Chapter 26Nathan slowly opened his eyes and rolled down the Versace sheet covering him. He laid on his back and let out a clumsy yawn. He slept like a baby last night. His head still hurts but the pain wasn’t as bad as it was when he went to bed last night. He couldn’t wait for the cut to finally heal so that the headaches would cease. Nathan shut his eyes and opened them almost immediately. He quickly sat up and roved his eyes around his large luxurious room. He gasped as the realization of reality dawned on him. He went to bed thinking that the mansion, the file, and the cards Mike had presented to him last night were all an illusion but it wasn’t. Nathan rubbed his drowsy eyes with the edge of his palms and cast his gaze at the edge of his kingsize bed. The file was still there with the wallet containing the cards. He sighed and got out of bed. He was already feeling on top of the world. To confirm that the events that occurred yesterday weren’t a dream, Nathan rushed to t
Chapter 27“Can you drive?” Mike demanded.Nathan ran his hands through his hair. He had been on a couple of rides with Henry and Charles and they had taught him how to manipulate a car but he wasn’t sure if he could start a Bugatti or Lamborghini. “I’m not sure about this Uncle Mike. I still need my driver’s license to be sure that I can pull this off.” Nathan replied and cleared his throat loudly. Unlike Henry and Charles’s cars, the ones before him must be housing different gear systems thought Nathan.“Well, we can check it out,” Mike said and plunged his hand into his breast pocket. He brought out the key to the Lamborghini and resolved to open the door to the car. Nathan watched with amazement. He couldn’t wait to jump into the vehicle. Mike opened the car door and motioned to Nathan with his head to step in. The excited Nathan mounted the driver’s seat while Mike joined him on the other side. Nathan couldn’t stop roving his eyes around the car. The speedometer was shielded
Nathan strode to his bedroom with a wide grin. It was a few minutes past 6 pm. In less than 2 hours, he’ll be having dinner with Charlotte. Not only was he feeling nervous, but he was also a bit excited too. After taking a shower, Nathan decided to place a call to Larry. “Can you come and pick me up tonight?” Nathan said immediately after they exchanged pleasantries. “Of course boss. By what time?” Larry asked. Since the dinner was scheduled for 8 pm sharp, Nathan felt that it was better if Larry arrived 30 minutes early because they needed to pick up Charlotte from her house. “7:30 pm Larry.”“Noted boss.”Nathan hung up. It then dawned on him that he was yet to pick a venue for their dinner that night. He decided to check up on some awesome places in the city with his phone. Nathan pressed the phone to his chest and flashed a broad smile. The file Mike had earlier enlisted to him containing the properties he owned had names of a couple of eateries and five-star restaurants.
Charlotte sighed and decided to follow Nathan. She wanted to insist that they opt for another eatery but she noticed that Nathan seemed confident. “Don’t worry Charlotte. I’ve got everything under control.” He assured her and took the lead. She began taking steps after him. If Nathan was bent on impressing her, she finalized that he outdid himself. She just hopes that he doesn’t get into any trouble. They got to the entrance and met two unfriendly security personnel dressed in a gas blue DZA men’s overall. The one with a scar on his left cheek turned to Nathan. “Do you have any reservations?”The policy of DZA demands that VIPs make a reservation and get a printout before hitting the restaurant because of its competitive nature. If one doesn’t book early, he might not get the chance to eat there and would have to wait for another opportunity. Nathan pulled out his wallet from his pants pocket and drew out his reservation slip. He presented it to the security guard.The security
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.