It was raining heavily at nine O'clock in the evening in Citadel City.
Finnick Lachlan was on his bed in his dorm room, staring at the ceiling while his two roommates snore away. Then his cell phone suddenly rang. He quickly answered it to avoid waking up his roommates. “Hey, I need a box of Trojan condoms and two packs of tissues. Send them to room 1201 of the Luxe Hotel. Hurry up!” It was Jerome Danvers from school. “Alright,” Finn shook his head with a low scoff. ‘That horny fool is at it again. How does he always forget to make full preparations before having sex? If it wasn’t for the tip…’ Finn needed Jerome’s money since his girlfriend had always wanted to try the newly opened Michelin restaurant for a long time, but he was just too poor to afford it, although he had been saving money for it for a while. With this tip, it would be close to enough to finally be able to buy dinner for his girlfriend. Finn quickly got off the bed, put on a raincoat, and headed out into the rain on his motorcycle, making his way into the city’s Quick Stop Convenience Store. He got everything Jerome needed and went on his way. The road was dark, wet, and slippery, and the heavy rain was blurring his vision. Finn fell over when passing a pond. “Shit,” he cursed in frustration. He was a sorry sight, soaked to the skin. He got off the ground, and lifted the motorcycle, making sure the goods were not wet and still intact. Luckily, they were. He climbed his motorcycle once again and continued hurrying to the hotel. When he got there, he entered the lobby, bringing his phone out of his pocket, and staring at the unanswered messages he sent to his girlfriend. “Dana, have you fallen asleep?” “Dana, I guess you must have slept off. Have a sweet dream.” “Dana, I would like to take you out this weekend.” He let out a deep sigh as he walked into an elevator, clicking the required floor number. He shrugged things off and put his phone back into his pocket because he felt no reason to feel worried. Although Dana had been feeling indifferent toward his incompetence lately, arguing with him all the time, he understood she had her reasons. He wouldn't blame her since he wasn't as rich as other students in school. Dana, one of the school’s beauties, chose him, so that had to count for something. Very soon though... just very soon… The phone in his pocket interrupted his thoughts as it buzzed. He brought it out and saw a message from Jerome. “Finnick Lachlan, what’s keeping you from getting here?! My damn arrow is already fitted to the string, how long are you gonna keep me waiting?! Get here as soon as possible! Hurry! Don't forget you can’t do without the $40 tip, loser!!!” If he can't get the tip, how can he treat Dana to a big meal? Finn took a deep breath, keeping his anger in check, and waited for the elevator to open. The moment it did, he rushed to find Room 1201. Then he knocked on the door. He stood in front of the door, waiting for a while, but no one opened it. ‘Didn’t that bastard messaged me just now?” Finn thought with a frown. Then he began to hear moaning sounds coming from inside the room. “They’ve already started?” he pondered, running his hand through his dirty blonde hair that was wet due to the rain, and knocked on the door again. “Mr. Danvers, I have the thing you need…” But before he finished his words, the door was opened and a familiar face came into his eyes. At one glance, Finn seemed to be struck by lightning and his whole body became stiff. His face went blank and he almost forgot how to organize a sentence. “Dana…” The woman in front of him was his girlfriend. Dana Bradly. Dressed in a white robe with her black and shoulder-length hair hung down on her shoulders, Dana also seemed surprised. Finn shook his head, still perplexed, “ Dana… what? What are you doing here?” he was in utter disbelief. Dana’s face darkened and she gave Finn a slap. “Finn, you bastard! I can't believe you have the guts to stalk me now! How dare you follow me here, huh? How dare you?!” Finn was shocked by the slap. Before he could react, he heard a man’s voice from inside the room. “I was the one who asked him to get us what we needed. Hey, even with the heavy rain outside, he's really fast, isn't he? For only forty bucks, he arrived in just a few minutes…” Jerome’s words were full of sarcasm. Then he walked over and put his arm around Dana’s waist, looking at Finn triumphantly with a towel wrapped around his waist. Finn wasn't a fool. Clearly, Dana was cheating on him. The ridiculous part of all of this was that he had brought condoms for a man to freely fuck his girlfriend. It made him feel pathetic. Finn, always one to act in anger, threw a punch at Jerome. “How dare you!“ Jerome was about to fight back, but Dana got in their middle and glared at Finn’s angry face. “You better stop!” she stood in front of Finn. After a brief panic, she soon calmed down. “Let’s break up!” she shouted at him with a sharp voice.“What?”Finn’s eyes widened as he stared at Dana.“We’ve been together for more than a year. Now you want to break up with me for him?”“Yes!” Dana answered sharply. “I feel absolutely nothing but disgust for you right now, no feelings whatsoever because you don't deserve it! And why are you so surprised about that, huh?! I mean, take a good look at yourself in the mirror! Always wearing cheap clothes. How can you afford me the life that I truly deserve?! Do you know the others are always secretly laughing at me for being with you? You have no money, no power. That is not the life I want! I am so beautiful and young, and I deserve to be with someone better than you! I told you several times that I wanted to try that Michelin restaurant, it has been over a month, Finn, and you did nothing?! Are you even a real man?! Unlike you, my love, Jerome, not only took me to the Michelin restaurant, he also bought me a lot. Someone as ordinary and cheap-looking as you can not afford to buy one of
“Sir, do you have a CentraBank card?” Verna Diaz asked politely.She was beginning to think that Finn had no experience or idea of CentraBank’s policy. He might be thinking that other bank cards could also be used in the CentraBank.“Nope,” Finn shook his head casually.When the long-haired lady heard Finn’s honest answer, she had to laugh.Then someone from behind called to her. “Gia, let’s go!”“Coming, Dad,” Gia said to the man in his late forties, before speaking to Verna. “Manager Diaz, allowing this kind of poor-looking person…” she looked at Finn in disgust, “enter your bank is unfair to other worthy clients, don't you agree? It could even reduce the rating of this bank. Be careful because you do not want something like this to happen again.”After she finished speaking she held her father’s arm and they walked out.Verna immediately followed them, walking them out, and saying, “I assure you, ma’am, it won't happen again. It will be thoroughly dealt with.”When Verna returned t
“Wait!” Finn quickly stopped him. “I think I used the wrong finger. Let me try my index, I remember now.”“Are you trying to play a trick on me?” The Manager asked cautiously. “It won't end well for you.”Finn nodded in understanding. “Yeah, and I’ll advise you not to threaten me. It won't end well for you either.”The manager blinked, noticing the confident expression on Finn. The young man looked completely unfazed.The manager exhaled deeply, thinking to himself, “If his index finger also fails, is he going to try his middle finger then? What is he going to do if none of his fingers works?”Whatever! If Finn didn't pass the verification this time, he would call the police and get him arrested.Just when the manager was lost in his thoughts, Finn already pressed his index finger into the verification area.The equipment emitted a faint hum as a green light illuminated its surface. On the LCD screen, text scrolled into view:Verification SuccessfulFamily Account ID: 05Identifier: F
“You’re nothing but a thief! What kind of parents raised you, huh?! You will spend the rest of your life in prison, I’ll make sure of that!”Of course, Verna did not think that the card belonged to Finn. It was preposterous. How could a pauper-looking guy like him own a Supreme Card? It was unthinkable.He must have stolen it from the VIP room when the manager wasn’t paying attention. That must have been his goal all along.“Sly criminal…”“Give it back to me!” Finn demanded.“No!” Verna yelled at him. “Don’t think you're ever gonna get away with this, you thief!”A crowd of people, upon hearing the commotion, had already surrounded them. They joined Verna to berate Finn with condescending looks.Meanwhile, after putting everything in place, Callum finally made his way outside, hoping he would be able to meet up with Finn.That young man was his biggest client as of that moment. He had never seen such assets from someone clearly in his twenties, a college student. Who really was he?
Inside the classroom, their curious eyes shifted from Dana, Jerome, and then Finn who just sat there, staring at the book in front of him like he didn't just see his girlfriend kissing another man.They all knew about Finn and Dana’s long relationship. But they didn't know they had broken up Finn tried not to care even though he felt disgusted.Last night wasn’t the first time he’d delivered condoms to Jerome. In fact, it was the sixth—each time for a different woman. And who knows how many more times Jerome had actually remembered to bring protection himself?He found Dana pathetic being with someone like Jerome. She must feel so proud, but ignorant.Jerome grabbed her waist with a smirk and was about to take her out of the room, but she immediately said, “Love, wait, there's something I need to return to Finn.”Finn turned his gaze toward Dana.She walked toward him and slammed something on his desk in front of him. Then she removed her hand.“I think this belongs to you.”It was a
The only reason why Finn went to the Palate Haven, a restaurant only for the rich kids in school, was because Nick wanted it. He was just one of the many people good to him since the start of school.Nick was his best friend. When Nick saw him, he was happy and he quickly led Finn to a private dining room on the second floor.When he entered, he met more familiar faces.Nick’s other friend, Billy Jones, Angela, and two of her female friends were present.And none of them liked him which made the situation more awkward.Billy had a deep glare at him which was actually understandable after a huge fight happened between them, and he broke a nose and fractured a hand.For Finn, though, it had been one of the best days of his life. He wanted nothing more than to crack a joke about Billy finally being free of his cast, but for once, he decided to hold his tongue.Upon seeing Finn, they all suddenly laughed.Wanting in on the reason for the sudden laugh, Nick asked with an amused smile. “Wh
“W-what?” Angela stuttered with an incredible look on her face. “How can it be that expensive? Are you sure you didn't make a mistake?”The waiter frowned and handed the bill to Angela. He explained, “The dishes each of you consumed are a total of $3500, and the red wine you ordered cost a thousand dollars. The lady next to you ordered two extra bottles of imported red wine which are five thousand dollars per bottle…”The moment the waiter said that, everyone gasped and looked at Rita who sat next to Angela.“You ordered two bottles of imported red wines?! For what?!” Angela asked her.Everyone was watching her.Rita panicked and explained with a pale face. “I’m sorry… I didn't know how expensive it was. I'm so sorry, Angela.”“Well, sorry won’t cut it!” Angela yelled at her. “Fourteen thousand five hundred dollars, and I've only got five thousand!” She let out a deep breath and looked at the waiter. “Can we just return the bottles of wine?”The waiter shook his head with a stern face
Nick looked at Finn with uncertainty. “Are you sure about this? You won't get paid, and it will be a waste of your time. Don't you have part-time jobs to go to?”Finn just shrugged.Angela looked at all of them with fear in her eyes. “Are you guys agreeing to this? This bastard is telling them to beat me.”“Don’t worry, I think ten slaps will suffice. It won’t kill you, just enough to remind you to watch what you say next time,” Finn said with a teasing smirk.Angela’s breath was getting heavy. “No…”Rita immediately chimed in, “I’m sure you can do this for us, Angela. I promise, I will give you the LV bag my boyfriend got for me, the one you like…”“Why don't you fucking call your so-called boyfriend to get us out of here?! Oh, wait, there's Jerome in the other room, I need to go to him…” As she moved, the guards blocked her path. “Please, I need to…”Slap!Angela gasped, feeling the sting, and she staggered to the side in shock.She glared at the guard and everyone else aside Finn s