2022-07-06 10:41:25Adam visited one of the research institutes to check out the progress in the 5G development. He attended the meeting of the directors. However, he kept thinking about Reena. “I wonder how she’s feeling. She must be feeling bad after going through such an experience.”
Having lived on the streets, he knew how scary they could be. If he was timid or weak, he would have been physically abused by other beggars or even the police sometimes. Teenagers who got kicked out of their foster homes especially had it rough. Luckily, he became a beggar in his mid twenties, so he was able to fend off from most of the dangers that challenged him.
“Should I call her?” Adam had her number, so he wanted to check how she was doing, but he also feared how she would respond. After all, she was an A-list actress who might probably be in a pissed-off mood right now from what the director had tried to pull. “No. Let’s not get ahead of myself.”
The field researcher was explaining everything while showing the animations on screen. “My conclusion is… while there are major benefits of 5G, there are also major negative effects it can bring on the population, especially given that we need to concentrate the towers for these high-frequency signals. So I think we should think again if we want to build 5G infrastructure along with our new projects.”
“Side effects are the necessary evil,” the head of the department spoke. ”From 1G to 4G, all had their issues as well, but the people are too busy and brainwashed to care.”
“Yes, sir. But the effects of these waves will be on a different scale compared to other technologies. If we concentrate them in one place, forget about the birds, even humans might keep falling from getting their nervous and respiratory systems messed with.”
“Your job is to report,” the head of the department indifferently said. “My job is to decide.”
“I’m sorry.” The researcher lowered his head in shame.
“Don’t be,” Adam’s voice startled everyone. He looked at the head of the department and said, “While I respect your decision to provide high quality infrastructure to our students, you don’t need 1 GB per second speed allowing fiber optic connections in high schools and colleges. Children’s lives are at stake here, so, let’s not get ahead of ourselves and stick to 4G for the time being. We’ll see how 5G does around the world before we make a decision regarding this.”
“But, sir, if we don’t keep up with the growing standards, it might send a bad message to our shareholders,” the head of the department was speaking, but Adam raised his hand.
“Your job is to do what I say,” Adam said and stood before looking at the researcher and saying, “No matter how high of a position we may be in, if we don’t give respect to our colleagues, then it’s the same as shaming our own positions. So I don’t want to see anyone treat others with disrespect.” He patted the head of the department’s shoulder. “Insulting you wasn’t my intention, sir. Sorry if I hurt you.” Saying that he walked out.
The head of the department looked embarrassed, but he swallowed the shame and apologized to the researcher who also apologized for how things turned out.
Meanwhile, in the headquarters.
Evelyn came to the finance block and queried the receptionist there. “It’s the second of the month, but my salary hasn’t been added to my account.”
“I’m sorry, madam. I’ll check the issue right away,” the receptionist knew who Evelyn was, so she was quick in finding the issue. “Madam, I’m afraid the transaction failed due to a technical issue, so I’m sure the money will be added within the next 14 days.”
“14 days, huh…” Evelyn forcibly breathed a bit. This was the standard company’s procedure, but she would be losing 15 days interest, so she felt a bit disappointed.
“What brought Miss Secretary here?” a not-so-friendly voice reached Evelyn’s ears. She knew who that voice belonged to before even turning to look.
“I had a little issue, that’s all, Miss Lily. You don’t need to act like you’re concerned.”
“Fufu, you’re as witty as ever,” Lily closed in with a smile on her face and whispered in her ear. “It seems Adam left the building without you, his personal secretary. I don’t need to tell you what that means, right? Your bad days have just started, girl. He can only keep you for so long if you aren’t willing to provide him valuable service.”
Evelyn forced out a smile regardless of how she felt. “Thanks for your warning.” She confidently walked away.
“Hmph,” Lily went back to her quarters.
Evelyn took the lift and came to the ground floor. An employee called for her, but she was lost in thought and so didn’t respond.
She walked out. It was 12:30 PM.
She had another 30 minutes of lunch time left. She didn’t eat anything yet, but she wasn’t in the mood, either.
“Why didn’t he call me when he was going to the research center?” she was biting on her nails. “He’s not gonna fire me, or is he? After all the work I’ve done for the company.” She shook her head. “No. Even if he tries to, I won’t make it easy for him.” She was earning much more as CEO’s personal secretary than she had earned as an assistant manager of the strategy department.
Her blue eyes were looking everywhere, but their focus wasn’t anywhere. She noticed a man sitting on the roadside, playing with a street dog, with his suit lying on the side. “Is he…” she shook her head. “No. What was I thinking? There’s no way he would even let such a dirty dog get close to him.” She kept walking; however, a tall black man in a tuxedo suit crossed her path and went straight to the man sitting by the side of the road and handed a biscuit packet. “Isn’t that…” she took a few steps to the side, which helped her get a better view of the man currently feeding the dog. When she saw his face, her eyes slowly and surely widened. A breeze swept past her face, but she didn’t blink. His figure looked so familiar, but with folded sleeves, he looked like a completely different person. “A-Adam?”
Seeing him smiling and making the dog dance and roll about, her face glowed, but why the heck was a billionaire’s son playing with a dirty street dog while sitting on a footpath nonetheless?
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CHAPTER 97
Many years ago.Adam was a highly confident young man who aced in his academics. He always had at least half a dozen friends following him around.His parents were also successful, so Adam’s life was wonderful.However, once his parents died, his aunt and uncle took all his properties and kicked him out of his own house.As if that shock wasn’t enough, none of his friends or relatives supported Adam.Nobody would answer his calls or even talk to him.Someone who was always surrounded by people was now left alone.Adam’s confidence as well as his interest in life itself got completely crushed.On top of that, he developed a phobia.He was afraid to close his eyes and sleep many nights.He would be afraid when someone wasn’t around.He didn’t like being in closed rooms.He didn’t know if this phobia had a name or not, but he didn’t care as nobody in the world cared for him.The depression only deepened, and Adam honestly didn’t think he’d live long enough in the streets.However, he mir
CHAPTER 96
“If you were really a beggar, then what happened? How did you change yourself?” the beggar curiously asked Adam. “Did you rob a bank or something?”“No, it was a stroke of luck,” Adam replied. “I’m still taking that test. If I don’t pass it, I might end up as a beggar one day again.”“I wish that luck visits me as well,” the beggar said.“Don’t worry, Brother,” Adam saw that this beggar had a bent leg, which didn’t allow him to walk properly. He took out his checkbook from his suit and signed it for 5000 dollars. “It’s not much, but this is all I can give you right now. You better not use it for drugs, or the next time I see you, I will beat your ass.”“I will spend this very carefully,” the beggar quickly said. “But I don’t think the bank guards will allow me to enter the bank if I go in these dirty clothes. I have to buy new clothes.”Adam then took his suit out and gave it to the beggar who felt more touched by this gesture. It brought tears to the beggar’s eyes.“Nobody has been t
CHAPTER 95
Both Evelyn and Adam had gone to Sterling villa and talked with the producer, Jacob sterling.They were expecting him to look cool and grand. He was indeed a big, handsome fellow despite his age being in sixties, but he looked to be under great stress because of his movie being released incorrectly.“From behind the scenes, someone messed with me on purpose,” Jacob told them. “I know you’ve come here to get solid information from me, but I can’t guarantee you anything right now because all the people I took money from to produce the film are grabbing my throats right now. I have to pay them hundreds of millions in interest. So, until I clear all that, I won’t be able to release the film. Even if I do release it, will the people come to the theaters again?”“They will, sir,” Evelyn told him. “All your past movies were blockbusters. There was not an average film, so I think people will understand that some mistake happened this time and will definitely make many people come to the theate
CHAPTER 94
Adam and Evelyn came to a restaurant. It was mid noon at the time. Both of them were sweaty and hungry. Evelyn first ordered some drinks to quench her thirst, and then she told the waiters to wait for fifteen minutes before prepping their meals because she just drank a lot of water. This gave both of them fifteen minutes of breathing space. Evelyn still couldn’t forget burying the beggar, and she also didn’t understand why Adam would go to such lengths. “If you don’t mind me asking, did you meet that beggar in the past? I mean, did he stop in front of your car at some traffic signal and then ask for some money?” “No, this is my first time seeing him,” Adam replied in a calm but slightly knowing, heavy voice. “But this isn’t the first time I have seen beggars die overnight. During winters, some of them freeze to death on the streets. Some have their toes and legs frozen overnight that they have to get amputated afterward.” “What?” Evelyn covered her mouth in shock. “You sound like
CHAPTER 93
As Adam approached the scene, the crows reluctantly flew away to the nearby posts and rooftops but still very much kept their eyes on him. There were at least twenty-odd of these black little things.Adam stopped and looked at the old man lying lifelessly on the sidewalk. There was no life in his eyes, which were half closed, and the black plastic bag beside him was open, with many items on the ground, suggesting that someone searched the bag for valuables.Evelyn joined Adam but was not able to see the old man’s corpse. She stood behind Adam. “Did he die? The beggar?”“He’s been dead for hours,” Adam said, his voice deep and concealing the pain and sadness swelling in him.“Let’s call the ambulance,” Evelyn said. “They are going to take care of him.”Adam, however, picked the old man up with both of his arms. He was not that heavy because he was very thin. His body had already hardened and was not bending at all. It looked like Adam was carrying a pole instead.“W-What are you doing,
CHAPTER 92
Evelyn came home that evening and jumped onto the bed. She hugged her pillow and tried to be calm. However, she couldn’t help but think about Jim. He was without a doubt the most handsome man she had seen. He was not just tall and handsome but had a really good sense of humor and a voice that was very good on the ears. “Though it started off bad, by the time it ended, my impression about him changed very much. It’s rare to find bachelors like him, but the issue was that I’m not sure if he’s interested in me or not. How do I find out? Should I call him first? Or should I wait for him to call me? What if he doesn’t call me? How long should I wait? One day? Two days? Three days?” Seconds passed. “This isn’t helping. I’ll be patient for a few days and see if he calls me,” Evelyn thought. “If he does call me, it means he’s interested in me. If he calls me much later, then he’s not interested in me and is only trying to use me.” She kept thinking about him and ended up sleeping without
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