Although Javier would usually not be bothered by such things, the woman was insistent on picking a fight.Standing at the door, Javier was quiet for a bit before he looked up at the roof.“All right, that’s it. Stop looking around. What the f*ck are you looking at anyway? No matter how much you look, it’s my house. Get the hell out of here!”Neve’s voice rang out from behind Javier, but he ignored her. He was not longing for the house. He was just wondering how long it had been since he had acted, for lack of better words, like an upstart. He was 24 this year; no longer young and wild. By right, it would not be appropriate for him to behave so arrogantly. But if he did not seize the last bits of his youth and go wild, it would be even harder to do so when he grew older.“Sure. If you want to play, I’ll play,” Javier said as he pulled out his palladium Messer card and handed it to the salesman. “470 thousand dollars for the house. I’ll take it.”He then looked at Neve. “Come on,
With his legs crossed over one another, Javier was leisurely sitting on a chair in the finance room when the salesman ran in frantically. “Mister, the lady just now…is missing!”The duplex owner was dumbstruck. She had been hoping for Neve to bring her 8-million-dollar card over and continue raising the price. How was she gone just like that?The finance staff spoke up, “Her card’s still here. Her money is still in our account too. Maybe she just went to the washroom…”As the three of them wondered where Neve had gone, Javier had no interest in the matter. Where had Neve gone? Simple—she had fled!If she did not want to embarrass herself, the easiest route was for her to flee and then ask for the money back through Matthew’s connections later. She would even later proclaim victoriously, “I had something urgent come up that day, so I couldn’t waste any more of my time playing with you!”She would not have to spend a dime and would salvage her dignity. She might even sing-song inw
When Javier bought his new place, he moved in and did not stay with Jade anymore. Afraid that he would misunderstand why she had wanted him to move out, Jade repeatedly explained to him that she was not burning bridges.Catherine on the other hand was quite reluctant to have Javier leave because he had helped her out in secret several times while he had been around. Catherine came from a rural mountain area and had relatively more impoverished relatives. She was the only city dweller—having married into a wealthy family and ended up becoming a rich housewife. That was why everyone came to her for help.But despite her seemingly glorious status, The Odells treated her worse than a dog, so she was hardly much help. Things were different while Javier was staying with them. Anyone who came to Catherine for help, whether it was big or small, Javier was able to take care of them all. It made Catherine feel good. And her impression of the man only grew better.After having one last meal
As they arrived back at Jade’s place, Matthew had just arrived as well and was parking his car. Under John’s instructions, Jade got out and confronted Matthew alone first.“Uncle, what are you trying to do? Why are you draining Odello Corp.'s sales and assets and giving them to the Dunhams?”“Oh, you’ve really realized? All right, there’s no need for me to hide then.”Matthew looked triumphant as he leaned against his car door.“I did transfer the sales and assets but I’m not gifting them to the Dunhams. Not that they’d accept it!“Neve’s together with Zayn now, so he’s my future son-in-law!“Do you think a son-in-law would embezzle his father-in-law’s assets? He’s just helping me strip those sales and assets off of you. They ultimately belong to me. When the time comes, I’ll be the chairman of the new Odello Corp.!“As for you, Jade Odell…hah. You’re just a little b*tch after all. Watch over your shell of a company and await your doom!”Rage burned within Jade as she looked at
Worried that even the smallest of moves would alert Matthew, Zayn had not made any prior planning. All he had in mind was swallowing Odello Corp. in one go.It came as a shock then when Matthew snatched away the thick cut of meat that was already in his mouth and ready to be consumed within just one night.This caused Neve to be brutally beaten using the slippers this morning.“I’m helping you guys with everything I have and even when my family asked me to gobble up your company when I had the chance, I didn’t because of you. And this is how you all treat me? Look at me as a fraud and trample all over my kindness?!”Zayn’s pressing questions made Neve speechless. She felt wronged as she did not know what happened. After leaving Zayn, she went to find Matthew.“Daddy, why did you pull back the sales and funds to Odelle Corp. again? Have you gone stupid?”Instead of getting furious at Neve’s questioning, Matthew looked rather triumphant.“Me? Stupid? Your daddy is anything but stu
Neither John nor Matthew took Javier’s warning seriously. They thought that it was no different from a child who threw a “just you wait” after losing a fight. It proved nothing other than he was useless.After Javier left Odello Corp., he found Jade standing at her car and wiping away her tears.“It’s okay. We’ve only lost Odello Corp. We still have Beacon Tires.”Jade shook her head. “I’m not sad about losing the shares. If Grandpa wanted to give those shares to Matthew, he could’ve just told me honestly. Odello Corp. has always been his. I wouldn’t hesitate to give the shares to him.“He shouldn’t have lied to me and played me for a fool. Or trample over my love and respect for him as family.”Instead of offering words, Javier pulled Jade into his embrace. Jade did not resist and snuggled against Javier. She apologized with a sob.“I’m sorry, Javier. You’ve helped me so much, but all your hard work has been ruined because of me.”“It’s okay. I’m responsible too. I shouldn’t
Speeding down the streets, Jade finally arrived at Neve’s place. It was not like she did not question why John was here, but Neve explained that the old man did not want to spend his last moments in a hospital as it was too cold and gloomy.Jade believed the offered explanation. But when she entered the home, she realized that there was no Neve or John in the house. The only person there was Zayn who was sitting in the living room. It then dawned on her that she had been decided by an Odell again.They had lied to her over and over and used her love for her family against her repeatedly. Disappointment flooded her.As Jade turned to open the door and leave, Zayn rushed up to stop her.“Jade, don’t worry. I don’t mean any harm. I just want to talk.”As he blocked the doorway, Zayn put up both his hands like he was surrendering. He was trying to show her that he was harmless and give her confirmation that he did not mean ill. He then told her, “I already know what the Odells did to
As she made her way home that afternoon, Neve wore a triumphant smile on her face. Zayn had gotten his hands on Jade and Neve herself had pleased Zayn significantly. It was killing two birds with one stone.“Stupid Jade. Let’s see how you go on acting all high and mighty now when you’re already tainted goods…”Gloating and feeling victorious about how things had turned out, Neve’s jaw dropped when she arrived at the porch. As she stared at the door frame and doors that had been blasted off currently laying on the ground, she wondered what had happened. Was it…an earthquake?She hurriedly called Zayn to ask about it but no one answered, so she immediately drove over. She needed to ask Zayn what he did that was so devastating.When she found him, he threw a punch at her even before she could ask anything. What followed were more kicks and punches as Zayn continuously beat Neve for over ten minutes. During the process of it, Zayn gritted his teeth and did not offer a word. He did no