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?
“There he is!” Owen said as he gestured at Anthony standing by the door “So young man, are you finally going to explain to me why I’m here in the first place?”Anthony took in a deep breath, sighed as he stuffed his hands into his pockets, and said “I would but I’ll rather have them do it”His words confused everyone who heard it at first but in less than a second it made sense when a few police cars came parking in front of the restaurant.“What’s going on here?” Owen asked “Are those the police? What are they doing here?”“Is there an emergency or what?” Casey asked Michael as nobody called the police but here they are.Before anyone could answer any of the questions asked, rushing into the building was a squad of police officers dressed in protective gear who also had their shields and teaser guns with them.“Miss Marilyn Abali, you’re under arrest for multiple counts of sexual assault, rape, kidnapping, drugging and abuse of minors, blackmail and other offenses to be mentioned onc
Anthony knew that if Marilyn gets past him then she was basically free to escape. He was the only thing standing between her and freedom and when she dove at him with all her might, he stood his ground.Marilyn came like a spear, about to pierce his stomach but Anthony was quick, he caught her hand then used her momentum to spin her around and then throw her back at the officers who were running towards him.He didn’t account for just how heavy Marilyn was that while spinning it went out of control a little. When he let go to toss her back, he sprained his ankle a bit and fell on the floor.Acting quickly he caught himself mid-fall.Anthony managed to balance on one knee while Marilyn flew and crashed into the officers who tried using their shields to prevent any damage from happening to them.“Don’t let her get up!” The Head Police Officer yelled from the floor and then some of the other officers jumped on Marilyn to subdue her.Regardless of all that was being done to her, Marilyn s
"New manager? What are you talking about Favorite?!" Michael asked, pulling Anthony by the shoulder so that he would turn and face him."After everything we've been through, your first thought is finding a new manager?!""Why not?" Anthony asked, staring right into Michael's eyes."But- but—" Michael mumbled, not having a reason to support his stance."This is a business after all and every business needs a manager to flow properly. Not every manager is going to be like Marilyn" Anthony said."How do you know that?" Casey asked, "I know I was late to the party but how can you trust and be so nonchalant about this after everything that has happened, Favorite?"Anthony turned to her and said "Because I trust that the next manager would do better. I'm sure of that"Both Michael and Casey looked at each other then they looked at Anthony."I had no idea what was really going on here all these months because Marilyn had been lying to me the whole time but I understand where this young man i
Outside the restaurant, Anthony just opened the back passenger’s seat door to the Jeep Owen was driven here in for the man to get inside and he was now closing it.Standing outside with Anthony were two of the security men provided for Owen. These same security men had offered to do what Anthony was doing but Anthony had refused.The vehicle and security detail had been provided by Mr. Rose Dana and as such, they knew exactly who Anthony was.All of them felt uncomfortable watching Anthony do what he was doing right now, opening the door for someone not as powerful or influential as he was but Anthony didn’t care.“These men will take you straight to the Mercury Hotel and they’ve been given access to take you to your room. If there’s anything you need while staying in my city, maybe some entertainment then just ask any of them and they will provide you with it” Anthony said to Owen through the rolled-down window.Owen looked at Anthony with an astonished gaze.“You call this your city