“How could it cost so much?” Alexander gasped in horror as he heard the price of the surgery. He knew fully well he would never be able to raise that amount of money in a short period of time. He began to think of his options before he finally got an idea.
“I would suggest you hurry Mr. Alexander, your friend doesn't have much time.” The doctor interrupted Alexander’s thoughts “Please doctor, stabilize him. I think I know where I can get the surgery f*e. Can I drop my number so you can update me on his condition?” Alexander asked worriedly. “No problem, but make haste. I doubt he has much time.” The doctor left a final warning and cut the call. Alexander dropped his cell number with the doctor and rushed out of the hospital; he entered his truck and as he started the engine, his cell phone began to ring. Annoyed he checked the caller ID and swore under his breath when he saw his boss on the line. He picked up the phone and he was immediately bombarded with questions by an angry voice. “Where are you Knightdale? You've still got tons of drinks to deliver. What kind of insubordination is this?” Alexander's boss shouted into the phone. “I'm sorry boss, my fri….” Alexander tried to explain but his boss cut him off. “I don't care what excuse you have. Come back to work right now or you're fired.” His boss yelled once again and with that final threat, his boss ended the call. Alexander didn't even consider his bosses as his friend’s life was more important to him. Alexander started the car and zoomed off to meet his girlfriend. Alexander's girlfriend Bianca came from a very wealthy family. She was the only daughter of an extremely wealthy millionaire and she had everything she ever wanted. When Bianca went against her family's wishes to date Alexander after Alexander pursued her relentlessly, he was extremely happy and he had been trying his best to match up to her expensive taste by borrowing from others to buy her expensive gifts. He was confident that Bianca would help him out in his time of need now as he planned to ask for aid from Bianca’s family hoping that he would succeed. As Alexander pulled over at his girlfriend’s house located in the riverfront promenade. He caught sight of two expensive cars. A Porsche 911 sport classic and a Lamborghini Centenario parked at front, he stared at the expensive cars dumbfounded as the combined worth of the two cars was reportedly a whopping 4 million dollars. He wondered who came to visit Bianca but he shrugged it off as he entered the house and made his way to the front door. He knocked at the door but noticed the door was already open. Strange, Alexander thought as he open the door to enter the living room. He was about to call for Bianca's name when he heard the noises from the bedroom above. Curious, Alexander made his way upstairs and barged into the bedroom. He saw Bianca half naked with a bare chested stranger on her bed; they were kissing each other, oblivious to Alexander's presence and they obviously were about to do the deed. Alexander was shattered beyond compare, He stood at the door watching the love of his life moaning to the touch of another man and a wave of anger threatened to consume him. “Bianca, what is the meaning of this!” Alexander thundered, rousing the two from their lust, Bianca stared at Alexander standing at the door in shock, and her cheeks became flushed with embarrassment. Why on earth was Alexander here of all times, she had always told him to call before coming over to her place, so why would show up unannounced today of all days. “Al…ex, I…I can explain.” She stuttered as she scrambled to find a shirt to cover up her body. “Explain? Tell me Bianca, how can you explain being in bed with a complete stranger? How? I trust you, I loved you whole heartedly and this is how you repay me?” Alexander broke down in tears. Today wasn't a good day and the weight of the events became too much for Alexander to bear. The man on the bed looked at Alexander and frowned deeply. He didn’t know who this person was and judging by his unkempt appearance, he was most likely a very poor man. The man scoffed as he realized that the cost of the man’s outfit wasn’t even up to 20$, so it was no surprise he didn’t know him as he never related with people below his social standard. He was however curious about how Bianca came to know such a wretched man. From the way he was acting, it was clear they had something going on. “Baby, do you know this wretched fool?” The man asked as he dragged Bianca into his embrace in a display of possessiveness. Alexander noticed this action and it took everything in him not to attack the man there and then; but he made no move. He needed help for his friend and he also wanted an explanation from Bianca. Bianca was very embarrassed at the question. She became filled with anger at Alexander as he was trying to ruin her chances with the man that was hugging her, and she began to regret ever dating Alexander. She had met Alexander when came to drop a delivery in a club she was partying at. She was smitten by his good looks and sexy body so she flirted with him. They went to Bianca’s home that night and had sex with each other. Bianca was initially excited at the prospect of dating such a ladies man but there was only one fatal flaw with Alexander. He was very poor. She changed her mind and tried to avoid Alexander as much as she could but he was persistent. He kept on pestering her until she had enough and decided to agree to a relationship but with the condition that their relationship would be a private one. They dated for three months and Alexander confirmed her fears. He couldn’t even take care of himself properly let alone cater for her expensive needs, she had even began to her rumors about him being a popular debtor. Bianca began to cheat with multiple men; however when she was introduced to Sebastian Floyd by her father who was a wealthy man himself, she instantly fell for him. He was tall, physically fit with a handsome face and he was a billionaire with a successful tech company that was raking in millions in profit monthly. Although she knew her father wanted to have her and Sebastian married so he could have connections with Sebastian, she didn’t care as Sebastian was willing to get her everything she desired. The Porsche outside was a gift for her from Sebastian, he had even painted the car to her favorite color and customized it according to her wishes. Alexander could never do something like that for her, he couldn’t even take care of himself properly. Bianca sighed heavily as she made up her mind, she was initially going to break up with Alexander secretly but since Alexander had found out about Sebastian, she decided to end things with him here.“Alexander, we’ve had a good run but I’m sorry, I’m breaking up with you.” Bianca said with determination. Alexander struggled to process the words coming from Bianca’s mouth, he was in a state of shock as he had always believed Bianca loved him wholeheartedly. “You…You’re breaking up with me?” Alexander asked incredulously, still unable to process the swift turn of events. “Yes Alexander, I’m breaking up with you. This relationship shouldn’t even have happened in the first place; so it’s time to wake up to reality.” Bianca answered emotionlessly. “I’m engaged to Sebastian and he has simply been wonderful to me. He has taken care of me in the way I was meant to be taken care off, something you could never do. This is over Alexander, you can leave now.” Bianca said effectively cutting off all ties with Alexander. “You heard my woman buddy, now get out of here.” Sebastian spat out rubbing salt in Alexander’s wounds. Alexander ignored him and just stared at Bianca with tears
“Where am I?” Alexander groaned as he began to regain consciousness, his eyes fluttered open as he struggled to clear his blurry vision. Strange, my bed was never this soft. Alexander thought as he began to rise from the plush seat he was lying on. He looked at his body and discovered he was bare from the waist up, some parts of his body was bandaged and this left Alexander very confused. Suddenly memories from the car crash started flooding in. He remembered how he lost control of his truck and rammed into another car, he remembered a loud crash and the screeching of tires, he recalled the shattering of glass, metal crumbling and the air filled with the deafening sound of the collision. “What have I done?” Alexander murmured as he was overcome with a sense of grief. He began to worry about the lives of the passengers in the other car. His vision began to clear and he began to take in his surroundings. The more he observed, the more shocked he became and he immediately beca
“Young master, I am so sorry for your losses. But forgive me for saying this but in a way I am grateful you had these experiences.” Thomas said softly. “What do you mean you’re grateful I had these experiences Thomas? Last night was one of the worst nights in my life, how could you say that?” Alexander asked furiously. “Allow me to explain myself young master.” Thomas said, attempting to calm Alexander’s rage. “I am grateful, Alexander, because now you have firsthand experience on what people who do not have money or power go through on a daily basis.” Thomas said with a sigh of relief “What does money or power have anything to do with this?” Alexander asked in frustration. “Do not play dumb young master.” Thomas fixed Alexander with a stern gaze. “Money and power is everything and you had them yet you almost let it slip.” “Think about it Alexander, if you had money what would a meagre Three hundred thousand dollars be for you? You could have saved your friend's life with m
“This way, young master Knight.” Thomas bowed his head gesturing his arm forward, like a butler will do to their master. Alexander nodded and started to walk past the opulent hallways with Thomas following closely, as he walked through the hallways; he couldn’t help but reminisce about his childhood. He used to play in these hallways, with his mother or his nanny chasing him around. He smiled at the memory but he cleared him mind as he had an important confrontation with his father. He passed a few paintings on the wall without looking at any of them but one painting caught his gaze. He stopped briefly to stare at the painting. The image depicted an extremely beautiful woman with long blonde hair, blue eyes and a pretty smile. She looked strikingly similar to Alexander. “Mother.” Alexander murmured under his breath as he was filled with a deep sense of loss. He stared at the painting for about 3 minutes before averting his gaze and continuing the walk down the hallway. T
Oh? Then tell me what this condition is.” Nicholas relaxed on his chair as he asked curiously. Alexander then narrated the event of Ethan’s murder and Eli’s kidnap. “I need to find Eli. I want you to use your connections and help me find her. Once you find her and the kidnappers, leave those bastards to me. I want to kill them with my own hands.” Alexander said and a fresh wave of fury washed through him and he remembered the night of the kidnap. “Spoken like a true Knight my son. You’re shaping up to be a fine heir after all” Nicholas laughed, delighted as the condition Alexander brought would be solved in an instant. “I am nothing like you Nicholas, make no mistake about that. Now will you help me or not.” Alexander spat out viciously. “Sign this contract first, Alexander. I can’t have you running away from your obligations to the Knight Empire again.” Nicholas said casually as he tossed a document towards Alexander. Alexander caught the document and held out his hand,
Alexander woke up after a long nap. He stretched on his new king-sized bed as the events of the morning came flooding to his mind. His father had instructed Thomas to arrange a room for him and Alexander was left at the sheer magnificence of the room. The walls were adorned with paintings of different varieties giving the room a splash of artistic vibe, the room was illuminated by a huge chandelier that sparkled like diamonds. Against the wall was a massive king sized bed with a mattress as soft as the clouds, the closet was as huge as his bedroom in his former apartment, the bathroom was a thing of beauty as it had a giant bathtub, exquisite shelves with different types of expensive beauty products and a full length wall mirror. What attracted Alexander the most was the floor to ceiling windows that stretched across the wall, offering a clear view of the Knight Villa and the surrounding estate. Alexander rose from the bed and made his way to the window looking out into the hori
After an hour Alexander was starting to get impatient and just when he was about to voice out his displeasure, Thomas entered the room and walked straight to where Alexander was and slid a card across the table to where Alexander sat. Alexander curiously took the card and began to examine the card. It was royal blue with intricate gold patterns adorning the body of the card, he saw a letter K at the center carved in a stylish font and also colored golden. “Alexander; that is the debit card made exclusively for the head of the Knight Empire. I had exclusive ownership of that card but since you’re now my second I had instructed Thomas to make a duplicate of the card. There’s over a 100 billion dollars in the account linked to both cards for our use. You can use it in any of the companies listed under the Knight’s Empire. That should be enough to get you some actual fucking decent clothes, seriously have you seen what you look like in those rags?” Nicholas said casually. “100
The world around Alexander dissolved into a blur of land and sky as Alexander tore through the asphalt driving in maniacal speeds but still maintaining enough control to not cause an accident, his hands gripping the steering wheel as pure exhilaration coursed through him as he drove. This is amazing. Alexander laughed his heart out as he continued to drive at dizzying speeds, the raw power of the car, the blurring landscape, the sheer velocity all culminated to provide a terrifying and intoxicating experience. “Young master, can you please drive more slowly for God sake. You’re going to get us killed.” Thomas screamed at Alexander in a terrifying voice. Hmmph, killjoy. I’ll do this when I’m alone then. Alexander thought as he reluctantly reduced his velocity to a more bearable speed for the old butler. “Are you ok Thomas? This speed’s good yeah?” Alexander asked in a teasing tone. “You’re unbelievable Alexander.” Thomas gasped as he patted his chest trying to calm his beat