“The Bell family of Grand Asia, your revenues were down by 13.74 percent compared to last year. If this goes on, you can all go to hell.” Angeline’s words stabbed at those who did not meet the company’s target.Everyone present had their handkerchiefs out, wiping the beads of sweat on their foreheads.Angeline stood on the podium, clad in a bright red suit. Her white, lace shirt was tucked into her slacks. Her suit rested lazily on her shoulders. Her arms were akimbo while her hair flowed freely in the air. Her tanned skin, dark eye shadow, and purple lipstick accented her dominance in the room. Jay’s face contorted when he saw the woman on screen.To him, women were supposed to be weak and submissive. Their beauty was meant to be subtle and kept within them—just like Marilyn.Angeline was a freak of nature, emanating an aura like that. As Jay sank into deep thought, his phone rang. It was a text. He looked at the screen, seeing that Marilyn had sent him a message. It was thr
After Jay finished his meal, Angeline threw away the cutlery and bowl into the trash can. She then sat in front of him. Her eyes were somewhat dreamy as if she was staring at her own pet. “Your digestive system isn’t that healthy, so you have to remember to eat on time. Don’t simply eat as you like,” she chided. Jay glared at her with an ungrateful look. It was probably him worried about Tempest, so even his furrowed brows told the whole story.Angeline suddenly reached out and touched his brows. She said tenderly, “You have something on your mind?”Jay’s wretched mouth replied, “If you stay away from me, I’ll have nothing on my mind.”Angeline, “...”“If there’s anything bad about me, I’ll try my best to improve,” she said while gritting her teeth and forcing out a smile.Jay was disgusted by her pretentious, sweet look.“Then you can go back to your mother’s womb to be remade again,” he said wickedly.Angeline was furious. She raised her arm…“You’re asking for it, aren
Jay said, “I have no money right now. But I’ll think of a way to pay back the medical bills.”Angeline almost laughed at him.How could this guy have no money when all of Grand Asia was his?“If you have no money, perhaps you can pay with your body.” She laughed maniacally.It was hard for Jay to even start taking a liking to her, and now all of that melted away in an instant. He glowered at her with much resentment…Angeline quickly suppressed herself. She figured that she had better leave an out for herself. What if Jay regained his memory someday? Surely, he would have his revenge, judging by his personality.In the evening, the siren of an ambulance blared through the air. The siren kept wailing while parked at the entrance of Grand Asia Hospital.Jay sat up from his bed, anxious and worried.Marilyn had told him that Tempest was in a very bad condition.Tempest was very important to him.Someone who was willing to sacrifice themselves for him was considered family to
The nurse gawked at him. “Ah!... As for that, it’ll be best if you discuss it with the president!”Jay said with a justified tone, “This is my decision. She has nothing to do with it. You just bring me the agreement and I’ll sign it.”The nurse dared not go against Jay’s pressing request. “Alright.”When the nurse gave Jay the agreement, Jay signed it without hesitation. As Angeline walked out of the meeting room, the nurse gave her the agreement. Angeline took a look at the agreement and on it were the words, ‘Jay Ares’. The handwriting was smooth and nonchalant. She became maddened with rage.She stomped off to Jay’s room and threw the agreement in his face. She questioned him, “What are you doing?”Jay calmly took the papers off his face. He then looked at Angeline and said, “I don’t want you guys to stop treating Tempest halfway somewhere just because I can’t pay for the medical bills. Because of that, why don’t I give him some hope of staying alive?”Angeline replied,
The kid’s emotions were obvious. He missed him so much, and that made Jay tear up a bit.“I’ll give you my address.”“Mm.”Soon enough, Finn brought Baby Zetty over to Jay’s place. “Mister!” Baby Zetty threw herself toward his arms when she saw him. Finn walked forward, the respect on his face was habitual. “After the kid knew where you lived, she kept pestering me to bring her here. Mr. Ben, I hope that we’re not disturbing you.”Jay caressed Baby Zetty’s soft, silky hair and smiled. “No, not at all.”After Finn and Baby Zetty entered the house, Jay poured them some water. Finn suddenly rushed forward. “Mr. Ben, let me,” he said dreadfully.Jay was astonished. He could not tell if his eyes were deceiving him. Why did he feel that Finn was being too respectful to him?Finn poured him some water and handed it to him with much respect, then he proceeded to pour Baby Zetty some water. Baby Zetty looked at her Brother Finn who obviously could not contain his emotions. She coul
As they had gone through so much together, the kid started to rely on Finn.“What about your daddy and mommy?” Jay was curious. What kind of parent would give their children to an outsider that easily? It seemed ridiculous to him. Jay and Baby Zetty had met twice, yet he had never met her parents before. He theorized that Baby Zetty’s parents lacked in terms of teaching and educating their child. Their love life must be a weird one. Baby Zetty looked at Jay with sorrow in her eyes.“Are they divorced?” He drew a daring inference. Baby Zetty shook her head. “They won’t divorce each other. My dad only believes in widowers and widows, no divorcees. My daddy and mommy are very much in love. In the end, my daddy gave everything to mommy, including his life. Jay suddenly thought of a phrase, ‘An overly ardent love does not last for long’.He was a good man, and he wondered if he received the karma that he should have gotten.“What about your mommy?”Had she left her child and
“Ben, the president wants you to look after us, doesn’t she? Now we have no money for food, so can you tell the president to give us our wages upfront?” The fishermen pleaded with Jay.Jay had a fierce look on his face. The fishermen were blatantly asking him to reason with the she-devil, but he did not want anything to do with her at all.“I have some cash on me. I’ll lend it to all of you first.”Stan Hitchens said wickedly, “Ben, where is all this money coming from?” His tone was full of suspicion.Jay glowered at him with an ice-cold expression in his eyes, making Stan cower a little. He always thought that hopeless piece of trash had a horrifying stare.Tommy quickly diffused the situation and said, “Come on, Hitchens. If Ben is willing to lend us some money, he’ll be helping us. We should be thanking him. Why should we care where his money comes from?”“That’s right,” the other fishermen echoed.Stan watched the other fishermen being respectful to Jay out of a sudden. He f
The fishermen hesitated for a moment while analyzing the situation. They would probably be better off following Stan’s lead than Jay, that piece of refuse, just because Stan had been in the city for a longer period of time.Thus, they took their rage out on Jay, beating him with all their ferocity.“Kill him!”“He’s just an outsider in our village. Nobody would stand up for him if we beat him to death,” Stan said while growling.Finn turned back. He saw Jay becoming maddened with rage, taking on all the fishermen by himself.The fishermen were naturally more muscular and burly while Jay, on the other hand, had a weaker physique. Perhaps it had been too long since he lost his memory, so he forgot that he practiced martial arts before. He simply pummeled at his opponents with all the brutality within him.Flames rose from within Finn’s eyes as he gritted his teeth and growled. “You’re asking for it.”He bounded over like a jaguar. A roundhouse kick swung at Stan, launching him t