“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,
He quickly brought out his phone and when he checked what the messages and phone calls were about, every single person, even those not from the group chat, was messaging him about their company being completely gone.Mr. Welling’s eyes widened and his jaw dropped. His teeth clacked uncontrollably.“This can’t be real” Mr. Welling mumbled as he checked the preview of every message his supporters were sending him and it was the same all through.The bad news wasn’t what he wanted to see so the next thing he tried was going into the search engine on his phone. He wanted to see for himself if it was true or not“My God, this can’t be happening right now!” he exclaimed when the admin tab he had opened for the website wasn’t coming up.“No no no no no!” He closed the tab entirely and opened a new one. He tried logging into his admin account again but like the news, he was getting, the page was completely gone without a trace.He searched for news about the disappearance of the company and t
Anthony walked into the Untitled Hotel, tired from the hectic day he’s had and all he wanted to do now was go to his room and sleep.“Good evening Mr. Stardust, how was your day?” a voice suddenly spoke the moment Anthony walked through the entrance doors and paused.The voice was a familiar one so when he heard it, Anthony didn’t become defensive. All he did was turn to face where it came from.He faced the hotel’s check-in counter and standing right there was the Busboys’ dispatch team A’s leader who he had talked to yesterday evening during their cleanup of the entire place.Unlike yesterday, he wasn’t wearing the Busboy uniform but a suit fit for someone who works in a hotel as the manager or supervisor.Anthony casually walked over to the counter, having a look that shows he wasn’t surprised to see him there.Anthony was already aware of what he was doing here and why. It is the Busboy’s duty to take care of the Untitled Hotel after all so it’s only natural that they would have s
“Why?” Anthony asked, grimacing while staring at the half-wrapped package on the bed.“It’s for what you—“ Tessa said then frowned when she saw the face Anthony was making toward her gift. Getting annoyed because of that, she slapped his shoulder“Will you just accept your gift and stop complaining? You should be happy I’m doing this at all because I don’t normally do this for anyone. You should even be thanking me for being thoughtful toward you”Tessa scoffed, folded her arms on each other, and looked the other way.Discreetly, Joseph tugged on Anthony’s suit sleeve, pulling his attention to look down at him.Joseph whispered “The only person sis has ever bought a gift for is her first boyfriend back when we still lived with our parents. Doing this must be a big deal for her so please just accept it”Anthony looked at Josephine and she had the same expression Joseph was making, imploring that he accepts the gift since Tessa went through all the trouble of going out to buy it when sh
The next day, Marilyn came to work very early to get something important from her office.She didn’t want to be interrupted by or seen by anyone which is why she came when the restaurant is normally still closed. However, the moment she walked through the restaurant’s entrance door, to her surprise, all the staff were already there.They had been waiting for her specifically all through the night and it was evident in how messy they looked. None of them had even brushed their teeth or taken their bath yet.They were all frowning when they saw her come in and Marilyn stopped to look at all of them with disgust."What are all of you doing?!” She said then observed them properly.Their uniforms were wrinkled and had some stains on the white part. Their shoes are dirty and dusty from what they did yesterday. Their hair wasn’t brushed and their faces were very oily.There was also a particular musk in the air that she found disgusting.“Did all of you really come to work looking like that?