Kevin stood before the mirror, dressed in a simple yet impeccably fitted shirt and pants, giving a vision of understated elegance. The shirt, a crisp white, clung to his body like a second skin, accentuating his athletic build and hinting at the strength beneath.
The fabrics showcased his broad shoulders and chest, revealing confidence in every stitch. His was equally captivating, his deep eyes held a magnetic allure and his chiseled jawline exuded determination.
Kevin, feeling content with his appearance, whistled cheerfully as he descended towards the garage.
He hopped on his motorbike and drove to one of the fanciest hotel in Veridonia, the Kings hotel.
After parking his motorbike outside the lobby, he quickly fixed his wind-swept hair and stepped down on the pavement.
“Kevin! Is that you?”
A handsome man stucked his head out from an Audi A8 window and waved excitedly to Kevin.
The moment Kevin saw him, his eyes was filled with surprise
“Tyler! Look at you… you haven’t aged a day. Something tells me you’re still just as popular as you’ve always were.”
Tyler grinned back,
“Well, let’s just say… I’m a lucky guy”
Kevin smiled, “Love it for you, Tyler.”
Tyler got out of his car and saw Kevin’s motorbike,
“Kevin, did you ride this motorbike that exudes a timeless allure and a testament to its enduring character here?”
They both laughed,
“Yes Tyler… it’s one of the first things I bought with my own money”
Tyler paused and shrugged his shoulders,
“Beautiful… what do you say? Should we head in and see who else has aged beautifully or maybe poorly?”
They both grinned.
As soon as Tyler and Kevin entered the room, everyone turned to greet them.
“Tyler! It’s so good to see you
A familiar man yelled
Tyler waved back
“Look who I brought with me, Kevin’s all grown up”
The familiar man waved at Kevin and whispered to one of his former classmate’s ears
“Kevin’s changed a lot! He used to be an outcast but look at him now, it seems like he is on the same level as Tyler. Maybe there’s more to Kevin that meets the eye.”
“I think you’re right…”
The former classmate replied.
Walking around the room, Kevin thought to himself
“Wow! I’m the most under dressed person here and I love it! I like being underestimated.”
With a big smile, Kevin turned to his right
“Hey Tyler, I’m going to grab a sit. Let’s catch up more later.”
“Sure thing, dude.”
Tyler replied
Sitting in an empty table, Kevin was happy to have a little space. It has been a while since he had seen everyone and it was nice to sit back and take everything in.
Kevin gasped when he saw his former classmate, Kate enter the room.
“Wow! She looks stunning. I’m not surprised tho… Kate was the most popular girl in high school. I thought she would have left Veridonia by now.”
Just as Kevin lifted his hand to wave at Kate, Tyler quickly jumped in front of him and yelled,
“Hey Kate… Did you forget about me?”
Kate walked over with an annoying smile on her face,
“Tyler! You haven’t changed one bit.”
Tyler laughed,
“You say that like it’s a bad thing”
Kate tilted her head to the side and laughed
“It’s not that bad.”
Tyler smiled, “Look at you now, Kate… You look amazing. What are you up to?”
Kate bit her bottom lip,
“Well, I know it’s a bit cliché but, I’m about to sign with an agency.”
“Oh shit! You are really doing it.”
Kate’s cheeks turned red, “Well, I’m trying to… I haven’t signed anything yet but it’s looking good.”
“You’re always meant for bigger things Kate. To think that, I’d be able to say, ‘I knew her when’.”
Tyler grinned.
Suddenly, a group of girls sat down at the table with Kevin.
One of the girls turned to the other and whispered,
“I heard that Kate is about to become a superstar! She’s too sweet to ever brag about it but, Kate is going to sign with William’s Media next week.”
Another girl replied,
“No way… William’s Media is the biggest entertainment company in Veridonia! If Kate signs with them, then she’ll be famous before we know it.”
A small lousy girl popped out from her seat,
“I’m going to ask Kate for an autograph…”
The two other girls noded,
“Good idea! It might be worth something one day.”
They all went over to Kate,
“Hey Kate, can we have your autograph?”
The three girls harmonized and stayed in the space between Kate and Tyler
Seeing Kate handle them with grace and humility, Kevin smiled to himself
“Good for Kate… I’m so glad that she’s still pursuing her dreams and if she is really signing with William’s Media, I should get to know her better. After all as of tomorrow, I will be the official owner of William’s Media. This will be a good chance for me to familiarize myself wsith my clients.”
Just then, Kate and Tyler came and sat down at the table with Kevin.
Turning to his right, Kevin gasped to himself
“Just my luck! Kate sat down next to me. Something tells me I’m going to love running William’s Media… I’ll finally have a chance to create my own empire”
Looking into Kate’s beautiful almond-shaped eyes, Kevin smiled to himself
“But first things first, I need to go to talk to my soon-to-be client”
Kevin felt a little bit excited as the idea of running William’s Media and talking to Kate goes through his mind.
This was a stepping stone to his long-awaited success.
Just as Kevin’s butt touched chair, Kate responded indifferently,“Sorry, I’m saving this seat for Jessica.”“Huh!? I thought Jessica was sitting over there”Kevin pointed to the beautiful woman sitting seven or eight seats away from them. His face was full of confusion.Kate frowned and looked very unhappy. She raised her hands and covered her nose and said in a muffled voice,“You sort of stink and I feel so uncomfortable. Can I please change seats?”Kevin was stunned. He raised his arms and sniffed his armpit area, it didn’t smell. He had just changed before coming to the re-union.“This woman must have problems with her nose.”Kevin thought to himself.“Kevin! You haven’t taken a shower for few days, have you?”One of the guys askedA female classmate sitting next to him quickly said,“Kevin c’mon now, I’ll change seats with you. Don’t make the beauty breathe in bad air so she will be able to eat.”Kevin didn’t want to talk but at that time his old friend, Zach walked over and pul
CHAPTER TENAt the same moment, Kevin was struggling with what to do about his clothes.He walked to the mall and looked around.Most of the suits were not his style. He felt that none of these suits fit him very well.Finally, his only solution was to call the secretary that Uncle Mathew has arranged for him that afternoon.She was very efficient… in less than an hour, she got someone to make a simple hand-made suit and had it sent to Kevin.He folds the suit under his arms as he rode his electric scooter back to his neighborhood.As he entered the house, he saw his wife Lily standing in front the mirror in the living room admiring the DreamLover on her neck.It seemed like his wife was very satisfied with the gift he had given her.She quickly pulled it on the moment she received. With the necklace on her neck, she became more noble and elegant. As Kevin walked back, Lily saw him from the mirror and instantly changed her exhilarated expression.She looked away to check her clothes
CHAPTER ELEVENAt that moment, Martha stepped in again and snapped at Kevin,“Kevin!”After giving Kevin a warning look, Martha smiled and stepped in front of Drake.“Drake… Kevin is younger than you so he doesn’t know how to control his tongue. Why are you arguing with him anyway and where are your parents? Why didn’t I see them come today?”Martha sought to shift the subject to divert everyone’s focus away from her daughter, Lily.Drake was fuming with anger but he kept his cool and responded to Martha,“My parents are at the overseas, monitoring the family’s business. They aren’t lazy like you! You don’t have anything to do all day long, do you? You have your little son-in-law to be your hands and feet.”Drake’s words made Martha extremely embarrassed.In that moment, a matured older voice interrupted them“What in heaven’s name is everyone doing here!?”“Grandma!”Drake’s face lit upHe glanced behind him and noticed someone aiding Mrs. Jones Hannah, the family’s eldest and most r
That night when they got back to their house, Kevin went to his room and waited for Lily.As she got to the room and was about to lay down on the bed, Kevin looked at her and said confidently“Don’t worry Lily… Drake Jones will not be able to form a deal with the CEO of Williams Media. No one would be able to except you.”After he said this, he didn’t care how Lily would react.He turned around, closed his eyes and went to sleep.Lily was stunned for a moment. She didn’t expect Kevin to actually read her mind but what he said really left her speechless.She wasn’t entirely sure if he was right but if she went to talk to Williams Media about the partnership, she would definitely succeed.How could she be so sure that this won’t be done by anyone except her?“He sure do know how to annoy someone!”Lily said to herself.Rolling her eyes, Lily turned off the light and put the whole thing out of her mind and went to sleep.After Lily left for work the next morning, Kevin also headed out.U
CHAPTER THIRTEENKevin stood patiently by his wrecked scooter, waiting to see who Kate’s reliable connection was.“Auntie!”Kate called out like a small childShe just went to her right side and leaned closer to her as she whispered some words into her ears.When the other two employees and the two security guard that was Kate and Kevin saw Miss. Claire, they immediately greeted her“Miss. Claire, good morning.”Claire just replied to their greetings casually,“Good morning…”Then she turned her attention to Kevin and said sternly,“Hey young man! If you don’t want to involve the police in this matter, apologize to her right this instant!”Hearing her, Kevin laughed out aloud“Oh really now!? Why should I even listen to you? If you want to call the police, please go ahead…I didn’t crash into her anyway, she crashed into me. So what am I afraid of?”One of the by-standers said,“He doesn’t even know the production manager! He really should be fired.”“Just wait… miss. Claire will defin
The news of the new CEO had already spread around the company.Everyone who saw Kevin smile and greeted him, “One needs to leave good impression on the new CEO.”One of the employees said, smiling wildlyOf course, when they first saw him they felt like his dressing was in contrast to his surroundingsHe took an elevator to the CEO office and after entering his office, he sat on the big leather chair and looked at Claire briefly who entered the room with him.“Do you have anything else to talk to me about?”He flipped open some of the folders on the table and asked casually as he looked at the contents in the folder.Kate and Claire looked at each other.Claire gave Kate a smile to comfort her, she took two steps forward and said,“Sir, about what happened today… I am really very sorry and about the matter of Kate signing her contract,”Claire paused before finishing her sentenceKevin didn’t even raise his head as he chuckled to himself“Sign her contract?”“Yes”Claire awkwardly rep
CHAPTER FIFTEENWhen Lily got home, she pondered a lot on what had happened at the Jones’s mansion.The more she thought about it, the more she uncomfortable she felt.In the eyes of everyone in the Jones family, this was an impossible taskBut now this hopeless task fell on her and she had no idea how she would speak to the new CEO of Williams Media.The more she thought about it, the more irritated she became.Finally, Lily decided to call Monica, her best friend to keep her company.She also wanted to know if she’ll have any good suggestions.After Monica came over and the two of the chatted for a while, Lily felt a little less freaked out.Monica got up and walked to the fridge.She took a can of soda and asked Lily if she would drink.“Why isn’t Kevin here?”Lily smiled helplessly,“When I left early this morning, he was already gone… I don’t know where he went to but he still hasn’t come back”Monica curled her lips as she sat on the sofaShe leaned closer to Lily and said,“I r
Recently, Veridonia had been in financial turmoil and the only thriving company in Veridonia, Williams Media had suddenly taken on a young new CEO.Just when several companies in the entertainment industry were dying to work with them, Williams Media was rejecting all of them.They even turned away the larger companies that they had always done business withIt makes sense that the ones that were able to join forces with the Williams Media had to be tied to the wealthiest family in Veridonia or a large company.But this time they were going with the Jones familyIn Veridonia the Jones family were considered to only be a third rate family and Lily was only from a minor branch at the Jones family tree.Most people didn’t even know that she existed.Some people also heard that Drake had approached the Williams Media to discuss their partnership but was rejected.This was even more confusing. Even the ‘Great Drake Jones’ was chased away, how did Lily, this unknown member of the Jones fami
After about five days, she would be like any other normal person, and she wouldn't be able to use medicinal herbs to regain what she had lost. I can't believe that this pill can do all that, Kevin marveled. His thoughts were interrupted by an unfamiliar ringtone. For a second, he wondered if there was a burglar in the house, but then he realized that the sound was coming from his pocket.Who would be making a video call to Penny in the middle of the night? Could it be her boyfriend? Kevin wondered. By reflex, he answered the call. A moment later, he saw a beautiful woman standing in front of her closet picking out clothes. Oops, didn't mean to see that, Kevin thought to himself.She looked very familiar to him, but he just couldn't place her. While he was looking at her, trying to figure out who she was, the woman turned around to see why nobody was talking yet. When she saw Kevin, she screamed and disconnected the call.That's when Kevin realized that she was the young woman whose gr
"How much do you want?" His father asked him, as expected, Wyatt started to freak out. Mike said, "You think money grows on trees? Didn't I just give you that much a few days ago?" How could Wyatt Tripp not go ballistic? He'd worked his entire life to build up his business and now his son was just giving his money away. Mike was frustrated by his father's response. He'd only gotten in this situation because he was trying to get elected student leader.If his father wasn't willing to help, he might have to tell his classmates the truth. "What are you talking about, Dad? School’s going great. And my teachers are fantastic." Mike told his father, laying it on thick. "It's definitely a serious program."“What the hell are you talking about? When did I ask you about school?" Wyatt shouted into his phone. I don't give a crap if you like the place or not. "Don't worry, Dad, I'm doing great." He continued. "But it would really help if you could transfer some money into my account.""I'll tra
"It wouldn't be a great idea to trick her like that." He really didn't want to make a bad impression on Penny. "No problem, Mike." Luther continued. "If Penny helps you pay the bill, you can use it as an excuse to get closer to her. You could even connect with her online to arrange to repay her and to get to know her better." Mike got really excited by this idea.He slapped Luther on the back and said, "I like the way you think. It's a good thing I brought you two guys along." When Kevin heard this, he quickly headed back to the VIP room. As he got to the door, Penny was walking out. Kevin came up with a plan of his own. As Penny brushed against him, he used the light touch that he'd learned about in the secret guide and took her phone and wallet.Let's see what Mike does now. Kevin smirked as he slipped the items into his jacket. With all his posturing, he isn't really that strong. Let's see him show his true colors. When Kevin returned to his seat and sat down, Mike and his two budd
"That has to be disappointing. You think you're more handsome than me? Everyone knows that just isn't true." Kevin teased him. "What do you mean by that?" Mike retorted as he slammed his fist on the table. "Don't be angry, Mike. This whole thing really isn't worth it." Lionel tried to persuade his friend. Then Luther tried to calm him down. "Relax, Mike. You're absolutely right. Kevin must be jealous of you. That's why I said there's something wrong with this pill.""You still don't understand, do you? Both you and your father were cheated by someone. This isn't an augmentation pill at all. Kevin told them bluntly. An augmentation pill is more of a light blue color. Plus it contains some floral ingredients which gives it a beautiful fragrance. Take another look at the medicinal pill you just gave our professor." Kevin continued."It's obviously the wrong color and has no fragrance at all." They were all stunned to hear him say this. Even Penny reacted and stared keenly at Kevin. Mike
"Don't be so modest, Mike. Who is better qualified to be our class leader?" Luther chimed in. The rest of the students just sat there quietly and watched the show that the three of them were putting on. But they didn't want to seem ungrateful. So they were willing to go along with the idea of electing Mike to the position."Since no one has any objections, then how could I decline? But let's just call it a temporary position. If anyone feels that I'm not carrying my weight, just say so." Mike declared as he raised his glass to toast his classmates.Professor Murdock stayed out of the discussion. And quietly observed her students as they drank their wine and socialized with each other. Meanwhile, Penny just sat quietly by the window nursing her glass to mute. Her classmates were too intimidated by her to go up and talk to her.While this was going on, Mike took Lionel aside and asked him to go down to his car and bring back a red gift box that he'd left in the trunk. Lionel came back a
"Since you think this is just a bus pass, I guess I'll just put it back in my wallet." Kevin said as he started to take it back from the concierge. “Well, since you've already taken it out, why don't we give it a try?" Mike replied. He obviously didn't want to pass up this opportunity to make Kevin look like a fool. So he ran things up and added."Let's see what the hotel staff can do with it." While the crowd was laughing at Kevin, the hotel employees were staring in disbelief. They weren't sure how to defuse the situation. The employee who was holding Kevin's card started to get very nervous when she took a good look at it. During their training, all of the employees of the Whistler Hotel had been required to memorize the appearance of the Supreme VIP card. And that's exactly what Kevin had handed her. Cook had explained to them that there were only five cards like this in all of Veridonia. And they were only given to the hotel's most prestigious clients.The group of students saw t
"Unfortunately, the Whitsler Hotel's largest room was only available to special guests." Mitchell Cook didn't mind if the largest private rooms remained empty most of the time. It was more important to have them available for his wealthiest clients. Since the staff hadn't been alerted by Cook that there would be a VIP group this evening, they assumed that this bunch of students didn't have the proper reservation."What kind of rule is that? I don't have a membership card, and I'm not from around here. All we need is a room. I don't care how much it costs. I'm willing to cover it." Mike said confidently."I'm sorry, sir. Without a VIP membership card, we won't be able to open the room for you." The concierge replied firmly. "Then can I apply for a membership card right now?" Mike asked. You could tell he was extremely disappointed to see his plans fall apart like this."I'm sorry, sir. Our largest private room is only available for our most exclusive members. Als
"Please, just say it. You won't hurt my feelings." Kevin exclaimed as he watched the road. "Just look at what happened in the parking lot. Your classmates were all looking down on you because they thought you didn't have a car. It seems that you invite this kind of ridicule, “she said bluntly."If you're too embarrassed to take anything from your wife, then you really should jump at this opportunity." Professor Murdock told him earnestly. "The School for the Healing Arts is the greatest opportunity in your life. Just work hard and focus. If you have any questions, you can always come to me. This is your chance to make a name for yourself.""I understand what you're saying, Professor. I'll definitely work harder from now on," he replied. Kevin stopped at a crosswalk and said to her very sincerely, "But could you please give me my phone back first? I promise I won't take it out during class."“Haven’t you been listening to me?" she snapped at him
"Mike's absolutely right," Lionel agreed. Kevin, "Professor Murdock really took it easy on you today. That's why you're being allowed to come along to tonight's dinner. Don't put any of your classmates in an embarrassing position. Just take a taxi. If you don't have enough money on you for a cab or to call for a ride on your own, I'll give you a few bucks to cover you. How about $20?" Then he pulled some cash out of his pocket and offered it to Kevin.Everyone around them laughed when they saw him do this. They really thought Kevin was pathetic. Kevin frowned as he looked at the money in Lionel's hand. He wondered what the heck was wrong with these guys. "Aren't you overwhelmed by my generosity?" Lionel grinned as he patted Kevin on the shoulder. "There's no need to thank me. After all, we're classmates.""Did I tell you I needed a ride? “Kevin replied very coolly. "What do you mean? Don't tell me you drove here." Mike sneered."You really drove here, Kevin? Quick, show everyone what