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Chapter fifty one
I looked at precious amidst the whispers of her friends. " I am sure you hate Jeremiah as much as i do. Why don't you help me take him down?" I asked staring at her face. " Take my fiance down? And what do I get in return for helping you?" Precious looked at me. I knew she was going to ask for something in return. I wasn't expecting her to do this for me for free. " Name your price." I said looking at her face. There was a moment of silence. " Do you actually think you can afford me? Your eyes.." Precious took a pause when she saw I was actually not with a walking cane. " How did you?" she stuttered a bit before regaining her composure. " Did you have the surgery?" She asked staring at me. " Can we forget about that? You don't need to feel guilty because you didn't do it. He did. So, are you going to help me take him down?" " My father will never agree to me coming home with you. You are not an elite and you don't belong in our world." Precious replied. " What will y
Chapter fifty
[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
Forty nine
[ Ding! ] [ System message ; Mission accomplished ] [ System message ; Cash will be dropped in the next thirty nine] I smiled as the holographic message appeared right before my very eyes. I was getting on Jeremiah's nerves and it felt good. I need to keep pushing if he was going to fear me. My mind went back to the kiss. The look on Precious's face and of course the way the entire student body froze when our lips collided. I knew she wasn't expecting it but I had to do it. I remembered Jeffrey's words. The system has its own rules and I must not break it. I began to wonder why my father made something so helpful and at the same time had a lapse. The thought of finding what it was, gnawed at me but at the same time, I needed to focus on those who were willing to try and steal it from me. The air blew against my face as I relaxed on the staircase I sat on. I had just startedy revenge. Layla. Jeremiah. Cassie Precious. Felicia Dennis. And the king and queens
Forty eight
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,
Forty seven
Do you know that feeling of not having to answer to anyone?The feeling you get when you don't answer to anyone. No one bosses you around or tells you what to do.That was what I was feeling right now. I could do whatever I want. Eat whatever I want to eat, and also I have tonnes of workers and staff bowing at my feet.The house was like a maze.I got lost each time I tried looking. Lots of room and many staff. I don't understand why the house had to be so crowded that it looked like a market, but the truth was that every staff member had their own usefulness.Did my father really build this?"Yes, he did. And as a matter of fact, you are the sole heir to it. Your lesson starts tomorrow. You need to understand that you are not here to play around. Whatever is in your bloodstream is powerful, and they will come for it." Jeffrey said, looking at me.I wasn't sure if he was trying to scare me or if he meant every bit of the words that were coming from his mouth."Your enemies are not Jer
Forty six
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
Forty five
"What is this madness?" My mother shouted at me, drawing me back in anger. "You are going to take your hands off him this instance!"My hand slowly fell off Mark's body. I took a look at my mother and didn't believe she was going to come all out to get me like that."Are you siding with him over me? What the hell is going on, Mother?" I asked, feeling torn. This was a woman who dotes on me every now and then, but what is slowly happening?She was becoming distant by the day."You need to understand that Mark is the man I love. The man I want to spend the rest of my life with." Eva said again."Mother? You are not thinking straight. I don't know what is going on here, but I am not going to live with a man who is my enemy. And to think I am going to live in the same house as them is making my skin crawl." I said in anger.Jeremiah laughed. "Oh, brother. You are not going anywhere, and if you do, I am going to make sure I hunt you down," he said with a grin on his face."Hunt me down? Ca
Forty four
"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
Forty three
I was lost in thought. The moment I heard what the system was all about. I knew I had a lot of enemies, and my fight just got more complex. "You have time to prepare yourself, Master Pontius. There is still time." Jeffrey said, looking at me. "Did you just say time? Have you thought about what I am going to have to go through and who I am going to face?" I said rubbing my temples. "You can do this. I believe in you." Jeffrey said again. "The house has been designed to help shield you from external forces. And of course, not anyone can find you here." "Are you saying this place is in the form of a sanctuary for me?" I asked, staring at Jeffery. "Yes, Master. Your father built this in a way that you will be able to harness the power of the system. You have lots of tools here, Master. You can train and also map out your next missions from here." Jeffrey said with a smile. "Don't worry; you are going to love it here." Jeffery said, looking at me. "Now, onto the next. You need to me
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