There were murmurs going around as Slade referred to the neighborhood as his. The elderly folks looked impressed. They didn't know him per se since they've only known Mamita for the past few years. Before any of the three men could say a word, one of the elderly folks, an old woman wearing a loose gown, had quickly stepped forward. "Maria, is this your son?" The woman asked Mamita, inspecting Slade from his head to toe. Slade's attention shifted from the current situation to the woman. He wasn't really bothered by the way the woman was looking at him. Instead, what she had just said picked something in him. His mother? Mamita, his mother? Although Mamita was older than him and was his nanny, she wasn't at that age to give birth when he was born!To think that she was being referred to as his mother hurt Slade so bad. Does she now look so old that his Mary Poppings now looked like someone who could mother him?A new phase of emotional roller-coaster was about to pop off, but Slade
Slade took a deep breath. He was getting to understand the situation gradually. "We came here to help these ungrateful old people! We want to see if we can save the water, but they don't want to see reason. How annoying." The guy spat on the floor. "May dog eat your mouth!!!!" One of the elderly folks yelled at the guy. "How dare you put it like that, you little scum! You want to pour chemicals in this river! But you want to kick us out our houses after pouring the chemical! And you want to do that tomorrow!! Are you insane? Where do you expect us to go?""It's simple. Don't you have kids or something. Go live with them for a few months." The guy scoffed, rolling his eyes. "Can you hear this forsaken rounded muffin!" The elderly man pointed in rage. "Carlos! You too! You'll do this to those who watched you grow and fed you?" A woman yelled at the third guy of the group who has been quiet since. Carlos basically lived in this neighborhood and was raised here. His grandfather died
"What are you doing! Answer the call! Or do you want to get fired?!" The other guy yelled at the tough guy. The tough guy quickly snapped out of the frenzy."Hello, Director." He sounded so soft and gentle as though he wasn't the same person who was haughty and bossy towards Slade. He was silent for a couple of moments as he listened over the phone. After a few seconds, the call was hung like it never happened. He reluctantly lifted his gaze, looking quite wearied as he stared at Slade. "What! What happened? What did he say?" The other guy was dying to get to the root of this. It was only the tough guy who was able to listen to the call.The tough guy's face suddenly turned into a scowl as he moved closer to Slade. His eyes dimmed, and there was a shot of a rage. "Don't you dare to think that this is over." He warned Slade. "Although I don't know why the director just called me out of the blue, but..."The guy didn't know what else to say, or perhaps he didn't feel the need to c
The pace of the lady was so quick that before Slade could realise what was happening, she had gotten to him, with hand drawn like a sword.She swayed her left palm towards his face to slap him across the face, but Slade stopped her hand. He couldn't just stand by and watch someone slap him for no reason. Up to this moment, he still didn't understand what the hell this was all about. All he knew was that he almost caused an accident. Aside this, he had no clue what else was going on. That was one of the many reasons why he had climbed down from the vehicle. "Let go of my hand! You will rot in jail today! I'll make sure that you do not see the light of the day ever again in your life!!" The lady was fighting with all her might as she cussed relentlessly at Slade. He knew that there must be a reason why she was acting this way. There was no way a normal person would want to hit another for no reason. He noticed that the lady was not fighting to hit him anymore. Instead, she was tryi
Amelia couldn't even open her mouth. She just remained there, staring like a mannequin. She couldn't explain what just happened. This loser guy whom she had yelled at earlier suddenly became taller and bigger in front of her. In fact, his presence intimidated her so much that she was beginning to shake. It was until after he turned around and walked away that she stopped shaking. Based on her contact and influence, Amelia has met so many powerful people. But in her meetings, she had never come across someone who made her lose control over her body and mind like this. When she gained back her consciousness, she saw that Slade had already arrived at the vet clinic. "That crazy fool! How dare he yell at me." She grunted in displeasure, fuming. "Hey!!! Don't you dare think that I will let some local vet treat my Kyle! Never!" Although she was yelling this, yet she didn't stop for once as she approached the vet clinic. She stomped into the clinic yelling, "Do you even know how
Slade pulled the car over in front of a building. When he climbed out of the car, he was standing in front of a magnificent hundred floor building. He looked from where he was to the top of the building. He shut his eyes for a moment as he let the breeze and sun massage his face in distinct flavor. This building is called the Pinnacle Height. It was one of the few buildings that was considered as the best of the best in the country.This building is exclusive to some set of people that have attained a specific social status. Three years ago, Slade used to frequent this building because of the family business back then. But right now things are different. His father's company that used to flourish has been hijacked by the other families who used to be shareholders in the company. "I'll own this one day." He muttered to himself.He walked away from his car. He had decided to park his car at a distant place in order not to create attention. He wasn't the type to seek validation from
"Get along?!!!" Vixton's brother-in-law exclaimed. "What are you talking about, cousin?" The other company was as stupefied. Slade was equally stunned by what Vixton had just said. Of all the things that he knew Vixton was capable of, he never imagined that those words would fall from his lips. "Come here." Vixton's cousin dragged him to the side. "What are you talking about bro? What do you mean by you want to get along with that fool?" "Have you forgotten what he did to you? How he ruined your wedding? Have you forgotten that as we speak right now Mariana is still crying back at home?"Vixton just looked from one man to the other as they tried to scold him."Do you think I am fool?" Vixton answered eventually. When he said this, they slowly started to space out on the rage. Perhaps Vixton knew what he was doing after all. "Just follow my lead and don't ruin the fun." His tone changed quite a little bit that his company realised that he wasserious at this point. They nodded w
Lord Jendall Kurtis was standing in front of his car, surrounded by a group of men who were dressed in different brands and designs of suits. Each of the men looked polish which goes to prove that they are more than a security personell that works under the JK family. "I'm glad that you have agreed with us to send men to treat the water." One of the men said to Lord JK. "We can definitely turn that slum into one of the best areas in Pinnacle County.""More importantly, we can easily diverge the attention of the public from the place before they'd ever discover that the land is rich with some --" The man talking now decided to trail off. The silence he created after that last word was enough for the rest of the group who already knew what he was trying to talk about. "Lest I forget, why did you decide against sending our men there tomorrow? The quicker the better." A man in blue suits addressed Lord JK."Do not be in a haste. I'll let you know when it's time to send men over. Pend