Herschel seemed to be overjoyed when they returned to the car. “Boss, what’s up with you? Why did you have an extra beautiful woman with you when you sent Oliver into his car? Was she a free gift from the auction?’Javier chuckled and was just about to reply when the female secretary intervened. On top of that, her voice was rather unfriendly as she said, “You’re a bodyguard, so stick to your duties and stop talking!”‘Hoho…She’s a rather strong one. Is she going to become my new lady boss soon?’Herschel coldly sneered and said nothing. Meanwhile, Javier was also smiling silently. After that, the beautiful female secretary sat next to Javier and wrapped her arms around his, moving her body around continuously at the same time. “Mr. Kersey, you must protect me from now on. Hayden’s a very fierce person, so he might just come back at me to get his revenge.”Javier waved his hand. “Don’t worry, he won’t. I’ll have someone from home come to pick you up now.”The female secret
After discussing the matters, the group had lunch and headed to the hospital together. Javier was not only buying off Sacred Virtues Hospital for the sake of public benefits but also to investigate some information. In the past, Javier’s father had undergone an organ transplant operation in that hospital, but Oliver did not seem to remember too clearly about the matter.He could remember that someone had indeed undergone an organ transplant operation. Moreover, the man did not seem like an ordinary person with his elegant speech. He seemed like a government official.It was exactly because of this that Oliver had not asked too many questions at the time since it was his patient’s privacy.This also caused him to find it challenging to recall this person’s information, so he could only accompany Javier to the information warehouse to investigate.After Herschel arrived at the hospital, Javier and Oliver both arrived at the information warehouse.However, the place was still cor
After receiving the 18 billion dollars, Mary Jane was excitedly about to launch an all-out attack, but thanks to Javier’s reminder, she calmed down. Now that both parties had more than 33 billion dollars to battle within the capital market, they were surely going to send intense sparks flying all over, which would cause a lot of innocent financial companies to get involved in their battle. In hindsight, these companies would end up being caught in the crossfire. This might seem irrelevant to both parties, who were fighting against one another, but this would surely cause chaos in the financial order. In fact, it might even cause a financial fluctuation on a global scale. As such, the country was definitely going to intervene and forcefully suppress this matter the moment sparks were sent flying to avoid such a situation,. A good example of this would be how two security guards were fighting at a company’s entrance while the company was holding an important meeting. In such case
Without wasting even a single second, Javier wanted to quell the matter as quickly as possible before the netizens caused a huge stir. Upon arriving there, Javier immediately had Graham give him an analysis of what might have caused their car’s brakes to fail.Graham said a whole bunch of technical terms, but Javier immediately waved his hand. “I don’t want to know the procedure. I want the final result.”Graham closed his folder and said, “I’m willing to put my life on the line to guarantee that the problem is definitely not the brakes!”Graham was very aware of what he meant. What he meant was that the accident might have been caused by the car’s braking system, but it was surely not a problem caused by the quality of the brakes themselves. This was sufficient for Javier, so he did not need to understand anything else. He then looked at Quinna, who said, “Out of all the retail shops we have, none has ever received any feedback regarding bad quality. We’ve also been checking
Indeed, it was not easy being a boss. But in Javier’s case, being a boss was not all there was to him. In fact, it was even more difficult to be the Kerseys’ family leader, and Javier knew this very well, which was why he did not want to end up being frustrated because of the role. However, it would seem as though he was left with no choice but to be frustrated by the role at this point. After all, someone smart would have to take over the Kerseys someday, wouldn’t they?Unfortunately, William had gotten his head kicked in by a mule, and Arthur was the very mule who had kicked him.While looking out the window to admire the night view, Javier could feel a headache coming. ‘I can’t catch a break with the feud back in the family, nor can I catch a break in my own company…‘Looks like the saying that problems will literally follow one everywhere is very true.‘The matters back at the hospital haven't been handled yet, and I’ve ended up receiving three strong jabs consecutively i
The investigator immediately brought his team with him and returned to the small village.They checked three out of the four surveillance cameras near the exits and found where the problem lay while checking the fourth one.Sure enough, there was an HD video player connected to the surveillance camera. This video player was playing the video that the investigator had retrieved from the police station. In other words, the surveillance recordings they had received previously were fake!The forklift and the heavy-load vehicle drivers had already given their statements, but all possible leads to the truth had been cut off. While the men had run out of leads to investigate the case, the internet dissolved in an uproar. One specific topic was filling the entire internet, with the main title of the topic being…‘Environmentally friendly hydrogen energy + a powerful propulsion system + a cool-looking exterior + comfortable driving = 0. Where does the safety come in?’Everyone began
The Supercar Service Center was just an ordinary-looking little workshop. Just looking at the workshop’s entrance made it clear how popular the shop was…There were only two cars there, an old Passat and an old Jetta. Both cars should be older than Javier.The owner of the workshop was in his early 20s and had a pockmarked face filled with grease. Javier ordered Herschel to drive the car over and then told the pockmarked man, “Are you able to repair Chinean cars, my friend?”The man was lying beneath the car. “What’s wrong with it? So long as there’s not something wrong with its engine, I’ll be able to look into it. Their hydrogen-propulsion system is still a mystery to me, so if it’s something to do with that, you’re going to have to take it to a retail shop to get it fixed. I won’t be able to do it.”‘He’s a rather honest man. There’s nothing perfunctory about his reply.’Thus, Javier said, “It’s just a small issue. Something seems to be wrong with the brakes. Could you take a l
Facing Javier’s violent threats, Sonny’s wife told him everything, including things that she should not have said. She told Javier that Sonny was sexually incompetent, so she had gone out to have a few drinks with her friend to drown her sorrows.When her friend had headed to the washroom, a handsome young man had approached Sonny’s wife and bought her a drink.Thus, the two of them had a very fun time in a motel that night.After that night, Sonny’s wife felt very comfortable and wanted to do it even more times with the handsome young man. However, he handed her a glass of beer, saying that it would liven up the mood.Because of that, Sonny’s wife did not return home the entire night and she enjoyed a kind of pleasure she had never experienced before. However, when she woke up the next day, she felt indescribable discomfort running throughout her body, as though there were tens of thousands of ants crawling all over her and munching on her bone marrow. She felt so much disco
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