“And here I was worried that we won't be getting any service today,” Ethan remarked.The girl, maintaining her warm demeanor, replied. “Apologies sir, my colleagues are busy. However, I am here now and I'm ready to take your order.”“That's great. What's your name?” “Brenda.”“Alright, Brenda. Can we have the menu?”“Yes, sir,” Brenda replied as she handed over menus to both of them.Anna could barely keep herself from gasping as she looked at the unbelievable prices of the meals.Meanwhile, Ethan seemed quite laid-back as he scanned through. “I'll have numbers 3,6, 8, and 11.”“And you, miss?” “... I don't know,” Anna muttered as she glanced at Ethan.“Just pick whatever you want.”Pursing her lips, she replied. “I'll have numbers 12 and 15.”“Add the same thing I ordered for her as well.” Ethan calmly said causing Anna to stare at him in incredulity.“You just survived cancer. We need to celebrate.”“But still…”“You can go ahead and get the order.”Brenda hesitated at first as th
Leroy returned to the kitchen with a smug look on his face, quite satisfied with how he had handled the situation.As far as he was concerned such brokies didn't even deserve to be eating at the restaurant.His initial thought was to kick them out but decided it would be better to teach them a lesson.Next time, they wouldn't dare to set their feet into such a fine establishment reserved for the wealthy.Brenda rushed in at that moment. “Chef, don't you think…”“Just shut up and get to work else I'll have to consider telling the manager to slash your salary. To think you'd have the audacity to take my meal to such people, I should have your job.”Brenda trembled as she understood Leroy's position in the restaurant.When Jenkins wasn't around, Leroy served as a stand-in manager and so was capable of making important decisions.So though she wished to stand up for Ethan and Anna, she found that she had no power to do so.Feeling regretful, she returned to her post while Leroy went about
It all happened so quickly that Leroy only realized the danger he was in after it was all but done.Sweating profusely, he tried to appease a rather annoyed Jenkins. “Jenkins my friend.”“Leroy, what the hell is this?... Who made this disgusting dish?”“Ahem, well you see…”“Don't beat around the bush, Leroy, please, get straight to the point,” Ethan remarked while grinning from ear to ear.Leroy didn't even dare to glare at Ethan as he was well aware that he was now his boss.“Ahem, well, you see, Jenkins, the truth is that…”“He made it, Jenkins. Tell me what is the punishment for intentionally making bad food and serving it to a customer?” Ethan calmly inquired.Jenkins replied without hesitation. “They would be immediately fired!”“No, please, have mercy. I promise it won't happen again.” Leroy pleaded as he dropped to his knees, completely discarding his previously aloof stance.At this point, those who had initially laughed at Ethan's predicament found themselves unsure of how t
Ethan initially planned to be low-key and avoid drawing attention to himself but Lucia had not only decided to come to his table, she also decided to make trouble as well.If he continued to stay quiet, he wouldn't be able to call himself a man after this, hence the reason he decided to speak up.Of course, there was another, more obscure reason.[Emergency mission has been created][Mission Title: A Lesson in Humility][Goal; Put Lucia Williams in her place][Reward: Fame +10, 200 EXP][Failure: Loss of views]Though the punishment for failure was not life-threatening, he had no reason to refuse the mission, especially with the pleasant rewards waiting at the end.So with renewed vigor, he had only one thought in mind; teaching Lucia a lesson!“Do you understand now?... Or do I need to repeat myself?” Lucia remarked at that moment.Ethan raised a brow. “Not at all. In fact, how about I be your host for the evening.”“Hmmph, it's good that you are back to your senses. Otherwise, I'd h
“Miss Lucia, your threats won't work. You owe my restaurant five million and if you don't pay, I won't hesitate to get my money, one way or another.” Ethan calmly remarked earning a glare from Lucia.“Is that a threat?” “Hardly.”“You bastard!... My father has invested so much in this company yet…”“Your father has not invested a single penny into Savour. I checked and the best he has done is lease out a piece of property for our usage and even then the property doesn't belong to him and was instead owned by Ethan Jones.”Lucia hadn't expected the truth to come out like that causing her to go silent as she found herself unable to refute his words.Just then, Anna commented. “To think that the daughter of the great Williams family isn't able to foot the bill for the meals she ordered. Quite unfortunate.”Lucia glared at her. “You better shut your mouth.”“I'm only telling the truth.”Before Lucia could say anything in response, Ethan cut her off.“I'm still waiting, Miss. Several othe
[Transaction complete][Account balance: 1,100,000,000]Ethan nearly fell out of bed at the substantial sum displayed on the screen.To think that this was just the beginning.He couldn't help but wonder what awaited him at the end.Perhaps at that time, he would be worth the total of all the companies in the world.It was a rather novel thought.Of course, he didn't dwell on that and quickly moved to the next stop.[Due to hastened level up, the system has designed it better to hold off on the evolution process for fear of causing the host harm]Ethan thought back to the pain he felt when moving from level 1 to level 2 and couldn't help but thank the system for not automatically starting the evolution process.The pain would have knocked him out cold considering he jumped 3 levels in the space of a day.Taking a deep breath, he remarked. “I would like to start the evolution process now.”[Is the host sure of this?... You would be experiencing the process 3 times without pause]“That'
Anna managed a melancholic smile as she remarked. “Sure.”Silence reigned for a bit as the duo exchanged eye contact only for Ethan to break the ice. “So wanna drive?”As he spoke, he dangled the car keys in front of Anna.“Fine, give them to me.” Anna ultimately relented, taking the keys from Ethan before getting into the car with Ethan following closely behind.Once inside, Anna started the car and drove out of the compound while Ethan gave her directions to where they were headed.***Horizon was a real estate company in Metro City that sold houses to rich folks.Because the properties they owned were mostly of the expensive variety, middle-class men didn't dare to show their faces in their establishments unless they were looking to be insulted.Anyway, Ethan had booked an appointment and so had come to honor it with Anna as his trusty sidekick.Of course, to avoid being recognized, he put on his white porcelain mask, intending to identify as Ghost during his house hunting escapade
Ethan would never miss an opportunity to entertain his audience as he was well aware that it was to his benefit.Hence, seeing his old rival, a washed-up one no less, attempting to poach Anna was enough reason for him to start a stream and even put forward the ludicrous suggestion to compete in who could buy the bigger house.Naturally, knowing Roman and his incredibly large ego, the fool wouldn't hesitate to fall into the trap and as expected, he did.‘It's just too easy.’ Ethan thought inwardly, amused by Roman's inherent stupidity.“Well then.” Ethan suddenly remarked. “I believe we should call an agent to attend to our needs.”Just as he made to do so, a middle-aged man accompanied by his secretary and a few guards came down the stairs.Roman grinned triumphantly upon seeing the man. “Uncle!”‘Huh?’ Ethan was immediately taken aback by the exclamation.The middle-aged man turned in their direction and immediately flashed a smile. “If it isn't Nathan's son, Roman. What are you doin