A strong beam of light shot into the room's Venetian blind, and Alaric fluttered his eyes open. The entire night was splendid, and he wondered if he had ever received this kind of treatment in his life. There was a reason this hotel was called one of the best in the city, and he figured that out last night. Ranging from the comfy bed and sofa to special and VIP treatments, everything was mesmerizing. His heart thudded as he received an unexpected buzz from the ding of his phone. He picked up his phone and looked at what it was. There were several messages from Kimberly. Maybe she was worried about him. He opened the messages, and she inquired about his sudden disappearance at the party. He decided to call her."Hello Kimberly, good morning," he spoke, clearing his throat. He heard some inaudible sounds over the phone before she was finally able to speak."Good morning, Alaric. It's a very good thing you called. I was almost losing hope that you would see my message and reply," s
Alaric stepped out of the en suite which was connected to the main room. The room was large, and decorated richly, with nice furnishings. Pretty fast how they made the room look so spectacular and exceptional upon his sudden arrival, he thought. He went over and took his phone laying on the bed. There was a message from Kimberly. She had texted him the venue for their meeting, and he knew exactly what was coming towards him. He sensed it. There was a sudden knock on the door, and Alaric permitted the person to come in. It was Steve, with another guard right behind him."I'm sorry if I took a lot of time, Young Master. Here is the outfit you ordered," he said, pointing to the man behind him. The guard raised a package, which contained a shirt, and jeans. "Did you make sure to tell them to give you the one without any branding or whatever?" He asked, before taking the dress to examine it. "Yes, Young Master. I strictly told them as you had commanded, and I am sure they wouldn't
They arrived at the venue, and halted, as Alaric cited a cafe nearby. "I think that's the place," he said, as he looked very clearly to see who was there."Is this the place you want to go, Young Master? Have you come for some coffee? You just had one before you came right here. Do you need another cup of coffee?". Steve asked. Alaric was not paying attention to what Steve was saying and was trying to look out for Kimberly. He couldn't see her anywhere and was wondering if they had come to the right place."Are you sure you drove to the address I told you about?" Alaric asked the driver, who nodded."Yes young master, this is Hawkins Street, this is exactly the address. I can see the address plate at the top of the cafe. This is definitely where you told me to come," the driver said. "Is there anything wrong with young master Alaric? Did we come to the wrong place by any chance, or was it a misunderstanding between you and your guest?" Steve asked."I don't know. This is definitely
"Come on, Alaric. I don't suspect you of anything, but I just want to know the truth, and that's why I called you here," she said. "You can always defend me if you don't suspect me. Calling me here means that you doubted me. I don't have all the time in the world to speak to you right now, so I think I should leave. Have a good day," he said, taking a step forward before Kimberly stopped him. "Don't go yet, Alaric. I really need this to be cleared once and for all.""I didn't do it, Kimberly. Is that the truth you want to know?" He asked her, turning around, with rage in his eyes. He was becoming angry and wanted to leave immediately. There was nothing Kimberly could do now. He had already put her family on the list of people to eliminate. Now that he owned the Wright Empire, he could do whatever he wanted. "That is what I wanted to hear, Alaric. Just keep in mind that I trust you and will always do.""Is that so? I don't believe it, Kim. As a matter of fact, I believe you have c
Alaric couldn't believe his ears. What the hell did Norton say? He turned around to meet the downcast face of Kimberly who was feeling guilty. All this while, the friend he had was the girlfriend of an enemy who was the brother of a bigger enemy."Is that true?" He asked Kimberly, who couldn't say a word. Norton was pleased with what he did, and he laughed very hard. Alaric's eyes were filled with disgust, and he couldn't believe that Kimberly would hide an important thing from him."Look, Alaric. This is not how I wanted it to be. I wanted to tell you, and I didn't even know you knew Norton," Kimberly explained."So you had to hide the fact that Arnold and Norton are brothers?" He asked her."No Alaric. I didn't know that the both of you were beefing with each other," she said."You knew about me, but you didn't know about the identity of the person you call your friend? Come on, Alaric. Step up your game. I can't believe that you didn't know all this while. I'm so sure that you wou
"Young Master, is there anywhere else you would want to go? We can drive all the way over to that place," Steve said. Alaric shook his head."Don't worry. I'm not going anywhere else. Don't go back to the hotel. We have to visit my mother at the villa," he said."You want to visit ma'am at the Villa? I thought we already booked the hotel for about…""Don't worry. I don't want them to run out of business, by reserving rooms not even in use. The 20 rooms will be better free. I just want to meet my mother right now. I need to tell her so many things," he said."Alright, young master. As you request, we will go to the villa. It might take about 10-20 minutes before we reach there since this place is far away from the Hotel.""Don't worry. I'm not impatient," Alaric said. Many thoughts run through his mind. How could something like that happen? His enemy, Norton, was the brother of Kimberly's boyfriend! It only meant that nothing would be Kimberly's brother-in-law when she gets married t
"Don't you think that that is a bit too early?" His mother asked him, with obvious concern on her face."Young Master told me about it earlier. I was surprised that he wanted to start tomorrow, too," Steve said."Well, that's right. I want to start tomorrow. It's my wish that you allow me to start tomorrow. There is no need to wait 1 week before I start, and I am sure that I am perfectly alright to start the job tomorrow. I can't wait to see the people at the office," Alaric said, excitedly."Well, it indeed is a good reason to be excited, young master, but it isn't as easy as it sounds. I know that it's going to be tough being the head of the Wright Empire," Steve informed."I'm well aware of that, Steve. If I was afraid about going through a hard time at the office, then I definitely wouldn't dream of assuming the office in the first place.""But son, you can wait. You can rest for a while, before having a full mindset to kick off the head start to a successful work at the office."
"What did you just say?" The manager asked Steve. "Yes. You heard me right. I think you have made a very big mistake, and you must apologize to him right away," Steve said. The manager turned to Alaric and bowed down his head. "I'm so sorry for whatever I just said. I was fooled by your appearance, not knowing that not all heroes wear capes," he said."This isn't the first time someone is acting like this to me because of the way I dress. I don't need to wear designer clothes, and have jewelry all around me for people to know that I am the heir of a large and successful conglomerate.""I'm very sorry, young master Alaric. Forgive my manners, and that of the receptionist too. I'm sure she was also as surprised as I was. Nowadays, many people come here pretending to be rich. They only act like they are rich fellows, but I did plan and scheme to steal, or leave.""Does that happen here?" Steve asked. "Yes, Mr. Steve. It happens a lot. I was so surprised that someone dressed so casuall