Anthony had been taken aback for a split second, turning to the nurse in confusion."Excuse me? I don't understand. What are you talking about?" Anthony had asked with a frown on his face."You're indeed a very shameless and useless man. Your mother has been admitted for a month, yet you have not deposited even a dime for her treatment. Day after day, she gets weaker than she initially was. What's wrong with you? Do you want her to die? If you had deposited money for her treatment the moment she got admitted, she would have made full recovery. But now, her chances of full recovery are less than twenty percent!" The nurse said angrily, her eyes blazing fire."I don't understand what you're talking about. My mother said that the doctor said he doesn't have a diagnosis yet. I was even going to transfer her out of this hospital if a diagnosis is not found after a week. So what deposit are you talking about?" Anthony had asked, his heart pounding in fear as he began to have an idea of what
Anthony laid on the bed crying pitifully, sniffing and shaking his head in sorrow."Mummy, why did you do this to me? Why did you keep hiding it till it got too late? Why did you let the doctor see us as helpless penniless victims? Why did you indirectly reassure him to take advantage of us? Why, mummy, why did you humiliate us like this? Why did you decide to die? You are so cruel, do you know that? Like all beautiful women, you're cruel, selfish and heartless. You only thought about soothing your own guilt and mind, but have you ever thought about me? You only yearned to go join my father in the afterlife, have you ever thought about the effects it will have on me? Have you ever thought about how I will feel after being orphaned? You're the only family I know, but you cruelly left me, without even giving me enough of a chance to fight for your survival. You didn't even try to live, you didn't, mummy you did not. Why? Do you miss him that much? Do you miss your lover so much that you
Anthony quickly walked back into the room, quickly looking around for a place to hide."Tell the matron to send cleaners to clean up the dark room, I'm thinking of transferring another patient in there," the doctor said, walking towards the ward room."Fuck! He's coming here," Anthony said in alarm, looking around."Calm down!" The system said, followed by an ear splitting sound of an alarm."Fire! Fire! There's a fire!" Someone shouted, immediately the alarm went off."Fire? Call the security immediately? Where did the fire start? What caused it?" The doctor shouted urgently, walking towards the directions where he heard the alarm.The hospital became a chaotic mess because of the fire alarms, even those in the accident and emergency tried to disengage themselves from their casts, where their limbs were hanged or strapped to, hoping to reduce the oedema affecting the injured areas.Those that were a bit healthier than the rest jumped out of their various wards, making a dash for the
"I'm ready anytime, even now. Set up the task button," Anthony said, sitting comfortably on the bed.A green screen appeared before him with a light beep."Select the grade of the mission you want to embark on," the system's bell-like voice said, drawing Anthony's attention to the task."Easy!" Anthony leisurely tapped, making the so-called emotionless system shocked."Eh? Why easy? You should have gone past the level of taking easy missions. You've not taken an easy mission in the past, what's happening? Is it that you're feeling lazy, or what? The reward for fulfilling an easy ranked mission is really low," it rattled out, making Anthony roll his eyes."The task function appeared before me, the tab for easy tasks was right there, right? What prevents me from tapping the easy button? If you don't want me to tap the easy button, you should have not allowed the easy button to be there at all," he said leisurely, obviously not looking forward to the next mission."I can't remove it. Th
Anthony stopped before a restaurant in a middle-class part of town.There was a neon sign identifying it as mama's place.There were tables and spaces for outdoor recreations, for customers that prefer eating outdoors, hoping to enjoy the surrounding scenarios while eating. However, the restaurant looked really old, obviously lacking maintenance despite its good structure.There were double glass doors with the words welcome boldly written on them.Anthony pushed it open and walked into the restaurant that was nearly empty, save for the two customers who seem to be regulars sitting at the edge of the room, discussing while enjoying their meals.There was a young and beautiful woman sitting at the counter all alone, while another girl of about sixteen years was in the kitchen washing plates. It was obvious at first glance which of them was the boss.Anthony nodded in satisfaction, the place looked hygienic despite being rundown. The restaurant was sparkling clean, the two women kept ve
"Excuse me, I don't understand. What are you talking about? What tip? What do you think I want to do?" Anthony asked with his eyes narrowed.She sighed in irritation and sat down, waiting for Anthony to expose himself."You have a serious attitude problem. Although I don't know why you're staring at me like some thief, I will still say what I want to say. I want to invest in your business. I think the restaurant has the potential to become a huge chain of restaurants, maybe reaching up to the five-star level if properly managed. The food and service are good, same with the hygiene. However, the ambience and promotions are subpar. With the right promotions in media houses and rebuilding of this place, this place will have a huge potential. That's all," Anthony said looking at her.She immediately blushed, feeling guilty for her silly assumptions.He wanted to help her, but she assumed he was a womanizer like all others before him.Nothing in this world comes free, he might be the patie
"New mandatory mission alert! Save Aria Jensen from the kidnappers' den. They're planning to kill and dispose of her immediately it gets darker!" The system said, immediately Anthony parked his bike."Who is Aria Jensen, and why do I need to save her when I haven't applied for another mission?" Anthony asked with a frown."Aria Jensen is a very wealthy politician's daughter. She came from a line of successful businessmen, who have roots and branches in both the military and the government. Her father's rivals conspired with some family members that wanted him to step down as patriarch, and kidnapped her. They're trying to force him to pass some unfavorable bills which will affect the poor masses negatively, but enrich their own pockets. He's a well known billionaire, and a beloved congressman. He's not like most politicians at all. That's why he refused to give in to their threats, despite the fact that they held his only daughter hostage under the threat of death. He had tirelessly s
Anthony switched on the headlamps of his motorcycle at full intensity, affecting their sight as they quickly brought out their own weapons.The fifteen men guarding the captive quickly began to fire at Anthony in rapid succession, targeting his vital points. However, the bright light didn't let them see him properly, making him have an advantage over them.He quickly began to drive around the warehouse as fast as possible, shooting them down with the guns attached to his motorbike, while bending his bike in awkward angles in a bid to dodge the bullets.He looked just like Batman or the Avengers on a mission, his two swords still strapped to his back.One of the bullets fell on his arm and was immediately reflected by the divine armor, making him frown.The armor gets weaker with every weapon it successfully blocks, till it gets to a point where it becomes totally useless. So it was not advisable to allow a weapon to touch you at all, because you don't know when it will suddenly disin