Gavin agreed ultimately. There was no way he could disagree as he and his father could not win against Javier. Besides, it was a property purchase. Their money was not exactly wasted as it would be regained when they sold the property in the future.Javier patted their shoulders, and they left the hotel together. Javier had not meant for Gavin to leave with him, but the latter kept up next to him. Javier finally understood his intention when he came to his car.His Cullinan was blocked by Gavin’s car. The latter quickly apologized with a grimace, “Mr. Kersey, this is an accident. I didn’t know it was your car. I’ll move right now.”The valet who was getting ready to pander to Gavin from the side was stunned by what Gavin said. Who was this? It was Gavin Zeal, the local famous Mr. Zeal, but he was apologizing to someone?The valet could not help feeling lucky that he did not get to interrupt in time just now, or his mouth might be swollen from being slapped by now…After Gavin shif
“Our Eighth Master is scared of who? No one! No one is his rival!”“Exactly. Eighth Master’s spent more than 450 thousand dollars on this platform. He’s rich!”“I heard that Eighth Master’s family owns a factory that makes a lot of money…”People bootlicked Eighth Master after he sent the rockets, and many more prodded Canon Cat to keep taking off her clothes. It was none of their concern if her account would be banned for taking clothes off in a live stream or how it would affect a girl’s honor. All they thought of was to satisfy their visual urge and not waste the tissues they had long prepared.The truth was, Reivaj did not give them the continuation they wanted. When 99 rockets were shot on the screen in bundles, everyone was shot into stupefaction that even the comments like “so cool” were drowned.It was not just the audience. Canon Cat was completely baffled as she looked at her phone next to Javier. She had no idea how to react to the current situation. She calculated it
Zoey fled. Her little trick of hanging on and staying in the car was not really effective.Javier smiled while looking at Zoey’s retreating back and drove back to the hotel he was staying at.As for Zoey, who watched Javier drive away, she was struck with the sudden realization that Javier was not even thinking of molesting her. He was just scaring her, so she thought that he was a good man—a really good man.There were good returns for being kind. At least, that was what Zoey thought as she pulled out her phone to make a call.“Dad, there’s a Javier Kersey in your company…”That night, Javier washed up and went to bed in the hotel without doing anything. When he woke up the next day, he was still free and roamed the city.While he did, he saw an automobile show here. It was not that he was buying a car. He was just bored and was killing time, as well as checking out Chinean automobiles’ sales in passing.As he had predicted, Chinean sold very well. There was a large group of pe
There were too many people around, and Candice was scared of being seen in the car, so she pulled up the curtains inside.Javier switched the light in the car on and looked at Candice and Erin. His gaze was heated, embarrassing both the women.“Mister, you still haven’t told us what we should do to join your company.”Unable to withstand Javier’s throbbing gaze as if it was trying to snake into her body, Candice quickly asked as a diversion. Erin nodded in agreement from the side. Both of them were earnestly hoping to step into the entertainment field.After all, there had been models who had made it big as celebrities. These seniors who had made their debut as models were the motivation and direction in which they were putting their hard work. Now that there was a wonderful chance, Erin and Candice were not about to give it up. They wanted to bask in the spotlight too.With their question, Javier came over to sit between both girls from the front seat. He then put his hands out
There was nothing much to be mentioned about what happened after they entered the hotel. There was no accident either. They checked in the room at 11:00 a.m. and left at 2:00 p.m.As they left the hotel, Erin could not help hooking arms with Javier as they made their way to the restaurant.“Order whatever you want. Consider it an accomplishment if you can make me go poor.”This was how generous Javier was. He was never stingy on dates and would never mistreat his dates.Erin did not put up a courteous act either, as she experienced what it felt like to be a rich wife. Despite that, she lacked experience and only managed to order about 300 dollars worth of food before she felt prodigal.In a way, it also implied that she had never escorted rich clients before. Otherwise, she would have been incredibly familiar with situations like this.Another hour passed as they fed themselves. Erin left, hooking arms with Javier again, looking very intimate. That was because Javier had paid her
To be honest, Candice wanted to be trained as an actor as well, but she really could not accept exchanging her future with her body. While she hesitated, Erin continued to say, “It’s okay. It’s all the same once you figure it out. Just like your previous boyfriend, were you sure you’d get married back when you were together? Didn’t you sleep with him even when you weren’t sure?“What happened? You gave him your most treasured first time, and he slept with another woman.“What did you get? What else did you get other than a lie?“Compared to Javier, that guy is a sc*m. At least Javier’s dishing everything out in the open for us regarding our choices for the future and money. These are what he can bring us, and there’s no harm involved.“Besides, you’re not a virgin anymore. Why so uptight? It’s not like I’m saying there’s anything wrong with being chaste, but at least get that entry ticket first, then work hard on your own for the rest, right?“What are you working for if you can
Javier had successfully gotten his hands on both Erin and Candice. In spite of it, he was in no hurry to put both of them together that night, choosing to give them space to adjust themselves and let the two of them talk to each other.The three of them stayed in the same hotel, with Erin and Candice staying in the same room and Javier in another room alone.To pick both flowers and mash them together forcefully would only spark their reluctance. If they were allowed to brew and simmer on their own, the effect would definitely be different. There were a lot of things that did not require Javier to do them on his own. He only needed time, and time would solve everything…Before sunrise, Javier met Candice and Erin to drive up the mountain early the next morning. They were going to hike and watch the sunrise. It had been agreed upon the previous night.After driving to the bottom of the mountain and parking the car, Javier accompanied Candice and Erin to start hiking.Hiking was exh
There was a security office on the mountain, and there were more than a dozen security guards in the office.A reserve police officer was leading them. The officer, Dev Curran, happened to be the cousin of the delinquent Javier had beaten up.When he found out that his cousin had gotten beaten up and his right hand had been pulverized, Dev was furious."F*cking hell! How dare he lay his hand on my man!? I’m going to shoot him dead!"That being said, it was a complete lie because Dev was just a reserve police officer, and he had no right to carry a gun.The group of so-called security guards was supposed to maintain law and order, but they were thugs, and Dev led them to stop Javier from going anywhere."You’re following us back for an investigation on suspicion of intentional torts!"Dev waved his hand, and more than a dozen thugs charged forward. They were ready to take Javier down.Dev even touched the baton on his waist. He has already thought it through. If Javier fought ba
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