Chapter 133

CHAPTER 133 The next morning.

Luther tried calling the bodyguard he had assigned to take care of Benjamin, but his mobile was in switched-off mode since last night. Luther came to Artur who had just finished his bath and arrived at the dining table. “He either ran away, or he’s got compromised, sir.” “What do YOU think?”

“Knowing the guy, he’s not the type to run away.” “So the son-in-law dealt with him? A war veteran?” “There’s no other explanation.” “Send a batch then. If necessary, you take care of it yourself. I want results before the sun goes down.”

“Understood,” Luther was standing appropriately erect, arms crossed in front of the crotch, and still looked relaxed. His eyes exuded confidence as they always did. “Where’s my father? He’s usually sitting here, ready to give me a lecture or two about how a person of means should behave differently with different people.” “Mr. Terry and Mr. Langdon paid a visit, so he’s upstairs, talking,” Luther broke out of his balanced stance and leaned toward Artur a bit as he replied. “The chief justice came this early in the morning?” Artur wondered. “It must be something important. I wonder what they’re talking about.”

In David Bonsbell’s room. An old maid served warm drinks and biscuits before leaving the room and shutting the door. “If you can help me with this,” Terry said earnestly, “T’ll approve all the pending projects and will give green light for future projects, too.”

David was smoking. “It’s certainly tempting, but if things go wrong, we’ll lose trust in our circles big time.”

“That’s why Mr. Langdon is here. He’ll ensure that nothing goes wrong, and even if it does, he’ll keep the repercussions to minimum.” David glanced at Langdon who showered a simple but assuring smile while he crunched on a milk-soaked biscuit.

“If the governor is behind us, there’s nothing to fear,” David chortled. “Let’s show them hell.”

Meanwhile, at Sterling villa.

Elizabeth and her whole family except the children were having breakfast together. Seeing them fitted for an occasion, Veronica asked them, “Going somewhere?”

“The Salvation Auction,” Elizabeth quickly replied, her eyes glowing like two proud jewels.“ Just the entrance costs 1 million dollars. A lot of super rare items will be sold there. It only happens once a year!” “Whoa, sounds like a really big event. Can I come?” Veronica asked without shame. “You can if you want to, but as the invitation card holder, only I will be able to sit in the main seats,” Elizabeth explained. “Others will have to sit in the back.” “I’m fine with that as long as I can also bid on some things.”

“Of course you can, but do you have the money, though?” Elizabeth teased her while showing a black card.

“Is that...” Veronica’s eyes widened. “Brother Shawn’s? He gave it to you?” “Fufu, he indeed did,” Elizabeth put the card back in her bag. Veronica couldn’t hide her envy and disappointment because she had asked Shawn for his Black Card dozens of times over the years, but he always refused it, giving the excuse that she should get Jacob’s permission first. “Did you get my dad’s permission?” Veronica couldn’t help but ask.

“Why would I need Father-in-law’s permission when I have my husband’s?” Elizabeth casually said. She was right, so there was nothing else Veronica could say other than smile for a second and then grit her teeth afterward.

Veronica wanted to look better than Elizabeth at the auction, and after some thing, she could only see one way. Stealing her mother’s Black Card was the only way she could think of. “Mom shouldn’t be too upset if I spend only a few million dollars,” she thought.

Meanwhile, Rebecca was exercising on the balcony while talking with Benjamin on the mobile. “Just why? Why did you call her a bitch? How would you feel if I use such a word to refer to your parents?” “I didn’t call her that. I was talking about Beach. You remember the camel you named?” Benjamin said not so confidently or convincingly. “I was asking her about that, and... she must have misheard it or something.” “Benjamin, do you think I have a single digit IQ or what?” “N-No, my love. But it’s easy to mishear things especially when there’s too much stuff stored in the ear,” he said, hardening his tone a bit. “Do you know when your mother has her wax removed from her ears?”

Rebecca exhaled audibly. “Look,” she tried to speak with patience, “I know you don’t like my mother. I know she doesn’t like you, either. But both of you need to change yourself, not just for me but for yourselves as well.”

“I’m always trying. You also know that.” “Mm, and I want you to keep trying, please.” “If it’s for your sake, I will even touch or pull your mother’s feet,” Benjamin’s voice didn’t contain a shred of hesitation. “But the big estion is, which one do you really want?

Touching or pulling?”

Rebecca didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. “I don’t want both, but what I want is for you to take care of your health well. I know things haven’t been easy for you, but you’re not a drinker, so don’t drink so much that you forget who you are. And don’t get the drinking habit, or it’ll be extremely hard to quit later on.”

Benjamin didn’t say anything.

“Oh, and one more thing... Jane called and asked me to distribute her wedding cards to her friends and relatives, ” Rebecca said excitedly. “I want you to come with me. We’ll do it together. What do you say?”

While Benjamin felt glad that she was asking for his company, his expression changed for the worse. “Did you say ‘wedding?”

“Yeah. They seem to have little issues, but which relationship doesn’t have some back and forth? I’m just glad that they’re not wasting more time being single.”

“Actually...” Benjamin steeled his heart and said, “I saw Donovan cheating on Jane. I even sent you a video of it back when your mother was in the hospital.”

“Video?” Rebecca didn’t like where this was going. “What video?”

“Just check in your mail,” he hesitantly said. “That’s all I’m going to say. First, see the video, and then call me if you want. Bye.”

He ended the call. “What video?” Rebecca’s heart began to beat faster. “Jane had finally found someone who could satisfy her desires, and if he turns out to be a cheater... she’ll be heartbroken.” She felt so tense she didn’t even want to look at the video, but then again, she knew she had to know the truth, so she started checking her mail.

At the same time, Lisa, Roshan, Vlad, and Mercie arrived at the school, with Amber driving the car.

To their shock, hundreds of students were standing outside the main gate. A few parents were yelling at the staff. The guards were trying to keep things under control. Lisa asked her friends and found out that school was closed indefinitely because the principal was arrested.

“How can they just shut the school like that?” Roshan got angry. He could see the notice put up by the court. “It’s that notice, right? if I tear it down, then we can enter the school, right?”

“Are you out of your mind?” Lisa shook her head. “Don’t even think about it.”

Roshan, however, didn’t care about her words. He went to the gate and tore the notice, shocking everyone. Seeing the guards coming toward him, Roshan took out the compass pretty fast. “Stop me, and I’ll pierce this into my body,” he roared.

The guards didn’t believe him and stepped closer. Roshan pierced the compass into his forearm, stopping the guards in their tracks. “I’m not joking,” Roshan bore through the pain and then looked at the students. “What are you still standing for? Open the gates and get to your classes.”

The students looked at each other before rushing into the school while also thanking him for his efforts. Most of the teachers also entered the school.

The guards still couldn’t approach Roshan as he was still holding the compass. The math teacher approached him.

“Teacher Gael, you should also go,” Roshan hastily said. “These guards won’t stop you.” Gael, the same guy who came to Mabel hill the previous day, didn’t look happy. “Why do you act so rashly and arrogantly? Not just this once, but I’ve seen you threatening others to get things done the way you want.” “I’m Roshan Sterling. My grandfather is Jacob Sterling! A multi-

millionaire!” Roshan cockily snorted. “That’s why I have the privilege that others don’t.” “I know who your grandfather is, but who are you?” Gael’s tone turned sharp. “What have you achieved, huh?”

“I...” Roshan strained his brain, but he felt at a loss for words. “I’m not saying you should never get angry, but you should learn to use it appropriately. You shouldn’t blackmail your friends or family, much less your school authorities to get what you want.

Otherwise, you’ll be spoiling all the good name your grandparents have earned for your family.”

Roshan’s face lost some glow.

Gael took the compass from Roshan and put it back in his bag. “Apologize to the guards before you attend the class.”

Roshan, however, ran into the school.

Gael forced out a smile before looking at the guards. “I apologize on his behalf.”

“No, no, it’s alright, sir. These rich kids are all like that. They don’t even put us in their eyes.” “That’s not entirely their fault, though,” Gael said, grabbing the full attention of the guards.” They just grow a decent personality because of the type of environment they get raised in, so we can’t really blame them for everything.” “You are hundred percent right, sir,” the guards voiced their mind. “Teachers can only do so much when the parents themselves haven’t done much to raise their children. By the way, aren’t you going in?” “It hasn’t even been a week since I joined here as a teacher, and now the future of this school looks uncertain. Since the court notice was torn down, I’m sure the police will be sent tomorrow, so this might as well be my last day at this school.” Saying that, Gael entered through the gate.