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
Chapter 52Charles repeated. “Are you affiliated with the Alcantaras?”Henry shook his head wondering why Charles was drawing such inferences. “Why don’t we get inside the house first so that you guys can rest,” Nathan replied, sweeping Charles’s analogy under the carpet. The excited Henry took the lead. He traced his way inside while Nathan and Charles went after him two of the guards went to the Rolls Royce and collected the bags Henry and Charles came with. The boys stepped into the house and were swooned. Henry turned in awe. “What the hell? You can’t possibly own this place, Nathan. Is this really yours?”He moved to the smart HD television occupying a large chunk of the wall. “This is the largest television I’ve ever seen. How many inches is that?”Nathan grinned and showed them the bar stand. Charles strode to the bar stand. It was stuffed with the most expensive wines. He turned to Nathan. “These drinks here must cost a fortune!”Nathan nodded and folded his arms across h
Chapter 53Charles jumped out of the stool and rushed to the table. Together with Henry, they stood before Nathan with astonishing eyes. He presented the cards to them. “These are my cards.”“All of it?”Nathan confirmed with repeated nods. “Yes!”Charles went for the plain gold card. “How does it work? Like credit cards?”Nathan agreed with a nod. “They look different but work like the conventional credit cards.”The boys haven’t seen such cards before. Henry picked one of the cards and began to flip it. “Jeez Nathan. This is cool. I never knew you had three cards.” Said, Henry. He thought the only card Nathan had was the one he pulled out in the mall. Charles and Henry exchanged the cards and continued staring at them intensely. “This is pure Gold.”“This one even has your family logo on it.” Henry hinted while caressing the card with the letter A tag. Nathan pointed at the gold card Charles was holding. “I got this the day after my birthday.”"I went to the bank to confirm th
They broke away from the embrace, their faces beaming with excitement. “There’s so much to see around here guys. I can’t wait to give you guys a tour of this place.” Said, Nathan. “This house looks like a museum Nathan and I’m sure there’s more to it,” Henry replied and roved his eyes around. “Well, it speaks for itself. The house speaks of wealth and luxury.” Charles agreed with Nathan, his eyes fixated on the medusa painting on the wall. “Why don’t we go upstairs so that I can show you guys your rooms.”Nathan took the lead. He aimed for the staircase while the boys went after him. He led them up to the hallway upstairs. The boys stood there for a while and looked down at the living room from their spots. “It’s such a great view over here.”“Yes. My room is by the right.” Nathan said. “Wow!”“This way!”He led them to the enclosed doors by his left. They noticed other shut doors on their left as well as their right. “How many rooms do you have here? It looks more like an hot