The man looked around the small mortal thoughtfully as if he was thinking about something. Sally handed him a cup of coffee and told him, “Sir, here you go. Please wait a moment, I will be down shortly. May I have your surname, please?”
“Franklin.”
“Okay, Mr. Franklin.”
Sally then went upstairs to clean up that room. The man took a sip of his coffee and took his camera out of his bag. He sat in the lobby before pointing the camera to the first floor. Then he zoomed in and noticed a sign in a room on the second floor that said, “Boss’s room, knock if you need anything.” The man then smiled.
At the same time, Giselle was sitting by her room’s window and reading a book under the weak light that illuminated her face. He had her long, shining blonde hair down over her shoulders, and was wrapped in a brown blanket.
Adrian had already been standing in the doorway for ten minutes. He was carrying
Giselle came back to her senses, wiped her eyes, and then asked, “Who is it?”The person at the door did not respond. Giselle froze and then repeated the question she had just asked. It had already been 1:30 AM. She initially assumed it was a guest. They would visit her if the receptionist could not solve their issue.However, the person was not a guest. Just when she thought she had heard wrong, she heard a knock on the door again. She then proceeded to move towards the door. Through the peephole on the door, she looked around but saw no one. Just as she was perplexed, she noticed a black shadow obscuring the peephole.Taken aback, Giselle stumbled. Then, she heard another knock on the door. Seconds later, a piece of paper came in through the door and touched her toes. Giselle was frightened and almost screamed out as she saw a line on the paper. “Giselle, how is our son doing now?”Her face turned pale quickly, and she didn&rsquo
As soon as Jenson finished speaking, Adrian lifted a chair and threw it at Jenson, shouting, F*ck you! You wish!”He moved so quickly that Giselle didn’t even have time to react. The chair hit Jenson and fell to the floor with a loud clang, waking almost all the guests. In disbelief, everyone opened their eyes. Someone yelled as they opened the door, “What the hell is going on? It’s late at night!”Then a bunch of bulky men smashed the glass door with a steel pipe. Terrified, the receptionist ducked under the counter, and the guests who had gone out to see what was going on, ran screaming back to their rooms. After that, the bulky man beat the hell out of Adrian and captured him.Seeing that Giselle yanked on Jenson’s shirt and yelled hysterically, “What the hell are you doing? Let go of Adrian!”Jenson covered his bleeding head wound with the towel in his left hand. He shook Giselle off harshly before sayin
Alice’s voice was sweet and made Zayden feel his heart beating faster. She looked so enchanting and even winked at him.She said, “Don’t make this ‘hard’ for me!”Zayden froze and then locked his gaze on her. “Can you repeat that?” He asked, his voice was husky.“Please promise to stay at your house during this time, okay?”Zayden agreed right away. Alice knew exactly what she had to do. Zayden also knew when he needed to do what she said.As Zayden was about to do something to her, Alice said, “I want to have a ice cream.”“Now?”“Yeah! Honey, I love you. Could you please go downstairs and get some ice cream for me?”Zayden was immediately aroused with lust when he heard her sweet voice. He even desired to sleep with Alice immediately. On the other hand, Alice has learned how to bargain with him. She said, “Darling, I’m going to take a bath right now. I’m hoping to get some ice cream after my bath.”Zayden was excited thinking about how lovely Alice would look after her bath. “Wait f
Zayden sounded very calm and didn’t seem to care about it.Alice was silent for a moment and said, “I know it’s reasonable that you don’t care about this. But no matter what, she is your mother, and you have always thought of Adrian as a friend, too.”Zayden cut her off before she could finish her sentence, saying, “Stop it!” He sounded cold as if he didn’t care, and didn’t believe it had anything to do with him.Then he continued, “I don’t want help her. Since she left my house, everything she had done has nothing to do with me. I am not obligated to help this total stranger. Go home, Alice.”Alice said, “I always treated Adrian as my brother. Why don’t you help him for the sake of me?”“The only brother you have is George.”Hearing that Alice was so angry that she was speechless, she paused for a moment before saying, “Okay, I don’t need you to help me. I will figure it out by myself.”She then hung up the phone, and she became even more irritated when she saw the smashed door. Alic
It was already dusk at this point. The room was dimmed with only a small table lamp on the table remaining lit.Giselle brought the photo album to the coffee table and showed Alice the black and white photograph on the first page of the photo. A young man and a woman stood side by side, a short little boy stood beside the man, and the woman held a newborn baby.Giselle said, “My biological parents abandoned me when I was born. At that time, Zayden’s grandparents went to church nearby and found me at the gate. Then I become a member of the Collins family. Aden was only a year old at that time.”Sean was already a successful man when he was young, and he was very much in love with his wife. A few years later, Mrs. Collins finally becomes pregnant with Aden.Back then, as usual, they went to a church on a new nearby mountain. There they picked up Giselle, and they treated her as if she were their child.“The Collins never told me I was not one of them, and I didn’t find out until I was 1
Giselle continued to talk about the past and looked very sorrowful. She said, “Every time I saw Zayden the first few years after he was born, I remembered that horrible past. I felt terrible about Aden, so I kept travelling overseas and rarely returned home. As a result, Zayden and I had never been close for all those years.”Giselle was away from home since she didn’t want to interfere with Aden’s love life. When he met the proper person, she planned to divorce him, but Aden had done nothing for over a decade and didn’t appear interested in dating other ladies.Alice could not help but comment, “Didn’t you see it that Aden loves you deeply? Don’t you know how much he loved you?”Giselle gave a self-mocking laugh and said, “Of course, I can see that, I’m not stupid. Whenever he was around me, I could feel that he loved me very much. No matter how busy he was, he would pick me up at the airport and cook my favourite food every time I returned home. Even though Zayden and I were not fam
“Alice I was hoping you could go find Mr. Baseley at a Unique Antique shop in Rose City. Then I’d like you to present him the one of the bracelets. He will buy it as soon as he sees it, believe me,” Giselle appeared to be sure of it.“Is he friend of yours?” Alice asked.Giselle shook her head and said, “He is Aden’s friend, and I have only met him few times. I wore this bracelet at my wedding. He spotted them during the wedding and told me I could sell them to him later if I don’t want them.”Giselle was heartbroken simply thinking about it as she never expected to sell them one day.Alice didn’t know how to say no, so she took the bracelet. After that, she rushed back to Rose City that night because it was an emergency. Alice couldn’t wait any longer because three days had already passed.She arrived in Rose City shortly after sunrise, and she spent a long time searching the house before discovering a safe deposit box in the garage. Taking a deep breath, Alice opened it.The safe do
After getting the bills, Alice immediately rushed back to the town without even having time to rest. She had not slept all day, and it was already late. Afraid that she had fallen asleep while driving, she bought a lot of coffee.Right after Alice arrived at Giselle’s hotel, she handed her the check. Meanwhile, Giselle appeared relieved and said, “Thank you.”“You are welcome.” Alice smiled and said. She didn’t say anything about the bracelets because she feared Giselle would feel pressured.“I have thought it through! Adrian will go to school in America as planned after this, and I will travel somewhere else. Jenson won’t be able to find me anymore,” Giselle said.Alice replied, “Don’t worry, he will get his Karma one day. The law will punish him.”Then Giselle looked down at her watch and said, “Well, I hope so. You can have good rest now, and I have got a room ready for you. You have gone through a lot for me over the last few days, and I appreciate it.!”Alice said, “No thanks. I’
“Mom, don’t come over!” Eliana and Max yelled at the same time.“Alice, you are such a lucky bitch. You have such two wonderful children. I have worked hard my entire life, but now I have nothing in the end,” Jessica said in an envious tone.‘Did you just mention children? Could be that you suddenly wanted to meet Gary before you die because he’s your only family?’ At the thought, Alice gently asked “Jessica, do you want to meet Gary?”Instead of answering Alice's question, Jessica remained silent. She then bowed her head and began trembling.“I will call him right now. He just left, so he will come back soon,” Alice added.“Is Gary really coming back?”“Yeah. He’s doing great this year. He has always get high grades on his test and he is popular school. He is just as smart as you are.” Alice praised Jessica in the hopes of changing her mind.“He didn’t want to see me. I tried to talk to him this year, but his maid always mistook me for a beggar and told me get lost.” Jessica spoke in
A woman in a janitor’s uniform rushed out of the tool room as Eliana and Charlotte left the restroom. The woman then pressed a fruit knife against Eliana’s neck. Eliana had no idea what was going on because it happened so quickly. She could not stop shaking when she felt the cold metal against her skin.Charlotte was so scared that she screamed. Then she immediately covered her mouth. After hearing her voice many people made their way to the restroom. However, no one dared to approach them, they all stood back and watched.Eliana grabbed the woman’s arm from behind as she wanted to wrestle her to the ground. She thanked Alice were forcing her to take so many taekwondo classes at this moment.However, the woman realized what Eliana was trying to do. She whispered in a husky voice, “Don’t do anything. I will slit your throat if you move one more time. By then your blood will flow like a water flower and you will die tragically.”The woman’s voice was so husky that it made Eliana feel li
Dominic saw Eliana the moment she walked into the room. He looked at her as if he could not take his eyes off her. Eliana shone like a star that was even more dazzling than the bright chandelier. Whenever he looked at her, his heart beat faster, and his palms sweat.Ever since Eliana entered the hall, Dominic had been looking at her. He watched her as she walked around the venue and to greet the guests and he was disappointed when he noticed that many young boys were looking at her as much as he was.Later on, the host asked Eliana and Max to come on the stage. They sang the birthday song together and then catch the multi-tiered cake. Zayden then announced that the party was started.It was not until then that Eliana was free. When she saw him after she left the stage, Eliana moved quickly towards Dominic. Every step she took seemed to step into his heart, causing it to beat like a drum.Dominic had been waiting for Eliana to become an adult for the past two years, but she had no idea
After dinner, Eliana comes back to her apartment. She took a quick shower before going to bed. As she lay down in bed, she checked her phone and found tons of unread messages in the Team Wolf Chat Group. Eliana was supposed to join her teammates in celebrating their victory after the game, but she didn’t because her parents showed up unexpectedly.Eliana’s teammates not only posted pictures from dinner in the chat room, but they also mentioned for several times. Eliana was about to go to bed after replying to everyone's message, but the moment she discovered Dominic had also texted her, she perished her thoughts.Dominic had become extremely busy since he retired from the e-sports circle two years ago and returned to London to take over his family’s business. Recently, instead of having time to play games with her, he could only teach her practical strategies occasionally.Dominic returned to Rose City this time just to watch their game. However, Dominic and Eliana didn’t even have ti
After the game was over, the lights in the hall lit up and the host invited two teams onto the stage after congratulating the winners.Max and his parents took a seat in the first row. People around them began to whisper in surprise, and they only stopped when Team Wolf showed up on the stage.The stage was well-lit, but the auditorium was dark, so Eliana had no idea her parents, whom she had not seen in a long time, had arrived on the scene.Standing on this stage, Eliana smiled while waving at the audience. She sparkled like a diamond and nothing seemed to be able to dim her light.Meanwhile, Alice looked at Eliana as if she was her biggest fire. She felt proud of Eliana from the bottom of her heart.Initially, Alice was furious when she learned that Eliana wanted to become an e-sports player. However, she began to regret it after Eliana became a world champion. ‘If I stopped her back, then I would have stopped her from succeeding. Thank goodness I didn’t do so. Alice thought to her
Two years later, an important match took place in a hall in the center of Rose City. Eliana’s team, the Wolfs would play against a team from another country.Teen Wolf had previously won the world championship twice while their opponent was a dark horse team that had only recently formed. As a result, game lovers from both countries eagerly anticipated this match.At the same time, this was the most crucial match for Eliana since she joined Team Wolf two years ago. She would be a member of the world championship team if she won the game. However, she would lose her best chance to win the World Championship if she lost it. Therefore, Eliana took this match very seriously.Because the Dream High Group was one of the match sponsors, the live room was packed with people Eliana knew. Although ticker prizes had risen to several thousand dollars per person, Max could still obtain tickets for his family.At that moment, Trevor, Maggie, and their children sat in the center of the front row. Da
Henry was very efficient. Two days later, he managed to place the information he had gathered about Dominic on Max’s desk.Then Max started reading it carefully.Dominic Deleon was Dominic's full name. He was born and grew up in London, and he was twenty years old. His great-grandfather was a politician who once held a high govt position. His grandfather was a successful businessman who owned a large corporation. As for his father, he was a businessman who made the company well.Dominic was the family’s only child, but he was uninterested in business. He fell in love with e-sports in college and soon signed up with an E-sports company. Later, he made it to one of the best teams in the country and was named captain due to his outstanding performance. He once led his team to a world championship victory.Before moving to Rose City Dominic attended a university in London. However after he fell out with his parents, he transferred to a college in Rose City because several of his teammates
“Do you really want to know about it?” Dominic asked after some thought.“Yes!” Eliana said.“I might tell you after we get to know each other better. But, you know, we are not even friends now,” He said.“Well, I’m not interested in that anymore.” Eliana said. She became impatient, so she stopped talking to Dominic.“Are you angry?” Dominic asked.“No.”“I know you won’t get angry that easily.”“That’s because I know getting angry easily is bad for my health. It’s nothing to do with you.”Hearing Eliana’s words, Dominic burst out laughing. He knew Eliana loved sashimi, so he gave her that plate. “Well, we are friends now,” he said.At that time, Charlotte was talking to Kevin and Max was talking to Jason. On the other hand, Max kept a close eye on Dominic and paid attention to his every move.Dominic quickly realized this, so he turned to look at Max. The two boys then locked their gaze on each other. Max appeared weary and hostile whereas Dominic didn’t seem to be bothered by Max’s
Alice nearly fell on her knees and then stood up straight with all her strength. Seeing that Zayden was in more pain. He wanted to rush to Alice and help her out of the situation at that moment, but he had to wait for the right time. Therefore, he stood in the crowd, silent.“I’m just a doctor. I’m not that capable enough to defeat mercenaries.” Alice said, through gritted teeth.Hearing that Victoria kicked her once more. “Are you trying to fool me? I’m sure you know some special forces! Isn’t Adrian Taylor is your brother-in-law.”Alice let out a painful groan. She took a deep breath and said, “I had no idea you know it. But sadly, none of them in Flesoil.”“That’s fine. I can wait! They will agree to my request, as long as you are my hostage.”Zayden’s gun was in his pocket, but he didn’t have the guts to touch it.At that time, Victoria’s gun remain pressed against Alice’s temple, making him nervous. His hands were sweating, and he was even more nervous than he had when he saved E