"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 Henry. The once joyful atmosphere shifted with scorn.
"Speak of the devil."
"What are you doing here?" James growled at him.
Henry shot a cute and at the same time surprised look at him. "Were you deaf when my claims as a worthy guest were confirmed? He replied.
She poked her fingers at him, wanting to rip his eyes off his body but she was prevented from doing this by Linda.
"Leave me alone sister. Let me teach this good-for-nothing fool a lesson that he is not going to forget in a long time." She growled.
"Don't waste your sweat on him. You already know the reason that we are here, let him not be the one to blow things up for us." She replied, trying.
"Count today as one of your Lucky days. But you might not be so lucky next time."
"Not like you can hurt a fly," Henry muttered under his breath.
Kelvin brought his phone to place a call across to his father but the caller at the other end seemed to be busy.
"What's it, Kelvin? I am in an official meeting right now. Can't you call back later?"
"I am not going to take much of your time dad, I only want to ask for a little favor from you."
"Then what's it?"
"My girlfriend is trying to get a cooperation with the Floater family business group dad. Can you help me send them a request to pick us up? I am sure that they are going to listen to you?"
"Okay. I am going to see what I can do once I am less busy." His father responded and ended the call.
Everyone was eager to hear the outcome of the call from the stars on their faces.
Kelvin didn't know what to say to them but he knew that if his plan was going to work out, then he had to assure them.
Kelvin smiled, giving the first assurance of a settled mind. "He is going to send a request, in no time, you will get a reply." He gave them the answers that they were looking for.
"I still don't know how to thank you enough Kelvin, you are a lifesaver."
"Don't worry, it's nothing." He responded.
"But can he equate moving to the highest peak mountain for some people?" James quickly chimed in.
"Shows how much you adore me, darling. Cause I am practically on my own, did you have to indulge me?" He replied.
"Just so you know, you are nothing but a worthless fool."
"Just a few months that Henry has spent with us, we are already seeing a whole lot of progress." Madam Catherine added.
While they continued to rain mockery at him, someone walked him.
It was an old man with already gray hair but he was muscled and still looking as strong as ever.
He held a file in his hands with a smile on his face as he walked.
"You must be Miss. Linda, right?"
Linda winged her head but she was confused at the same time, and so was anyone present.
"That's great. I am a representative of the Floater co-operation and I wanted to inform you that you have gotten the cooperation.
Congratulations to you ma'am, an official email will be sent to you soon. If you still have interest, please reply accordingly. I will be on my way now." He finally ended and he walked away from the place.
Linda was numb and her feet drew cold lost in the realms of her imagination.
"It had to be a dream. Or she was beginning to over-imagine things. The official party that was supposed to determine their fate hasn't even begun.
Her phone made a text sound and she got it, looking through the messages.
There it was, a confirmation that this was reality and she was not dreaming.
"This is the doing of Kelvin of course. His father must be so powerful for us to have gotten the cooperation even without a test."
But even the Kelvin that he was referring to was also stunned by the turn of events. He never expected things to happen so fast.
When did his father become so efficient?
"You are the greatest." The family sang his praises. So who was he not to take it?
Kelvin smiled.
"It's nothing. And I am certainly going to do more in the future." He assured them.
"You are such a perfect gentleman Kelvin. Unlike some people that do absolutely nothing other than fill their stomach with drinks." Lady Catherine hissed.
"What do you expect? He might not get it again. Just look at Kelvin who just got us a cooperation."
Meanwhile, Henry continued to sip his drink, not even disturbed.
For the first time since they started talking, he dropped his glass and turned towards them, staring into Kelvin's eyes.
"I wouldn't be so sure if I were you guys. Bunch of idiots. How can you be deceived so easily?" He smacks, already tired of Kelvin's extra holy crap.
"What are you talking about?" James frowned.
"You should ask Kelvin your
super Son-in-law. Do you think that he was the one that helped you out? Is he even capable of doing that?" Henry replied.
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
"What is going on?" The gentle voice of the pretty lady sounded in Henry's ear. He gulped as he tightened his fists together. His eyes were glued to her lips as she spoke calmly, and her voice sounded like music to his ear. "What is going on, young man? You look very stressed.""I... I... they..." Henry stuttered as he tried to get his voice back. One of the boys around began to narrate what happened to the pretty lady. She listened attentively, and her eyes moved from the young boy to the old woman and then to Henry. She sighed after he was done with the explanation and turned to face Henry. "I can see you are in a hurry," she told him.Henry's eyes widened, and he nodded quickly. "Yes, please. I'm in a hurry to meet up..." Henry paused, realising that he could not tell the lady yet that he wanted to meet with someone on a date.He cleared his throat, scratched his head, and quickly added. "With someone."He smiled awkwardly, hoping that somehow she would be able to help. He n
The atmosphere in the Guild family did not remain the same after the little encounter and the discovery in the dinner. The entire members of the Guild family were shocked and left in awe and unbelieve about everything that went on in the party. They still found it difficult to believe that the poor Henry who they had all looked down on just a while ago was actually the heir of the Floater family whom they had all been waiting for."You know this is all your fault right?" Linda asked her mum as soon as they were in her room. "What do you mean by that?" Catherine asked with her hands akimbo.At this time, Richard had already left them and they didn't even notice his absence because they were still overwhelmed by everything that happened."You were the one who advised me to start being mean to Henry." She said amidst gritted teeth. "I loved him for real before, I actually really did love him and was ready to go any length for him." Linda cut in.She was pacing around the room now with h
"So, what have the board members decided?" Henry asked one of his executives present in the conference room.He leaned back on his seat and observed carefully as he watched all the members of my executives making their respective suggestions.He was having a meeting with his board members on how they were going to start running the company. Given that it was one of the phases of his heir test, he had a little help from his mum even though she trusted him so much to be able to pull this through, after all he accomplished the first one successfully without any problems."And we were also supposed to have this meeting with the Guild family, but we received a message from them that they would not be available for the meeting." Mr Boniface cut in after a while."Well, then we would schedule another meeting where we would have a proper discussion with them on how to start the company." Henry retorted and adjusted his tie. Linda's face appeared in his head and once again, he remembered what