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 currently talking? How can she say she loves Derrick of all people?! Derrick was among those who humiliated her on campus.
If Cynthia was now admitting that she loves Derrick then what about him?! Cynthia had told him the same thing so many times during their relationship. Mason was sure that he had demonstrated his love by standing at her side during her lowest low and because of this, he felt that he and Cynthia were inseparable so what Cynthia was currently doing right now was shattering his heart piece by piece.
Although Mason’s physical health was okay, Mason could tell that he was beginning to feel this great deal of pain in his chest. The pain was too much that he held his chest with his right hand while finding it hard to breathe.
“Cynthia. Why..” A voice filled with sadness escaped Mason’s mouth as he looked at Cynthia with pleading eyes.
“Alright, that’s enough,” Derrick said as he turned Cynthia’s head and have her look at his face to face, and then he leaned in closer until both their lips were already touching each other and they both started kissing.
Derrick went as far as grabbing Cynthia’s ass in between the kiss.
Seeing this it was then Mason’s eyes flashed with anger.
“YOU BASTARD!”
Mason let out a bellow of anger as he did not realize when he suddenly moved from where he was standing.
Mason could count the number of times he had kissed Cynthia with his fingers in both hands and never had his kisses with Cynthia been this intense so seeing Derrick grabbing Cynthia's ass like that caused something in him to snap.
“I WILL KILL YOU!”
Mason clenched his fist tight as he ran forward in a clear attempt of starting a fight with Derrick, however, what he saw next was a fist getting bigger and bigger before his eyes and then the next thing everything became black.
Bang!
Mason was sent falling and rolling back on the wet ground with a growl of pain escaping from his mouth. One of the bodyguards in a rain suit had quickly reacted to counteract Mason before he reached Derrick. Derrick didn’t have to move out from his kiss with Cynthia because he trusted his bodyguards to do the dirty work for him.
Derrick chuckled after breaking out from his kiss with Cynthia and turned to look at Mason who was now lying weak on the ground in a pitiful state.
It was true that the blow Mason had just received had practically made every bone in his body tremble but he currently wasn’t lying on the ground weak due to the blow from the bodyguard because that was not the blow that took away all his will to fight.
The blow that took away all his will to fight was the one Cynthia gave him by breaking his heart.
Derrick took a few steps forward with the umbrella still over him thanks to one of his bodyguards accompanying him as he walked and then he stopped only five steps away from Mason who was lying on the wet ground. Standing before Mason, Derrick looked at him with contempt in his eyes.
Mason currently had a bleeding mouth and anybody seeing him at the moment will be able to tell that he had lost all will to fight, however, Derrick wasn’t so good to let him be.
“You tried to attack me, a known Griffith. You deserved to be punished. Beat him.” Derrick instructed his guards with no remorse on his face as he walked away toward Cynthia.
He didn’t even bother to look back as he heard the scream of pain right behind him along with the sounds of his bodyguards pounding Mason’s body all over.
“Keok!” Mason grunted in pain as the two bodyguards landed several blows on him.
“Let’s go.” Derrick took Cynthia by her hand and they both got into the expensive limo elegantly.
After a full minute of a constant beating from both bodyguards Derrick instructed them to stop, however, Mason had been left almost unrecognizable at this point. The right side of his face was already swollen and there was a cut on his lip which was evident due to the bleeding.
Derrick saw this and laughed with pride. From the glint in his eyes, he was feeling so big of himself, and once more he had proven to the world that money does have the power to do anything.
He waited for a few more minutes so that his cameraman currently streaming live can get a good view of Mason.
With Mason streaming live, comments started to flood in.
“Lol. Now that’s what you get for not knowing your place!”
“Yeah. Lol. Look at him. He looks so pitiful. My belly is beginning to hurt me from too much laughter.”
“The slut got stolen from her Boyfriend.”
“The whole poor should just accept their fates and stay away from Sycamore university. They shouldn’t even think about education and just accept the fact that they are all slaves!”
There were a lot of negative comments online about what was going on. Almost everybody in their dorm was making all sorts of comments. It was almost as if all the rich students at the Sycamore university hated the poor. However, right inside a dorm room, there was someone that had a worried look on his face as he watched all that was going on live on his phone.
‘Shit! Mason, what’s wrong with you? Do you want to get yourself killed?’ Eddy complained inwardly.
Eddy was Mason’s only friend at the Sycamore university and also Mason’s dorm roommate. Although he was also from a rich family like everybody else, never in his life had he ever looked at Mason with contempt and right now, he was worried about Mason. He was so worried that he couldn’t continue watching the stream.
Eddy stood up from his bed and instantly grabbed a coat and an umbrella and rushed out of the room.
***
Mason on the other hand felt nothing except pains all over his body and cold but all these were nothing compared to the pain he was currently feeling in his heart. His heart had been shattered into too many pieces.
Mason just lay on the wet ground under the rain as he tried to wonder where he had gone wrong to deserve such a fate. All his life he had been a poor orphan trying to survive in a middle-class town. He worked his whole ass off just to get into the infamous Sycamore university to believe that all his suffering would lighten a little instead it only got worst. He got constantly reminded of how his life sucked and just when he thought he saw a little light to fight for after falling in love he was defeated once more.
This life isn’t worth it…
That was all Mason thought as a tear slid down from the corner of his eyes under the constant beat of the heavy rain.
Rumble!
The lightning crackled in the sky yet again and then Mason closed his eyes almost as if he was accepting his fate to give up.
Exactly midnight was supposed to be the mark of his 21-year-old birthday. How unfortunate…That he wouldn’t get to see the next day as a 21-year-old.
Mason felt his consciousness slipping away until the only thing he heard was his phone ringing out loud.
Ring!
Who could be calling him at this time of the night was what Mason thought. However, he didn’t even care to answer because everything will be over soon but to his shock, he suddenly heard a peculiar voice beside him.
“Happy Birthday Master Gray.” The sweet voice of a beautiful lady entered his ears and as if the lightning was reacting to this voice it crackled again.
Mason who was already feeling his consciousness slipping away had to fight with all his willpower to see the owner of that voice.
However, upon opening his eyes again, both his eyes flickered greatly.
..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
..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
..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