"What's with all these noises?" A puzzled expression etched on Henry's face as he walked into the compound and all he could hear was loud music and people chanting and having fun from inside.
He wasn't aware of a party happening here today.
Today was his girlfriend's birthday, and the couple had agreed to celebrate it quietly in the apartment and never said anything about a party or more people coming.
Henry stood there, his hands holding the shopping bag that contained a beautiful dress he got his girlfriend for her birthday.
Since it was her birthday, he thought it would be best to surprise her with something unique and expensive. Saving up his salary he got from delivering junk foods, he was able to buy a beautiful dress which he might not get to present the way he had planned with all these people present.
After standing on the same spot like a statue for a few more minutes, he began to advance forward and make his way towards the entrance door.
The more he approached the door, the louder the noises from inside intensified. Pushing it open, Henry walked into the vast living room and glanced around with a frown.
The living room was crowded with different people who seemed to be dancing and having fun. Henry swept his gaze through the place looking for his girlfriend, Elena.
After glancing around and failing to find her, he began to squeeze his way through the crowd and made his way forward.
"Excuse me!" Henry called out as he walked towards a lady who sat on a sofa and was busy gulping beer. "Have you seen Elena?" Henry inquired.
The lady was Elena's best friend known as Summers.
"You mean her?" Summers rolled her eyes while pointing to a certain spot in the living room. Henry's eyes glanced at the spot she pointed to and could see his girlfriend giving a strange man a lap dance and was visibly enjoying it.
Catching a glimpse of the scene, Henry was taken aback and he clenched the bag in his hands in anger.
"Word of advice, just get the hell out of here and don't bother approaching them." Summers uttered with a sneer as she picked up another bottle and began to gulp.
Henry stood there in anger as he watched the duo dancing and having fun before making his way towards them.
"Elena!" Henry called out, his voice audible and filled with anger.
Hearing the word of Henry, Elena paused in her action and shifted her gaze towards him. Realizing who it was, Elena rolled her eyes and resumed her business with the strange man that Henry has never seen before.
Henry's heart twitched and both anger and sadness surged through his body. He couldn't believe that the one person he made sure to provide all she needed would turn around and do this to him.
Even if Henry wasn't rich and he was nothing but a delivery boy, he still went out of his way to make sure Elena lacked nothing. Even though he rented the house they are having the party in right now, she still turned around to do this to him.
"Elena, I am talking to you!" Unable to take it anymore, Henry voiced out. His voice pierced through the crowd and caught the attention of everyone, causing them to shift their gazes towards the scene.
Elena stood up from the man's laps and turned around to face Henry.
"What do you want?" Elena questioned with a frown.
"What do you mean what do i want? Who are all these guys here? What happened to no party? And who the fuck is this man!" Henry demanded.
"Well, this man is my new boyfriend." Elena responded, rubbing the man's chin with a smile.
"Your what?" Henry blurted out in shock. "Tell me you are joking, Elena."
Hearing the words of Henry, Elena broke out in laughter and the whole crowd joined her in loud laughter.
"What were you expecting, Henry? That I truly loved you and I would spend the rest of my life with you? If that's what you thought then you must be more foolish than you look." Elena retorted in disdain.
Henry gulped in shock as he struggled to digest Elena's words. Her words sounded unreal to him and he found it hard to digest it.
"S-so, you never loved me?" Henry stuttered in a depressed tone.
"Who would ever love a worthless trash like you, Henry? I mean, look at you, you deliver junk food and earn pennies..only a trash panda would see you and want to date you." Elena roared, and the crowd chimed in with laughter.
"She is right. She only dated you to win a bet we both made." The man who sat behind Elena spoke as he rose up from where he sat and took a step towards Henry who had a confused expression on his face.
"A bet?" Henry mumbled in confusion.
"Yup, a bet." The man known as Danny responded. "We agreed that she would date a trash like you for a few months and if she managed to date you this long she would be rewarded a cool amount of money. Honestly,I never knew she would make it this far." Danny explained.
"I had to endure his stench of poverty for all these months, Geez. I am glad it's all over." Elena shook her head with a disgustful look while Henry just stood there with his fists clenched tightly in anger.
"So, what we had...was just a game to you?" Henry questioned through gritted teeth, and Elena once again broke out in laughter.
"Yes, Henry. Danny is right. I only dated you because of the bet we made. You were a fool to believe a girl of high class like me would stoop so low to date a trash like you." Elena retorted glaring at Henry in disdain.
"Get the hell out of here, man. This is no gathering for trash like you." Danny mocked with a smirk. "Wait, is that a gift you got her? Awwn, let me see." Danny then snatched the bag from Henry and took out the dress inside.
"What the fuck is this rag? You seriously went to those local shops to get a dress for a girl like Elena?" Danny chuckled with a look of disgust as he caught a glimpse of the dress inside the bag. "Anyways, this rag would be useful for something at least."
Saying those words, Danny knelt down and attempted to clean his shoes with the dress Henry bought, but he felt someone gripped his arm from above.
Moving his gaze upwards, he found Henry holding his arm with an angry look on his face.
"Let me go.." Before Danny could finish his words, Henry sent out his clenched fist and it connected neatly to Danny's face, sending him sliding backwards.
"Let me go.." Before Danny could finish his words, Henry sent out his clenched fist and it connected neatly to Danny's face, sending him sliding backwards.Danny's body slid across the room until his body hit the wall. The whole room fell silent with everyone's mouths widened in shock after witnessing the scene that just played out right in front of them."Henry, what have you done!" Elena voiced out as she ran towards where Danny laid. Danny's right cheek was now red and swollen, and blood could be seen trickling down his mouth.Danny laid on the floor for a few more seconds, and after recovering from the shock and pain he picked himself up and moved his gaze towards where Henry stood with his two fists still clenched tightly."You, poor bastard! You dare lay your filthy finger on me? How dare you!" Danny roared as he slowly made his way towards Henry with boiling anger. "I shall make you pay!"Danny quickened his steps and was now directly in front of Henry, swinging his right fist
"The person I want you to kill is that trash sitting across the room." Danny instructed, his finger pointing towards the mini bar stationed in a corner of the living room where Henry could be seen having a drink."Teach him a lesson he would never forget." He added with an evil look etched on his face. The thugs gave a collective nod as they began to walk towards Henry who just sat there unbothered and drinking a bottle of liquor."I heard you have been causing a bit of trouble, eh?" One of the thugs spoke in a deep voice as he stood behind Henry.Henry picked up another bottle and began to drink it greedily. Even if he was already drunk, he still couldn't stop himself from having another bottle. Not after all what has happened tonight.He thought it would be best to drown his sorrows and drink till he could no more."Can you believe this guy? He dares ignore us." One of the thugs uttered in anger as he lifted up his dangerous baseball bat and swung it down towards Henry's unprotected
Moments after Henry was dealt with and everyone in the party left, leaving him unconscious, what looked like a middle-aged man dressed in a black suit walked towards where Henry lay motionless.The man had been in the room the whole time the incident was happening and witnessed everything.He bent down in front of Henry to examine him closely."Those guys really did a number on him." The man mused, pulling out his phone and began to dial a number on it.The phone rang for a few seconds until the other finally answered."Bring in the cars and come into the building quickly." The man ordered before disconnecting the call.The sounds of tires screeching could be heard outside as different shiny black Lamborghini began to drive into the compound. The fleet of cars pulled over in front of the buildings and several individuals dressed in black suits alighted the car and rushed into the building."Boss, what's the matter?" One of the men amongst the group inquired as he approached the man wh
"What do you mean, sir?" Henry questioned."I can't tell you my reasons for doing so right now, but I wish to elevate you by giving you a decent job in my company, Henry." Luther informed me with a smile.Henry's eyes lit up in shock and disbelief."Really, sir? But why? You don't even know me." Henry questioned with joy surging through his body."Trust me, I know enough." Luther responded. "So, what do you say? Do you agree?" "Of course? Why won't I agree? I have lived in poverty and suffering my whole life, this is a great opportunity for me." Henry remarked."That's good." Luther spoke, placing his hand on Henry's shoulder. "The nurse said you are okay to leave. I will send a little amount of money to your account right now. Use the money to get things for yourself and also get a decent suit cause you will be resuming work soon." Luther added as he rose up from where he sat and began to exit the room.DingSeconds after Luther left, Henry's phone chimed on the table causing him to
Well, yeah. If you do not believe me, why don't we make a deal? If i am able to pay for the items i pick, you two are to get the fuck out of here immediately, and if i fail, i will be the one leaving." Henry sounded with a smirk.Elena had her eyes fixated on the young man that stood in front of her in bewilderment. The Henry she knew back then wasn't this confident and anytime he was being mocked he would only remain mute and bury his head down in shame.But for some reason their hateful words weren't affecting him in any way which made her shiver a bit. She could tell something was different about him."Haha, quit embarrassing yourself now, Henry. We both know you came out here to stalk me and not to buy anything. Even if you save up your entire salary you get from your crappy delivery job you wouldn't be able to purchase a single outfit here, let alone a bunch of them." Elena finally regained composure and voiced out with a sneer."Yeah, bro, give it a rest and move on with your wo
Henry exited the Mall's location and began to make his way back home with a heavy heart and his mind filled with thoughts. Just when he had the chance to show off in front of Elena and Danny, his card failed him and instead he was the one who got humiliated in front of everyone.Luther did say there was a total of one million dollars in the ATM card, yet the transaction declined. While Henry was walking through the streets, his phone began to chime in his pocket. He chose to ignore it and kept on walking, but the phone rang again.Henry slid his hand into his pocket and took out the phone to glance at the caller. It was an unknown number."Hello?" Henry spoke after answering the phone."Mr. Henry Barlow, your presence is requested by Mr. Luther right now." A deep and rugged male's voice sounded over the phone."I don't even know how to get to his place." Henry responded."A ride will be sent to you immediately after I hang up this call." Saying those last words, the call was disconnec
Hearing the words of Henry, Luther rose up from where he sat and walked towards a table meters away. He picked up a piece of document and walked towards Henry."Here you go. Sign this." Luther informed, handing the documents over to Henry. Henry retrieved the documents and pen and examined it closely."All you have to do is sign. Once you put in your signature you get a signing bonus of ten million dollars." Luther informed with a smirk.Henry gulped at the sound of the amount. He said signing bonus, not salary. If a bonus can be this grand he wondered just how much his salary would be.Henry read through the contract for a few minutes before signing it and handed it back to Luther. Luther glanced at it and nodded his head before making a transfer.DING*CREDIT ALERT: $10,000,000Henry glanced at his phone and saw the alert of the signing bonus instantly."Oh my God, this is..." Henry was truly speechless. He has never had such a huge amount of money in his account before. Before he m
While Henry was being restrained by the security, the remains of the chain fell to the floor and landed in front of Mr. Pedro. Mr. Pedro picked it up and glanced at the symbol on the chain."What have you guys done to my guest!" Mr. Pedro voiced out in anger.All heads in the area turned and they saw Mr. Pedro, the owner of the company walking towards the ongoing scene with his face bright red in anger. Catching a glimpse of his father, Danny stood up from the floor with his nose bleeding and rushed up to him."Father, look at what this lunatic here did to.." Before Danny could finish his complaints, Mr. Pedro slapped him real hard on the face and caused him to stumble backwards."How dare you all harass an important guest like this! Do you have any idea what punishment might befall this company with what you all have just done now?!" Mr. Pedro voiced with boiling rage.He recognized the symbol on the chain as Luther's empire and was fully aware of what would happen if he knew one of