"You need one and I'm not taking no for an answer." He heard his dad say, but this time he only nodded, as he reasoned his thought.
Darren raised his head with a questioning gaze. "Where will I be staying?"Seeing the question as normal, Jason didn't waste time replying. "Of course, this is your house so you will be staying here."Darren's face fell instantly. "I don't think it's right of me to spend the night here." He looked so awkward knowing that he would be spending the night at his dad's mansion when they had just met. So even with what Jason suggested, he wasn't willing.Hearing Darren's words, Jason didn't take it as offensive. He could see the hesitation in his eyes, but he just wasn't going to agree with Darren's thought. This was his house which equally means Darren's home, so it was wrong if he agreed with his son's words by letting him leave."No, no, no, like I said earlier. You're not going anywhere." His words filled with a resolute gazeDarren sighed in exasperation. "Alright, I'll stay here." He said as he knew it was unnecessary to argue over a battle that he won't win at the end of the day.When the night began getting darker, Easton was asked to show Darren his room. When Darren got to the room, he was quite surprised that it has the style of men, the interior design of the gigantic room magnifies noble and eloquent.Without wasting time, Darren slammed his exhausted and stressed body on the comfy huge size bed, which was big enough to contain three to four people. With his body on the bed and his eyes closed, he sure knew he would have a peaceful and best night ever.The next morning, Darren's eyes opened to the morning sunshine, and with a smile, he rose feeling energetic, as he rubbed his eyes.After taking his bath, he wore the same clothes as yesterday, since he left Zara's apartment without taking any of his other clothes.After fully checking himself, he went downstairs. On getting there, he could already see some people sitting down, some were reading the morning newspaper, while some were sipping either a team of coffee."Good morning Dad, good morning everyone." He waved his hand a little as everyone acknowledged his greetings."Good morning to you Darren. Hope you had a good night's rest?" The same woman who spoke to him first was the one who asked. It felt somehow strange and touching to Darren to see someone ask about his night aside from his mother. Back at Zara's house, he had always been the one asking the mother and daughter about their night and they have never for once made the mistake of asking about his night.The middle-aged woman, whose name was Adira, could notice the sudden change of expression on Darren's after she said those words, so she quickly wanted to rephrase her words so that he wouldn't be offended. "Aha, Darren what I said…" Before she could continue, she got interrupted."My night was fine Aunty. Thank you." He already knew Adira was feeling tensed up so he quickly smiled."Come have a seat." Jason, who was sitting with a newspaper in his hands, signals with his eyes for Darren to step forward to him.Although Darren moved closer as expected, he didn't sit as hesitation flooded his eyes."What's it?" Jason asked."Nothing, just that I'm still in my yesterday clothes and I don't think there is any need for me to sit. I need to go get some clothes at one of the local shops in the area, so I can at least have some clothes to be wearing." He explained.Hearing his words, Jason glanced at his waiter's clothes and noticed he was saying the truth. These were the exact clothes he saw on his body yesterday, but after that, he frowned. "What do you mean by getting your clothes at a local shop?"Darren darted his eyes with apparent confusion. He wondered what was wrong with what he said that made him frown. "Is there something wrong?" He finally asked the question." Yes, how can you think of getting yourself a cloth from a local shop, when there are many luxurious shops?"Darren was still a little confused, but then he remembered, he was given a huge sum of money yesterday. He smacked his head at his stupidity and his forgetful mind."Oh, you're right, I should be getting my clothes at a luxurious shop and not a local one." He wasn't a fool not to like good things in this life. Since he has been blessed with sudden wealth, he sure won't be stupid enough not to spend it.A smile finally cropped on Jason's face at his son's words. "Let Easton follow you."It was obvious that he wasn't asking for his answer so Darren didn't have a choice but to allow Easton to follow him. "Alright.""Before you leave, have this card and use it to get your clothes. It's stocked with money." He stretched his hands and Darren collected it without trying to refuse.Just like that, both Easton and Darren drove over to a luxurious shopping district. Darren wasn't the one who drove the car, instead, it was Easton. Before they drove out of the Mansion, Easton had wanted some of the bodyguards to follow them with different cars just for protection, but Darren politely refused. He doesn't want to be an attention seeker just within a day of becoming wealthy.When they got to the most expensive cloth shop in the area, which showcased the glimmering high-end fashion symbol on the outside, they stepped down from the car.Just when they stepped down from the car, Easton's phone rang and on the caller id, Darren could see foreign investors written on it, so he guessed it must be important and Easton might want to go pick up the call, but then suddenly he saw Easton hang up and return the phone to his breast pocket.With a confused stare, he asked. "Why did you hang up? Isn't the call important?" He needed an answer as he doesn't know why Easton did such. It shows unprofessionalism from the side of Easton which made Darren give him a disapproving look.Easton could notice the look that Darren was giving him and his eyes fell instantly. "Young master, it's not what you mean.""Then, what does it mean?" Darren asked quickly."Master specially informed me to look after you and not to leave your sight for even a bit so I'm only fulfilling the orders from master." His head was lowered as he spoke.Darren blinked his eyes in surprise. So that was it? He screeched the back of his head with embarrassment as he had thought differently of Easton for a while. Who would have expected that Easton did that for his sake?"Oh, you don't need to worry about me, I'll be inside the cloth shop so you can take your time in talking to the caller." He had a reassuring smile and without leaving a chance for Easton to refuse, he had already walked away from him.When he walked closer to the entrance, the security guard quickly granted him entrance into the shop. Right from afar, the security guard has already spotted Darren and Easton stepping out from a luxurious car so he was aware that they might be rich. Although Darren's cloth almost made him change his wealthy mindset about them from his mind, he chose to shrug off the thought away as there was a saying that appearance doesn't judge a person, whether wealthy or not.As Darren entered the shop, the salesgirl who was meant to be welcoming customers cheerfully stopped right on her back just as she was about to give a smile to the person that walked in.Her disgusted and disdainful stare couldn't be averted from Darren. Seeing the look in her eyes, Darren felt it was useless to speak to her so he stepped forward himself.Seeing him walking forward, the finely dressed salesboy and salesgirl glanced at him from head to toe, their disdainful eyes not hiding their judgment. They exchanged a knowing look, assuming this man in plain, slightly shabby attire wouldn't be able to afford anything in their store.Despite their disgusted look, Darren put on a smile and wanted to start checking the outfits, when a loud yet ridiculed voice stopped him right on the track."Hey, waiter, what are you doing at such a luxurious shop?!" Mockery and disdain could be heard in her voice.Hearing those questions, Darren turned to the voice owner and asked simply. "Where is it stated that an ordinary salesgirl has the right to question a customer about what he's doing at a cloth shop?" He asked.The salesgirl sneered, not quivering in fear at his questions. It was unnecessary to be afraid of such a lowly waiter so she held her head up high when she replied to him. "Though it's not stated anywhere that a salesgirl has the right to question a customer, I feel there is an exception to a waiter who claims to be a customer at a luxurious shop where his salary couldn't even afford the lowest clothes here!"Everyone laughed at her mockery words at Darren. Their eyes contain how much disgust they felt at Darren.Darren didn't bother, instead, he looked at the sharp tongue lady. People like her couldn't be someone who one can reason with, so it will be a waste of his mouth if he tries explaining to her.He gave an exasperated sigh. "I don't think there is any need for me to explain things to you so it will be better if you mind your business by returning to your duty."The salesgirl frowned. Wasn't implying that she was a busybody? How could he? She gritted her teeth hard as she flared up."You…""How dare you, waiter!"One of the salesgirls could predict where this whole thing would end up, so she quickly moved forward and smiled, concealing her disdainful look.As the salesgirl approached them, while at the same time, trying to conceal her smugness as she asked, "Can I help you with something, sir?" She acted as though she wasn't aware of what had happened earlier.Darren could notice the salesgirl's pretense but he chose to act oblivious since the salesgirl wasn't showing it.So he also replied politely, "Yes, I'm looking for some new clothes, something stylish but not too flashy."She gave him a condescending smile, "Of course, sir. Let me show you our latest collection."As she brought out a few clothing items, she couldn't resist making a snide remark about his appearance, "You know, these clothes are quite expensive. They might not be within your budget." She stylishly remained with him, making sure her words weren't as disdainful as the salesgirl who had almost flared up.Darren felt a pang o
When they both got back to the Walter mansion, no one was present except for his Dad. He strode forward to him, with a smile. It was obvious that his happiness was fulfilled and he couldn't ask for more.Holding the bag, he sat down. "These are the clothes I shopped for. They are not the most expensive but they are not bad either." A flash of a smile appeared on his face as he spoke, making his handsomeness glittering more.Jason glances at the bags and uses his eyes to inspect the clothes in it. "Wow, the clothes look good and like you said, they ain't bad. Go change and come back downstairs.""Alright." Darren took the bag and ran upstairs to change into one of the clothes. He didn't bother changing into expensive outfits, instead, he wore less expensive ones.After he was done changing, he went back downstairs to still see his Dad seated in the exact position as before.When Jason noticed Darren standing and staring at him, he motioned for him to come closer. "Come here." Hearing
The harsh judgments from the receptionist were undoubtedly bad and Darren felt quite offended. Whereas, the hotel was something he could afford to buy with just a phone call. Despite it being a huge hotel he chose to maintain his dignity."What did you just say?" He asked, after regaining his thought back. A snarled scowl appeared on her face as she scoffed. "Yes, you heard me right, how can a trash person with an appearance like this decide to book a room at a seven-star hotel like this, or didn't you read the sign board outside before entering the hotel with your worthless legs." Her eyes were fixed on his leg as she spoke."My clothes?" He questioned, of course, his clothes were not cheap but expensive so what is she saying?" Yes, the outfits you are wearing aren't fit for a customer of his hotel. You have to dress as someone worthy, if not how would you be able to pay for an expensive room here."Darren wanted to argue and tell her that his clothes ain't cheap, as she claims, b
To say Darren was amazed is an understatement. He couldn't believe his ears. They wanna beat him go into a stupor? Did he steal his master's money? He may once have been a waitress but currently, he could control thousands of people with just a call.Darren kept watching how they would beat him up as promised. He had the chance of calling Easton but he chose not to."Call Carl for me! He needs to deal with his riffraff" the manager, whose name was Stella Instructed the receptionist. Within a twinkle of an eye, she rushed out to call Carl, who happened to be the head of the hotel security officers."He is on his way ma'am" the receptionist uttered upon her arrival.Darren stood in Akimbo, he was finding it difficult to digest the whole situation but still found it somehow interesting because he was waiting for who would dare to beat up a billionaire."Is he the one?" Carl asked, with a hoarse voice. Darren raised his head to find a hefty man closer to him. He was very huge like a hippo
It's another day! Darren woke up early and cleaned up for the day. He entered his mini dressing room to pick up what to wear since he couldn't wear what he wore the other day.Firstly, he picked one of the latest designers that was worth a hundred million dollars and wanted to put it in but on second thought, he dropped it and picked a simple white shirt with black trousers. They may also cost a fortune but it wasn't obvious and resembled one of the simple wears that are sold on the street side."Good morning young master" Easton greeted and halted immediately he sighted what he was putting on."Good morning Easton. I don't remember calling you, why are you here so early this morning?" Darren questioned, thinking if Easton didn't sleep at all."I'll be taking you out wherever you are going, so I need to wake up early. If I may ask, why are you putting on this dress when you have lots of designers that will make thousands of people bowing for you with your dress only?" Easton was amaze
Darren was staring at Anita, seeing the shock on her face made him recall how Zara offered him the same deal, two years ago. He has no intention of getting so much attached to Anita but who knows, that may save her life. If Zara had met him earlier and offered him the deal earlier, he may still have his mother Right beside him, hale and healthy.Anita was perplexed, she just met a stranger and he is willing to get married to her for her health's sake. Is that how people got married?"Excuse me mister, but have we met before? Coz I'm trying to recall where I've seen your face but my brain isn't working as expected." She finally found her voice and asked the question."Do we need to meet before I can help you? There is no problem if you don't want my help. Take care and be safe" Darren responded and wanted to make his way out of Anita's ward when Anita's voice stopped him."What do you want in return?" She questioned, still shocked by the whole Palava. Her boyfriend of three years just s
Darren woke up, packing a few of his clothes inside an old sack bag. He stared at himself for the last time in the mirror and was satisfied with his looks."Are you sure you wanna do this? The house we are talking about is wretched and can collapse at any time" Easton questioned for the tenth time."I've made up my mind, Easton. I'll be getting married to Anita and start living with her. Hopefully, she will get her surgery done by next week" Darren retorted and smiled in satisfaction.Easton picked up the bag and led the way out of the hotel. Anita had earlier sent the address of her house to Darren, who was glad to avenge all that had happened in the past. The driving took almost one hour to the location, where Easton parked and pointed at Anita's house to him. Darren confidentially stepped down from the car and left for his new house.To his surprise, he met Dave outside Anita's house, mocking her in his usual mockery tone."I only came to pick up the remains of my belongings. You c
Dave moved closer to them annoyingly. He helped Clara to get back on her feet but obviously, he was vexed."You are too careless and let this guy sweet talk get to you! Why will you fall amidst his drama?" He ranted."I mistakenly slipped, don't talk to me like I choose to embarrass you intentionally!" She fired back at him.Darren and Anita were watching the drama as if they were in a cinema house."And you? Where did you borrow all these dresses? I'm sure you can't afford them! Tell me right now!" Dave yelled, making his vein come out of his forehead. He was embarrassed but rather chose not to make it apparent that he had lost."Borrow? Do you think he has money to borrow these? Come to think of it, he may have stolen it from a wedding shop. I'll make sure to call the cops to investigate" Clara added, trying to look for her phone to call the cops."Darren, we don't need to drag the issue with them. They are both losers but wouldn't wanna admit it. Let's go inside for our marriage vow