Kevin had a mocking look on his face.He said firmly,“He seemed very early, don’t worry about him now. Please contact the Jones family directly. Let them know that, since they have ignored my previous instructions, our agreement with them will be void if they send him here again. If they want to continue to work with us, then they must ensure that all cooperate matters will be handled by Lily and Lily alone, otherwise we have nothing to talk about.”Kevin felt a headache so he closed his eyes and slept back on the sofa.He gentle rubbed the space between his eyebrows.Miss. Johnson nodded,“Sir Drake Jones will have to leave for good if the Jones family still want the agreement to be valid?”“Yes!”Drake sat for a long time in the first floor waiting room.Just as he was getting impatient and was about to go to the front desk for an update, he received a call from Grandma Jones asking him to head home.When he hung up the phone, Drake had a puzzled look on his face.His grandmother
Lily decided to question Kevin instead of thinking about the Williams Media partnership.“Where did you go last night?”When Kevin didn’t come home last night, she felt more uneasy.She had so many questions to ask him about yesterday but he never came home from the banquet.“I was chatting with an old friend. It was too late and I had too much to drink so I just slept there.”“Old friend? Is Mr. Collins from the Whitefield hotel your old friend?”Lily put down the glass and looked at Kevin.“That’s right.”Kevin didn’t want to hide more things from his wife so he just decided to say the truth.Lily was a little bit disappointed to hear his answer.After thinking for few seconds, she sighed.Leaning back on the sofa, she said“I don’t know how you are such good friends with Mr. Collins. Seeing how you were chatting with him last night, I guess I will just have to believe you.”Lily was still wondering on how Kevin happened to know Mr. Collins so well.After expressing her doubts to he
The next morning…Lily got up early and left work.Immediately Kevin saw that Lily had left, he also left for his office at Williams Media.“This is the life!”He said to himself.Kevin really liked being a CEO.Since Miss. Johnson was such an organized chief of staff, all Kevin had to do was to read a little and sign contracts.Miss. Johnson knocked on the door and walked in,“Mr. President, the Jones family has sent someone over to discuss the arrangement with us. It’s a woman named Matilda Jones.”Kevin thought to himself that the pink suit Miss. Johnson was wearing added a new splash of color. It contrasted the odd colors that surrounded his office.Kevin took a sip of his coffee and answered dryly,“Please ask her to leave.”Grandma Jones really was an interesting character, he had clearly told her to send Lily but instead he had sent Matilda to discuss their partnership.What was that all about?Like Drake, Matilda was also one of the favorites in the Jones family and she defin
CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHTCollins answered the call with an abrupt,“Yeah!”As the call went on, his expression got more and more serious.After finishing the call, Collins gave Kevin an apologetic look,“My friend, I’m afraid you’ll have to finish this meal by yourself. I have some urgent business to take care of. Please accept this, consider it an early birthday present.”Kevin smiled and nodded,“I got it, mate. Now hurry up and do what you got to do!”He paused and added,“Thank you for the gift.”“Ok. Let’s get together another day when I’m not so busy.”Then Collins headed out.Kevin looked at the little box on the table and shook his head.He picked it up and put it in his pocket“Sometimes, I just can’t figure that guy out.”He thought.Then, he turned his attention to the delicious meal that was in front of him.Since he was now eating alone, he didn’t have to watch his manners.After Kevin finished lunch, he checked in with his office but they didn’t have any work piled up for hi
CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE“You should have learned by now… don’t make random excuses. We need your help around the house and that includes cooking meals”Lily said seriously.She took out the clothes that she had just bought one by one while Kevin helped her hang them on the closet.Kevin didn’t offer her any more explanations.He just nodded and replied, “Ok.”Lily was satisfied that they had settled the matter so she brought up the latest news on her grandma.“It’s grandma Jones’s birthday the day after tomorrow so you have two days to try and find something nice and nothing cheap or tacky. Please don’t embarrass me in front of my family again.”When Lily told him this, Kevin remembered that he and Grandma Jones shared the same birthday. But usually, everybody spend so much time with grandma that they forget about him so he wasn’t in so much mood to celebrate.Over the past two years, every time Grandma Jones had a birthday party, Kevin would just believe that the celebration was also for
They saw Blakely walk in wearing a navy blue suit and shining black shoe, holding a small gift bag in his hand.He had spent his last fortune on this gift, his clothes and shoes just to make a good impression on Grandma Jones.He knew that he had to succeed today or he’d be ruined.Blakely walked confidently unto Grandma Jones and gave her the gift he bought for her placing a kiss on her cheeks,“Happy birthday, Grandma Jones. I wish you health, wealth and happiness. I’m sorry that I’m a little late, the express way was backed up with traffic. Please forgive me.”Grandma Jones knew that Blakely had always been interested in Lily.If only she had met him first few years before he met Kevin.“Oh! I understand… I know you have a busy schedule and it’s very considerate of you to come to my birthday party.”Blakely smiled and looked towards Lily,“Actually, I’m not just here for your birthday. There’s something else.”He paused for a moment,“Grandma Jones, I want to ask for your blessings
CHAPTER THIRTY-ONEEveryone stood there and shot glances.As Kevin walked through the door, Drake shouted“Stop him! Don’t let him leave!”But no one moved.They all wanted Kevin to leave and for this horrible scene to be over.Drake saw that no one was helping and ran over to grab Kevin by the shoulder.“Didn’t you hear what I just said? You can’t leave!”Right there, a white van stopped abruptly right in front of the restaurant’s entrance.Then, multiple powerfully built men jumped out of the van holding baseball bats in their hands.It looked like the party was about to get even worse.Drake was relieved to see his friends who came with his top bodyguards.“Lorenzo! Thanks for getting here so fast.”Lorenzo gave Drake a slight nod,“What’s going on Drake?”He pointed at Kevin and said, “Lorenzo, this is the piece of crap I told you about.”One of the Jones family members recognized Drake’s friend. “Lorenzo? That’s one of the toughest criminals in the city!”“Wow!” Someone else said
Drake was impatient and wanted to take a swing at Kevin again.But just before his fist came in contact with Kevin’s face, Lorenzo grabbed Drake and threw him to the ground.Then he picked him up by his tie and slapped him in the face.“What kind of mess have you gotten me into?”Lorenzo kept cursing while he slapped Drake over and over.“But Lorenzo, what did I do wrong?”Drake asked holding back the pain.“You really screwed up this time.” Lorenzo spat on the floorThen he turned to the men who came with him, “Finish him off!”The men came to Drake and dragged him out of the restaurant.Grandma Jones was perplexed to see that was happening to her favorite grandson.She looked over the other family members for helpA few of them started to move hesitantly to Drake, they weren’t sure what they could do but they knew they just had to obey grandma Jones.But, they stopped dead in their tracks when they saw Lorenzo pull out a knife out of his jacket and say,“If any one tries to help him
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