“12 million dollars?” Everyone gasped. They've never heard of any wine that cost such an amount before. Even Liam's La Luz Qutine doesn't come close.“B-But that's impossible!” Liam refused to accept it. “Can’t you see how he looks? There's no way a fucker like him can afford such amount!”“Exactly! He can't even afford to breathe, not to mention a 12 million dollars wine.” Old lady Jane snapped and the whole table nodded in agreement. “Grandma is right! How can a poor moron have such money?” Laila added.Larry sighed. “Where did you get this brew, Byron.” He asked calmly. He wanted to defend Byron but didn't know how to, considering the fact that he knows he's their live-in-son-in-law who had no job at the moment… at least that's what he knows.“A close relative gave it to me.” Byron said truthfully. It was actually his dad who gave in celebration of getting the 80 percent shares of The Armstrong Group. “What a cheap lie!” Samantha scowled, “Which of your relatives are capable of o
“Seems you two are really close. Byron, you never told me you knew the client's daughter.” Maggi asked. “Since when did you care?” Byron retorted with a hint of sarcasm. Maggi bit her lower lip as she saw the smile on Vanessa's face like she loved the reply Byron gave her. The atmosphere became intense. She never expected Byron to talk back at her. He had never done that to her before. Maggi swallowed hard. “I wanna talk to you.” She then turned to Vanessa who was still standing close to Byron like she couldn't read the room. “In private!” “I'm all ears.” He said. “I just said in private, Byron.” He shrugged, “Well I don't see any stranger here.” “Do you have to act so difficult?” Maggi frowned. She only wanted to have a conversation with him where Ms. Dash wouldn't be there but he's just a freaking piece of work. “You seem to have forgotten that we signed a paper. So, for the sake of peace we can't be seen alone.” “Yeah we signed papers and I think you shouldn'
Liam was dumbfounded. How can the mistress of the Dashiel clan openly say she likes this idiot? What was it with Byron always being lucky with women? Is he that charming? “Maggi, my dear!” Samantha suddenly called out, walking in their direction with furrowed brows. “Why did you leave so suddenly? You know you can't afford to be seen with penniless fools.” Samantha snapped, her eyes darting to Byron's face. “You know the president of Mega Corporation loves his women, thick and flawless! You can't afford to be seen around paupers. It might ruin your chance!” She hissed at Byron and whispered into Maggi's ears. “Information just reached me and Grandma Jane that the president is single.” Though her voice was pretty low, Byron was able to hear it. Hearing this, he chuckled slightly. Interesting… He's just finding out new things about himself from Samantha. Because since when has he liked his women thick? Though looking at Vanessa, he couldn't say Samantha was wrong.
At the Armstrong group, Old lady Jane was seated in The Seat Of Authority, at the head of the table facing the door. The entire board members were present including Vanessa who was basically in place of her father. Liam occasionally stole glances at her while the meeting was going on. Just then, the door swung open and Carol walked into the board room with a frown. “You have no right!” She slammed her documents on the table, facing the entire board members who were puzzled by her actions. “You have no right holding a meeting without my boss' presence!” Carol was mad. She turned to Jane with fury, “Being the majority shareholder of this company, my boss must be present before any decision or meeting is made.” “I suppose you know who the seat of authority is now meant for?” She said to everyone. Mega Corporation has the power now. And basically, that seat is meant for no one else other than her boss! Jane slammed her hands on the table, “This is my company!” “N
He sighed on the other end. She seems happy, he wouldn't want to take that away from his daughter. “Nothing serious, dear. It's some little issue I have to come settle in Emerald Hill.” “You're coming back home?” Vanessa was thrilled. But then, she knew he had a lot of work to do back in the west since his rank in the military was upgraded a few months ago. “What’s this about, dad?” She knows how dangerous her father can be sometimes considering the fact that he is the Lord of the underworld. “It's about your favorite uncle. But not to worry, I got everything under control.” He said with a note of finality before bidding her goodbye. She walked into her room to get dressed, still thinking about what her father said. She really hoped her uncle and cousin were fine. She hasn't heard from both of them in a while now. Later that evening, Vanessa's car pulled up in front of a luxurious building called Smiths Fab. Different luxury cars were parked at the restaurant's parking lot, p
“Uh… I'm sorry, I didn't, I didn't mean to.” Vanessa opened her eyes as Byron quickly pulled away from the kiss. The atmosphere became awkward as they both avoided eye contact with each other. “It's fine,” Vanessa replied. Though she was drunk, she kind of didn't regret the kiss. “I'll take you home.” Byron said and helped her into her car. She didn't come with her bodyguards so there was no way he would allow her to drive home. “Careful.” Byron said to her as he gently placed her on the car's back seat. In less than 30 minutes, they arrived at Vanessa's apartment. At the time Byron opened the back seat, she was already asleep, so with the help of the maid, he took her up to her room, placing her on the bed. While he covered her with the blanket, her phone beeped. A text message popped out shortly. It was from her Dad but Byron was unable to read it. He only saw the sender's contact was saved as ‘Papa’ Vanessa woke up the next morning and when she took her phone from the
“Most expensive mansion?” Laila raised a skeptical brow. She was more than shocked. She had thought Samantha requested for the cheapest house here? “I thought you said you wanted the cheapest house here?” Laila asked. “Shut up, Laila! Whatever I said was in the past. What's the essence of being rich if you can't afford to live in a conducive environment? We have the money to buy it, unlike this irrelevant compound space.” Samantha said, her tone lensed with mockery. Byron laughed. “The houses here are quite expensive, Samantha. You might wanna reconsider. Even the lowest house Laila is talking about is nothing below a hundred G…” “I'm trying to recall when I asked for your opinion, Byron.” Samantha cut him short. “Expensive or not, it's none of your business! And besides, the president of Mega Corporation is my potential inlaw. Once Maggi is married to him, having a house would be will be just the beginning. I'll make sure houseflies like you are banned from places like this.
“What's the commotion all about? Why are these people here? What's going on?” That was Patrick, the manager’s voice. He had seen the commotion from the CCTV camera on his desk in his office. He had to come down by himself. The salesperson explained everything to him, bowing slightly. Then he turned to face Byron who just dropped the call he was making. “You mean, you just came here to show off?” The man asked, anger evidenced in his tone. Then he turned to the salesperson, “Are you telling me that this ‘thing’ thinks he can afford the exclusive villa? Are you sure your sight is working properly or you're blind? If you're blind then tell me so I'd kick your ass out of here!” Patrick thought that he could read people very accurately after many years of working experience. He could see at a glance about what kind of a person the buyer was and predict their purchasing power. Just by hearing Samantha explain how Byron gave her choices if he tried to pay and it worked fueled his anger.