"Jed," Eric's words sounded more like a gasp and Jed looked up. When class ended, he went back to checking the stock market again.He was dealing with the dividends he had accrued and investing in new stocks, some of which just showcased in the stock market when Eric called."What?"He didn't receive any response and that was when he saw Eric and Ben staring at his notepad in shock."What's wrong? Did I get the calculations wrong?" He collected the notepad with a frown on his face but the notepad was snatched back."You already solved the assignment?" Eric was dumbfounded. He looked at Jed's meticulously written words on the notepad sheet and felt awed again.The last time they saw a scene like this was that night at the dorm when they were preparing for their mock tests.There was not a single criss-cross on the clean sheet indicating Jed didn't make any mistake in what he jotted down.Ben chuckled; the students were complaining some minutes ago about the assignment but someone had a
Someone suddenly screamed. "Fire!" Smoke was starting to rise from the kitchen direction and the scent of something burning filled the air.Students panicked and scrambled for exits. The fire alarm was still blaring, adding to the confusion. The staff were trying to get everyone to safety but it was becoming difficult to see through the smoke that had spread rapidly.One could feel the heat from the fire and the smoke was making it difficult to breathe."Jed!" Eric coughed. One minute, they were eating lunch, next minute, they were being choked."Get him to safety!" Jed yelled, leading Eric to Ben. "What about you?" The staff were still at the entrance and exit leading the students out. Jed turned; he couldn't see anything but he managed to make out in the fog that the table Liana and her companions had previously occupied was empty.Perhaps she has gotten out. He didn't realize a sigh of relief escaped his lips at that moment."Jed?" Ben called out again. His eyes were watering. H
Jed's eyes glazed over some certain body parts before he quickly looked away, swallowing nervously. Liana didn't reply to him but she bent and tried flapping the jacket over her unconscious friend."How's the situation outside?" She asked, her voice sounding like music to Jed's ears amidst the chaos."Everywhere is completely consumed by the fire except this place."Jed remembered the man in the hallway and stepped out to check on him. He was still lying motionlessly in that sitting position. "The fire department must be on their way now," He stepped back, looking everywhere else while trying to avoid looking at Liana.He didn't notice her observing his actions. When she realized what he was doing, a small smile appeared on her face.It was like it bloomed her entire facial features even more. Pity, Jed missed the beautiful scene."If they don't hurry up, we might all get toasted by the fire. I don't think Nikki can hold on any longer."She crouched low to feel her friend's pulse whi
[Young master, I just watched the news. Are you and your friends safe? I forwarded some mails to you][We are safe]Jed replied and exited to check his g****e mail app when messages trooped in consecutively.[Young master, we saw the news. Are you safe?] - This one is from Adam.[Young master, hope none of you were affected by the fire? How could the school management be so careless? They have to explain to us]Jed could even feel Johnny's anger as he read the message above. The last message was surprisingly from Irwin.[Boss, I saw the news and remembered you must have resumed today. Are you safe? I also want to inform you I'm back in office]Jed's fingers paused on the screen at first. There was this low, burning sensation in his chest. It certainly wasn't bad because it didn't hurt him.Instead he felt warm. In his first life, he has never had someone to ask how he was, his well being and if he was safe. But this time, there were people worried about him. His fingers swiped on the
"It's good you put them in their place. I bet Matt was ordering the nurse around on purpose," Eric had a different opinion to Ben."More like, trying to delay my treatment.""But we should try to steer clear of them. Jed, whatever you poured on his face won't have effects right?"Jed laughed upon seeing Ben's worried expression. "Aiyo, you don't think I poured some kind of chemical on him right? I only helped heal his wound. He will be fine. He was just overreacting."Ben heaved a sigh of relief and Jed struggled to hold in his laughter. He brought out his phone and saw that the g****e mail app had finally opened.He clicked on the mail lawyer Sean had sent to him when Eric poked him with a finger.Without looking up, he asked,"What?""Ahem... I saw you coming out with that rude girl. What's really going on between you two?" Eric had an aggrieved look. How could Jed like Liana of all girls???"Control your weird thoughts," Jed finally looked up. "We hid in the same place before the fir
Johnny didn't know who Mason was so he looked at them with a clueless look. Jed nodded his head like he felt Ben's idea was great. "Yes, he used to work in Meta inc. before so he will have better knowledge about the proposals." 'Did you forget he was let go by Meta inc?' Vendetta suddenly chimed in his head. 'If he can help, I'll offer anything in return,' Jed's response was unexpected. Jed brought out his phone and sent a message to Irwin. [Arrange a meeting for me with the employees tomorrow] "Excuse me, who is Mason?" Johnny couldn't hold back his curiosity so he asked. Ben briefly explained Mason's connection to the Jetti's. After the narration, Johnny's facial expression showed displeasure. "The Jetti's are always known to play dirty. I never expected they were the one behind old Jordan's downfall. What would they gain from not playing tricks and trying gaining grounds the legitimate way for once?" Jed had no response to that but he remembered Johnny's words and asked,"Yo
There was silence for a few minutes. Ben was utterly confused. If it were a question about tech, he could answer it in a heartbeat. But issues that have to do with businesses, it's like the switch of his IQ goes off.Jed only needed a minute to figure out what Johnny was trying to say. "Are you trying to buy more partnerships?""You are really no fun at all, young master," Johnny's words indicated his guess was right."If the public gets to know about the new VVIP credit card offer and its perks, it would prompt them to invest more in the bank. I bet Skye would be having new wealthy customers soon. That's a smart move."Johnny smiled humbly. "We are trying to gauge the public's agreement for now. It's just a proposal. It is still uncertain if it will flop or succeed."Jed didn't say anything but he could already envision Skye's future progress. Limited membership credit cards weren't common and those that were available could only be afforded by wealthy moguls.If Johnny's plan works o
It was late when the boys returned from Skye. Johnny kept them entertained and Eric didn't even want to leave. But considering the fact that they still needed to attend college the next day, he grudgingly obliged to leave.As the chauffeur drove the car into the portable garage, Jed's eyes subconsciously drifted to the next building.He and Liana didn't get any chance to discuss again after they were rescued by the firemen and she also accompanied her unconscious friend to the hospital.He wanted to know if her friend was fine. Most importantly, know how she herself is doing.But he couldn't come up with any excuse to just walk up to her doorstep and ask all these questions so he sighed in frustration and walked in.Ben noticed his gaze at the house next door and chuckled. Putting his hand round Eric who was still engrossed in the online training match, he whispered,"Did you see that? Jed clearly wanted to visit her but he stopped himself at the last minute. Do you think he has reall