Out in the open in Sycamore City.
"Cynthia what the hell are you doing?!" Under the ice-cold rain, Mason screamed at the top of his lungs for the whole world to hear. At the same time, lightning crackled in the sky almost as if it was reacting to Mason's scream of frustration.
"Oh look at that…if it isn’t the broke loser!" said a man wearing a very expensive blue designer's suit, smirking while standing beside him was a very beautiful lady in a long thigh-high slit pink dress that hugged her body tightly, accentuating all her sexiness.
It was raining heavily in Sycamore city and unlike Mason who was drenched, the lady and man before him were different. They were both being shielded from the rain by two black umbrellas held by two tall muscular bodyguards in raincoats.
As if having bodyguards weren’t enough, right behind them was a Bentley Mulsanne worth $300,000 and for a fact, everything about them screamed, wealth!
However, when one looked at Mason everything about him screamed poor. His sneakers were only a few stitches away from tearing off, and his trouser and sweatshirt screamed OVERUSED and were at their limits. Mason's blonde hair looked unkept, giving him a scruffy look and although he was handsome, his fashion betrayed him.
Mason was a 20-year-old poor orphan schooling at the Sycamore university due to a scholarship. A university he wouldn’t be able to attend if not for this scholarship of his.
The Sycamore university is one meant for the rich. Not just the university but the entire city of Sycamore was an environment only for the rich. Poor or middle-class people simply can't live in this city because their bills just to survive would completely wreck them. Everything down to even a decent meal is expensive.
In this city, a person's bark equals the size of their pocket, and without money, that person will be f*cked.
However, here is Mason, an orphan with no penny to his name, a scholarship brat from the Sycamore university which was the only thing sustaining his existence in this city, screaming at the rich and charismatic young man in front of him and the most shocking part is…all of this was being streamed online.
"Is he crazy?! Does he wants to get himself killed or what?! Who does he think he is to be challenging Derrick?!"
"Yeah! Derrick wants to take his slut of a girlfriend and he's opposing? This guy is such a loser!"
"Lol. A very big loser! He doesn't realize he has no chance! Derrick can take that slut from him with only a flick of his finger!"
"Lol. Can take? Derrick has already taken Cynthia from him! The loser should just give up!"
"Derrick can be such a Bastard sometimes I knew he liked oppressing poor guys but I didn't think he would do it to this extent!"
"Hey, money rules baby. Lol. That poor church rat should've thought about that before coming here to the Sycamore university."
The whole thing was trending live on inst*gr*m as the students of the Sycamore university continued to drop their comments.
Derrick Griffith.
That was the name of the handsome man standing with his girl. Derrick was known to be from a very big family that was famous for their wealth and connections in Sycamore city. However, Derrick was also infamous in Sycamore university as a bully.
However, this was not a simple bully anymore.
Mason expected this from any rich student of the university but what he didn’t expect was Cynthia’s current behavior.
Mason looked at the lady beside Derrick with a glint of sadness and disappointment in his eyes as his mouth let out a weak voice. "W-Why?…What are you doing?"
His eyes reflected the black-haired girl with a perfect oval-shaped head, seeking nothing but an honest answer from her.
He had just run here under the cold rain right after seeing Derrick and Cynthia making out live on inst*gr*m. Mason didn’t want to believe it at first but no matter how hard he tried to not accept it reality wasn’t playing tricks on him so he ran here to confirm for himself with his very own eyes but seeing Cynthia now, his heart began trembling.
What was the reason for this betrayal this time?
This isn’t the first time such a thing is happening after all. However, Mason never expected such a thing to repeat itself.
Mason met Cynthia at the admissions office when he went to submit his scholarship forms and after that, they started hanging out. Although Cynthia was under scholarship and poor too, she didn't look like the rest of them that screamed it in their appearance. She always looked clean and smelled nice. If it wasn’t known that she was a student on scholarship, she was even starting to look like the rich kids in the school and the fact that she hung out with Mason made him fall in love with her instantly.
Mason got accustomed to Cynthia's company and then with all his willpower he confessed his love to her. Cynthia didn't refuse him though, she returned his feelings and accepted to date him but under the condition that they keep it a secret and Mason agreed.
However, after a few weeks of dating, something terrible happened. A viral video of Cynthia sucking someone else’s d*cl leaked online for all the students in the school to see. It was then for the first time that Mason’s heart shattered into thousands of pieces.
Mason confronted her about it and she admitted sleeping with men for money and it was the very reason she was able to take care of herself properly. At that time, Mason watched her cry her eyes out as she told him she had been doing it to survive.
Even when Mason was so angry about seeing the woman he loved sucking another guy’s c*ck in the viral video, he ended up forgiving her. As someone poor, he understood that life was hard in Sycamore city.
He not only forgave her but he also stood by her side when people laughed at her while she walked around the campus. In short, Derrick was one of the students that made life hell for the people like him and her so he was so shocked to see that Cynthia was now with this same Derrick. All his mind was screaming one question at the moment.
Why is she doing this now?
He believed that she really wasn’t a slut and she only did what she did then due to desperation. However, right now Mason did not know what to believe.
Why?
Mason didn’t want to accept it so he said in a weak and frustrated voice again. “Cynthia…tell me why?”
Hearing his question, Cynthia trembled for only just a second as she watched Mason breathing heavily while standing in the rain with a glint of confusion and sadness in his eyes. Her eyes glistened with shock for only just a second and then she sighed and opened her mouth.“I’m sorry Mason but…I just don’t think our relationship can work anymore.”Rumble.The lightning lit up the sky like it was the day for only a brief second to reveal Mason’s face of disbelief before reverting to its state of darkness.“W-What...What do you mean?…” Mason’s voice became weak almost as if he had lost all strength. “You don’t mean what you’re saying…what did he tell you? Is he blackmailing you?! Tell me and I’ll make him pay!”“Mason, no...It’s not that. It’s just that…Derrick said he loves me and I love him too so we started dating.” Cynthia said with a nervous but adamant voice.“What?”Mason just didn’t want to believe what he was currently hearing at the moment. Is this the Cynthia he knows that’s c
..Am I dead?Mason was currently stunned by what he was seeing.Standing before him was a lady, however, it would be an understatement to call her just a lady. The lady was the most beautiful woman he had ever seen in his entire life!It will be correct to say that she was as beautiful as an angel. No, an Angel is still an understatement. The lady was a goddess!She had a set of charming blue eyes. Her blue eyes were so charming and seductive that it put Mason’s blue eyes to shame. Mason couldn’t help but look away in shyness even in his last moments.However, he looked back at her to continue adoring her, after all, that is what any man would do.Standing before him was a tall lady with a body that depicted the words ‘figure eight’. She had very long hair that fell behind her back like a waterfall and the fringe of her red hair accentuated her beautiful oval face even more.She currently had on a navy blue transparent dress that was slightly revealing her seductive blossom on her ch
. . Is this a dream? Mason could not tell. However, one thing didn’t change. He was not finding himself waking up from any bed even after consciously pinching himself more than 20 times! Looking through the balcony of the Luxurious room, Mason’s eyes became widened, reflecting only one thing. Greed. Mason could tell that he was now in a room that was obviously on the higher floor of a mansion. No, this was a castle. From the how high this balcony is, Mason could tell that he was currently inside a castle. He was now looking at the ground through a balcony that was 40 floors high! Looking through the balcony, at the compound of this castle were various cars. These weren’t just any cars. They were luxurious cars! Cars that could actually buy people’s entire generation. Mason used to work inside a mechanic shop and sometimes he fixed big cars and even if it was not everyday he saw an expensive car, when he did see one he was always fascinated and this somehow brought out his interes
..Mason couldn’t believe it. Everything was beginning to look like what happens in those novels he usually reads.Although he had so many questions he wanted to ask he kept quiet to watch the video record of his grandfather trying to get down everything he needed to know before bringing up his questions.Mason stood there with his eyes fixed on the old man who was still talking on the screen.He pinched himself once more to see if he was still dreaming but even after feeling pain from this action, he didn’t find himself waking up on any bed.Robinson Gray, his grandfather kept on speaking. “Yes. You are now the master of the Jinni by your side and also the master of the entire fortunes under Gray’s family control. Although all these are probably enough to make you feel much more pride than before I have to tell you there are certain rules to things.”“Those rules have to do a lot with the Jinni. Don’t worry the Jinni will explain the rules to you and for your good, it will be best to
..Mason was more confused than ever.How is he married? It doesn't make any sense. It was then he suddenly realized why it was so.Seeing the confusion in his eyes for a moment, the Jinni smiled and began to explain. “You were bound to marriage by your parents to a girl in the family with the second treasure while you were still a baby”“Wait that means technically it was all an arranged marriage?”“Yes.” The Jinni smiled seeing that the young man was beginning to catch up. “The girl in the second family is supposedly your wife and I’m sure she will still be waiting for you.”For the very first time since meeting the mysterious beautiful lady in front of him, Mason frowned due to her words. He did not like the idea of this his proclaimed wife one bit.“I don’t think I can fulfill this wish of my grandfather by getting together with a woman that I do not know.” Mason quickly spoke out in a serious tone. “My parents may have married me off to someone else before I knew about it but I
..For the very first time in a while, Mason was glad to wake up and this was mostly because he was not waking up as the poor boy he used to be, but as the owner of the best treasure in the world. Not only was he the owner of the best treasure in the world but he was also the leader of the strongest family.With so much wealth and power in his hands, there was only one thing Mason wanted to do and that was to flaunt his wealth and relax. He wanted to enjoy himself as much as possible since he was now rich but life was a sucker that still had to mess up his plans.Even though he was now rich, he quickly realized that he can’t reveal his identity just yet. Hearing from the Jinni that people would want to take his life to get his ring made him cautious. After all, he doesn’t know any of these people that will be after his ring so revealing himself to the world will only increase his chances of not enjoying his inheritance for too long.Mason was quick to realize that if he wants to enjoy
..The knock had interrupted both Mason’s and the Jinni’s conversation so Mason got up to see who was on the door.Upon opening the door, a familiar face came into his view.“Good morning master.” Ted bowed respectfully.Ted had now changed and freshened up from his old look of only a few hours ago. He was now wearing a morning tailcoat suit. He was dressed like how any butler would usually be dressed except that he was a very young man compared to the image of an old man.It was now 11 am late morning and Ted knew his new master needed enough time to sleep through everything and that was why he was only coming to wake him this late.“Master I came to inform you that breakfast is now ready in the dining room,” Ted said with his head still slightly bowed.Mason was left in a daze for a few seconds before he swiftly recovered his composure. Honestly, this treatment of importance is something he will have to get used to.“I’m sorry…thanks for the information but Ted I have to ask, is t
. . Since yesterday Mason had been shocked so much that he had lost count of the number of shocks he has received so far. And now he’s receiving another shock. A shock so great that his expression couldn’t hide it. “A-All these companies…” “What about the companies?” Pablo asked with an indifferent expression. “All these are big popular companies!” Mason exclaimed. When Pablo first talked about companies listed in the files, Mason was expecting to see a few successful companies but he wasn’t expecting to see this. Inside the black file in his hands is the world-known multi-billion dollar company listed. Companies that influenced the entire world in different industries. There was Amezon, Mike, Louis Vu*tton and there was even gaogle! The first hundred companies Mason could see on the files were all known companies and there were even more. “A-Are you saying I own all these companies now?” Mason asked as he gulped in his saliva. “Of course.” The Jinni's sweet voice entered his
..The next day it didn’t take long for unexpected news to spread.On all media, there was only one news conveying one fact.The Griffith Family went bankrupt.It soon became the talk of the entire Sycamore city.“Hey what the hell?! I can’t believe it. The Griffith family went bankrupt! How’s that even possible?! They are among the top 100 richest families in the sycamore city.”“I don’t know bro but the news about the Griffith family is true! Now that I’m thinking about it. That might be the reason he couldn’t pay for the food in that video.”“Yes. You’re right but what do you think led to their bankruptcy I can’t think of anything that could lead to the bankruptcy of such a big family. Hell, they own 5% of Sycamore city!”“Same here bro but the news says that their system was hacked and funds were practically taken from the accounts of every member of the Griffith family.”“Shit! That’s f*cking messed up! Those hackers are really good. For them to move such large amounts of funds
..Confusion, disappointment, fear, and complete bewilderment were what Derrick felt all at once.How?…. This bastard!After seeing the mischievous smile on Mason’s face, Derrick wanted to believe that Mason was the cause.However“No…”He quickly shrugged that thought out of his mind.There’s just no way that this poor rat can be responsible for his sudden misfortune. In short, maybe his father is trying to punish him for something he did without noticing.However, that doesn’t mean that he was not furious at Mason right now.Cynthia could tell that something is wrong so she couldn’t help but ask. “Derrick, what’s going on?”However, her asking didn’t help matters at all.“Shut the f*ck up you b*tch!” Derrick screamed in anger.He was so frustrated right now that he didn’t need anybody’s shit.“Why are you screaming at me?! I didn’t do anything!”“Yes you didn’t but right now I don’t want to hear your slutty voice!”To be honest Derrick never cared about Cynthia. The only reason he
..The cafeteria became all noisy as soon as the confrontation between Mason and Derrick started but after Derrick poured a meal all over Mason it became calm.Silence dawned on the cafeteria like the angel of death had just walked past.Everybody all had eyes on Mason waiting to see what his reaction will be.The scenario of confrontation between both men is different today.Derrick doesn’t have his bodyguards to protect him so Mason has more leverage to fight Derrick without meeting any resistance.However, Mason stood there for 30 seconds which seemed like an eternity as everyone was all waiting for his response before they saw him make a whisper.In short, they could all see Mason whispering at the moment.That was all they could see but he was talking to his Jinni, and he was just about to use his one wish for today.…“What’s your wish?”“I wish for all the Griffith family fortunes to turn into nothing but dust. There must not be a single penny left in their name right this min
..Where have I been since yesterday?A very reasonable question Mason had to answer, however, it was a good thing Mason asked himself this question before Eddy did.He knew he couldn’t tell Eddy about what happened yesterday. It’s not that he doesn’t trust Eddy. It’s just that the lesser people know his secret, the better for him so he had to cook up another answer for a moment like this.“I was picked up by a Good Samaritan after he saw me lying unconscious on the ground. Thanks to him I’m okay. He not only see it to it that I was okay but he also clothed me and offered me a job.” Mason explained with joy in his eyes even when he was acting.In short, the joy in his eyes was true just the story was a lie.“Oh wow! That’s great. Who knew a such good person exist in Sycamore city.” Eddy's eyes lit up with Joy. “Then that’s great.”Eddy was truly happy. This person ended up doing what he couldn’t do. Eddy has always wanted to help Mason get a better job but he couldn’t pull any cards
..A journey that would’ve taken him two days to get to his destination only took two hours by flight.The benefits of being rich are worth any work after all.The helicopter landed at Sycamore city’s airport. Before Mason got off the helicopter, a beautiful flight attendant had him change.Mason wasn’t too stunned by this because he had been briefed in their meeting about this part. Even though he’s still trying to hide his identity, coming out of a luxurious helicopter with his old clothes will only do more harm than good.If anyone is watching every move of the Gray family right now, they will probably find it fishy to see such luxurious service being rendered to someone who looked unimportant. So Mason’s clothes were changed and he took a haircut which made him look like a brand new person.Mason stepped out of the helicopter feeling great and then he entered a black Rolls-Royce.Entering the car, Mason got a shot of another dopamine inside his head.He and the Jinni sat inside t
. . Since yesterday Mason had been shocked so much that he had lost count of the number of shocks he has received so far. And now he’s receiving another shock. A shock so great that his expression couldn’t hide it. “A-All these companies…” “What about the companies?” Pablo asked with an indifferent expression. “All these are big popular companies!” Mason exclaimed. When Pablo first talked about companies listed in the files, Mason was expecting to see a few successful companies but he wasn’t expecting to see this. Inside the black file in his hands is the world-known multi-billion dollar company listed. Companies that influenced the entire world in different industries. There was Amezon, Mike, Louis Vu*tton and there was even gaogle! The first hundred companies Mason could see on the files were all known companies and there were even more. “A-Are you saying I own all these companies now?” Mason asked as he gulped in his saliva. “Of course.” The Jinni's sweet voice entered his
..The knock had interrupted both Mason’s and the Jinni’s conversation so Mason got up to see who was on the door.Upon opening the door, a familiar face came into his view.“Good morning master.” Ted bowed respectfully.Ted had now changed and freshened up from his old look of only a few hours ago. He was now wearing a morning tailcoat suit. He was dressed like how any butler would usually be dressed except that he was a very young man compared to the image of an old man.It was now 11 am late morning and Ted knew his new master needed enough time to sleep through everything and that was why he was only coming to wake him this late.“Master I came to inform you that breakfast is now ready in the dining room,” Ted said with his head still slightly bowed.Mason was left in a daze for a few seconds before he swiftly recovered his composure. Honestly, this treatment of importance is something he will have to get used to.“I’m sorry…thanks for the information but Ted I have to ask, is t
..For the very first time in a while, Mason was glad to wake up and this was mostly because he was not waking up as the poor boy he used to be, but as the owner of the best treasure in the world. Not only was he the owner of the best treasure in the world but he was also the leader of the strongest family.With so much wealth and power in his hands, there was only one thing Mason wanted to do and that was to flaunt his wealth and relax. He wanted to enjoy himself as much as possible since he was now rich but life was a sucker that still had to mess up his plans.Even though he was now rich, he quickly realized that he can’t reveal his identity just yet. Hearing from the Jinni that people would want to take his life to get his ring made him cautious. After all, he doesn’t know any of these people that will be after his ring so revealing himself to the world will only increase his chances of not enjoying his inheritance for too long.Mason was quick to realize that if he wants to enjoy
..Mason was more confused than ever.How is he married? It doesn't make any sense. It was then he suddenly realized why it was so.Seeing the confusion in his eyes for a moment, the Jinni smiled and began to explain. “You were bound to marriage by your parents to a girl in the family with the second treasure while you were still a baby”“Wait that means technically it was all an arranged marriage?”“Yes.” The Jinni smiled seeing that the young man was beginning to catch up. “The girl in the second family is supposedly your wife and I’m sure she will still be waiting for you.”For the very first time since meeting the mysterious beautiful lady in front of him, Mason frowned due to her words. He did not like the idea of this his proclaimed wife one bit.“I don’t think I can fulfill this wish of my grandfather by getting together with a woman that I do not know.” Mason quickly spoke out in a serious tone. “My parents may have married me off to someone else before I knew about it but I