“Kelvin is here!”The students continued to whisper-yell and soon, the giggles of desperate girls echoed all over the four corners of the mall.The students who were fixated on their shopping compartments left the scene and strode to the entrance to catch a glimpse of the university’s biggest shot.Kelvin’s lifestyle is the definition of luxury. He goes for whatever he wanted and would go to the end of the world to lay his hands on whatever he wanted.It is said that he has an eye for catchy things. Ladies feel like stripping in his presence so he could notice them.Another fact about Kelvin is that he comes to campus a few times a week and turns up at class whenever he wanted. The girls always crave his presence because he wasn’t always available.Whenever the famous Kelvin turns up on campus, there’s always a wave of tension hovering around other rich kids on campus like Greg. The sight of Kelvin not only intimidates but also infuriates them. They were no match for him and were in n
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
Steve pulled the car to a halt in front of the airport building. Nathan turned to Avery with a smile. “You still want to do this?” He asked with his hand stretched out toward her. She took his hand into hers. “More than anything in the world. I’ve been running around for years and I never told you this but the main reason why I came back to Rockville was to make peace with your soul and then build my brand from scratch now that you’re here, I just want to spend as much time with you as possible, away from the whole chaos and drama. Just the two of us.” Nathan planted a kiss on her forehead. “Thank you so much, Avery.”She smiled. “I’m excited. It’s going to be my first time in Russia and I just can’t wait to explore the city with the love of my life.”Steve cleared his throat loudly. “Looks like I also need to find the love of my life and take her to Russia.”They laughed.Suddenly, Nathan’s phone began to ring. He heaved a deep sigh and turned to Avery. “It’s Charles.”“It’s over.”
Morgan turned to his bodyguards who had been inside the lounge with him all this while. “Call for reinforcements. We’ve been tricked.”Derrick darted Morgan’s attention toward the chip on the table. “It’s a camouflage. It’s all programming shit.” He said and began to take off his jacket. Morgan was already sweating profusely. “I must find the real Alex. I need to kill that bastard today.”“Are you even serious?” Derrick cried out. “We are in a mess. That chip proved that this whole session was recorded.” He took his head into his hands. “I should have listened to Kelvin. This was a bad idea and now, we’re doomed. I’m not even sure if we’re the only ones in this building right now.”“I reserved the whole damn building and apart from the staff, there’s no damn customer here.” Morgan retorted and threw his gun on the floor. “My backup team will be here any moment from now and we’ll get the hell out of here. As for that recording chip, I don’t care about what’s in it or who had access t
“Now that your girlfriend is safe and out of the picture, let’s talk business,” Morgan said to Nathan’s camouflage who was sitting before him and Derrick. Both men had no idea that the man sitting in front of them was a product of science programmed to function like Alexander Alcantara with a chip buried in his head. The camouflage was programmed to follow Cole’s instructions and ever since he walked into the longue, his words and actions were being directed by Coke from outside. “Why did you kill my parents?” The camouflage asked Morgan. Morgan broke into a laugh. “Seriously? Do you think I have time for this? Do you want me to respond to your stupid questions? You’re doing this to buy time right?”“Isn’t it obvious that you have me under your mercy? If you are going to take me out then at least I deserve the chance to know why you killed everyone in my family.” Nathan replied. “For my brother’s sake.” Morgan quickly replied. “You killed Corrigan, the only person in the world wh
Nathan stretched his hand toward Avery and held her hand tightly. “You’ll be fine.” He mumbled to her lovingly. She nodded repeatedly.Derrick clenched his jaw and looked away while his bowels continued to heat up with rage. “You’re lying,” Morgan replied. “I gave you ten minutes to come here and according to my guards, you came alone so how did you get to rally troops and station them here?”Nathan chuckled. “I didn’t bring any troops from home. If you and your partner were smart enough, you’d know that this is the Grandiose Hotel and the Grandiose Hotel belongs to the Alcantaras.”Derrick and Morgan exchanged glances. “Shit!” Derrick cussed and rubbed his hair repeatedly. “It didn’t cross my mind.”Morgan frowned. “All I had to was give the manager a phone call before coming in. I told him that if four minutes pass by and Avery does not come walking through the door, he should tell the restaurant security squad to start firing.” Nathan said. Suddenly, Derrick snatched Morgan’s g
The waitresses returned carrying food trays. They graciously placed it on the table. Morgan reached for the plate of steak and began to devour it like a hungry lion. Avery kept staring at her plate of pasta and meatballs. “Are you okay?” Derrick demanded. “Yeah.” She replied and looked up. “Don’t eat that.” Nathan’s voice came through the chip. She heaved a deep sigh because that was exactly what was on her mind. What if the food was poisoned? She kept thinking. Nathan continued speaking to her. “Leave your bag there and get up. Act normal and tell them you need to use the restroom then you head out.”“I think I need to pee,” Avery announced. Morgan stopped eating and dropped his plate immediately. “But you just got here?”“Yeah.” Derrick agreed with a nod. Avery faked a smile and quickly stood up. “I think I had a lot of water earlier and now, I need to pee. I’ll be back soon.” She said. She was about to turn around when Morgan spoke. “Excuse me?” Avery turned around lookin
“You look as gorgeous as ever,” Nathan commented while Avery was tracing her way down the staircase. It was time to meet Derrick. He had already dropped the location and had called a while ago to say that he was on his way. Avery was wearing a short black floral dress with black sandals to match. Nathan had insisted that she apply makeup so that Derrick doesn’t sense her insecurity. “Are you sure about this?” Avery asked when she reached Nathan. Nathan took her face into his hands. “You’ll be fine. I promise you with my life.”She smiled. “If you say so.”“Remember, act normal and do as he says. Okay?”“Got it,” Avery replied and walked away. By the time she arrived at the restaurant, Derrick was already inside because he had texted her about three minutes ago that he had arrived. On her part, Avery had convinced him that their meeting was a secret because Nathan was not going to approve. She had taken a cab to get there. When Avery walked into the building, she was stunned by i
“Welcome, bro. What can I offer you?” Nathan demanded the moment Kelvin walked into his living room. Kelvin marched in and didn’t even look at the couch Nathan was presenting to him. “I don’t think I can sit.”“You look restless. What’s the matter?”Kelvin sighed and faced Nathan. “It’s Derrick. He had been in my place for the past three days and he’s been looking like shit.”“Did you ask you to come here and convince Avery to go back to me?” Nathan asked. He then raised an index finger. “Listen, tell Derrick that if I see him close to my woman, I’ll kill him so he should leave her alone.”“That’s not why I’m here.” Kelvin sharply replied. “Last night, he went on a rampage and drank several bottles of my wine and when I walked into him in my living room, he was half conscious and he said some things.”Nathan abruptly stood up. “What did he say?”“You and I both know that it’ll be difficult for a man like Derrick to change.” Said Kelvin. “It’s not like I’m condemning him.” He quickly
“He’s coming out shortly,” Daniel reported and sat with the rest of the team. That morning, Morgan’s allies stormed his mansion to talk about the tragic events that were unfolding. It was no news that his biggest warehouse was burnt to ashes. That evening, another one was looted and by midnight, Morgan got information that his security guards were attacked on their way back from the club and 6 perished while two were in a coma. Morgan made his way down the staircase, carrying the weight of his problems. However, he was sober and didn’t display any angry reaction. Perhaps, he was too beaten by the incidents that he had lost his will to react. His Allies looked upon him as he made his way toward them. The group consisted of his friends and partners who had helped him execute shady deals in the past. After he sat, Daniel stood up and cleared his throat loudly. “There is no denying that we all know who is behind the constant attacks. Without mincing words, I’d like to inform you all t
It was Saturday morning and during the weekends, Morgan plays tennis with Daniel, his assistant. Daniel is no fan of table tennis and barely knows how to hold the bat but every Saturday and Sunday morning, he shows up dressed in shorts with his gears just to impress Morgan. Also, Morgan knew that his assistant was bad in the sport so it gave him an edge to defeat him completely all the time. This morning, Daniel was already seated by the court in Morgan’s house and was waiting for his boss to show up. Morgan had just stepped out of his room and was on his way toward the living room before heading out to your court when his phone began to ring. He frowned and didn’t pick up the call. Even though he was a workaholic, he had made it clear to his workers that none of them would disturb him with work matters except if it was an emergency. The call persisted and the warning bells in Morgan’s head began to ring. What if this particular call was a case of emergency?The call was coming fr