All Chapters of The Ascension: Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

...An hour after the encounter with the middle-aged man, Ley arrived at the bungalow, his face reverted to a taciturn one, as if the carefreeness he showed to the middle-aged man was nothing but an illusion, or a pretense.He ate dinner with Hana and the guest.After that, he brought up to Hana and the others the issues he had considered this afternoon before they decided that they would bring the old man into the discussion too. As it was a ‘family affair’, Nathan was naturally not invited since he was still a mere guest.The sole reception room in the house had a fairly huge screen installed and on it, the old man’s face appeared.Fernando was wearing a thick jacket, and a scarf wrapped around his thin, bony neck. Behind stood Sam, the official butler. Had Nathan signed the contract already, Ley would have loved to introduce Sam, his future boss, to him.At first, the old man’s face was not looking good, as if something had pissed him off. When the connection had yet to stabilize ev

…Getting past the outer security was harder than convincing the target to let Hana try to heal him. And it was proven a bit wrong when they met the person in a brightly lit reception room full of classical decorations and paintings.Armand Razon was a man in his early or mid-seventies, yet due to wearing a frown all day long, he seemed like in the same generation as Old Fernando who died in his late eighties. Decades of experience in politics and business made his aura very domineering. Ley was okay, but Hana was from a completely humble origin so despite being a higher being now, she still felt intimidated for a moment.“Greetings, Mr. Razon.” It was Ley who broke the tense atmosphere with a polite smile.The old man did not invite them to sit and did not even return the greetings. Age gave him the senior mentality that made him think no matter how superior looking a youth was, they would always be his junior that would have to pay him respect.“I gave you two time. I also appreciate

...Ley only let Hana heal the old man when the latter signed the contract and promised to be their buyer and distributor for whatever products they would offer in the future. He said 'whatever products' since this might not be limited to gold. There were various commodities that could be exported from Ophir. Even if those things were not transported over, Ley was not lacking in ambition, so he would surely venture to other businesses. Hana too had a high likelihood of dabbling into pharmaceutical work, and might develop some skincare products, herbal medicine, etc. Armand’s side would have to distribute everything to potential consumers and help in whatever ways he could.

...Ley wished for the visitors to arrive before 4 pm and somehow, it happened. Armand Razon was escorted outside by a man in his early to mid-forties. There were no other people who came with them. The middle-aged man served as a driver and an assistant. But given their resemblance to each other, it was not hard to guess that they were father or son, or close relatives. The old man roamed his eyes around. A hint of disbelief flickered across his eyes as he found something a bit unbelievable. Those miracle-makers lived in this place?It was a large bungalow house with a partial second floor built into a sloped roof that could not look any more normal from the outside. Verandahs and gardens surrounded the main building. The wires outside indicated that it was dependent on electricity and internet provider... And that was it. Armand was a bit unsettled because from the outside, it looked like only a normal above average family lived in it. He could not help but mumble, "What a humble

...As it was still early, Ley did not go to the bridge or the hospital. He also did not lead his adoptive sister to the churches to advertise their version of holy water. No. That would definitely only invite trouble or fierce scolding from the priests and pastors. As deities themselves, it also sounded like stupidity to give authentic miracle items to devotees of other religions.“Brother Ley, it’s weird. It’s drizzling even though the sun is still up.”&ldq