Noah's ride back to the suite was disrupted by the loud ringing of his phone. It was Aria. Noah didn't pick up until he was in his suite.“Hello.”“It's quarter past nine, Noah. Don't you plan on coming home tonight?”Noah sighed. “Are you going to listen to me now because you didn't even allow me to talk this morning and instead decided to believe what they told you, hook line, and sinker?”“What do you mean?” Aria sounded angry suddenly. “My parents would never lie to me!”“Really?”“I've already paid you half of the money. Don't you ever think of backing out or I will find you!” She threatened again.Noah smiled softly. She had no idea who he really was and that she couldn't really threaten him. If he wanted, he could in fact call off the deal that moment and refund her. But he needed the Giles family now.“Well, I was at your house last night but your parents drove me out.”There was a long pause.“It's ok if you don't believe me. I will do my own side of the deal and I will be at

“Will you quit blabbering! We both know that's not possible! Not just anyone can book Aurelia Hall!” Adam snapped. “You now talk of not paying a dime,is that even a thing? Are you not trying to trick us?”“I'm not,” Noah muttered. “And I'm fully aware of what I'm talking about.”Mia scoffed. “For someone that's jobless.”Noah smiled, “It doesn't matter. What does is that I can truly make it work.”Kyle hesitated. He didn't know what to believe but he knew he would be at great advantage if he could celebrate his birthday at Aurelia Hall. Aurelia Hall is currently the talk of the town. Infact, Il Leone casino hosted their end of year party there last year. That's why he found it difficult to trust Noah.He looked at Noah nonetheless. “Are you sure of what you are talking about?”“Yes! I can get you what you truly desire. I only need to go and see my friend. He will do it for us.”“Will you stop that!” Adam shut him up, “Grandfather, don't listen to him! He's obviously lying! He was a wa

“How the heck did you let him win?” Ry yelled in annoyance. “How did you let him get into our tight circle?”In a black room, all the SL members were angrily expressing their feelings. Mike was the only calm one among them. Seated at the far corner of the room, he continued to play with his pocket knife.“This is a disgrace. He really disgraced all the SL members!” Elio muttered.“Yes, something we've kept all these years!” Ash boomed.“I am so sorry. I really am,” Pedro sobbed. “Please, you have to help me get my position back.”Kai cleared his throat suddenly. He was third in rank. He stood up. “I don't think we are all seeing it from my angle. This new guy_NL or whatever he called himself.”“NK,” Elio corrected. He was ranked second.“Whatever. I don't even care,” Kai remarked. “But what I'm driving at is that we shouldn't just look down on him. He's good, really!”“Yes,” Axel supported. “Miss J also lost to him.”“Exactly! Which is why we shouldn't take this lightly. The new guy i

During breakfast the next morning, Kyle stretched out a plate of crabs to Noah. His view of Noah had changed significantly after he had helped them with Aurelia Hall. If his son-in-law was that capable, why didn't he accept him fully?“So, how is job hunting going?” He asked with a smile.Noah sighed and shook his head briefly. Since he didn't actually go hunting for a job, it was safe to say it didn't end well.“It's ok. You can send Aria your qualifications and she will find a place for you at the company.”“Really?” Noah was stunned. Kyle was a great man.“Father, you don't have to do that to this useless boy,” Mia cut in quickly, irritated. “Just because he helped us to secure Aurelia Hall doesn't mean we should worship him like our god. He's even jobless. How would Aria survive in the long term?” she further whined.Adam snorted. “Just because you helped in securing Aurelia Hall, now you are feeling like a demi-god. How are we even sure the confirmation code is real?”“You will s

Mike was shocked.“What do you mean two rounds?” Cal asked, confused.Noah turned to look at Mike. “I bet an extra ten thousand dollars,” he declared, ignoring Cal's question.Everyone gasped. “This man is playing with fire. How could he not know how dangerous this game is?”“Is he trying to die?”“No, it feels like he understood just what he was doing.”“No, you can't just add another rule to the game,” Cal protested in a shaky voice.“Yes, you can't do that. You have to play till the end,” Mike chimed in.“Except it's not a rule to begin with. It's all a bet and I want it to get stronger. You didn't say I couldn't do that before we started the game or did you?”Jennifer's eyes thinned on Noah. She felt lost for a moment but soon got it all. Cal must have performed his dirty little trick and Noah had seen through it.“Yes!” she nodded, backing him up. “It's not a rule. Players can dictate the rules of the game as it progresses.”“B_but I do not concur. We will continue with how we w