Anthony chuckled, feeling gassed up by the compliment. Annabelle also wanted to blush but she was more concerned about who this masked person was so she didn't let his compliment sway her."Another one?" Annabelle mumbled, thinking it was someone like Mr. Young here to give Anthony something."I'm guessing these are the items we arranged for?" Anthony asked, pointing at the covers and bag in Gustav's hand."Yes, of course, Sir," Gustav said energetically as he pushed them towards Anthony so that he could have them, fulfilling the delivery."Since it's you, you don't have to sign any inconvenient order fulfillment papers either""Thanks" Anthony collected all three items from Gustav and that was supposed to be when Gustav takes his leave but two of them couldn't help but wonder why Annabelle had her eyes fixed on Gustav."What's the problem, Annabelle?" Anthony asked his wife who was leaning oddly close to try and get a better look at Gustav.Annabelle grimaced "I don't know, but I hav
Gustav placed his hand on top of the first cover and started to rub it caressingly. That was the cover with Annabelle’s cobalt blue dinner gown in it.“Like you already know Sir, after you inspired me back at the shop to make your suit I just couldn’t rest once done. My next move was to make a Gustav unmatched dinner gown for your wife” Gustav said before taking his hand off the cover and holding his hands together behind him.“I know that but what does that have to do with anything?” Anthony asked.Gustav smiled nervously and said “Well, what I failed to mention is that until now I had no idea what your wife looked like and I might have told you that I used the measurements of the dress you picked to get an idea of what to do but that was not entirely true”Anthony tilted his head in curiosity and asked “What are you trying to say, Designer Gustav?”“I had no idea what your wife looked like so I imagined her for myself. I put hair on top of head and face, face on top of neck, and nec
Annabelle remained quiet and just complied as Anthony took her to the elevator which they got into and when the doors closed he focused on the buttons there.Just like how the floors get more and more luxurious the higher up you go, so does how unique and beautiful the buttons for those floors look in the already gold-plated panel.There was one specific button out of all the rest that looked like it was the most important button. As such, that button was the highest one in the lineup and there was notably a significant gap between it and the one directly underneath.That meant that the level of luxury afforded between the room that that button leads to and the one under it were day and night apart.“The Emperor floor,” Anthony said the moment he identified the button and then he wasted no time pressing it.Unlike the other buttons that push in and return to normal immediately, the Emperor floor button went inside after being pushed and didn’t return.Instead, the button vanished comp
Anthony and Annabelle looked all around the place and just like the elevator, the Emperor floor was also themed like the solar system but because of the size, it felt like they were in the vastness of space."Thank you," Anthony said then looked down at all six of them and asked, "So which one of you should I be addressing from now on?"Out of all three wearing the normal hotel uniform which was a black pants suit, the one with a black inner collar shirt and gold cufflinks was the first to stand straight and walk closer to Anthony."That would be me, sir. My name is Ludwig and I'll be your butler for the evening" Ludwig said with a hand on his chest then the other five also stood up straight, smiling gleefully to see Anthony."Nice to meet you, Ludwig," Anthony said, stretching his hand for a handshake which Ludwig looked at in shock and reservation."What's the problem? Don't you shake hands or is that a part of the rules here or something?" Anthony asked after it had been some secon
“As you asked, I am Mr. Dana’s master. I’m also Satyre’s master and a few others. Truth be told, we’re working on making the numbers more” Anthony said then chuckled embarrassingly.He watched Annabelle become speechless at the information he just gave her. Yes, she had her suspicions but hearing it get confirmed was so big that she couldn’t believe how big it actually was.“Annabelle, are you okay?” He tried to check on her and she nodded her head slowly but with a face like she wasn’t entirely there.“Good, that means we can carry on with our date,” Anthony said and with a hand gesture, he called the waiter who was just a few feet away, staring at them blankly.“Here are your menus, Sir and Madam,” the waiter said as she got to their table. She wanted to drop the menus on the table but Anthony took them from her instead.“Thank you,” Anthony said before he went to set the menus in front of him but when he tried doing the same for Annabelle, she still seemed dazed like she was trying
Annabelle lowered her head in shame, refraining from looking Anthony in the eyes because she felt guilty for turning down his heartfelt offer. Truthfully, this was the very first time she was ever refusing to do as Anthony asks and it felt strange for both of them. Even when she got mad that he was reading her thoughts without letting her k ow back when they were dating, it never got to the point where she declines him.This was entirely new territory for both of them.Anthony had wanted to get angry because he was turned down but he found the strength not to. In truth, there’s nothing Annabelle could do or say that would get him angry beyond the point of a simple frown.He felt heartbroken and betrayed that she said no but with a deep breath and a heavy sigh, he managed to maintain his stoicism towards the situation.“Do you mind telling me why you’re saying no to my offer? Don’t tell me that it’s because you’re mad at me for not telling you the truth about my true identity until n
Anthony helped Annabelle get down from the table then she went to sit down on her chair opposite from him. With the table freed, Ludwig gestured at the waiters to go serve the couple their dishes which they did, and when their work was done Ludwig and the waiters bowed their heads to wish Anthony and Annabelle a delicious meal before giving them their privacy once again.The two of them enjoyed their meal in peace and after that, they went on to have a mind-blowing dessert. Anthony who wasn’t used to these sorts of things didn’t think he would enjoy the food as much as he did.After they were done, Anthony asked to see all the people who took part in making everything they ate and both he and Annabelle thanked them for their wonderful work.Since everything they had to do was over with the conclusion of their date, Anthony and Annabelle left the dining hall and stood in front of the elevator.Ludwig and the same five staff who had greeted Anthony and Annabelle when they first came to
From the aura Anthony and the men who came with him had, Mr. Welling with all his years of journalism could tell right away that they were going to be a huge problem.Mr. Welling smiled nervously as he clasped both hands together “Sure Sir, so what would you like to talk about?” He asked.Anthony grinned then stepped into the alleyway, wrapped his arm around Mr. Welling’s shoulders to turn him around, and then started taking him deeper into the alleyway.As they walked, Mr. Welling looked over his shoulder with scared eyes, wondering why the other men who came with Anthony weren’t following them into the alley instead of just standing at the junction like statues.It was then a thought popped into Mr. Welling’s head and he mumbled “Are they remaining there to block anyone who might want to come in? If that’s true then nobody can save me from whatever this silver-haired weirdo wants to do to me” Mr. Welling gulped, looking at Anthony’s smirking face and when they got to the dumpster,
Abraham rose from his chair and looked at Johnathan with shock."Master Johnathan, what do you mean by that?! Are you seriously giving up on all of this and want to return home?!" Abraham asked enthusiastically.Johnathan was left speechless as he looked at Abraham and was grimacing in confusion.He never knew Abraham would react this way to what he said and it was like he was happy to hear him give up on the mission.Abraham grinned "Even though we've already done this much, it's not too late to stop all of this and return home Master Johnathan," he said then dropped on his chair.He immediately opened his desk drawer and searched for some documents which he started arranging, hoping to start packing what they needed so that they could leave this place first thing in the morning.Johnathan cleared his throat when he had seen enough."What is it, Master Johnathan? Do you have a cough? Sore throat maybe? Don't worry, I'll be right there to check what's wrong but first lemme put these d
Johnathan looked at George and then at Abraham when he got close and he realized that he had forgotten a piece of vital information."Master Jo—" Abraham said but Johnathan quickly interrupted him."Not exactly. I forgot to tell you but this is Abraham, the person I called on the phone back at the bowling rink and he's the one sponsoring me so that I can attend Wellstone. I also call him my guardian like I told you" George looked at Johnathan skeptically then he looked at the luxurious apartment."So you're saying that none of this belongs to you but him?" George asked."Yes"George nodded his head and then started smiling."I thought so. No way a cool and nice guy like you comes from wealth. You almost gave me a heart attack there, not cool" George said.Abraham and the maids looked at George and they were all frowning that he could be talking to their master like this. He should show some respect.Seeing that they were going to lash out at George, Johnathan gave them a signal while
Johnathan stared at this student, wondering if he wanted to get involved with him or not. He's already helped him wake up so should he involve himself beyond this point?In the end, he came up with his answer."I'm nobody," Johnathan said then stood up and stuffed his hands into his hoodie pocket."As you can see the party is over so you should start going him. That's why I'm doing" Johnathan said.The student looked around and he was disappointed that he missed the party. A reaction that Johnathan found strange because he was more concerned about that than the fact Bradly had knocked him unconscious."Whoever you are, thanks for waking me up. I should also start heading—" The student said as he was standing up but then his stomach started hurting and he crashed back down.The student grabbed his stomach and started wincing from the pain."What's wrong?" Johnathan asked him, worried that something else might be wrong."I don't know, my stomach just hurts like hell. Was it something I d
"Hey Bradly, how come it seems like you know the Welfie on a personal level when none of us have ever seen him before?" One of the two students who came with Bradly asked.Immediately, a grin popped up on Bradly's face."What do you think worm, should I tell them?" Bradly whispered in Johnathan's ear and Johnathan jolted.Johnathan knew instantly what Bradly's plan was and what he was going to say to everyone and his heart started pounding fast."Listen, Bradly, don't say anything. Even though it was fake, we were still friends for—" Johnathan said but Bradly cut him off."Oh, you thought I was asking? For reminding me how I had to listen to your stupid complaints which made my brain melt all those time, watch this" Bradly said then stepped away from Johnathan and in the process, he brought out his phone and raised it in front of everyone.Bradly quickly went to the Bubble Tv platform, found a certain video, copied the link, and then sent it as a comment underneath the post on the scho
Back at the apartment, Abraham was seated in his office chair and was going through some documents when his phone on the desk suddenly started ringing.Seeing who the caller was, Abraham hurriedly answered the call.“Master Zebadiah, good evening or should I say good afternoon in your case,” Abraham said.[“Thank you Abraham and greetings to you too. I was just calling to ask how are you and Johnathan settling into the apartment? Hope everything is to his liking”] Zebadiah said.“Yes master, Master Johnathan gave his approval of the place a while ago. He told me that he’s happy to have somewhere like this close to his school to hang out during days he wants to get away from school stress”[“That’s good to hear. And Johnathan, where is he right now?”]“Well, master Johnathan told me that his level-mates were organizing a get-together somewhere close by so he went to go check it out. He wants to make as many acquaintances as possible before he starts school officially”Zebadiah grunted.
Johnathan was almost a whole foot taller than Zack was and because he wasn’t sitting and hunching anymore, his hoodie didn’t seem as big as it used to.Zack and his friends were starting to see that not only was Johnathan tall but he was also muscular and all three of him were speechless.“Hey Zack, don’t just stand there, teach that Welfie a lesson not to mess with people like us,” Someone from the crowd said.Even though he didn’t want to, Zack just had to show himself and there was only one way he could try to conquer Johnathan since he couldn’t attack him physically.“Listen here Welfie, as I said before, I’m Zack Griffin from the Griffin family and I’m sure you’ve heard of me. If you know what’s good for you, better let go of my hand right now or else you’ll receive a message from the school first thing tomorrow morning about your expulsion. Trust me, I can make that happen” Zack threatened then smirked.Johnathan shrugged “You can try but you’ll be surprised by the outcome,” he
The reason they were treating Johnathan this way was because they hadn't seen him anywhere around the school before and that only meant one thing.In Wellstone, the kids from the richest family are given their admission first and they are also given top priority in everything else so they are the first to start the academic session.The school would never admit that this preferential treatment exists but it does nonetheless and it is usually the students who enforce it with their actions.The later your resumption shows your level of importance in the school and with that mindset, even though the school is massive with thousands of students, everyone knows who the important people to look up to and respect are.For them not to know Johnathan only means that he either is just starting his academic session now or isn't that important for any of them to know. This makes him someone under scholarship or someone who's barely able to attend Wellstone.None of those two options are good posi
The more they walked, the closer and louder the music became and there was a door in front of them which had the bowling alley behind it.Johnathan could see colorful lights escaping from the cracks which let him know that it isn’t just bowling but there should also be a party happening in there.Whoever organized this must have paid a pretty penny to transform a regular bowling rink into a disco party but since they are students of Wellstone, the money should be considered a cheap change to them.Because of how close Johnathan was behind her, Shirley got annoyed and stopped walking."Why the hell are you following me?" She asked and Johnathan grimaced.He also stopped after hearing the ridiculousness of the accusation."Who said I'm following you?" He asked."You are so there's no use denying it," she said as a vein bulged on her forehead.Johnathan scoffed then he smacked his tongue."Listen here miss Vice President or whatever you call yourself—""It's Shirley, Shirley Price. I alr
Johnathan grimaced as he leaned closer, getting all up in her face."Oh really? You don't know her?" He asked and she avoided eye contact."If that's true then why don't I believe you? Something tells me that you do know her and you're lying to me to protect your friend" Johnathan said and Shirley got irritated."I told you I don't know anyone like that so get the hell out of my personal space!" Shirley got aggressive and pushed him away.Because of how tall and more muscular than her Johnathan was, her shove didn't really do much but he moved back on his own accord anyway."You said this entire place was reserved for the students of Wellstone, those were your own words, and that right there was where she robbed." Johnathan pointed at where he made contact with the girl with red and black hair."What other proof do I need to show that she was a fellow student of Wellstone and as the Vice President you know or at least have an idea of who she is" Johnathan pursed his lips."I said I do