Adrian stopped on his track and stared at her with a surprised and confused look on his face. Huh? He asked, unable to fathom why someone of her caliber would ask him out for dinner. “Yes, you heard me. I want you to eat dinner with us,” she said and he arched her eyebrows.He couldn't believe that the wife of the General could offer him dinner. But for what? Why would she do such a thing? Her husband had already paid for his service. Not only did she offer him lunch but she politely asked him not in a way he thought rich people do. It seemed he had a wrong idea of them. He thought all rich people were the same arrogant and proud individuals. It seems he has to change his perspective. “I’m sorry. I won't take that offer.”“I appreciate your help,” he said and bowed his head slightly then turned to the exit. “Will you really turn down my offer?” She asked in a calm tone and he sighed deeply then turned to her. “I don't know why you're doing this. I bet you're grateful that I sav
“Huh?” He gasped out in shock and choked on the wine he was drinking. “What's the problem?” The General asked and handed him a bottle of water. He gulped it down and breathed out in relief then dropped the bottle of water on the table. “What did you just say, Sir?” He asked and the man looked away. “Why did you look shocked? Isn't my daughter good enough for you?” The man asked again and Matilda smiled. It seemed as though they planned it. “Dad!” Chloe complained and glared at her father, who paid no attention to her. “What's the problem?” The man asleep Adrian, who remained silent. His expression was straight and blank. It was hard to read through his expression. None of them could tell what they were saying. “Why did you look tense? You shouldn't because I was only joking with me,” the man said and chuckled to ease the pressure that overwhelmed the atmosphere. “Better be,” he took a cold breath and replied. As much as he wanted to believe it was a joke, he knew there was
“Too busy, huh? It seems you've grown more wings, Edward,” Mr. Daniel said in an angry tone and ruffled his hair with a frustrated look on his face. He kicked the table beside him and the glass on it fell to the ground and shattered into pieces. He clenched his fist with an angry look on his face and bit his lips until he almost bled. He couldn't believe that Adrian could turn him down so easily. It later dawned on him that it was because he claimed he was busy earlier when Adrian tried to talk to him that was why he turned him down too. But he shouldn't have done that especially now that he had promised to cure the General's wife. “What is he going to tell the General when he calls?” He asked himself but he couldn't get an answer to it. As much as he hated to admit it, he knew Adrian was more knowledgeable in the medical field. And he couldn't afford to ruin his reputation before the general. What is he going to do? Maybe it was a bad idea to claim the credit that was meant fo
“Transfer unsuccessful?” He asked with a surprised and confused look on his face. “Stop feigning ignorance, you fool,” she cursed at him and threw his ATM card at him. He shook his head and caught it midway before it could get to the ground and crash. “You have to be patient with me. I think there's a mix-up somewhere. It has to be. There's a lot of money in my account and…” she interrupted him before he could complete his statement.“That's enough. I have heard enough from you,” she said in a cold tone and he kept quiet. He didn't bother to argue with her because he knew that he was at fault. “I should have known that you're part of those beggars, who used to come here to beg for alms,” she said and rolled her eyes at her. “I wonder how you manage to get through the security with this appearance of yours,” she said and scoffed then reached out to the telephone on the table. “Don't make any calls. It's an internal error, probably network. I'm certain. There's more than enough i
He arrived at the bank and as usual, it was crowded with a lot of people who were there to either withdraw or lay one complaint or the other concerning their account.His case was no different. He was there to redeem his bonus and find out why his last few transactions weren't successful. He had tried to withdraw in several banks before coming here but the transaction kept failing so it made him wonder whether it was a fake alert he received from the General. He knew that wasn't possible considering how wealthy and influential the man was. He wouldn't want his reputation to be tarnished because of such an amount of money. He sat down on a chair behind some people who had been there before. He dropped the crutches on the floor and began to stroke his chin as he waited patiently for his time. Shortly, he was called upon after the customer care had attended to most of them. He reached out to the crutches on the floor and left the queue then entered the bank. “Good morning, sir. How
“You think I can't reject it?” Mr. Daniel asked with disbelief. He felt insulted by Smith's statement. Although he was selfish and greedy, he didn't like the way Adrian rubbed it on his face. How could he talk to him in such a deteriorating manner?“Am I wrong?” Adrian asked in a cold tone. “Yes. You're right, Mr. Adrian. I would have agreed to your terms but because of what you said, I don't think I'll be able to partner with you again,” Mr. Daniel said and looked away. “Are you sure of what you're saying?” Adrian asked and Mr. Daniel scoffed. “Of course. You're the one who needs my help anyway,” he said and scoffed. “That's fine. I'll hang the call then but I hope you don't regret your action later,” he said and Mr. Daniel looked up instantly. His eyes widened in shock and his body shuddered in fear when he remembered what the General said to him yesterday. The General told him to be careful around Adrian and should always try to help him in any way he can. What if Adrian w
“Why are you sending her inside?” He asked in a cold tone. “That’s because she shouldn't be here,” the General responded in a cold tone and Chloe stamped her feet on the floor before leaving for her room. “It seems she knows something about the local doctor we're talking about,” Martin said and the General turned to the doctor with a cold look on his face. “Don’t make me angry, Martin. I thought I told you there's no such local doctor here. Forget I called you yesterday,” he said and the man turned to him with a cold look on his face. “Okay, that's fine, General. I hope you're telling the truth because I can't tell what will happen if it's false,” Martin said in a cold tone. “Are you threatening me?” The General asked in a cold tone. “No, I dare not but I'm sure you know how the Dark Orb works,” Martin said. “Have a nice day, General,” Martin bowed his head and walked out of the house with a cold look on his face. “Let's go,” he turned to the men in black suits behind him. Th
“You got a hundred and fifty bucks for that expensive herb. How could you give it to him at such a cheap rate, huh?” Mr. Daniel asked with an angry tone and Adrian scoffed then looked away. “I wonder why you're angry. Aren't you aware this is how I work, huh?” He asked in a cold tone and Daniel scoffed. “I know but that's not good at all. The medicine was worth over 500 bucks and you gave it to him like that,” Mr. Daniel ranted and he shrugged. “That's because I believe he'll be grateful and send something. He's rich so you should worry less. And besides, I bought this company just to save lives, not to extort money from them,” he said in a cold tone. “I don't care. And how could you be so sure that he'll be grateful, huh?” Daniel asked and he looked away. “That's left to him to decide. And if he doesn't return it then I'll pay with my money. Is that okay with you?” He asked and Daniel took a deep breath. He knew that Adrian was a hard nut to crack and he hated it. As much as he
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“How could you do such a thing?” Adrian began to blame him and Daniel didn't like it. “Fine. I shouldn't have done such a thing but I have no choice,” Daniel said and Smith stared at him with a confused look on his face. “What do you mean? You have always had a choice. You made it so what are you saying about it?” He asked with an angry look on his face. “You won't blame me. Not like it's my fault anyway.”“If you'd listened to me when I told you to stop giving free meditation, I wouldn't have done such a thing but you didn't listen instead you ignored me,” Daniel said and he shrugged. “How could you do such a thing because of that, huh? What if that man went overboard and burned down this place just like he'd threatened?” Adrian half-yelled and he shook his head with a sigh. “Fine. I shouldn't have done it. And I'm very sorry. Please forgive me,” he said and Adrian scoffed. “Get the hell out of my face,” he said in a cold tone and Daniel nodded his head. “You won't forgive me
“What are you talking about?” The man blinked twice and looked away. “I don't know unless you tell me the person who paid you to frame me,” Adrian said in a cold and firm tone. The man looked up and glanced at his face then looked away quickly. “How did this cripple doctor know too much?” He asked himself but he couldn't get an answer. He couldn't get the reason why Adrian was able to uncover his flaws within seconds just after touching his hand and checking his pulse. Adrian smirked discreetly when he noticed the look on the old man's face. He knew what the old man was hiding. What the man didn't know was that he wasn't only a local doctor but he was a smart one indeed. The man admitted to the claims that he changed the prescription but he didn't tell anyone who told him to change the prescription. The man does not know the medical field so he couldn't change the drugs anyhow. And besides, he was desperate. It could be whether he was convinced to change the prescription or som
“You'll burn down my burn for what? What have I done wrong? So it's my fault treating you,” Adrian said in a calm tone. He remained indifferent and unfazed. He didn't care. He was ready for whatever that was going to happen because he knew that the illness should have healed up by then. “Don't give us that crap. It seems you don't care about your life, huh?” one of those men asked with an angry look on his face. “I do but you have to give me a few details before you can conclude that I'm sent to him or whatever.”“Or is this how you're going to treat me even after treating you for free?” Adrian asked in an annoyed tone and they scoffed. “That's the main reason why I'm suspicious of you. Who else gives medicine for free in this recession, huh?” The man spoke up in a harsh tone and he took a deep breath. Adrian bit on his lower lips and clenched into his crutches then approached the man, who glared at him disdainfully. “What are you doing?” One of those men asked and surrounded th
The next day, he opened his eyes as his alarm blared out loudly. He groaned out with a frustrated look on his face and reached out to the alarm on the table then put it off. “Why do you have to disturb me, huh?” He asked and stood up from the bed. He yawned and rubbed his hand on his eyes. He reached out to the crutches on the floor and clenched them close to himself. “Ahh…” he grunted out in pain as he struggled to climb down from the bed with the crutches. He limped toward the nightstand where his phone was ringing. He reached out to it and picked it up from the nightstand. He rested his arm on crutches and swiped through the phone with his right hand. He arched his eyebrows with a confused look on his face as he stared at the caller ID, which turned out to be Chloe. Why is she talking to him? He asked himself but he couldn't get an answer to it. He took a deep breath and picked the call then placed the phone close to his ears. “Hello,” he spoke up in his cold tone. “Hello,
By the time Adrian arrived home, he was tired and his body was aching seriously. He took a deep breath as he stood before the door and glanced at it with uncertainty in his heart. He couldn't stop feeling bad for what he said to Mr. Daniel. Mr. Daniel looked hurt and heartbroken after he made such a statement. He wished he could reverse what he said but it was too late. The deed has already been done. He could only beg him and ask for his forgiveness to soothe his heart. I knocked at the door and the door creaked open, revealing Daniel who was in a singlet and a short. “Welcome,” he said casually and turned to the left. “Daniel,” he called him back but Daniel pretended as though he didn't hear him. “Please don't leave yet,” he said and Daniel stopped on his track then turned to him. “What's the problem?” Mr. Daniel asked with a cold look on his face and he hit on his lower lips, unaware of what to say or do. “About what I said to you earlier. I know I shouldn't have judged you
“It seems someone misses me,” he said as he approached them and they nodded their heads quickly. “Yes. We missed you, Mr. Adrian.”“Where have you been?”“Why didn't you open the shop? We have been worried whether something is wrong with you,” one of them said and he shrugged. “Worried about me or worried that I wouldn't be able to treat you if anything happens to me,” he demanded and they kept quiet. “It's still the same. Not like it's different,” one of the people, who were waiting for him, replied in a hoarse tone. He shook his head with a sigh and reached out for the key inside his pocket then insisted it inside the keyhole and opened the door.His patient pushed the door open because of his condition and they walked inside the shop. “Please treat me first. I came earlier,” one of them said and the other one disagreed. “That's not true. I came earlier than you but I went to do something so I returned to meet you,” he said. “Why did you leave if your health is important to y
“What if I told him that you're a local doctor? Aren't you?” Daniel asked in a cold tone and Adrian looked up with an angry and shocked expression on his face. “That's not possible. You didn't tell him, right?” Adrian asked in a concerned tone and Daniel scoffed. “What's with the look? I told him, "So what's the problem?” Daniel asked in a cold tone and he groaned out with a frustrated look on his face. “How could you tell him that I'm a local doctor? Can't you tell that he's someone that you shouldn't entrust my secret to and besides, he seems to be a powerful individual,” he said and Daniel shrugged. “I know and that's the reason why I told him the truth. I can't afford to offend someone like him. And besides, he paid me a lot of money,” Daniel said and rubbed his hand on his hair. “How could you tell him? You don't know the implication of what you've just done. I bet you don't know.”“How could you stoop so low and give me out to him because of your love of money? I know that
“What are they talking about?” Adrian asked himself with a confused look on his face as he glanced at Daniel and the same weird man he had spoken to earlier. He was worried. He knew the man was up to no good. Why did he go and meet his partner of all people? He asked himself but he couldn't get an answer to it. “Get inside. Let's go,” Chloe, who didn't notice what was going on, said as she held the knob of the door. “Adrian?” She called out to him when she noticed that he wasn't paying attention to her and he was staring at someone else. He heard her calling him but he was keen to know why the man that challenged him was speaking with Daniel, who was his partner. “What could he be thinking about? And what is he looking at?” she asked herself with a confused look on her face. She looked up and a soft gasp escaped from her lips as her gaze landed on Martin, who was discussing with Daniel. “What could he be telling him?” She muttered and Adrian turned to her when he heard her ques