ego felt very hurt right now.He called someone on his mobile and said, “I sent you a picture. Find out his identity immediately.”“Yes, sir. Just give me a minute.”Steve stayed on the call, and then the person from the other side said, “Sir Steve, I found information on him. He used to be an ordinary chef, but only a day ago, his name has been spreading through the underground circles all
