Jeanette and Edina found vacant seats in the front row of the Donation Center and sat down. Of truth, Jeanette did not want to sit there. Edina was the one who chose that place. She wanted everyone to notice her when she gave her donation. However, Jeanette was not comfortable because most of her friends were in that row. Edina will surely let them know she was the one paying for her donations. In the past, it was Jeanette who paid most of Edina’s bills. That was before John ruined their lives. Jeanette used to put Edina in her place. She only accepted Edina as her friend when her daughter married Kevin and since then Edina felt belonged. But now all that has changed, Edina is the one saying what they would do. Edina and her husband were not that rich before Kevin married their daughter. Edina’s husband came from a wealthy family, but after the death of his grandfather, everything crumbled. Most people did not know the true financial status of the Wright Family. They thought that th
Since Jeanette donated five million, Edina thought she would donate higher so that people would appreciate her even more. She was jolted out of her trance by the microphone that touched her shoulder. She smiled and took the microphone.“I am happy that the community is about to do something worthwhile in the lives of the helpless homeless. I most appreciate the organizers of this program. You guys are wonderful. Without wasting our time, on behalf of myself and my family, the Wright family, the one and the only in-law of the Forster family, I am donating Twenty-five million for this grand project.”There were loud cheers from the audience. So far, Edina was the highest donor and that makes her feel happy. This was the first time in her entire life she was the center of attraction. The cheering lasted for a long while and Edina loved it. Even Jeanette couldn’t help but envy her. What a blessing it is to have a rich son-in-law. But that was never her case. Her son-in-law was nothing but
Jeanette felt so ashamed, she was now boiling in anger. Deep down, she can’t stop blaming her father-in-law for pushing Olivia into such a terrible man.“What if Kevin did not show up? What would she do? Who will come to her rescue?” She thought? And sit down on one of the vacant seats. However, Edina’s eyes caught someone coming in their direction. She quickly thought of something and raised her voice at the same time, “John Smith! John Smith!” she screamed so loud that John was forced to turn around. “Come on here John, come here dear” she shouted and waved at John.Had John known that she was the one calling, he wouldn’t have turned around. He was just coming from the terrible situation he had at Best Fitness only to meet Edina and his mother-in-law in the Donation Center. Jeanette on the other hand felt so embarrassed. John looked like a beggar and the monster he had become, also frightened her. “Edina, why did you call him here? She whispered.“You would soon find out” Edina w
“Don’t you know who she is? You know I can easily stop this donation and lock you up,” Kevin yelled out again.“I am sorry, sir, I was only doing my job. Your father was among the people that agreed to this arrangement. Please forgive me, sir,” the guard begged, kneeling before Kevin. The guard shiver. How could he incur the wrath of Forster’s family?Emma and her friends were jealous upon discovering that Kevin belonged to the Forster family.“This is the type of man my daughter must marry”“You are right Emma, if not someone like this, let her not talk of any marriage,” the other woman added.“How much was the amount that made you stop my mother-in-law from going home? Say it right now and let her get out of here. There’s no amount of money that Forster’s son can’t pay,” he boasted.John was now interested in what was happening, and so he folded his arms to see what Kevin could do.“Mother, how much was your donation money?”“Our money is only thirty million dollars! I donated Twent
What is he going to do? To make his situation worse, he put the phone on speaker so that everyone would hear how the Manager would beg him on the phone, but he never knew that things would turn out this way. John slowly put his finger inside his nose and grinned. Kevin was one of his customers at the bank. He was well aware of what happened, which was why he challenged Kevin and made him promise to take Jeanette’s place.Jeanette wept. She was indeed in serious trouble, and Edina was trembling seriously. What kind of mess did she bring upon herself?Kevin was forced into the place where Edina and Jeanette were locked up by two of the guards. When he wanted to resist them, they beat him up and forced him to sit on the floor. The humiliation was too much for Kevin because he was disgraced before the entire Sunview community.Emma and her friends were also ashamed of being envious of Edina. Edina was crying hard. She blamed herself for what happened. “Since you can’t pay for my mother-i
“Don’t you say that your son-in-law was capable? Let him get you out of here. Mother, let’s go,” John said and left with Jeanette. Nicolas returned to the stage without even sparing a glance at Edina.Emma and the other women who had said horrible things about John all became ashamed. They turned around and blamed Edina for pledging what she could not keep. Kevin was too ashamed to talk. How did John know this man? He had tried for many years to get closer to him, yet all his efforts had failed and now a foolish man like John was favored by him even when he couldn’t show gratitude, Nicolas was still willing to do more. Kevin wished he had never treated John with contempt in the past.The news of Kevin’s humiliation gets into his father’s ear. He came later in the night when everyone had left and paid for Edina’s pledge. However, Kevin was restricted from having any access to the family’s account. He must come to his father before he could get any money. He can't spend a single cent wi
John drove into the Mega gas station the next morning to refill his fuel tank. Luckily, the place was empty. Only two people were in the queue waiting for their turn. The elderly man in front of the pump attendant got his tank filled and drove out. As soon as the lady in front wanted to move her car closer, a young man drove in, blocking the lady from moving to the nearest pump. The lady got angry and came down from her car.“What is wrong with you? Why block me from refilling my car?” The Lady, Rosalie, the first daughter of Xavier of the Rowan family, shouted as soon as she walked out of her car.“Move your car out of my way and move to the next pump,” she yelled.The wealthy young man smirked and came down from his vehicle. He folded his arms and rested his back on his car.“Did you say to refill your car? Which car? I hope you are not referring to this outdated box in front of me. By the way, who told you that you could refill your fuel tank while I wait in the queue for you? Do
Colton smiled. Rosalie knew what he could do. So he said.“What if I refuse? Are you going to insult me like you did before? Or are you going to send this cheap man to deal with me?” He said and looked at John, who was watching the whole thing with interest. It amused him how people like Colton bully others just because they are privileged. He thought of teaching him a lesson.“How can I deal with a wealthy man like you, Colton? I don’t wish for my death, but I still think that you have no penny in your pocket because if you do, you would have paid for any car that drove into this place and they will sing your praises instead of intimidating this innocent girl,” John said. Colton looked around the fuel station and saw only five people who wanted to fill their tank.“Are you now saying that I could not pay for every car that came here? Do you know who I am? I will not only fuel their cars but also pay for yours as well,” he boasted.“If you do that, then I will not only respect you but