Alex was running against time as he rushed towards the boys’s dormitory. The doctor made it clear that his lil sister's condition had gotten critical, and at least a million was needed to begin with the operation.
Alex couldn't come up with such an amount of money, on such a notice. Even the salary from his part-time job couldn't pay that amount, even if he worked for two years. He believed that the only person that could assist him with some funds was his best friend, Blake,who was from a third class rich family. He had been trying to reach Blake through the phone, but Blake wasn't picking up his calls, nor replying to his messages, so Alex had no choice but to run as fast as he could, to school, and then to Blake's personal dorm apartment. He quickly passed by the first dorm building which was made up of large single rooms which contained at least two students with poor backgrounds, per room. Then he headed to the second building which was more fancier, and made up of several apartments, each filled by a single student who came from either a first class, second class, or third class rich family. It was a very tall building, but luckily for Alex, Blake lived on the first floor. As he got closer and closer to Blake's apartment, he felt more and more happy to go meet someone that could truly be of help in this trial moment. He never cared if there were onlookers, wondering why he was running and sweating like a mad man. When he finally arrived in front of Blake's apartment, he banged at the door as hard as he could, while panting like a puppy, trying to catch his breath. However, despite the loud banging, there was no response. Alex could hear loud music playing in the apartment. He took out his phone and called Blake one more time, and he could hear Blake's phone ringing inside, but no one was picking up. Alex concluded that maybe Blake was fast asleep, and the loud music was preventing Him from hearing his phone ring. He tried the door, and it was open. Little did he know that this decision would change everything. The sight that greeted him made his blood run cold. There, on Blake's couch, were his girlfriend, Bianca, and his best friend, Blake, locked in a passionate embrace. The shock and betrayal hit Alex like a ton of bricks, his mind struggling to process what he was seeing. “What the hell is going on here?” He called out, causing the cheaters to jump apart. "Blake? Bianca? What are you two doing?" Alex blinked his eyes several times, hoping everything was just an illusion. "Uh… Hey… Alex, you are here? I thought you were at the hospital," Bianca stuttered in confusion, her heart pounding fast in her chest as she searched for the right words to say next. Moments ago, Alex had called Bianca to come keep him company at the hospital, and she came up with an excuse, saying that she was having a light fever and couldn't make it. Alex had plans to go check on her later on, only for him to arrive here and witness such a scene. “I won't repeat myself, Bianca, what the hell were you two doing?” Alex raised his voice as his patience slowly slipped away. "Alex, I… I can explain. It's not what you think." Bianca stammered, her eyes wide with guilt as she tried to defend herself. "Is this what has been going on behind my back?" Alex asked. Blake, always the smooth talker, chimed in, "Look man, it's not what you think. Things just happened, you know how it is." Alex's fists clenched at his sides as he struggled to contain his rage. "How could you do this to me, Blake? I thought you were my friend." "Hey, buddy, chill… I'm still your friend.” Blake said, while getting close to Alex to put his hand on Alex's shoulder, but Alex pushed his hand away. Blake sighed. “Look, I saw your messages. I know your sister needs help now.” Blake said as he picked up his checkbook from a nearby table and wrote a check to Alex. “Here, take this, it is a check of two million. Let's just forget this ever happened okay?” Blake said, handing the check to Alex. Alex collected the check and tore it to pieces. “You must be stupid to think money can solve everything, Blake. What you have done is betray a friend's trust, and trust cannot be bought with money.” At this point Blake was pissed. “Oh get over yourself, will you? Bianca is a mature woman who can make her own choices. If she chose me over you, then it was her decision, you know? A guy's gotta do what a guy's gotta do." Blake Shrugged shamelessly. At this point, Alex's anger escalated due to Blake's shameless words. “ You piece of shit. You are nothing but a lowlife backstabber,” Alex landed a punch that sent Blake staggering back two steps. “How can you speak like this is nothing to you?” he asked. Blake, who was still suffering from the effect of the surprise punch, quickly stood upright. He never wanted Bianca to notice that he was weak. "Oh please, look at you, Mr. Perfect. You're just a poor trash who doesn't deserve someone like Bianca. And I'll show you why.” Blake returned a punch of his own. The two of them crashed to the ground, grappling, punching, and shouting insults at each other as onlookers gathered around, their voices rising in excitement. They didn't hesitate to bring out their cell phones to record the unfolding scene. Some were even live streaming the whole incident on the internet. “Isn't that Blake Thomson, the famous son of a third class rich family?” One of the onlookers asked the other. “Yeah right? Everyone knows Blake, but I wonder who the other guy is, he looks like a poor loser. He must have some nerves fighting with the son of a third class rich man.” The other onlooker replied. As the confrontation commenced, Blake was well beaten. He tried to fight back using the martial arts training which his father had forced him to undergo, but Alex, who had been a hard worker in his part-time job, used his strength to dominate. Blake was humiliated in front of everyone. Bianca couldn't take it anymore, so she decided to step between the two. “ That's enough Alex. Haven't you done enough?” She asked angrily. Alex paused and stared at Bianca in disbelief, the pain still evident on his face. "Bianca, why did you betray me like that? I thought we had something special..." "Hah, special? You were never special, Alex. You're just a church rat who can't even take care of your own bills, talk less of mine. Who would want to be with you, really?" "How can you say that? I loved you!"Alex asked as tears rolled down his cheek. Bianca however, replied mockingly as she wasn't affected. "Loved me? Please! You were suffocating me with your poverty and your moral high ground. I needed someone who could actually provide for me, not some penniless loser like you." The crowd upon hearing this, laughed hard as they shared comments. "Did you hear what Alex did? Fighting with that rich guy because a girl dumped him?" "He deserves all the hate he's getting. Who does he think he is, fighting over a girl like some kind of knight in shining armor?" Alex felt the weight of the stares and the harsh comments bringing him down. "Bianca, I can't believe this is how it ends..." He shook his head. Bianca chuckled, "Oh please, get over yourself. You were never enough for me, and you never will be. Maybe now you'll finally understand your place." At this point, the security guards arrived with the Dean, Mr Ambrose. “ What in the name of God is going on here?” Mr Ambrose asked. “It's this Bastard, he broke into my apartment and started causing atrocities.” Blake yelled out, with his hand over his bleeding nose. Mr Ambrose observed the scene around him for a moment. He knew the situation was serious because it involved a rich student, and there were too many witnesses around, so he came up with a decision. “You two, follow me,” he said, referring to Blake and Alex. “And the rest of you, return to your classes, don't you have something to do? geeze…” He barked out.The two followed Mr Ambrose to his office. As they entered nervously, Mr. Ambrose motioned for them to take a seat.Mr Ambrose stared at both of them for a while, “ Okay, Alexander and Blake. I've brought you here to listen to both sides of the story. Blake, would you like to start and explain what happened?" He said, Breaking the silence.Blake, with a look of determination, launched into his version of events, detailing how Alex had allegedly caused harm to him for a minor issue.After Blake was done, Mr. Ambrose, with a thoughtful expression, nodded and turned towards Alex. “ Alex, it's your turn now. Please share your side of the story."Alex, with a mixture of nervousness and sincerity, recounted the events from his perspective, emphasizing that it was a moment of misunderstanding and unintended consequences. "Mr. Ambrose, I deeply regret my actions and I am willing to accept any consequences." He said sincerely.“Hmm I see,” Mr Ambrose nodded thoughtfully, he noticed that Alex
Out of all the options, Alex could only think of one place to go, and that was his boss, Mr Rogers, who was the general manager of Emrand Enterprise. He couldn't go to the bank because he didn't possess any property that was valuable enough to serve as loan collateral. He had been working hard as a part time worker, under the supervision of Mr Rogers, so he was hoping that Mr Rogers would be kind enough to lend him the money.As he arrived at the enormous building of the Emrand Enterprise, he headed straight to Mr Roger's office.The closer he got to the office, the more nervous he became. He finally stopped in front of the closed door, and paused.He glanced at his watch, anxiety taking over his insides as he realized how every passing second was crucial. Finally mustering up the courage, Alex knocked on the door and entered as soon as he heard Mr. Rogers' commanding voice granting him permission.As soon as he got inside, he laid out his plea. "Mr. Rogers, I need to talk to you a
If Alex wasn't mistaken, the face in the ID card was that of his boss’s assistant. Immediately, he was filled with rage when he realized the betrayal that his boss had organized. However, he couldn't go back to the Emrand Enterprise at the moment, because he was out of time. Instead he rushed to the hospital to plead with the doctors not to discharge his sister and give some more time. But when he arrived at the hospital, Leah was lying weakly on a bench outside of the hospital, her face pale. She had been discharged and abandoned there. Alex's heart ached at the sight of his beloved sister, abandoned and vulnerable. He knelt beside her, gently shaking her shoulder to wake her up. "Leah, Leah, wake up," he whispered urgently. Leah stirred, opening her eyes slowly and looking up at her brother with a weak smile. "Alex, you're back," she mumbled. "Leah, why are you out here? You should be inside, resting," Alex asked. Leah looked down, her eyes filled with tears. "The doctors t
After Alex had signed the papers, he asked Peter to get the Chief Doctor of the hospital, and instruct him to start the operation on Leah immediately.“Excuse me! Where’s the Chief Doctor?” Pete called out to a passing nurse, who gave him a bewildered look before pointing him toward the doctor's office.Pete rushed to the Chief Doctor's office, one of his men following behind him with a suitcase filled with three million dollars for the operation, and Alex followed closely with Leah on his back.They stepped into the Chief doctor’s office, where the man himself was poring over charts with his assistant. He glanced up, his brow furrowing as he noticed the tension in the room.“Greetings Mr Chief Doctor. I understand that three million is needed to begin the operation for Leah here. We have the money here in cash. Pete said, nodding to his man to open the case filled with the money.“I will appreciate it if you commence with the operation immediately.” Pete added.The Chief doctor leane
“Is she okay?” Was the first question which Alex asked the moment his gaze fell upon the nurse. The nurse remained silent and kept a straight face as she kept walking towards Alex and Pete. When she was close enough, she halted and looked at the two men. “ Which one of you is closely related to the girl?” She asked. “Me!” Alex replied. “Please come with me.” She said as she turned to leave. “What's going on?” Pete asked trying to follow the duo. “Not you, him only!” The nurse said to Pete as she led Alex away into another room. “Well… at least tell me what's going on!” Pete shouted to deaf ears. When Alex was seated, the nurse stared at him with eyes that seemed as if she could see his soul. “Your sister…” she started, but paused. “Yes, what about my sister?” Alex anxiously asked. “ Well…Your sister is fine… she is now resting. You'll be able to meet her after 60 minutes.” The nurse disclosed. Alex breathe a sigh of relief, “ oh thank God.” He smiled with joy. “But you,
After a brief drive, Alex and Pete reached the Emrand Enterprise. Alex had explained everything that happened, and Pete was looking really pissed.As they entered the giant building, they stepped into the lobby, where the reception desk was empty apart from an anxious intern who glanced up nervously. “Where’s your manager?” Pete asked her.“Uh, he’s in his office… I think?” she stuttered.They both strode towards the office, where the manager, Mr Rogers, sat behind his desk, a smug smile plastered across his face.“Well, well. If it isn’t my little part-timer. What do you want, Alex? I’m a little busy.” “Oh, I’m sure you are. Busy plotting another heist, I assume?” Rogers couldn't help but laugh out loudly. “Plotting a heist? Have you lost your brain?” “Oh, don't play dumb with me, I know what you did. You gave me a loan, and collected My ring as collateral, then you went ahead to send your men to steal back the money despite the fact that I told you about my sister's condition.
“I thought I was being paranoid when I noticed them flirting, but—” Alex shook his head in grief.“ Hmm… I can’t believe you got kicked out for such a reason, I sense foul play here.” Pete said, while adjusting his glasses.His brow furrowed. “So what about Blake? He’s the one who instigated everything!”“I know!” Alex sighed. “But his dad is a third class rich man. His family has money and connections. I believe all these aspects helped the dean to make such a biased decision.” “Well, that’s absurd!” Pete exclaimed. “You can’t let them get away with this. You are a Hawthorne, and you deserve some respect. I’ll take care of it.” he reassured Alex.Alex looked at him, appreciation in his eyes. “You don’t have to do anything too rash Pete. I am just tired of fighting. That is the reason I left Italy. All I've ever wanted was a simple and peaceful life for Leah and I.”“As you say, Young Master. I will try my best not to make any rash decision, but rest assured, you will be reinstated i
Alexander raised an eyebrow, a hint of amusement dancing in his eyes."Who's the thief between us, Blake?" he countered. "A thief is someone who takes something that doesn't belong to him."Blake's expression darkened. "What are you talking about?""You know exactly what I'm talking about," Alexander replied, his voice low and even. "You took Bianca from me.”“ Or should I say, she left you for me?" Blake asked mockingly.Alexander stood there unaffected.Blake snorted. "She made her decision to leave trash like you for someone better."Alexander's eyes narrowed, but he kept his cool."You think Bianca won't leave you for someone richer, more powerful?" Alexander asked, his tone laced with sarcasm. "You're not exactly the catch of the century, Blake."Blake's face reddened. "I'll marry Bianca, no matter what. And as for you, you're no longer welcome here. You're expelled. I'll make sure the administration knows you're trespassing."Alexander chuckled. "Go ahead, call them. I dare you.