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The Midnight Heir PRELIMINARY GAME
All the VIPs creased their foreheads."What proposal can that be Lady Maple?" Rollo inquired after he puffed a lung full of smoke.Patience raised her hand over Julius' neck, dropping it on the shoulder farthest from her then she pulled him closer so that they can all focus on him."Since there's a missing space that should rightfully belong to my husband, a Maple, I was thinking that my grandson who is a very proficient gambler takes his place. I assure you that he will give a very interesting gameplay. So, what do you all say?"All the VIPs looked at each other once Patience finished speaking and just from their faces, it was obvious that they all had the same mentality toward the proposal."Well Lady Maple, I don't see how that is an appropriate proposal considering how young the lad is when compared to the rest of us." Quinn said to Patience before focusing on Julius and saying "Maybe the lad will have a more enjoyable night gambling with those his age rather than old folks like
The Midnight Heir CARDS DEALT
"Haha!" Julius exclaimed in victory as he stretched from his chair, wrapping his arms around the pile of betting chips in the center of the poker table, and then pulled everything to his side of the table. As he was doing that, at each side of the same poker table were the grandchildren of the VIPs who were all throwing what remains of their poker cards on the table while rolling their eyes and sighing in defeat. "Five straight games and still undefeated!" Julius grinned as he turned to Patience who looked at him proudly. As per the rules of the preliminary, each player has an equal but limited amount of chips to bet with and they were to play five rounds of poker to bring forth a winner. Three straight wins result in an automatic victory for that player and though Julius got that within the first three rounds they played, the look Patience had when he did pressured him to continue playing. As such he refused to stop there. They would play two more rounds in which he also came out
The Midnight Heir KIDS NEVER CHOOSE TO LEARN
"What do you think you're doing boy? Do you wish to embarrass me?!" Patience asked aggressively the moment she leaned closer to Julius' ear and whispered."I had no other choice grandmother, look," Julius said then showed her his cards which she looked at but unlike Julius, her poker face was impeccable."Hmm" Patience grunted but before she could say anything else, from the opposite side of the table…"That's inappropriate behavior don't you think so Lady Maple?" Mr. Rose Dana said with a smirk and Patience graciously stood upright and then smiled back at him."Your grandson is the one who challenged his elders after it was you who suggested it. So, wouldn't it be best to let him handle actually playing the game himself instead of hovering over his every move, Lady Maple?" Mr. Rose Dana asked and then told Miss Charlie to push the number of chips he wanted to bet with and she did."Pardon my intrusion, Mr. Rose Dana, I just wanted to give my grandson some encouraging words but now th
The Midnight Heir JULIUS’ ACCUSATION
"Looks like we have our winner and I can't say I'm surprised," Rollo said with a shrug then he puffed and exhaled a lung full of smoke into the air while the other VIPs smirked and nodded proudly at Mr. Rose Dana's victory. "Who would have thought, an actual Royal Flush? A Straight flush is one thing but I don't think I've ever seen a Royal flush more than once before this in all my decades of playing this game. That's why I love gambling!" Quinn exclaimed enthusiastically then chuckled as he clapped for Mr. Rose Dana. He was extremely impressed by the way the game had ended and there was nothing that could happen next that would top that feeling. At least that's what he thought. Completely shocked by his utter defeat, Julius dropped to his knees, jaw dropped as he mumbled "Huh?" while he watched everyone congratulate Mr. Rose Dana. Miss Charlie didn't waste any time seeking the assistance of one of their security men who stood with the rest behind Mr. Rose Dana and the both of the
The Midnight Heir DOUBLE MEMORY
Julius looked at Patience from over his shoulder, scared to say anything back to Mr. Rose Dana because he didn't want to anger him more than he already had. He was also scared of what Patience would do to him if he ends up saying the wrong thing that'll make matters worse.All her efforts to form a great relationship with Mr. Rose Dana were now getting thrown out the window.Julius gulped as he faced Mr. Rose Dana then said "That's the idea I had earlier but I could very well be wrong in how I said it" he cleared his throat after he finished.Mr. Rose Dana scoffed then looked at Anthony beside him and everyone followed his eyes to do the same."As the dealer, it's your job to be impartial with your work is it not? So tell me, was your motive to rig the game to make me win or to make Julius over there lose?" Mr. Rose Dana asked.Anthony shook his head, saying "No I didn't"Mr. Rose Dana took in a deep breath and then sighed at the answer but before he could say the next thing he wanted
The Midnight Heir SELFISH
Immediately after the announcement, preparations were quickly made to get the game started and because Anthony was one of the two players, the dealer of the preliminary game became the one in charge.The game was to start in a couple of minutes and everyone gathered around the table to watch. That's the exact moment Annabelle walked back into the main casino area but became surprised by the sight that greeted her."Anthony? What is he doing?" Annabelle asked herself then hastened to the crowd.Though the table was crowded, the families who are part of the Hierarchy as well as Mr. Rose Dana and his entourage were given the respect of their own private spaces.Annabelle went to her family's side at the table because that was the only free space that was closest to Anthony that she felt comfortable going through to meet him.From the gathering, the Maples were beside Julius' immediate left while Anthony's immediate right side was Mr. Rose Dana, Miss Charlie, Rollo, and Quinn and both pla
The Midnight Heir WHAT MAKES THE GAME EXCITING
Candice used the actions of the dealer to explain the game to Annabelle so that it would be easier to understand."You know what a deck of cards is right?" Candice asked."Yes, I know that much" Annabelle said and Candice rolled her eyes."At least you're not that helpless." Candice said then sighed as she continued "You see, a standard game of Double Memory unlike other card games is one played with the entire fifty-two cards in the deck and the cards are arranged face down in rows and columns, as you can see"Candice gestured at what the dealer was doing and Annabelle nodded her head in understanding."The goal of the game as a player is to collect the most pairs by the end of the game and the player with the most automatically becomes the winner." Candice said then snuck a glance at Annabelle and saw her confused expression "You're confused so lemme explain. A pair is two cards with the same character or number at the corners. An example is matching two of a suit with two of another
The Midnight Heir NEIGHBORING CARDS
Julius flipped the first card on his second round and it was a five of diamonds which got him smirking."Come on, where's your twin hiding?" Julius mumbled with excited eyes as he wiggled his fingers above all the cards yet to be flipped.His heart raced with the thrill and excitement that this game brings then he reached for one of the cards, about to flip it over when he turned to Anthony to taunt him."You know it doesn't matter if I get this wrong because I'm already in the lead—" he said but swallowed his words when he looked at Anthony to see that Anthony had an incredible amount of focus in the game.Anthony's eyes were like laser pointers, beaming his attention to all the cards at the table, especially the one that Julius was just about to flip.Chloe and Carla followed their brother’s eyes to stare at Anthony and they too saw how overly serious he looked. They remarked, "What a creep, I bet he'll still lose even after doing all of this" they giggled.The twin’s words made Jul
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ADOPTIVE SON ARC FINALE
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
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SPONSOR PT6
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
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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
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SPONSOR PT4
"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
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SPONSOR PT 3
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.
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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
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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
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THE CROSS HEIR PT7
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
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THE CROSS HEIR PT6
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
