2024-08-17 04:09:00“I must be dreaming”
Jeremiah couldn’t believe what he was seeing and he started slapping his cheek multiple times. “Wake up! Wake up! No way any of this is real” he said as he continued to slap himself, but instead of waking up like he expected, all he got was a hot and stinging cheek. He changed tactics. “Maybe, it’s a mistake from my bank” Wanting to confirm, Jeremiah called the manager of the bank he uses and after a couple of seconds, the phone was answered. [“Hello?”] Jeremiah said hurriedly “Good evening, Mister Victor. This is Jeremiah Garrick, one of the customers of Polaris Bank and I got your number when I opened my account” [“Okay and why are you calling at this time of the night? Don’t you know I was about to go to bed?”] Jeremiah could hear the irritation in Victor’s voice but he understood where it was coming from. After all, even he would be annoyed if someone called him at that time of the night, so not feeling insulted by it, he pushed on. “I sincerely apologize about that, sir. It’s just that the issue is too serious to ignore until tomorrow” [“The issue? What issues is that?”] Victor asked. “As of a minute ago, I received a credit alert of fifty million dollars and I was calling to ask if there’s a glitch in the system or something?” Jeremiah said and instead of getting an immediate response, he started hearing nothing but silence on the other end of the line. “Mister Victor—“ [“What did you say your name was again?”] Victor asked coldly. “Jeremiah, Sir. My name is Jeremiah Garrick” [“Jeremiah, are you mad?”] “I’m sorry?” Jeremiah grimaced. [“It’s a serious question and you should answer it. Are you an idiot? Let me guess, this is your stupid idea of some kind of prank”] Jeremiah was taken aback and speechless. [“How old are you? I thought I was talking to an adult but it turns out you were a child who thinks playing pranks on hard-working people at this time of night is fun”] “Mister Victor, I wasn’t playing a prank on—“ [“Shut your stinking mouth, you filthy imbecile!”] Jeremiah shut up. [“I’ve worked as the manager of Polaris Bank for many years now and I know the names of all our VIP customers. Every single one of them, millionaires whose net worths are something a donkey like you will never make in a million years. How dare you think that your foolish trick would make me believing that you’re one of them?!”] “But Mister Victor, I’m being serious. If you can just check my account information for recent credit alerts, you’ll see—“ Jeremiah said but Victor cut him off again. [“I will check your account alright but I will be terminating it and banning you from ever creating an account with us ever again. Polaris Bank has no use for stupid customers like you who think that playing games and lying about getting such a huge credit alert is appropriate”] Victor said and then ended the call. Jeremiah stood frozen for a moment. What did he do or say that was so wrong it warranted the response Victor gave him? There was no justification for it and Jeremiah began to get annoyed that he was just talked down to like that. “How dare he speak to a customer like that? Someone like him should be taught a lesson—“ Jeremiah said and his phone started to ring. He saw that it was the same number his late mother had given him and without a second’s hesitation, he answered. [“Son, have you seen the money I sent you? It’s nothing much so just manage it for the rest of the week”] It was a Thursday night, so fifty million dollars for the week was just crazy to even think of. “Yes, I did, but are you sure there wasn’t a mistake during the transfer?” Jeremiah asked and his father groaned. [“A mistake? Did you not get the complete ifty million dollars?”] That did it. It was confirmed that the money he received was real and not a glitch from anywhere. “I did” Jeremiah replied and his father was finally able to pick up the annoyance in his tone.. [“What’s the matter, son?”] Jeremiah contemplated revealing the truth but he was just angry that he didn’t want to keep quiet about it. “Umm, for a second, I had thought that the alert I received was a mistake, so I called the manager of my bank to ask his assistance in confirming it for me, but he insulted me instead” [“He did what?! What brach is he the manager of?!”] “The branch at Mayfair in Bakers View” Jeremiah replied and his father groaned. [“The Polaris Bank in Mayfair, Bakers View? You mean Victor insulted my son?!”] Jeremiah’s eyes widened. “How did you know the name of the manager?” He asked. [“Because I hired that idiot! You don’t know this but our family owns a ajority of the banks in the continent and beyond, as well as many other very lucrative businesses. I can’t believe that fool dared talk to my son like that! I should give him a stern warning!”] Jeremiah couldn’t believe what his father just said. His family owned almost all the banks in the continent and beyond? Just how rich were they? He wondered. [“Give me a moment, son. Let me talk to that fool, Victor”] “No problem,” Jeremiah said and his father ended the call. Jeremiah still hadn’t gotten the chance to wrap his head around what was just revealed to him about his family when Victor started blasting his phone. Jeremiah looked at the caller ID and frowned. He refused to answer as payback for the insult he received then the call ended and Victor started calling again. He looked at the caller ID again and chuckled. “I thought I was a nobody so why are you calling back to back?” He said then rolled his eyes and answered the call. [“Good evening, Mister Jeremiah. I just want to say how terribly sorry I am for my stupid behavior during our last call! I can’t believe I spoke to someone of your caliber in such an abhorrent manner. Please find it in your heart to forgive me!”] “So now you feel sorry? You weren’t sorry when you said all those insulting words to me not so long ago but because you’ve realized who I am, you’re trying to do a three-sixty?” Jeremiah frowned. He hated that Victor was trying to kiss his ass now that he knew who he was. [“It was an innocent mistake, Sir. Please pardon this foolish employee and let’s move on from this unfortunate incident”] Victor begged. “I refuse,” Jeremiah said coldly. [“Sir?”] “That’s right. I refuse to move on. You’re only fixing your attitude and asking for forgiveness because of my family’s status which means that if I was a common person, you would have continued to feel proud and confident about what you did. I cannot have someone with such disgusting behavior representing my family’s business any longer, so first thing tomorrow morning, go to your office and pack your things because you’re fired!” Jeremiah said and he could hear Victor’s jaw drop. [“Sir, I’m what? Fired?”] “That’s right. Your services as the manager of Polaris Bank are no longer needed so don’t bother clocking in to work tomorrow” Jeremiah said and heard Victor gulp. [“Sir, I beg you to please reconsider your decision. I’ve given so many years of my life to working for your family’s bank. What am I going to do now if you fire me? I have a wife and kids. Please think about them”] “You should have thought of them before you disrespected me. Goodbye Victor and don’t think of applying for work in another bank because I hear my family owns almost all of them and your name has been blacklisted” [“Sir, please—“] Victor said desperately but Jeremiah ended the call.
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A victorious smile crept onto his face.He hadn’t felt so alive in his entire life. After reveling in his victory for a few seconds, Jeremiah called his father.“Dad, I just fired Victor so please find a new and respectful manager that’ll take his place. Also, ban him from ever finding work in any of the businesses owned by our family”[“No problem, son. Kingston will be on that with immediate effect”]“Thank you” Jeremiah smirked.[“You’re welcome, son. Now, back to why I called you earlier. Because of the large amount of money you received in your bank account, the money would most definitely be frozen. The account would need to be upgraded before you can access the money and you would also need a better debit card with a bigger spending limit. With that said, can you go to the bank first thing tomorrow morning to get that done? Victor’s replacement would have already been instated and awaiting your arrival”]Jeremiah, who thought he could just use the money that was resting in his
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“Jeremiah,” Mary said with a condescending tone. Jeremiah paused and slowly turned to face them, only to see the belittling looks they had for him. It was like they were looking at a piece of dog shit on the ground. “What are you doing here? I’m surprised a peasant like you has an account with this bank.” Paul said. Jeremiah frowned at him. “What business is that to you?” Jeremiah asked. Paul scoffed. “What a mouth you have. I’m surprised it hasn’t been permanently shut after last night” Paul chuckled. “Jeremiah, what are you doing here?” Mary asked and Jeremiah looked at her. “I’m the one who should be asking you that question. The last time I checked, you don’t bank with Polaris Bank so what could possibly bring you here?” Jeremiah asked. Mary tightened her hold of Paul’s arm, her breasts pressing against his well-defined biceps as she said “Paul brought me because he wants to open an account for me. From today, he’ll be giving me a weekly allowance of ten thousand dollars
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“Harassing him? It’s the exact opposite! I’m the one being harassed here! Can’t you see me on the ground with my clothes ruined? What more evidence do you need?!” He exclaimed but none of them cared for what he said. “Yes, he is. You know how all these beggars behave when you refuse to give them money.” Paul said with a mischievous smirk. “Beggar?” Jeremiah frowned. How dare they call him a beggar? He might have been poor for many years, but he had never begged anyone for money. Not even once in his entire life. They should apologize for insulting him in such a way, but sadly, they continued to ignore him. “We’re terribly sorry for allowing a nuisance like this to inconvenience you, sir. We’ll deal with him expeditiously” the first security guard said. Paul grinned. “Thank you. I’m glad I can always count on hard-working men like yourselves to do a good job protecting the peace of the real customers” “Your kind words are greatly appreciated, sir,” the second securi
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They looked at Jeremiah and gulped as sweat covered their entire face and neck while their bodies trembled in fear. They remembered all the insulting remarks they had made to him and also going as far as laying their hands on him and trying to beat him up. What a massive disaster this was. “What do you want me to do with these two, sir?” Anthony asked Jeremiah. The hearts of the two security guards started pounding in their chests as they realized that their fate was in Jeremiah’s hands. Same Jeremiah who they had just immensely wronged. Suddenly, they both went on their knees and groveled at Jeremiah’s feet. “Hey, look at what’s going on there!” “Why are those security guards bowing to that one guy like that?” “Who do you think he is? Maybe someone very important?” The bystanders stopped what they were doing and watched what was happening where Jeremiah was. “I am terribly sorry for laying my hands on you, sir. I didn’t know who you were and had been convinced
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The sky darkened unnaturally, casting an eerie twilight over the estate. Jeremiah looked up as the last arc of shadow joined with the rest, sealing them inside a massive black dome. It shimmered with power, humming low like a monstrous heartbeat. The siege had begun.He turned to Lynette. “It’s begun.”“Yes,” she said quietly, eyes locked on the sky. “It has.”Jeremiah glanced down at the box in his hand. Obadiah’s head, expression frozen in death, stared back at him. The man had been a teacher, a guide, a rock of wisdom. And now he was gone. Murdered.“I’m sorry this happened to you, teacher,” Jeremiah murmured, his voice a low promise. “But on your behalf, I’ll make those fuckers pay.”With grim reverence, he set the box down. Then he and Lynette walked toward the convoy, where confusion had begun to blossom into panic.A chorus of murmurs rose as everyone saw the sky had changed. The dome wasn’t just a covering — it was alive. Pulsing. Feeding something.“What the hell is this?” th
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[“How? The gate is—“] the driver of the first car asked but went silent to his surprise the gate suddenly opened. [“But how?!”] the driver asked in a panic.Jeremiah had used wordless magic to unlock and open the gate.[“Don’t worry about it and just keep driving”] Steven interjected, stopping the driver beside him from thinking too much into what happened.Because this security detail was provided by the city of Bakers View and not of the Garrick Royal estate, they didn’t know about Jeremiah’s real identity as Lord Crimson or that magic existed. That was why Steven stopped the driver beside him from asking questions and just moved things along. [“Okay, Captain”] the driver reluctantly said and then hit the gas, leading the cars into the estate. All the while, the third car which hadn’t been connected through the channel didn’t know what was really going on. Second after second, the cars got closer to Jeremiah’s house and when they got there everything looked perfectly fine, surpr
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Jeremiah weighed his options and came to a final decision on which path to take. “We should go back” he declared. “Go back? As in back to the house?” Reginald asked, an intrigued look on his face.“Yes, back to the house” Jeremiah replied matter-of-factly.“Why?” Reginald inquired.“Though I wish you weren’t here, I honestly feel better with you or should I say Lynette by my side rather than elsewhere where y’all can be attacked by who knows how many enemies, and she, for whatever reason, dies because remember, a single temporary death from hers means you’re gone, forever,” Jeremiah said and Reginald groaned as he reflected on every word.“Alright then. I guess we’re going back” Reginald replied. He then looked at the driver and said “Tell the front car that we’re going back to the apartment”“As you wish, Your Majesty” the driver replied, clearly not on board with the decision because he had picked up on signs of there being a problem and would prefer if they left the city— meanin
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Obadiah chuckled.[“I think you underestimate me, young master. But, if you want to know then I found it because of the relic I gave you. You know the one that lets us communicate? Well, you’re able to track the other twin if you have your hand on one and know the right spell”]Jeremiah groaned.“You didn’t tell me it could do that,” he said.[“I apologize, young master. It must have skipped my mind”]“Is that so? Alright then. I’ll head back to the house with Dad and everyone else” Jeremiah said.[“That’ll be great, young master. I’ll be waiting for all four of you”] Jeremiah groaned. “Alright then. Bye,” he said and then ended the call. Looking at him, Reginald asked “So we’re going back to your house to speak with the shaman? I wonder what he wants to talk to us about”“Nothing. He doesn’t want to speak to us about anything” Jeremiah said as he stuffed his phone into his pocket while Reginald grimaced.“He doesn’t? How do you know that?” Reginald asked. With a frown, Jeremiah s
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“I’m sure the young master and his majesty are discussing something important which is why we haven’t moved yet” Kingston reassured. “It’s not about the lack of movement that has me exasperated. I came to this city to spend time with Jeremiah and I haven’t even done that. If we travel back so quickly it would mean that this trip was a complete letdown.” She said. Kingston groaned.“So what do you want to do, Lady Lynette?” Kingston asked “Being the young master’s fiancé, you’re just as influential as he is to those who know the truth. So much so that the artificial intelligence back at the house obeyed your instruction when it wouldn’t have for anyone else besides the young master” Lynette groaned, reflecting on Kingston’s question that asked her what she wanted to do.“Since you’ve already linked yourself and Master Reginald together, you’ve basically protected him from all forms of harm for the next thirty-nine years, so you don’t have to follow us back home if you don’t want to.
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Jeremiah looked at his father, silently asked him if he was ready and Reginald silently answered. He sighed, grabbed the lid of the casket, opened it and there his mother was, looking peaceful and beautiful as she rested.Both Reginald and Jeremiah almost cried but they controlled their emotions. “Your mortician friend really did a great job. Lauretta looks better than I would have imagined” Reginald said, a dejected smile on his face.“Yeah,” Jeremiah sighed. “Alright, let’s do this”He placed his hands on the casket, closed his eyes, and said his final goodbyes in his mind then opened his eyes again. “Are you satisfied?” Reginald asked after seeing the change in Jeremiah’s eyes. He looked resolved.“Yes, I am. I’ll give you some privacy so you can say what is it you want” Jeremiah told Reginald.“Thank you, son” Reginald replied and Jeremiah nodded.Jeremiah walked away, going to meet Kingston and Lynette and telling them to give the king the space he needed to say his final words
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They walked to the door where Steven was standing guard and he wanted to open it for them, but it was locked, so Jeremiah told Charlie to unlock the door which she did.Steven opened the door and as the three walked through, Jeremiah told Charlie to shut everything down because they were leaving.Everything in the house was shut down and as Steven, who was the last to exit the house closed the door, it automatically locked behind him. The five also exited the compound, walked through the gate, and rejoined with the convoy. Taking charge, as always, Steven got the convoy ready for departure and everyone entered their various cars and drove off.A minute into the drive to the estate’s gate, Jeremiah got a call from Emmanuella.He answered. [“We’re on our way to the funeral site, sir”]“Same here. Get everything ready as you should and we’ll be seeing you there” Jeremiah replied and the call ended. A few minutes later, the convoy arrived at the funeral site and already waiting for th
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Everyone came out of the cars and while the security detail waited outside, Jeremiah, Lynette, Reginald, Kingston, and Steven went into the house.“Welcome back, Master Jeremiah” Charlie greeted the moment Jeremiah, who was in front of everyone because he had to unlock the door, walked through it.“Thank you, Charlie. I brought some guests.” Jeremiah said as the four behind him also entered the house.“This is my father, our family’s butler, Kingston, and…” Jeremiah looked at Lynette, wondering how he should introduce her while she smiled, waiting to hear what he would say.“And my friend, Lynette. Charlie is the home’s Artificial Intelligence that helps me run things” Jeremiah ended and Lynette’s expression changed.“Friend? You mean your fiancé?” She said, crossing her arms in annoyance.“Fiancé? I didn’t know Master Jeremiah had a girlfriend and a fiancé” Charlie said, confused.“Huh? A girlfriend?” Lynette was taken aback. Meanwhile, Reginald and Kingston who both weren’t expecti
