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SYSTEM ; Rise of the Pauper heir Chapter twenty four
My face went pale. I could hardly believe what was going on. The sound of the camera lights and the background whispering of the students was all I could hear. Felicia looked at me and smiled. "Was that your first kiss?" She asked, staring at me. I had always envisioned my first kiss to be special. But it was stolen by someone I had no feelings for. "Why did you do that?" I asked, staring at her. "Do you even care when you see Rykard throw me against the lockers'?" I asked, staring at her face. "I am sorry, but that was to make Rykard jealous. I don't want him anymore. I want you." Felicia said again, and the whole class giggled. I am having conflicted emotions right now. Cassie was playing a mind game with me, and I wasn't sure what she really wanted from me. Right now, I was the hot boy everyone wanted on campus. It was going to be a shame to let all of that go to waste. "Will you be my date to prom?" Felicia asked again, putting me even in a tighter position. My eyes da
SYSTEM ; Rise of the Pauper heir Chapter twenty five
I froze.I knew I was not supposed to but I felt like I was intruding. The words slipped into my ears like sharp knives, and for a moment, I couldn't breathe.Slowly, I raised my head and turned to meet her gaze.I don't know why I had to feel jealous or sad over hearing her telling another guy that she loved him.Cassie was staring at me, her phone now resting lazily in her hand. Her once soft expression had hardened, her brows knitting together as if I had committed the gravest sin."I wasn't eavesdropping," I said, my voice low, almost uncertain. "I was just... passing by.""Passing by?" She tilted her head mockingly, the coldness in her eyes stabbing into me deeper than her words ever could. "You seem to be 'passing by' at all the wrong times lately, Pontius."Pontius.Not "Ponty," not the half-teasing, half-annoyed tone she always used with me.Just Pontius. Distant.Formal.Like I was some stranger she had stumbled across.I wonder if she had really meant the word she said to m
SYSTEM ; Rise of the Pauper heir Chapter twenty six
My heart thudded and beat fast.I wasn't sure; maybe it was from the anticipation of the next mission, or maybe it was from the way Cassie had treated me coldly. I have a lot going on for me at the moment, and to think that she could leave me when it mattered the most made it even harder. She was the perfect plan to make sure my mother doesn't know about the mysterious system. I was even beginning to wonder if it might have been my real father trying to connect with me. The system has come to me at my weakest. The money, the power and the missions all were in alignment with my daily life and routine. I know by now that I had to keep the mysterious phone away from prying eyes. Especially Jeremiah, who would see that I crashed and burnt. I watched Cassie walk away, and my attention shifted back to my system. [ SYSTEM UPGRADE] [ Congratulations, you have passed the few missions given to you. Your account will be upgraded to the next tiers. I waited as the phone went blank. I kep
SYSTEM ; Rise of the Pauper heir Chapter one
I never thought betrayal had a sound—until I heard her laugh. My heart beat fast, hoping I heard wrong. You know that kind of laugh you hear that made your heart skip for joy knowing fully well she was yours. Yes, exactly that kind of laughter but it wasn't it for me. It wasn’t just a giggle. It was a full-blown, head-thrown-back, soul-cutting laugh. The kind of laugh that used to be mine. The kind she used to give me when I said something stupid, or when we’d lie under the stars and talk about our future. Now she was laughing like that in someone else’s arms. In his arms. I stood there, frozen in the corridor outside the music room, the door slightly ajar. I hadn’t meant to snoop. I came with roses. Stupid, right? She liked lilies, but I couldn’t afford them, so I settled for cheap roses from the street vendor. I just wanted to surprise her. All my life, I had always prioritise just one person. She ment the world to me and I would even go to the end of the earth to get her
SYSTEM ; Rise of the Pauper heir Chapter two
It all felt like a dream. A dream I was yet to wake up from. I didn’t sleep that night. My gaze was fixed on the miraculous phone I found inside my pocket. The night seems to draw endlessly with my heart beating steadily. How could I? Every time I closed my eyes, I saw her. Her laugh, the smug look on his face, and the sound of my name being dragged through the mud. Pointus Gray—the joke. The fool. The poor loser. But now I had a million dollars. And seventy-two hours to spend it. Or lose it all. I sat in the corner of my dorm room, staring at the glowing countdown on the phone screen. 59:23:10 Every second ticked louder than my thoughts. It didn’t help that the rules were crystal clear. I wonder who made the system and the rules but what was more important was how I was going to spend a million dollars within the specific time given. Don’t reveal the source. If I did, the system might vanish—or worse, punish me. And I wasn’t ready to lose this chance. Th
SYSTEM ; Rise of the Pauper heir chapter three
They say time heals everything. At least that was what I thought. That I would be able to forget everything. That the money I got from the system was enough to make me forget what she did to me. But they never tell you how many times the wound reopens before it scars. Ever since that video went viral, I’d been on autopilot—spending the money, watching people squirm, keeping my mouth shut. The system wanted secrecy. Fine. I could play the game. I felt like telling the world how much I was having in my account and how far I was wiling to go but to I can't. The system has sworn me to secrecy and I have no option than to keep my mouth shut. I can I l spend the money. Show the people I was no longer the weakling or the poor church rat Layla thought I was. I want to be more and also, I want to show Layla what she was missing. But the deeper I sank into my new reality, the more the past clawed at me. I couldn’t forget her. No matter how hard I tried. It wasn’t just the be
SYSTEM ; Rise of the Pauper heir Chapter four
My head shook as I looked as I looked at the message on my phone. Not because I was scared but because I had underestimated my opponent. Underestimated, Jeremiah, Layla. To think that they would go that far was something I hadn't anticipated. ." Is that really true?" " Pontius would be rusticated." " I can't believe we are finally going to rid ourselves of that low life." " Well, it's a byebye to go riddance. To garbage." My hand shook slightly as I tried to grip onto my new phone. " You need to put that down and heal up." My mother's voice said gently. Her eyes darted towards me and I quickly hid my phone. Martha was a soft woman and she could turn a blind eye to most of the things I do. She was not a bad mother but she always gave me time to prepare my mind. I was going to tell her the source of the money but I need to prepare my mind, myself. No one would believe a gaming app that gave me that much money. Not even the most sane person. So, I had to find a way
SYSTEM ; Rise of the Pauper heir Chapter five
The room went dead silent. My voice lingered in the air like smoke after a gunshot."How much?" I said with my eye locked on everyone in the seat. They all looked at me and wondered how a boy of my age could say that with boldness. Some of them actually think I was bluffing. They knew my mother worked a double shift and could not pay a cent. I had gotten in on scholarship so how could I have said that without attaching much to it. Mr. Hudson blinked slowly, like he wasn’t sure he’d heard me right.“Excuse me?” he said adjusting his big round glasses.“I said, how much?” I leaned forward, ignoring the way my bruised ribs protested. “You want money? Fine. Name your price.”The woman with the pointy nose shifted in her seat. The others exchanged glances. That wasn’t the reaction they expected. I wasn’t supposed to speak like this. I wasn’t supposed to sit upright in my broken state, or sound like I could afford anything more than pity.“I-I believe you should take time to think clearly
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Chapter twenty six
My heart thudded and beat fast.I wasn't sure; maybe it was from the anticipation of the next mission, or maybe it was from the way Cassie had treated me coldly. I have a lot going on for me at the moment, and to think that she could leave me when it mattered the most made it even harder. She was the perfect plan to make sure my mother doesn't know about the mysterious system. I was even beginning to wonder if it might have been my real father trying to connect with me. The system has come to me at my weakest. The money, the power and the missions all were in alignment with my daily life and routine. I know by now that I had to keep the mysterious phone away from prying eyes. Especially Jeremiah, who would see that I crashed and burnt. I watched Cassie walk away, and my attention shifted back to my system. [ SYSTEM UPGRADE] [ Congratulations, you have passed the few missions given to you. Your account will be upgraded to the next tiers. I waited as the phone went blank. I kep
Chapter twenty five
I froze.I knew I was not supposed to but I felt like I was intruding. The words slipped into my ears like sharp knives, and for a moment, I couldn't breathe.Slowly, I raised my head and turned to meet her gaze.I don't know why I had to feel jealous or sad over hearing her telling another guy that she loved him.Cassie was staring at me, her phone now resting lazily in her hand. Her once soft expression had hardened, her brows knitting together as if I had committed the gravest sin."I wasn't eavesdropping," I said, my voice low, almost uncertain. "I was just... passing by.""Passing by?" She tilted her head mockingly, the coldness in her eyes stabbing into me deeper than her words ever could. "You seem to be 'passing by' at all the wrong times lately, Pontius."Pontius.Not "Ponty," not the half-teasing, half-annoyed tone she always used with me.Just Pontius. Distant.Formal.Like I was some stranger she had stumbled across.I wonder if she had really meant the word she said to m
Chapter twenty four
My face went pale. I could hardly believe what was going on. The sound of the camera lights and the background whispering of the students was all I could hear. Felicia looked at me and smiled. "Was that your first kiss?" She asked, staring at me. I had always envisioned my first kiss to be special. But it was stolen by someone I had no feelings for. "Why did you do that?" I asked, staring at her. "Do you even care when you see Rykard throw me against the lockers'?" I asked, staring at her face. "I am sorry, but that was to make Rykard jealous. I don't want him anymore. I want you." Felicia said again, and the whole class giggled. I am having conflicted emotions right now. Cassie was playing a mind game with me, and I wasn't sure what she really wanted from me. Right now, I was the hot boy everyone wanted on campus. It was going to be a shame to let all of that go to waste. "Will you be my date to prom?" Felicia asked again, putting me even in a tighter position. My eyes da
Chapter twenty three
I crashed against the lockers. I could feel all my body aching with pain as I tried to get up. "Stay away from her, Pointus!" He shouted at me. "I told you to leave me the hell alone, Rykard. I will never be yours." Felicia said with anger and walked off. I got up to look at the student that shoved me against the lockers. "You should stay away from her. He is my girl, and don't you think you can have her too?" Rykard said with a glance sending me a serious warning. I watched as he walked away, leaving me seated on the floor in the hallway with some of the students rushing to help me to my feet. "I can't believe you would allow him to hurt you like that. Everyone knows Rykard is a bully." "You should have him reported." "Why don't you go to the sick bay? You need to get your wounds treated." I looked at my elbow, and I saw it was bruised. "Thanks." I said slowly getting up to my feet. I grabbed my backpack and walked, drawing my hoodie up. Many of the students gazes landed on
twenty two
" I told you not to call my phone any more!" Eva shouted at the mysterious caller while I had to wait right by the door. I heard everything.I heard it all.It was leaking longer than usual. My heart thud loudly as I waited by the door in anticipation for my mother's return. I heard her gentle sob and I knew this was not going to be easy.I wonder who was the man that had made my mother cry. I walked Stealthy back to where she left me.[ SYSTEM VOICE; COUNT DOWN WILL BEGING IN SOME MOMENT TIME. ]My breathing felt shallow as my gaze turned pale. I kept looking at the door wondering when she was going to open. Wondering if she was still crying but then the door pried open and she walked out with a smile on her face.What!Didn't I hear the gentle sob of my mother right now?Was she faking it all along?" I know you heard that." Eva said staring at me.I hated calling her Eva due to some weird reason. Martha sounded fine to me." No, I didn't." I said looking at my feet.She knows I was
twenty one
I looked at my phone and back at my mother, who was strolling into her room. To think I have finally rid myself of her lashing at me was enough for me, but then the system was asking for the impossible."What the hell is this madness?" I said to myself with my hand akimbo.With great power come great responsibilities.Yes!But this is getting out of hand. It was almost like the system was following my every move.[ DING!][ SYSTEM MISSION UPDATE: ASK YOUR MOTHER WHO YOUR REAL FATHER IS][ PENALTY FOR NOT FOLLOWING ORDERS ; MONEY WILL BE LIQUIDATED AND YOUR NEXT MISSION WILL BE UNCERTAIN][ SYSTEM REWARD ; $20,000 ]I looked at the reward, and I ran my hand through my hair. It was almost like the system wanted me to know who my father was. But not this time.Not when I just managed to get myself free from my mother's stern gaze and curiosity.I know asking her now was going to cause another ruckus between us. I remembered the last time I talked about who my father was; all hell was let
Chapter twenty
I felt relieved to see her standing right outside the door. " Looks like I came in the nick of time." She said with a smile on her face." Did you follow me down here?" I said staring at her." You bought your house back so I wanted to see the house you spent two million dollars to get back." Cassie said smiling" Can you keep your voice down?" I said immediately as I ushered her into the mansion." Who is that?" My mother shouted" A friend." I shouted back" A friend? Is that what you are going to tell her?" Cassie frowned a little.I stood still perplexed." What was I supposed to tell her? You said you didn't even want to be here." I said walking right in front of her. " Welcome to my humble abode."" Well, did you tell her about everything that happened at school?" Cassie asked taking a seat on one of the couches. " i don't have too. She found out even before I got home."" How?" Cassie asked." It is the internet Cassie. Everything and everyone is on it." I said walking towards
Chapter nineteen
“Pontius! Pontius! Pontius!”The chant roared like thunder.They lifted me. Literally. Shoulder high. Their hands, sweaty and trembling with disbelief, hoisted me up like some messiah who had just performed a miracle. Phones still recorded, students screamed, girls cried—some even fainted.The fame was overwhelming for me and I could barely believe all of this was happening. The system was back and so was the game. The popularity and the chanting of my name was audible. I was the only face that mattered right inside the school. Everything was working the way I had planned and my revenge was about getting started. I floated above them, staring down at the sea of faces. Dozens of eyes stared up like I was something more than just a classmate. I wasn’t just the quiet guy from Accounting class anymore. I was Pontius Grey—the guy who shook the system of the school. The guy who did the impossible. “Pontius, I love you!” a girl in a tight crop top yelled, pushing herself to the fron
Chapter eighteen
The cafeteria was chaos. Everyone couldn't hold it. Or should I use the word, couldn't contain their joy. Screams. Gasps. Phones vibrating in unison. Students pulling out their devices to confirm what they just heard. And the girl—who had just received the two million—stood frozen like a statue, mouth agape, her hand trembling as she held her phone high for everyone to see."It's real!" she shrieked. "He really sent it! Two million! Two freaking million!" she shouted looking at friends and those who were on the line. I could see the stunning look on Layla's face and Jeremiah. They thought I was bluffing but then I had done the unthinkable.The undoable. The crowd erupted. Some screamed. Some cried. Others dropped to their knees like they had just seen a deity descend from the heavens. And all of them now had their eyes on one person.Me.I took a step back, my heart hammering in my chest. I didn’t want this much attention. This wasn’t supposed to happen like this. But then, I ha
