2025-03-20 00:41:43As Devin's Porsche caroused into the underground garage of the Le Grande villa, several guests trooped into the large, square-shaped auditorium mounted just beside the mansion.
It was Amanda and Luther's wedding, barely three days after she broke up with Devin. “Why won't this damn car start? I have to drive out to get something for my daughter!” Devin heard Sera's voice as he stepped down from the Porsche. Her back was turned to him but he couldn't miss the croaking sound of her voice. “Are you sure you know what the fuck you're doing? Top shot mechanic my ass! If you were so good, this car would be working by now!” She snapped at the gentleman who was fixing the car for her. Devin sighed while he gazed at them. As he didn't want to interfere, he proceeded to walk to his mansion. But Sera turned around, saw him, and scoffed. “ Devin? My God! What the fuck are you doing here? You really have no shame! ” Sera snapped as she approached him, clapping her hands in exaggeration. Devin stopped and turned around to take in her twisted face. “I’m not in the mood for your bickerings today, Sera. Go back to your mechanic while he fixes your car,” Devin replied to her and turned to leave. But Sera quickly blocked his path and crossed her arms, her eyes darkening on the spot. “How dare a church rat like yourself speak to me in that manner? Who the hell invited you to this wedding? This is no place for a poverty-stricken degenerate lowlife like you!” Sera yelled at him. “What is so hard to understand in the fact that Amanda has dumped your lazy ass? And now you resorted to stalking? How shameless could you be!” “That’s a big word coming from you. Your daughter is marrying a man old enough to be her father and you're supporting her. Your desperate, sorry self would do anything for some money, even if it means selling off your child to the highest bidder,” Devin shot back at her. Sera gasped at his audacity. “Motherfucker! Do not speak to me in that manner. Luther is ten times the man you'll ever be in your sorry life!” “Have you heard yet? Yvonne Hall, the owner of the number 1 luxury building in this Villa specially sent Luther a wedding gift. She approved his request to use this top-class auditorium for the wedding too!” “Luther dines with the rich and powerful in the society. But what do you do? Louse around like a hopeless beggar, looking for who to stalk! Perhaps I should get you arrested for this insolence!” She screamed at him. Devin laughed after he listened to her words. Obviously, Luther was playing them for a fool. He had approved their request to use the hall and sent Yvonne to deliver the letter. The money Luther paid was given to charity. And Devin sent no fucking gifts to Luther. Neither did he instruct Yvonne to do so. “Wow. I'm so amazed I could piss myself! For someone who prides herself in being 'smart,’ you really are dumb. So dumb that you cannot distinguish reality from deceit,” Devin replied to her and laughed again. His laughter was like a knife piercing through Sera's heart. She gritted her teeth while she watched him, her chest heaving up and down. “Go back to your little event, Sera. Be the mother of the bride and enjoy the turmoil that follows. It is what you deserve after all,” Devin dismissed her and turned to leave, but Sera, yet again, blocked his path and attempted to slap him. Devin caught her hand as anger flashed in his eyes. Sera saw this instant glow of distaste and her heart skipped a beat. But God forbid her to show she was scared of him! “You animal! Fucking dirtbag! You dare raise your hand on me? I will make sure you rot in jail for this!” Sera yelled at Devin while he lowered her hand, but she began to squirm. “Do not test me, Sera!” Devin said in a calm, threatening tone that made Sera whimper. “Or what? What will you do? Beat me up like you beat up my son? Come on Devin, I fucking dare you! Then you'd spend the rest of your life dining and dancing with pigs in a dungeon!” She kept yelling at him. With a growl, Devin let go of her hand, and she staggered back, lost her balance,, and fell. “Ah! Help! Somebody help me! He wants to kill me! Help!!” Sera screamed while she stood to her feet. The mechanic, who had seen everything, quietly left the garage, but as Sera kept shouting, two bouncers ran in. “Ma'am? What's going on here?” One of the bouncers asked Sera who burst into tears immediately. “I'm the mother of the bride. This man is an intruder. No one invited him to this wedding yet, here he is. He's my daughter's ex. He just beat me up right now!” She cried out. The bouncer, furious, turned to Devin. “Scumbag, show me your invitation, or I'll kick you out of this place!” “I'm not here for the event anyway. I'm just going home,” Devin replied to the bouncer and Sera gasped “That's a lie. He has no home here. This fucking street urchin couldn't even afford a shit hole in this place. It's obvious he wants to steal. Kick him out!” Sera quickly protested. The bouncers nodded in agreement while they glared at Devin's casual gym outfits, convinced he couldn't possibly be a top-shot resident in the villa. Just then, Sera's phone rang. “My daughter needs me. Ensure you kick this vermin out of this place. Else, he'll ruin things and it'll be your problem!” Sera added and walked away. “Time for you to leave, ass-wipe. You should have known better than to sneak into this event,” one of the bouncers said and grabbed Devin's shoulder. But Devin kicked his hand away and punched him in the face. “You broke my fucking nose!” The bouncer cried out while the other, furious, charged at Devin. Devin performed a sweep move and knocked the bouncer off the ground. While he fell with a thud, the other one took out his baton. “You're dead now!” He yelled and charged at Devin. Devin quickly disarmed him, kicked him again, and punched him so hard he flew right into a car– a faint yellow wave of energy radiating from Devin's fist. The bouncer was knocked out immediately. “Fuck this. I'm outta here!” The other bouncer ran away as he saw the terrifying scene. Devin exhaled as he walked away from the garage. He wanted to go home directly, but he forgot that the auditorium was right on his way home. This means that when he realized it, Luther had already gotten so close that he was right in front of him. "What the hell are you doing here?"
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"No way, you still haven't gotten over Amanda? Are you going to go in front of her and cry and beg for forgiveness?" Luther laughed and sized up Devin with a playful look in his eyes. "Actually, it's not impossible for you to see her if you really insist." "Enough!" Devin interrupted him. "I'm not here for her. I'm going home!" Luther burst out laughing as if he had just heard the funniest joke in the world. "You're still being stubborn, aren't you?" "Since I'm in a good mood today, I'll let you meet Amanda." He ordered the bodyguards to take Devin inside. Devin sighed. "You know what? If I go in, your wedding is going to be ruined for sure." "Really? What, are you going to mooch off the food and starve everyone else to death?" "Take him in!" Luther lost all his patience and commanded the bodyguards viciously to drag Devin in. But when they were met with Devin's cold stare, they somehow didn't dare to lay a hand on him. "You asked for this," Devin sneered, and then strode in
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Amanda dragged her wedding dress along as she approached Devin, her face twisted with anger. “Have you come to ruin my big day? Why are you doing this to me?” Amanda cried out. “You're doing this on purpose, aren't you? Just because I upgraded from your pathetic ass?” She screamed at him. “Seriously? Upgrade to marrying a man old enough to be your dad?” Devin said to her face, and she scoffed. “Who is this man to the bride?” “How do they know each other?” “Shut your fucking mouth! This is the last time you raise your hands on my family!” Amanda screamed at Devin who scoffed. “I never wanted to be here anyways. Have a great wedding,” Devin said with sarcasm, and turned to leave, but Amanda suddenly blocked his path. "Kneel down and apologize! Otherwise, I won't let you walk out of here alive, you son of a bitch!" Amanda yelled at Devin who laughed at her words. “You are digging your own fucking grave!” Devin shot back at her. Amanda flushed with anger. Just as she was about
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“Who dares to cause trouble in my territory?” Yvonne Hall's voice boomed as her bodyguards encircled the auditorium, holding their rifles close to their chests. Luther's lips parted in surprise when he saw Yvonne. “Yvonne’s the richest person in New York. Did my lie about us being close just manifest into reality?” he snickered. “If she's here to greet me, I must take advantage of this,” Luther thought to himself. With a smile and egoistic chuckle escaping his lips, Luther took steady steps towards Yvonne, stretching his hands as if to give her a hug. The guests who immediately recognized Yvonne murmured amongst themselves, "I didn't really expect Luther to have such a relationship with Yvonne..." "Yeah! I know right? Luther is simply amazing. He keeps surprising us!" When Sera heard the whispers, she beamed with pride while Luther approached Yvonne. “My daughter's really marrying a capable man!” Sera thought to herself, smiling even wider as Jim snug close to he
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"Yvonne, if I've ever make a good impression on you, don't do this to me! You'll humiliate me!" Luther begged Yvonne while Devin just stood on the spot, watching the drama unfold. "I wasn't asking," Yvonne replied to Luther coldly. Luther looked around for support, but the same cold, glaring eyes of the guests were all he found. Gritting his teeth, he fell to his knees before Devin. "I am sorry for everything, Devin--" "Bow! And he's your master!" Yvonne snapped at him as she cut him off. Luther nearly choked at the amused look on Devin's face. He faced the ground and bowed before Devin. "Forgive me, Master," he begged. "Tell him how foolish you've been," Yvonne reinforced, crossing her arms. The guests whispered amongst themselves as Luther humiliated himself even further. "I've been a fool, master. forgive me!" he begged, his voice breaking with shame. "Good. Now, crawl out of this place like an animal!" Yvonne added. Without saying another word, Luther crawled o
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The banquet was a grand thing to behold. Devin drove into the event center and walked into the building, not gathering any special attention with the modest suit he was wearing. Devin wanted to encounter the board members first to know what kind of people they were. “Young Master. You're here!” Dreykov called out to him as he approached with a bunch of other bodyguards, but Devin waved his hand to hush them. “Let's keep the formalities under wraps for now. Treat me as a regular guest,” he replied to Dreykov who was honestly confused but nodded. “Yes, Young master- sorry- Devin-” Dreykov quickly corrected himself. Devin gave him a nod and walked inside. The evening's festivities began with a champagne reception, where guests sipped fine wines and beverages while enjoying the melodic strains of a live-string quartet. The music was a perfect accompaniment to the lively chatter and laughter that filled the room. But as soon as Devin stepped into the hall, he heard whispers com
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“A common waiter dared to steal from me? You must not like your pathetic life anymore!?” Terrence yelled at Devin again, who just stood looking at him.“Yeah. How dare you, douchebag? Don't you know your fingers can be cut off if you steal from Boss Terrance?” The Foreman suddenly chipped in while he rose to his feet.Devin chuckled.“This loser's obviously playing you for a fool. He's the one who stole your gift, not me,” Devin replied to Terrance and crossed his arms.“He wants to have your favor by all means. It's as clear as day,” Devin added. The Foreman gasped.“Lies! This is defamation. I only took the gift to stop this animal from stealing it. And now you fucking dare to lie against me?”The Foreman rolled up his sleeves.“I'll teach you a fucking lesson!” He snapped at Devin and hurled at him, but Devin grabbed his hands, twisted them, and kicked him to the ground.The Foreman fell on a table and it shattered. With a bleeding nose, he stood up.“That's it! I'm fucking firing
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“No… wait… please! I'm begging you!” Terrence fell on his knees before Devin, gripping his trousers. “Have mercy!” He begged again. “You have forfeited your shares due to your insolence!” Elijah said again and then turned to the bodyguards. “Get this clown out of here!” “No! Please! You can't do this to me…” Terrence cried as the bodyguards, the same ones he instructed to beat Devin up, dragged him out ruthlessly. The Foreman thought he was safe and wanted to run, but Elijah pointed to him. “Beat this one up!” He commanded, as before the Foreman could run, bodyguards grabbed him and beat him to the pup. He cried and begged as they dragged him out of the hall. Everyone was silent. They knew Elijah was not to be messed with, but the way Devin composed himself without wincing told them he, too, had a brave heart. “Mr Markus. Thank you for speaking up against such injustice earlier,” Devin said to Markus who smiled. “It was my pleasure to help, young master,” Markus said wi
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After returning home that night, Devin felt his body temperature rising as soon as he stepped into his mansion. He took a deep breath as countless energy surged wildly inside his body, as if it was about to burst out of his body. Devin let out a groan. He quickly wore the necklace left to him by his mother, and the restlessness gradually subsided. When he opened his eyes again, Devin felt that his body was full of strength. The surge was gone, and so was the turbulence. “What was that?” Devin whispered and turned to go into his suite. But as he casually slapped his hand on the wall, Devin leaves a palm print there, without his notice. *** But for Kia, ever since the incident at Luther's wedding, she has been confined at home. “You can't keep me locked up in here, stepmother. I did my best!” Kia argued her case as her stepmother, Rhea, approached her in the living room. “Your best? Kia your best doesn't mean shit! You were supposed to secure a contract with Luther Banks at
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“Amanda. Of course, it's you. No one here has a voice as annoying as yours. Although, by now, I thought you'd be shutting the fuck up in public,” Kia retorted, and Amanda chuckled.“Bitch, don't try to be cute. It doesn't suit you. Your place is in the dirty kitchen of some old, worn-out man,” Amanda said and smiled.“And where is that useless boyfriend of yours? Your fellow liar and golddigger? Or has he abandoned you already?” Amanda asked and laughed, but Kia just drank her champagne in silence.“Aw. He must have gotten the attention of another woman and now you feel used. U wish I could say sorry to you, but you deserve to be treated like trash,” Amanda added.Kia placed her glass down and turned to Amanda.“That's rich coming from you. After cheating on him, you're still shameless enough to be obsessed with him. What does that say about you? Slut!” Kia retorted.Amanda saw how furious Kia was. She suspected that something had pissed her off and she didn't want to pick a fight she
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“How dare you even suggest that rubbish to me? Do I look like one of your cheap whores that you can use and dispose of?” Petra yelled at Luther as he stood frozen on the spot.His hands were placed on the right cheek where Petra had slapped him. His eyes darted to Devin, who stood there, arms crossed, with a smirk on his face.A wave of anger came upon Luther as he saw the smirk.“That bloody asshole is manipulating you and you can't even fucking see it!” He yelled back at Petra.“Is he yelling at Petra? She's too important to be treated like trash,”“He shouldn't have done that. Now he has to make amends,”“What if she doesn't forgive him? She has influence. She can ruin his life,” Several talks filled the air and Luther could hear them. Petra angered even more, stood in defiance.“You have abused and insulted me, Luther. And I demand an apology,” she said and crossed her arms.Luther sighed. He couldn't afford to have the public opinion turned against him, especially not now that h
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“What did you just say to me?” Luther fumed and slammed Jim's head again. Jim tried to fight back but Luther was bigger and stronger than he was. He stood no chance.“Forgive me… please!” Jim started begging.“If you say a word of what you saw to your sister, I'll fucking kill you, slowly. Do you understand, you useless brat?” He yelled at Jim, who shook his head quickly.Luther gave him another punch in the face and walked away as Jim bled on the ground. “Fucking rabbit!” Luther cursed over and over again and trudged to the lobby. His eyes roamed for a familiar sight, but everyone was stealing glances at him, wondering how he could be walking free even when he had a five-year sentence.“How powerful is he that he can walk away from such a sentence?”“He must have friends in high places. I wouldn't want to cross him!”“Luther has always been amazing. Everyone knows this. It's best you be on your best behavior when you're around him,” more and more whispers followed.Luther enjoyed th
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Petra's phone call had changed the mood in an instant. And Kia had gone from the flirty, wild side of her to the cold nature.Devin knew not to engage her in a conversation. He just wanted the night to be done and over with in a swift time.Finally driving to the auction, Devin helped her step out of the car. But she wasn't even looking at him anymore.“I wanna go grab something to drink,” she said and walked away from him and went to mingle. Devin watched her and sighed. “Trouble in paradise?” Jim, Amanda's brother suddenly said to Devin and approached him, holding a drink in his hand. He faked a smile, but his intention was to hurt Devin.“For someone who pretends to be a top shot, you sure don't know how to handle women. Or let me guess, Yvonne Hall dumped your sorry ass when she found you cheating on her with Kia?” Jim asked again and chuckled.But Devin was still silent. He was irritated by Jim's presence and did not even want to say a word to him.“Are you fucking ignoring me?
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“Are you certain that you want to come with me to the auction?” Devin asked Kia while she wore the expensive necklace he bought for her. She kept her eyes fixed in the mirror, not taking them off for a second.“Yes. I want to. Petra asked you to be her bodyguard. Well, you can be my bodyguard too,” she replied jealously. Devin smiled. He approached her and hugged her from behind. “You know you're the only woman in my heart, right? I will never do anything to hurt you,” he told her and kissed her cheeks.Kia moaned lightly and shut her eyes. “That doesn't mean that I cannot fight to keep you. I'm coming, Devin. That's final,” she added.Devin raised his hands in submission. “Alright. Let's have a great night,” he added before he walked out of the room.In a few minutes, Kia was ready and they headed to the auction. Devin drove his Porshe. He had asked Dreykov to stay behind for the night, as he didn't want any extra attention at the auction.While he drove, Kia looked into the mirror.
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“Petra Knight. This is a pleasant surprise,” Devin said as he picked up his phone. He just stepped out of the police station to review any case files regarding the egg.“Really? Weren't you at least curious to hear my voice again?” She asked him in a flirtatious voice.“Have you forgotten that we are betrothed?” She asked again and Devin sighed.“I thought we were past that now,” he said and got into his car.“I don't think we will ever be past that, Devin. You've impressed me. And I'm not easily impressed,” she said.“Look, Petra. You are a lovely lady. Beautiful, successful, and simply amazing. But I am in love with someone else. And I don't want to break up with her,” Devin told her but Petra scoffed.“Spend a night with me first and you'll see I'm really worth the shot,” she propositioned. Devin's lips curled into a smile.“I'm not doing that. Why did you really call me, Petra?” He asked her. By that time, his car came to a stop in the traffic. His fingers tapped the steering ligh
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The prison door buzzed and Luther walked through to the phone booth. His eyes lit up with intrigue when he saw the visitor he had that afternoon, a person he never thought he'd see.“Well well, who do we have here? Did the wind blow you into this place or something?” He chuckled as he took his seat.Vera smirked, gracefully picking up the telephone. “It is good to see you, husband. They're not treating you as badly as I would have hoped. By now, I expected you to be nothing more than bones and sores,” she said with a bright smile on her face.“Yeah, bitch? Well, lucky for me, I did what I always do. Played my cards right. You know, when you're finally in prison, you might want to try that,” Luther replied to her with a smirk.Vera chuckled, brushing the hair off her face. “This is your space, Luther. Enjoy it. I can never be in there with you,” she told him and leaned back.Luther's smile faded slowly. “So, why the fuck have you come? I didn't see you at my trial. You refused to send
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“Ma'am! I didn't see you coming,” the assistant said to Vera who still held her hand in the mid-air, clenching it tight.“Is this how you go about harassing people just because you work for me?” Vera asked her, but the assistant muttered.“No, ma'am. It's not what you think. The fucker started it!” The assistant accused but Vera pushed her hand off.The assistant staggered back and nearly fell. “And now you're still fucking lying to me? How daft do you think I am?” Vera yelled at her.“Apologize to him. Now!” She added.The assistant baited her eye, glancing at Devin.“But ma'am, he should be the one to apologise. He even said hurtful things to me,” the assistant argued but Vera cut her off.“Apologize or you lose your fucking job!” She yelled at the assistant. Terrified of losing her job, the assistant bowed her head before Devin.“I'm sorry for what happened, sir. It will not repeat itself,” she said but Vera frowned.“Apologize on your knees,” she said to the assistant who gasped.
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“What is it?” Luther asked her. Lila sighed while she quickly looked for a place to park her car.“Are you interested in making an investment? I promise it'll give back everything you've ever lost!” She said to him.“What sort of investment?” “An egg. Rumour has it the egg has magic. Apparently, there are people in our world called cultivators and the egg can grant them a boost in their powers,” Lila explained.On the other side of the phone, Luther's eyes opened wide while he listened to her explaining.“If it's true, and I can gift this egg to King Viper, then I'll be able to get him to do anything for me in the Future,” he thought to himself.“How much are we talking about?” He asked her.“Well, millions… but that is not even the issue right now. The museum where we stole, well, took it from, they're looking for the egg.”“And they've asked Devin to find it,” she added.Luther frowned when she mentioned Devin's name. He clenched his fist and gnashed his teeth until his jaws harden
