Romans & histoires The Millionaire Detective Balance: Unlimited

“Whatever he used to charge.” Still no response. “Hello?” I barked. Finally, the man spoke. “One million dollars.” I scoffed. “That’s ridiculous.” “Then we’re done,” he replied calmly. “Good luck.” “Wait,” I said quickly, the word tearing out of me before I could stop it. My jaw tightened. “Fine,” I said. “One million.” “Seven-fifty upfront,” the man replied immediately. “Balance on delivery.” “When?” I asked. “One week.”

“Fine. But it'll cost you.” “I can pay. What's your price?” “Ten thousand dollars and a 70% upfront payment. You'll get your results,” he said. “Great, I'll wire the money to you. Make sure you keep to our bargain.” “Of course, and who might this unlucky person be?” He asked. I smiled proudly and blew air on my fingers. “She's….” I hung up after giving the name and sending a picture then I walked to the kitchen and opened the fridge. I grabbed the red wine and popped it open, then poured myself a glass and sipped.

Something I’m not ready to look at. But I tap the screen anyway. It lights up. Blank wallpaper. No apps except the basics. No messages. Clean. Controlled. His style is written all over it. My throat tightens as I open the banking app. I know the login by memory because I don't exactly have plenty of accounts to remember. My fingertips feel stiff as I type. Username. Password. The loading circle turns… and turns… And then the number appears. My breath leaves me. One million dollars. $1,000,000.00

Nadia gripped the counter, her breath hitching as she waited. “Christopher Vaccaro,” the clerk repeated, scanning her screen. Her brow furrowed slightly. “There must be a mistake.” Nadia’s heart sank. “What kind of mistake? Did something happen to him? Please, tell me—” “No, no,” the clerk interrupted, waving a hand. “It’s not that. It’s just... there’s no balance owed on this account. Everything’s been paid.” For a moment, Nadia froze, her tired brain struggling to process the words. “Paid? That can’t be right. We owe millions.”

Mason countered, and Caelan turned to observe his brother, and although he had freshened up, Caelan could see that his mouth was still tight around the edges and could not resist a smirk, Good. “A genius prototype, capable of leveling cities?” Caelan mused to himself, the idea sounding unbearably appealing. “And not only that, it is currently undetectable by sensors and cameras.” Wind, Caelan’s best friend and left hand man added, causing Caelan’s lips to curl at the notion; Such power. Soon. “We need a good thief for this infiltration.” Leroi commented. And Caelan smiled, he knew just where to get one perfect for the job.

Mark said, "I can and I will. Unless you pay me. I will doctor this video and put the blame on you." "Oh, oh - okay, how much do you want?" Hazel asked, stuttering. Mark smirked, "A million dollars." Hazel gasped, "A million dollars? That's insane. I don't have that kind of money." Mark said, "You're lying. You're dating the C.E.O of a successful company. You live in a mansion. You wear expensive clothes and jewelry. You have access to his bank accounts and credit cards. You have plenty of money."

She could sense a hint of displeasure seeping through his cold tone. Simultaneously, her new phone made a "ding" sound, and a bank notification popped up on the screen. "Your debit card ending in 4408 received a deposit of 20,000,000 dollars on January 2, 2019, at 20:07. Your balance is now 20,023,125.86 dollars." She stared at the amount, counting the zeros behind the "2" multiple times just to be sure. "20 million dollars?" This amount …

“Three? You want to make him offer us three billion dollars?” Magda noticed even Darya thought Dimi might be a bit over the top and she watched her hands shaking. Yup. Dimi was pissed on her behalf. It suddenly felt good to have the backing of the daughter of the most ruthless mafia kingpin in the country. “A billion each? Let’s find out if when a billionaire gets their first billion how long it takes for the devil to show up.” On the beach the girls had held an entire discussion whether earning a billion got you a deal with the devil and Magda found herself wondering if Dimi might have already made it. Her face was far more wicked than she’d ever seen it.

"Excellent. Then let's get started, shall we? The cancer patient needs her rest." I settled back into my chair as he opened his laptop and began the process. I quickly typed in the necessary information required to access my account, and in no time, we were in. "Why don't you check my balance first, so we'll know how much we're dealing with?" I suggested. He clicked on my account balance, and both our eyes widened as the figure appeared on the screen. Xavier stared at me incredulously. "Twenty million dollars? I didn't know you cost that much."

Ricky said replying me now also in business mode and I nodded back replying that is fine. "So what do you say Nathan Curtis Silverman, the ex billionaire, will you partner with me and join me in the quest that will end with us as billionaires... and you getting your sweet sweet revenge." Ricky said to me with a glint in his eyes while holding his hand out to me. "Yes I accept." I said with malicious smirk of my own while putting my hand in his to seal the deal as I now had something to live for and drive me. Anyone who once did me wrong better watch it as I, Nathan Curtis Silverman the ex billionaire was coming for his sweet delicious revenge. However a little voice nagged my mind about how