David was stunned! Baffled! Stupefied! He had decades under his belt, but still, he had never seen so much money before in his life.Just the reminder that all of this had been transferred into his account the moment Javier had ended his call sent a chill down his spine. He stared at Javier with renewed respect and intrigue. This guy…Holy sh*t, he needed to abandon every past judgment and opinion of his. Now, he really had to know who he was. This grandson-in-law had been doling out surprise after surprise like there was no tomorrow!Lord Almighty, David had to find out who this Javier really was. Why would he marry his granddaughter? Why would he join their comparatively humble family? Why—“I don't have time for small talk!” Javier interjected. He was in no mood for all this chit-chat. “I just wanna know where Daniel Dennison is!”His brother? So this guy was after his brother? But why?David snuffed out any curiosity he felt the moment he met Javier’s piercing gaze. It was li
How could Javier possibly let Evanna witness something like that? He had to pick the right course of action. He could try desperately to dampen her curiosity, say there was nothing to see there, and yank her away from the spot. Unfortunately, the sweetest fruit was forbidden fruit. The more he tried to pull her away, the more curious she felt. Evanna took advantage of a millisecond when Javier was distracted and struggled out of his hold.She lunged at the window and peered inside, resting her head on the sill. She then saw her mother gripping the edge of the table, her features glowing in enjoyment. Wilson was behind her, his hands on her hips as he thrust forward over and over again. Evanna’s cheeks turned scarlet. What the hell?!Maybe she should jump off the building right now…She glared at Javier in embarrassment, turned around, and ran. Helpless, Javier followed her. “Why did you glare at me? I didn’t say ‘Look, Evanna, come on! You gotta see this!’ to you. I kept tryin
Practicing the Grimoire of Five had given Javier the ability to sense what was to come, regardless of whether it was grave or trivial. What he did not expect was to be able to predict the trouble caused by three garden-variety punks. Javier was…speechless. Should he be happy about his prediction sensitivity? Or should he be annoyed by how overly sensitive he was?Not that he had any time to dwell on it. Those three punks were adamant to get straight to business. “You, with the whole I-am-f*cking-fly face! You’re Javier-f*cking-Kersey, right? Come on. We have been looking for a fourth ranger to chit-chat with. It’ll be a shame if you don’t accept the invitation,” the leader said, sidling up to Javier before prodding his back with the tip of his pocket knife. “It’d be a shame if this knife went right through you, yeah? Come on, get in this nice car. Don’t be shy.”Javier smiled. “Okay!”He passed his key to the sidekick before climbing into the backseat with the leader. The ca
Javier yanked Eliott’s collar and dragged him to the railing at the top of the building.“Last chance. Like you said before, get on your knees and apologize to me.”Eliott did not know why he needed to apologize to a piece of trash.“F*ck you, you think I’d be scared of you after you beat me up? I’m not scared of anything!“You’re asking me to apologize to you? You piece of trash, you can f*cking dream on! Don’t even think about—AH!”Eliott did not even get to finish his audacious claims when his body was flung through the air and pushed away from the railing. His legs flailed and kicked, but there was nothing for his feet to find purchase on.Other than the hand grabbing his collar, there was nothing else keeping him tethered.It was when Eliott saw how calm Javier looked that he became aware that the latter was not scaring him. He was really going to kill him! And he was only one step away from falling off the building and dying!“Javier! Javier, calm down. Come on, we don’t
Joey dared not assume the same attitude she had just now since Javier had the video. She was scared too. She was already in her forties, so it would be mortifying if that kind of video was published on the internet.Javier told her with a smile, “Keep your mouth shut. This is none of your business. Don’t interrupt.”This was a blatant threat. He was threatening Joey to shut up by using her video.Joey was infuriated, but there was nothing she could do. She could only be told what to do and clamp her mouth shut.Javier then looked at Jared. He was about to say something when the latter beat him to it.“I didn’t want to do anything to you because you’re just an ant in my eyes. As the alpha lion, I really don’t want to stoop to the level of a pest. Stepping on you would mean dirtying my foot. But you’ve completely forgotten your place.“Javier Kersey, say, what’s the meaning of a scumbag like you acting so tactlessly in front of me? Are you trying to speed up your death? I really do
Joey felt that Javier would not dare do that and she did not think he would win this bet either. Who was Jared? He was the heir of North-Griffin Inc!Cold, hard reality proved her wrong in an instant.Jared sprang up with a look of shock on his face. “What? My 22.5-million-dollar investment went down the drain?!”Joey could not hear what the man on the other end of the line said, but she could see Jared’s expression and hear what he said. She simply thought that Javier might have just gotten lucky.Business affairs were ever-changing. Something that had been so sure to make money could turn into a loss. It was possible, though unlikely, but Javier was fortunate enough to run into this and thus win the bet. This displeased Joey. She was not a sore loser, though, especially when Javier had something against her. She took a deep breath and looked at him. “Tell me, what do you want to do to me?”Javier answered, “Simple. I want to remove your clothes.”The demand appalled Joey, as
In reality, Jared did not get on his knees. After holding out until 9 p.m, he took a deep breath and flashed a triumphant grin at Javier.“This isn’t much. Just like I said, I’m rich. This money isn’t anything to me, really. It isn’t anything.”Jared got up to leave the bar after that without even greeting Joey.Joey commented, “I think you lost.”Javier asked with a beam, “Have you ever been a preschool teacher?”When Joey shook her head, Javier said, “Me neither, but I’ve heard from a friend that preschool teachers are stern and do not allow kids to soil their pants. Anyone who does that gets punished.“So when the teacher asks who soiled their pants, no one will admit to it.“Is it the truth, though? Obviously not. Only those who soiled their pants know the truth.”When Javier finished, Joey understood. She knew that Javier was implying that Jared had soiled his pants but refused to admit it. What she did not understand was how he could be so confident about it. Just as she
By the time Joey left the hospital, she was fretting with worry, her usual cheeriness long gone.Javier smiled when he took the diagnosis report from her.“Are you gloating over this?” Joey was upset when she spotted the smile on Javier’s face.He shook his head. “I wouldn’t have suggested that you come to the hospital if I were to do that.”That was all it took to silence Joey, as it made sense when she thought about it. However, she still wanted to know what Javier’s smile meant.Javier told her after they got in the car. “I was just smiling about the doctor’s suggestion. All they know is to do surgery.”Joey asked in delighted surprise, as if she had seen newfound hope, “What are you saying?”“If you trust me, I can help you.”“Huh?!” Joey was stunned. She had wholeheartedly thought that Javier would know some professional specialist, only for him to say that he would be doing it himself.Once Joey remembered where her cyst was and realized Javier was going to treat her him