Biased

Troy could barely believe what had just happened. His biological father that he barely even knew, had just died. He was speechless.

“Don't be sad Master Troy, your father knew that his time was coming, that was why he had asked that we search for you. He was really glad that we found you, trust me." Mr Ford said handing Troy a brown manila envelope.

“What is this?." Troy asked Mr Ford, he was still shaken after the news they had just bombed on him, he's the sole heir of the richest family in the world...

“Your father wrote you a letter explaining why he did everything. Why he gave you to the couple you grew up with for them to raise you. He knew that you would have questions, this is an explanation." Mr Ford said and Troy took it from him.

" In the envelope there is also your house address. All the Winthrop houses all over the world now belong to you. You can use any one whenever you feel like, the address is for the house that is the closest." Mr Ford said.

" Thank you Mr Ford." Troy said, immediately Mr Ford turned red with shock.

"Please master Troy, don't refer to me as Mr Ford, you can call me Ford or whatever you feel like." Mr Ford said.

Troy furrowed his brows, he was used to respecting everybody, he rarely refered to people by their names.

Mr Ford offered to drive him to his new house but Troy insisted that he was going to take his time so that he would process the news. After much persistence, Mr Ford finally left Troy.

Troy looked at his banking app once again and the money was there, he wondered how Mr Ford even knew his bank account details. He didn't know that they had been tracking and following him for the past few weeks.

Troy's stomach rumbled as he walked by a very expensive restaurant. He knew this place, it was the restaurant wealthy people came to dine, one meal would amount to hundreds of thousands of dollars.

He had never come to such place, even the Williams would not let him tag along on their outings. He decided that he was going In since he was rich now, he was the wealthiest person alive and he had to start living like it.

He entered into the restaurant and walked to the counter.

“Please can I get a table?." He asked the pretty receptionist standing behind the counter.

Normally whenever a person approached the counter to order, she would take her attention off from whatever she was doing and pay respect to whoever was coming, she had already seen Troy waking towards her. He was dressed as a janitor, surely he was not supposed to even be here.

She was ready to call security to take the beggar out before he discomforts their customers.

“Do you have a reservation?." She asked him coldly knowing that he would only say that he had no reservation.

Troy could tell that she was cold towards him, but he had not even eaten or drank water for a day, he could slump at any time if he does not eat something.

“No, I do not have a reservation. Can I have a table, I'll pay for the meal." He told her.

She scoffed.

“I'm sorry but the meals here are expensive, you cannot afford it. I'm going to ask you to leave there is no table available." The woman said to Troy.

The white phone on her desk rang, she picked it up and greeted the customer cordially with a big smile on her face even if the customer was at the other end of the phone and he couldn't see her.

“Yes of course, we have vacant tables sir, you can come at any time." She said and she dropped the phone as the call ended.

“Why are you still here?." She asked Troy coldly, some seconds ago she looked like a nice lady.

“You just said that there are vacant tables, why can't I get to eat in one of them?." Troy asked her.

She eyed him.

“You left me no choice, I have to call the security to take you out." She said to him and immediately she pressed a red button on her desk that rang the security.

“Leave now or they'll humiliate you more by dragging you out." She said to him.

Troy felt embarrassed.

He heard high clicking of a stiletto and he turned to see a beautiful woman with black hair walking towards the counter, the woman behind the counter took a very low bow.

“Ms Kathrine, welcome." The receptionist behind the counter greeted.

The security guards approached the counter and they saw Troy, they did not need to ask what the problem was, they held him and started to take him out.

“What is happening?." Ms Kathrine asked them.

“Ma'am, this man came in here asking for a table, we have never seen anyone this dirty with such guts to enter in here, I wonder how he passed the security at the front." The receptionist stated disgustedly.

Ma Kathrine frowned, she owned the establishment but she barely even came to check up on it. She did not know that her employees were this bias.

" Are you telling me that you didn't even offer him a table because of how he looks?." She asked the lady and the lady's face turned pale, she did not expect the question from her boss. She expected her boss to immediately ask the guards told throw Troy out.

" I- Uh... I didn't want to waste any time, I knew he could not afford it so I just asked him to leave nicely but he refused." She lied

“How did you know I couldn't afford it?." Troy asked her.

She went blank.

“Can you afford a meal?." Ms Kathrine asked Troy, only this time she asked with politeness, it made a difference. Troy knew very well that he could not only afford A MEAL he could also buy the whole establishment.

“I want a membership card." Troy said, the woman behind the counter was shocked.

“There are three kinds of cards sir, silver, gold and platinum." She said to Troy.

" I want the platinum." Troy said to her.

She scoffed, it was unbelievable, this common janitor would not be able to pay for this, she thought to herself. Why don't she tell him the price and he would have to leave since he had no money, finally she would embarrass him for making her boss scold her.

“The platinum membership card is nine hundred thousand dollars, it lasts for three months before you would have to renew it." She said and she smiled, waiting for Troy to leave.

" I'll pay." Troy said, the receptionist's mouth fell open and her eyes widened in shock.

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