***** Immediately following the echo of the abrupt voice, silence enveloped the area outside the gate. It was so profound that one could hear a pin drop. A moment later, the few people present there shifted their vacant stares toward the direction from which the scornful voice, which was filled to the brim with disbelief, emanated. In the luxurious car parked outside the gate, the driver, a short middle-aged man, turned his blank gaze towards the rear. His mouth hung open in bewilderment for a prolonged moment the next second, until... “You little troublemaker. Haven't we made a conclusion before we left home to do our utmost to avoid causing any disturbances here today?!” The short man emitted a low growl, barely audible to the person seated in the back seat of the car, looking completely helpless and frustrated. Upon hearing his father's voice and sensing his deep concern, Gab directly understood his fear, which was that he might have offended someone he shouldn't have offende
***** Back at the gate. After driving Mark away, although the rude security guard did not feel entirely satisfied that he wasn't able to fulfill his desire to oppress and break a few of his limbs as he had intended, he still felt invigorated. It was as if he had just taken a refreshing, cold bath after enduring days of scorching heat and dirt. “When last had it been since I was able to use my power as a security guard to this level of satisfaction? The feeling is so great and amazing!” As though he had just achieved something great, the rude security guard still sighed with contentment, still standing before the gate and looking through the rectangular window on it. “I’ve always been respectful to every single person I come across ever since I began to work as the security guard of this estate, because a single word from any of them could ruin my entire life completely, but tonight, I finally managed to slightly curb my hunger of using my power... but how much I so much wish for
*****“You… you guys just did what?”Still at the gate. The mouths of the Grandfather and Granddaughter duo were incredibly wide open with both shock and deep disbelief at this moment and they were presently busily gapping at the second security guard who had begun to shiver hysterically, looking like someone who had been imprisoned in a hundred years old ice.The guard wasn’t able to respond, and his heart was bleeding really badly as he sobbed within, wondering how he had unfortunately been partnered together with his stupid colleague.Meanwhile, seeing the look on the guard’s face made the grandfather and granddaughter duo realize that the guard was really serious, that they had truly sent Mark, with whom he had made up his mind to build a perfect and seamless connection with, away.“Just pray that I will be able to find him and convince him to come back!”The old man finally growled after a long time had passed and then his body released a strong killing intent that made the
*****As though the people inside were a group of country’s threat, who were being chased by all the various security departments of the country, an incredibly fast speeding car could be seen on a long tarred road right now, and even the slightest divergent and collusion could cause the most fatal accident that would take the passenger’s lives. “I…”Inside the car, the mouth of the Jade beauty, who had never been snapped upon or gotten furious upon by her grandfather before since she came to the world was opened wide with shock and disbelief, but feeling his present state, she breathed in.She still wanted to convince her grandfather to slow down, but she was able to tell that his present state gave no space to a no, so she gently nodded her head and then continued searching hard.Honestly, although she was greatly amazed by everything about Mark, which she had learned from her grandfather the previous day, she still felt that he was being greatly overestimated.The jade beauty
*****Mark, “_”‘Who knows me?’He couldn’t help but suddenly frown slightly before turning his head in the direction where he was being called.The following second, his mouth gaped and he became dumbstruck.“Mister, are you entering or not?”“I…”Mark quickly turned back when he heard the grumble of the driver of the taxi he was just about to enter.He hesitated for a brief moment, then he shook his head.“I’m incredibly sorry, sir, but I think…”“You are not going. Nonsense.”The driver, a grumpy-looking man hissed angrily, then not allowing Mark to finish his words, he pressed hard on the pedals, almost stepping on Mark’s feet.“Why are people always angry these days, anyway?”He shook his head and turned around, just in time to see the jade beauty who had been running toward him reach him.“Mister Mark!” She called gently, looking as though she would tear up.Mark was confused and he couldn’t help but feel uncomfortable and a bit irritated by this sight that made h
*****“Sir commissioner, who would have thought that you’d also be invited to this banquet? My name is Rashmond and I am the CEO of Rashmond Medicines. Please do take care of me in the future.”“Brother Rashmond, nice meeting you. Please, make sure to also take care of me in the future.”Deep within the estate, inside a not-too-big hall that was elegantly and beautifully decorated, with bright light illuminating it, making it resemble a day, groups of influential and affluent people were busy building connections with each other right now.Although it was said that the banquet wasn’t open to the outside, the descendants of the Jackson family had invited a few of their friends, so, it still has up to fifty outsiders in it right now.Everybody was presently acting as though they didn’t mind, but it was obvious that they were already fed up with their nonstop waiting for the Old Master of the Jackson family, the main reason why most of them were there. Whether big or small, everyb
***** “This… this…” The flower that Mark bought to surprise his girlfriend fell from his hand and he felt as though he was going to faint from excessive shock. Blood rushed to the back of his head in a blink, and his eyes almost rolled to the back. Mark, who had been working really hard at a construction site, doing all the most strenuous and life-risky jobs to save enough money for a month refused to accept that the lady whom he had done it all for was the one presently in an intimate and sexual position with another man right in the apartment he had rented for her.“Re… Rebecca?” Mark finally forced out with a shaky voice that didn't sound like his after a period of refusing to accept the reality before him.His mouth was extremely heavy as he prayed fervently in his mind that he had only seen wrongly. However, as soon as his voice sounded, the lady who was straddling another man on a couch before Mark, kissing him and acting as though she wasn't able to get enough of him was s
***** “Future son-in-law, I know that you and your girlfriend are trying everything you can to give me beautiful grandchildren as soon as possible, but you shouldn’t ignore your health. Why not come eat the noodles I prepare for you first before they go cold? Then you can huh...” The voice ended with a startle and then it became one of deep surprise. “Mark, what are you doing here?” Mark, “_” Mark suddenly found it extremely difficult to breathe. He felt as though he was going to suffocate to death for no reason, but he did everything he could to control himself and remain calm before he eventually turned his attention in the direction of the newcomer. Behold, as he had already thought in his subconscious mind, standing there was the person who was said to be in a critical condition and for whom he had been working his life along the line for in the past month. “Weren’t… weren’t you supposed to be in the hospital right now, having the surgery you were supposed to have?” Mark bre
*****“Sir commissioner, who would have thought that you’d also be invited to this banquet? My name is Rashmond and I am the CEO of Rashmond Medicines. Please do take care of me in the future.”“Brother Rashmond, nice meeting you. Please, make sure to also take care of me in the future.”Deep within the estate, inside a not-too-big hall that was elegantly and beautifully decorated, with bright light illuminating it, making it resemble a day, groups of influential and affluent people were busy building connections with each other right now.Although it was said that the banquet wasn’t open to the outside, the descendants of the Jackson family had invited a few of their friends, so, it still has up to fifty outsiders in it right now.Everybody was presently acting as though they didn’t mind, but it was obvious that they were already fed up with their nonstop waiting for the Old Master of the Jackson family, the main reason why most of them were there. Whether big or small, everyb
*****Mark, “_”‘Who knows me?’He couldn’t help but suddenly frown slightly before turning his head in the direction where he was being called.The following second, his mouth gaped and he became dumbstruck.“Mister, are you entering or not?”“I…”Mark quickly turned back when he heard the grumble of the driver of the taxi he was just about to enter.He hesitated for a brief moment, then he shook his head.“I’m incredibly sorry, sir, but I think…”“You are not going. Nonsense.”The driver, a grumpy-looking man hissed angrily, then not allowing Mark to finish his words, he pressed hard on the pedals, almost stepping on Mark’s feet.“Why are people always angry these days, anyway?”He shook his head and turned around, just in time to see the jade beauty who had been running toward him reach him.“Mister Mark!” She called gently, looking as though she would tear up.Mark was confused and he couldn’t help but feel uncomfortable and a bit irritated by this sight that made h
*****As though the people inside were a group of country’s threat, who were being chased by all the various security departments of the country, an incredibly fast speeding car could be seen on a long tarred road right now, and even the slightest divergent and collusion could cause the most fatal accident that would take the passenger’s lives. “I…”Inside the car, the mouth of the Jade beauty, who had never been snapped upon or gotten furious upon by her grandfather before since she came to the world was opened wide with shock and disbelief, but feeling his present state, she breathed in.She still wanted to convince her grandfather to slow down, but she was able to tell that his present state gave no space to a no, so she gently nodded her head and then continued searching hard.Honestly, although she was greatly amazed by everything about Mark, which she had learned from her grandfather the previous day, she still felt that he was being greatly overestimated.The jade beauty
*****“You… you guys just did what?”Still at the gate. The mouths of the Grandfather and Granddaughter duo were incredibly wide open with both shock and deep disbelief at this moment and they were presently busily gapping at the second security guard who had begun to shiver hysterically, looking like someone who had been imprisoned in a hundred years old ice.The guard wasn’t able to respond, and his heart was bleeding really badly as he sobbed within, wondering how he had unfortunately been partnered together with his stupid colleague.Meanwhile, seeing the look on the guard’s face made the grandfather and granddaughter duo realize that the guard was really serious, that they had truly sent Mark, with whom he had made up his mind to build a perfect and seamless connection with, away.“Just pray that I will be able to find him and convince him to come back!”The old man finally growled after a long time had passed and then his body released a strong killing intent that made the
***** Back at the gate. After driving Mark away, although the rude security guard did not feel entirely satisfied that he wasn't able to fulfill his desire to oppress and break a few of his limbs as he had intended, he still felt invigorated. It was as if he had just taken a refreshing, cold bath after enduring days of scorching heat and dirt. “When last had it been since I was able to use my power as a security guard to this level of satisfaction? The feeling is so great and amazing!” As though he had just achieved something great, the rude security guard still sighed with contentment, still standing before the gate and looking through the rectangular window on it. “I’ve always been respectful to every single person I come across ever since I began to work as the security guard of this estate, because a single word from any of them could ruin my entire life completely, but tonight, I finally managed to slightly curb my hunger of using my power... but how much I so much wish for
***** Immediately following the echo of the abrupt voice, silence enveloped the area outside the gate. It was so profound that one could hear a pin drop. A moment later, the few people present there shifted their vacant stares toward the direction from which the scornful voice, which was filled to the brim with disbelief, emanated. In the luxurious car parked outside the gate, the driver, a short middle-aged man, turned his blank gaze towards the rear. His mouth hung open in bewilderment for a prolonged moment the next second, until... “You little troublemaker. Haven't we made a conclusion before we left home to do our utmost to avoid causing any disturbances here today?!” The short man emitted a low growl, barely audible to the person seated in the back seat of the car, looking completely helpless and frustrated. Upon hearing his father's voice and sensing his deep concern, Gab directly understood his fear, which was that he might have offended someone he shouldn't have offende
***** “Who are you, and why are you on the property of the Jackson family?” Mark, who had been standing in confusion in front of an incredibly tall and massive black gate, was suddenly startled back to his senses. He quickly looked around, trying to search for the source of the sound, but no, he saw nothing. “Brat, are you deaf or what? What are you looking for?” Mark, “_” He couldn’t help but suddenly frown slightly after a second of blankness, but then he sighed. “I’m here for the banquet of the old master of the Jackson family,” he said calmly, finally locating a tiny sound system, where the rude voice that was speaking to him had originated. The sound system was incredibly small, but Mark was amazed by its quality, projecting sound in a way that one would think was coming directly from the speaker and not from a projector. After Mark’s slight amazement, he waited for a response to his words, but he saw and heard none coming. This silence, however, persisted for several
***** “That stupid and useless wretch actually dares to hang the call on me?! What the audacity? How dare she?!” At this moment, an aged man, who was radiating nothing, but strength, power, and authority was consumed with intense fury. He paced about, his body emitting a strong killing intent that could make anybody die from fear. He began to puff heavily, feeling like going on a killing spree. The old man with grey hair was Mark’s grandfather, Maria’s father. He had never liked Maria since the beginning of time, instead, all his love had always been toward her stepbrothers and stepsister. He had mostly always acted indifferent toward her and would never praise her, no matter how many positive things she had contributed to the family or how much she worked for its growth. The hatred and intense disgust towards her began when Maria declined to marry the man of his choice. The man he believed would have elevated his family to a position of great power and prestige in the co
*****“Father please I need your help! Anything at all! Please! My children, your grandchildren are now homeless, and they’ve known nothing but suffering all their lives! Please! Just a small apartment where I could slowly pay back in the future will do!”Mark's mother spoke rapidly, acting as though she was eating something incredibly hot without pausing or punctuating her words.It was as if she was fearing that she might lose the courage to convey her purpose for calling if she ever stopped even for a moment.Once she had finished explaining her purpose, however, a prolonged silence that made her feel a great discomfort followed. She waited patiently, but no response came. This led her to suspect that her father had disconnected the call.Just as she was on the verge of checking the cell phone’s screen, to ascertain her thoughts, though, a burst of hysterical laughter echoed through the cell phone.“Kakakakakaka!!!”The laughter wasn’t only long, it was loud as hell and fi