Harry felt like disappearing when he looked at the screen of the phone. If he had a way, he would pray to the floor to pave beneath him, and then he should be gobbled up never to be seen again!"Lord... L-lord Theo..." He couldn't even find the guts to call the name. He was wetting his pants. He didn't care that people were looking at him. He didn't care that he had a name to protect. He didn't care that acting that way would make people make fun of him in days to come. At this moment, the only thing he could see was the ugly fate looming over his life. He wished there was something he could do to avoid or stop it. "Don't be so quiet." Cory added, a broad smile filling every corner of his face. "I-I-" Harry was still having a hard time choosing the appropriate word. "Young man. How are you doing? Are you doing fine?" Lord Theo addressed Harry with a mild tone. Harry was stunned by this. He had thought that Lord Theo would bark at him or say something that would end his life righ
No one understood what Cory was trying to say. Not even Lord Theo. He was just as clueless as the rest of the people. "Although, this clown here, Harry Clarence, the son of Simon, pissed me off. I can handle him all by myself." Cory continued, hardly taking Harry into his gaze. "What I want from you is to handle the matters of the elderly. I really don't enjoy being rude to elderly people." Cory added, itching his brow. "What do you want me to do, son? Whatever it is! What did Clarence do? Do you want me to tear his company to shred? Then, bury his son in a swamp next to his burnt body?!!!" Lord Theo had no chill as he rolled the fiery words out. "A few years ago, Simon used his political influence to usurp the right of one of his family members. I mean, this is the very store I'm currently in. This store belongs to someone else. But Simon gave the store to Howard because of some women's issues. And now, Harry, Simon's son, can come here and become a nuisance to his uncle, who has
Simon Clarence jumped on his feet. He tried to balance his frame on his weak legs, but he was too weak to hold that position. He wanted to sit back down, but his wet pants were becoming all sticky. So, he couldn't do either. He decided to lean against the chair as though he was sitting and standing at the same time. "My eyes can't be playing tricks on me." He muttered repeatedly as he tried to draw an inference. He didn't want to be too jumpy, yet he didn't want to take this lightly. "Is this really Lord Theo? This is Lord Theo!" While he was asking the question, he was also trying to find an answer for it. He didn't know which to do. Why would Lord Theo call me? What have I done? Does Lord Theo have my number? I have been sending him emails all these while. Did he read my emails? Before I walked into this office, I asked Devin to check the mail again for the one millionth time. Yet it was not read. How come Lord Theo is calling me right now?So many questions were flying around i
There were a couple of people gathered around. Harry had his phone pressed to his ear. He was in tears. There were tracks of tears lining both sides of his face. He was looking at the front, yet he wasn't looking. Anna and Cory were standing right in front of him. There were a couple of students surrounding them. These students want to get to the root of everything. They wanted to see where all of these would end. Harry started to shake his head. He looked so pale and weak. Shieley was right behind him, crying her eyes out, too. Well, a few minutes ago. After Cory and Anna had left the store. After Lord Theo had had a FaceTime with all of them, and Harry had run after the couple, Harry had asked them to wait. Cory didn't want to wait in the first place. He didn't think he had any business with Harry anymore. He had sorted everything and had brought an everlasting shame on Harry. There was no need to give a death blow and bring fatality to the situation. But Anna had insisted that
Simon Clarence had just arrived at the location that Lord Theo had sent to him. He was yet to wind down the window of the car. This was where the map had led him to. He was shaking in his seat. His legs were still very much weak. "You should get off here, sir. This is how far I can go." An elderly man who was behind the wheels said. Clarence took a glance at the man. It was the cab driver that brought him here.There was something to be careful about regarding what the man had just said. He didn't know what it was yet, so he needed to get down first. He paid and climbed down. When he climbed out of the car, he realised that he was standing by the roadside. He was about to walk to the other side so that he could talk to the driver about this location. But before he could even make the turn, the cab had driven off. "Hey!!!" Simon was on top of his voice, but the driver didn't wait. Simon was confused as his gaze lingered on the cab that drifted away. There were a couple of things
"Do you feel pity for her?" Anna decided to break the silence. She had been looking at him every now and then and not saying anything yet. But now, she couldn't hold back the need to ask a question. The urgency was impending and very compelling. Cory shifted his gaze from the other side of the moving car to look at her. When he gazed at her, he noticed that there was desperation in her eyes. It would seem as though she couldn't wait to hear what he had to say. He could see that she wanted his approval so badly. She must love him so much. He would be a fool if he pretended not to know that. "Do you think I should?" Cory teased, throwing back the question at her. When the question hit her, her brows furrowed. She was quick to be angered. She wasn't quite far from her father when it comes to emotions like that. After all, they were cut from the same cloth. "What are you doing? You can't answer a question with another one." Anna was not willing to let him win this argument. Cory's
They both climbed out of the car. When they climbed out, Cory was still trying to fix his phone in his pocket and didn't realise where he was yet. When he was done tucking the phone away, he lifted his gaze to look at the building. When he looked, his eyes widened. He had been seeing a lot of beautiful places, but he could swear on his life that he had never seen anything as beautiful as this. He wished he could gasp, but the shock and surprise were too much for him to regulate the emotions rippling in his head. He just stood there, staring groundless. "Welcome to Eagleville Floating Tower." Anna said to him. Cory looked away from the magnificent building to Anna. It was hard to tell what was going through his mind. It was obviously not an idle thought. Cory started to play a lot of thoughts in his head. He has heard about this Tower. He had always wished that one day he would visit there. And now he was standing right in front of it. But that wasn't really his wonder at this mo
Cory and Anna were in something that looked like a cart. The cart had the wheels of a slider. They were standing in it, and the cart was moving automatically along an aisle made out of sea of glasses. The Outdoor Waiter had run into the building but could not find them. When he lifted his gaze, he saw them leaving. The other guy walked to him from behind and patted him on the back."Let it go. They are out of reach now." The guy urged. The man eyes were red, and he was on the verge of crying. He just couldn't begin to imagine the possibility of things that could happen to him. He didn't want to think about it, yet he couldn't get it off his mind. The Eagleville Floating Tower had a lot of rules. It had to, because of the nature of their business and also because of the kind of clients they receive. No one would receive clients that weren't only wealthy but also an elite. No one would receive such people and not be very particular and tight in the order of business. Every worker