Mark whispered to his girlfriend. “Mr. Leonard pooped himself in his mid-twenties?”Abigail was starting to laugh as she couldn’t hold it in. She did, however, shut her mouth as soon as she found August glaring at her. Mark Denim saw this as well and immediately calmed himself down.August folded his hands into a fist as he turned to Lola. “Miss Lola, just because you and I have a history back in college doesn’t mean I’ll sit here and let you insult me. That story you just told was an absolute lie at a horrible attempt to humiliate me or just a testament to your distorted reality.”“Distorted reality?!” Lola felt offended by this. “Mr. August Leonard, you’re practically calling me insane.”August chuckled darkly. “Those are your words, not mine.” He looked unbothered. “Besides, if your perception of reality wasn’t so warped, why on earth would you choose to be with a man like Miles? I mean it is no offense to your husband’s hustle life, but we’re has that gotten you. That man you foun
August came up with a plan. “By the way, have I told you guys that I’m hosting a class reunion party for our college friends? Lola, I am extending a special honors invitation to you. As my past crush who I still think of very dearly, I would like for you to show up as one of my VIP guests.” He had said those unnecessary descriptive words about what Lola meant to him to make Miles jealous, and yet, he still got no evident reaction of jealousy from his target. “Of course, you can bring your husband as your plus one.”This was another clear insult to Miles. Usually, the plus-one spots are reserved for outsiders who show up as an honorary guest of the VIP guest. He openly denies Miles an invitation to the class reunion he was a part of, only allowing him to come as baggage, which August finds reflective of what Miles is to Lola. After all, the man still assumed that Miles was a stay-at-home dad with no single penny to his name. Funny enough, Mark got invited even though he wasn’t part of
Meanwhile, August nodded his head. “You know what? That’s fine, actually. I know one of the managers here. I can just talk to him and see what we can do about it.” As soon as Abigail and Mark heard this, a pleasant expression appeared on their faces and they expressed their gratitude to August.“Don’t even mention it.” August waved a dismissive hand before he made a call. “Hello, Manager Kim, are you currently at work? Yeah, I’m actually here with my friends. They are currently having an issue with the payment of the membership for this establishment. Are you currently free?” He kept quiet as he listened to the man on the other side. “Oh really? Yeah, it would be great if you can show up. Alright then, I’ll be expecting you quite soon.” He chuckled at something before ending the call.Abigail turned to Mark. “Damn! Mr. Leonard is really an influential man. Also, his wealth is not something to be looked down on at all. I’m really glad we’re on his good side. He's really gonna help us
“Wait!” Manager Kim suddenly shut August up as he stared at Miles with a little frown. “Oh my goodness!” His eyes suddenly widened as a realization crossed his mind. “Mr. Miles, is that you?!”There was a shocking silence that traveled through the atmosphere surrounding the table. Mark, August, Abigail, and Lola were lost when they heard this man’s words. What was even more shocking was when Manager Kim, in his prestigious outfit, suddenly rushed forward and fell on his knees by Miles’s feet.“Mr. Miles, it’s really you! I am so sorry that it took this long to pay my proper respects! I really had no idea you would be here tonight, especially with Mr. Leonard.”“That’s enough, Manager Kim. You can get up now.” Miles only looked at the man briefly before he turned his gaze back on his beautiful wife, enamored by her great support tonight.Meanwhile, the rest at this table had their mouths wide open while staring at Miles and Manager Kim. They weren’t sure if what they had borne witness
Lola was immensely shocked as she shifted her gaze from Manager Kim, who wouldn’t stop looking at Miles like he was some deity, to Miles who was abnormally unreactive to this. “Miles, you didn’t tell me that you knew this manager.” She made sure she was whispering her words though.Miles scrunched his nose briefly. “I guess you can say we’re acquaintances, but we barely see each other.” He glanced at Manager Kim before he resumed whispering back to his wife. “This is exactly why I didn’t want him or any of the other managers to know I was here. They’d only end up making a big deal out of things.”Lola was astonished. She really wasn’t mistaken with her train of thought on this. Miles really was a man full of various surprises. If this Manager Kim hadn’t shown up tonight, Lola would have never known that Miles knew him. This prompted her to wonder what else she didn’t know about Miles. Are there any important figures in this huge city that Miles knew but she had no idea about? Lola wo
Manager Kim was quite sad before when Miles refused his offers, but now, he felt his mood lighten up. “Very well, Mr. Miles, it’s a deal. I’ll be holding you up on this promise, okay?” After this, he wished everyone a good dinner, instructed one of the waiters to deliver a couple of the restaurant’s most expensive champagne and he left.August was furious as he watched Manager Kim walk away. The fact that this manager didn’t even end up attending to the matter he called him over here for was humiliating and infuriating at the same time.As soon as this was over, Mark and Abigail suddenly scooted their seats over to Miles’s side of the table.“Mr. Miles, you know, now that I think about it, I think a janitorial job at Jettex Industrial Limited is not befitting at all.” Mark had suddenly switched personality so fast that Lola was shocked.Abigail was also smiling at Miles. “Miles, I know we had a little bit of a grudge back in college, and we never resolved it. I’m happy to let you know
“Hello, Miles. How are you today?” Mr. Blaine’s voice came through the call with a calm tone.“I’m well, Mr. Blaine. What about you?” Miles made sure to extend the warm welcome to his father-in-law.“I’m fine as well.” Mr. Blaine chuckled slightly. “Also, please call me by my first name. You may be my son-in-law but this is not the nineties, okay?”“Got it, Jonathan.” Miles was actually hesitant to say the man’s name in this manner. “How may I help you?”“There’s an upcoming antique fair taking place in the city and I’d like you to come with me.” Jonathan went straight to the point. “After your last visit to the mansion, I was quite surprised that you picked out a jade box that was worth millions of dollars for me. Unfortunately, my wife had ruined things with her temper.” He allowed a moment of silence to pass at this point. “On that note, I understand you left the mansion on my birthday, feeling incredibly hurt and disrespected by my family. As the patriarch of the Blaine family, I’
Fisher McCall has been getting worried for the past few days now. As the manager of Styleon Group Corporation, he couldn’t help but feel this way. Ever since this company was established, the best contract deal that has been bagged to date is the one with Eckre Empire Headquarters by Sales Director Lola. Ever since she did the impossible and got this deal with the most prominent company in the city, Styleon had begun depending on the huge corporation to rise beyond their imagination. It was because of this that Fisher now felt utterly apprehensive. This is because This is because Eckre Empire Headquarters and Styleon had just started the project of the contract deal that Lola bagged when Eckre Empire Headquarters suddenly announced to the city that it was basically going on an indefinite halt. The issue here wasn’t the almost $2 billion they got from Eckre Empire Headquarters, as that company had no intention of taking their money back. Still, it was important that the project proce