The Extravagant Maverick Parker

Another prize and point

Feeling like a trooper without any knowledge background about a war he would attend, Maverick agreed to take the document. Besides that, several questions were flying through my mind about Sophia's request. Yet, he was not brave enough to ask about the reasons.

When he had put the document inside his backpack, Franco returned and sat next to Sophia on the sofa. The enthusiasm in his eyes was chattered into confusion when he noticed there was no presence of his document in Sophia's hands. Even his wife put the pen on the coffee table as if she did not plan to sign any document; she just read it.

"Have you signed the document, dear?" Franco impulsively inquired. He was worried that there was an obstacle that ruined his plan.

Sophia glanced at him worriedly. There was a sense of guilt in her beautiful, sapphire-blue orbs. Yet, she just put on an act, pretending that she had been careless while signing the document.

"Eum, I had signed it, but I accidentally ripped a part of the paper," Sophia claimed the fact innocently, but her guilty expression remained. She then continued, "But don't worry about it. I'll ask Dorris to retype it later."

"I guess I have the copy of the document. Let me check for a while." Franco raised his brows. He walked and sat behind the desk. With his worried look, he turned on the laptop and looked for the copy of the document.

Maverick, still sitting in the room, felt abandoned and useless. However, it didn't offend him since he had gotten enough information for his report. By the time he stared at Franco's serious expression on the screen, he uttered, "Is it okay if I end the interview here, sir?"

Franco immediately diverted his orbs. His warm gaze lay on Maverick's as he responded, "Sure. Don't hesitate to come here again if you need further information about statistical business."

"Thank you for the time, sir," Maverick replied while rising from the chair. He then walked to the door. Before he completely disappeared, he noticed the sign language given by Sophia. She asked him to call her later since she had a few things to talk about with Franco and her company.

Maverick could only nod to the sign. He did not dare to answer it with words since Franco was still there, looking for the soft copy of the document he had created with his brother a few days ago.

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At 02:10 PM, Maverick got off the bus. His calm demeanour was in contrast with the insecurities in his mind. It was caused by the document he kept in the backpack. At the moment, he opened the doorknob, getting inside the house.

Moreover, he walked, passing Louisa watching TV with a bag of potato chips in her hands. She might look unbothered with her nephew's existence, but she got ready to shoot orders to him. She would never let him rest before every chore was settled.

While Maverick was about to go upstairs, she stopped him by ordering, "Don't let the dishes sit in the sink for too long. After that, don't forget to mop the kitchen floor!"

Maverick delayed his action and sighed. The orders from his aunt always became his companion, from days to years. Pathetically, he had to obey. Every sweat and energy he spent on doing the house chores. Sometimes, he needed to mow the lawn manually although the garden was not spacious.

An hour and a half later, Maverick got into his room. The thought of the document in the backpack appeared in his mind. He then took put his phone from the pocket and dialed the number written by Sophia on the back page of the document.

The waiting sound was perceived through the speaker while he anticipated Sophia to answer soon. At the third beep, it was connected, and the old woman's voice greeted warmly, "Hello, this is Sophia speaking. How can I help you?"

"Ms, this is Maverick, who took your document a few hours ago. What should I do with the document?" Logan replied with a slightly panic tone. He also made sure that his door was locked so that none of his auntie or Asher could get in.

"Ah, there you are, young man. You have nothing to do with it. Just keep it until tomorrow afternoon. Can you?" Sophia sounded relieved through the way she responded. Firstly, she thought it was one of Franco's men who caught her action so fast since her second husband had an authority to hire more people to investigate suspicious things around.

"Sure." Maverick answered shortly. He then asked further, "Should I deliver the document to your residence?"

"No, don't drop it there. I'll text you an address after this call, but please don't tell anyone about it. Franco will be super mad if he knows what I'm doing." Sophia instructed in her mutter. She attempted to talk in careful manner since she was in her room with several guards outside. It was done under Franco's authorities as a boss.

Maverick nodded for another time. His submissive expression was obvious due to the fact that Hampton Corporation's safety was in his hand. "Alright, Ms. Maybe, I'll deliver it after my class is over. Anything else I need to do?" He eagerly obeyed and ensured if the old woman might have another request.

"No. That's enough. I need to end this call. See you tomorrow, young man." Sophia replied in mutter. It seemed to be more hurried. Certainly, she was afraid to be caught by her husband.

Before Maverick returned the words, the call was disconnected. At that moment, he also received notification from the system.

[MISSION ACCOMPLISHED! You have earned, 20 Extra Points, USD 150.000, 1 skill card.]

Feeling happy and confused at the same time, Maverick tugged a tiny smile. He queried to the system immediately, "How could I receive the prizes? I haven't delivered this document yet."

[Yeah, it may be still with you, Master, but you have succeeded in completing the mission. Time to enjoy the prizes you deserve. You can use the extra points to upgrade your physical and mental stage.]

Acknowledging the responses, Maverick began to think which area he should improve since it had been long time for him to take care about himself. Besides that, the thought of revealing a new skill card teased his curiosity.

TO BE CONTINUED..