Lahat ng Kabanata ng The Protégé: Kabanata 11 - Kabanata 20

”Dear Mr. Hannover, you have received a bank transfer of a total amount of 500,000,000!”Hearing the text notification, the boss Phillip Hannover checked his cell phone immediately. His eyelid twitched frantically at the sight of the notification.He thought he was hallucinating. After rubbing his eyes and making sure of the number of zeroes in the figure were correct, Phillip Hannover cursed, “Holy f*ck!”He was stunned right there and then—the man did not just double the figure; he even rounded it up to 500 million!Staring at the total amount, Phillip Hannover felt like he was dreaming. A total 500 million; he truly hit the jackpot.When he looked back at Sean Young, clad in cheap garment, Phillip Hannover secretly exclaimed, ‘Rich people these days are so low key!’After the transfer, Sean looked over at Phillip. “Did it clear?”“Yes, yes it did, good sir! From here on, the Royal Imperial Hotel is yours. I’ll put it under your name by tomorrow!” Phillip said excitedly.Afte

Seeing that Sean Young actually had the guts to talk back, Houston Thompson shrieked with crazed laughter. “True, true, true! We truly don’t know how powerful you are. Your skill at living off a woman is truly unprecedented!”“Hahahaha! You’re right, Brother! Other than being amazing at living off a woman, what else can this piece of garbage do? We’ll see on the 15th. Then, everybody can witness your incredible talent at leeching off your wife!” Jasmine Thompson did not hold back any bit of her insult.The 15th was the following Monday; it was Maisie Thompson’s birthday.All the direct relatives of the Thompson family were, of course, rolling on the floor and laughing hysterically. They suddenly discovered that having a loser like Sean Young in the company actually brought them a lot of laughter; their office lives were not so boring anymore.Sean Young said nothing in reply to Houston and Jasmine’s insults. He turned around and went back to the marketing department.A large swan

Maisie felt uncomfortable. She held Marily’s arm and said, “Cousin sister, please stop!”Marilyn knew that her insults had struck a nerve in her cousin sister. She shut her mouth after throwing Sean a dirty look.“It’s late, Marilyn. Let’s go in!” Howard said.“Alright!” Marilyn held Maisie’s arm and walked into the Royal Imperial Hotel.“B…Boss!” The doorman at the entrance said in surprise when he saw Sean.Sean Young made a ‘hush’ hand signal from behind the three of them. The doorman understood right away and did not call him out.Maisie’s birthday was on the 15th; he wanted to give her a huge surprise, so he did not want to expose his identity too soon.After they entered, they sat at a table in the lobby near the window.Upon discussion, Howard suggested Japanese cuisine. Marilyn agreed to whatever he suggested, so Maisie could only go with their decision.The Royal Imperial Hotel was a five-star hotel; they had various cuisines, and Japanese cuisine was, of course, incl

Sensing Sean was angling for a jab, Marilyn glared at him, imaginary smoke billowing out of her nostrils.“What rubbish are you throwing here?” Marilyn spat.Sean was unaffected by Marilyn’s tone. “Rubbish? Why, I am simply correcting your mistake. Sushi is not Japanese culture; it’s Chinese!”“Chinese culture?” Howard, Marilyn and Maisie wore confused expressions.Marilyn turned to Howard and asked, “Howard, is what he’s saying true?”“Nonsense! Sushi is Japanese cuisine. How could it be part of Chinese culture? I’ve lived abroad for many years and never have I heard anyone say that. Sean Young, don’t mask your ignorance with lies!” Howard said in an unimpressed tone.Sushi was part of Japanese culture and he believed Sean was pulling a fast one on them.Other patrons of the establishment had overheard parts of their conversation. Displeasure and confusion were etched on their faces. In the public’s mind, sushi was undoubtedly Japanese cuisine.Maisie’s expression darkened as

A look of horror passed between Howard and Marilyn.Howard was especially rattled. He had been beaten down mercilessly and his pride was in shreds. Whatever social advantage he thought he had over Sean was utterly decimated.“Bo— Boss? You called him Boss?” Howard asked the waiter, fearing the worst to be true.“Right, perhaps you’ve mistaken him for someone else,” Marilyn butted in.The waiter had a deadpan expression in response to their questions. “Is there a problem? You are dining with the boss and you don’t know who he is?”“How is that possible?” Sean Young was the owner of Royal Imperial Hotel? Impossible. Howard and Marilyn refused to believe the waiter’s words.If Sean was really the owner of Royal Imperial Hotel, he would have to be the mysterious billionaire who paid five billion for the business.It was not possible. Sean was a useless man, right?No.In a split second, Howard and Marilyn were experiencing cognitive dissonance.How could a good-for-nothing guy li

Maisie immediately retracted her hand after being lectured by the middle-aged woman. The older woman checked the white handbag thoroughly for any dirt, then examined Maisie from head to toe. Realizing Maisie’s clothes were commonplace--inexpensive--she spoke with contempt, "You think this kind of place is for the likes of you? Thank God you didn’t soil the handbag, you wouldn’t be able to pay for it."Maisie was on the brink of tears as she looked at the fierce woman. All she wanted was just to have a closer look. She did not expect the lady to be so bossy and arrogant. Indeed, she could not afford a Hermes handbag worth 500,000 bucks, but everyone had their pride, even if she was a lower-class citizen. How could she just humiliate her like that?"How dare you speak like that to my Maisie?" Sean was enraged seeing that Maisie was about to cry. Maisie had suffered a lot for the past five years because of him and now that he was the Supreme Leader of the world's foremost secret organiz

'What! Pay Mr. Young respect?'Brooom!!!The crowd was petrified as if they had all been struck by lightning as they witnessed Hermes' Great Central Land representative be so reverential toward Sean. Howard, who was ready to flee the scene, was stunned. "How… How could this be?""This… This…" Marilyn, who was prepared to pretend she did not know Sea and Maise, had her jaw wide open as well. Maisie was no exception; she gradually started feeling uneasy.Who would believe that Hermes' Great Central Land representative would offer his respect to a well-known scumbag? Witnessing this scene made the storekeeper nearly collapse to the ground."Director… Director Walter, you…you must be mistaking him for someone else, right?" The storekeeper asked. How would a young man in cheap clothing, who did not look and behave like he came from a prestigious family, gain respect from her higher-ups?'It must be a mistake; he must have mistaken him for someone else!'Hermes's representative, Walte

Maisie almost cried. Her face turned bright red as soon as she let those words slip from her mouth. As a lady, she had her pride. She was well aware of what she just said and what it really meant. Despite being a working woman, deep within her heart was a very conservative soul. Her eyes brows flickered as her breathing turned eager. Just when Maisie believed that a glamorous scene was about to unfold, Sean's soft voice came from the floor, "I’m good. The floor’s pretty cool, actually. Don’t stay up too late, Maisie!"Sean was utterly astonished when he heard what Maisie just said. For the past five years, Maisie had been as cold as a block of ice to him, and all of a sudden, she invited him to share the bed? It had to be a trap. There had to be a trap. Maisie could be trying to test how well he could restrain himself.'You can't fool me with a petty trick like that. Don’t even think about it.' Sean thought.'The floor was cool.' Maisie’s eyes widened once she heard it. Sean's

"Replica?" The Thompsons were shocked as Sean stood up for Maisie. This astonished Maisie; she thought that maybe Sean would be able to prove that her Hermes handbag was genuine. Unfortunately, this Hermes handbag was a gift from the Hermes' representative for the Great Central Land. There was no receipt, so proving it would be a difficult task.Jasmine's expression changed, "A replica? Who said this is a replica? I’m warning you, Sean Young, you had better not be talking out of your *ss!" It was as if what Sean said was a huge insult to her. If Sean could not prove that he was right, Jasmine would never let Sean off the hook.The Hermes handbag of Jasmine’s was a gift from one of her pursuers. It left Jasmine so touched that she ended up losing her first kiss to him. She had checked and found out that the handbag she had cost 300,000 bucks. 300,000 bucks was no small amount to Jasmine. Despite the Thompson family being a second-rate family in the Great Central Land, with Jasmine as

The Thompsons. Including Houston and Jasmine, were stunned. To them, Hermes was a corporation with over hundred years of history. It was a well-known brand. Since the beginning of Hermes, no one had ever had the privilege of enjoying indefinite free merchandise. If not for the working license that Charles Wright showed earlier, he would have been treated as a maniac. The Thompsons would have thrown Sean out.Sean laughed. "It's alright, I don't need it!""No no, please, Mr. Young. Please take it. It's an offer from the officials!" Charles was serious. Sean had no choice but to take it; he knew that if he rejected it today, Charles would find a way to make him accept.Following that, Charles looked at Maisie and politely asked, "Mrs. Young, this is our latest Hermes handbag model; it's limited to only a 100 in stock. Do you feel comfortable using it?""Yes, very comfortable. Thank you!" Maisie was pleased.Jasmine raised her tone hearing that it was globally a limited model. "What?