Ric strolled away with Aaliyah in his hand, her heart beat steadily to the rhythm of the risk of recklessness but she cared little.
She had always been the obedient and perfect young mistress.
While Ric walked, he spotted the young man who had participated in the bid on his behalf.
"Take me to Lord Gullathova." He told the young man.
There was something about Ric's demeanor that made the young man obey without hesitation or questions.
Also, Ric held the Gullathova young mistress in his arms and she looked asleep.
"This way please." Ric was led to a private lounge where he sat with Aaliyah across his lap snoring softly.
"I see you two are getting along quite well," Lord Gullathova commented when he came out from another door and saw the position Ric and Aaliyah were in.
"She's not well, I only brought her to you for her safety." Ric knew that Aaliyah was the target of a lot of people out there as well.
"She was fine when
When Ric got home, he was so exhausted he ran a bath and sat at the dinning table to have his dinner while reminiscing on his day and appreciating his progress.Damon was already long asleep before Ric returned home but he had left a note on the refrigerator for Ric to easily find his dinner in the microwave oven.Ric slept content, he was already making progress with his new position and something new was on his mind.Expansion!Ric was always a man with the expansionist mentality. He never believed in managing resources to recycle wealth, he always thought of ways to manage resources to multiply and distribute wealth.The sun peeked through the blinds too early and Ric had barely had enough sleep because of how late he had retired the night before but he got up all the same."Do you get to sleep at all?" Damon complained when Ric returned to the house after his morning run."What has to be done, has to be done, Hi Frank. You're here
When Frank found a place to park the vehicle, Ric got down and journeyed to the gathering on foot instead. Frank followed behind Ric but gave him a comfortable distance so it wasn't very noticable that he followed after him."Hey look!" "Is that not that poor Mariano kid?""That is definitely Ric, he still walks like he owns the world," The badmouthing already started before Ric got to the gathering.He had not stayed more than fifteen minutes after Damon left so he was certain Damon was yet to come searching for him so he scanned the area with his eyes in search of him."Hi Ric," A petite rounded lady approached Ric with a smile that Ric wasn't moved by at all."Hi Anna," Ric responded with a plastic smile."I see you cleaned up a bit after jail," she smiled after raising her voice so the others could here what she had said.Ric said nothing."I mean, I'm sorry for what you had to go through in jail but I really think you look good today," she continued making sure to emphasize tha
The food and drinks were served and Leonard didn't stop bragging through the meal."Candace, I heard you have a big world tour coming up," Leonard acknowledged Candace."I do, I see you are a big fan of mine already," she teased him."I am but I'm also concerned about you, you have become a star since you're a front cover model now,"Candace furrowed her brow unsure of what he was getting at. "And?" She asked curtly "I was just saying that it is going to be bad on your reputation if you were seen sitting so close to an ex convict, your credibility maybe questioned." Leonard finished.Ric paused the spoon in his mouth, he knew that Leonard didn't like his closeness with Candace but he didn't believe that Leonard would go as far as that."I guess you will be better off seen sitting beside her won't you?" Ric asked annoyed."Ric, don't be so rude simply because your friend is paying for an extra table. Leonard here is an established realtor and he also has several estates he manages wit
Everyone was surprised by the sudden change in decision and behavior of the manager.How did he go from being extremely angry and furious to even compensating them?None of them could solve the puzzle of what had just transpired."Surely someone higher must have called him to order," "I reckon it may be Jeremy's Dad since he has a lot of influence in the city," "True! Jeremy's Dad has saved us." Several of the classmates exclaimed and Ric was surprised that everyone drew conclusions and praised Jeremy for something he had done."I think we all made calls, let's all call again and confirm this before concluding so we do not thank the wrong person." Gordon protested."That's true!" The other classmates agreed and for another twenty minutes, no one could confirm that they were responsible for the change.Jeremy had indeed called his Dad earlier and he called again to confirm but his Dad had told him, he didn't have such influence.When Jeremy saw that no one took responsibility for it
Everything had happened so fast that Damon and Gordon could barely understand what was going on. Ric had left them when the incident occurred and they thought of a way to sort out the misunderstanding.Anna looked very pale when she saw how much the dress she had ruined cost. The sales representative waited patiently for her next line of action."Damon, please can you borrow me the money? I heard you've become quite rich now and even have a net worth of a million dollars plus." Anna pleaded with Damon.Damon didn't know how to explain to he that the net worth was in terms of assets and in fact, he didn't even have a stable source of income at the moment.The car he won had come with an unlimited free gas coupon that was recognized by all the gas stations and that was how he had been able to move about using the coupon on any of the cars.Damon suddenly thought to offer the coupon as a temporary solution till they figured out what to do."Thi
Entering the store, Ric and Frank had a totally different demeanor and carriage. They expected to face opposition but both men silently without communication were ready to for a face with anyone if it came to that.Ric wasted no time in gallavanting in the store, when he entered, he headed straight to where the necklace was displayed only to find it locked in the glass."Excuse me please," Ric called the attention of one of the store attendants that passed by him."I'll be with you soon," the bubbly young lady was polite as she beckoned on Ric to be patient while she completed an errand while attending to another customer.Ric admired the intricate details of the piece of art, by looking at it even though through the glass, he could tell that it was specifically hand crafted and it was not the regular.At this time, Ric had not seen the price tag because price was never a factor he considered before purchasing an item at least since he reclaimed most of his birth rights as the Maximil
In the Gullathova Mansion, Aaliyah was sad at the disappointment from Ric, Lord Gullathova had told everyone Ric was going to be present but Ric had sent a message saying he wasn't going to make it there.Aaliyah fiddled with her fingers and couldn't explain the feelings that troubled her,Ric was just an ordinary man with nothing to offer but something about him pulled her to him and she could barely stop herself from thinking about him all the time. She couldn't understand if she was falling for the emotionless bland man her grandfather had asked her to marry because she didn't know why he's not showing up affected her so much.She had not realized she had been looking forward to meet him again until he actually didn't show up."What's up with you? You're not eating." Lisa asked her friend whe stared into thin hair and lounged her hand in her food uninterested."Aaliyah!" Lisa has to raise her voice to get Aaliyah out of her reverie."Is something the matter Aaliyah?" Her mother ask
A few days had passed and Ric still was yet to show up at the Gullathova Mansion. The truth was that he was very busy with his new assignment that he barely had time to step out even to the porch.Gordon had stayed two days with them and they already made plans on getting a bigger house together."I'm definitely not staying in a house with you and your wife," Damon teased Ric while Gordon lounged away on the couch."Let's hope he doesn't want to be a live in son in law again considering the circumstances of this proposal." Gordon remarked.When Ric and Damon had informed him of the situation, Gordon had equally disapproved just like Damon but it was easier to wet the back of a duck than to talk Ric out of a decision he had already made his mind up about so Damon and Gordon had simply reserved their opinions."At least I get to become a son in law twice, who gets to marry you even once?" Ric shot back at Gordon.It was a normal drill amongst the friends to tease and attack each other s