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
CHAPTER SEVENTEENThe room was silent as everyone eagerly waited to see who Lily was going call.The call was answered quickly and Lily saw Ivy staring at her very intently and decided to put the call on speaker.Martha was close enough to see Blakely’s name on the screen and couldn’t hide her displeasure.She glanced at Kevin’s direction,“So it was Blakely who gave Lily the necklace.”Martha couldn’t imagine what would happen if Kevin should find out about this.She hoped that he and Lily wouldn’t argue over it especially here at the banquet.It would definitely be awkward for everyone.Blakely was sitting alone at a road-side café drinking a beer when his phone rang.Someone from the Williams family had recently told him to keep his distance from them because he had offended one of them.His finances were suddenly in jeopardy and the tech problem of the company was discovered.He lost everything, practically overnight.Up until now, Blakely hasn’t figured out who it was that he had
Lily was not comfortable going up to the stage so she just decided to stand by her seat, looking slightly uncomfortable.“Actually, it was nothing at all… when I went over that day, I didn’t get to see the president of Williams Media. It was his secretary who brought me the contract and asked me to sign it.”Everyone was astonished to hear this,“What!? They signed a contract right away?”Someone else said,“So just like Drake, she didn’t get to see the new CEO of Williams Media either.”Another one added,“I thought she was very capable. Painfully, she was just lucky cause she went there when the new CEO of Williams Media was in a good mood and that’s why she got the contract.”Drake who was sitting beside Grandma Jones couldn’t help but sneer when he heard the comments from the crowd.He turned his head to see Grandma Jones reaction but he was already coming up with an idea to get even with Lily for making him look badDrake spoke up loudly so that everyone in the room could hear,“
When Ivy saw Drake’s sapphire card, she couldn’t but look at him differently.Although she was the most prominent member of the Anderson family, she only had about two million in the bank.That’s why she has Deluxe bank gold card which was one grade lower than Drake’s.Although she had previously said that she could double the price to buy her own Dream Lover necklace, she was secretly going to ask her father to pay for it.Seeing Ivy gaze on him even made Drake more excitedHe went on and said,“You can do whatever you want! I’ll pay for everyone tonight. However, that table isn’t included.”The table Drake pointed at was the table Kevin was sitting. Because Kevin hadn’t fully been accepted by the Jones family, very few people were willing to sit at the same table as him.The people who chose to sit with him weren’t as wealthy or popular as the rest of the guest.Drake simply didn’t care if he offended them.He continued to push Kevin’s buttons,“Kevin! Do you have any money? Don’t t
CHAPTER TWENTYCold sweats were streaming down Drake’s face.He stepped forward and summoned every courage in him to respond,“We will not go back on our word. We will pay for it.”As he spoke he gave a pleading look towards his grandmother.There is no way he could find four hundred thousand dollars this evening so he unconsciously took a step towards grandma Jones like he little poor puppy.Grandma Jones forced a smile and said to Mr. Collins,“It was our fault tonight. Mr. Collins please don’t hold it against us and don’t worry, we’ll get you the money right away.”After saying that, she turned to the Jones family member who were in the banquet hall,“We can’t let Drake pay all the expenses tonight. Each of you should contribute five thousand dollars, the rest of the money will be paid by Drake and me.”Everyone nodded in agreement.They had no choice but they wanted to look like they were okay with it.However, two of them couldn’t hide their concerned and had very embarrassed exp
Collins remembered all the good things Kevin had done for him in the past and said,“It’s hard to change old habits, boss… ehrm, I mean Kevin”You could hear everyone’s heave sigh of relief.They didn’t understand why Collins would call Kevin bossStill, everyone wondered on how Kevin and Mr. Collins knew each other.Kevin asked his friend,“If you could just ask the waiter confirm the price of my table, I could give you my card to pay.”With a big smile, Collins shook his head replied,“Your money is no good here. Put your card away.”He was going to give Kevin his meal for free.Then he told the hotel manager that Kevin’s meal would be free even in the future.Kevin was stunned and he opened his mouth to speak but Collins immediately understood and quickly changed his offer.“How about I give you a discount? A fifty percent discount!”He turned to the hotel manager and said,“Please go ahead with Mr. Williams bill and bring it back to me.”The hotel manager quickly nodded,“Right aw
Kevin raised his eyebrows when he remembered Eliana WhitesWhat a nice surprise!He was very happy that she was doing well too.Kevin met Eliana when he lost his briefcase in a wine shop.She was working in the shop and noticed that he’d left it behind.When she went outside with the briefcase, Kevin had just gotten into his car and left.Eliana ran after him for three blocks and tried to catch up with him.When Kevin finally remembered that he forgot his briefcase, he made a U-turn and saw her standing there, out of breath holding his briefcase in her hands.Kevin found out that Eliana wanted to start her own business so he formed a partnership with her.He also gave her a hundred thousand dollars just like he gave Collins.He didn’t really expect Eliana to be so sharp at running a businessWhat he was sure of was that she was honest and hardworking.After all, she had chased him for three blocks to return his briefcase.In just a few short years, she actually built the West Veridoni