"I can't pay more than $15 million for this building."Alfred was startled upon hearing this. His brain refused to process the message on time. He had a mixture of feelings at the moment. He was feeling so irritated with the man before him. He was also feeling disappointed and devastated too.The man before him was the interested buyer whom he had told his family members about, Mr. Kelvin Cargill.'Why would an interested buyer price this building at just $15 million? Isn't that wickedness?''Okay... What if he had no interest? How much would he have priced it for?'All of this was going through Alfred's mind before the man broke him out of his reverie."Why is it taking you forever to say something? I don't have much time to spend here."Alfred heaved a heavy sigh before he said, "The price for the building is $50 million. Be considerate, Mr. Kelvin."The man widened his eyes; it seems he was surprised by what Alfred just said."Of course, I'm being considerate enough. Don't you thin
David stepped out of a cab. He was dressed in a white casual shirt and gray trousers. He paid the cabbie and turned towards the entrance of Cicada Hotel.He had asked Camilla to meet him at the hotel by 4 P.M. David arrived five minutes earlier than the agreed time because he values punctuality and doesn't like to be late for appointments.Just as David was about to enter the hotel, he heard a screeching sound of a car entering the hotel's parking lot."Boss!" David turned toward the voice and saw Camilla."Oh, she arrived early too." David smiled slightly to himself.It was clear that Camilla also valued time. She hurriedly approached her boss. She respected David greatly and didn't want to waste a single second of his time. She was indeed time-conscious."Take it easy, Camilla. I think we have enough time.""I know that, sir. But I dare not waste any of your time." She bowed respectfully."Come on! You don't need to do all this, especially when we're outside." David lifted her up fr
Inside the luxurious private room, David sat on a comfy sofa, as did Camilla. A fancy table was in between the two of them. The room was so cool and comfortable.Gazing at the empty table between them, David asked Camilla, "What would you like? This table shouldn't be empty." He stood up and moved close to a fridge in the luxurious room."I think I'm okay, sir," she disclosed.David tilted his head and argued, "You think you are? I disagree."Camilla had a little smile on her face, wondering why her boss was treating her more informally this time. Which was okay with her.It's a great privilege to be with such a billionaire in that atmosphere."Okay, a bottle of water is fine." She didn't want to continue the argument with her boss.David reached for a chilled bottle of water and served her. As long as that was what she had requested and besides, water is life.Camilla took a few sips and pushed her body forward to sit more appropriately. She was still curious about what her boss was
Camilla had the call on speaker as she was speaking with Mr. Phillip. She had explained everything her boss had ordered her to say, and Mr. Phillip had been trying his best to persuade Camilla."Miss, could you please visit our station to help us with further information? I believe you still have a lot to tell us about those criminals," Mr. Phillip had a lot of interest in the case, which was evident in his voice. He had been stressed because of the case and now that he had received helpful information, he didn't want to let Camilla go just like that.Before Camilla made the call, she had first made her number private to avoid any traces of who was calling.David himself planned everything this way because he just wanted to watch all his foes suffer while he hid behind the curtain, seeing them reap what they sowed.David should have just reached out to Camilla over the phone and requested the officer's number, but no, he had other plans. He had invited Camilla over to make the call ri
"It's an honor to have you around, Mr. David." The general manager couldn't control his gleeful smile; he stretched his hand forward for a handshake. He was so happy to see David for the first time.He had to rush to David first while Jessica was speaking with Camilla.Mr. Isaac Greg, the general manager of Cicada Hotel, loves to appreciate customers who patronize their hotel. This is because he knows that there are many other big hotels in the city, such as The Wales Hotel, The Uppertek Hotel, and many more. For that reason, there is a very intense competition among them.One of the strategies Mr. Isaac applied to stay ahead of other hotels is meeting their top customers in person. It doesn't end there; Cicada Hotel also hosts a dinner party once a year, exclusively for their top customers to show appreciation. He believes that all the nice treatment they provide to their customers will make them love the hotel even more.David shook hands with him, trying to figure out who he was. H
Alfred arrived home in the evening after his journey. His facial expression clearly showed how weary and exhausted he was.He got out of the car and forced his legs to walk into Granny's living room. As he entered, his family was in the middle of a serious argument, completely absorbed and not noticing Alfred's entrance.Despite his exhausted state, Alfred tried to figure out what they were arguing about. He squinted his eyes and strained to hear words in the midst of the argument.What surprised him even more was the fact that they were arguing in front of Granny.What disrespect!He was still surprised why the old woman wasn't complaining, only wearing a bitter expression on her face.To his siblings and other family members, it seemed like a crime to speak one after another. Everyone wanted to have their say at the same time.Isn't that crazy? Or are they all high on drugs or something? Can a normal group of people argue like this? How will they get their point across?Alfred was a
He had left the sitting room since they started the unnecessary argument; it wasn't even that crazy when he left."Was that the point he was trying to prove? Or should you apologize to Granny immediately!" Patrick scolded.Upon hearing this, they all exchanged gazes at each other before they all kowtowed in front of the old woman.She didn't even bother to give them a single glance before she muttered in a low voice, "You all should go back to your seats."They insisted at first before the old woman's voice became more intense as she wailed, "Rise and go back to your seats!"Quickly, they stood up and went to their seats not to get the old woman more infuriated.Alfred's father walked closer and asked his son, "Why did the price for the building end up so low?"Alfred turned his gaze to his father as he began to explain, "I've never seen such a problematic situation happen in my life."The whole family fixed their gazes on Alfred upon hearing his first line of the story."This is how
Mr. Phillip and some other policemen were seen at the ward where the criminals were bedded. Since Mr. Phillip received the call yesterday, he couldn't hold his patience any longer. He just can't wait to torture these criminals until they begin to spill out all the secrets.The armed robbers were shocked to see their arrival; they weren't expecting it. The arrival was so sudden and alarming.Some of the armed robbers don't know that they were brought to the hospital by the security agents at first, but since they woke up and found the cuffs in their hands, they came to realize that they have been captured.If not for the help of the security agency, most of them would have eventually crossed to the other side on that day.They didn't even know whether to thank the security agency for helping them to the hospital or they should have just let them lay on the bare floor where the fight happened till their souls finally leave their bodies.In whatever way they thought about it, the fact on