Henry continued to search for it but no matter how much he did, he could not find it.
"It was right here." He mumbled to himself calmly.
Mr. Mark frowned.
"What tricks are you trying to come up with this time?" His brows furrowed.
"It's obvious that she already lost the bet and there is no trick under his sleeves anymore." Evelyn smiled brightly.
"Hey, Stinker." She called out to Henry. "You should drop the act of yours already and admit defeat. You are Just going to do the licking for a day."
Evelyn brought out her cell phone and pushed her shoes off her feet, going further to say still smiling.
"I just need to get a capture of your face licking my feet so I will post it on my social media account."
"Don't worry." She furthered with a really cute face.
"I am sure that you are going to trend all over the internet for the first time in your life all thanks to me."
Henry stopped standing. An obvious frown on his face now.
They all shot glances at him, the only thing that he could do now was call his mother but his cell phone was gone too...
"What a mess."
"Come do your job already." Evelyn snarled.
The door fell open and someone walked quickly into the hall. Mr. Mark recognized the man to be a worker for the Jade family just by the badge on his shirt...
Even though he was just a guard, Mr. Mark paid him so much respect, bowing down even to greet him.
If only he knew that the actual heir had been the one standing with him all this while.
"Good day, sir." He pushed forward a broad smile and bowed once again.
"You must be a guard from the Jade family sent to accompany the heir. Is he here already? I would love to welcome him into the hall myself."
The guard was confused. He looked at Henry and returned his gaze to them...
"What in the name of Mother Earth was going on?" Was the thoughts that ran back and forth in his head...
But he quickly made his way towards Henry.
Mr. Mark gritted his teeth angrily and so did Evelyn.
"I always knew that he was going to cause trouble. That homeless punk."
He arranged his collar with a smile, going further to explain even though he had not been asked to give any.
"He is just one of those numerous beggars that walk into this place on a regular basis but I will get him off from here in a moment before he walks in."
The guard was awestruck. His foot was numb on the spot where he stood and he could only move his lips.
"Master Henry? A beggar?"
Mr. Mark and Evelyn were confused, not getting wind of what was still going on...
Henry was at ease now as he smiled. He was the justified Villain who was going to execute his aims without any form of stress.
"Is there a problem?" Henry Inquired.
"Yes, Young master." The guard shivered at his words.
"Young master?" Mr. Mark's heart raced. "What in the name of Mother Earth was going on there?" He thought further.
"Could it be?" He threw the thoughts away from his head the instant it came. There was no way that could be possible. There had to be some sort of mistake somewhere.
The hands of the guard quivered as he ran through his pockets and finally produced the card.
He finally handed it over to Henry. Even from afar, Mr. Mark noticed the glittering shine of the card with the embalmer of the Jade family.
His heart shifted.
Shockwaves ran through his spine and he could hardly breathe properly. He had offended the wrong person.
Meanwhile, Evelyn was the ignorant person among them but she was caught in awe by the beauty of the card too..
"What's that?" She wanted to fill in her curiosity but instead, she got a thunderous slap on her face.
Evelyn's face burned with ache and she was one who expressed her confusion while she massaged her face to ease the pain.
"But.. But. Mr. Mark." She was too confused to speak.
"You fool. You were the one that got me into this mess. You made me believe that he was a beggar." He thundered.
"Do you realize what the heir is capable of doing? Do you realize that he can tear this mall apart within a blink?" He thundered.
"Heir!! Henry?? But how is that even possible." She was puzzled and frightened at the same time.
But the next slap that came afterward was even more thunderous than the first, ripping apart the mechanism of her mind.
"You still dare to doubt?" He scoffed.
Seeing Henry's face renewed his fears. Henry had his life on his palms and could determine if he wasn't going to live or not.
He fell to his knees, his hands clipped in a praying manner and his head bowed to the ground.
"Please forgive me, young master Henry. I would have treated you better If I realized who you were earlier and that scumbag had not messed with my mind." He pleaded while trying to shift blame at the same time.
"Just give me one more chance to master Henry and I am going to make sure that I do my best." He said.
Meanwhile, as for Evelyn, the world seemed to be moving so fast. Just w while ago, she thought that she already had the heir in her grip
But now, she had offended him in such a manner that might lead to him taking his life.
There were tears in her eyes, she was too young to die. She didn't even realize when she fell to the ground and started pleading for his mercy.
"Please, sir. Please forgive me. I was so naive and stupid, I could have treated you better."
Henry stared at them from above like objects of amusement. He stared at his wristwatch and knew that he didn't have much time to waste there.
"I will forgive the both of you." He finally said and they paused
Their faces flooded with so much excitement at the thought that they were not going to die after all.
But he was not yet done with them.
"But you will have to fulfill the promises that were made even when I can prove my status as the heir and after that, we will be just cool."
"But not with my feet. My shoes would be enough. You are not up to class for the former."
A dry cough erupted and Henry's eyebrows twitched. "Is there a problem?" He Inquired.
They would dare to say no if they didn't want to put their lives on the line after all.
"They forced a smile on their faces."
"Sure young master." Their faces were filled with regrets but they didn't dare to object.
"Oh. And I forgot." Henry exclaimed and quickly brought out the cell phone that he had replaced in his pockets, handing it over to the guard who accepted it, quivering.
"I want you to record this moment and make sure that their faces are showing pretty well." He said.
The guard nodded his head. And they went ahead to do as instructed until Henry was satisfied.
He took the phone from the guard and watched the live action with a smile on his face.
"This is perfect. I am pretty so that it's going to make a trend since it has not made a trend all my life. Thanks, ma'am for the advice."
Evelyn still shivered at the words.
"Now if you would let me, I have work to do." He said.
He ran through the hall and picked what caught his fancy, after which he left the hall.
Soon, they arrived at home. He had less than two more hours left to prepare for the party. Once he got home, he caught his mother waiting at the door.
It was pretty weird and he could already tell that something was wrong. His eyes farrowed as he went further to inquire.
"Is something wrong mum?" He inquired.
"Elders of the family came." She announced slowly.
"What were they going to do again? Cause troubles for his mother?" He thought.
"Did they cause you any trouble, mother?" He inquired, wanting to break a few bones already.
"No, it's about you.
They want you to present your wife or someone that you wish to get married to." She announced.
"That's the last of your three tribulations."
His heart seemed to seize.
"Are you planning to take that scumbag as your wife?" She eyed.He didn't want to talk about it. Staring at the wristwatch in his hands, he quickly said, hiding the sigh that was hiding on his face."Mom, I am going to be back really soon." He responded.Henry stormed off and got into the room. Getting dressed as soon as he could, he soon left for the party.The venue of the party glittered from afar. Even though they still had almost thirty minutes to begin, most of them had already arrived for the party.What for the others that were yet to arrive? Their cars raced on the street as though they were in some sort of marathon."Get out of the way you scumbag! Not like the heir is going to favor you anyways." Drivers on the verge of breaking out yelled at each other.At some point, Henry Could not help but smile."Stop here." He turned over to the guard who drew a stop with a confused expression on his face."I am going to highlight here." Henry further stated his intentions.The drive
"Young Master?" Everyone was confused.Looking at the classy lady, she was just a class above that of the guard. He was confused and shot stared at her."What's going on here?" The guard Inquired with confusion written all over his face.She was about to give in the explanation but Henry was able to stop her with a blink. Thoughts were already running through Linda's head."Could it be? No, it was certainly not possible?" She threw the evil thought away from her head."You are making a really big mistake this man is stealing into this place." The guard replied. "But I am chasing him out already."Her eyes twitched"Have you gone mad? Chasing Madam Gu's guest?" She thundered."Madame Gu?" Everyone exclaimed. The guard's heart almost stopped beating."But how is it possible that he knows Madame Gu."If not for Henry, she could have revealed the truth a long time ago."I'm sorry sir." She apologized on his behalf knowing how much trouble she had gotten herself into."You should come wit
"Yeah, it's no big deal. My father has a strong connection with the Floater family. Once he asks for their help, I am sure that they are going to get you on the list.""Thank you so much, Kelvin, I don't know how much I can appreciate you after everything that you have done for us." She appreciated it.James blushed."Kelvin, you are such a superhero, from today, I am going to have you as my idol." He said.And Kelvin trapped him by his shoulders. "I am sure that you are going to do a greater exploit than me?" His words were even more encouraging than that of motivational speakers.But even the little insects wouldn't be so sure about that, especially for someone who wouldn't move a limb and only depended on his sister's wealth.Madam Catherine smiled. "This is the Son-in-law that I am talking about, not that scumbag." She muttered aloud.Once she said the words, the chair beside them she had not been occupied for a while drew open.They all stared at it only to notice that it was H
Everyone turned to me in amazement as they faced Henry. They were all shocked at his response, and different thoughts ran through their different minds at the same time. What gave Henry the boldness to reply to them that way. Kelvin shifted on his seat and cleared his throat uncontrollably. His palm had begun to sweat, and he quickly tightened his fist. He wondered within himself if it was truly his father's doing. Henry was right. Does his father command such authority? Could his father really pull that string?"I'm sure you only came here to eat and drink," James mocked Henry. "Of course, what else do beggars know how to do?"Henry stared at James for a while, and then he snickered. The snicker sounded so loud and annoying. Everyone in the room was still amazed at Henry's newfound courage. "I knew you were only pretending to be meek all along," Madame Catherine said to Henry. "Your true colors are finally out."Madame Catherine was also amazed at Henry's new courage but tried to
Meanwhile amidst all the drama going on inside the of the party hall, there were still guests arriving one after the other in their respective cars.A black limousine pulled up outside, it was differing from all the cars that had arrived earlier, everything about it spoke of class and affluence. Anyone looking at the car from afar would know that whoever the occupant of that car was, they must be very powerful.As soon as the limousine stopped, two men on black pristine suits quickly jumped out of the car and one of them opened the door to the limousine while the other stood aside. It almost looked as though they had really spent time to do those things in sync.The first thing one would notice as soon as the door opened was first, a foot which stepped out of the car, then followed by another foot. It was not just an ordinary foot, but one which had on one of the most expensive s
Madame Gu stood in front of the crowd with a graceful smile on her face. Everyone had their eyes fixed on her lips, ready to hear her speech."I am really glad we all gathered here today to have this dinner together," she began to speak with so much elegance even in her tone.She dashed her eyes freely from one person to the other, and her brows were straightened in perfect confidence."Thank you all for availing yourself and for honoring my invitation. "She paused for some time, her eyes now fixed on Catherine. A smirk appeared on her face as she opened her mouth to speak."I am still glad that you greased the dinner with your presence, even though it is more of a favor to you that it is to me."There was an uncomfortable atmosphere around the table, as everyone exchanged uncomfortable glances with each ot
Henry was mad at Natasha for daring him. He stared at her without saying a word as he gulped down saliva. Natasha moved even closer to Henry, who was not ready to get into a fight with her. "You know what," she told him. "You don't have to send me any...""See you tomorrow at the dinner," Henry interrupted her and walked away without giving her the chance to say another word. Natasha folded her fist as she watched Henry leave. Men worshipped her. They were all ready to do whatever she asked, just to have her. She didn't think any of the men who wanted and worshipped her were worthy to have her. If she had known, she would have picked a husband amongst them. Henry didn't seem like someone who was ready to lick her feet. She knew it would be a problem for her if she continued with the marriage.Natasha stood still watching Henry until he was out of sight. She was speechless, and at the same time, she was stunned. She wondered if Henry didn't see her properly. She was too soft for any
Henry woke up from the wrong side of the bed that morning, remembering all the encounters he had with Natasha the other day and how much she had annoyed him.He had invited her for dinner that night and although he hated her guts, he knew he still had to play along with his mother until he had gotten on his feet.But above all, he needed to concentrate on work.Henry was about going into the bathroom to take his bath when his phone beeped. He picked it up to see that someone had texted him just then. It once again came into his realization that he had a company to run and his success in this company would depend if he was going to be a worthy heir or not.Henry replied to the text and stepped into the bathroom to take his bath. The first downpour of water from the shower did much to take away all the anger he had woken up with that morning, but not entirely. He still had fragments of it left.The first thing that welcomed Henry when he stepped out of the bathroom was the knock on his
Every other person in the ballroom went numb and stared at the center of the room like they had seen a ghost. In fact, they had indeed seen a ghost because everyone initially believed that Henry was dead.Yes! Henry Floater was standing in the middle of the room.Miguel was quick to regain his composure immediately, he was the first to speak."What are you doing here? How did you escape?" He asked under his breath, pointing at Henry. "Shouldn't you be in prison? How did you show up here without fear of being thrown back in jail?"It was finally Madame Gu's turn to speak as she turned towards Miguel and cast him an angry glance."Don't you dare speak about my son like that." Madame Gu said and finally ran towards Henry. "Where have you been, my son? What happened to you?" She stood from afar, unsure if she should touch him or not.She swallowed hard as she studied his face, it was really Henry.Henry reached out for his mother and hugged her. His eyes were focused on Natasha who was s
Madame Gu slipped the ring into her middle finger while standing in front of the mirror. It was finally the day for the much awaited ball.She stared at her reflection in the mirror. This was not her, this was not what she used to look like. But everything that had happened within the past few days had reduced her into a shadow of herself.Natasha had also been invited to the ball and Madame Gu wondered why. Her company had not formed any alliance with the Floater group, Henry whom she was supposed to get married to and strengthen the relationship between the two companies is nowhere to be found, and had been presumed dead by the law enforcement agents and the cops.But Madame Gu had refused to believe that her son was dead. But why wasn't there? If he wasn't dead, why was he yet to show up?A tear dropped from Madame Gu's eyes, but she was able to hold it back and run her thumb over her eyes to get rid of the tears the moment she heard her room door pushed open from outside."Miss Na
Natasha woke up that morning to an open window which she had intentionally forgotten to lock the previous night, maybe because she enjoyed the natural breeze that was coming in through the window.It felt so..."Soothing." Natasha said, staring out of the window before she got out of bed. She went to sit in front of her dressing mirror and stared into it. Looking at her reflection now made her realize how much weight she had lost and how neglected she was looking over the last few months. She had practically become a shadow of herself ever since Henry got missing and had been presumed dead. She had found herself unable to live with his absence ever since then.She had gone to bed with her mother banging on her door the previous night, trying to find out what was wrong with her and trying to get her to come downstairs and have something to eat.Even though she felt bad for her mother who was obviously worried about her, she still could not bring herself to go outside, nor could she eve
Linda rolled her eyes and tried to avoid Richard, but she did not have my luck because he had already blocked her by the time she arrived at her car."What do you want?" She fired at him as he blocked the entrance to her car.She gave him a once over in a condescending manner, the kind of manner which would have him rethinking his life for the next few moments."What do you think you are doing, Linda? I hope you know the part you chose isn't the best for you? Instead of coming to me and let's resolve our issue together, you went ahead to cast me away just like that, just because you felt like I would not be useful to you." Richard pressed and Natasha rolled her eyes and let out a heavy scoff."You?" She said in the most condescending manner he had even seen and eyed him viciously. "Who exactly are you?" She asked amused and almost burst into a loud laughter. "And of what use are we supposed to be to me?" She questioned, watching him from head to toe while remembering how he had lied t
Two people were seen on a bed, involved in a steamy, raunchy romance.The two people were eventually revealed to be Miguel and Linda. After a while, Linda broke away from the kiss and slightly pushed Miguel backwards."What?" He questioned, looking deeply into her eyes. "Why did you stop? I was starting to get lost in the moment and you suddenly pulled away." They were both sitting on the bed, facing each other in an intimate position. Their faces were only inches apart, it would not be difficult for things to get steamy between them and for them to get intimidate one more time, Miguel would have easily pulled her into his arms and they would go into another steamy round of romance, but he noticed that she had something important to say, so he just let her speak."You wanted to say something?" He asked, lowering his head to meet hers."I... I actually don't know how you will feel about what I am about to say to you now." Linda began, playing with her fingers. She had her eyes lowered
Henry was seated beside the friendly military personnel who had been showing him around since he showed up there and had been equally trying to help him.He was promised by the military personnels that they were going to help him redeem himself and equally take back his company from his uncles. "Because your father had been very nice to us while he was alive, we are going to do everything within our power to help his son." The military man said to him while tapping his shoulder lightly.There were now in the underground office which Henry had been surprised that existed there in the first place when he was first led there. It was more like a tech room because it was lined with several computers and laptops and equally a strong Internet connection."I've been trying to track down Mr Pierson." The man who was sitting beside Henry said, his eyes were focused on the screen of the computer in front of him. "The person protecting him must be a very powerful person. It seems hard to be able
"You know you can't continue like this," Natasha's mom tried to persuade her. "You haven't eaten anything in days. You have been crying all day... you stopped going to work. Do you want to kill yourself?" "See how lean you look," her father lamented. Natasha just sat there, staring blindly at her parents. They were all seated on her bed. She sat in between her parents. "Natasha," her mom called as she pulled her close and hugged her. "You've done so much to get the company to where it is now. Why do you want to ruin everything?" "Just when I realised that I loved him, mom. They didn't even give me the chance to say it to him. They didn't give me the chance to have the last conversation with him, and they took him away from me." Her mom kept rubbing her shoulder while patting her back. Her parents knew she would ruin the company if she continued with the way she was going. Her father's phone began to ring, and he quickly picked it up. He stood up and walked towards the window to
SIX MONTHS LATER Henry's eyes were fixed on the blue Mercedes as it drove into the military training ground. He didn't shift his gaze from the car for a second. For some reason, he was attracted to the blue Mercedes. It finally stopped at a corner of the training ground, and the door opened. Henry's eyes first caught the silver heels as it alighted from the car, and his heart sank. He rarely saw women since he was brought into the training ground. He only saw them whenever he was outside, which was very rare. The men didn't allow him to go out. Other men were training at the training ground, while Henry was seated at a corner, thinking about his mother and Natasha. He wondered if they were looking for him. He didn't want to disobey the orders of not calling his mother."By the time she realises you're safe and stops searching for you. The police would become suspicious. "He would not forget the words. He sighed deeply as he removed his mind from the thought. The next time he look
It's been two weeks already, and Madam Gu had not been able to figure out where her son was talking to. The police had searched everywhere in the country, and they could not find Henry. There was also no record of Henry leaving the country. Madame Gu told herself that she was going to press charges against Henry's uncles and all of her relatives if Henry was not found. The police would also have to provide her son. If they didn't arrest him for a crime he knew nothing about, then he wouldn't be missing by now. "On what grounds are you going to press charges against them?" Madam Gu's lawyer asked her. "You have no evidence that they have him. Mere assumptions can not even win in the courtroom." Madame Gu sighed deeply. She was deeply worried. She felt that the earlier she started acting, then the better for her and her son. Since no one had called her for ransom yet, then it was not a kidnap to raise funds or something. They kept her son so that they could kill him. It was better t