While Sara and Alicia were busy ordering their meals, Ryker arrived at the fifth floor of the sky lounge restaurant. The floors above were so exquisite that even a man as wealthy as Kelvin Grey could not easily afford to dine there. Kelvin stood up the moment he saw Ryker, bowing to him. “Dominus, greetings.” Ryker gave him a curt nod in response. “Greetings, you can just call me Ryker.” “Greetings Mister Ryker,” Samantha, who was also present, stood up and bowed slightly. “Greetings Mister Ryker,” Cage also said, standing up and bowing deeply to Ryker. Ryker nodded at both of them and only when he sat down did the three of them also sit down. Kelvin smiled from ear to ear, visibly happy that Ryker honoured his invitation. “Mister Ryker, I didn’t think you would come, thank you so much,” He said with a broad smile, curtseying slightly. “I gave you my word. So, why am I here?” Ryker replied. “You must forgive me,” Kelvin said, dipping his hands into his pocket and taking out
Kelvin slowly went on his knees, clasping his hands together before Ryker. “Please Dominus, if there is anything you can do to heal me, please do it. I’ll do whatever you want, I’ll be your servant for life, my entire generation will serve you,” He said earnestly. Ryker held his hand and helped him back up on his seat. A serious expression contorting Ryker’s face. “You can be healed but it is both difficult and easy.” “What does that even mean?” Samanatha asked in a cross tone, watching Ryker closely. “Well it’s difficult because we need three special and rare herbs to do it, doing it is the easy part,” Ryker replied. “Ah…that is good,” Kelvin replied with a glimmer of hope covering his face. “What are these herbs, no matter how special or rare they are, I have the means to get them.” “We’ll need a pound of the orugbo lily, two leaf heads of the wailing moss and a fresh sprout of the Rhit viper, not less than fourteen days old,” Ryker replied. “The Rhit viper?” Kelvin retorted.
“Thank you for having me, Mister Grey, I should head home now. Let me know when you get the herbs and for now, only drink salinated water with your meal, no soft drinks, no alcohol, it’ll help stop the bleeding, at least for now,” Ryker said after they finished having dessert.Kelvin smiled at him, feeling truly honoured that Ryker spared to dine with him and his family and that he now had a way to extend his lifespan and possibly, if by chance he found the Rhit Viper herb, he would be completely cured.“The gratitude is all mine, Dominus. Thank you, Thank you very much.”Ryker nodded in response, standing to his feet and Kelvin shot up instantly, still having that eager smile on his face.“Samantha should see you off, I know she’s quite a bit but she’s a good girl, you two should get to know each other,” He said in an eager tone.Samantha frowned at Kelvin and looked as Ryker turned his gaze upon her. Ryker merely scoffed. “I’ll manage, goodbye.”As he stepped out of the elevator in
“Can you believe it? She was proposed to with a two hundred and fifty thousand dollar ring.”“Forget about the price, it is a limited edition green emerald diamond ring, there are only four in the world.”“She’s such a lucky woman, I envy her. Her fiance booked out the entire restaurant. That must have cost a fortune.”Ryker could hear the comments from the onlookers as he served them drinks.Today was his wedding anniversary and he was working as a waiter at the prestigious Hillbilly restaurant for the holiday to earn enough money to buy his wife a present.This was not his normal day job but he needed all the money he could get, so he wore the waiter hat effortlessly, serving important dignitaries with a big smile on his lips.As he worked, he thought about what he would get Sara, his wife. ‘If only I was as rich as the man who proposed to his lover, Sara is a beautiful angel that deserves all the finest things in the world,’ he mused, reminiscing the smile of his beautiful wife.“
“Fuck you,” Ryker replied coldly, clenching his fist and narrowing his eyes at Sebastian.“You asked for it,” Sebastian said, instantly grabbing another mug and throwing it at Ryker to distract him.Sebastain was a black belt jiu jitsu holder and a renowned fighter in all of Crimson.He hoped to catch Ryker off guard with a knockout strike but Ryker was quick to move out of the way, leaping into the air and countering with a kick that sent Sebastian flying metres away.Everyone’s mouth dropped in awe.Ryker’s move was so fast that if they blinked, they would have missed it.Ryker himself looked at his leg in shock of what he just did. Defending himself came as a muscle memory to him, like he just knew what to do.Sebastian felt ridiculed and humiliated.‘It has to be pure luck, there’s no way this scum can beat me,’ he mused, standing to his feet and grabbing a knife from one of the tables.“You imbecile, you only just got lucky to hit me. I am going to kill you today for touching me
Blood washed away from Sebastian’s face and Sara was completely dumbfounded, holding her cheek in pain.Did they just hear right?The CEO of the biggest technology company in Crimson wanted to marry a pauper like Ryker?Do wonders truly never cease?Fiona picked up the papers from the floor and shoved it in Ryker’s hand, handing him a pen from her purse.“Sign it,” She coldly requested.Ryker didn’t think even twice about signing the divorce agreement. As much as his heart ached from Sara’s betrayal, it was obvious she had made her choice.He quickly scribbled his signature on the papers and threw them at Sara.“Wise choice, now come with me,” Fiona said, locking fingers with Ryker and taking him out of the restaurant, much to everyone’s astonishment.“You can drop me anywhere here,” Ryker said to Fiona after her car drove a few metres away from the restaurant.He needed some time to process everything that had just happened to him.“I wasn’t joking about marrying you. We are going t
"Go to your engagement ceremony?"Ryker's eyes widened and he doubted if he had heard her right."Yes. You're scared?"Fiona asked, narrowed her eyes,staring at him."Scared? No,I'm just surprised. It's not that common for a woman to bring her husband to her engagement party with another man." Ryker replied. He wasn't lying.He was not scared. Now that he had promised to be her "contract husband",he needed to do fulfill his duty."Looks like I didn't choose the wrong man." Fiona crossed her arms,smiling with satisfaction.Ten minutes later,Ryker left Fiona’s office and made his way to the Ford manor afterwards to get his belongings.There was something important for him in that house. He had to take them back.Ryker stepped inside the mansion and immediately, Melanie Ford, Sara’s mother, stood up and attacked him.“How dare you show your face in this house? My daughter has decided to divorce you, you are no longer welcome in this house!” She said in a furious tone, yelling at the top
A couple of minutes after Ryker left, Sara stepped into their mansion gleefully to see her mother and her sister in a brooding state with a frown on their faces.“Why are you keeping long faces when we should be celebrating? That leech is finally out of our lives. He signed the divorce,” She said, happily waving the divorce document in the air before dropping it on the table.Melanie crossed her arms and her frown deepened. “Why should we celebrate, when he came here and almost beat us up?”Sara’s smile vanished. “He did what?!”“Yes sister, he even promised to deal with us. That scum, threatening to deal with us,” Audrey scoffed disdainfully.“That bastard!” Sara retorted in anger, scrunching her nose before she smiled again. “Don’t let him ruin your mood with mere words, he’s a weakling who can’t do anything.”She reached into her bag and pulled out an invitation card.“Tomorrow, Sebastian is taking me to the engagement ceremony of Nico Reyes, our family is about to prosper,” She s