CHAPTER 17Nathan’s one-hour session at the gym ended at exactly 8 am that morning. After he handed over the cheque to Ben, he had expected the instructor to quiz him with a series of questions like how he got access to such a huge amount but Ben said nothing. Nathan then concluded that Ben wasn’t the kind of man who pries into people’s privacy or rather, he had faith in him and wouldn’t accuse him of engaging in shady things like the likes of Greg. He adjusted the bag that hung around his left arm and wiped the sweat that was banded on his forehead with the edge of his palms. His phone began to ring and Nathan didn’t waste any time pulling out the device from the bag. Nathan realized that it was his official phone ringing. He had tagged it an official device from the moment Mike handed it over to him and as expected, it was Mike calling him. He quickly picked up the call and continued walking toward his apartment. “I trust you are doing well!” The phone speaker filtered Mike’s
The spectators formed a small crowd around Nathan who was struggling to get up from the floor. The blood gushing from his forehead sparked panic among them.Charlotte turned to her left and caught Greg laughing at Nathan’s misfortune. Greg was happy that Nathan got bruised.“Serves him right!” He screamed and his group of mean boys broke into a wicked laugh.Charlotte tightened her jaw. How unreasonable she thought.Nathan staggered to his feet and palmed his forehead with his left hand. His hazy eyes caught a glimpse of the blood stains on his hand.Some group of girls mumbled a sorry while the ones who would do anything to be on Greg’s side were as silent as a tomb.Nathan was about to take a step further when he fell to the floor on his injured face and instantly lost consciousness.Terror instantly broke out and it was at that period that the crowd noticed the stone, lying beside Nathan and it was soiled with blood. When Nathan lost his balance a while ago, he fell with his face o
“So how did you fall?” Charles demanded with his palms wide open before Nathan. “You are not the careless type.” He added.Nathan sighed and cleared his throat loudly. “I didn’t fall guys. It was the guys.” He replied.Henry gave the bed a right slap. “I knew it. From the moment I saw those guys carrying you here, I knew that something was wronged.”Charles folded his arms across his chest. “What did they do to you this time?”Henry and Charles were aware that Nathan was being bullied by some of the guys from the basketball team.Nathan signed. “Greg was furious because he saw me sitting next to Charlotte at the court.” He began.Henry and Charles exchanged glances.“That Greg huh!”Nathan continued. “He was mad and then he went ahead to accuse me of trying to make out with her.”Charle’s eyes widened while Henry shook his head.“What the hell? Is he crazy?” Charles said.“Charlotte tried to explain things to him but Greg wouldn’t listen. He started ranting then I felt that it was bes
Larry kept shifting his gaze from Nathan to the straight path ahead as he drove to Nathan’s apartment. Nathan noticed the gesture and concluded that the chauffeur was worried because Mike might scold him for being careless. It’s no one’s fault that he got hurt Nathan thought. He gave Larry a warm smile. “I’m fine Larry and besides, my head doesn’t hurt that much.”“Are you sure?”Nathan confirmed with a nod. “I’m agile so trust me, I’ll be fine.”Larry wheeled the car toward Nathan’s lawn where he spotted a familiar vehicle that was parked beside the lawn. It was Mike’s, Range Rover. Immediately after Larry pulled the car to a halt beside Mike’s car, Mike stepped out of the Range Rover and hurried toward them. He had been waiting for them for the past six minutes. Before Nathan could step out of the vehicle, Mike had already traced his way to him. “Oh my God, Young Master. How did this happen?” Mike lamented after noticing the tiny bandage slapped on the cut. Larry lowered his he
CHAPTER 21Dr. Barnes decided to place a call to Greg’s father. Immediately after the man picked up the call, the vice chancellor stood up and began to pace in his office, aimlessly.“Good evening Mr. Baker. I trust you are doing fine!” the vice chancellor began after clearing his throat loudly.“I’m good Dr. Barnes. How may I help you?” replied Greg’s father.Again, Dr. Barnes cleared his throat loudly and stared at the watch on, his left wrist. “We have a slight problem, Mr. Baker. Gregory involved.”“Gregory?” Mr. Baker demanded in a tone that suggested that the boy wasn’t bound to be found erring.The vice chancellor knew that it was paramount he chooses his words carefully at the moment else the Baker family was going to lay off the support it was giving the school.“You know these kids and how they behave.” Dr. Barnes began. “These boys are hotheads and will always look for the slightest opportunities to flex their muscles. So, there was a fight between a boy and Greg this eveni
Mike walked into Nathan’s living room and met Nathan sprawled on the largest sofa. Henry and Charles sat opposite him while Larry stood by the door, he was going through his phone. Mike walked up to Nathan who flashed a quick smile at him. Mike could tell that Nathan was faking the warm gesture because he looked sore. “I need to take you somewhere.” Mike began. Nathan sat up while Henry and Charles exchanged confused glances. “Somewhere?” Nathan demanded with a quirked brow. Mike moved closer to him with an assuring smile. “I’ll take you to a place where a specialist will look at your injury. You deserve first-class treatment.”Nathan waved the offer down with his hand. “Oh come on Uncle Mike, you don’t have to get a specialist. Besides, the nurse gave me some painkillers.” He said and went for the bag of medication. Mike shook his head in disagreement. “I insist Nathan. You are coming with me.”Nathan sighed. Mike stared him straight in the face and said. “Trust me, Nathan. Yo
Chapter 23Nathan stared at the portrait of his parents in amazement. They looked younger and his mother’s bright smile illuminated the portrait. He was glad that she never had cancer and he would never have to worry himself sick about her. Mike pointed to the first room on Nathan’s right. “That’s your room, Young Master.”With a bright smile, Nathan charged toward the room. Mike slipped his hand into his pocket and pulled out a bunch of keys. He passed them to Nathan who didn’t waste any time grabbing them from him. The door had an inscription in gold. The letter N was slapped on the door and Nathan concluded that it was the first letter of his name. “You’ll love it!” Mike said before Nathan could open the door. Nathan hurriedly opened the door and walked into his new room. “Why don’t you check out your new room and then freshen up? I’ll be waiting for you downstairs.” Said Mike who was standing by the door. Nathan began taking strides into the room. It was like a self-con apar
CHAPTER 24Nathan placed his phone on the table and decided to meet Mike downstairs. He took a proper glance at the table and realized that it was carved out of the finest mensonia wood. Everything around him was made from the best. He smiled and left his room. In the living room downstairs, Mike was speaking to a man dressed in grey plain trousers and a checkered shirt. Nathan concluded that it was the specialist Mike had earlier talked about. Nathan walked up to them and cleared his throat loudly, announcing his presence. Mike and the guest turned to face him. The man in the checkered shirt gave a slight bow. Nathan wondered why the elderly man was bowing before him. When the man lifted his head, he said “I’m Dr. Brown and I’m here to check your injury.”Mike took over. He presented the doctor to Nathan. “I’m sure you must have heard of the famous Dr. Brown Caston. He’s the best in the city and is known for carrying out successful operations, a highly skilled surgeon with experi