Chapter 41“What the fuck?” Henry muttered under his breath. He turned to Charles who had the same shocked expression as he.Kelvin turned to stare at the boy who dared to interfere with his purchase. “And who are you?” he arched a brow.Soon, the students in the mall began trouping toward the scene and in less than a minute, a group of students had formed a circle around Nathan and Kelvin.Those who were making videos knew that a show was about to set in and there was no better time to make a live recording than this moment.Nathan cleared his throat loudly and looked Kelvin straight in the face. “You heard me right. I want that watch and I declared my interest first.”Kelvin broke into a laugh. “Silly!”“What the hell is Nathan doing?” Charles lamented.Henry sighed. “I don’t know what has gotten over him, bro. He suddenly thinks he can buy that watch.”Kelvin turned to his audience which was constituting the students and mall staff. He pointed a finger at Nathan. “This boy here wan
Chapter 42 Kelvin began rubbing his palms against each other vigorously. “You’ve got some nerves huh? Fine. Let’s play!” More groups of students kept making their way into the mall and soon, there was barely enough space to accommodate everyone. Kelvin’s bodyguards exchanged mischievous glances. They had seen their boss flaunt money around on several occasions so the bidding meant nothing. “Seems like this student is a newbie!” one of the bodyguards remarked. “He doesn’t know who is Kelvin.” His colleague replied. Kelvin pointed to the watch. “It costs 350,000 dollars, right? How about we start the bid by raising the price?” Murmurs broke out among the crowd. Harry flashed an impish grin. Raising the bid meant more commission for him. “Let the bidding begin with 500,000 dollars!” Kelvin declared and turned to Nathan with one of his dry laughs. Nathan was shocked but he managed to mask his surprise. He had expected the bidding to begin with the price tag but Kelvin had just p
Chapter 43“Of course, I’m going to pay for it.” Nathan retorted. As long as the cards Mike gave him were in his possession, he had nothing to worry about. “Then let’s head to the cashier’s counter.” Kelvin invited Nathan with a smile by paving the way for him with his right hand to pass. The confident Nathan exhaled and began taking steps toward the opening the students had just created, leading to the counter. The crowd had disembarked, breaking their circle so that Nathan could pass. “He seemed so confident!” Henry remarked. Charles sighed. “He has lost it.”Nathan made his way to the counter and plunged his hand into his pocket. He pulled out the card decorated with black and gold strips. It was the card with the letter N inscription. Nathan flipped the card, ensuring it caught Kelvin’s attention and it did. Kelvin arched a brow to have a clear glimpse at the unique card. He had seen it somewhere and then it immediately dawned on him that he had seen such a card with his fa
“I knew it. I knew that he had been lying all along.” Bernard screamed amidst the laughter. Henry turned to Charles with a defeated look. “We are done for!”Kelvin walked up to the counter. “I knew it from the moment he brought this card out that it was fake. How could he access such a card in the first place?”Not only was Nathan surprised, but he was also confused. He took the card out of the machine and flipped it. It was the same card Mike gave to him and that card contained hundreds of millions. “Step aside. Your card is not working.” The cashier said. The students continued laughing. Kelvin was feeling victorious. “It’s not fake!” Nathan almost screamed. Bernard pointed at him. “Can you guys imagine his audacity?”They went on to mock him with their laughter. “This card is not fake.” Nathan maintained. There was no way Mike would have given him a fake card. He presented the card back to the cashier. “Can’t you please try it again?”“You think we have time for such nonsens
Chapter 45Flashback!Ferguson, the mall’s general manager was going through some files in his office when his phone began to ring.He sat up, cleared his throat loudly, and reached for the phone. His eyes widened in anxiety when he glanced at the phone screen and realized that it was Mike calling him.He quickly picked up the call and began to create imaginary circles on his table.“Good morning Mr. Mike.”Mike went straight to the point. “I learned that your mall received new products last night.”“Of course!” Ferguson agreed with repeated nods as if Mike was sitting right next to him, watching.“Do you have limited editions?”“Yes sir.”Mike went ahead. “I have a request. I want you to reserve the best gadget in that mall for me. Maybe a watch, a jacket, or any other thing a young man might like.”Ferguson gave his forehead a delicate scrape. “Well, there’s this watch that arrived with the new products. It’s the latest version of Rolex and trusts me, I can bet anywhere that it’s li
Chapter 46The manager walked up to Nathan and joined his palms before him like he was praying to him. Harry was more confused when he noticed the apologetic look the manager was displaying and the gesture he had just put forth was surprising to Harry. “I’m very sorry Nathan for not recognizing you all this while. I’m glad you brought out that card else I couldn’t have recognized you.”Nathan gave a half smile. He could tell that the manager must have met Mike and now, the Mike effect was at work. Ferguson continued to tender his apology before Nathan. “I’m very sorry for the way the chief of staff and those guards treated you earlier. As their boss, I take full responsibility for their actions and I plead that you forgive us for trying to disrespect you.”The sincere apology backed by the display of respect caused Harry to spring out of his chair. He walked up to Ferguson. “Excuse me, sir…” he tried to speak but received a backlash from the manager. “Shut the fuck up!” Ferguson sc
A deafening silence swept through the mall as everyone waited for the manager’s next line of action. Kelvin was standing beside the counter with his arms folded across his chest. Ferguson cleared his throat loudly and snapped, calling the attention of any staff who must have heard the signal. Two sales representatives rushed toward him. He turned to Nathan. “Come with me, Mr. Smith. We need to pack up your watch.” Kelvin had a dropped jaw. Was he daydreaming or was the manager playing games with them? Murmurs broke out among the students. “Oh my God, the manager is going to hand over the watch to Nathan?” a girl with blonde hair said. “How’s this possible?” “Did the card eventually work?” “How did Nathan even get his hands on that card?” a fourth voice commented. Kelvin couldn’t take the torturous comments anymore. Henry and Charles had vague expressions. Nathan began taking steps after the manager who was leading him to the watch compartment. The students hurri
Chapter 48Nathan and his friends traced their way out of the mall. Immediately after they stepped out, Henry turned to Nathan. “Who the hell are you bro cos right now, I’m not sure if I know you anymore.”Nathan broke into a laugh. Henry was staring at him with a quirked brow while Charles was giving him the look that says ‘Start talking.’“Well, why don’t we leave this spot first?” Nathan said.They were standing a few meters away from the mall entrance. “Seriously bro?. You need to tell us what’s going on here. Are you into money laundering?” Charles whisper-yelled. Nathan sighed. “You just bought a watch that is worth about 700 hundred dollars. Do you realize what this means?”Nathan darted his gaze from Henry to Charles. They were looking serious and demanding answers. “First, it was the Rolls Royce that came to pick you up from the school clinic the other evening and now you just bought this watch. Are we missing anything here?” Henry asked without taking his eyes off Natha