“What the hell is going on here?!” A deep voice suddenly boomed through the store. Theo Good was shaken by the boisterous voice. Even the classy man, who had stayed quiet and was enjoying the show between Theo and Miles, was disturbed by the voice. The classy man had been really intrigued at the boldness that Miles showed while facing the old storekeeper. He had never thought this young man, who looked like he was from the lower class, would dare stand up to the antique appraisal legend in such a fearless manner.The only person who remained completely unaffected by the sudden loud voice was Miles. In fact, he remained facing the counter while the other two stared at the approaching person.By the entrance of the antique store, there was a tall and buff man standing there. This man had a leather pant, combat boots, and a sleeveless leather jacket on him. His chest was opened bare and one could see the amount of tattoos he had from his neck down to his waist. It gave off a rebellious
The three big bosses of the underground world were currently bowing before Miles, and the few customers in the antique shop couldn’t believe it.Miles took a good look at the three big bosses before nodding his head in approval. “You weren’t late, so don’t worry about it. Get up.”“Yes, Sir Miles!” The three men chorused before rising to their feet. Alan took a step forward. “Boss Miles, please, tell us why you’ve called us here.”Theo Good was still shaken by the fact that he had just witnessed the three most fearsome men he knew bowing down to the man he had threatened. Fear gripped him to the point where he was sweating profusely as Miles informed the big bosses what had happened between him and Theo Good.The classy-looking customer had slowly taken a few steps back, making sure that he wasn’t mistaken as an affiliate of the antique shop owner.Once Miles had explained everything to the big bosses, the three men turned around to glare heatedly at the older man.“Wait, wait! Please
Miles was watching as everyone helped around with the birthday surprise preparations when someone came running toward him, eliciting a smile on his face.“Dada, you finally came! I missed you!” Kelsey hugged her father’s legs before gazing up at him with loving eyes.It turns out that Lola and her daughter had left their house a day earlier to help with her father’s birthday preparations.Miles lifted Kelsey into his arms before kissing her cheeks. “Dada missed you too, sweetie.”“Oh, you’re finally here.” Fiona walked forward with a bored tone and disdainful voice. “I mean I would have preferred that you didn’t show up at all, but whatever.” She ignored Miles as she returned to the preparation.Miles was barely affected by his mother-in-law’s insults so he was hardly bothered, but then he saw the face of a young man approaching him.“Hey, Miles!” Lucas Herald waved at him with a smile but his gaze was reservedly condescending. “I’m surprised that you were actually invited to this bir
Lesley’s eyes suddenly widened and she grabbed Lucas’s arm lovingly. “It has to be Lucas and his father’s doing! There’s no one else as capable as them! After all, he did help my mom to bag her contract with Eckre Empire Headquarters as well!”Miles could only shake his head in astonishment as he waited to hear Lucas’s reply to this.Lucas Jerald was a little bit nervous as he glanced down at his girlfriend before shifting his gaze to the people around him. He knew very well that the contract that Eckre Empire Headquarters had granted Bygone Corporation through Fiona Blaine was not his father’s doing, and yet, he had swiftly claimed a glory that was not his on purpose.Now that his girlfriend and her family were asking him once again, he wouldn’t dare come clean now; it would be far too humiliating.Therefore, Lucas smiled as he stood up straight and nodded at the small audience. “It wasn’t really a big deal. My father’s influence in the business world is quite profound. When Lesley t
Lucas became scared but he tried to maintain an outwardly calm appearance. Inside his heart though, he was heavily cursing at Miles. This man seemed hell-bent on exposing him in front of the Blaine family.Miles smirked. “What’s the matter? You can’t handle it?”Lucas gritted his teeth. “Of course, I can; I’ll do it!” He spoke bravely as he saw the skeptical look on Lesley, Fiona, and everyone’s faces. He dialed his father’s phone number before he reluctantly put the phone on loudspeaker.“Hello, Lucas.” The older voice of Lucas’s father came through the call. “Why are you calling me while I’m in the middle of work, and I’m about to enter a meeting right now.”Lucas chuckled nervously. “Sorry, Dad; I just wanted to talk to you about how you worked out the contract that Bygone Corporation wanted to negotiate with Eckre Empire Headquarters.”There was a sharp silence that slowly became awkward as Lucas’s father suddenly went quiet on the other end of the call. The family members in the
Jonathan Blaine has always been a hardworking man. An accomplished pilot who makes time to cultivate a solid relationship with his wife and his two daughters despite his hectic schedule. He’s the source of inspiration for Lola whenever it comes to working hard and being smart at what you do.Despite his schedule at the airport, Jonathan always makes sure he’s home for a special family holiday. He rarely missed any of his wife’s or children’s birthdays. For those ones he missed, he always made sure to make it up to them.This was the reason why Fiona, Lola, and Lesley had long insisted that Jonathan must always come home to celebrate his birthday with his family. Persistently coerced, Jonathan had no choice but to do the bidding of his family. Even after years had passed by, and Lola was now married with a kid, the three women of the Blaine family would always make time to come together and celebrate the head of the Blaine family’s birthday.As soon as the kid with the ball rushed ins
Once Lucas was done, Miles was about to move in when Fiona instructed everyone to start the preparation. She then took her husband’s hand and led him to the master bedroom so he could freshen up and change into an outfit befitting of a birthday celebrant.Miles refused to let Fiona’s snobbish behavior get to him. There’s still plenty of time to properly wish Jonathan a happy birthday. He looked down at the packaged jade box he had gotten from that antique shop. He knew Jonathan would be able to notice the worth of this gift since the man dabbled in the appraisal of ancient artifacts.Jonathan later returned down to the living room in a casual but beautifully designed outfit that Fiona had bought for him just for this special day. Once he settled in the dining room, everyone followed suit. The food was served and everyone had a filling taste of the delectable meal.After this, Fiona got up and clapped her hands to attract everyone’s attention. “Alright, it’s time to give the gifts to t
Everyone at the birthday party was shocked. The room got awkwardly quiet after Fiona’s sudden outburst. Right in front of everyone’s eyes, she had grabbed Miles’s present for Jonathan and smashed the antique item against the floor.“Mom, why would you do that?!” Lola was shocked and a bit angry at her mother. Even Lesley didn’t know how to feel about it. The gift was meant for her father, and yet, Fiona had solely decided what to do with it without her husband’s consent. At the very least, it was considered quite rude.Meanwhile, Fiona glared at Lola. “You stay out of this, okay?!” Then she turned to Miles with a furious glare. “And you! Are you deaf or something?! What are you still doing here in my house?! I’ve tried to tolerate you despite the fact that every single thing about you is just infuriating, disgusting, and absolute garbage. Your very existence is garbage!”Jonathan looked at his wife with shock. “My love, why did you break that item?” He reigned in his anger as he love