James was startled a bit but still maintained his composure, he smiled and said "Ohh, this?" He said pointing to the car outside "I bought it"Maureen was even more surprised "You bought it? "Where did you get the money from?" She said with raised eyebrows.James said "I took a loan from the bank""Loan from the bank?" Maureen echoed looking at James suspiciously, she had known James all his life, he was the type that would save every penny he got and now he bought such an expensive car. James noticing Maureen was not satisfied added "There was this flyer about a bank at work they were giving very low interest so I decided to take it, besides it would help me drive you around easily"Maureen, though still perplexed, she was not entirely convinced, but she knew James would not lie to her so she said "Hmmm... Okay, but I hope you've thought this through. It's unlike you to make such big decisions impulsively, James."James, sensing Maureen's lingering curiosity, approached her with a r
James was already expecting Ronald's mocking remarks, back in high school he would always taunt him at every chance he got. James maintained a calm demeanor and said "Good to see you too Ronald, and this is my car I don't need a lottery to be able to afford it"Ronald, eyeing James with disdain, then said, "Well, since you're so confident, how about a little friendly competition? A race to prove whose Range Rover is truly superior."James frowned at Ronald, why does he always want to prove himself by stepping on others?Besides his car was definitely faster, he had a Range Rover 820 and Ronald's car was a Range Rover 560, racing with him is like a tortoise challenging hare.Ronald, seeing James frown, misinterpreted it as fear. With a sly grin, he continued, "Come on, James, I thought you liked a challenge. Unless, of course, you're afraid that your new 'toy' can't keep up with the real deal. If you are reluctant to bear the petrol charges, don't worry I'll pay to fill up your tank"
James, in his supposedly inferior 'toy,' unleashed a burst of speed that left Ronald in a trail of dust. The crowd gasped in amazement, witnessing James' Range Rover 820 surge forward with astonishing power. His Range Rover had only a 400 horsepower engine while his own car had a 600 horsepower engine, which was nearly double, so how on earth did James overtake him?The classmates who had gathered to watch the race were also dumbfounded."I can't believe what I'm seeing. James is leaving Ronald in the dust!""I never thought James' 'toy' could outperform Ronald's car. This is insane!"No one thought that James who was bound to lose, would outrun Ronald's car which had so much gap, leaving him far behind!Before Ronald reached halfway to the roundabout James had already gone around the roundabout and returned to the starting point.Wow, James won!This was unbelievable!James, supposedly inferior 'toy,' had just won the race. Ronald did not even bother reaching the roundabout, he just
Ronald ignited the fireworks, and they burst into a dazzling display of colors that could be seen through the windshield, Ronald felt a sharp pain in his chest as he heard the cackling sound of the fireworks.And all of a sudden the car exploded!The explosion echoed through the air, sending shockwaves through the stunned crowd. Gasps filled the atmosphere as flames went up devouring Ronald's prized car.Ronald could feel the flames in his chest, his heart was dripping with blood and it looked like any moment from now he would break down into tears, but it made his classmates who were watching burst into laughter and excitement.It was not their fault, he brought it upon himself.Many of his classmates had already taken out their phones and were recording the light show and uploading it to social media platforms like F******k and YouTube shorts.The 400 powerful fireworks completely destroyed the interior of the car, people did not expect that the fireworks would ignite the car, and se
At this time, Ronald came forward, he had recovered from the loss of his car just now and resumed his usual powerful and arrogant posture.When he came directly in front of Andrew and Natasha, he handed them a thick white envelope and said with pride "Andrew, I did not have any idea of a gift to buy for your opening ceremony, so I decided to give you this white envelope filled with cash"Natasha hurriedly accepted the money with a huge smile plastered on her face, she squeezed her hands and could tell that there was at least $30,000 in the white envelope. She immediately said, "Ohh, thank you!""It's nothing," Ronald said with a grin.He then continued "I thought I saw James present his gift to you just now, what did he gift you?"Natasha frowned and said "I don't know which street market he bought a bowl from, it's not even worth up to two hundred dollars"Ronald scoffed and said "Two hundred dollars? That's a joke, I can't believe he'd bring such a cheap and insignificant gift to yo
Amidst the laughter, James maintained his composure.Ronald, wiping away imaginary tears from his eyes, exclaimed, "James, you truly know how to entertain us! How can you say a useless bowl is more valuable than everything combined? Only my gift is $30,000 and there are more than 20 of our classmates that gave at least $1000, there's no way your stupid bowl is even worth any of the gifts.James smiled and said "Well, there is no price tag on it, but I'm telling you it's very valuable""Hahahah" Everyone burst into another round of laughter.It's either James was a good comedian or was being delusional.A bowl worth tens of thousands? If James was trying to fool anyone it was definitely. not working.Natasha who was on the stage asked James curiously "Mr. James who crafted this ancient bowl that you claim is worth more than everyone's gift"James said "The ancient relic was designed by Huang Binhong, a not-too-popular craftsman in China"Natasha laughed and said "Ohh, what a coincidenc
Oh sh*t!Ronald felt like he wanted to die!If he had known all these would happen, he would have stayed at home, rather than coming here to be disgraced, not once but twice!Ronald felt like the ground should open and swallow him, how was he going to bow down to someone like James?Someone he would always bully at every chance he got when he was in high school.First, his car was burnt to ashes and now he has to bow down and kiss James' feet.Impossible!Other of his classmates ridiculed him at this point."Once again you've lost another bet, don't you regret it?""Ronald, we're all waiting for you, complete the bet you made"As Ronald stood there, grappling with the humiliation, the whispers among the classmates grew louder. Mocking laughter echoed through the hall as his classmates continued to taunt him.His classmates who were admiring and praising him a few minutes ago were now speaking against him.As his classmate's voices grew louder and louder in his ears, Ronald blurted out
Ronald decided to call someone in charge of the security branch, he was very loyal to his father.As soon as the call connected Ronald immediately said "Director John, it's me, Grant's son, Ronald... There's a situation at the hotel around Crescent Road, and we need someone to vouch for us. Some gang is demanding a cut of my classmate's business, and we can't let them ruin everything."The voice at the other end said "Crescent Road? That's CJ's territory and CJ belongs to Lucas Rattler! You better not intervene in this matter"Ronald asked "Does he matter? Aren't you the Head of security?"The voice on the other line replied "You should know the status of Lucas, he is not someone should be messing with"Ronald became angry and said "Director John, look here! I don't care about Lucas Rattler or CJ's territory. My father works in the Winslow Group, so you cannot just turn me down like that, you must do something!"The voice on the other end said coldly "Ronald, your father has been expe