“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
Chapter 49Nathan held onto his school bag and continued taking steps toward his lecture hall. He glanced at the watch on his left wrist. It was five minutes past 11 am. His lectures had already begun. Nathan fastened his steps and walked past several cafeterias. He decided to take a thin route, a shortcut leading to the auditorium. He saw two students making out. Nathan sighed and wanted to walk past them when he realized that the couple looked familiar. A girl was pinned to the wall by a boy who was kissing the hell out of her. Nathan gasped and his eyes widened after realizing that the boy was Greg.He could tell that It wasn’t Charlotte that Greg was kissing them who the hell was the girl? Wondered Nathan. He looked closely. It was a red-haired, petite. Nathan knew that he had seen that red hair somewhere. He slipped into a corner so that he could get a proper glance at the girl. “I knew it!” Nathan muttered under his breath. He had seen the red-haired on several occasio
After Charlotte left the lecture hall. She saw Nathan and his friends leaving for the school park and when she got there, she saw them stepping into a Rolls Royce, the same car Nathan had used to pick her up for dinner. She decided to request another ride in the luxurious vehicle so she ran to Nathan with the request that he drops her at home. “Give me a moment!” Nathan said and turned to his friends who had already occupied the back seat.He slipped his head inside and motioned to them with his head to look out. They expertly snuck their head out and saw Charlotte stuffing her textbooks into her school bag. Charles raised a brow. “She’s coming with us?”“Yes. She needs a ride home.” Nathan replied. “Okay!” “I was wondering if one of you could sit in front, right next to Larry so that Charlotte and I could sit here at the back.” Nathan requested. “That’s fine with me,” Henry said and pushed the car door open. I’ll seat with Larry.” He jumped out of the car and greeted Charlotte
Chapter 51Nathan smiled. “Yes, Henry. You heard me right. We are heading to Wells Avenue.”“Unbelievable!” Charles spat and dropped his phone on his lap. “I thought you were taking us to your new place?”“Of course.”“Then why the hell are you asking Larry to drive us to Wells Avenue?”Larry stepped on the wheels and was soon driving away from Crescent street. Henry stared at Nathan with a quirked brow. “Do you realize that not everyone has access to Wells Avenue? You can’t just drive there anytime you wish. We are talking about the most luxurious estate in the entire Rockville city.”“That’s correct!” Nathan maintained. Henry swung his head from left to right. As far as he was concerned, Nathan had no business in Wells Avenue because only the wealthiest individuals in the city could stay there.He turned to Charles. “Did you just hear Nathan? He’s insisting we go there.”Larry chuckled and continued driving toward the destination. “Why are we going to Wells Avenue in the first pl