Chapter 8 : New Work
"I didn't steal anything! I don't even have the urge to do that kind of thing!" Elijah explained but the blonde haired woman still looked at him angrily. "Maybe he stole your phone because his jealous because he's too poor to buy a phone," the blonde haired friend said. "Stop making excuses because we already know the truth!" she added. 'Damn, when you are poor no one will believe you?' Raiven suddenly came and asked what was going on. "What's happening here?" the man asked with a smile on his face. "That waiter of yours stole my cellphone! Is he too poor to steal other people's things? You shouldn't hire people like him in your bar!" the blonde woman said angrily and pointed her finger at Elijah. Raiven's smile quickly disappeared because of what he heard. "Huh? Elijah would never be a thief. Do you have any proof of what you're accusing?" his friend asked seriously and Elijah noticed that many people were watching them and he felt ashamed because of what was happening even though he was really innocent. "Yes! My friend saw my cellphone in his pocket! See? He's really a thief! He deserves to go to jal!" the blonde haired woman shouted angrily. In the midst of all of their chaos, a man wearing a hat and carrying a brief case came to their center. "For your information, that man didn't steal your cellphone, miss," the man wearing a hat said seriously and Elijah frowned because he realized this was the man who asked him what he would do if he became a billionaire. 'What is he doing here? Is he on drugs again or something?' "Huh? Who are you? And how can you prove that he wasn't the one who stole my cellphone, you see it's in his pocket?" said the blonde girl angrily. "Don't defend him anymore because it's obvious that he really took my cellphone! What do you want to say? That my cellphone suddenly went into his pocket? That's ridiculous!" The mysterious man removed his hat and pointed his one finger to a woman with short hair and Elijah noticed that it was the woman who bumped into him earlier. "She was the one holding your cellphone earlier and I saw him bump into Elijah and secretly put your cellphone in his pocket," the man explained and the blonde haired woman's eyes widened. 'How did he know my name? I feel like I really need to know this mysterious man! But what is he saying?' "Don't make up any more fake stories because you're not a fvcking writer! Because we know the truth that that man is a thief!" the blonde woman shouted angrily and Elijah was about to speak to defend himself when a bouncer came and approached his friend. "Sir Raiven, we have already reviewed the CCTV and it is true that the woman put the cellphone in Elijah's pocket," said the bouncer. "What?!" the blonde woman shouted angrily and Elijah noticed that the mysterious man wearing the hat had disappeared. 'Where did he go?' "I'm sorry! I didn't mean it!" the woman who bumped into Elijah, cried. In the end, it was proven that the woman who bumped into him put the cell phone of the blonde haired woman. The blonde haired girl didn't even apologize to Elijah and just left the bar. "Damn, I can't believe that happened," he heard his friend say while he was sitting on the sofa, he was inside Raiven's office. But Elijah was thinking more about who the mysterious man was who came earlier and defended him. "Do you know that man wearing the hat earlier?" he asked his friend. "That weird guy with the brief case?" Raiven asked and he nodded. "I don't know him, that was the first time I saw him here at the bar, why?" "I saw him before and he suddenly asked me what I would do if I became a billionaire," he explained and he heard his friend's loud laughter. "Hahahaha! Really? Is he on drugs or what? That was so random, man! Hahahaha!" he murmured and he burst into laughter. "Yeah it's random, I don't even know him," Elijah answered. "He's weird. . ." He immediately went back to work and forgot what happened earlier, he really can't believe that because he is poor someone can accuse him like that. When the bar was about to close, Elijah took the trashbags and threw them on the side of his friend's bar. After he finished throwing away the trash, he was about to enter the bar but he stopped when he saw the mysterious man wearing a hat and carrying a brief case who seemed to be waiting for him. "The bar is closed already, you can come back tomorrow," Elijah said as he walked towards the mysterious man. "Are you looking for a job?" the man asked him and he frowned at what he heard. "I am looking for a job," he answered while looking at the mysterious man, he noticed the scar on his cheek that looked like he had been cut by a knife and because of that the man looked scary. "In the mansion where I work, they are looking for a security guard, are you okay with that work?" the man said. "But what's your name and how did you know my name?" Elijah asked because that's what he noticed earlier because this man said his name. The man raised his eyebrows and then cleared his throat. "I just heard your name from the owner of the bar and I'm Ace by the way," he replied to him and Elijah nodded. "What now? Are you willing to accept to work for a rich family? The salary is great and you can live in the mansion itself." "What family will I work for?" he asked. "And I'm not a college graduate, is that okay?" he added. "Cromwell Family," Ace answered seriously while looking at him. "And yeah, it's okay even if you're not a college graduate." "Okay, I'll accept it," Elijah answered. He quickly talked to his friend to tell about that job. "Really? You'll accept it?" Raiven asked him and he quickly nodded. "Okay, take care there and if they treat you like shit I will take you from them." Elijah laughed softly and took his bags containing his clothes. He looked at his friend again and said goodbye. "See you when I see you," he murmured and Raiven just nodded and he quickly left the bar, he saw Ace waiting for him outside. "Are you ready?" the man asked him and he quickly nodded and got into Ace's car, the man quickly started the engine of the car and left.Chapter 9 : Cromwell MansionThe woman looked at Ace before quickly speaking. "You really have to do that and I really want to be with him," she said.Ace nodded and sighed heavily. "He grew up in a tough life, are you sure he can handle the responsibilities he will have to face when he finally goes to the mansion?" he asked the woman."I know that and I don't trust my relatives in the mansion," the woman answered. "And I also know that the moment my enemies find out that one of my twins is alive, they will start disrupting my life again," she added."So what's your plan?" Ace asked the woman seriously.He heard her loud sigh before speaking. "That's why he has to pretend to be a security guard in the mansion," the woman answered and Ace's lips softened at what he heard."And you think he'll agree to that? That's ridiculous!" he murmured."He's looking for a new job, right? Talk to him again and tell him about being a security guard at Cromwell Mansion," the woman explained and Ace co
A beautiful abode welcomes with a big grand and gleaming door. The windows are big and the entire mansion is white, there are also many trees around that make it even more beautiful.'It's no wonder if the mansion costs a million dollars' Elijah thought.He couldn't believe that in this mansion he would be working as a security guard. He didn't know Ace personally but he really needed money so he took the risk of accepting the job the man offered."Let's go inside," Ace murmured so he quickly took his bags containing his things.The two of them walked in together, Ace opened the large door and revealed to him the quiet and empty hallway. The living room is full of expensive furniture and there are many paintings around."Every time it gets to 7pm, the Cromwells are in their room resting," Elijah heard him said."How many people live here?" he asked curiously."There used to be 28 people living here but now there are only 23."His lips parted because of what he heard, they continued wa
Chapter 1 : Welcome To My Miserable LifeIn a dark street, and only the sound of Elijah Verrazano cheap shoes could be heard. He was sweating while running down the street. He's been running the street for a minute but he still hasn't found the man he's looking for.The man he was looking for didn't pay for what he bought at the grocery store where Elijah worked, he worked there as a cashier.He stopped running because he was facing a wall and he had nowhere to run. He sighed loudly when he realized he didn't catch the man he was chasing.'I'm dead for sure' Elijah thought.The price of what the man bought that he didn't pay was huge, Elijah knew that would be deducted from his salary. His salary is already small, then what will he receive when it is deducted into his salary? 'There will be nothing left of my salary if that happens'Elijah walked back to the grocery store, his walking slowly because of nervousness. He could feel his hands getting cold and his breathing fast.'Can I j
Chapter 2 : Memories With MaraElijah slowly opened his eyes, the white ceiling is the first thing he saw. He also quickly heard the noise that he thought was the sound of music."Are you awake, bro?"He turned to the speaker and saw his friend, Raiven. Is he the one who saved him?God, he thought that he died."How did I get here?" Elijah asked as he slowly got up. He can still feel the pain of his wounds, he can't move his arm properly because of what happened.Raiven laughed. "I caught you being hurt by those cowards," his friend answered "What happened to you? Why are they hurting you? Do you have a debt with them?" the man added.Elijah sighed before shaking his head. "I just passed by where they were, and then the man with many tattoos on his body punched me," he explained. "It's good that they let you save me.""Of course I said Ares name," Raiven simply said.Elijah didn't say a word and just nodded. Ares is known as the leader of many gangs, he is also their friend but they
Chapter 3 : The Family Who Adopted Him"No! We're not going to break up, Mara. Let's fix it!" Elijah shouted at his girlfriend.He can't understand why she suddenly wants to break up with him, he remembers that they were eating happily yesterday. Then now she says that she wants to break up with him. "I don't want you anymore, Elijah! You're boring!" Mara shouted at him and started to walk away but he quickly chased her and grabbed her by the arm."What?! Let me go! We're done!" Mara yelled at him and started to remove his hand but he tightened his grip on it so she couldn't leave."I don't believe what you're saying, Mara..." he said softly. She stopped moving and looked at him."I don't care if you don't want to believe!" she yelled at him in annoyance and started to remove his hand again."Give me a reason! Give me a reason why you want to break up with me!" He shouted. "We've been together for three years, Mara. And you're just going to end it like that?! Our 4th anniversary is c
Chapter 4 : Fired The next day, Elijah left Flor's house early, when he left she and her husband were shouting at each other already and it was still because of the money. June is angry because she has already used up the money he gave her yesterday. Flor did not give up and said that the money will be used up naturally because he did not give a large amount of money.While walking, he thought about where he would look for another job, knowing that he would have difficulty finding it because he was not a college graduate.He thought it might be time to accept Raiven's job offer. The only thing that keeps him from accepting it is he knows that Flor will be angry at him if she finds out that he is working at a bar, knowing that Flor is offering him a job at her bar.When he entered the grocery store, he was quickly surprised by what his boss told him."What did you say?" he asked nervously, he could feel his hands getting cold.Armando grinned. "You are fired.""Wait, why did I suddenl
Chapter 5 : Leaving Flor's House Raiven gave him food and drinking water, he was really thankful that he met this kind of friend.Elijah stayed in his office for a few hours, Raiven said that his work will start tomorrow. He feels like his body doesn't want to go home because first he's afraid to tell Flor that he doesn't have a job anymore, he can say that he has a new job at Raiven's bar but he knows that Flor will be even more angry.Raiven gives him a ride with his motorcycle, because he said he had no money. He waited for Raiven's motorcycle to leave before he slowly entered Flor's house.He felt different because even though he was far away from Flor's house earlier, he didn't hear any shouting or voice, because every time he came home, he was used to hearing them shouting. Flor's voice was louder.'What's happening?'He caught her and June watching TV as if they didn't fight this morning. Seeing him, Flor quickly stood up and looked at him evilly.Elijah felt immediately very
Chapter 6 : New WorkElijah couldn't speak because of the man's question, a few seconds later he heard the man's laugh.The man fixed his hat and then spoke. "I'm just joking, bye! See you soon," the man said and quickly walked away causing him to be speechless, but before the man could leave he noticed the man's crown tattoo on his wrist.'Is he on drugs or what?' He just forgot about the man and continued walking but he couldn't help but think about what the man asked him.What would he do if he became a billionaire? Maybe he will find his real parents first.On the other hand, a 38-year-old woman sighed heavily. She faced a man wearing a hat and holding a brief case."Did you get his hair?" she asked him. "And by the way, you look weird with your outfit."The man removed his hat and sat on the sofa before answering her question. "Yeah," he answered. "And he looks so stunned when I ask him what he is going to do if he becomes a billionaire," the man added and laughed.The woman sho