Nina did, in fact, think of it as a dream, but the dream made her feel that everything she had experienced was very real and perfect.In fact, there was even a moment when she had an urge to carry on even if she had to return the money.However, Javier was obviously not an immoral man, nor did he need that meager amount of money. Thus, in order to save time, he could not even be bothered to pursue women at that point. Being able to resolve everything with money was much easier and hassle-free…When Javier woke up the next morning, he noticed that Nina had already gotten dressed and her face was red. Her head was resting against her hand as she looked at him, looking very focused. Because of this, she panicked a little the moment Javier opened his eyes.Javier asked, “Like what you see?”Nina was in an awkward position, not knowing how she should answer the question.Thus, she hurriedly got up and headed toward the door.Initially, she thought that Javier would try to keep her
Javier met Greg in his hotel that very night, but Greg was not alone. He had brought a few policemen with him on the pretext that Javier was a thief. Of course, this was just a crime Greg had come up with to frame Javier. The policemen were unaware of this, as it was their duty to investigate whenever someone filed a police report.Thus, Javier was brought to the police station, while Greg gloated as he took away all the evidence.Greg even spat proudly as he watched Javier being taken away by the policemen.“How dare you f*cking try and mess with me? I’m going to make sure you pay for this, you *sshole!”After Greg took care of all the evidence he had collected, he began making plans about how he was going to deal with Javier.Right at that moment, his doorbell rang.“Who’s there?!”Greg got up and went over to open the door but was immediately stunned when he realized that Javier was standing behind his door. Confused, Greg asked, “Shouldn’t you be at the police station? H
Javier had successfully gotten Jake on his side.In truth, he was not disgusted by a man who received bribes. In Javier’s opinion, there was nothing wrong with accepting bribes as long as the receiver was willing to do his bidding. On the contrary, he despised people who received payment from him but still refused to work for him. After all, it was only normal for humans to live for the sake of benefits. Plus, who didn’t like money?Javier left after he completed his discussion with Jake and concluded what the latter had to do. Since there were three to five more days to go before everything would be done, Javier chose to stay there for the time being and took a rare stroll on the streets to relax.That night, he was taking a walk in the garden after dinner when he met a young couple walking toward him.The couple seemed to be in their late teens, and they seemed especially loving toward one another, probably because they were still in their honeymoon phase. Javier chose no
Anne was at the bar, waiting for Johnny to bring Javier to her, but she ended up receiving a phone call from Johnny’s subordinate.“Miss Harkness! J-Johnny’s dead, and the b*stard’s heading to the bar right now…”Anne was slightly dumbfounded after she hung up the phone. ‘I sent Johnny to take care of the guy, so why did he end up getting taken care of instead?!’Anne did not have that much time on her hands to ponder this question, as she needed to have her subordinates send away all the patrons inside the bar.Of course, they were all unhappy that they were being sent away when the party had just begun, but this very quickly changed when Anne declared that they could all drink for free the next day.Some of Anne’s subordinates, who knew what was happening, asked, “Is there a need to send all of them away and close for the night because of a single man?”Anne coldly sneered. “Who says we’re closing for the night? I want all of you to beat him to death!”Then, she summoned all h
The men lying on the floor after being beaten up exchanged looks and all readily came to a unanimous decision.‘F*ck Miss Harkness! We need to focus on getting out of here right now!’Thus, Anne ended up being grabbed by two burly men by the arms and getting dragged over to Javier like a dead puppy.Anne was stunned into speechlessness. “Let go of me! I don’t want to go there! Let go of me!!!”She even flailed around so much that her high-heeled shoes came off.‘Her sky-blue toenails are really pretty and sexy. They’re comparable to a model specializing in foot pictures, in fact!’Javier now had his sights on Anne. Coincidentally, he was going to be sleeping alone that night, so he could enjoy Anne’s beauty instead! After Anne was dragged to Javier’s side, she tried to escape, but Javier grabbed her by the neck and pressed her against the table. Anne was now struggling like a chicken trying to break free, but she could not escape Javier’s demonic grasp.The other people in the
Jake was extremely furious when he found out that his son had been beaten up and had even had his teeth busted in with a brick.At first, he had been in a very good mood after receiving 150,000 dollars, but that mood disappeared when he heard this news.He then found out from his subordinate that Anne had summoned close to 100 men to go beat the guy up and felt much better.‘As expected of my woman. She really does know what has to be done and doesn’t need me to worry and fret about anything.’Jake’s admiration for Anne was exactly the same as his admiration for her looks and body.After leaving the hospital, Jake gave Anne a call to find out how things were going, but the latter did not answer no matter how many times he called. Wondering if something had gone wrong, Jake called Anne’s subordinate instead.However, the guy kept on mumbling. “I don’t know what happened! I have a stomachache today, so I didn’t go there!”“You useless idiot! All you do is eat, drink, and sh*t it
Jake was not happy at all. Of course, nobody could possibly be happy if they were to find another man on top of their wives.Hence, Jake instantly lashed out in anger. “Javier, your f*cking project at Maple Court will never—”“Shh!”Javier gestured for Jake to stop making a fuss.“Go ahead and give your son a phone call. Come back to me after you’re done.”Jake initially did not want to pay Javier any attention, but when he saw how the latter was able to have his way with Anne without any fear, he cautiously suppressed his anger and called his son. The call got connected very soon.Immediately, his son’s hysterical voice resounded as he said, “Dad, help me! He’s already cut off two of my fingers! Hurry up and come save me!!!”Jake was dumbfounded when he heard this. He never thought that Javier would be able to hold his son captive.In fact, he almost went mad when he heard that his son had lost two fingers. Jake went on to hurl curses and hideous statements at Javier before
Of course, Jake would listen to whatever Javier told him to do, or his head would end up being inside the bag! The most terrifying part about the entire thing was the bullet hole right in the center of the head’s glabella, which was inside the black bag.This meant that the man had been killed with a gun.Jake now realized that Javier was out of his league with how Javier went around resolving his issues.Javier had not chopped off his son’s fingers not because he did not have the courage to, but because there was no need to do such a thing.If Javier wanted, he could just lob off his son’s head…After sending Herschel away with the black bag, Javier wrapped his arm around Anne and kissed her red lips.“You’ll stay here from now on and carry on living the life you had before. Jake wouldn’t dare do anything to you unless he wants both his and his son’s head placed inside a bag. So, there’s no need for you to worry about not being able to live your wonderful life in the future at
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