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CHAPTER 40
A few days later, it was Monday, and Darren’s suspension was over. Coincidentally, it was the same day he was supposed to submit his project.His body was no longer swollen or aching like it had been a few days ago, all thanks to the professional medical personnel who had taken care of him. All that was left on him were a few inconspicuous, unfinished bruises here and there. Altogether, he would be considered very much okay and back to normal.Even though his grandfather insisted he shouldn’t resume school yet—saying he would call the VC and have him halt all lectures and ongoing activities in the university until Darren had completely recovered and was ready to resume—Darren insisted he was fine.Arriving at school, Darren made his way to his lecture hall. He had a backpack on his shoulders, a folder in his left hand, and the camera in his right.He had barely walked through the gates when three young men approached him. The one in their middle had an annoyed expression on his face.
CHAPTER 39
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
CHAPTER 38
Murphy quickly lowered his elbows to the floor, kowtowing before the dreadful old man. Every part of him was shaking, including his voice, as he begged. “Please spare me, Mr. Hilton,” the man cried. “I didn’t know the poor boy…Sorry… the young master was related to you. I am such a fool, I should have tried to know his background. I only listened to my son and didn’t do any research about who he truly is, I thought he was no one of significance like my son had told me. Please forgive me,” Murphy added, desperation creeping in now. “So what if he were just a poor, insignificant student? Do you go around beating helpless people almost to the point of death simply to please your son?” Derek asked coldly. A flame of white fire burned in the depths of his eyes.Murphy’s lips quivered, but no words came out. Perhaps he couldn’t speak—or perhaps he simply had no answer to the question.A cold grin appeared on the old man’s face. “Since you think you can do whatever you pleased to anyone be
CHAPTER 37
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
CHAPTER 36
In one of the rooms in the Hilton’s elegant villa, Darren was laying unconscious on a king-sized bed. A group of doctors, easily more than a dozen circled him. At the foot of the bed, an old man with a pale expression asked in an annoyed tone. “Don’t we have good doctors in this country anymore? You claim to be the very best in your field, yet my grandson is still laying unconscious,” Derek flared up.“We are indeed the best, Mr. Hilton,” a doctor with grey hair said with a trembling tone. “The assailants really roughed him. It’s normal for him to take over fifteen hours before regaining consciousness. He’ll probably Wake up any moment from now. His body needs to rest,” the doctor explained. “Cut me the crap!” Derek hissed. Turning to Jeff who was standing behind him, he instructed. “Go get more doctors. These ones clearly don’t know their jobs”. Jeff gulped. He wanted to say something but judging by Derek’s mood he knew better to remain quiet. This was the third set of doctors
CHAPTER 35
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.
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