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“We pay a starting monthly salary of 10,000 dollars for our financiers,” one of the board members told Lola, “who can earn extra money through the commissions they get whenever they make or close the deals. If your success rate is high enough, your salary will be increased accordingly. The top financiers in this headquarters earn close to a million dollars a month through cash as well as shares. So, tell us, Mrs. Lola Adams, why should we hire you over some other financiers that have a cleaner past compared to you?”One board member after another started questioning Lola, asking her the same question in a different manner.“Sirs, I…” Lola tried to sound as confident as she could. “It’s true that my finance business didn’t do well in the past, but that’s because I established my company with two male partners, and they betrayed me. That’s the reason for my failure. It had nothing to do with my skills. To this date, I managed to successfully collect my interest from every single one of
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“Please give me a month’s time. I’ll pay you the money no matter what,” the old man fell at the financier’s feet and shed tears. “Please don’t take away my home. My wife is sick. She won’t be able to survive the cold in the streets, so please have mercy.” The financier indifferently adjusted his glasses. “We do business, not charity. How did you even get here? Security!” he yelled. Every floor had multiple security guards, so two guards dressed in blue uniforms rushed over the scene and grabbed the old man and dragged him away even though he was still begging. “You should have thought about this when you took money from us,” the financier coldly stated. “Draknor Finance doesn’t even wait a single day for those who can’t pay their interests on time.” The old man was being dragged right past where Jim and others were. “That’s enough,” Jim quickly intervened and stopped the guards. “Let go of him.” “Who are you?” the guards asked in a neutral tone. “It doesn’t matter who I am, but
JIM IS HIM CHAPTER 34
Jim’s gut wrenched as Victor walked away as a defeated man.“I realized something today. Not all snakes slither in the wild,” Jim uttered. “Some walk among us.”Lola just smirked at his words. “If you’re going to talk with the CEO, then why are you taking Jim with you?” Lola asked her daughter. “You should take someone like Austin, but why Jim? What do you think the CEO of Draknor Finance will think when you tell her he’s your husband and he came here just to tag along and pass time?”“Mom, that’s…” Rena didn’t know what to say.Austin smiled big-time because Lola was roasting Jim very finely, and Rena looked very subservient to her mother.“You have to appear extra professional when you’re dealing with big clients, Rena,” Lola told her. “That’s how you’re going to separate yourself from the crowd and stand out. Because you’re a woman, you have to be even more strict with yourself to stand out more than men. If you understand that, then go and talk with the CEO without Jim.”“But, Mom
JIM IS HIM CHAPTER 35
There was no struggle, no wrestling whatsoever, in the game, for it ended in less than a second.Nobody could believe what they saw. They couldn’t even recollect what they saw because it happened so fast. They looked at Tom, wondering if he wasn’t ready, but Tom looked confused and perplexed. He was not expecting to lose, but because he lost, he didn’t know how to perceive it.Tom gritted his teeth and pushed the car keys toward Jim.Jim was happy to take the keys.“Want to try again?” Tom asked. “If you win again, I’ll give you my second car, Porsche 911.”“Are you sure?” Jim asked.“I don’t speak words without thinking,” Tom replied.“Alright, then. Let’s have it your way,” Jim said. “If I lose, I’ll give your keys back.”Tom grinned because he liked what he heard. This time he slapped himself a couple of times and fully prepared himself mentally and physically before locking his hand with Jim’s hand.As the crowd counted to three, Tom already started tightening his muscles to make
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Jim took Victor along and went to the bank to withdraw 150,000 dollars. He built hope in Victor with the check; however, the bank employee told Jim that the check was canceled only minutes ago, leaving him shocked.Jim was so stunned, he couldn’t move for a while. He thought of giving 120,000 dollars to Victor, and then keeping 30,000 dollars with himself. However, he didn’t see this happening at all. He didn’t think Lola would be so cruel and shameless.Jim couldn’t even turn his face to look at Victor anymore.Victor patted Jim’s shoulder. “Your mother-in-law made a fool of both of us, but don’t feel bad about this. I’ve lived my whole life doing my best to make ends meet. I’m going to do something this time, too.” Saying that he walked away. Only after leaving the bank, he began to cry without making noise.Jim saw Victor wiping his tears from a distance, and his heart ached, making his soul bleed invisibly. “I didn’t feel this hurt when she stabbed me in the back with the wedding
JIM IS HIM CHAPTER 37
Jim had come back to the Draknor Finance headquarters. Even though he didn’t want to see Lola’s face and only came here for Rena, Lola was on the ground floor, staring toward the entrance, as if waiting for him.“The guards already saw me enter the building not long ago, so why are they refusing to let me in now?” Jim wondered. “Surely, my aunt didn’t do something, or did she?”[She could have told the guards to block you from entering just to humiliate you.] Joe hissed because he was also feeling very angry.“Why are they listening to her? Is it because she’s a woman?”[She probably would have given them some money.] Joe blurted.“I doubt that,” Jim quickly said. “She’s not the type to give even a single cent to a beggar.”[Well, if she wants to humiliate you more and more, don’t you think she would spend a few dollars to get the guards on her side?]Jim was startled to hear that. He soon frowned. “Money. Money. Money. It’s everywhere and in everything people do.”[Yeah. You can do m
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The guards did not stop Jim, which very much puzzled Lola and made her put the newspaper down.[Haha!] Joe laughed a little. [Talk about killing softly. Good. Now, what are you going to say to your mother-in-law? She’s looking right at you.]As Jim went over to her, she stood doubtfully, wondering what he was going to do.Jim gave her a hug, utterly puzzling her, but she didn’t say anything. “Thank you,” he said.Lola didn’t get his words. What was he thanking for? The check was canceled, wasn’t it? He should be jumping up and down like an angry donkey, but he was acting like a cool koala. Something didn’t add up. Nevertheless, she smiled and said, “Was the check useful?”“Yeah, you live and you learn. Today I realized that taking my aunt’s check to the bank was the same as taking sand to the beach,” Jim replied in a neutral tone. There was no hatred in his voice but only realization, which was somewhat scary.This made Lola be sure of one thing. The check was indeed canceled, so why
JIM IS HIM CHAPTER 39
Austin brought Lola and Rena to Shrimp’s Delight, a relatively small but great restaurant known for their seafood.Seeing Austin, a weekly customer, the manager quickly came over to greet him and escort him to one of the spacious tables with no other table nearby.“Women first,” Austin told them to order.“You’re the experienced customer, so we’ll trust your decision,” Lola said, and Rena agreed.Austin smiled with content and ordered just three dishes, excluding the desserts. After the manager noted the list and left, Lola said, “I have never seen restaurant managers work like a waiter. It just shows how much the manager of this restaurant respects you.”Austin pointed toward the painting on the wall. “I sold one of my dad’s paintings to them for a small price, so they treat me as a VIP customer.”“Oh…” Lola just nodded.“Isn’t your dad’s painting a bit too personal to be given away to others?” Rena asked a question which Lola felt was unnecessary.“Not really, because the owner of t
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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
