Lahat ng Kabanata ng The Ace at the Apex: Kabanata 71 - Kabanata 80

”Oh wow, he bought a necklace for almost 8 million dollars. He’s so rich!”“And I thought Mr. Dunham was rich. He’s nothing compared to this guy though!”“Hey, does anybody know this guy? Introduce him to me, pretty please? I don’t have a boyfriend yet…”The voices that had originally been filled with admiration and envy for Zayn were now directed at Javier. Unfortunately, Zayn heard them loud and clear as well. He felt incredibly put off as if he had just swallowed a fly.There were a few others who were looking at him with a smile. While they did not say anything, the implication was clear.‘Didn’t you want to become a server? Go on. He’s bought a better necklace. Go on then, fulfill your promise!’The sight of Javier grinning ignited Zayn’s fury. He wanted to slap the grin off Javier’s face and storm away, but that would not be plausible as someone had already recognized him as the Dunham heir. If he backed out of his promise and left now, that would embarrass him more than be

That afternoon, as Javier drove back to the office after taking care of some personal business, a van started haggling him on the road and forced him to stop by the side. Immediately, three more vans appeared and surrounded his car.As he looked at the thugs getting out of the vehicles, Javier figured that it most probably had to do with what had happened last night. The man showed no signs of panic though, and even had the mood to pat his pockets for a cigarette, only to realize he had none.“I need to remember to get two more packets and keep them in the car when I go out shopping next time.”Muttering to himself, Javier got out of his car and was about to pull his phone out of his pocket to toss it back into the vehicle when he spotted a familiar face. It was a large, shiny bald head. It was the fellow who had wanted to cut his ear off the last time.Javier wracked his brain and finally recalled his name. “Sam Langdon, right? Great timing! Come, come. I’ve run out of cigarettes

There was no use reporting Victor’s scam to the police. The fact that he had resorted to such a tactic meant that he would be careful to not leave any evidence behind. Moreover, he had a letter that stated Catherine had willingly transferred the shares.After sending Jade home to placate Catherine, Javier sat by the road, lit up a cigarette, and contemplated the matter.This was close to a crisis. Victor originally held 31% of the shares. After conning Catherine of her 13% today, he now held 44% in total. If he managed to secure another 7%, he would gain absolute authority.And getting his hands on another 7% would be no challenge at all. He could gather that amount just by taking a little from each of the other four old-timers.Seeing that they were pressed for time and regular tactics would be futile, Javier decided to stray away from the righteous path. He fished out his phone and dialed Herschel’s number.“The woman Victor Dowding abducted this afternoon was similar to Jade in

Victor was in tears at this point, the drops running down his face. Throughout his entire life, Victor had come up with all sorts of dirty tricks and underhanded tactics, all so that he could become the chairman! Alas, when the shares were finally in his hands and the chairman’s title was just within inches of his grasp, all he could do was give it away with open arms. He felt aggrieved, but there was nothing he could do about it since he could only choose his life over money when he knew he was going to be delivered to death’s doorstep should he refuse. Victor did not want to live out the rest of his days in prison, nor did he want his son to be sentenced to death.Thus, that was the only option that remained for him. After another ten minutes, Victor and Javier had visited the relevant department to have all of the shares he held unconditionally transferred to Jade.And that was not all. Javier even brought Victor to the notary to have his statement filmed, an agreement that st

“I’m sorry, I just couldn’t bring myself to kick Matthew out of the company…”Jade’s face was filled with embarrassment while Javier was driving her home. Taking a good look at her expression, Javier chuckled and said, “It’s all right, you’re a very kind woman by nature, so it’s very normal for you to not have done so.”Jade did not know if she was truly being kind or plain stupid. Matthew had clearly done all sorts of things toward her in the past, yet Jade somehow thought of her grandfather at that crucial moment, about how Matthew was his only son, and how her grandfather might feel very sad if he found out that she had kicked Matthew out of the company. “Since I’m the chairwoman, I think Matthew probably won’t dare do anything stupid even if he wants to, so…”Javier nodded his head. “Yeap, I understand. It’s all right.”However, although Javier was comforting Jade, his acceptance of her explanation was another matter directly. After all, once a snake, always a snake…Just