Chapter 30Nathan folded his arms across his chest and looked the assistant straight in the face. “Unbelievable!” he spat. Is that how they treat people here? He wondered. “Listen, sir!” Nathan began after clearing his throat loudly. He sat up. “I made this reservation a while ago and came here with my slip. I paid for this. This is my spot and there’s no way I’m leaving it for someone else.”Nathan darted his gaze from the assistant to the door where Alessandro was standing in his bid to prove to them that he knew what was going on. They wanted to buy him off his table and he was aware. The Manager’s assistant groaned in frustration. He was hoping Nathan would jump on the offer of getting a bonus since his reservation was going to be revoked but Nathan had turned out to be a hard nut to crack. “Listen to me, young man. As it appears right now, this space will be handed over to the wealthiest and right now, someone richer than you is offering to pay double the reservation fee.”
CHAPTER 31Even though Charlotte feared for Nathan, she was glad that he was able to stand up and defend himself against the injustice the assistant and Alessandro were about to inflict on him. Nathan on the other hand was determined to fight. He wasn’t going to sit tight and get humiliated by some rich dude. “Seems like you didn’t hear me right? I will use this device on you if you don’t leave this place this minute.” The security officer reiterated while pointing at the shock device. Nathan stood his ground. “I’m going nowhere!” he maintained. “Fine!”The security officer raised his device and was about to launch it on Nathan’s chest when a husky voice came through.“What’s going on here?” the manager’s voice came on. He had been standing by the door. He began taking steps toward Nathan. He decided to intervene when he noticed that one of the security officers was pointing a shock device at Nathan. “What are you doing? Stop it!” he spat.The security officer slowly lowered th
Mike ignored the manager and strode toward Nathan. “I’m very sorry Nathan. Please let them make it up to you.”Nathan smiled. “You don’t have to apologize, uncle, Mike. It’s not your fault.”Mike then turned to Charlotte. “I’m sorry that your dinner was ruined, Miss. Please, can the management make it up to you?”Charlotte agreed with a nod.“Give me a second!” Mike said and pulled the manager to a corner.The manager was still bearing an apologetic look. “Please, Mr. Mike. Allow me to make it up to them. We are sorry.”“Of course, you’ll make it up to them. You don’t have any choice after all.” Mike replied with an impish grin.The manager knew Mike had something up his sleeve but he wasn’t bothered as long as he’ll get to keep his job.“You are going to do something for me Mr. Manager and do you know what’s it?”The manager displayed a blank expression.“You’ll take Nathan and his guest to the first-class compartment and serve them yourself,” Mike told the manager.He swallowed and
Chapter 33Nathan realized that the events that occurred that evening had suddenly sparked some feelings of suspicion in Charlotte which was causing her to interrogate him. She was looking directly into his eyes, waiting for a response. Confused about what to say or do, Nathan ran his left hand through his hair and put on a fake smile. “I’m serious Nathan. Who the hell are you?” Charlotte maintained a straight face. Nathan was still putting on the fake smile. “What are you talking about Charlotte? How could you even ask me such a question? I’m Nathan Smith, the guy you’ve always known.”Charlotte arched a brow. “Really? Because I’m not sure anymore.”She roved her eyes around the first-class compartment and darted her gaze back to Nathan. “We are occupying the best table in DZA, the fanciest restaurant in Rockville city and you think that’s not worth finding out?” said Charlotte. Nathan could see the anxiety in her eyes. He wasn’t ready to tell her about his newfound identity.
Chapter 34Nathan and Charlotte grabbed the menu cards and began to go through them. Soon, orders were flying out and the manager didn’t waste any time taking it down in his journal. “Is that all?” he said after a silence ensured. Charlotte slapped her card to the table. “That will be all for me. I don’t know for Nathan.” She said. Nathan lowered the card to his chest and raised a brow. “Well, I’ll have some sweeteners after the meal. Just two pieces.”Charlotte hummed. “I think I’ll need two pieces too.”The manager scribbled the last order in his journal. “Why don’t you guys give me five minutes? Please. I promise to process your orders ASAP.” He implored. “Fine. Get on with it.” Nathan replied. Charlotte was delighted. She was finding it difficult to stabilize her gaze on a particular feature in the room and Nathan noticed it. He chuckled. Charlotte shifted her gaze from the colorful painting on the wall to the fancy bar stand. She noticed the artificial aquarium by the co
CHAPTER 35“Wow!” Charlotte exclaimed her eyes beaming with excitement. The executive assistant of the famous Alcantara empire has just given her the chance to see him whenever she wishes.Mike gave a warm smile. “So if you need me to help out with anything anytime, speak to Nathan, and boom, I’ll be there.”They broke into a laugh. “I’ll allow you two to head home now so that you can get enough rest,” Mike said and pointed to the exit with a warm smile. Nathan gave him a loving blink. “Thank you so much for everything, Uncle Mike.”“Anytime Nathan.” He replied and turned to Charlotte. “Bye Charlotte.”“Bye Mike!”Nathan escorted Charlotte out of the restaurant to the spot their vehicle was parked. It was a few minutes past 9 pm. Larry was in the driver’s seat, shoving some fries he had obtained from an eatery he had obtained downtown. He hurried his meal and pulled a napkin to wipe his oily lips. “I’m sorry for taking much of your time.” Nathan apologized to Charlotte after he ca
"Open the door!” Greg screamed and went on banging on Nathan’s door. If not for the darn vice chancellor, he wouldn’t have shown up at Nathan’s apartment. He even fought on the phone with his girlfriend that morning because of the incident and now, Nathan wouldn’t open the door. Greg was infuriated by the fact that Charlotte took Nathan’s side and had called to reprimand him that morning for placing Nathan in a bad state. They ended up yelling at each other. “Open this door!” he continued yelling, his lips curled in irritation. Greg was getting frustrated. He had been outside Nathan’s door, knocking for the past five minutes yet Nathan didn’t open the door. He concluded that if Nathan doesn’t open the door, he was going to abandon the apology quest he was forced to embark on by his father and the vic-chancellor. Back inside, Nathan continued to wonder. The way Greg was banging on his door was causing him to finalize that Greg must have found out that he had dinner with Charlo
Chapter 37“Let go of me!” Nathan snapped and yanked Greg’s hands off his collar. “Are you crazy?” Greg exploded. “You want me to stand before everyone at the court and apologize to you? Who the hell do you think you are?”Nathan sighed and strode to the table where he had stationed his phone. He grabbed the device and turned to face Greg. “I’ve already given you a piece of my mind Greg. You’ll apologize to me before everyone at the court and that’s the only way that I can take it that you are truly sorry.” He replied. Greg arched a brow. “Do you think I require your approval? Listen to me, Nathan. This is a threat. If you tell anyone that I didn’t apologize to you then…”“Then what?” Nathan fired while Greg was still speaking. Greg broke into a dry laugh. “I can see that you are flexing your nerves huh? Well, let’s wait and see.”“You can’t do anything to me Greg because I’ve got proof,” Nathan said and waved his phone. The confused Greg folded his arms across his chest. “What