Adrian tried to control his anger as he continued speaking to Jonah. “Also inform the manager of The Grand Palace Hotel to come to the second VIP lounge immediately!” He disconnected the call right after he said those words, and Trent frowned as he scanned Adrian’s appearance, contemplating whether to take him seriously or not. His doubts turned to fear two minutes later when he received a call on his phone. With shaky hands he picked up the phone and glanced at the caller ID—it was his father. “Hello—” “Trent, you foolish brat!” His father’s angry voice sharply cut him off. “What did you do to offend the Young family?” Trent’s eyes widened as the realization that Adrian was affiliated with the Young family dawned on him and he felt a cold sweat trickle down his spine as he realized the gravity of his actions. “T-the Young family?” he stammered in incredulity. “Yes, you idiot!” Trent’s father retorted. “Our company has gone bankrupt because of you and we have nothing now! If
Adrian’s lips pressed into a firm line as he watched the way Regina’s expression morphed into shock. “Yes,” he confirmed with a nod. “Her colleague, Lilian, set her up on a business dinner with the sleazy bastard that did it.” Regina covered her mouth with her hands. “Oh my poor baby, Anita. She must have been so scared. Those people involved need to pay!” she paused a bit, her expression turning into a derisive scowl. “You let them go, didn’t you? I’m sure you were too much of a coward to punish them for their actions.” Adrian rolled his eyes. This is why he considered Regina an unreasonable person because even in a situation like this, she still found a way to blame him. “I’m not a coward, mother. I assure you that they’ve been arrested as we speak.” Regina scoffed, folding her arms. “That doesn’t mean you’re still worth anything. Perhaps, you weren’t even the one who got them arrested.” she grumbled stubbornly. “You’ve done enough for tonight.” she continued and stretched ou
Vincent Davies, Anita’s father, was being dragged towards the police station. The CEO of the gallery where he worked had framed him for forging famous artworks. He struggled against the officer’s grip, trying to defend himself but his pleas and protests fell on deaf ears. The police officer, who held his arm in an iron grip shoved him forward and he almost lost his balance. He had barely steadied himself when he heard Anita’s voice call out to him. “Dad?”His head snapped up to the direction she had called him from and a smile broke out on his face when he saw her. Then, as quickly as it appeared, the smile vanished and was replaced by a look of shame when he realized that she had witnessed the way the police officers manhandled him. He didn’t say anything as he hung his head low, unable to meet her gaze.Anita hurried towards him, surprise and confusion etched on her face. She gently touched his arm. “Dad, what’s going on? You were supposed to be on a trip. Why are you being arreste
Anita’s eyes widened at her father’s revelation. “So, they basically deceived you into forging famous artworks for them?” she repeated in a hushed whisper.Vincent nodded, a look of defeat crossing his face. “They did, but that’s not all.” he continued. “One of the buyers of the recently forged paintings happened to be a famous art collector in Wibston named Jonathan Reid. When Jonathan bought the painting, he took it to Nigel Hunter, the renowned herbalist and expert antique/art appraiser to verify its authenticity—something he always did in order to avoid being scammed. Nigel detected the irregularities with the paintings and told Jonathan that it was a fake. Jonathan then confronted the Oasis’s owner who claimed to have nothing to do with it and accused me of the crimes. It seems he had planned to frame me all along, and even forged my signature on the documents which approved the sale of the fake paintings. That’s why I got arrested. We have to find evidence that I was framed befo
In the evening of the next day, Anita was just about rounding up from work, when she received a call from the police station regarding her father’s release. She suspended the remaining work she had left and rushed to the police station. Vincent was patiently sitting in the waiting area when she arrived and her eyes lit up when she saw him. “Dad,” she exclaimed in relief and rushed to his side. “You’ve been released!” “Quiet down, you’re at a police station not a market!” The stern faced female police officer at the front desk shot Anita a warning glare. “Oh, I’m sorry,” she mumbled sheepishly before returning her attention to her father and lowering her voice. “I’m so relieved you don’t have to spend another night alone in this place.” Vincent nodded with a weak smile. “Yeah…but the case is still on, so I have to prove my innocence or I might face trial.” “Don’t worry dad, Adrian has got a plan to expose Thomas Hardy and the other person who framed you.” She assured him and
Liam had a mocking smile on his face as he approached Adrian. “This event is not for losers like you, so I suggest you save yourself from further embarrassment and leave.” “Liam,” Adrian muttered dryly. “Don’t interfere in this. It’s none of your business.” Liam snickered as a distasteful expression settled on his face. “A loser like you cannot tell me what to do, so I’ll interfere if I want to.” He leaned in closer to Adrian and gritted in a menacing sneer. “Don’t think I’ve forgotten the humiliation you caused my family at Lloyd Davies' birthday party. If I didn’t have something else to handle tonight, then I’d have made you pay for what you did.” After saying this, he drifted his gaze to Bright Peters, who greeted him enthusiastically. “Mr. Muller, it’s a pleasure you’re here. My name is Bright Peters, the curator of this antique gallery. Don’t let this loser” he glared dismissively at Adrian. “…ruin your mood. Please hand me your invitation so we can verify it.” Liam let ou
Nigel’s gaze flickered to Liam for the first time since he arrived at the scene. His eyes narrowed a bit as he found him familiar and tried to remember where he had seen him before, then, it clicked in his head. “You’re that brat who insulted the sacredness of the 1000 year old ginseng root by calling it fake at Lloyd Davies birthday party, are you not?” Liam suddenly became uncomfortable under Nigel’s stern scrutiny. He cleared his throat to steady his voice as he replied. “Well, yes I am, but that was because I didn’t know the real ginseng root would be so…ugly and that this loser,” he gestured towards Adrian. “could afford it.” “Hmmm,” Nigel Hunter hummed as his lips pursed into a tight line. He contemplated throwing Liam out of the auction but then, he remembered that Liam had an integral part to play in his and Adrian’s plan for the night, so his face stretched into a smile instead. “Alright, I won’t blame you for being so ignorant. Regarding the invitation, you’re right, a gu
Nathan's face twisted in rage as he spun around to glare at Adrian. "What do you think you're doing, you piece of shit?!" he hissed, his voice low and venomous. "How dare you try to outbid me?! That jade pipe is mine, so stay out of it!" Adrian blatantly ignored Nathan’s outburst and kept his gaze on the host, who had a high pitch to his voice as he announced. “1 million dollars going once…going twice…” Nathan ground his teeth as he raised his placard and declared before the host could finish counting. “1.1million dollars!” “1.2 million dollars!” Adrian countered almost instantly in a confident voice and Nathan became more agitated. How was it possible that Adrian was bidding on the jade pipe, when he obviously couldn’t afford it…or could he? He shook the thought from his mind and raised his placard again, determined to get the jade pipe at all cost. “1.5 million!” The host’s gaze flickered between Nathan and Adrian, and he could sense the tension rising between the two men. H