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JIM IS HIM CHAPTER 33
“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
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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
JIM IS HIM CHAPTER 36
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
JIM IS HIM CHAPTER 38
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
JIM IS HIM CHAPTER 40
“Julia…” Marc’s expression turned slightly serious. “I know the reason you came here, but… there’s nothing I can do for you. I take every penny from her, so I’m afraid I can’t help you.” “It’s okay, Brother. I came here to talk with Lola anyway,” Julia smiled softly. Jim could see some stress on Julia’s forehead. He couldn’t help but pity her. About five years ago, Julia’s family was doing well. They weren’t rich, but they weren’t poor by any means. When Lola went to Julia’s home, she was short on money, so she asked for 2500 dollars from Julia so she could buy dresses for her daughters. Julia gave the money after Lola promised to return the money within a couple of months. However, Lola didn’t give the money back. Neither did she buy clothes for Rena or Shiney. Only Lola knew what she did with that money. Back then, Julia didn’t care that much because she wasn’t in an urgent need of money. She thought her sister-in-law would eventually pay her. She was willing to forget if Lola ne