After confiding in his father about everything that had happened up to this point, Mortimer looked at his father with a long, glum face. “You have to help me out of this, Dad. Help me pay them back! Please, I’ll never touch anything like it ever again in my life, I promise…”Phineas was initially enraged by his son’s folly, but seeing Mortimer in person had reminded him of one thing. “Hold up. Something doesn’t add up. You’re here, aren’t you?” he asked aloud. “So why do we even need to pay that guy back? Now that you’re here, we don’t need to at all!”Phineas was right to point that out. If his son had returned in person, then there was no longer any real threat. He would loathe to believe that some gangster scumbag from another country would dare cause havoc in a foreign place. Besides, who was to say that same thug would be able to locate his son?He said as much, only to cause the consternation in his son’s mien to deepen. As it turned out, the thug was in Chinea too. He had eve
“A student?!”Javier was bamboozled. Flummoxed. Nonplussed! How was that a legitimate mission? He was 25 years old! Where was he supposed to roleplay as a student? An elementary school where he would then proceed to become the king of the kids?Kaiser glared at him. “Who in their right mind would think of having you do that? I meant a university student, kid. You look young enough to make it believable, so no one would recognize you. I’ll have my people change your background and everything, and the rest of the process will be the same as your cover in real estate. Don a new mask and no one will be none the wiser.“You have to be very careful. This is more than a training ground—this is an actual undercover mission. You have to bait that member out. I’m telling you right now: That person is an important figure. You must find out who they are.“If you aren’t certain of your abilities, then don’t say yes. I can have someone else do this. The last thing I want is you ruining it becaus
Nonetheless, Javier could see things from Kaiser’s perspective too. If this piece of news leaked, Morgan could very well be in grave danger. For her safety, Javier had to keep his lips sealed too.Sometimes, cruelty was the best defense. After his chat with Kaiser, Javier bade everyone farewell and left the location. Soon, he would have to become yet another fake, mundane “Javier Kersey” for his next job, but there was a loose end he wanted to tie before that.He wanted to see Morgan Fairchild.Javier flew to Republic City airport the very next day. Since he had called Morgan ahead of his arrival, the woman in question was waiting for him there personally.Her beauty and grace in their full glory aroused something within the ever-red-blooded Javier. She continued to be very sexy and seductive, which was not particularly helpful when it came to his self-control, especially in combination with the rather…suggestive interaction they’d had last time. Ultimately, though, Javier manag
Faint shades of coyness shadowed Morgan’s mien, and she almost seemed embarrassed. She answered him, but her reply was not forthcoming. “It’s nothing major, Javier. I promise you. When it wears off, you’ll be okay again.”So, she was not telling him what it was, why it had been dumped into his wine, and what she was planning to do with a drugged Javier. The oblique nature of her intentions rubbed Javier the wrong way. He had trusted her! And she had repaid that trust with a drug of unknown purpose that she had used with unknown motives!He was just about to say something when an urge seized control of him. It was an urge that should not have come, and it was overwhelming, and maybe the most primal urge of a man. Javier finally realized what had gone into his glass.“You spiked my wine with that sort of thing?!”Morgan got to her feet and strutted toward him, her white heels clicking against the floor.“Javier, I’m so sorry, but you look so much like him! I miss him…I miss him so m
Fleur instantly became unhappy when she noticed Javier’s arrival. She was feeling frustrated, even a little ashamed, as though Javier was a poor relative of hers who came from the countryside.When Javier got close, Fleur instantly dragged him aside, slapping away the hamburger in Javier’s hands. “I already told you on the phone not to come looking for me, so why are you still following me around like glue? How shameless can you actually get? Are you not even a man in the first place?! “Don’t you know that society is a place where benefits and money coexist? Everyone out here is working hard to earn more money, but you’re naively remaining in the same spot. I’m not going to stop you from remaining stagnant if that’s what you want, but don’t drag me down with you!“I’ve got good looks and a perfect body, so why should I be with you? You’re nothing more than a piece of sh*t who isn’t worthy of having a future with me. You can’t give me the future I want, you loser.“Do you under
The landlord, who was over 50 years old, was on his knees, seeking Javier's forgiveness for being rude to him earlier. Meanwhile, Javier very readily accepted his apology.This was because he was not accepting it for himself. Instead, it was for Xavier, who had been suffering from rotten luck over the past 20 plus years, until the day he had died.Since he had assumed Xavier’s identity now, Javier thought he should live for his sake and not let anyone humiliate or insult him at the very least!“I’m sorry. Please forgive me for not realizing how rich and powerful you were before. I’m sorry…”The landlord groveled and begged for forgiveness, but Javier could not be bothered to deal with the man anymore. Hence, he hurled the stack of cash at his face and headed into his room. He did not even care what the landlord was thinking or doing outside! Shortly after entering his house, Javier received a phone call from Herschel. “Boss, we acquired Parrson. They’ll be waiting at the entran
The rest of the people at the Parrson entrance waited for 10 more minutes before an Audi A8L drove over at 8:50 a.m. Then, Orion Freis, the general manager, and Derek Goodwin, the deputy general manager, arrived before the car. The car door opened up, and Maximus, the former CEO, got out. He asked Orion, who was respectfully greeting him. ‘Where’s the new CEO? Has he arrived yet?”Orion was stunned when he heard this. “No, he hasn’t. Isn’t he with you?”“Nonsense! When did I ever say he was going to come with me?”Orion was stunned after being scolded by Maximus, feeling completely confused as to what was happening. ‘The new CEO isn’t with Maximus? Where the f*ck is he then?’While Orion was stunned, Maximus looked around the area and finally saw Javier, who was surrounded by two security guards in the corner.He instantly flared up in anger and strode toward the security guards. Orion had also noticed Javier standing there, but he had only thought the latter was there to
Fleur thought she was going to have a wonderful future with Javier, but this was obviously just her thoughts running wild in her mind.Javier had no such thoughts. In fact, he didn’t even want to have any sort of future with her.Thus, when they reached a turn where nobody was around, Javier called for the men he had arranged to be there beforehand.As for Fleur, Javier gave those men instructions to take care of her…forcefully.Of course, what happened after this should not be described…Javier left the mall after around half an hour, heading back to the university. Javier had only bought the shopping mall because he had the money to do so and he had wanted to show that he was not someone to be trifled with. Other than that, he did not care whether the mall was going to bring him any profit or loss. All he needed to do was confirm Derek’s future performance.For the time being, his focus was on the university. After all, Kaiser had already said that someone from the Raiders wa