"Does anyone know about this?" I asked as I walked behind Jeffrey. "Are you asking me if anyone knows about this building?" Jeffrey stopped and looked at me. "Yes. That is exactly what I am asking. I need to know if I only have access to this." "Of course, it was built specially for you. You alone have the ability to unlock each door and, of course, have the power to self-destruct it." Jeffrey said, walking ahead. The view of the mansion was breathtaking. The lawns were beautifully mowed, and the flowers were planted in a way that captured the entire surroundings."Are you saying that my father planned all of this in the form of a system?" I asked, staring at the back view of the man that was walking right in front of me. "Yes, he knew this day was going to come. He wanted to give you the best of everything, but there was no time." Jeffrey said as they reached the front of a very big door. "What do you mean there is no time? Why does he have to leave us when he can shield and pr

"Where the hell have you been, Pontius? Did you even look at your phone? You had me worried!" Eva yelled at me. I raised my eyebrows to meet her and said nothing. I simply walked past her into the mansion. "Didn't you hear me? I just asked you a question. Where the hell have you been?" My mother asked, raising her voice yet again. She had a look on her face that showed she would have spanked me if not for the law guiding the country. "And why must I tell you that? You brought a man who is not even my father back to the house we bought back, and you want me to tell you everything? What else do you want, Mother? I even gave you the money to start your own hospital. Shouldn't that be enough?" The tension was thickened between the both of us as we stared at each other. "So tell me, why is he back?" Eva said nothing but walked away from me. "Do you even know his son is trying to bully me at every chance he gets?" I was met with another silence which was beginning to get irr

I looked back to see them gazing out of the house. Mark had a gleam on his face and of course Jeremiah was more than happy to see me thrown out of my very own house. I don't know what my mother was hiding from me but I am going to find out. " Get me out of here Jeffery." I said with my mind. I was the system.If it was connected to my blood streams then I know Jeffery could hear me. [ DING! ] [ System message ; Your escort will be with you in a while Master Pontius. Please hold on. ] I let out a sigh as I kept walking down the street. I looked back a few times as I walked down the estate I had once called my street. I was about to get to the main street when I heard a voice right behind me. I looked back and I saw three young rascals walking towards me. They were dressed in black clothes and I knew they were street thieves. " I don't want any trouble." I said out looking a bit exhausted from yelling at my mother all night. " Of course, we don't want any scuffles too pretty bo

The black limousine purred like a lazy panther as it pulled up to the glittering venue. Lights flashed, cameras clicked, and the red carpet stretched like a path to a throne. I stepped out, fully aware that every eye would be on me tonight. The system message still hovered faintly in my peripheral vision: [System Message: Humiliate Jeremiah and kiss Precious.] [Reward: Confidence] Confidence? As if I needed more. But the system was never random. Every task was a thread in a bigger, tangled web. I had learned that the hard way. "Master Pontius," one of the guards said, opening the door with ceremonial precision. I stepped out and adjusted my velvet lapel. Gasps rippled through the crowd. A sea of teenage envy and admiration washed over me. Phones rose like offerings, their flashes worshipping the vision I had become. “Is that—?” “No way, that’s him!” “Pontius looks like he walked out of a dream!” I walked the carpet with ease, like I’d done it a thousand times. My date,

[Ding!][System Alert: Emotional Interference Detected. Mission trajectory compromised. Recalculating.]I ignored it. For once, I let the message fade into the back of my mind. I was supposed to be scared of losing favour with the system, but if I was really the system, then I had no reason to be. The prom hall was alive with music and chatter, but I didn’t hear any of it. My eyes were locked on Zeo as she moved gracefully ahead of me. Heads turned when we walked in together. I felt it. The shift in atmosphere. Some people whispered, others gawked, and a few—like Precious—looked like they’d just swallowed acid.My gaze caught Cassie having a dance with some guy who had this look on his face. I didn't bother. All I cared about right now was the game I was playing and having a dance with Zeo. But I was glad to see them look in my direction. Good.Let them talk.Let the rumours spread like wildfire. I wanted it. Needed it. This wasn’t just about getting back at Jeremiah anymore—it w