Oliver sat on the edge of his bed, surrounded by a sea of clothes and souvenirs from the past two weeks aboard the cruise ship. He had been having the time of his life, soaking up the sun and enjoying all the activities the ship had to offer. But now, it was time to face the inevitable - packing up and heading home.He let out a deep sigh as he began sorting through his belongings, separating the clean from the dirty and the souvenirs from the necessities. As he worked, his step-brother Carter walked into the room, a smile on his face."Hey man, how's it going?" Carter asked, taking a seat on the edge of Oliver's bed.Oliver sighed again. "I'm good, just trying to figure out what to pack and what to leave behind. I can't believe the trip is over already!"Carter nodded sympathetically. "I know, it went by so fast. But hey, at least we have some awesome memories to take home with us, right?"Oliver smiled at that, grateful for the reminder. "Yeah, you're right. It really has been an am
Oliver walked into the computer technology company feeling a strange mix of excitement and apprehension. After all, he had been away for a couple of months on summer vacation, and he was worried that he might have missed out on some critical developments. However, he was also eager to get back to work and tackle any new challenges that awaited him.As he walked through the corridor, he couldn't help but notice that things looked different. There were some new employees who seemed to be busy working on some project, and there was a palpable sense of anticipation in the air. He made his way to his office, where he was greeted by his colleague, Karen."Hey, Oliver, welcome back!" she said, giving him a warm smile. "How was your vacation?""It was great, thanks," he replied, feeling a little awkward. "But I'm glad to be back here.""Good to hear that," Karen said. "There's a lot of stuff that we need to catch up on, so let's get to work."As they settled down in their chairs, Oliver felt
Oliver was sitting at his desk, typing away with a focused determination. He had been working late into the night, trying to wrap up a project that would soon reach a very good result. All around him, his co-workers were chattering away and getting ready to call it a day. But Oliver knew he couldn't leave until he had finished.Suddenly, the sound of loud and surprised voices interrupted his work. Quickly, he looked up to see what the fuss was all about. His co-workers were gathered around one of the desks, all of them staring intently at something on a phone screen."What's going on here?" Oliver asked, curious.One of his co-workers turned to him with a grin. "You won't believe it, Oliver. This is crazy."Curiosity piqued, and Oliver moved closer to see what they were all staring at. It was a live video on a famous platform called Vidtube, showing a luxury mansion. At first, Oliver couldn't figure out why they were all so interested in it. But then, he saw something that made his hea
"Is this real? Are you gonna do this to me, Merideth? My love?" Oliver asked, his voice trembling with emotion.There, he noticed the annoyance on Merideth's face. She looked at him with no emotion as if he were a stranger."'What went wrong?'' Oliver asked more as his voice cracked. She pretends she doesn't know him. It hurt him so badly, ''Excuse me,'' a man came to the scene wearing a black tuxedo, he caught every woman's eye as he walk down the carpet. He was the CEO's son and surprisingly, the fiancee of Oliver's girlfriend. Oliver was threatened by the man's strong presence and aura. He can take everything away from him. And the man did it already.''What's the matter?'' the man asked her and looked at Oliver from head to toe, ''Nothing, darling,'' Merideth tried to act cool. Oliver was about to speak when suddenly his workmates pulled him away when a guard complained they didn't have invitations. ''They weren't invited here, I'm sorry if they got in,'' the guard apologize to
The guards let him go after an order from the CEO's son. Oliver's hands rested on the ground while looking around where all people's judgmental eyes are on him. He was the center of attention. Whispers can be heard everywhere."All of a sudden, he's making trouble here," he heard what other people say, ''Isn't he ashamed? The CEO's son is in front of him, he has no respect.''It's hard to get along with rich people. They will treat a person like trash if they belong to the low class. Oliver isn't surprised anymore. Of why the world is unfair. Because some things are measured in money, luxuries, and gold. Oliver slowly stood up on his own feet and faced the man who look down on him. He noticed that he was planning something bad, he could read what was on his mind. ''I notice you're making a scene?'' he asked him sarcastically, "You're going to ruin your reputation."Oliver just ignored him and went to the woman who was at his side but the man immediately pulled her, he held her wais
The guards immediately pinned Oliver down on the floor once again after he punched Carter in the face so hard that he also fell to the floor. The people were shocked, ''Are you out of your mind?!'' Merideth shouted and threw her heels on his face and it hit on Oliver's face.The cell phones that are on live are still focused on them on the ground, Oliver was all over the internet and he have no idea what the public was saying about him. For sure it's all bad comments. He also found his workmates in the crowd with worried and disappointed faces. He didn't expect one of them to meddle in the trouble he made.''E-excuse me sir, we'll take care of him, he's our workmate,'' Adam said but the guards didn't listen to him and kept a tight grip on Oliver. He groaned when a guard stepped on his back, ''H-he's just drunk, I'll take him home!'' Adam exclaimed.''Don't get involved in this, we can handle this,'' the guard commanded, making Adam retreat helplessly.''You're just embarrassing your
Oliver dialed a second time and Adam finally answered, ''Adam, I'm very sorry if I called you. I have no one else to run to.'' he stammered.''I just don't think you will like what's gonna happen next. The CEO will know it soon.'' he responded, ''You've been doing great in the company and you might be promoted, and you just ruin your dreams.'' ''I understand, Adam.'' Oliver answered, "That's why I'm calling you. Can you lend me some money? I'll pay you back once I get back. The bail I have to pay here is 30000 dollars,'' "You didn't understand. I want to help you, but I'll be fired if anyone finds out,'' Adam stormed. He doesn't want Adam to get involved in this and it's wrong if he forces him to help which will result in his friend losing his job. ''It's okay, thanks though. I'll fix this.'' he hung up the phone. There are no other people Oliver can reach out. He lived all alone, and this was never a problem before. If Oliver had been told that one day you would go to jail, he
''Because I'm your father,'' the man in the black suit took off his glasses as he tells the truth. There was an unexplainable feeling he felt when he noticed that their eye color was similar. It was emerald. There was no mirror but he saw his reflection.''Pardon me? What did you say?'' Oliver was nervous. He stand to get close to him.''You are my long lost son,'' the man cleared. His knees weakened but holding on to the car's door supported his stance."What a nice joke!" Oliver laughed out loud, not believing what the man said, thinking that he might be mistaken. He looked around to check if there are pranksters who are filming him secretly."I'm sorry, son," the apologized, his face was serious, ''I've been looking for you. Finally, I found you,'' tears almost escaped from the old man's eyes. He touched his shoulders but Oliver backed away.''I-I don't have a father,'' he claimed. Only a grandma who find him in the dark alley where he was left behind.''You have a father. It was