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JIM IS HIM CHAPTER 21
Jim and Rena were still in the bathtub.“Keith and I used to bathe like this,” Rena said, “when we were in school. After joining college, she became too outgoing, and we didn’t meet for almost six years. After joining some company and making her job stable, she again came to my house and met me. Since then, we’ve been meeting at least once every other week. She dates a different man every weekend, so I never thought she’d get so desperate for you. I guess she doesn’t consider our friendship worth that much.”“Well, you two only meet in the bar and discuss some things,” Jim said. “And you are very secretive, so you probably didn’t reveal her anything worth remembering, so I don’t quite blame her.”“Huh?” Rena’s jaw opened. “You don’t know her. She’s a much more nasty woman than you think.”“Nasty in what sense?”“Uh, I don’t know if I should say this to you or not, but…” Rena took a breath and said, “a couple of years back, she was about to lose her job. Her boss was basically about to
JIM IS HIM CHAPTER 22
“You’re what?” Bob didn’t look happy at all.“You want me to say it again? Fine,” Rena turned around and kissed Jim on the lips for a long three seconds before turning back to face Bob. “Is this enough to make you leave?”Bob clenched his fists. “What sort of a joke is this? I was told that you were ready for marriage, and I came here with expectation, but here you are, humiliating the man that has given 250,000 dollars to your mother as bridewealth in advance.”“H-Huh?” Rena was shocked. “B-Bridewealth? What do you mean?”“It means exactly what I said,” Bob growled. “Call your mom right now! If the wedding is canceled, then as per the agreement, I’ll get double the advance I paid, which means 500,000 dollars should be paid.”Rena’s heart shook for a second. “T-This must be a joke.”“Where are you, Lola Adams?” Bob yelled loud enough for his voice to reach Lola’s room, and she quickly came out of her room.Surprise surged up in her face after seeing Bob. “Bob! When did you come? Pleas
JIM IS HIM CHAPTER 23
After Rena went to work in her art company called Colorful Life, Jim found himself being given labor tasks by his mother-in-law and father-in-law. Marc purposely soiled his clothes on the lawn so Jim would be forced to wash them in a bucket instead of using the washing machine.As Lola and Marc tested his patience at every possible opportunity, Shiney completely avoided him. In fact, she didn’t leave her room at all.Worried, Jim took food to her room. “I brought you a meal, Shiney. Open the door.”“I’m not hungry, so get lost,” she barked from inside.“Are you sure? I made your favorite eggplant curry with extra spice,” he said.“Huh, eat that yourself and get fat!” she cursed.“I’m putting it out here, so feel free to come and eat whenever you want,” he put the dishes right outside the door and walked away.Shiney was still sulking in her room. “Nobody values my feelings in this house. I’m going to find a job soon and make everyone treat me with respect!”Her stomach growled once ag
JIM IS HIM CHAPTER 24
The evening has come.The person that Jim had been waiting for since afternoon hadn’t come. He called her mobile, and she told him she was assigned a new project so she’d come late that night.Jim’s heart skipped. He didn’t want to miss this opportunity to get rid of Anne. “Do you want me to come to your office and help you with work?”“Stop kidding, Jim. I appreciate your intention, but you don’t have experience with this,” Rena said. “Don’t wait for me. Just eat and sleep, okay?”“Got it,” he said in a weak voice.Many hours later.Rena came home as a tired woman. She was so tired she didn’t even feel like eating. She came straight to her room. When she entered the room, to her surprise, Jim was there to receive her. He closed the door and then picked her up into his arms.“What are you doing?” she asked.“You must be tired,” he took her to the bed. “I’ll give you the best massage of your life.”“You know how to massage?”“I don’t, but I’ll try,” he confidently said.Rena felt like
JIM IS HIM CHAPTER 25
“The ring is cursed?” Jim looked shocked as well as confused. “What do you mean it’s cursed?”[Someone put a curse on it, Jim. And I think you already know who it is.]“Who? My wife?” Jim shook his head. “No, why would she do that?”[It’s not her. You already know the answer to that, Jim. You just have to look into the depths of your mind.] Joe said. [Let me help you.] He mildly electrocuted him, and Jim was able to remember some particular things.On the day before their wedding, a person took their rings, giving the excuse that they were going to get them cleaned and polished.And that same person was the one Jim had trusted the most.That person was also the one who would regularly ask him to give her grandchildren, especially everytime he asked her about starting a restaurant business.“It can’t be… my mother-in-law?” Jim couldn’t believe it. “Why would she…”[Remember, Jim. Every time you were around her, the ring would start itching.] Joe said. [Why do you think so? When you tal
JIM IS HIM CHAPTER 26
Somewhere in the city.Lola stopped by a street that looked like an old slum. Wearing a mask, she roamed through the dirty streets and arrived at a brick house that was covered with bloody signs on the outer walls.She entered the house, and showed a visiting card to an old lady who stretched her palm. Lolo put 3000 dollars in her palm, and then she was taken to a specific room where living chickens were hanging from the ceiling. In the center of the room, a naked man was sitting in the center of the room with magic circles painted all around him. His nakedness was covered by the feathers of the chicken. His eyes were completely white.“1155 days,” he uttered. “That’s how long it has been since you’ve last visited me, Lola Adams.”Lola was visibly surprised. “Priest Enron. I—”“You wouldn’t have come here if everything went as you expected,” Enron spoke before lifting his hand. One of the hanging chickens flew into his hand. He bit its neck off and tossed it in the magic ring, sending
JIM IS HIM CHAPTER 27
When was the last time Jim said no to her?Lola didn’t remember it. He probably never said no to her before, so she wasn’t just angry but was also shocked.“I’ll order some food for her and everyone,” she said, “so give it to me.”“I told you already,” Jim retorted. “I didn’t make much because there were only six carrots. I ate half and kept the other half for Rena. If I give it to you, then what about Rena?”“She will eat it some other time, so give that to me.”Jim shook his head. “No, I can’t. I already called Rena and told her that I’m cooking carrot pudding for her, and so she will be expecting to eat it after coming home. If I give it to you now, she’ll be upset.”“My daughter will not get upset if I eat her share because I was hungry,” Lola blurted.“But I will get upset if my wife doesn’t eat what I cooked for her,” Jim replied calmly.Lola gritted her teeth. Lola’s favorite sweet was carrot pudding, and Jim made that on purpose to pick on her nerves. Luckily, she didn’t eat a
JIM IS HIM CHAPTER 28
Jim froze like a statue after Rena left the room. He totally didn’t expect that.“What’s she thinking?” He wanted to pull his hair. “I told her everything, and she still picked her mother’s side? This makes no sense.”[Well…] Joe calmly said. [I thought she’s a special woman, but it seems she’s not that special. You don’t have the money her mother has, so of course, she’s going to pick her mother’s side, Jim.]“No,” Jim refused to believe it. “Rena isn’t someone who’d base her opinion on which side has more money. She just does what she believes is right. I mean, I’ve seen her talk back to her mother in some instances. I thought she’d also stand up for me, but… I didn’t expect this. What the heck am I supposed to do now?”[Eat the food you made?]“I can’t eat all this by myself.”[Then how about you do this…] Joe gave him an idea.Jim’s eyes lit up. “I like it. Let’s do this.”He picked the whole tray and went to Shiney’s room and kicked on her door. “Shiney, I brought food for you, s
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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
