Chapter 024

"Honestly Oscar, are you sick or something?" Goldie glared at Oscar.

 They were currently having a 'dinner-lunch' at a restaurant.

 "Is this about the Investment I did on Speedy Sneakers?" Oscar casually munched on a chicken wing.

 "What do you think?!"

 "Well, I don't see why you are getting so worked. Investment comes with a lot of risk"

 "Tch, don't give me that. You don't even study the market before investing. It's reckless. I don't know how much cash your dad left for you but if you don't stop your exhorbitant spending, you are going to squander them all without even achieving anything!" Goldie advised intensely.

 She was really finding it difficult to see through Oscar. Didn't he know how hard it was to earn money?!

 "You really do care about me, I'm touched" Oscar smiled, further aggrevating Goldie.

 "Quit messing around"

 "I'm not. Actually, you don't need to worry about my pocket ever running dry. The fortune I have on me is beyond what you can ever imagine"

Oscar had this confidence because of the Centi Card he had on him.

 Ten centillion dollars!

 He couldn't even imagine just how many trillions made up a Centillion.

 He could even buy the whole world and still have some spare change to keep.

 Why would he bother about loosing out on a twenty million investment?

 However, although he knew about the capability of the Centi Card, Goldie didn't.

 As such, she thought Oscar was just bluffing.

 "I'm curious though, with such a wealthy father, why would you settle for being an Agent to a small investment group or attending KYC. There are a lot of better Universities in the country" Oscar asked.

 "To put an eye on you. My dad felt guilty that he couldn't openly protect you, so he opted to do so in the dark. How did you think you got into KYC?"

 "I passed the entrance exam of course"

 "Your performance was horrible, wipe off that complacence on your face" Goldie bit her lower lips, trying to stifle her laughter.

"The hell!" Oscar blushed.

 At that moment, Oscar's phone rang. It was Layla.

 "What is it?" Oscar asked coldly.

 Since the former was blackmailing him, he wouldn't bother feigning politeness.

 "Come to Krusty Krab right now!"

 "Hey! I'm not a dog that you can easily order around to eat your shit. Can't you be a little nicer?" Oscar felt repulsed at the commanding tone Layla used on him.

 "Do you want your video to be leaked or not?" Layla threatened sharply.

 "Dammit" Oscar angrily hung up.

 "What is it?" Goldie sensed something going on when she saw Oscar seething.

 Since she knew of his secret identity, Oscar filled her on his issues with Layla and how she was blackmailing him to do her bidding.

 "I never knew she was this cunning. Should I take care of her?" Goldie made the 'slicing of throat' gesture.

 "Geez! I won't be part of murder and end up in jail. It's just a little favour. How hard could it be, compared to serving a jail term.

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Bringing his car to a halt, Oscar rushed into Krusty Crabs.

 "You are here!" Layla grinned sweetly from the entrance.

 Besides her was a lavishly dressed young man with a sparkling diamond neck chain hanging from his neck.

 "Huh" Oscar noticed that the attention of the customers were focused on the two.

 On a closer observation, he discovered a ring box in the lavishly dressed youths hand and an obvious palm print on his face.

 Did he just miss an interesting scene?

 "Baby! thank goodness you came!" Layla rushed over to Oscar's side, coquettishly tugging at his arms.

 "Huh?" Oscar couldn't react to the sudden change.

 "If you had come a second late, this bastard would've sexually harassed me!" Layla buried her face in Oscar's chest, drenching his shirt with her crocodile tears.

 "Babe?" the lavishly clad young man's lips twitched.

 "Layla what is the meaning of this huh? wasn't I Your boyfriend?!"

 "I told you Jerry, it's over between us. You can keep your ring!" Layla replied flatly.

"Bitch! you can't do this!" Jerry roared.

 "Then watch me. I don't love you anymore. This is my new boyfriend!" Layla drew circles on Oscar's chest.

 Pah!

 "Get your filthy hands off me!" Oscar shoved her away.

 "You!" Layla held her cheeks which were red from the slap, still in shock.

 Shouldn't Oscar be playing along? why did he slap her!

 "I always knew you were materialistic. But to be this despicable!" Oscar glared disdainfully at Layla before flashing Jerry an apologetic smile.

 "I hope you don't misunderstand. I have no idea who she is"

 Saying this, Oscar swaggered out. On getting into his car, he punched the dashboard.

 Why! Why! Why were girls so materialistic?!

 Judging by what he just witnessed, he had a slight understanding of the situation.

 Layla must've been in a relationship with Jerry and had even collected some gifts from him.

 But now she wanted to dump him. Just.. Just like the way Laura did!

 "Dammit! Dammit! Dammit!"

 At that moment, he was too angry to care about whether Layla leaked the video or not.

 There were three types of people he hated the most,

 Gold Diggers

 Jerks

 Hypocrites

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 Henry jugged down a glass of vodka, as he nodded his head to the rhythm of the loud club music.

 He was currently at a renowned night club; Lucifer Sins..

 It also served as the secret base of the Blood Blade gang, a terrifying gang feared in most parts of Palma lane.

 They often engage in pillaging, shop-lifting, drive bys, bulgery and even drug trafficking.

 However, due to having the secret backing of of Henry's father, the Blood War gang managed to escape the pursuit of the authorities.

 "Tch. That bastard" Henry who was watching a curvy stripper do a seductive pole dance before the hungry eyes of the club goers, clenched his teeth.

 He didn't know why, but he felt like he was loosing his edge back at the campus.

 "You don't look so well brother" a slim man with small mustache, bearing some facial similarities with Henry, sat besides him.

He was Lucian, Henry's elder brother. He was known in the street as Lucifer Lucien due to his reputation as a feared gangster.

 He was also the leader of the Blood Blade gang.

 "Tch. Remember that guy I told you about? the guy whose girlfriend broke up with him and came to me?"

 "You mean Oscar? I thought I sent some boys to deal with him? isn't he dead?" Lucian uncorked a bottle of alcohol.

 "He's alive and kicking. Your men must've failed and fled away to avoid punishment"

 "Does he still bother you, little bro?"

 "Yes. Thanks to him, many are starting to doubt my position in the Campus. Argh!" Oscar chugged down another glass.

 "Should I deal with him?" Lucian gave his younger brother a sneaky grin.

 "Use competent men this time. The mere presence of that bastard makes me sick" Henry said hatefully.

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 When Oscar got back home, the first thing he checked was the results of the futures investment he made.

 Out of the twenty million plus investment, he made a profit of two million!

Since he was in a hurry to complete the system's daily quest, he decided to check out the stock market.