The atmosphere in the room shifted instantly. It had already been heavy with sadness, but now it darkened with anger. Every pair of eyes locked onto Darren, their stares cold and accusing.Darren swallowed hard.Without warning, Winifred slammed her palm on the table, the sharp crack making Darren’s heart jolt.“How dare you? Does this look like a joke to you?” she snarled, her eyes blazing with hatred.She turned to Scofield, irritation twisting her features. “Sir, you see why I told you not to waste your time on him? Poor people are all the same—ungrateful. After you were kind enough to let this trash interview you, he turns around to mock you right to your face.”Mr. Scofield didn’t stop her this time. His expression mirrored hers—tight, frustrated, wounded. He had shifted his entire schedule to help Darren, even against Winifred’s warning that it would be a waste of time. Now, in his moment of crisis, he truly believed Darren was mocking him. “You misunderstand me,” Darren explai

The next day, Darren set his camera, folder and headed out to another company. He looked into the folder and smiled satisfactory. The previous day, he’d been able to secure ten interviews, all thanks to Mr. Scofield and his friends. All he did was go to any of Mr. Scofield’s friend’s company and show the business card to the receptionist —immediately an interview will be arranged with the CEO. He looked into the list of the companies and discovered they were only two companies he was yet to go to. The first among them was, Renew hope global limited. The pharmaceutical company was owned by a prominent billionaire, James Rodriguez. Mr. Rodriguez was not as wealthy as Mr. Scofield, but his involvement in politics made him by far more prominent and powerful.The cab conveying Darren soon arrived Renew hope. After paying the driver, he went straight to the reception area to show the business card to the receptionist. But as he walked through the lobby, he heard familiar voices. He whi

After a few minutes, Darren arrived a photography store. This was where he had bought the camera. He went straight to meet the sales person at the counter “Hello mister, someone broke my camera. Is there any way you guys can fix it for me? There are invaluable videos inside that I cannot afford to lose. Please help me”. The man gave him a sad expression, like he knew how it felt to loose invaluable items.“That depends on what parts of the camera have been damaged. If some crucial parts are still intact the other ones can be replaced. Let me see it,” he said assuring. Darren raised the broken pieces and dropped on the counter. As the man examined it, Darren’s heart couldn’t stop racing.He kept on praying that the salesperson gives him a positive response. If he was unable to replace the camera, then it was going to be a serious problem for him. Even if Scofield and his group of friends agreed to let him interview them and sign again, meeting them a second time would not be easy.

That same morning, in another mansion with an extravagant compound and lavish interior. The Murphy family was having breakfast. Eddie struggled to open his mouth wide enough to take a bite—or even allow a spoon in—because of the excruciating pain radiating through his face. The only thing he could manage was to slowly sip a cup of tea.Noticing his son’s devastation, Murphy patted his shoulder and said. “Don’t worry, son, that poor rascal learnt his lesson yesterday. He’ll be laying unconscious in a cheap hospital somewhere right now,” he paused as the corner of his lips lifted. “That is if he survived”. Eddie had a dull expression on his face. “That wasn’t enough, Dad. Look at me, I can’t even eat my favorite nachos anymore,” he snapped. Raising his head, he looked at his dad and said in a persuasive tone, “Get him expelled from the university. If he doesn’t get expelled, other students will make fun of me”.Murphy who is always ready to do what his son pleased, smirked and said si

Murphy could hear her heavy breathing through the phone. He clenched his jaw, his voice dropping as he asked, “What is it that can’t wait?”After hesitating for a moment, the woman finally revealed, “Our investors are withdrawing their shares. All of them.”Murphy’s eyes widened. “What?! What do you mean?”“I don’t understand it either,” the secretary replied quickly. “Just yesterday, everything was perfectly fine. But this morning, our shareholders started selling their shares like hotcakes—every single one of them. As I’m talking to you right now, our share price has crashed by more than 90%.”“I tried asking a few of them why they were selling. They were all hesitant, but one of them eventually admitted that someone powerful threatened them. They said they wouldn’t dare make him an enemy.”Murphy felt a sharp jolt of heat climb up his spine. He froze for a few seconds, his trembling hands tightening around the phone.As he was still trying to process the shocking information, the w