Claude gritted his teeth with his hands trying to release the man's grip. Cold sweat soaked his hairline. His breath hitched with his body getting weaker.His former bodyguard continued to strangle Claude's neck until the young man was almost dying. The other men looked at Claude with worry. Even though they had a grudge against Claude, they didn't want one of their friends to have to languish in prison for taking someone's life."Hey, stop!" One of the men approached the man who was strangling Claude.The man released his grip on Claude's neck and made the young man's body fall to the floor limply."Is he still alive?" asked one of the men worriedly.The man who was strangling Claude put his finger under Claude's nose and found that he was still alive."Don't worry, he is still alive.""Good! We don't have to kill him. I don't want to see you languishing in prison for this ridiculous thing. Let's go now!"The men were about to leave there, but Arnold stopped them."Wait, I want to ta
Gabriel frowned as he looked at Arnold. “What are you going to do with my account bank number?” he asked curiously.“I have a little amount that I want to share with you. At least you can buy your favorite food and college supplies,” Arnold explained with a smile.The young man was moved by Arnold’s generous gesture. He entered his account number, then gave the phone to Arnold.It only took a few seconds, a new notification popped up on Gabriel’s phone.[Anonymous has sent you 10,000 dollars.]Gabriel’s eyes lit up with tears seeing the amount of money. When he was rich, 10,000 dollars was not a big sum. Even it would not cover his expenses for a month. But now he had to sweat just to get 100 dollars.“Thank you so much, Arnold. You are very generous. I'm so glad to meet you today," Gabriel praised with a genuine smile. A question crossed Gabriel’s mind. ‘Where did Arnold get that much money?’ He was very curious, but chose to keep the question to himself.“You are welcome, Gabriel.”
After changing into his pajamas, Gabriel headed to the dining table. At the dining table, his parents were enjoying salmon sushi. A bright smile played on Gabriel's face watching his parents eat while joking around. He hadn't seen this sight for a long time, because since their economic condition had slumped, his father and mother often fought. Not infrequently, Gabriel saw his parents fighting in front of him.Gabriel pulled out a chair and sat there. "Tell me what food you want to eat tomorrow. I'll bring it for you," he asked.Eric and Lidya furrowed their brows at their son's question. They were curious about where Gabriel got the money to buy those expensive foods."Gabriel dear, I know your salary as a waiter is very small. I want you to save your money for your own needs. You don't need to buy us fancy food," Lidya responded."Your mother is right. It's better for you to use your money for college. At least with that money you can go to parties with your friends," Eric chimed i
Albert's eyes opened slowly with his hand reaching for his vibrating cellphone on the nightstand. He turned off the alarm and looked at the clock with his vision still blurry.Arnold's eyes widened in surprise when he saw the clock showing 10 a.m."What? 10 a.m?" Arnold immediately got up from his bed. He rushed to take a shower and changed clothes. With all the panic, Albert went down to the first floor in formal attire.Arnold was sitting in the living room watching television. Seeing Albert who was in a hurry, he asked him."Hey bro, where are you going?" asked Arnold."I have to go now, Arnold! I'm late! My boss will definitely scold me," replied Albert while running towards the door.Arnold was puzzled by Albert's attitude. He had received a report from the manager of Black Pearl Luxury Realty that he had sent an email to Albert to give him a day off. It seemed that Albert had not read the email.He got up from his seat and ran after Albert. "Wait! Albert, wait!" shouted Arnold.
Without any pleasantries or showing a friendly attitude, Clarion immediately asked them in a belittling tone.“Arnold, Albert, what are you doing here?” Clarion asked while scanning their appearance from head to toe. She showed an annoyed expression seeing the presence of people like them there.Arnold, Albert, and Clarion went to the same junior high school. Arnold and Clarion were in the same class, while Albert was in a different class from them. Before Arnold dropped out of school, Clarion often saw him hang out with Albert. She still recognized them as the broke guys.The saleslady was surprised to see Clarion’s attitude. She actually also doubted that the two men could afford a car in the showroom, but she maintained her professional attitude.“Miss Clarion, why do you say that?” The saleslady asked in surprise.Clarion chuckled. “I know them personally. We went to the same junior high school. They are losers, and they definitely don’t have any money, let alone to buy a car here
“Arnold, it seems like this time Steven has been kind enough to give you the car. You can buy it,” Clarion said with a smile.Arnold stared at her sharply because he could smell the plan they were running. He smirked and would follow the flow of the game.“Thank you Steven Ross; you are very kind to finally give up your dream car for me. Therefore, I will buy it.” Arnold’s words dripped with sarcasm.“To be able to get this car, you have to pay 500,000 dollars,” Clarion spoke.Steven held back his laughter hearing her announce the price that had been marked up five times. Arnold didn’t want to spend any more time there, so he took out his card to make the payment.But suddenly Albert stopped Arnold, who wanted to take out his card. "Arnold, I don’t want you to pay 500,000 dollars, because they are tricking you by marking up the price!” he exclaimed while looking at Clarion and Steven in anger.“What do you mean, Albert?” Arnold responded while frowning. Actually, he didn’t mind paying
Evan told Sammy about what had just happened to Claude. After that, they rushed to Serenity Residence because Claude lived there.Claude lived in a type B apartment. His parents actually wanted him to get an A type apartment, but at that time all the A-types were occupied.After arriving at Serenity Residence, Evan and Sammy made their way to the elevator. When the elevator door was about to close, Sammy saw a lady in his sight running after the elevator. He quickly pressed the elevator button so that the lady could enter the elevator.With a smile, the lady thanked Sammy. “Thank you.” The lady was none other than Maria Brunner, who was Arnold’s secretary.“You are welcome,” Sammy replied with a smile.Sammy found himself drowned in Maria’s beauty. Maria didn’t seem to be wearing any makeup, but her natural beauty radiated.“Have they found the whereabouts of Alastair Leth’s martial arts teacher?” Evan asked his son, but he didn’t get a response.Evan realized his son was watching the
“I’m sorry Master; I didn’t mean to keep it a secret. It’s just that I feel like no one has ever cared about me and my mother, so I’m used to keeping our situation a secret from everyone. My mother has been suffering from breast cancer for years. Maybe God loves her more now, so He doesn’t want my mother to feel pain any longer,” Maria explained in a hoarse voice.Even though she was sad, Maria didn’t want to get pity from others. She sighed while wiping her tears. In a polite tone, she asked Arnold to return to his seat. "Please Master Arnold, return to your seat. We came here to have a meeting. I don’t want to waste your time for nothing."Arnold admired Maria’s professional attitude. He got up from there and returned to his seat.Maria started her work again by explaining and presenting her ideas about The Winster Group’s latest projects. After a 2-hour meeting, they left the restaurant to go home.Arnold offered to take Maria home. At first Maria refused, but because Arnold insist