Wilson was stunned. He had just entered the shed from the outside, and one more man had gotten buried? Were they planting carrots out there?How many years had it been since workplace safety had been emphasized? Accidents on construction sites were mostly superficial wounds nowadays. Why did it feel like they had been cursed today?Was this a jinx? Bad luck?Wilson looked at Javier in astonishment, only for the latter to sneer, “Go on and cry, you fool!”Wilson, who was insulted right in front of his workers, was not even angry, as his priority was to save the victim. He rushed out of the shed to orchestrate the rescue.Javier could not see what was going on outside, tied as he was in the shed, but he could guess most of it based on the noises they made.The person buried this time was the excavator driver. The arm raising the bucket of the excavator while he had been working just now had gotten jammed, so he had come down to have a look. Unexpectedly, the bucket had dropped sudd
Javier was in the backseat of the Mercedes-Benz S450 while Wilson chatted animatedly with him.The chauffeur was bewildered. He knew that the young man was the good-for-nothing son-in-law of the Dennisons and the chairman looked down on him usually. Why was the chairman acting so obsequiously around the young man today?The chauffeur could not figure it out, but he thought that he could become a chairman too if he did understand why.When they had almost reached the restaurant, Javier’s phone rang and Evanna’s name started flashing on the screen. Once the call was connected, while Javier had yet to speak, Evanna’s voice came from the other end of the line.“Javier, you’re the man now, huh? Got a temper now, is that so? I criticized you a bit, you’re not coming home for dinner?”The speaker was a little loud, so Javier felt kind of awkward that Wilson was hearing the conversation. Before he could say anything about it, Wilson grabbed his phone.“Hello? Evanna? I’m Uncle Wilson.
Javier did have a solution to dispel the bad luck and negative energy there, but he believed that Wilson would not accept it.Wilson was skeptical and kept questioning him, so Javier told him ultimately, “Get 500 workers, and I’ll put up an Ehta Drakos for you using concrete to forcefully balance out the energy level there.”“500 construction workers? I don’t need that many men to build a tower!”Wilson went silent when he thought of the salary of the workers and the construction fees for the concrete and everything else. He refused to relent, though, and asked, “Is there a way to save a little more money or not spend a dime?”Javier lit a cigarette and leaned back against the chair as he answered, “Sure, have someone die there.”The Soul Flame of someone who was unlucky enough to die in an accident would make the negative energy dissipate and burn away.“Resume construction work and wait until someone dies there. It’ll be fine then.”How could Wilson use this approach when it w
Javier was pulled off by Wilson as soon as he exited the bathroom, leaving a stunned Evanna in the living room.Hasty footsteps were heard next as Joey hurried downstairs. When she was on the last step, she took the time to smooth out her clothes and hair before she made her appearance in the living room. With a beaming face, she said, “Wilson, it’s not nice for others to see you come to see me this early in the morning. I think it’s better that you meet me in the office next time. We’ll—Eh, where’s Wilson?”Joey looked around, but there was no Wilson there.Evanna spoke up from the side. “Mom, stop being vain. He was here for Javier, and they both left.”That was awkward for Joey. She had spent all that time dressing up for nothing. Despite that, she did not understand. “Why was Wilson here to meet Javier this early in the morning?”Evanna replied weakly, “Who knows? And he talked to me as though I was trying to sabotage him.”That confused Joey even more, as she had no idea wha
After a few exchanges, Javier had forced curse words out of Uri, and the latter’s grace and elegance had disappeared in the blink of an eye.Even Wilson could not help questioning if the guy was an actual master, as he did not look quite convincing.Just as Javier was about to keep questioning Uri, Jared came over. He nodded at Wilson in greeting and frowned at Javier.“Javier, this is not the place to joke. The master is noble in status. You mustn’t doubt or insult him.”He then bowed at Uri. “Master Copeland, Javier doesn’t know any better. Please look past this.”Uri waved a hand loftily. “It’s fine, it’s fine. If one has to be blamed, I’m to be blamed for lacking in skills. I can’t blame others for doubting me.”The back and forth between the two men ended with Javier being accused of being insensible and Uri getting a reputation for being humble.Jared then scanned the others and said, “I, Jared Griffin, personally visited the Arcadian Order and prayed there on my knees for
Jared leaned against the car door in the cruising car and perched his legs up on the backseat, looking relaxed, completely unlike how poised he was in front of others.Master Uri Copeland, who was said to have come from the Arcadian Order, sat in the passenger seat with his seatbelt on obediently.“Uri, it’s been a few years since you started fortune telling on the streets and you’ve come across many people. How did a piece of trash manage to expose you? If I hadn’t saved the day just now, you’d have been a goner!”Uri chuckled awkwardly and nodded. “Yes, yes, Mr. Griffin, you are really clever. I’d have exposed myself if it weren’t for you.”“Duh. Do I need you to remind me that I’m clever?”Jared scoffed at Uri and shook his legs on the seat leisurely, looking triumphant as he lay back against the car door.“No one will dare lay a finger on the construction site after what happened today, and that land’s price is going to drop further for sure. I’ll just buy it without making a
Wilson ordered his tractormen to continue digging. Others might not know any secrets, but Jared did. If word got out, those people would break his nose…and then some!He shot a look at Uri Copeland, who knew exactly what that look meant. He rushed forward quickly, ready to interfere. “No, stop this at once! You might release the ancient demon if you keep doing this! Doom shall befall us all—”Wilson lodged a fist straight into Uri’s head. “Doom, my *ss!” he snarled, seething at the shaman’s mere presence. Had Javier not pointed this out, he would have been considered a fool forever!The crowd was aghast. What had gotten into Wilson’s head? How could he dare beat up someone as eminent as Master Shaman, Uri Copeland?!As the beating went on, the crowd started noticing something weird. How could someone formidable enough to defeat an ancient demon from a thousand years ago suddenly become the punching bag of a normal person like Wilson? It did not seem like it made sense, right?Wi
A man from Gerra Construction Corp’s financial department arrived while the two of them were talking. He had a bag of 15,000 dollars with him. Wilson was a man of his word, at the very least. True to his promise, he put the bag in Javier’s arms before adding sheepishly, “Look, Javier, Joey is your mother-in-law, okay? I just think…it’s not a good idea to make things hard for her, y-you know?”Javier smiled after receiving his money. “Calm down, Mr. Jolley. I was joking. I can’t hurt Evanna’s mother in any way, shape, or form, right? Besides, this is your money. If I hit her with a stash of money you gave me, she’s only gonna come for your head too.”Wilson breathed a sigh of relief. “Right! That’s exactly right! Ha, I knew you’d understand!” He had to revisit his past judgment of the kid from now on—he had underestimated Javier too much. Not only was he inhumanely gifted, but he was also super talented in all matters related to social interaction and relationships. It actually ma