Viola was chatting random things to Elora until the maid Rekha left. Afterward, she started asking some personal questions.“Mom, you haven’t told me how you met Dad,” Viola asked. “Please tell me.”Elora pursed her lips. Viola generally called her Aunt, but when she wanted a favor, she would call her Mom. “I’m not your Mom, though.”“Yes, but my Mom isn’t Brother Russell’s mom either, but he still calls her Mom, doesn’t he?”“You sure have a glib tongue,” Elora sighed. “Alright. I’ll tell you, but don’t spread it to others.”“I promise I won’t tell anyone, even Brother Russell.”“Good. It was actually a little special, our first meeting,” Elora thought back to the time when she first came to this country. “A couple of local men started talking to me and were trying to take me to their place. They were very polite, and I believed them, but then Arnold came and told those men to leave. I didn’t understand what was going on until he told me that they were actually planning on doing bad

“All professional sports are rigged?” Russell didn’t believe it. “Don’t you think you’re exaggerating things?”“Actually, I only touched the tip of the iceberg,” Tom confidently replied. “Sports and other entertainment exist to keep the masses occupied and divided. The government doesn't want the people to focus on it, after all. That’s why they keep pressing our shoulders down, burdening us with our jobs and ever-increasing prices of products and services.”Russell and Tyler still looked the same.“It’s not just sports. Most elections are rigged as well,” Tom added. “There’s too much at stake for those in power to lose control, which is why they give the illusion of freedom to the people so they won’t bare their claws at the elites and the government and work like obedient citizens. They make the public believe that the professional games are genuine when they’re not. They are the reason why the rich become richer and the poor become poorer. It’s unfortunate, but the world has long t

Even though Tyler collapsed, neither Russell nor Tyler cared to wake him up right now for different reasons.Russell was overjoyed. He ended up hugging Tom. “You did it! You really did it!”“I told you that I would,” Tom was casual about it.“You did, but I honestly didn’t think it’s possible,” Russell’s face was glowing. “I don’t know exactly how you did it, but I don’t care. We won 25,000 dollars. I need 11,000 only. You should also take 11,000, and I’ll give the remaining 3000 to Tyler.”Tom was surprised. “I don’t need it.”“But you’re the reason I earned this much, so if I don’t pay you anything, I can’t take this money, either,” Russell retorted, making Tom frown. “How much money do you have to pay Tyler?”“More than 40,000 dollars with interest,” Tom bitterly said.Russell went silent. (He just made 25,000 from just 20 dollars. If he wanted, he could have earned 40,000 dollars easily, but he must have his reasons for not doing it.) “So, Mr. Tom, you can pay that 11,000 to Tyler

Viola harshly slapped Russell on the back and ran away, giggling.Russell smiled angrily. It was obvious that she wanted him to chase her, but he just wasn’t in the mood. He came and sat by his mother’s bed.“Mom, how are you feeling now?” Russell gently touched Elora’s forearm. There was swelling underneath the arm, both due to inflammation as well as water accumulation.“So-so. Viola is making me talk too much,” Elora softly said, while resting on the bed. “Too much talking is stressing my heart.”Russell’s heart ached when he sensed the pain his mother’s voice. He knew that his mother would feel pain in the heart if she were to just bend her body a little. Even living a normal life was not proving possible for her, which frustrated him more than anything as all he wanted for her was to live a healthy, happy life. There were many nights when he suddenly woke up because he had the nasty dream of his mother dying from a heart attack. “I can’t tell her to leave. She’ll cry.”“So, you’r

The Creed Tech company was a multinational conglomerate, and the branch in this country mainly engaged in the design, development, manufacture and sale of software and hardware involving electronic equipment. It was known for music players, video players, gaming consoles, and video game development. Some of the most popular games came from this company, including Creed’s GREED which sold over 160 million copies across the world and comfortably sat in the top ten list of best games ever made.With a market cap of over 320 billion, the Creed Tech company was a much bigger monster than Jessica ever thought. And this was just one of the many companies owned by Regan.The directors of various departments in the company earned a minimum of 500,000 dollars annually, making Jessica’s 150,000 dollars look ordinary. However, compared to the receptionist Miley who earned 35,000 dollars per year, Jessica’s income was much superior.Currently, Creed’s RAGE. a sequel to Creed’s GREED, was being mad