Rise Of The Penniless Trillionaire

Chapter 4

As the driver took Jason to the school, he thought hard about what to do. He knew that Cecilia would not let him off the hook so easily. 

She had seen the fancy car he got into this morning, and he knew for a fact that her greed had sprung up because she was no longer a part of his life. 

She was intent on frustrating him, and if he did not act fast, she would ruin him in the end following her greed. 

If he got to the school, he had no idea what to say in his defense, but he would not let her and her new boyfriend frustrate him either. He had to act fast so they would not win this time.

He dipped his hand into his pocket and took out his phone. He wanted to call Alex and inform him of what was going on, but he changed his mind.

"Do you know my father?" He asked the driver. 

"Of course I do, he is my boss," the driver replied.

"I need his contact immediately," Jason requested. 

The driver took out a card from his breast pocket and handed it over to Jason, who took it and dialed the number on it immediately. He was asked to hold on by a receptionist and in a few minutes, someone came on the line.

"Jason, is that you?" Mr Abbot, his father asked.

"Yes it's me," Jason replied, still puzzled at this man that called him 'son'. This was someone that he barely knew.

"Are you on your way to the company?" Mr. Abbot asked. 

"No," Jason replied. "I have a situation at hand," he added curtly.

"What situation?" Mr. Abbot asked, his voice laced with concern.

"I have been accused of theft," he blurted out, not sure why he had to relate his problems to someone that was a stranger.

There was a brief silence before Mr. Abbot spoke again.

"I will have someone sent over to you, and he is going to be your manager," he said. "Tell him everything and he will do whatever you want," he added before he hung up. 

The driver stopped the car by the side of the road as they waited for the man Mr. Abbot said he would send. 

They had waited for ten minutes before a convertible pulled up beside them. They watched closely and a man exited the car. 

He tapped softly on the window of their car and Jason opened up the door for him immediately. He entered and sat beside Jason.

"My name is Declan and I will be your manager for as long as you wish," the young man said as stretched forth his hand for a handshake. Jason shook his hand and told him everything that had happened while Declan took some notes.

"So what do you want me to do for you now?" Declan asked him as he looked at him pointedly.

"I suggest you have a way to fix this," Jason said helplessly.

"I do sir but the thing is, it's not in my place to suggest such things except if you ask me to," Declan said. Jason urged him to carry on.

"I think that instead of trying to defend yourself in school, you should make yourself a sponsor of the college, seeing that you have all the money it takes at your disposal," Declan suggested. Jason loved the idea immediately.

"How long do you think that it would take for that to happen?" Jason asked.

"I can do it within an hour," Declan replied.

"Then get on with it immediately," Jason ordered.

Declan started to get out of the car immediately.

"One more thing," Jason said and Declan turned around to look at him.

"I do not want anyone to know about this arrangement just yet," he said. Declan nodded and headed out immediately.

Jason continued his ride to school, feeling more confident than he was before speaking to his manager. 

He loved the feeling that came with having so much money. It put him at the top of things. In less than an hour, just as Declan had promised, all his problems would be gone.

He did not intend to see Cecilia so soon as he got into the school premises. She was standing by the cafeteria with her new boyfriend and his clique.

As soon as they saw him, they surrounded him immediately. But he was not afraid of them anymore. 

He just stood where he was and watched them. The other students were already gathering to see what was happening.

"You still have the guts to show your face here after what you did, you thief," Cecilia spat at him. He just chuckled and looked on at her without saying a word. 

He knew that Cecilia hated being ignored but he wanted to teach her some lessons.

She moved closer to him. 

"So because you rented a car with the money you stole, you think you are going to make me jealous?" She said to him. Jason laughed. He could not believe that she had called his car a rented car.

"What is so funny?" Her boyfriend, whose name happened to be Anthony asked him.

"You all are just so funny for thinking that you will accuse me of theft and get away with it," Jason said to them. 

They were all surprised. Timid Jason was talking to them in this way and it angered them. He had grown some wings and they felt intimidated. 

Jason knew that everything was under control and he did not need to worry himself.

"By the time I am done with you today, you will regret ever coming to school today," Anthony threatened.

"Let's see about that," Jason said with a mischievous smile playing on the side of his lips. "I'll love to see you try," he added and walked away.