Two young men walking in the poor market wasn't a rare sight but what attracted people's attention was Jed's clean and overpowering aura.This boy was only wearing a neat uniform, not the usual expensive clothes but his refined facial features, his poised composure and just the way he moved convinced people around that he wasn't simple.They subconsciously parted ways for them as he walked. Adam noticed this and smiled. This was the difference between a peacock and a phoenix.He was obviously the one leading Jed but people focused on the latter. As they were leaving the market, an old man covered with sweat lost his balance and the huge bowl he was carrying on his head fell.Some of the contents in it splashed on Jed. From the horrid smell, one could sense the old man had been carrying a bowl of fishes."I'm... I'm sorry," The man quickly apologized. He was scared to see the stain he had caused on Jed's clothes.This boy's clothing might be just a uniform but the fabrics were obvious
His eyes closed painfully as he recounted his childhood.'Adam, aunt is really poor and doesn't have enough for you two. See your cousin is hungry. Let him have the food okay?''Adam, see your uncle has run off with his bitch. You have to fend for me and your cousin in future. You hear?''Adam, aunt can't really afford for you to keep schooling. Come back home and work to take care of me.'Even though he had gotten a scholarship to college.'Adam, aunt is terribly ill. The local pharmacist has given me a list of medicines to buy but it costs a lot of money.'Adam this... Adam that...Adam curled like a ball and held his head tightly like he wanted the voices in his head to stop.Because of her endless demands for medication money, he had gone against his conscience and almost abducted someone today.What if he had been sent to jail or those that sent him finds him and kills him for a failed job... Will her conscience prick her?So it was all a lie.Sob... Sob... Sob...As Jed watched
Ping!Jed raised the mobile to see Eric had sent [Bro, is it because I refused to pay rent that you snitched the rooms from us?]Jed shook his head and quickly sent back a reply. [Tch, stop saying nonsense. I never mentioned rooms nor did I snitch any room away from you guys. I'll explain better to you.]Eric and Ben sensed it was something he couldn't say over the phone so they quickly diverted the topic. When Jed was tired of playing around with the phone, he logged off and walked to the kitchen to grab a snack.Then he walked to his room. On his way in, his eyes glanced over to the room Adam now occupied but it was still closed. He walked in. Perhaps, the man would come to terms with what had happened. With his own experience, he knows how much betrayal hurts not to talk coming from your own relative.'Vendetta, can you transmit all you know about the current stock market?' he called out as he sat in front of his laptop and munched his snack.The blank laptop in front of him quic
Silence filled the spacious dining room. But this seemed to aggravate Alan's anger. He stood and pointed at Jack,"I want you to find out who the other party is and give me an explanation."Then he walked out of the room. Anna quickly followed him. There was no change in Jack's expression and he even continued eating his food but no one saw his veins protruding through his skin in anger.He has been working at the company for almost a decade now and never for once has his father raised his voice and rebuked him like this.But it just happened and the one who caused all these is still unknown. How could this be?Finn gave a secretly satisfied smile. All these years, he has been labeled as the black sheep of the family. Although he has no grievance with these brothers of his, it was still fun to see them shaken of their comfortable positions for once.At that moment, a 'ding!' resounded in the room. Finn pulled out his mobile phone only to see [Boss, after thorough investigation, we stil
The Jed standing in front of them was a complete contrast of the one they knew. That one was so fat that he had to change his uniform every time because the buttons were unable to bear his weight.That Jed was ugly. His face was covered with little but nauseating acne spots. His appearance was simply an eyesore.But the person standing away from them now... They couldn't even bear to look away!From his tuxedo to the watch on his hand screamed of elegance. He now appeared muscular, not slim but definitely not fat as before.His skin was clear and flawless without blemish. And just now, his lips curved into a smile. The girls around Jane felt like their heart had been hit with an arrow.Jane herself was no exception. Was this the Jed she ruthlessly rejected back then and even caused to be made a joke in the school?Amidst her astonishment, a seed of infatuation had sprung in her and she didn't realize the dazed look on her face was apparent.Cullen's face darkened when he saw this."Ov
Cullen trembled with anger on his seat as the principal gave Jed a golden plaque which none of the students that won awards previously received.He didn't even hear what the principal was saying as he focused on the smile on Jed's face that seemed to be provocative.He quickly glanced over to the section where the parents were sitting. His mother had a similar bitter look while she tried to keep up the smile on her face.He didn't dare imagine what would have happened if it had been his father that came instead. With all these praises, that old man will obviously want to drag this boy that has brought him so much honor home!"Thank you," Jed's eloquent voice brought him back to reality and that was when he noticed that Jane was staring at the stage without blinking. His fists clenched tightly by his side. How can she stare at another boy blatantly while she's with her boyfriend's side?The graduation ceremony quickly came to a close and the sophomore students instructed to take some
"Because of this, production has ceased and when I checked the records, the losses the company is accumulating every minute is greater than we can manage. I'm afraid we can only declare bankruptcy at this stage... Even Irwin said so," Johnny felt his heart was bleeding.Jedidiah had spent a lot of money to acquire this company. Who would have known he was only receiving a hot potato? The damages the Jetti's has caused to the company is appearing irredeemable."Who is Irwin?" Jed frowned. His expression however didn't change but he pulled off his tie and looked around.Eric and Ben were nowhere to be found. Perhaps the former was taking the latter on a tour."The former CEO's personal assistant."Jed was surprised at this answer,"He stayed?"Since the company changed ownership, isn't it logical he would resign but he actually stayed?What Jed didn't know was that Irwin wanted to resign but Jordan wouldn't allow it. The former CEO informed his assistant that he was one of the oldest an
There was uncomfortable silence before Adam shrugged and said,"Boss, it isn't certain to us if the software was plagiarized or not."The word 'plagiarize' made Jed's expression even colder. He looked at the data he had just gone through on the desktop screen.The public knows there was a lawsuit that had occured between the two companies Jetti's and Meta that has left the latter struggling for a foothold in the tech industry.But they weren't aware of what exactly caused the lawsuit. Jed's eyes darkened at the words on the screen."No wonder Jordan had been so tight-lipped about saying anything regarding the lawsuit," He spat out."In this case, it isn't certain who copied who," Adam tried to salvage the situation.He'd dug up confidential info about the lawsuit that wasn't known to the public. It's no news that Jetti's and Meta have been in a fierce competition for ages. Recently, the Jetti's finally managed to surpass Meta with their newly launched software product that began break