Zayn was stunned by the term of address. Trailing his gaze after the voice, he espied a familiar person standing at the front staring at him in shock.“Raymond?” The name left Zayn’s lips in surprise at the sight of the person. There was no mistake that the man who stood in front of him right now was Raymond, whom he had mentioned just earlier, one of the current higher-ups at The Oasis.Zayn’s expression was a little weird. What a coincidence just as he spoke of the devil…There were several other people beside Raymond who were all executive members of The Oasis. They mirrored Raymond’s surprise when they saw Zayn and even looked a little reverent and in disbelief. Exchanging looks among themselves, their gazes were asking “Did Zayn return to the Larson’s?”.When Raymond hurried over to Zayn, his face brightened up with excitement and a hint of respect. He was about to call him young master again when Zayn spoke, “Raymond, I’d like to bring a few friends of mine to The Oasis. Prep
They did not expect to have dug their own graves this time. This young man called Zayn was not ordinary at all. On the contrary, he must definitely be someone prominent.When Seamus took in what was happening, he felt his scalp tingle as a shudder ran through his whole body. He would have died to slap himself hard and wake himself up. Gah, what had he done? How did he hurt the feelings of some VIP for the mere Faye? He was doomed, he was ruined. Tragically, there were no tears left for Seamus to cry now.As for Faye, she was stunned as she stared at Zayn, who was smiling lightly, in a stupor. Since when did Zayn ever have the upper hand?Taking in their reactions, Zayn felt proud. He finally looked cool in front of Faye for once.Raymond’s face fell, however, upon realizing that the two guards had affronted Zayn just now. Furiously, he rebuked them and fired them on the spot. The other higher-ups from The Oasis broke out in cold sweat just from watching the scene play out. It was f
Zayn looked at the immensely familiar face of Faye’s that felt so estranged now. He felt a complex mix of feelings as well, like he had a lot to tell her, but when the words came to the tip of his tongue, he turned mute and could barely utter a single word.Faye was the same. Dipping her head, she picked up the glass, but her gaze was distracted and fleeting, never once trained on Zayn.The Thule Room was extravagant. One would feel like they were in paradise simply being in it. Its sheer size and realistic interior felt like another world in itself. Even the workers in charge of serving the room were incredibly good-looking people. Any one of them could be scouted and made a star or model, but they were only servers here.Zayn felt complicated coming back here. It had been more than four years since he had been back. After all, The Oasis was his grandfather’s singular effort and was supposed to be passed down to him too.Silence permeated the air.Both of them sat opposite each o
Faye began to understand why Seamus was so shell-shocked and frightened when he heard that Zayn could book the Thule Room. She shared his emotions now…Other than that, however, she was also curious. Was this still the Zayn Larson she knew? How was he qualified to relish in the luxury of the Thule Room at The Oasis? Those executive members of The Oasis were so reverent of him too. They did not look quite like they were greeting a guest—it felt more like they were bowing down to… their boss!Coming to this conclusion, Faye was utterly bewildered.Half an hour later, the popular celebrity came as promised and was surprisingly courteous and humble to Faye, nothing like the cool and aloof demeanor the media made him out to be. Faye’s secretary had returned then and sat beside her. Watching the current hot star sing in front of them, the secretary was dumbstruck and adored Zayn extremely.Faye had not planned to stay at The Oasis for long. She wanted to return to the Carters right after
“Raymond, get me the Thule Room. I have guests!”The voice was heard before its owner appeared. It was an overbearing tone of order brimming with arrogance. Just as the voice sounded, a few supercilious young men entered—the one in front was a fatty in his twenties. Chubby and fair with large ears, he looked snobby with his eyes almost rolled up over his head.There was a flash of annoyance and caution on Raymond’s expression when he saw the fatty. It was obvious that he loathed the latter but dared not show it.“Chester Turner?” Zayn recognized the person with a slight frown when he saw the fatty.Raymond made swift eye contact with Zayn and spoke in a hushed tone, “Young master, do avoid him for now. Chester is favored by the Master now, and isn’t a target to provoke.”The master he referred to was Zidane. Chester was his younger cousin. Before Zayn was driven out of the Larsons, someone like Chester would not even dare kick up a fuss before him. Things were different now, howev
“Mr. Turner, it’s confirmed that the Thule Room has been reserved by another guest whether you choose to believe it or not. If you want the Thule Room, you may place a reservation after today,” Raymond said politely to Chester despite his best effort to suppress his displeasure. However, Chester refused to show him any respect at all, and he spoke in an even ruder tone while pointing at Raymond’s nose with his finger straightforwardly. He said aggressively, “Am I here to have a discussion with you? I’m here to give you an order! I’m taking the Thule Room today regardless, and you’re going to vacate it for me, or I will make sure that you don’t end up in a good place!”Then, he added in disdain, “You’re just a dog serving the Larsons. Do you really think that you’re someone important just because you’re given the permission to operate The Oasis, huh?!” Zayn clenched his teeth in rage instantly. He was about to lose his mind in a rage because Chester had simply gone too far in bully
Raymond shifted his gaze to peek at Zayn by his side subconsciously. Then, he said, “Mr. Turner, you know the rules of The Oasis too. We can’t possibly divulge the guest’s information. However, I can assure you that the Thule Room has been reserved by a distinguished guest for real! The guest is right inside the Thule Room now, and I really am not lying to you.”However, Chester refused to appreciate Raymond’s kindness. Instead, he chose to adopt the aggressive means by saying, “I don’t care about that. I insist on taking the Thule Room today anyhow. If you can’t vacate the room for me in an hour, just wait to be kicked out!”Raymond clenched his teeth in rage. Every word Chester spoke and every expression Chester made disgusted him. Had it not been for his outstanding self-control, he would not have been able to stand Chester anymore. He was aware that Chester’s boldness to behave so rampantly was mainly due to his relationship with Zidane. If he were to confront Chester’s toughne
He spoke so unexpectedly, making Chester frown at once. Chester looked over and said, “What did you say? Huh, why does your face look so familiar?”Chester furrowed his brows as he looked at Zayn. The sight of Zayn felt very familiar as if he had seen him somewhere before. Zayn chuckled. His eyes stared straight at Chester and he said with a meaningful smile, “Chester, have you forgotten me so soon? You have no lack of experience weeping in my presence in the past.”Chester’s expression changed drastically at once upon hearing that. His pupils constricted rapidly while his gaze was filled with shock and astonishment as he looked at Zayn. He even fell back by two steps. “Zayn?” he called out aloud, completely losing his composure. The few young men standing behind Chester changed their expressions when Zayn’s name was mentioned. They looked toward Zayn with different emotions in their gazes.Yes, it was apparent that they knew about Zayn. Zayn grinned radiantly. “Chester, you