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2024-10-29 19:42:56Darius woke up the next morning in a happy mood. He had slept really well last night. The fact that he was also a rich man also contributed to his happiness. He didn’t have to struggle for money to get food to eat anymore. He looked around the dorm and saw that his dorm mates had already left for classes. They were in a different department from him, the Broadcasting and Media department, so they had classes today.
Darius took his bath and freshened up before putting on his poor outfit. His stomach grumbled reminding him that he was hungry. He almost went to the school cafeteria out of habit but ultimately decided against it. He was no longer poor now. After getting new clothes, he would dine at the Sky Golden Hotel.
Darius took a cab to the biggest shopping mall in the Mayflower district, the district where David Lesley father owned a restaurant. Mayflower district was a very popular district, as it had several top businesses and company there. Only the rich and well to do could afford the things that were sold in Mayflower district, so Darius had never had the chance or opportunity to go there. He was a pauper so there was nothing he could afford there. However, that had changed now.
The cab stopped him a fair distance from the shopping mall. Darius was the one who told the cab driver to do so as he wanted to take a look at the Mayflower district. He now owned the whole Mayflower district, so it was only right he took a look at how well his business was doing.
After sightseeing for over 30 minutes, he finally got to the shopping mall. When Darius got there, he could make out several expensive cars parked in the parking lot. The wealth of the Mayflower district could not be over emphasized, which was why David Lesley was able to afford a car worth 2 million dollars.
Darius would have been greatly intimidated if he came here when he was still poor, but it wasn’t the case now. After all, he now had two super cars. Compared to that, the cars here were nothing worth mentioning to him.
He walked nonchalantly and leisurely to the entrance to the shopping mall. The security guard that was stationed at the door saw Darius walking towards the entrance and frowned. At a single glance, he saw that Darius was incredibly poor. He wondered what someone like him was doing at an expensive place like this. He looked like he couldn’t even afford a single item sold in the mall.
The security guard scanned Darius over again before sighing. It was none of his business anyway. If he wanted to enter the mall he was free to do that. He was only here to quell all disturbances and maintain peace in the shopping mall. All that matter was that at the end of the month, he would receive his salary.
Darius greeted the security guard stationed at the entrance of the building with a wide smile. The security guard nodded his head as a reply to his greeting, and then scanned Darius to make sure he wasn’t carrying any dangerous items on his person before granting him entry into the mall. Darius smiled at the security guard again before entering the shopping mall.
Darius admired the grandeur of the interior of the shopping mall as he walked, before finally coming to a stop at the entrance to a famous clothing store, Louis Vuitton. Darius smiled again before entering inside.
The inside of the store really lived up to its designer name. Luxury was the right word to describe it. There were several types of clothing present, ranging from casual wears to luxurious wears. Darius was still looking at the various clothing when a sales lady rushed up to him.
“Hello sir. How may I help you today?” The sales lady asked politely. She had found the customer first so she hoped that he would purchase some clothes. After all she always received commissions for each sale she made.
“I’m here to purchase some clothes.” Darius responded.
“Okay sir. Which type of clothes are you looking to purchase?” The sales lady asked.
Darius looked around the clothing store for a few seconds before replying the sales lady.
“I’d like some casual wears.” Darius answered. After careful consideration, he decided to buy casual wears. He just wanted to look good and presentable. Dressing in overly expensive clothes would only draw unwanted attention to him, which was something he didn’t want, at least not now.
"Add some suits as well." Darius remarked. He required outfits in case he was required to wear one for any occasion. After all, he couldn't go everywhere in his casual attire.
The sales lady smiled and nodded in affirmation before leading Darius to the sections of the clothing store where casual wears and suits were displayed. Together the two of them selected several casual outfits and three different suits.
Darius was satisfied with the outfits the sales lady had selected. Although they were not flashy, they still exuded a bit of luxury. It was the type of clothes that you’d pay little attention to if someone wore the outfits on the road.
The suits however were more luxurious than his casual outfits. They were all three piece suits, and they exuded splendor. Darius was very satisfied with the suits as well.
Because the two of them had selected quite the number of outfits, as Darius didn’t have much outfits prior to this, they were both carrying a lot of shopping bags which the outfits were placed inside.
Right before they got to the counter where Darius would make his payment, Darius bumped into someone, spilling some of the shopping bags he carried on the floor. Darius knew that he was at fault, since his eyesight was hindered due to the large amount of shopping bags he was carrying. However, before he could offer an apology to the person he bumped into, the person spoke up.
“Hey! Are you stupid? Can’t you see properly? What kind of an idiot are you?!” the person shouted angrily.
Darius frowned. He was not frowning at the insults directed at him, but at the fact that the voice sounded very familiar. He dropped the remainder of the shopping bags neatly on the ground before turning to face the person.
However, immediately he did so, a huge frown instantly appeared on his face, for the person who he bumped into was none other than David Lesley and his ex-girlfriend Sarah Ginn.
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“This! Where did you get this?” Gary asked in a low and confused tone. He was completely stunned. “Is there a problem?” Darius asked, slightly frowning. Sarah and David, along with Dana and the other onlookers were confused at Gary’s sudden behavior. They were sure that he was going to kick Darius out after exposing him for the liar and pretender he was, but that was not what happened. Gary couldn’t help but look Darius up and down once again, but still shook his head. He was the manager of this store and had been doing it for years, so it was natural that he recognized that the card was out of the ordinary. At a glance, he could tell that the card was a customized card made exclusively for the head of a top business or company. However, the appearance of the male in front of him was not matching with what he imagined. He certainly didn’t look like someone who controlled such an astronomical amount of power and wealth. He was about to confront the said peasant when he remembered
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Darius walked out of the store happily. He felt very much fulfilled after the small episode in the store. He walked for a few minutes with the shopping bags in his hand before stopping. Darius' stomach growled, reminding him that he hadn't eaten anything yet. He wanted to eat at the Sky Golden Hotel, but he had a lot of shopping bags on him. Taking the shopping bags to the hotel would be quite inconvenient for him. Besides, he really needed to change his outfit, or he might not even be granted entry this time. Darius hailed a taxi and got in. He decided to drop his newly purchased outfits at the dorm before going to the hotel to dine. The ride back to his dorm was uneventful, and so was his walk. Apart from the occasional stares and gossips from the students, there was nothing out of the ordinary. He entered his dorm room and saw that it was still empty. Even though two hours had passed since he left for the mall, his dorm mates were not yet back from school. Darius kept the shoppi
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The three ladies who walked in looked extremely familiar to Darius, especially the one in the middle, which made him wonder where he had seen them before. He was still looking at the ladies intently when the lady in the middle noticed someone staring at her.She had noticed someone staring at her, which she ignored as she was so attractive, but when she looked at Darius, she recognized his face but couldn't recall where she had met him.A single glance at his table filled with luxury meals showed that the person was probably very wealthy, as being able to dine here meant that he had a membership card. The least membership card cost $100,000 which meant that he clearly had $100,000 to spare for food.“Claire, what are you looking at? Let’s go.” Hera, one of the ladies who accompanied her spoke up.Claire nodded lightly and burned Darius face into her mind before leaving. As she came from a well-to-do family she also had a membership card. Although it was a silver membership card it was
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The young man looked at Darius with a very livid expression on his face. He couldn’t believe the kind of luck he had.First, a no-name bitch had stepped on his shoes and while he was disciplining her, another idiot had come to play hero at his expense. Did the person want to die?He tried to yank his hands off the stranger’s grip but the stranger’s grip was just too strong.“I don’t know who you are but I suggest you unhand me this instant. Otherwise it won’t end well for you.” The young man said angrily.The people in the crowd all watched this scene with bated breaths. They had thought this would be a one sided beat down for the lady who had offended this big shot, but they didn’t expect another person to step out from the crowd and stand up for the lady.The lady herself felt very shocked. She clearly did not expect anybody to stand up for her. She thought that she was already doomed, but now it seemed that that wasn’t the case.“I won’t unless you promise to let the lady go.” Dari
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The young man looked at Darius for a brief second before bursting out into laughter. Darius stood still and watched the man laugh for a few seconds. When the man was done laughing, he wiped a fake tear from the corner of his eye before speaking. “What? You want to pay for the shoes?” The young man asked. Darius remained silent and only stared at the young man, showing how dead serious he was. “You can’t be serious. How do you even want to pay for the shoes when you can’t even afford a decent pair of shoes?” The young man asked in a mocking tone. Everyone immediately moved their eyes to Darius’ shoes. When they saw the worn out shoes he was wearing, another round of whispering and gossip broke out. “He’s asking the price for the limited edition collection shoes while he can’t even afford a nice pair of shoes?” “I can’t believe my eyes. What sort of vanity is that?” “He must be probably trying to impress the lady. After all look at his outfit, plain ordinary.” The lady who stepp
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He turned back and saw that it was the lady he saved. He took a closer look at the lady and saw that she was really beautiful. She was tall, although not as tall as him, probably 180 cm, with fair skin and beautiful blonde hair. She also had an hourglass figure which her poor clothing did little to hide. The girl stared back at Darius, and then looked back at her feet. She was too afraid to speak up, but she didn’t want to let Darius go just like that. He had just paid 1 million dollars on her behalf. Even though to him it might seem like nothing due to how rich he was, to her it was something very touching. After fidgeting for a few seconds, she finally had the courage to speak up. “Hello.” She muttered; her voice very meek. Darius didn’t reply and kept staring at her, waiting for her to speak up. When she saw that Darius didn’t respond, she finally braced herself to speak up. “Thank you very much for your help sir. If you didn’t even help me I don’t dare imagine what would hav
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