Zayn wore a slight frown as he replied, “You got the wrong person. I’m not a waiter.”“What?” The fat man was skeptical. Pinching Zayn’s suit, he looked haughty and offended. “You aren’t a waiter? What? Are you a guest attending the engagement party?”Zayn was peeved by people like him the most. He did not understand his luck. He was just sitting around and someone just had to pick a fight with him. Did he look like a pushover?It was an important day for Alexandra tonight, so he did not want to stoop to the level of someone so insignificant. Turning around to leave, Zayn paid the man no mind, though it still came off as disrespectful.Provoked, the man grabbed Zayn and snapped, “Stop right here! How dare you disrespect me? Do you know who I am? A word from me and you can forget about ever making a living in Waltz City, you hear?!”He was being rather loud, immediately attracting the attention of those around them. In addition to his snarl, he was asked by one of his acquaintances
Zayn was surprised when he realized that it was Gordon, asking, “It’s you, Gordon?”Exactly. The person everyone addressed as Mr. Hayes was Gordon Hayes, who was decently famous in Waltz City too. He was not at Sean’s level at any capacity, but he was someone notable. He had also been gradually cleaning up his act and had begun the process to make his businesses as well as assets legal, so you could call him a business person to a certain extent.Gordon was thrilled that Zayn could still recognize him. His elation was barely concealable as he nodded fervently. “Yes, yes, sir. I thought you wouldn’t remember me!”When Gordon said that, his tone was unexpectedly tinged with a complaining whine, like a begrudging housewife.He could not afford to be blamed. Since Zayn told him that he would include him in a business worth over a hundred million dollars, Gordon had been keeping that in mind and had been staying in a good mood for three whole days! He thought that he had finally struck
Gordon was not dumb. It was pretty clear to him that those ignorant upstarts had offended Zayn. He frowned immediately, hints of his anger showing between his brows.He was a clever man. Like Sean, he was good at guessing the intentions of the other bigshots. Just based on Zayn’s initial reaction, he knew well that the former had no plans to let these men off the hook so easily.The upstarts heard Zayn, but they were too scared to halt their steps, continuing to march forwards as if they were none the wiser. They were hoping that they could get away by feigning oblivion.“Hold it right there!” Gordon would not give them the opportunity. He hollered right away with an icy and threatening tone.Zayn saw how servile they were to Gordon just now. if Gordon had enabled their behavior, he would have become the incompetent one instead. At Gordon's level, a simple gaze or an action, was all it took to understand things.Zayn wanted to teach the men a lesson.The uncouth men felt their li
Skye Long was scared witless. It took him a great deal of effort to get to where he was today. Earning 300 thousand dollars annually was great—he was welcomed warmly when he returned to his hometown in a Range Rover. People buttered him up, he felt like an elite. To ask him to give up a life so amazing and practically ruin it beyond repair, he would never be able to live with it!He did not doubt Gordon’s ability to do so. They lived in a law-abiding society, but if Gordon wanted him gone, Skye would have been removed without a trace at his command. Nothing would happen to Gordon because Gordon did not even have to break the law to do something like that. What was more, if Gordon had to address the young man in front of him as “Sir” dutifully, who knew what he was capable of doing to him.Hence, he kneeled down wholeheartedly without any hesitation. At his age, dignity and pride were nothing. What mattered the most was saving his *ss!Skye’s straightforward kneel made Zayn quite spe
That was how the situation came to be.However, an applause began to thunder from out of the blue. Clap, clap, clap… A mocking voice followed.“Zayn Larson, what an impressive performance! Making new money beg and down before you. Tsk, tsk, it must feel amazing being able to push your authority onto others!”The voice was shrill, the tone brimmed with scorn. It immediately captured the attention of many people.Zayn had barely been able to access his documents when someone new decided to interrupt him once again. Frowning deeply, he was further nettled when he looked up and saw who it was.Dressed dapperly from head to toe in luxury brands, the man who had approached Zayn was being escorted by a group of people. He looked at Zayn with derision, like he was looking at a clown.“Nathan Sullivan,” Zayn uttered lightly. There was no doubt about it—the person standing before him was none other than Nathan, who had also come to attend Alexandra’s engagement ceremony.“I see you still
He eyed Gordon just then. There was no way that a smart man like Gordon could not understand him, so he stepped out from behind Zayn to come face to face with the young man, looking icy and hostile.Gordon was on the older side but he had a natural air of belligerence that most of the wealthy could not resist. After all, he started with nothing and earned his place in a gang through actual blood, sweat and tears.The young man beside Nathan caved in at Gordon’s glare. He looked threatened and his eyes were going all over the place, but he managed to snap, “Hayes, what do you want?”Nathan looked solemn as well when he leveled his gaze with Gordon’s. He knew that the latter was familiar with Zayn, but he did not understand why someone like him would want to be acquainted with Zayn. It was out of the norm… unless Zayn was his illegitimate son or some obscure relative…Gordon cracked a grin that looked rather out of place, but there was no hint of an actual smile. Instead, it felt inc
Gordon came and ate alongside Zayn. Curious as he was, he did not press into the matter because there was something he understood very well, and that was not to pry too much into matters that ought to remain undiscussed, or else it would invite doom.After putting his hunger at bay, Zayn toasted his glass with Gordon’s before saying with a smile, “Thanks for just now.”“Sir, you’re too courteous. It’s what is expected of me,” Gordon dismissed quickly.Meanwhile, things were looking wholly different for Nathan.“Nathan, why didn’t you teach them a lesson? Gordon Hayes was too much!”“Yeah, Gordon is just an old josser. That old geezer is literally on death’s doorstep. We don’t have to be scared of him.”“And that Zayn character too, he’s so cocky! If we weren’t already enjoying ourselves at the engagement party, I would’ve made sure he paid for it!”“Nathan, you’re too nice for excusing him. If it were me, I wouldn’t have been able to swallow it for sure!”“I know right…”The r
Relishing in his lackeys’ fawning, Nathan felt his sour mood being lifted. He could not help looking over to where Zayn was. When he spotted him casually eating his fix while being completely unaware of his impending doom, Nathan scoffed.‘Hah, Zayn Larson, pat yourself on the back. Let’s see what you do when Mr. Hyde’s here!’Nathan was already looking forward to the interesting show of Zayn’s expressions then!There was no doubt that Zayn knew what Nathan was thinking about. It barely ruffled him since Mr. Hyde was his man. What was there to be concerned about?Instead, he was more worried about word getting to Faye. It seemed very likely…Zayn went to the washroom. When he came back, he heard a lot of people talking about him.“There’s a big shot in Waltz City, do you guys know?”“Someone big? Who?”“The chairman of Violet Vision Media Corp! Its market value’s exceeded 850 million dollars to date! It’s crazy. You know, it was only 300 million dollars two months ago, but it’s