Oliver, Ian and Rose turned around to see another couple walk towards them, rather arrogantly. Ian and Rose recognized them and let out a small groan."Do you know them?" Oliver asked curiously. "Sadly, yes. They are our senior managers, Kellan and Sylvia Miller." replied Ian.Rose added, "They are also husband and wife. Their management levels are considered middle level; but they act as though they own QS Holdings.""Really? Well then, let's have some fun with them." Oliver mumbled to himself. "You two! What are you doing with this disgraceful excuse of a human being?" Kellan barked at Ian and Rose as he and Sylvia neared the group."Boss, Oliver is our good friend. We saw him and just did some catching up." Ian replied, somewhat fearfully.'Ian looks scared of these two clowns. Do they have something over him and Rose that no one knows of?' thought Oliver."Hah, you and Rose are friends with him? Please, if you know what's good for you, you stay as far away from such a virus. This
Ding! The door of Oliver's private elevator opened and the two men he saw exit the helicopter entered his office. One of them was in a white suit with a black shirt, while the other, like Oliver, was in a black suit but with a shiny purple shirt. Upon their entry, Lorraine and her team bowed towards the two men to greet them. Seeing their actions, Oliver decided to play along and bowed to them too. "Greetings, Young Master Quinton and Don Charles. Welcome back to QS Tower." greeted Lorraine and her team. 'Young Master Quinton? So it's true. Derek is a Quinton. And Charles? A Don? As in... mafia Don?' thought Oliver as he looked at Derek and Charles. "At ease, Lorraine. You and your team may be excused for now." replied Derek. Lorraine and her team bowed to Derek and Charles once more before leaving Oliver's office. "Hello, Oliver. It's been a long time. We're glad to be able to find you." greeted Derek as he patted Oliver's shoulder. "I assume you are Derek, since you are the on
Derek and Charles looked at Oliver in astonishment as their eyes opened slightly wider upon hearing Oliver's goal."Woah, Oliver, are you sure about this?" asked Derek. "Do you want to be the mayor, or do you just want to be the most influential figure head?" added Charles.Oliver took a deep breath before replying to Derek and Charles, "Well, I don't need to be the mayor.""I just want to have the entire city under my control... to the point where even the mayor is under my influence." he declared, letting out a smirk."You're going to have your work cut out for you. Where do you want to start?" asked Derek. "Well, Derek, to be honest with you, I have already started." replied Oliver."How do you mean, Oliver?" asked Charles. "Before I came to this office, I already had my first encounter. While buying my suits from Tressler's at the Diamond Sands earlier, Margaret and her boyfriend Barry Treslow barged into the store, despite it being closed off." said Oliver."Wait, did you say Ba
"Well then... Oliver," Lorrine replied reluctantly, despite given permission to call him by name. "As you may know, I'm Lorraine Mensah, the CEO of QS Holdings. I'm your main point of contact for all your company matters. Allow me to properly introduce you to my team." "Firstly, we have Mitchell Remy. Mitchell is in charge of our security and he himself is a mixed martial arts master, top student of Henry and Holly Hill of the Phoenix Mafia." "Next, allow me to introduce Yuriko Takahashi, our fintech director. Proficient with computer tech and numbers, she is in charge of the finance and tech development departments of QS Holdings." "Finally, to manage the company's public relations, sales and marketing, we have Tanya Boyce, our top salesperson for five years at QC Enterprise, before being transferred over to QS Holdings two years ago." "Welcome to QS Holdings, Oliver." greeted Mitchell, Tanya and Yuriko."The honour is all mine, team. I have heard a lot about you guys. So, to me
"Is that right?" Carson interjected, " Ms. Lorraine, I saw the whole thing. This Diana Landry not only mocked Mr. Reed, she even slapped him across the face." he reported to Lorraine. "WHAT?!?" Lorraine's shout from Oliver's speaker was so loud, everyone around them heard her loud and clear. "Lorraine, what would you do if you were me?" asked Oliver, not taking his eyes off Diana. "You got some nerve, Diana Landry. Mr. Oliver Reed is someone you are not even qualified to speak to, let alone offend!" barked Lorraine. "You dare to threaten him and humiliate him behind my back?!?" Well then, you need to taste your own medicine. Diana Landry... YOU'RE FIRED!!" shouted Lorraine. "Thanks, Lorraine. See you tomorrow." said Oliver before hanging up. One shockwave after another ran through Diana's body. Eventually, she collapsed on the floor, unable to come to terms of her dishonourable release from QS Holdings. Tears ran down her cheeks as she looked up to Oliver. "Who the hell
"Oh, what are you doing back here?" the bank teller moaned as he saw Oliver approach his station. "Did you not learn your lesson the last time?""Well, last time I checked, I am a customer. Is this the level of customer service that this bank shows to its customers?" Oliver asked nonchalantly."Don't waste your time with such trash, Duke." said the manager of the bank as he walked over to Duke's teller station."You, the disgraced, useless former son-in-law of the Connors. You have a lot of cheek to show your face here!" the manager, Konan said out loud."Wait, boss. Did you say 'former son-in-law'?" Duke asked in surprise."Yes, Duke. Did you not know? He was unceremoniusly divorced from his wife. Apparently, he was caught cheating on his wife." Konan answered arrogantly. "Not only that, his boss found out and he fired his ass."Oliver was frowning at the arrogant Konan, "I was set up by that bitch Lacy Connors." he was vehemently defending himself."Hah. Like anyone would believe yo
In the VIP room, Mr. Ulrich assisted Oliver in cashing in the cheque he presented to open his account with the bank. Oliver, Derek, Charles and Carson watched with close scrutiny, just like how Mr. Ulrich was scrutinising the cheque earlier. "All done, Mr. Reed. Your account is officially opened. Is there anything else I can help you with?" asked Mr. Ulrich. "Actually, there is, Rome." Carson replied on Oliver's behalf. "Under no circumstances will you disclose Mr Reed's true identity. Do I make myself clear?" "Crystal clear, Carson. To be honest, I am surprised to learn that Mr. Reed's real identity is the relative to the Quinton and Smith family in Townsville." "If I may, Mr. Reed, everyone in Metro City still looks at you as the disgraced and exiled son-in-law of the Connors. If your goal is payback on everyone who has wronged you, you have a long road ahead of you." advised Rome Ulrich. "I am well aware, Mr. Ulrich. Thank you for your advice. I may need your assistance in th
Dropping to his knees, Abraham kowtowed to Oliver, begging for mercy, "Mr. Reed. I'm so sorry for what my son has done to offend you!" "Please, I beg you. Please let this matter rest! Please do not withdraw your funding to us!" Abraham begged profusely. "Dad, what are you doing? Why are you begging to this loser?" Barry asked unrepentantly. Hearing that, Abraham stood up and gave his son two hard slaps across the face, stunning everyone in the room, including Barry. "Shut up, you unfilial piece of shit! Do you still not get it? Mr. Reed is the related to Don Charles's family... meaning his name is Oliver Smith. OLIVER SMITH!!" shouted Abraham. "What? He is Oliver Smith? How is this possible? This can't be!" replied a shocked Barry. He was in denial that the same Oliver his girlfriend led him to believe was a pauper was actually the most powerful person in Metro City. In the next instant, Barry went weak in the knees and found himself subconsciously kneeling in front of Oliver,
"Who knew that the wannabe Don Charles Smith and that idiot Derek Quinton would lower their standards to appoint you as chairman." mocked Don Krauser. "Don Krauser, with him as a bargaining chip, it's not only QS Holdings; for all we know, maybe even the whole of Quinton Consortium in Townsville could be under your control." suggested Nikolai. "That may be true, Nikolai. I'll call that wannabe mafia wimp now." replied Don Krauser. "Are you sure you want to do that?" asked Oliver, still with his hands in the air, keeping an aura of calm and confidence. "Nikolai, is it a bit noisy here in the forest?" asked Don Krauser. Nikolai then walked towards Oliver and punched him in the stomach, sending him reeling on the ground. "You had better shut the hell up before I carve you into pieces and feed your to my dogs." warned Nikolai. "*Cough* *cough*, do you think you can do that, Nikolai? After all, I'm a bargaining chip for your Don. That is, if he can even use me." warned Oliver
"What are you looking at?!?" Herman's voice snapped Oliver out of his thoughts as he continued driving. "Relax, Herman. I was just checking the traffic on my mirrors." Oliver replied nonchalantly."Well, stop daydreaming. Make a left turn up ahead." barked Herman. Upon turning, Oliver noticed that he was driving into a dark forest. "Guys. This is bad. Oliver is driving into the forest." reported Irin. "It sure is. The GPS of the car is weakening. So is Oliver's GPS on his phone." added Ivy."Mitchell, Tanya, continue driving past Oliver. Don't give Herman any hint of suspicion." said Lorraine. "Understood. We'll turn back around the first chance we get." replied Mitchell.It was a shrewd move on Lorraine's part. Herman was looking at the rear view mirror when Mitchell and Tanya drove their cars past Oliver's. So, he assumed that he was not being followed."Mitchell, Tanya, this is Nathan; when you turn back around, block the entrance to the forest and call your local police.""Will
"Where's the owner, Irin Oswald?!? Show yourself!!" shouted Herman. "I'm here." replied Irin as she stepped out from her office. Still pointing his pistol at Oliver, Herman turned his attention to Irin. By that time, he and Oliver were standing next to the BMW Z4 originally meant for Sharon. "Irin, you had better cooperate if you want to see this piece of trash again. Take the keys to the BMW, MY BMW; and pass it to Oliver. No tricks!" instructed Herman. Oliver noticed that Irin was not willing to listen to Herman. So, he nodded at Irin to reassure her. "Listen to him, Irin. Everything will be fine. I promise." said Oliver. Reluctantly, Irin went back into her office. A minute later, she re-emerged with the key and passed it to Oliver, as instructed by Herman. Herman then released his grip on Oliver; but still kept his pistol pointed at him. "Now, you, trash loser. You don't deserve to be called chairman. Get in the car with me. No funny business." warned Herman. When Herman ad
Herman's face grew red with anger when he heard that QS Holdings's new chairman declared he was not OneMedia's top brass. In his anger, he balled up his fist, slammed it on the table and stood up to confront Lorraine, causing the whole team, except Oliver to stand as well."Since when did QS Holdings have a new chairman? Who is this coward who does not have the guts to face me? What does he know about the hard work I've put into this damn company?" Herman asked, enraged."Hard work? You mean hardly any work, you thief!" exclaimed Sharon. "Take it easy, Sharon." Tanya said to Sharon while placing her hand on Sharon's hand."Yuriko, let's show Mr. Schwarzer here the fruits of his so-called labour." said Lorraine. Yuriko nodded and then showed the slideshow for all to see, including Herman.One by one, the slides showed Herman's continuous siphoning of OneMedia's funds to Don Krauser Del Toro, as well as his lack of effort to pay all the staff at OneMedia."So, this is the hard work that
It was back to Metro Motors for Oliver and his team. Within thirty minutes, all five new cars were parked at the VIP carpark lots provided by Irin. When Oliver and his team exited their cars and walked to the entrance, they noticed Irin already standing at the door, waiting to greet them. "Good morning, Ms. Lorraine and team. Welcome back." greeted Irin. "Good morning to you too, Irin. Is Sharon on her way with her boss?" asked Lorraine. "She is making the necessary transport arrangements. They should be arriving within the hour." replied Irin. "Good. That gives us an hour to make our own preparations." said Oliver. "Let's get going, then." said Mitchell. All of them then entered the VIP lounge and unloaded the necessary equipment and papers. "Tanya, is the necessary paperwork ready?" asked Lorraine. "The documents are prepared and here on the table." replied Tanya. "I have the screenshots of all the fraudulent transactions compiled into a slideshow." reported Yuriko. "On my
Derek, Charles and Mrs. Theresa were in the private hangar of Metro City's airport, ready to board Derek's private jet. Just then, Charles received a notification on his phone."Brother Derek, I just received a text from Oliver. He's making his way to the airport." reported Charles. "Understood. We will wait for him to arrive." replied Derek.Thirty minutes later, a brand new Mercedes C-Class pulled up about fifty feet from the jet.When the door opened, out walked Oliver, much to the surprise of Mrs. Theresa. "Oliver, where did you get this expensive car?" she asked Oliver."Care to guess, Mrs. Theresa?" replied Oliver, glancing towards Derek and Charles.Mrs. Theresa turned her attention to Derek and Charles, who could only shrug their shoulders. "We have set him up financially. It's the least we could do." said Derek."It's too much, Young Master Derek. You might spoil him." said Mrs. Theresa."Haha, rest assured, Mrs. Theresa, Oliver is a smart man. He has assured us he will grow
Irin then excused herself and went out of the lounge to look for Sharon. A few minutes later, Irin returned to the VIP lounge with Sharon in tow. She was surprised to see Oliver in the room, along with Lorraine and the Trident. "I know who you all are. Ms. Lorraine Mensah and your elite team. You are prominent staff of QS Holdings. It is such and honour to meet you all. Oliver, you work for Trilliant Holdings too?" Sharon asked in surprise. "Indeed, I do. I am Ms. Lorraine's assistant." replied Oliver, still not wanting to reveal his true identity to Sharon. "Sharon, I called you in to apologize to you for my ex-staff Brandon's unprofessional behaviour. I said ex-staff because he just got fired." explained Irin. "To make it up to you, QS Holdings has agreed to pay for whatever car you wish to purchase from Metro Motors." added Lorraine. Sharon went weak in her knees with tears in her eyes upon hearing what Irin and Lorraine said to her. She was about to fall when Yuriko noticed a
Oliver was in awe of the showroom cars that he was not paying attention to where he was heading. In the next moment, he accidentally bumped into someone coming from the opposite direction. "Oh, I'm so sorry." Oliver apologised to the person he bumped into. "Please forgive me for not paying attention." In the next moment, Oliver was in a loss of words. It turned out he bumped into a lady who, in his eyes, was the most beautiful woman he had seen, much prettier than his ex-wife, Christina. The woman had sharp facial features, long blonde hair; and was in a stunning white dress that showed her slim, yet sexy figure. The woman, seeing Oliver's reaction, blushed slightly before replying, "It's ok, mister. I was paying attention to my phone. I should have been more careful." "I understand. Oh no, did I stain your dress?" asked Oliver, noticing a stain on her dress. "Oh, no. That was a stain from earlier. There was an idiotic employee of the showroom who was not looking and he knocked
Upon reaching QS Tower, Oliver was on his way to his private lift, when from a distance, he noticed Lorraine and her team having breakfast in the cafeteria. Curious, Oliver decided to join them. "Morning, team." greeted Oliver. "Morning, Oliver. Please, join us for breakfast." replied Lorraine. "Just as well, I have yet to have breakfast. What are you guys eating?" asked Oliver. "I always love the sandwich toast set meal that they have here." said Mitchell. "They have the best scrambled eggs I have ever eaten." said Yuriko. "What about you, Oliver? What are you going to have?" asked Tanya. "Well, I see a breakfast set available. I think I'm going to have that." replied Oliver. Ten minutes later, Oliver was enjoying his breakfast together with Lorraine, Mitchell, Yuriko and Tanya. Just then, Oliver spotted Ian and Rose heading to the cafeteria together, in high spirits no less. When they saw Oliver, they waved to him with smiles on their faces. "Morning, Oliver. Oh, good morning