Chapter 4
A brief silence engulfed the whole atmosphere with all gazes focused on Avon. He had just spoke as if he had some power.Many directed gazes on him speaks about how worthless he is, “And who do you think you’re? The worthless retired soldier against the Wilsons?” Vance let out sarcastically, accompanying his words with a chuckle.Avon simply rolled his eyes, “Watch it get done tomorrow.” He affirmed once more, taking the hands of Lorraine they both head out of the villa.After leaving the Hales’s villa.Lorraine was still in tears. “Avon, I’m so sorry. I couldn’t even defend our marriage, I’m so sorry.” She cried out the more.Avon took her hand. “It’s alright pretty one. I don’t want your pretty face getting stained darling. All I have to do is get the Wilson’s to be on your side, and your family will have no choice but to acknowledge me as their son-in-law. They won’t have a choice but to give our marriage a chance.“It’s the Wilsons we’re talking about Avon. Don’t you know who they are?” Lorraine said worriedly.Born and bred in EastHill, she knew all there’s to know about the Wilsons. And so does Avon, his family was once in business with theirs.The Wilsons are one of the Great Five. They’re one of the core leaders heading the most successful conglomerate company in EastHill.Originally the company was founded by the Barksdale, but after the family died mysteriously, the Wilsons took the position of the Head CEO of the company.Caston Group was an conglomerate company, having broke into the successful market recently. The Great Five basically monopolized Caston Group’s order.Avon only smiled at Lorraine, “You shouldn’t worry pretty one, one or the other I’ll get it figured out.”At that moment Lorraine suddenly thought of something saying, “Oh yeah, I know just how this can be solved. An old classmate of mine is married to one of the Wilsons. In fact, she’s married to the ones that head the family. I will try and get in touch with her. She might be able to get you a meeting with the Heads where we both would seek for there forgiveness.”“Okay.”Holding each other’s hands, they both walked approaching Lorraine’s home.Lorraine’s house and the Hales’s villa were located in the same residential area. Where the headquarters of the Hales was the villa. Lorraine’s abode was in high-rise building.The two of them took a leisurely stroll back. Charlotte in the other hand had arrived ahead of them, and seeing the both of them about entering, she refuse to let Avon inside with her daughter.Avon simply shrugged. There was nothing he could do. “I’ll go home then, bye Lorraine.”Lorraine knew there’s nothing she could do or say also, she had no choice either, so she simply nodded a response.The priority now was to get the Wilsons on their side. That way, the Hales would have no choice but to accept Avon as part of the family.After settling down at her home, Lorraine immediately picked up her phone getting in touch with her classmate whom she had not spoken to for many years. She was the only friend she had back in high school.On the other hand, Avon returned to the Noble House, situated in the area where the most luxurious villas of EastHill were.He sat down on the couch and lit a cigarette awaiting his personal assistant. Just then the assistant walked in, dressed in a corporate dapper suit.“You call for me, General.”“Yes, and I think it’s time everyone knows who the Dragon General is. Prepare a party to be hold tomorrow night, in the name that the Dragon General is holding the party and finally back to EastHill. I also want you to bring me the Head of the Wilsons.”“Yes, General. I also have news about your family’s murderer.” He said back to him.“That can wait till tomorrow is done, get what I ask you to get done, done right now.”“Yes, General.” He bowed before walking away from him.At the Hales’ Household.At the foyer, everyone was seated discussing minor steps on how to expand their company, and how to get the Great Five to notice them or work with them.Then Vance who wasn’t among them suddenly rushed in, “Have you guys heard?” He said breathlessly, taking deep breaths to calm himself down.“Heard what?” Came out Charlotte confusingly,“What did you heard?” Royce also asked.“Talk now.” Lennox ordered.“The Dragon General is holding a party tomorrow night, which means he’s back. And I also heard he’s inviting all the elites and rich families to the party. Which means if we could get an invitation, it’s a marvelous opportunity for our family to get into the upper class.” Vance said, his gaze focused on Lennox.Everyone was silent and trying to believe the news he just gave, everybody knows the Dragon General is coming back but not this soon, and he wouldn’t throw a party on his arrival so why suddenly.“How sure are you?” Royce asked, squinting his eyes at him.“As sure as you would be if you pick up your phone and check the internet.” Vance responded.“If he’s indeed holding a party, how are we going to get an invitation then?” Charlotte said from where she’s seated.“Yes I mean not like we know anyone who knows the Dragon General.” Oscar said also.“Isn’t Lorraine’s wretched husband a retired soldier, shouldn’t he at least know who the Dragon General or someone who knows him and see if he can get us an invitation.” Vance spoke up, diverting all attention to Lorraine at where she was silently seated watching things unfold.“That Avon or whatever he calls himself can’t help us, we need to find another way of securing an invitation to that party. The Great Five would be present, we mustn’t miss this chance. This might be our only chance.” Lennox said finally.“Vance, you brought the news, you would need to find someone who knows the Dragon General and see how we can connect and get an invitation.”“In fact everyone is expected to find us a way to get an invitation to that party.” Lennox addressed firmly.“Grandfather!!!!!” A beautiful curly haired girl approaching her late-twenties jumped forward engaging in a hug with Lennox. She just arrived.Lennox’s eyes sparked up wrapping his arm around her. At the same living room was a handsome fat man who came in just now with the beautiful girl. He was her husband.And she was the first granddaughter of Lennox, she was a member of the family before she got married to Sean Parker. A rich and prestigious family, she was married to the son born into one the Great Five.After separating from Lennox, her eyes went around the living room before she asked, “Why is everyone this serious? What’s going on?”“Didn’t you heard that Dragon General is back and he’s throwing a party. We’re discussing on how to get an invitation. Do you know anyone we can contact or anybody who knows the General? We need the invitation as it would be of future help to this family and our business, going to that party we would finally be considered an upper class, and we would get the chance to meet with the Great Five.” Oscar filled his younger niece on what she had missed.Then she bursted out laughing at them, “Was this why you people are looking this gloomy?” She asked laughingly his finger pointing around all of them.“Oh the look just doesn’t suit you Oscar,” she snickered at him.“And you Char, even if an invitation is gotten for you people, you wouldn’t be going so don’t stress your wrinkled facial.” She made another jeered statement at Charlotte.“Oh sweet Royce, I wonder who’s gonna give you an invitation.” She pouted her lips at him before laughing at him again.“And you Vance, let just say that it’s your ear that heard of it, but your feet won’t step into it.”Then she stopped flipping her hair backwards with pride, “Well my husband here,” she walked over to where he was, flinging her arms around him.“He had gotten the both of us an invitation to the party already, I would have tag along with one of you, but as you can see I already have a plus one.” She rolled her eyes placing a peck on his cheek.“Really?”“He has?”“How?”“Are you joking or for real?”“She must be lying.”“I don’t believe her.”“What proof do you have?”Everybody except Lorraine and Lennox began questioning Abigail unbelievably that she and her husband had actually gotten an invite to the party.“Wow I can’t believe you guys got an invite.” Charlotte covered her mouth with her palms expressing her shocked feelings.“You’re so lucky..”They kept throwing flattering words out to Abigail, why she smiled feeling proud of herself and everything.Her eyes went around the room again to see a much more beautiful girl seated on the couch with her hands placed upright on the chair’s arm and her face placed on her palm in a deep thought. That was Lorraine.Who was that? She wondered as she left her husband approaching her. She heard about the news about Lorraine’s new looks; how she had become an angel over the space of three days, also the trouble she got them in. That was the main reason why she visited, to see her cousin’s new appearance.“Lorraine?!” She called, her tone filled with disbelief.“Is this you?” She asked, her expression surfacing in disgust and hatred. She has always hated Lorraine for no reason.She always believe she’s more beautiful and likely the most beautiful girl in EastHill, that was why she was so happy when her face got disfigured and all. She in fact, did the most in disfiguring her face. She’s now for sure the most beautiful girl in the family, and perhaps the whole of EastHill.“I heard what you did, is it true you slapped one of the Wilsons because he asked for a night stand?” She’s now standing in front of her with her arms crossed and placed on her chest, looking down on her with utmost aversion.“Yes,” Lorraine replied mildly, not sparing her a glance and just staring into the space of nothing.“Just yes?” She asked back, “Did you know the consequences of what you did?” She scoffed rolling her eyes dramatically at her.Just then Avon walked in, he was here to let them know that the Wilsons won’t be pressing charges or try to bother them anymore, more that they would actually grant them a chance to work with them; to give their business a chance to work with theirs.When he witnessed his wife getting yelled at and getting mocked by the pretty lady standing in front of her.“Can’t you talk? Just because you’re now pretty doesn’t mean you worth anything, a rich family like that is asking for you to open your legs not marry him, and you refuse. What a shame! If anything happens to this family because of you, I will make sure to bring you down and cut you to pieces.” She yelled out angrily at her.Lorraine said nothing and just manage to held the tears that was threatening to spill down her face inside.“I would have beg my husband to also get you guys an invitation, but just seeing her face in this family makes me angry. If you want an invitation to the party, I suggest you chase her away now!”Avon from where he stood bursted out laughing, an invitation to his very own party? Well no one knew he’s the Dragon General.All gazes were directed to him, “Aren’t you the worthless husband she got married to?” Abigail moved away from Lorraine, taking slow steps towards Avon.“I will get everyone in this family the invitation to the party, so stop mocking or verbally assaulting my wife.” Avon stated in a firm tone.To his face everyone began laughing at him.“And who are you to get that for us?” Vance said laughingly.“A spineless human making mouth I guess,” Charlotte answered for him as she also laughed out loud.“Is this how you intend to solve all our problem? You must be very crazy then. You haven’t gotten the Wilsons on our side yet, talkless of you getting an invitation to the mighty Dragon General’s party.”Chapter 5 “Oh no everyone, he is a retired soldier. He might perhaps know the cleaner working for the Dragon General, so maybe the connection can help in his dreams.”“I bet the cleaner doesn’t even wanna associate with him because he’s of no benefit at all.” “Problem solver should probably solve his own problems first.”They kept taunting him with mockery words. Avon knew who they saw him as, he knew how worthless of him they think. So he said nothing in defense of their jeers, and walked out of there in silence. Getting outside he brought out his phone calling his assistant. The latter picked on the first ring of the call. “Hello, General.” “I want you to send invitations to the Hales’s family for the party right now.” He said to him on the phone. “Noted, General.” And then the line went dead, Avon smirked at no one but himself before turning back and walking inside.Inside the villa. “So back to you Lorraine, before your useless husband interrupted me with his filthy laugh
Chapter 6 The Hales were thrown into shock, surprise at what just unfolded. Murmurs were the first to seeped into the atmosphere, engulfing everyone as Lennox picked the envelope and verified it was truly invitations to the party. Not one but many invitations, and that means everyone in the family gets to go to the party. This is a dream come true for them. Going to that party would upgrade their status in the city, they won’t be seen as a second-class any more, instead as one of the elite rich families in EastHill, they would have the opportunity to blend and make a future in that party; aside the other rich families that are coming to the party, there main target was the Great Five. Getting into business with them is all they ever craved and wanted, and this party might just be the ticket to that happening. Everyone gaped surprisingly at Avon, everyone of them too seeming speechless and unable to say a word, and that also include Abigail and her husband who were just bargaini
Chapter 7 Avon got home at the urgent request of his personal assistant, he had said to him on the phone that he had an urgent important information to share with him. Stepping out of his SUV he marched inside his Villa, going straight to his office and sitting down on his chair as he awaited for the arrival of the one that wanted him to be back. He saw his house in chatter, and total disarray, with workers trooping everywhere and placing things in order. The party he was having was in arrangement. “Boss.” A voice called, entering the office where Avon was at. Avon raised up his bent head, acknowledging his personal assistant who had just come in. “Yes, tell me what was so urgent I had to leave where I was?” He asked, impatient evident in his voice as he gazed intently at him. “Well I have found the murderer of your family,” he began, stopping his words and starring at the General with the look of permission to continue. “Continue.” Avon stated, getting his message from his ey
Chapter 8 At the Hales’s household was the entire Hales family gathered at the living room engaged in a discussion about the party they were all attending. Mainly talking about how they would have the Great Five Families notice them and initiate a contract or any discussion that leads to a deal with them. “Royce you go for the Wades, Oscar you go for the Jones, Vance you’re for the Wilsons, Charlotte you can go with the Stones. We already have the Parkers with us.” Lennox sat there on his private chair, assigning everyone to what they’re to do during the party, who to talk to and how to develop an interesting conversation. “About the Parkers, my husband and I have discussed something and we would like to tell you all about it.” Abigail announced suddenly from where she’s sat with her husband, her hands all over him and a dirty smirk playing on her lips. “What about them?” Vance questioned his niece sudden announcement. “Well me and my husband have decided to pull back the deal
Chapter 9 Abigail Hales Parker, a twenty five years old lady married to the first born of the Parkers; A well known and respected family, belonging to one of the Great Five Families in EastHill. She’s an arrogant lady with rude manners and foolish in nature. Disrespectful and likely termed mannerless. Most people refer her to the ‘Beauty without manners’. She’s a very pretty lady that indeed lacks manners. Abigail wasn’t like that growing up, the attitude and arrogance started when everyone started hating on Lorraine and marked her as a subject of bully. She became everyone’s favorite, even the uncle that wanted to hit her right now was among those that pampered her while growing up. Abigail wasn’t taught any manners, she’s made to believe that she can have anything she wants, and she can do anything she wants to anybody. Her grandfather gave her more audacity, always supporting her when she’s suppose to be corrected, always defending her where she’s supposed to be shamed
Chapter 10 “You all are horrible, Abigail is no better than any of you. If speaking even, she learns from the best.” Lorraine had voiced out in anger, the least her family could do is just give her husband a chance. A chance to prove himself different, a chance to prove them wrong. That’s all she asked for, all she truly needed from them to give to her and her husband. But why wouldn’t they do that, why would they keep degrading him at any given moment? Can’t they look at the positive side of things? Is it that hard for them to do. “Lorraine-““No! Not a word from any of you. Not a single word.” Her index shot up, cutting the words that were too come out of Charlotte’s mouth short. She lowered her eyes in anger, traveling round the room with hate and disdain emitting strongly from her gaze.“This same man treated my face, made me look this beautiful, when it was you all that originally invented that ugly look. Or have you all forgotten all the horrible things you all did to me? T
Chapter 11 Decorative lights and illuminants lit up the extravagant mansion of the Dragon’s General. The hall was crowded with high class citizens of EastHill conversing with one another in such a classy manner. Waiters walked around with trays filled with glasses of champagne, whiskey, red wine, or expensive sort of drinks. Maids are also on standby, Incase the guests needed their help or their attention. Everything was neatly set and stunningly in order. The party was going smoothly. At different corners was the Hales family distributed and discussing with a member of the Great Five Families. “I heard your daughter, Lorraine is now the most prettiest lady in EastHill?” A woman had asked Charlotte, a woman from the Stones Clan. “Yes,” Charlotte responded in a mild tone. Not really sure why she was asking, she had talked about her family getting in deal with theirs, so she’s quite befuddled on why she’s asking about her daughter, or the kind of answer she’s about to give to he
Chapter 12 Back at the party. Just outside the villa. A taxi cab drove in the compound parking at a central spot for his passenger to get down, the door opened with a beautiful girl clad in a dimly bright crystal gown that had a tiny strap hanging around its shoulder, the length of the gown flowing downward to wiping the floor behind her body, with her feet stick perfectly into a golden mid-high heels. Up her left thigh was a slit running down from there, and held in her palm and clinging to her thigh was a small golden purse as well. It was Lorraine, looking radiant as ever as she walked steadily to the entrance of Avon’s villa. Her hair was up in a messy bun, with a nude light makeup smeared on her face, her lips were clothed in a pink glossy lipstick bringing out more of her heart shaped lips. She truly rocked the whole being beautiful with her majestic appearance. She stood still in silence, her lips hung slightly downwards as she stared at the mansion in front of her. She t