"Welcome sir" The clerk greeted Tristan, as usual, she had a smile on her face which was very welcoming.Turning in her direction, Tristan retorted,"Thank you, how is work?" he asked. "It's going great sir, uhm… sir there is a lady who came by earlier today, she said her name was Marie and she showed me your business card that you gave to her. She wanted to see you, but I told her that you are absent."Tristan was surprised, a lot had happened that he did not even remember that he met Marie at the hospital a few weeks back." So she left? " He asked her briskly." No sir," replied the clerk." She left but came back a few hours later and now she's waiting for you at the cafeteria. I suggested that she call you but she refused to, I don't know why she insisted on seeing you in person. But I'll let her know that you are around now sir, if you are ready to see her.""Don't worry," Tristan interjected,"I'll meet her there, by the way, has Paul resumed?" He inquired."Yes sir, he was at
She looked up at Tristan, her face soaked in tears, with the hair strands on her face, she appeared to be looking more depressed than she was."It was all a lie," she finally spoke up in a low tone."What was it?" Tristan asked, with his elbows on the table, eager to listen to whatever she was going to say."Everything you knew and saw back then was a lie, my father was not rich, he was a thief, of course, he was in a good position to be wealthy, he couldn't help but embezzle, and once caught he was arrested.""I started to miss school because of his trial in court. It hurt and saddened me but there was nothing I could do. He is in jail now, and I don't know whether he is dead or even alive because we weren't allowed to even visit." She paused and tried to wipe the tears on her face but her hair was in the way so she adjusted them and inhaled deeply before proceeding." After his sentence, my mother got depressed, not like she was poor, she had a well-paying job but my father's senten
/ You have been rewarded with 5 gift points for doing a good deed: helping out a nemesis/"Hmm, this seems to be the only thing I do now,". Tristan scoffed as he made his way back to the office./It is one thing you are good at/"Oh well, it doesn't matter, I only assist people who are interested in having a meaningful life, not ones who are ready to waste time, by the way, my mom is still not talking about adopting anyone, can I at least suggest to her because if I don't tell her about it, she might never think in that direction and I'll end up failing this task."/Make no suggestions regardless of the circumstances/" Sigh."~~~~~~~Day2~~~~~~~Unlike the day before, Max sent a letter to the orphanage to be visited, following Tristan's instructions, and it was included in the message that the manager must be present.Later in the evening of the previous day, Max alongside Tristan's mother had gone to shop for the orphanage, and the purchase ended with two huge trucks of clothes, sh
"Good day Mr. Coleman," the manager of the orphanage approached Tristan with a welcoming smile, the man was of average height, dark-skinned with a long beard that needed shaving.Shaking his hand, Tristan responded,"Nice to meet you, I must say that you have taken care of this place," Tristan commended him, having observed the surroundings, however, the entrance alone was not enough to prove how well this orphanage home was being taken care of."It's more of an honor for me, Mr. Coleman, please let's go to my office, where you can have a seat and relax _" I don't have to do any of that," Tristan interjected," I won't be spending much time, except my mother makes me," he added and that was when the manager acknowledged Tristan's mother's presence by extending his hand for a handshake with a slight bow." It's such an honor to meet you, mam, welcome, " he said and in response, Tristan's mother reacted with a broad smile and said," It's my pleasure."" Alright sir, if that is what you
Walking out of the room, they headed for the academic section of the facility. Through a hallway and out a door, the school environment slowly revealed itself, a line of classrooms with a poster at the door to tell what grade.It looked just like a normal school environment and it's hard to tell that it was inside an orphanage home.The manager knocked gently on a classroom door."Come in!" The voice of a lady replied from inside the classroom.The manager opened the door and walked in, with Tristan and his mother from behind."Good morning Mr Philips," the children greeted in unison."Good morning children," he retorted with a smile, the teacher stood up from where she was seated and proceeded to greet Tristan and his mother with a welcoming smile."Alright children, this is Mr. Coleman, say good morning." The manager said and in response, the kids did as they were asked to."Good morning kids, how are you doing today?" Tristan inquired to which they all replied saying that they were
Tristan's eyes widened in shock, this was one step ahead of completing his task, he wasn't against his mother's choice for one bit because he also thought that Ariana was not a bad option. "We will have to discuss that mam, it involves a lot of procedures," the manager responded with a smile, "We can't just give out our children like that, we need to be sure of a lot of things and get some documents signed before they are adopted."" She didn't say she wanted to take her home immediately, of course, we will go through all the procedures," Tristan interjected." I understand sir, it'll only take one or two days to complete the processes, it's just for legal reasons, else I believe you are capable sir," the manager added, just to prove that he was doing everything accordingly."There is no problem, we can resume the process afterward," Tristan added and soon, there was a loud ring through the hallway."Recess," the manager uttered with a sigh, even before he could finish, the children
"She talked to me," Tristan's mother kept reminding herself even while they were already out of the orphanage home and inside the car. The thought of having Ariana around her daily was driving her insane and she couldn't wait for the adoption process to be over.As for Tristan, while his mother was making friends with the little girl, he was discussing with the manager, which ended with the usual statement,"send me the orphanage home's account details,"Once that was done, he made the transfer of one million dollars as per the system's instructions, and before leaving, he reminded the manager to get an estimate of the cost of television and air conditioner installation. He also inquired about the young boy named Tomy, but after the record was checked, there was no child in the orphanage named Tomy. "Mom, you have been talking about this since we got out of the orphanage, what exactly did you two discuss?" Tristan asked, his tone filled with curiosity as to what made his mother so ecs
It was as if the days were going by very quickly, the meeting with the company ended successfully, but there were no conclusions on whether or not there'd be a partnership.He returned home that night to see that his mother had made a lot of changes to the third room upstairs, it had been repainted in his absence to a distinct purple color with illustrations of flowers and butterflies on the wall, but the work was not finished and Tristan assumed that it would be finished the next day. The bed has been replaced with a more sizeable one for a child Ariana's age, the chandelier was also changed to look more childlike with butterflies dangling from it, emitting colorful lights.There was also a vanity set with an oval-shaped mirror and a makeup kit, even though she was not sure how well Ariana knew about makeup, Tristan's mother added it to the renovation to teach her."Quite some work you did," Tristan remarked."I always wanted to have a room like this for your sister Tracy, it would