"Are you sure about this? Look at the image closely," The man urged his friend. The grocer peered at the image and flicked his fingers."Sam, I cannot be mistaken about this. I have—" His words trailed off when he finally realized where he had seen it.Wasn't this the same ring he and Levi tried to pull off the other night but refused to come off?"Wait, why do you have this?" He squinted at Sam."This is my new research. This artifact is quite special and whoever is able to produce it for the museum will receive a handsome reward."'It isn't safe to tell too many people about the true origin of the Versatilian Band,' Sam thought as he looked at the ring's image with a profound look. 'If they get to know, it possesses special powers such as allowing the wearer to rapidly acquire proficiency in various skills or enabling the wearer to quickly grasp and excel in a wide range of talents, making them a master of many trades... It might fall into the wrong hands.'Sam tapped on the file ab
"There's only two of us here. Who else could I be talking to?" Jasmine rolled her eyes."Oh," Levi's nonchalant words and expressions caught her off guard. She frowned and gritted her teeth."What do you mean by that? What are you even doing here? Has the standards of this restaurant dropped so low that they even allow riffraffs in?""Miss!" The receptionist cuts in with a displeased look, completely different from the polite one she gave Levi earlier."Shut up," Jasmine shot her a glare. "You are just a mere receptionist. How dare you disrupt our conversation? Do you have any etiquette for your job?""At least, she has simple etiquette to know when a customer is being disrespectful unlike some people that just speak without thinking.""How dare you?" Jasmine clenched her fists. She gave his appearance a disgusted look."I am better than someone that relied on his wife's resources and greedily held on even after knowing he is not her worth. I will never understand what Zoey saw in you
"Honey, why did you—" Jasmine fumbled but was interrupted. Her companion gave her a fierce gaze and demanded again,"Apologize!"Jasmine's face turned red with grievance and she stubbornly raised her chin, "I won't apologize. I have done nothing wrong."The man shook his head at her foolishness and hurriedly turned to Brooklyn with a submissive look.He startled Jasmine by bowing for Brooklyn. "Young miss, please forgive my woman. She was just being impetuous and didn't know this man is your person. We'll leave right away."He recognized Brooklyn but the latter didn't recognize him after all she met a lot of people every day.But people like Jasmine who were from the lower class obviously don't have a chance to know who Brooklyn is as she has lived a private life from the media and only few high class people were familiar with her.Jasmine went ahead to prove just how stupid she was by pulling her lover."Why are you apologizing to this woman? They should be the ones apologizing to us.
Everyone waited patiently as Levi skimmed through the menu. The three men in particular were intrigued, paying rapt attention to him, trying to see if he could elevate their impressions of him even more."We'll have..." Levi finally passed the menu back to the waiter who prepared to jot down the orders."Oysters with champagne sabayon and lobster with black truffle risotto."The men exchanged glances as the glint in their eyes dimmed. Is that all? They expected better from him yet he didn't even add some luxurious Spanish dishes.Brooklyn could sense their disappointment and she gritted her teeth anxiously."Is that all sir?" The waiter looked up but Levi sat back with a carefree manner and shook his head."No. We'll also have Paella Valenciana, ajoblanco and pulpo a la gallega. For the dessert, add tarta de santiago. Don't forget to add your finest bottle of château petrus and anís del mono.""Your orders will be delivered to you right away sir."As the waiter turned away, the men fin
"Thank you uncle!""Thank you auntie!"The children with their dirty and malnourished little faces looked up at the couple with gleaming eyes.Brooklyn had never been surrounded by so many children before and was naturally scared. Levi noticed this and he laughed but held her.A woman in tattered clothes walked up to them holding a child in terrible condition. The child appeared old but for some reason, she was small and weak."Thank you sir. Thank you ma. God bless your kind souls," The woman's eyes was shimmering with tears.Brooklyn was startled. She burrowed into Levi's embrace and asked hesitantly, "Don't cry... It's alright. You have food now.""Ma, my child has not had any proper meal for three days. In fact, her health is very bad but I dare not go to the pharmacy or hospital because I do not have any money."Levi reached out into his pocket and brought out the dollar notes in it. He gave the money to her."Here, take this. Make sure you take your child to the hospital tomorrow
Levi leaped forward and held the maid by the throat as a guard exclaimed in horror. No one expected her to make such a dangerous move."Cough!""Cough!"Levi choked her so hard and held her throat tight that there was no way for the pill to go down so she had to cough it out."I won't let you die just yet," He let go of her and she collapsed on the floor coughing terribly, looking at him like he was a demon.No sane human would react like him and stop a poison pill she was about to swallow.Perhaps, because she already had a taste of the poison pill, she began to convulse and foam gathered at her mouth.It was at this moment the door opened and the other family members rushed in."Father, what's wrong? We heard a ruckus earlier— ah!" Yolanda's words were caught off with a scream when she saw the maid convulsing on the floor."What's going on?" Brooklyn stepped forward, trying to get away from Yolanda's piercing noise.Luis held his wife while Hector stood at the door in confusion. Gran
"Hello, who's —" His words were interrupted harshly by Zoey's sharp tone."You left the house but couldn't take your poverty-stricken assets with you?""What are you talking about?""Oh, I forgot," Zoey laughed. "You only have four outfits which have faded due to excessive use right? Well, my mom has burnt your clothes. She didn't want any reminders of you in our house anymore.""Is this why you called me?" Levi drawled in a bored tone.He has a closet of designer clothes now so he isn't bothered about those outdated clothes he used to wear when he was still with Zoey.The latter was taken aback by his indifferent tone. She thought back to the rumors she had heard and wondered if it was true.Did this wretched man really find another woman so quick after their divorce? That too, a wealthy woman."Well, I only called to tell you my mother found this safe box which we assume to be yours. I stopped her from throwing it out but I won't guarantee her not trying tomorrow.""Don't you dare!"
Knock!Knock!Grace's unpleasant face appeared as she swung the door open. Her expression changed to that of contempt when she saw who it was."Why are you knocking like you could afford to replace the door if you break it?"Levi looked at her with an impassive expression. "Where is my safe box? Bring it out and I'll be out of here."Grace was taken aback by his indifferent demeanor because he had never spoken to her that way.She scrutinized his appearance from head to toe and her eyes widened slightly when she saw that he was apparently living in a better condition than when he was with them.Although she couldn't tell what brand his casual clothes were, she could see the clear difference between them and the faded ones he used to wear.Her eyes flashed with greed and she looked up at him."Humph!" She snorted. "Did Zoey tell you about the safe box? I didn't expect someone as wretched as you to still have something as valuable as that yet you let us live in misery with you."Levi's b