Morris ran to the backyard, sweating profusely, but there was no one there, not even Christian.
"Fuck! Where are the Sargent family? Where is my asshole son!" Morris roared loudly in the backyard. "The Sargent family," a maid said in a trembling voice, "they left already." "What?" Both Morris and Teressa exchanged their glances. Teressa frowned at the maid, "what do you mean by they left, how can they leave without meeting my husband?" The maid shook her head as she had a lot to say, "actually they didn't leave by themselves, they left along with young master Chris." "Huh?" Morris's emotions looked unstable as at that moment a mixture of confusion, anger, and frustration filled in him hearing to the words of that maid. While he had waited for hours, expecting to meet them, but all he had received was a message from a maid saying they had already left with Christian, the useless guy in the house. "Why would the Sargent family leave without meeting me? That too why is that bastard taken away by them?" Morris muttered, with a racing mind. He clenched his fist while his thoughts were spiralling, "Did they come here for me? Or… was it for Christian?" The idea of Christian being the reason for their visit seemed ridiculous to him, "yes, a boy like Christian, useless and troublemaker, couldn't have caught the attention of a family as prestigious as the Sargents." He tried to convince himself that there's nothing big in this for him to concentrate about though a lingering doubt pressing in his mind. Just then, Teresa decided to play her role carefully to eliminate Christian forever using this opportunity, "Chris, I've been waiting for this chance for a long time, now I'll teach you a lesson!" Standing beside him, she gently held his arm with her sparkling showing off hidden malice, "I think Chris is the reason behind them leaving without meeting you!" Morris looked at her sharply. "What makes you say that?" Teresa sighed, with a soft tone as if she is concerned about her husband while her thoughts are nothing but full of venom. "Well, isn’t it obvious? Chris must have fooled the Sargent family somehow. He always loves to pretend to be innocent hiding his malicious side, so who knows what kind of lies he used to make them believe in him," leaning closer to Morris, she whispered, "Don’t you think it’s strange they left with him and didn’t even meet you, the master of this house? Don't you suspect anything here?" Morris frowned, but Teressa looked satisfied as she successfully planted the seed of doubt in Morris's head against Christian. Thinking about Terresa's words, he sat in the couch with a loud thud, "so do you think Chris orchestrated this?" "Come on Morris, you're so naive, why isn't it possible? Don't tell me you think of him as an innocent boy," Teresa pressed further, "That boy has always been manipulative from the beginning, he knows how to play the victim card, to make people feel sorry for him. It wouldn’t surprise me if he saw the Sargents as an opportunity and jumped at it, to ruin us and our reputation." Understanding his mother's motive, Ivan also joined the conversation adding fire to his father's anger, "Father, I… I don’t want to speak ill of Chris, but…" "But what?" Morris sighed rubbing his temples in frustration. Ivan lowered his gaze, as if he is reluctant to speak, "Even in the college, brother used to talk ill about our family, because of his lies everyone thinks that we are harassing and abusing him, some of my friends started making fun of me while calling me the son of an abuser, I never thought of mentioning this with you." "That bastard, how dare he do something like that?" Morris gritted his teeth with extreme anger, Ivan nodded his head and continued, "I thought brother did it out of jealousy but never thought he would be this… blackhearted. To deceive such a powerful family and ruin your reputation in the process? It’s hard to believe, but maybe he always has intentions of making us bad, Dad." Morris’s expression darkened after hearing to all these. The mere thought of Christian betraying him, and manipulating the Sargents for his own gain, enraged him "That useless rat, he is going to pay for this." Teresa seized the moment, with a sweet tone. "You’ve always been too lenient with him, Morris. Perhaps it’s time for us to use the strict method on him only then he'll be the obedient son of this family. Remember the residential school I mentioned? They’re experts in dealing with unruly children like Chris, why don't we send him there?" Morris glanced at her, remembering the school she mentioned, "You mean the one where they train children to be obedient?" "Exactly," Teresa said, and her eyes were lighting up while speaking, "They’ll teach Chris discipline and respect. And he won’t have the chance to pull any more stunts like this." Ivan nodded, his expression serious. "It might be the best option, dad, for Chris's sake, and ours." Morris stood abruptly, his towering frame casting a shadow over Teresa and Ivan. "Fine," he said coldly. "I’ll send him there immediately that boy needs to learn his place." Pulling out his mobile immediately from the pocket, Morris made a call to his assistant and barked an order. "Find out where the Sargents have taken Christian. I want to know everything, every detail about their location, immediately." The assistant nodded quickly, and hung the call to know the whereabouts of Christian. Teresa smirked, satisfied that her plan was in motion. She reached for her teacup, sipping delicately as she watched Morris pace the room, with extreme anger. In her mind, she envisioned Christian’s suffering at the residential school, she mentioned, it's a place where young children are treated as slaves, and to her it's a perfect punishment for a boy she had always despised. "Don’t worry, Morris," she said with a smile inwardly, "everything will be taken care of personally by me, and I bet once he goes there, he'll never return!"
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"Chris," Ezra smiled looking in Christian's direction, "You finally got that Ruby in your hands, what about the rest?"Christian leaned back in the chair without any tension, "You'll see it soon..." The hall fell silent again as the final gemstones were unveiled.One by one, the experts placed them under enchanted magnifiers. The crowd leaned forward, breath held in collective anticipation."The six other stones of Mr. Grey are also great treasures with rare gems just like the previous one." Madam Nevermore announced showing them.A deep, crimson painite glimmered like blood turned to crystal.A rare, icy-blue sapphire sparkled as if kissed by starlight.Then came the vibrant teal shimmer of Grandidierite, catching gasps from even the most seasoned collectors.Alexandrite, shifting hues as it moved from light to shadow, whispered of lost time and secret power.A luminous pink tourmaline, warm, delicate, and radiant.And finally, nestled quietly among them, a humble stone that opened
THE OWNER OF RARE RUBY
"Let's see," The arrogantly said, "I'll wait for you to crumble with loss..." Christian smiled with an unreadable face, "It's okay for you to think of winning but wanting to see others losing is your path to lose."With that before the expert could even talk, Christian turned around to an attendant, "Can you please bring the stones I chosen to second floor?" "For sure, sir," The attendant nodded his head politely.The heavy velvet curtains were drawn back, revealing a grand staircase that led the invited guests to the second floor of the auction house. Soft candlelight flickered from bronze chandeliers above, casting warm glows on the polished marble floors. "Wahh, I've seen golden and silver chandeliers, bronze is so beautiful and looking elegant...""Do you like it that much?" Ezra whispered, Christian nodded his head excitedly.In front of the guests gathered, a steward bowed low at the landing."This way, ladies and gentlemen, the second tier awaits for the gemstone unveiling."
WHO IS HE?
"Go back?" Ezra raised an eyebrow, "Why so early? Aren't you interested in to see what others have brought?"Christian huffed with tiredness, "Why? Just to laugh at myself?" "No..." Ezra smiled, "You need to check around, maybe you might even gather knowledge..." "Knowledge? Rather than knowledge, all I'm getting is a headache," Christian sighed, rubbing his temples.Ezra laughed at Christian who still acts like a kid, still he couldn't help but to adore those antics of Christian, "You couldn't enjoy your childhood or teenage, at least now, you got the opportunity to be in a way you wants."He silently followed Christian as Christian was making a round like a kid excited for excursion.As the crowd slowly recovered from its collective shock and the next segment of the auction resumed, Christian also quietly looking into all the tables checking if he could find anything valuable than what he had seen earlier.For some reason something that had been uncertain now had a place, a moment
VERY PRESTIGIOUS FAMILY!
"Can you stay quiet?" Christian gave a tired smile, as there are many unexpected encounters that have been happening in one day, the right one after the other.First Aurora, herself giving attention to Christian, unintentionally the old lady to whom he helped became the Madam of Nevermore family.Madam Nevermore excused herself to have a conversation with someone she happened to know."Well, I heard a lot about the Nevermore family," Ezra whispered quietly, "Very prestigious family!" Just then Aurora came towards Christian, "You've so much charm in you, not just impressed me but also impressed Madam Nevermore, aren't you really an interesting person?" Christian looked at her with a pale face, "I didn't try to impress anyone, I'm just being myself..." "That's a very unique way to impress someone," Aurora chuckled.Ezra was observing everything quietly.Madam Nevermore laughed, a real, hearty laugh that made her look very young and bright."You’ve got spirit," she said, glancing at t
WHY ME, THOUGH?
"Mrs. Nevermore," the attendant said with sudden respect, stepping aside as though making way for royalty. "She paid everything for you, Mr. Grey." Christian turned, confused, only to spot a familiar figure standing gracefully near the velvet-draped wall."Wait... Why is she giving familiar vibes?" Ezra whispered in Christian's ear, "Don't tell me you found another admirer..." "Shut up!" Christian gritted his teeth, which made the attendant flinch, "sir?"Christian smiled awkwardly and pointed at the bluetooth earphone in his ear, "I'm sorry, I'm talking to my assistant, I'm extremely sorry if I frightened you..." "No... No, not at all sir, you don't have to apologise," the attendant smiled humbly, Christian took a breath in relief because he is prepared for this kind of situation.The previous situations already gave him enough embarrassing moments because of Ezra who can't be seen by others, if they seen Christian talking to him, they thinks Christian is mad as if he is talking
IS THIS SOME KIND OF PRANK?
"You're interesting!" Ms. Kaelthorne smiled, her gaze unwavering, Christian chuckled softly, "I think you've said this thing at least twice, am I really that interesting?""Who knows?" Ms. Kaelthorne flipped her hair and placed a hair pin in Christian's hands, "By the way, I'm Aurora, keep this name in your mind… and let’s meet after the auction, use this pin as a token to meet me, Mr. Grey." Christian who didn't even have time to make an impression on her, "Well, are you leaving already?" "Are you missing me already? She laughed playfully, "Don't miss me too much, I've an important work, once I'm done, I'll spare some time for you..." With a graceful turn and final glance, she swept away, her dress trailing like a whisper behind her, that lingered just long enough to make Christian’s heart thump louder than it should, She just disappeared into the crowd like a shadow with perfume leaving soft traces.Christian just stood there, blinking like he’d been hit by a comet, a particular
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