The crowd began to settle back into their seats, still casting a weary glance at Adam who wasn't fazed by their mutterings or mumblings. Though the crowd were seemingly settled, Mr Fannik who still felt unjustified wasn't, and so he stomped his foot and raised his voice,“So just because he claims he's an associate of General Olson, we're to believe his cock and bull story?!" He demanded, his face going entirely red,His questions caused the people to look at themselves as they also wondered and found truth in what he had spoken,“That's true! What proof does he have that he's associated with the General?! We all know he's a busy man and doesn't frolic with the commoner!" Adam turned to look at the woman who had spoken and shook his head mildly at her words, the woman in turn scowled at him and hissed, eyeing him in disdain,"Someone should call General Olson and confirm the truth!”The support competitor saw this as another opportunity and promptly shot up from his seat, after all,
Everyone had perked up on their seats, turned and were facing the back, casting curious glances at the back to figure out who had spoken, but she had yet to reveal herself, choosing to hide in the shadows,“Who has that kind of amount to spend?”"Seven million is a lot of money" “I wonder who the person is",All around people kept muttering, trying to catch a glimpse of the interested buyer to no avail.Like the other guests, Adam was perked up on his seat with furrowed eyebrows, as he awaited the MC's next step,The MC on the other hand was moving from foot to foot, they had clear instructions from General Olson to give the weird man any herb he had an interest in for free, but only a few minutes ago the man had been willing to buy it and not take it for free. The dilemma had caused beads of sweat to appear on his forehead, dabbing at it, he faced Adam's direction and gulped before speaking up,“Sir, are you interested in the herb? Would you like to bid higher or have it handed to y
Adam gaped at the two sisters he had helped, one of them scowled at him, while the other looked with eyes lowered, before he could say anything the scowling sister also known as Joan, sneered and hissed before she glared at the MC while jabbing a finger at Adam's direction,“Is this the supposed fool who has been haggling prices with my sister?! How blind can you lot get? Does this fellow look like one who can afford a decent meal?!”She shrieked and a few people in the crowd couldn't help their snickering at the jabs, the MC's ears and face reddened a little at Joan's words,It was only because of General Olson that he had been somewhat civil to Adam, but having this woman throw insults at him for trying to protect his face had him a little livid but he refrained himself from attacking her as well.Joan wasn't done with them as she faced Adam squarely and looked him over with curling lips, wrinkling her nose as though Adam was oozing,“You might have had my poor papa and sister here b
But before Adam could give a reply, Joan shrieked and hissed loudly,“How can you think his words to be the truth, Leila?!” She looked at Adam and sneered,“Dr Valila has assured us that only the Luminascent Bark can cure Papa, and yet you want to take the words of this impostor, over a renowned doctor like him?" She demanded as her voice went up a notch, still glowering at Adam, who only shook his head at her stupidity,“Joan can you please be sensible and listen! Papa hasn't been well for a long time and we've tried everything!" Leila chided her younger bratty sibling, who rolled her eyes at Adam.He cleared his throat and continued talking to the calmer and more sane sister,“The Luminascent herb has some qualities that are similar to the Fanciress Herbs. The sickness your father has is similar to the symptoms that the Luminascent can cure but is not the actual cure, as it would only make the person's situation worse.” Smiling a little, he continued while even the audience gave ra
Back in the Southeast Province, Louisa Martins sat lost in thought in Williams's now mansion that was practically a shadow of itself, the man she had married for his wealth and status had been reduced to nothing, he was running from different debtors and had nothing to his name,Her bickering mother made life worse as she constantly bickered about their lack of money, status, standards and the life she had previously lived, forgetting their humble beginnings. It was even worse now since the disappearance of her last lover who was funding her lifestyle.What Louisa couldn't get over, was Logan's message to her the last time he had been by, she had pondered over the matter and had yet to come to any decisive conclusion, it was utterly disbelieving to think that her ex-husband, Adam the very man she knew was somewhat rich and was allegedly the missing grandson of Marcus Raine,“Impossible" she muttered to herself, ignoring the cries of her new baby as she sat lost in thought.Louisa's ey
Adam could feel the tension in the car, their fears were palpable as the men banged on the hood of their car,“We're dead meat" Joan muttered, and the driver who was pale as a sheet nodded in agreement. Glancing a side look at Leila, he could also see her cowering and shivering in her seat and he felt bad to see her in that state,“Miss Jameson, you're wasting our time! Get out of the car or face the risk of your car being burnt with all of you alongside!" One of the men who brandished his yellow teeth thundered, and Joan and Leila gasped at the same time, their eyes becoming extremely white.Adam scoffed and shrugged his shoulders,“Oh God, please help me!! I promise if you get me out of this mess, I'll start donating my used clothes from years back!” Joan whimpered in her seat, while she had her eyes closed tightly,Although Leila was silent, but her silence spoke volumes, as Adam could see the slight tremors of her hand. The menace-looking thugs had surrounded their vehicle, showing
The man fell to his knees, and Adam bent to his eye level and twisted his hand while he was on his knee, struggling for balance. He sent a flying kick to his groins and the fellow squealed like a mouse that was slammed, before slumping to the ground with a loud hiss. His hand and groin were throbbing and he winced,The other men had their gazes lost at the sight of one of their own, crumbled on the ground in what seemed like a bent arm,“Oi… you want to show us you have got some skills in fighting?” one of them jabbed at Adam.Adam ignored him, and one of them took a hesitant step forward before speaking through gritted teeth,“This was not about you but you have bought trouble that was meant for another on yourself.”His words trailed off on a whim as another of his men paled and fainted at the sight of the twisted arm of their leader, his hand was mangled. “Wake up Jake!,” his partner yelled, kicking the fainted one heavily to reawaken him.Adam almost burst into laughter at the s
When they got into the room, two of their father's maids were there with him, as well as a few of their guards; they had been assigned to look after him in the daughters' absence.“How is he?” Joanne asked, hastily moving to his side and taking his palm in hers. She always loved to show off how much she loved her father to make it seem as though she loved him more than everyone else.Before any of the people present could speak, Leila shrilled,“His hands are cold!” She shrieked, throwing a horrid gaze at Leila and Adam as well as at the others,“Yeah… the doctors noticed that as well. They just pumped him up with a few drugs and a machine. I guess he is going to be better.”One of the guards supplied with his head and eyes lowered to the ground, almost shuffling on both feet,Leila turned to Adam, and with tears gathering in her eyes, she pleaded.“Whatever you say you can do, please do it to get my father back. I feel like he is slipping away from us.”Adam took pity on her, and he