Walt did not think Javier’s plan was bad. On the contrary, he thought that Javier’s idea was brilliant and accurate. However, since he was the Heisenberg Group’s chairman and CEO, he needed to consider his company’s future development first and foremost. Their country’s future had been handed to his company, so he needed to consider the Heisenberg Group.Javier thought Walt’s imagination was being confined by his seat, which was the case.As the company’s leader and decision-maker, he couldn't not take all of these into account.Just as he was pondering, Quinna suddenly spoke up. “I support Mr. Kersey’s suggestion, Mr. Schrader.”After that, she shared her point of view. “This technology used to be ours forever, but now we’re only given one year of precedence. Whose fault is it for putting on these shackles around our necks? It’s the FIA and the foreign automobile companies in cahoots with them.“Why would they put these shackles on us? It’s because they’re worried about us ta
“Mr. Schrader, bless you for this greater good!”Led by the Gilee Group’s boss, one of the automobile companies there, everyone applauded as hard and genuine as they could for Walt’s righteous act.Then Walt gestured to Javier. “It’s not me. It’s Mr. Kersey!”The hydrogen propulsion system was Javier’s. Walt would have to go through him first, even if he wanted to share it. After all, Javier was the one who held the global patent. If he disagreed, it would be futile no matter how much they cheered.When the bosses heard that Javier was the one who had made the suggestion and given up on all the profit, they applauded him as well.“Mr. Kersey has led an excellent example for us in the face of greater good and bad. He’s shown the generosity, righteousness, and patriotism of a Chinean automobile maker!”“Mr. Kersey is young, promising, and passionate about the Chinean automobile industry. We’re so proud of you!”“Mr. Kersey and his ambition for the greater good. We automobile indus
Tom Harry had come to the Heisenberg Group’s car dealership early this morning. Car dealerships usually opened at eight in the morning, but due to the popularity of the Chinean car, he had come an hour in advance.It was only seven in the morning when Tom arrived at Heisenberg’s car dealership, thinking on the way that he would surely be the first person, only for him to realize that it was utter bullsh*t when he was there. There were at least a few hundred people at the door.This was an area concentrated with car dealerships as many of them were opened here, including dealerships that sold cars from Yuzuia and Hildegard.In the past, busy was what they were while empty was what Heisenberg’s dealership was. Today, however, was the opposite. Dealerships that sold cars from Yuzuia and Hildegard opened early as well from the news that they must have gotten somewhere, but their stores were empty despite the parking lots in front of them being full.When a customer finally went in, and
Oh no, his chief did not even manage to secure a car. What else could he get now? Ultimately, the deputy chief had only managed to secure an internal chance to pay for the deposit. Other customers did not even get to do that yet…Tom, who witnessed the entire process, felt chills. The police chiefs did not even have the chance, what was more a small fry like him? As expected, when he met the sales manager and asked about the car, the latter did not even remember the matter.“Alright. Stop telling me you’ve gone through so many people. There’s no car even if you make that bro of mine come collect it himself!”After bustling for half the morning, the cars were sold out, and that displeased everyone. Despite that, those who had booked for their cars during the presale gloated and stepped on their accelerators noisily.“Come on, listen to this boom, folks. Isn’t it cool? Look at the exterior of this car. Isn’t it lofty? Admire the interior now. Whoa, a luxury car! F*ck, it’s so worth i
Since he had already blurted it, Javier did not keep it from Quinna.“There’s also Ciara, my younger sister, but not by blood. See her like a child bride, for lack of better words.“And Chessie, who saved my life and is very nice to me.”Mulling over it, Javier wanted to mention Saiorse, but what came out of his mouth became: “No more, only the two of them”.He had yet to know how things would end up with Saiorse…Angelina, too. Hence, he thought he would not bring up these two women.“Only the two of them? I don’t even have one yet!”Quinna was displeased. “I thought I could cut you and share with Jade. I could get a leg and an arm, but now? Sharing among four people means that I’ll get a leg at most.”Faced with Quinna’s pout, Javier pushed himself closer with a grin and spoke suggestively. “I’ll give you another leg, okay?”Quinna did not understand what he meant but caught it shortly after.During such a passionate moment, the sound of the key turning the lock rang. Javier
Javier had no idea what the reward was. Liam seemed to know a little, but he was not telling. Unable to do anything about it, Javier could only wait, thinking that something the country would give him must not be too bad. Even if it were a certificate, the stamp on it would be something that belonged to the country!After his discussion with Liam, Javier roamed around the research base before leaving to see Trevor. He had yet to visit the Reivaj Group since it was built. Now that he finally had a bit of time, he wanted to check out his new company.Halfway on his journey, however, Quinna called him. “Javier, we have another problem.”What the f*ck? They had begun selling the cars and had shared the hydrogen propulsion system. What else could happen?It was truly another problem, lo and behold. When Javier went back to the Heisenberg Group, he met Samere again in the meeting room.The White Old Boy came again with FIA, but he was no longer arrogant this time when he saw Javier. Ins
Of course, Quinna would not let Javier take advantage of her while they were inside the boardroom. After all, it would be absolutely embarrassing if someone were to walk in on them midway! Thus, she said in embarrassment, “I’ll buy you dinner after work.”The dinner was just innuendo. The activity after dinner was most likely what she actually meant. However, Javier revealed an embittered smile. “As if we’ve got a chance to have dinner together. I’ll be eating it on the plane!”Quinna was slightly stunned. She originally thought that Javier would probably feel excited after making such a huge decision to give herself to him willingly. In the end, not only did Javier not seem excited, but he was even frustrated that he was about to leave soon. She subconsciously asked, “Where are you going?”“Yuzuia.”Javier then left the boardroom, headed directly to the airport, and booked the next flight. Although Samere had already agreed to give him a month, Javier knew there was no way
Herschel was clear Yuri was only treating him with so much respect purely because of Javier’s presence.Thus, although he was rather happy, he did not dare to overstep his boundaries. After all, he was someone who worked by Javier’s side, so he needed to be mindful of his words and actions. Because of this, Herschel said, “Thank you, Mr. Bogard, but—”Before Herschel even finished, Javier replied, “He’s asked you to go enjoy yourself, so just go ahead and do so. Do you really think you’re here to protect me? You don’t even know a single word of their language, nor are you able to read, so how are you going to drive me around if you can’t even read the signs? I only brought you here this time to relax.”Initially, Herschel felt rather embarrassed after Javier had said such things to him.However, now that he had heard about his “job description” during that journey, he was immediately over the moon. “Thank you, boss! Thank you!” Javier returned to his room after relieving Hersch
As Bernadetta launched a barrage of kicks against the restaurant door, Mrs. Greene summoned 120% of her strength, holding the fort. The older woman had made a living terrorizing others with absurd accusations and downright unreasonable demands, but this time, she had met her match. Bernadetta James put the “man” in the word “woman”—in that she resorted to violence as soon as things escalated. In the end, it took both Mrs. Greene’s apology and a deal to provide Javier and Bernadetta with three days’ meals, all free of charge, to make the young woman stop. Then—“because I actually have a weakness against people sincerely appealing to my better angels,” according to Bernadetta—she amended the peace offer, changing the three days’ free meals to…a week’s worth. Back in the inn, Javier expressed his heartfelt gratitude to Bernadetta for rescuing him. “I can’t thank you enough for standing by my side when I needed it the most, Bern. But I can thank you a bit more if you refrain from using t
Mrs. Greene opened her flap and unlocked the floodgate, the spit during her tirade so profusive that she could water an old lady’s lawn. “It’s him, officers! It’s all him! He did this to his own camera just to remove himself as a suspect, but we know better than that! He’s the guy who stole my goddamn lingerie!”She turned and trained her finger on Javier. “You vile, disgusting, degenerate piece of sh*t! Ptooey!”‘Back at you! I'd rather spend the night with my left hand than with you!’ By this point in the morning, Bernadetta had arrived at work. Her heels clicked onto the floor as she sauntered toward the commotion. As soon as she heard what had transpired, she laughed, looking clearly amused. She trained her perfectly manicured finger on Javier and piled on. “Oh, it was him. I can testify to that! He stole Mrs. Greene’s bra because he is…the Lingerie Phantom Thief! By day, he is Javier Kersey. At night, he is Jo Ker, the Bra Stealer!” Javier threw his arms up in exasperation
Javier shook his head. By the time his vision was back to normal, the dog was gone. It had escaped! “What kind of hell spawned this little sh*t?!” Javier wondered to himself aloud. “Was this really an effect of the world changing? Is this an example of mutation because of the Storm? Or is there something else at play?”Baffled and unsure what to think, Javier returned to the dorm and told the residents to open the door. Inside, he found Florence huddling the frightened kids closely. She was white from fear, and yet in the presence of vulnerable kids, she had assumed the role of the protector without a second thought. “Hush, it’s alright! It was fake. Someone pulled a terrible prank and put on this white sheet and…” Javier made up a fib to explain the haunting away exactly because the truth could land him in a mental institution. No one would believe him—and for good reason too!Javier drove Florence back to the Yuzuian restaurant, where the latter’s electric scooter was. While
A resentful wail—interspersed only by sobs that sounded more like someone was being strangled—was echoing in the middle of the night while Javier and Florence could not see even a single soul out there? Animated by the power of “hell, naw!”, Florence dove into Javier’s arms for protection. Her hands were clasped firmly on either side of her head, hoping to block out the ghastly demand in her ears. Her eyes were squeezed so tightly shut that even a crowbar could not pry them open.Javier himself was just as terrified. He would have felt better if he could see the source of the voice rather than just hear a woman sobbing about getting her head back. At least he would know what he was up against! But just hearing it without any visuals at all?! Nooooope!Then, Florence hugged him in a “help-me!” sort of way. She was soft and supple—damn, that sexy figure in combination with her silky-smooth skin sure was welcoming. She was warm, and damn did she smell good! Nothing competed with fea
The dog barked in protest as it pointed its paw at Javier with the intensity of a mob before executing a monarch. The flames in its eyes were so bright that they could incinerate Javier into ashes in milliseconds. In the end, though, all that protest was for naught. Constance tied it up in the parking garage, while Javier watched in glee. Ah, sweet, sweet revenge! The stupid dog had thought it could set him up, had it? That would teach it!The look the Pomeranian shot him almost felt like a threat: ‘Just you f*cking wait, hooman!’‘Wait for what? How much can a stupid b*tch like you do to me?’ Javier scoffed in his mind. Now that the four-legged pest was gone, Javier turned back to Constance and talked about the new orphanage. As it turned out, despite the old woman’s sentiments for the building she had founded, she was a lot less obstinate and unreasonable as she might appear. “I mean, I don’t object to it completely. I know the new place is gonna be better, but…” She faltered a
Florence called half an hour later to tell him where they’d be having dinner. After leaving the inn in Bernadetta’s care, he hurried to the venue. Florence had picked a newly-opened Yuzuian restaurant. Javier had never liked Yuzuian restaurants, but since Florence had invited him, courtesy stopped him from asking the woman to change their meeting venue. He found Florence quickly enough and sat across from her. They placed their orders, and Javier began his performance: He started sighing and doing his best to look forlorn. It intrigued Florence enough to ask what was wrong, and Javier told her about his unfortunate beef with Constance that day.“It’s so unfair, man! Why would I bully a dog for no reason?” he moaned. “I’m sure Aunt Constance misunderstood. You’re a knightly, heroic, kind man! How could someone like you possibly get off on hurting a dog? I’m sure Aunt Constance was just too worried about the dog’s welfare to think things through. She didn’t mean it. I can vouch for
Herschel was dressed quite sharply today. It was the full ensemble—black leather shoes, black slacks, a white collar, and last but not least, the good old oil-slicked hair. The typical look of a high-ranking office worker, just as Javier had requested. Ordering him to get in his car, Javier asked, “You brought all the stuff I told you to?”“Yo, I would never forget the stuff my boss told me to bring. I’ve got all the preparations down pat. You can check ‘em if you don’t trust me,” Herschel replied. He fished an ID and some documents out of his leather bag. “See? All the documentation a journalist in the most important room of a news agency would have.”After a round-check and some instructions, Javier sent Herschel on his way to complete his mission. The man was strangely reluctant, though. “Boss, you told me you decided to work in that inn, right? Does that mean, you know, that you’re gonna call me ‘boss’ while you’re there?”Javier had almost forgotten he had mentioned this. It
Javier’s suspicion turned to Constance Hellman’s white Pomeranian. He turned to the director’s office and met the dog’s eyes. With its paws on the windowsill, it hoisted itself up to look out of the window. Seeing the dog cracking a lopsided grin and baring its fangs—beaming as smugly as a teacher’s pet who had managed to subdue everyone through the power of being the boss’s favorite—made it look both amusing and chilling. It would have been had the dog not caught Javier’s gaze, suddenly dropped the smile, and put on a face that seemed to be saying, ‘I’m just your average dog! Nothing to see here!’And then it feigned—yes, feigned—a yawn as its one last measure to cover up the fact that it had been laughing smugly to itself. ‘What. The. Actual. F*ck?!’ Javier thundered in his mind. ‘B*tch’s a natural actress! What’s it doing here instead of being interviewed on a talk show after becoming viral on TikTok?’In combination with Russell’s report, the incident inside the director’s of
As Javier was befuddled, Constance rushed in from outside and picked up the white Pomeranian gingerly to carefully check its injured leg.“Oh, baby, what’s the matter? Did you hurt your leg?”The white Pomeranian whined in pain and began twitching upon hearing Constance’s concerned question. This upset Constance so much that she admonished him sternly. “Mr. Kersey, I thought that you were a loving person, but I can’t help doubting your motive now.“I’m skeptical about you taking good care of the kids here when you’d even hit a cute dog!”Javier felt extremely offended. When had he hit the dog? He hurriedly explained, “Madam Hellman, I didn’t do anything!”Constance asked angrily, “You didn’t do anything? Why would it suddenly limp now and whine so pathetically? Why did it hurry over to me? Give me a reasonable explanation!”Javier was in distress as well. “How would I know? It was fine when I was carrying it just now, but it wanted to get down on the floor, so I carefully placed