“That is not going to work. It is absolutely non negotiable, daughter!” Swan refuted and was interrupted by a whooping cough.
Susan had visited him in his sick bed to brief him about Jamole’s intention to disguise as a janitor at the office and his quest for a quite wedding.
“Go and tell your fiancée that I, Swan Pablo will not be a party to such awkward intention. He is serving as the heir to our empire because we are not healthy. You have to make him understand what position he holds. Doesn’t he know that he stands to inherit my wealth when I am gone?”
“I have made him understand, father,” Susan replied and was pushed in the wheel chair by one of the securities. She rode closer to have a tête-à-tête with her father. “I don’t know what he is up to, father.”
Swan Pablo averted his gaze to the wall, feeling hurt about Jamole’s sudden decision to disguise as a janitor and to go for a quiet wedding.
Swan returned his gaze on her. “He is not going to disguise and your wedding will be loud and breath-taking. Does he realize who I am in Antipolo? My friends and associates have waited with bated breath the day you will get a suitor. And now you have a suitor, your fiancée is opting for a quiet wedding.” Swan shook his head in disapproval.
Susan lowered her gaze and she was overshadowed by her father’s reaction to what Jamole perceived as his mode of operation.
“I have nagged about his decision and refuted him but he wouldn’t listen. Jamole is still hell-bent on disguising as a janitor at the office and making sure we have a quite wedding.”
Swan Pablo raised a knitted brow. “Where the hell did you pick that boy from? Who the hell is he? I am quite sure he is the son of a pauper who knows nothing about being the son-in-law and heir to Swan Pablo.”
There was a hush silence over them. Meanwhile Susan had been deliberating on the lies to tell. She knew her father would go haywire if he should know that Jamole was the son of a pauper who had never tasted wealth.
“Father,” she called calmly, “My fiancée is from a wealthy home. His late father was an industrialist from Brisbane. He has tasted real wealth and would never compromise the trust we bestowed upon him.”
Susan held a huge grin; she knew the lies she just told could jeopardize the trust her father had in her, but for the sake of holding Jamole in high esteem, she had to lie.
Swan sighed. “I see, so is that the reason your Jamole chooses to disguise as a janitor, not even a secretary?” he queried and stared at her suspiciously. “Something must be fishy. Your fiancée is up to something.”
Susan wasn’t quite sure but she shook her head.
With his finger clicking, Swan gestured at his security and the huge figure came forth.
“Call me the heir, now” Swan ordered and the security left immediately after bowing.
Susan rolled her eyes nervously and wished she could go to Jamole early enough and brief him about the lies she just told for his sake, so that he could know what to reply her father.
Led by the security, Jamole walked into the room, looking all cute in the tuxedo and exquisite oxfords that grazed his feet. Upon seeing the sour look on the face of Susan and the thunderous gaze of Swan he perceived trouble.
“You sent for me, my father-in-law,” said Jamole after bowing.
“You never told me you were from a rich family. My daughter just told me your late father was an affluent industrialist in Brisbane,” Swan sounded, all smiles, very much conscious of the fact that Jamole was from a rich home.
But Jamole wasn’t from a rich home. He had never been rich; even right about now he was shocked to hear it from Swan. He dragged a frown and cast a quick gaze at Susan who winked to let him know she told the lie for his sake.
“Yes father-in-law. My late father was a respectable industrialist, whom I am still proud of till death. He taught me all I needed to know in the business sector.”
“Perhaps he also taught you to disguise as a janitor when you should be the heir, huh?” Swan asked and still argued within himself if Jamole was going to create an unforgettable impact in the Swan Real Estate.
Jamole winked in anxiety and would have to convince Swan in any possible way because not even Swan would stop him from avenging Stella and Roger.
“Sir I have my reasons for disguising as a janitor. It won’t stop me from leading the Swan Real Estate. I have huge plans for Swan Real Estate and I promise you in the shortest time you will see my impact. Besides, disguising will help me identify loyal staffers from the rebellious ones, don’t you think so.”
Swan cast a grimaced face at Jamole and then Susan. “What about the quiet wedding you made mention of? It took my daughter five years to find true love. I should be celebrating in a rare, magnifying way and not a quiet wedding. Are you still not proud of my daughter because she is a cripple?”
Jamole bowed. “`No, my father-in-law. I really dote on your daughter. Didn’t I propose marriage to her even when she disguised as a cripple beggar at the pedestrian bridge? I believe I am fated to marry your daughter. As for the wedding I want it to be a quiet wedding without any guest. It is still part of my intention of leading effectively as the heir to the prestigious Swan Real Estate.”
“You are very mysterious young man,” Swan said and gestured at his security that fetched him a flute of wine. “I will let you have your way and if I don’t see any meaningful impact from you, you will cease to be my heir. Don’t forget Swan Real Estate is worth two billion dollars.” He gestured at his security as he came forth with a car key. “Hand it over to him.”
The security did.
“That is the key to a brand new Lamborghini which is your official car.
Jamole shook his head in disapproval. “A janitor cannot own such expensive car. I will go for a scooter instead.”
“A bike?” Susan and her father exclaimed in tandem.
Jamole shook his head in confirmation; his vengeance was brewing.
“Yes a bike,” he replied, “My father-in-law, about my impact I promise to increase the net worth of Swan Real Estate to ten billion dollars.”
Something was about to happen…
The next day Jamole rode on a scooter to the Swan Real Estate complex. As usual the rush hour on Monday morning couldn’t let him go into the sky scraper which had SWAN REAL ESTATE GROUP written on it.Jamole sucked a deep breath upon seeing the splendor of Swan Real Estate. Indeed Swan Pablo was the richest tycoon in Antipolo and he was fortunate to serve as his heir.“I can’t believe I own all of this now and these busy staff are under my control. What a life,” he said in his mind as he gazed upon the towering sky scraper.Jamole could see the tons of staff that rushed into the elevator to sign into their offices and get down to work. He was having handy a brown envelop which had his application letter for the post of a janitor he was applying for.When he saw two young men in blue jumpsuit and Swan Janitor written on their back, he knew those were the people he would work with, while he carried out his vengeance.“Hey, hey,” Jamole called on the janitors who were about to get down to
Roger burst into a maddening laughter and almost choked on it. “Come on darling you should have given the pig an opportunity to be one of our janitors. I think we would need him for our dirty toilets.”They burst into a huge laughter again and stamped a peck on each other’s cheeks.Jamole snorted, breathed uneasily and lowered his gaze. The table had turned now so he wasn’t going to cry like he used to. Right now he was very much aware of the fact that he was the heir to Swan Real Estate and Stella and Roger were his staff now.“Would they ever believe it that they were answerable to me now? Would they believe that the same dirty-looking fellow standing before them has been given the supreme power to pilot this two billion dollars worth of company?” he said in his mind.Jamole protested. “You shouldn’t have done that. You should have handed to me my envelope the same way I handed it to you. I have come to make money and not to make troubles…”He was left gaping when Stella interrupted
“Whatever job he came for is granted,” Susan said.“What!” Stella and Roger exclaimed in tandem.Roger was infuriated but Stella was more infuriated. When they got back to their office it was nagging all through the day.“Dear can you imagine what our boss just did out there, she just employed my ex-husband as our janitor. Light and darkness have nothing in common. He is darkness and I am light. He should just give way. I don’t want him closer to me.” Stella fumed, her face crimson, and she paced up and down the office, her arms on the waist.Roger sighed and forced a smile. “You don’t have to get walked up, my dear. Since Susan Pablo has decided to employ your ex-husband, we are going to rubbish him until he finds Swan Real Estate unfavorable.”Stella tossed her head in irritation. “Do you think we can ever make this company uncomfortable for that dirty man, huh? Not only is he comfortable with poverty, also nothing seems to shame him. Come on, how can I be sharing roof with my ex-hus
“This is unbelievable,” Susan remarked as she flipped through the documents which Jamole presented, “When did you discover this?” she queried and slammed the documents on the desk.Jamole’s eyes lit with indignation and chin pulled down with smile. “Yesterday while I was dusting the window pane at the penthouse I overheard him discuss over the phone about the sales of the land which he plans not to remit to Susan.Susan scowled her face. “This is ridiculous. I wonder how long he has been doing this fraud behind us. Roger James is as old as this company. When my father founded Swan Real Estate, Roger was the first staff he employed…” suddenly she broke down in tears.Jamole drifted to her side and rubbed her on the shoulders, “Be of good cheer, sweetie. Perk up dear. You don’t have to cry especially now I am involved.” He squatted to her. “You see this is the reason I decided to disguise as a janitor. If I reveal my true identity now they will withdraw their arsenal and even elope out o
Jamole was in the dress room at the office, getting ready to carry out his duty when the door creaked . Through the mirror in front he could see it was Andre.“You know you don’t belong here,” Andre said, pulling out his sneakers and T-shirt from a bag. “Rich kids like us who have earned enough money from our hustle belong here. Swan Real Estate is not for failures and paupers like you.”Jamole breathed uneasily, dimmed his eyes at him and continued with what he was doing. There was no need revealing to this hater his true identity. But for sure he owed Andre a dose of his vengeance and as for the day he would reveal his true identity to him, he couldn’t just wait for it.Once Jamole turned around to reply him, a pair of sneakers was hurled at him. Jamole lowered his gaze into his arms. The sneakers almost hit him in the eyes but luckily enough they hit his nose.“Pig!” Andre cursed and chuckled in mockery. “You have the nerves to talk back at me, huh? How much do you have, dirty Munic
“Welcome boss!”“Welcome boss!”The securities scattered all over the terraced villa greeted Susan Pablo once the door to her Ferrari opened. And as usual they helped her into her wheel chair.All the while Jamole was peeping at her from their bedroom. He had told her the other day he had taken upon himself the responsibility of putting her in the wheelchair and riding her around. “The securities shouldn’t be doing my job,” Jamole had told his wife.But right about now he couldn’t go out to do what he had promised her a few days ago; he had bled profusely through his nose and jade had really been helpful by giving him first aid before rushing him to the hospital.He wanted to stay out of sight until his broken nose healed.But right now he had business to discuss with her. He didn’t want to get his wife upset by revealing to her that that Andre was responsible for his broken nose.The day before Jamole disguised as a janitor, Susan had nagged about the embarrassment and hurt she woul
Although Jamole had cleaned and attended to Roger’s office yet he wondered why Roger demanded for his presence. He had decided to limit his presence at Roger’s office since he had planted a secret camera to monitor Roger and his ex-wife, Stella.“The Halloween is forth coming, dear.” Roger said to Stella and once he perceived Jamole at the door, he gestured at Stella to come over and sit on his lap.Jamole heaved on the door and upon seeing them in such position he knew this was the reason Roger demanded for him, otherwise he wondered why he would demand for a second cleaning.Usually whenever Jamole resumed work, he would clean up his office and that of Stella and serve them coffee. He had done all of that and right about now he knew Roger invited him over just to make jest of him and rub it on his face.Stella leaned forward and stamped a kiss on Rogers’s lips. “Yes darling and I know what my boss can do.” She stole a glance at Jamole to see the reaction on his face before she added,
“How dare you stain my sleeves and tuxedo?” he barked and started squeezing out of them. “I need a replacement. They are worth a hundred and fifty thousand dollars.”Jamole shut his eyes while his arm remained on his chin.“If only Susan Pablo had listened we wouldn’t have employed this embodiment of poverty whose cooperate life is not close to middling!” Stella bit out. . “I wonder who invited this kitten to Swan Real Estate. He should have remained at the Municipal Post Office!” her voice rang out.Roger was red on the face, and was done taking off his sleeves and tuxedo. Angry, he tossed them on the face of Jamole.“I am sure your generation has not worn sleeves and tuxedo before. The opportunity to wear them has come but not without a replacement.” He stretched his briefcase and took out a new pack of shirt and squeezed into it. “I need a replacement in less than forty eight hours! If I don’t get them, be prepared to lose your job.”Jamole wasn’t done nursing his chin and this time