Thanks to his commentary, Zachary was reminded of exactly where Barrow Cove was. He started scrunching his nose in bafflement. Even he had to admit that Zayn’s bluff was a little too much—really? Barrow Cove?Zayn had gotten so sick of Faron’s commentary that he decided to tune him out altogether. He turned his attention towards Zachary. “What? You don’t look like you believe me.”“Uh, well…” Zachary began, a little hard-pressed. How was he supposed to believe Zayn when he had seen the latter squat in a corner all by himself, sopping wet with sweat and eyes focused on an advertisement that offered to hire dishwashers. It would be pretty naive of him to believe that the same man lived in an area famous for its wealthy residents.Still, Zachary could not bring himself to expose him—he respected Zayn way too much to do something so cruel.He chuckled dryly in lieu of finishing his previous sentence and said, “Well, Barrow Cove is pretty far from here, yeah? It wouldn’t be sensible to
Just when she was wallowing in her sorrow, a plump young woman sidled up to her and piped up curiously, “Lindsay? What’s with the long face? I mean, look at how many people are here for your homecoming party!”“It’s lame. The only guy I want to see isn’t actually here anyways.”Lindsay’s companion widened her eyes before crying out in surprise, “Hold up, sis. Are you… crushing on someone? Oh. My. God! Who is he?”Those who were within earshot were just as bemused and in disbelief.The truth was, Lindsay Young was no ordinary woman—she was the eminent Young family’s precious little sweetheart, a modern-day aristocrat whose standing was superior to every single trust-fund kid at the entire party!She was a member of one of Rheasia’s most premier noble families. Wealth was far from their only asset; they were also at the top of the social ladder, and had for decades contributed plenty to Rheasia’s economic growth. It was also a known fact that Youngs were highly-decorated soldiers an
Lindsay sighed with her as she propped her regret-fraught face with the thick of her palm, “Uh, you should have told me he was! God, if only I knew—I would have been on my knees when I saw him! Hell, I wouldn’t have offended him at all! Damn it!” she moaned, “I’ve been visiting Violet Vision Media Corp these past few days, but man, he’s just not interested in seeing me ever again, is he?”Allana let out a long sigh and joined her friend’s pity party. She was submerged in her own tide of melancholy and regret. Their despondency made them stick out like sore thumbs, so much so that they bothered the other attendants around them.Meanwhile, Zayn and the rest of Faron’s team had arrived at the hotel’s grand banquet hall. He had attended many upper-class parties, so Zayn had no trouble keeping his cool. Faron and Zachary, on the other hand, were visibly a little bit more shaken up now that they were in the presence of the affluent—being amongst these people made them both excited yet also
It was obvious that Zachary’s doom actually originated from Faron. It prompted Zayn to cast his keen eyes over the latter, which made him realize that Faron’s aura was darkening at a visible rate as well. It became more and more evident that the real epicenter of Zachary’s misfortune was Faron, and that Zachary had fallen victim to the collateral damage.From the looks of it, Zachary’s life was originally on the line—to the extent where his death was highly plausible—that evening because of whatever machinations Faron would eventually undertake. However, his fate had now been twisted—Zayn’s appearance had diverted its course.Things were getting interesting.Faron did not appreciate the way that Zayn looked at him, like a dubious bloodhound sniffing out evil, so he harrumphed and snorted, “What are you looking at, moron? You’re as dumb as an oaf! You’re here to act as my bodyguard, you hear me? No talking, and definitely no looking around!”Zayn flashed him a smirk and said nothing
Lindsay Young seemed to be glowing.There was a passion that burnt in Faron’s gaze as soon as he laid his eyes upon Lindsay. Lindsay was the heiress of the Young family, who had an extremely prestigious status. If he could latch on to Lindsay, he would not need to worry about money for the rest of his life!Zachary was stunned by Lindsay’s beauty, but that made him only feel more inferior. He was well aware that he came from poverty, so there was a huge disparity between him and the elegant heiress born with a silver spoon in her mouth. Naturally, he felt like he was nowhere enough for her.Soon, however, everyone’s eyes fluttered to the fine woman standing next to Lindsay. It was none other than Allana Owen. One could tell with a single glance that Allana was much more beautiful than Lindsay!Faron’s breath was taken away—he could not take his eyes off Allana once he saw her. He was not the only one who reacted in such a manner. Many of the attendants had the same reaction as we
Zachary had never expected that Faron would put the blame on him because he had just witnessed Faron molesting the woman with his own two eyes. At once, Jameson looked towards Zachary with eyes filled with rage. He waved his huge hand. “Come and beat this b*st*rd up!”“It wasn’t me, it really wasn’t me…” Zachary panicked. He pointed at Faron, and he was on the verge of exposing him when Faron clasped the back of his neck and pinned him to the ground. He lowered his voice and said, “Zachary, you have to take the blame for me today! I’ve never mistreated, not once. If I hadn’t taken you under my wing, would you still be who you are today?”Zachary was stunned. He looked at Faron incredulously, “Faron, I did plenty of meritorious services over the years too.”Faron glared at him and threatened menacingly, “I don’t care. You have to take the blame for me today, or else, your little sister…”Zachary’s entire body shook at once. He stared at Faron, clenching his teeth in anger. He had
Faron could feel a lingering fear tug at his heart. Fortunately for him, he was quick enough to put the blame on that idiot Zachary. Otherwise, it would have been him who was going to get his hands chopped off.Zachary was completely terrified. He was constantly shouting for help from Faron in the hopes that Faron would save him, yet Faron refused to give him the light of day. He was extremely terrified as he watched the burly man approach him with the carving knife. In fact, he had even begun to lose hope.Over on the other side, Lindsay furrowed her brows ever so slightly upon witnessing the scene. However, she did not stop the commotion because she hated hooligans who molested women as well. Moreover, she witnessed bully cases all the time, so she did not find it to be a problem at all. On the contrary, it was Allana who could not stand another second of it. She turned away because she could not bring herself to watch. Zayn witnessed the scene detachedly from the crowd. He had
Zachary had almost lost his footing from fear. He had never been as scared as he was in his entire life. Zayn’s remark from earlier had offended all of the rich kids present. He was doomed—he was so doomed that the situation could no longer be solved with just a chopped hand anymore!He regretted it very much now. He would not have meddled with the matter by bringing Zayn along had he known about the incident that would be taking place tonight. He was under the original assumption that he would only be giving Zayn a helping hand, yet he did not expect that he would be putting Zayn at risk instead!In his eyes, he was certain that Zayn had lost it because he had recently hit rock bottom, and that was why Zayn had such an immeasurable amount of bravery.Zayn was not conceited at all really. If you asked him, the rich kids that were viewed as these so-called big shots were but a bunch of weaklings. Even if they were supported by the seniors of their families, they were all still weakli