One Good Turn Deserves Another Novels & Stories

Seven Years Later. "Ladies and gentlemen, welcome with me, Kara Reed, the first of her kind to found the world's leading payment system, the tech queen and the CEO of Reed Technologies for the award of the most influential woman in the world!" The crowd of guests on the expensive five-star event center rose to their feet and erupted in loud applause for me. Whispers ensued on the side as people compliment my looks. "Oh my God, she's so beautiful and so young too." "She must have worked so hard for her to get to this spot."

Her Mom assured her, but Neville didn’t like it and shook her head furiously in negative. “I know you don’t understand, Nev. But we need to do this as we shouldn’t stay with the person who doesn’t deserve us.” Her father said something to her. “Yes! If we stay with someone who doesn’t deserve us, then we will end up hurt more than we can bear. So, it is better to go away.” Her Mother uttered with an angry look at her father. For the next few hours everything settled and everything buzzed, but Neville still didn’t understand what is happening and where to go and to whom.

"They give their trust fully to those who deserve it, they don't make assumptions and attack without cause, and they never turn on those they have entrusted into their pack." He looked up to me and I finally met his gaze head-on. His throat bobbed with words unsaid but there was no need to say them. I knew exactly what he meant. "Uh huh," I smirked, happy to have finally gotten my way. "And what makes you think you deserve it?" "I don't know if I do. A friend once told me 'respect is not given, it's earned'," a small smile curved up the side of his mouth. "I should remember that next time I do something that might lose yours."

“I don’t deserve this.” “You do,” I said. “You’re kind, you’re loyal, and you’ve worked hard for everything you have. Why shouldn’t beautiful things belong to you too?” So I added, softer, “You deserve all the good things in the world. You’re like Cinderella. It doesn’t matter what hardship finds you first. What belongs to you will still find its way back.” Linda’s eyes filled with tears. Then she threw her arms around me and held on tight. “You’re my fairy godmother,” she said into my shoulder.

Gerrard doesn't get a chance to look up from his card before I spit out the answer. "Law 7.2 under the treaty of life. Any magical creature who trespasses with the sole purpose of saving another magical creature may be forgiven if it is proven that the intention was pure and no other lives were endangered in the process," I mutter. That was easy, but the question itself was odd given the circumstances. I was curious if my father created these scenarios. Three scenarios and three points later, I win. I almost let Noah have just one point, but I wasn't going to go easy on anyone, not if Father was trying to test me as well.

"Don't be so gullible. If the crash had really been that bad, that selfish brat would've dragged Felix down with him. How would Felix still be standing here, perfectly fine?" Caitlyn came over to comfort Mom, too. "Exactly, Mrs. Goodman. Sean is tough. He won't die so easily. If anything, it's a wonder no one else has died because of him." Ashley, lazily munching on an apple, muttered, "Wouldn't it be good if that annoying brat was dead? What's there to be worried about?" Though I always knew they were biased toward Felix, I never expected that I was so worthless in their eyes.

The truth had come to light after two lifetimes! Before this moment, I had endured so much—insults, humiliation, and even the cost of my life. But now, I finally understood everything, and I reclaimed my innocence in front of everyone! I, Raymond Hayes, was not a bad person. I had always been the ordinary, kind man in the service station, simply trying to help an old lady up. Tiana didn't just bring the truth. She also brought compensation with her. I was given one million dollars, a government job, and most importantly, a letter of commendation from the authorities.

"I don't deserve you..." "But please, just give me one chance to prove I've changed... Can you come back to me?"

“We’ll do it together. I’ll help you. I’ll be there when it gets hard. When the board fights you. When the old voice comes back. I’ll remind you who you are. The man who loves me. The man who chooses kindness even when it’s not easy.” Damien’s eyes were wet again. He didn’t hide it. “I don’t deserve you. I don’t deserve someone who sees the good in me when I can barely see it myself. I don’t deserve someone who stays even when the past tries to break us. But I’m grateful. Every day I’m grateful you chose me.”

He logged into his old bank app and checked his account, and truly, the fifty thousand dollars had reflected in his account. He quickly transferred the fifty thousand to his new account. He opened his message box and sent a reply to Madam Roselyn. " Thank you very much ma'am, I can not thank you enough for this kind gesture you have given me. May God bless you ma'am " Ryan typed and sent the message . Reuben sent the message and dropped his phone on the bed. Inner joy was abundant within him. He was overwhelmed with joy as he thought of the money he had just received in his account.