Chapter 10

Jones walked into Exorus Empire's building very confidently. He felt on top of the world at that moment!

Passing through several entrances, he reached the final one that led to the reception. As he approached, two security guards demanded his identity.

After inspecting his ID, they exchanged glances, frowned, and turned to face Jones. "You cannot be allowed entrance into the company," one of them spoke sternly.

"Why are you spewing trash, man? I'm here on behalf of Eastel Holdings to submit this!" Jones showed the envelope in his hands.

"From my ID, are you so dumb to understand that I'm a director at Eastel Holdings? My company will be partnering with Exorus Empire on the upcoming CSR project, so I need to submit this!" Jones glared.

"Well, whoever you are is none of our business! You're not getting in. We just received instructions from our boss not to let you in. Every deal Eastel Holdings had with Exorus Empire has now been cancelled! Your company is out of the CSR project," One of the guards replied.

Jones furrowed his brows in surprise. How could that be possible? And why would Exorus Empire make such a sudden decision? It sounded weird to him. He believed the guards were lying.

"Will you let me in? If you don't, I'll make the both of you lose your jobs!"

Jones felt important. He believed he had some superior power over the guards since he was a representative of one of the companies Exorus Empire had chosen to partner with.

If he got in there, he would make these guards lose their jobs for trying to disallow his entrance.

Jones tried to brush the guards aside but one of the guards hit him on the face. Ashamed and shocked, Jones looked up at him, "How dare you hit me? I'll make you pay for this, bastard when I go in there!" He yelled.

Suddenly a fair-complexioned man of average height approached them. The man was corporately dressed in a designer outfit.

"What's going on here?" The man asked impatiently when he noticed the scene. "Boss, this man has refused to leave even after we told him..."

"Mr Jones Torres, to avoid any further embarrassment, I'll advise you to leave now! Exorus Empire will have no dealings with you or Eastel Holdings! Pass this message on to your shameless family!" The man sneered.

As a manager at Exorus Empire, he was executing orders from Don, who instructed him to deliver the message to Jones in that manner. Jones' jaws dropped upon hearing this, and he felt a deep sense of shame as beads of cold sweat formed on his face. The denial of partnership with the prestigious Exorus Empire by Eastel Holdings was beyond belief.

Upon hearing the news, Hillary and the rest of the Torres family were downcast. However, Hillary spoke up in a rage. "This is the more reason why Avery must marry Matt. I must gain back my honour!" 

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The day for the family introduction between the Torres and Forte family finally arrived. 

The Torres family had been eagerly waiting for the day. They were dressed in their best attires as they made their way to Darwin Hall, one of the luxurious halls in Grand City, which was the venue of the family introduction.

Devin Forte, the Premier of Cena Region, his wife, Nova Forte, and Matt's siblings, stepped out of a luxury car, with Devin flanked by his entourage.

At the occasion, other family members of Cena region and prominent figures in Cena Region were present. 

Avery was reluctantly present at the event after several threats by her family members. Steffan Torres had sworn to place a curse on Avery if she stayed back from the occasion. 

In Cena region, there were terrible repercussions of a grandfather's curse, and Avery knew the consequences, so she unwillingly graced the occasion, even though she planned not to have anything to do with Matt after the occasion. 

Don had made up his mind to attend the occasion, concealing his face in a veil like a cleric, so no one would recognise him. 

However, just after he picked one of the dresses he wanted to wear for the occasion, something fell off it. It was a golden necklace his late mother had once given him as a gift. 

As soon as Don picked it up, he became unconscious and the stars on the necklace seemed to merge in front of his eyes.

The stars began to shoot and integrate in the centre of his forehead. Within a moment, an inexplicable energy surged through him. 

He felt like he had just gained some magical mastery through the encounter. Without delay, he put on his dress and left for the ceremony.