Just stories written while im on the toilet or in the restroom in general

Grace was driving and Mark was in the co pilot seat . Grace loves to drive she cares about a 'lady'manners a lady like her should follow but only when they make sense. Yes, it is said that man should drive the lady after their long day of work because she might be tired and all stuff but he can be tired too. And in this case it was really not care or concern for Mark but her personal thrill which always get fueled at sight of vintage cars and of course bikes.

After drive of 1 hour on heavy traffic roads they reached their destiny . They entered through a security gate which needed to show their personal pass to enter but stopping for a minute at gate the opened and welcomed them straight in because he identified the car and people by just faces . Then heading straight on two lane road surrounded by flowering small trees indicated the spring they entered through another gate in front of a fountain . It was a beautiful 15 feet fountain which gave a vibe of peace and eternal relief . Grace looked at it for a second and continue to drive over the straight path then they stopped at the diversion of three roads in three different directions.

"So which way??"Grace asked .

"I don't know how much of time that cry baby will take to calm down ....so drop me first and take the car to our garage " .

"ok " straight reply of Grace.
She started car and  driven in direction of  left road she continued"Do you brothers are really biologically related ?I mean I can help you verify if you need to find out are you both are twins really.... oooo.... man I can't believe it even after so many years. It all thanks to Mrs. Williams so that u both are alive or i am certain u both would have killed each other till now."
"How come u both are so different well I am a person who comes from scientific background so I understand but Mark really u both are two ends of pole, even u both are twins seriously god really was bored to plot such a scheme against me" she was half laughing half smiling as she said.

Mark laughed and said with a curious face " woh... u are really in mood to joke today. Grace don't complain as we all know who is the one profited in our war"

Grace gives him a smile which is a bit bigger than usual"I guess Mark Williams who never forgets any thing forgot that he himself taught me to never leave any asset or opportunity to make profit in business"
They both laughed at her statement and Mark got out off car as she halted the car in front of his villa.It was a off white 3 storey villa with golden shade . it was grade but not flashy. A calm aura was surrounding the place like the owner himself. He walked out of car and she drove off to the direction they came from.

This place is actually a high end part of the city which is developed by one of country's renowned architect Mr.Andreu Dubois and his team for RAPG co-op "Golden Bliss" . It includes there three villas in the eastern side of the the huge land mass with a lots of relaxing vibe due to fresh and pure air which is regulated by trees and plants planted strategically providing personal space.The three friends had different personalities leading to different taste ,thus they ended up with the idea of sharing same neighborhood .
Mr. Dubois was once travelling to London on plane but he got a cardiac arrest midway. Grace was there too and he ended up as one of her VIP patients .He was so thankful to her that he declared to build a mansion for her and decor it himself and present it as her fees. And then she suggested of this idea as she was already planning of something like this.And they finally agreed as he built the whole "Golden Bliss" which was paid by RAPG co-op except her place (remember her fees).

The place have 7 villa excluding theirs on the western end and 3 apartment buildings in the north side which is far end of the land mass then again the southern part was entrance.it actually gave a vibe of small town due to its greenery and calm atmosphere .
The trio( three friends) had villas in a way that they creating a isosceles triangle where Grace was the middle angle as equal distance with both of them , but the twins made twice the distance between themselves.


Back to the scene.....


Mark was still standing on the same spot she left him .He was looking at disappearing car with a faint smile but his eyes were sad "When you will stop my friend.... that smile of yours is really depressing me....sign....." With a last look he turned and walked in the doors he was greeted by a maid and after giving her order to prepare meal for three and send to the "club house"he went to his room and then taking a pair of causal shirt and trousers he headed to bathroom.
......................
Grace dropped Mark with a smile and turn back to drive to her villa. Just after away from his sight her smile was dropped ,her face which was full of life , joking and laughing , she turned plain. No emotions on face only  deep hidden spark in her eyes.She was deep lost in her thoughts , no matter what she was only thinking about the land issue. She hated when someone or any any situation affects her three tier schedule , even are friends are warned not to disturb her unless their is any emergency.
 It will be a lie if said that her schedule was always smoothly conducted and not disturbed, as the last minutes changes are common in society but she had a plan to cope up. But right now she is actually blank no actual plan is in mind , she is just going with flow that she totally opposes.She is a dominating person and wants everything in her control . 

This land issue is affecting her so much that ,  when heard about issue without a second thought she postponed her meeting with new collaboraters just half hour before scheduled time and fly back to New York with her Secretary Jo.All the way back she engaged herself in the file and info of land transfer and authority , while Jo was busy with rescheduling and cancelling her all the meeting in London and transfer of her left work to New York headquarters. 

She was occupied to find the way to get back land that she totally ignored her work but to no avail. It was a small transaction of land and should have easily dealed but problem here was that actually it was just a simple transaction and publically famous as it was  brought by biggest bidder of the charity auction that the money from the land were already donated to hostels for orphan girls which brought extra media attention.Plus the real bidder was hidden and mysterious  .Hidding his identity and buying a waste land worth at most 1million at price of 10 million . 'Who the hell is that idiot and what does he wants 'were the words repeating again and again in her brain.She felt something was just not filling right in the blanks.There must be more , she is missing something and that something will only help her.  

She saw her tall and wide mansion with a brown golden and off-white themed outer walls it complemented the surrounding garden which was wide and well maintained.

I took the one path less traveled by,
and that has made all the difference.
                                                         - Robert Frost
 This is in what she believes and always make her own way out. Starting her career as a doctor and then a capable CEO of well known company ,her life is said to an example for outsiders but .........
                                  What the outside u see is not always a complete picture ...........
                                 The achievements are not just the result of her hardwork she has paid big price ...(the love and care of her family and friends, 10 years alone without any one to be called her own ..... living both luxurious as well as poor life .................+ ..........a lot which can't be.....,....)
She is now a ruthless and workaholic boss who just know how to get success rate high nothing else matters
What will happen when out of the blue suddenly a man claims the most precious thing of her life ....
                                for which she can even sacrifice her own company which she has given her whole life...............

Thursday
8:29 AM
In a private jet, above Arizona…
They are on their way to San Antonio, on track to land shortly after 11 AM local time.
Sarah is smiling and shaking her head at the sight of Haru and Nala who are sleeping in their seats while holding hands. "I told them to get rest…"
"And I told you that they will be too excited to get any.", Aiden said and pulled Sarah to sit next to him. "Come and see options I picked for their makeover…" he handed her a laptop.
Sarah looked at the website of a salon in San Antonio which provides full-styling services.
"Haru will be super-handsome." Sarah approved. "Add request to take pictures and to send them to our email. Individual and couple's photos."
Her smile faded at the sight of options for Nala. "That dress is too short! How about… This one?"
Aiden objected. "There is nothing wrong with my pick. It's perfect for a nightclub."
"Yeah, your pick is perfect for a twenty-something girl who is looking for a hookup. Our Nala is sixteen and THIS dress is just fine…"
"That is too long, looks like grandma-style…" He saw that Sarah frowned and quickly clarified: "OK. Not grandma. I wanted to say that your pick is good for a formal occasion. This is a nightclub…"
Sarah and Aiden compromised on a sleeveless skater dress which ends just above knees and does not expose cleavage.
Ah, parenting is hard…
…
Four of them had lunch and then headed to a hotel to check-in Haru and Nala.
They got two connected suites.
Sarah looked at the interior and nodded in approval.
The lobby boasts massive crystal chandeliers and numerous sitting areas facing either one of the five fireplaces or huge windows overlooking the private garden owned by the hotel. From the entrance, you can see massive marble columns and decor that says how this hotel caters to upper class customers. The hotel offers a 24 hour room service, gym, spa, indoor swimming pool, five restaurants, and enclosed lounging area with a full bar which turns into a club during evening hours. 
Room interiors are vintage-inspired and have modern spa-like bathrooms. Each of the two suites they got has a spacious sitting area with a wet bar.
This hotel is owned by Morgan family, and it will be one of five that Penny will own after Jeff does his magic.
They went through the plan for Haru and Nala one more time before Sarah and Aiden headed back to the airport. Their mission for tonight is in Dallas.
"Take care of each other. Safety first…", Sarah was giving last minute advices like a concerned mother while Aiden almost dragged her toward the exit.
"Our current estimate is that we will be back at 3 AM. We will be in touch and let you know if we are delayed.", Aiden said as the last reminder before closing the door.
Sarah wanted to go back in and give few more reminders, but Aiden stopped her. He held her firmly around her waist, to prevent her from bolting back.
"Do you have anything new to say?"
Sarah shrugged. "No. But can additional reminders hurt?"
"No. But they can annoy. They heard it all. You will be a difficult mother to our kids…" Aiden squinted when he realized that he said too much. And he didn't mean it. She is not annoying or difficult and she will be a wonderful mother.
Sarah pressed her lips into a thin line while her heart grew heavy. She wants them to stay safe and he called her annoying and difficult. For some reason, that hurt more than it should and she knows that he didn't mean it for real. Maybe because he mentioned their kids… She told herself that she can't be so touchy, she should be stronger than this.
Aiden noticed the change in Sarah, and he could see that her expression shifted to a dispirited one, but it was only for a second before it became neutral. Cold.
He cursed himself internally when he realized that he hurt her feelings, and she is putting on a mask to conceal it.
Aiden stopped walking and pulled Sarah into his embrace. "I'm sorry. Please don't do this…"
"Do what?"
He sighed when he heard the coldness in her voice.
"This… don't hide that I hurt you."
"What do you want me to do?"
"Anything other than bottling it up. Pinch me, hit me, scold me… tell me that I'm despicable for talking without thinking and for hurting your feelings."
"What is the point in me telling you things you already know? It will just be annoying…" She pushed him away and got out of his hug. "Let's go. We have a mission…"
Two steps later, Sarah felt Aiden's arms around her.
He held her firmly from the back, preventing her from making another step.
"Sarah, love… I know that this is how you survived while I was not by your side. But I am here now. Don't hold it in, and don't hold back. If you are angry, or sad, or anything… let it out." Aiden walked around Sarah, to face her, and cupped her cheeks in his palms.
"I am here now… I am here…", he chanted between kisses.
Sarah relaxed and let him kiss her until he had enough and then he hugged her again.
Aiden moved away and looked at Sarah and his heart cracked when he realized that she allowed him to hold her only so that he feels better. Because her smile was unable to hide lack of emotions in her eyes.
He leaned toward her and rested his forehead on hers.
"I'm sorry for being stupid.", he said. "I promised to take care of you and to make it up to you and to make everything better, but I don't know how and it's killing me from the inside."
Sarah heard his words and they reached deep into her soul. She asked herself, what is she doing? She went through all the hardships and survived days while he was nonresponsive with a hope that he will come back and hold her and that they can be together again. And now that he is holding her, she is acting like it doesn't matter. Sarah is aware that she built a wall so that all the ugly stuff stays out, but that same wall is keeping Aiden out as well.
She wrapped her arms around him and held him tightly. "I'm sorry for keeping you out. I want to let you in, but sometimes… I don't know how."
Aiden held her tightly, happy that she spoke to him. Since he woke up, this is the first time that she acknowledged that she is keeping things bottled up. He observed that she is sharing her happiness and all the good things, but when she is sad or hurt, she keeps those parts to herself. Aiden fears that if he does not break through and gets Sarah to share her burden, she will lock herself in just how she did when they were in the cabin in Canada when she could not take it anymore (after he told her that they should split up and she saw those photos of him with random women). He does not want Sarah to go through that again.
Aiden got an idea…"How about we go to where everything began?"
Sarah looked at him and blinked. "Your apartment in Fairfield?"
He nodded and looked at her hopefully.
Sarah smiled. "I would love that… After this weekend?"
Aiden wants to go right away, but they have this mission going on, and then a weekend in Austin for Jeff and JoAnna to become Master and Madam officially, so her suggestion is reasonable. "Sounds like a plan."
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This is a story of three Hill sisters who are navigating through challenges while they uncover the complicated story behind their maternal side of the family. And their father is not a simple man either.

Sarah is an introvert who does not want to attract attention. Other than mad coding skills, Sarah knows how to throw a punch. She believes that her biggest problem is the existence of a hacker Omega and her world flips when the most popular guy on campus approaches her. What does he want? Why her? (Ah, Sarah, that is only the beginning.) 

JoAnna easily makes friends with her bubbly personality. Some call her a mad scientist, but she prefers ‘Dr. Hill’, because that is what she is. JoAnna is an excellent markswoman who can snipe out any target and she is wondering if her prince charming will ever come.

Sophia is the voice of reason, their pillar of support. She is a confident CEO who knows how to get what she wants. Sophia’s degree in law combined with amazing capabilities to analyze situation and plan ahead make her the perfect strategist (to achieve a goal without ending up in jail). 

Every sister is different, and so are their relationships. 

They all have in common: trust and belief that if they work together, anything is possible.


***SPOILER? - START *** 
Story starts with a focus on the youngest sister (Sarah). 
After about 100 chapters, the oldest sister (Sophia) gets in the romantic spotlight. 
JoAnna finds herself pulled into romance last, at about 200 chapter mark. 
***SPOILER? - END ***



"Do you believe in destiny?", Sarah broke the silence. 
"Destiny?" Aiden didn't expect such a question. 
"Yes. The thing that is meant to happen, and there is nothing you can do to prevent it. And when it does happen, everything feels right." 
"Why would you ask me such a thing?" 
"Until few weeks ago I would say that there is no such thing as destiny. That we are all masters of our lives and that everything depends on our actions, or lack of it. But I can't help but wonder: why did I not push you away? ... Why does it feel like everything will be OK as long as we are together? ... You are a piece of me that I never knew was missing. Is this destiny?" 
"Mmm... if that is destiny, then I approve it.", Aiden lightly kissed Sarah's shoulder and rested his chin on it. 

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Zhao Yu got more and more emotional, and the same went for Cui Lizhu. She quickly asked the rich man if he knew Cui Fangyu and Du Manting. However, the rich man just shook his head.
Zhao Yu then asked, "Have you heard about Tao Xiang stealing the gemstone from the exhibition?"
"Heck yeah. Of course. Who hasn't? It was all over the news a few days ago!" the rich man said excitedly. "To be honest, I personally asked Flying Squirrel Gao about that gemstone! What was it called? The something star? But, Flying Squirrel Gao said he didn't know anything about it!"
He then added, "Police officer, to be honest, people who like to collect things and who are not short on money like myself, we would all jump at the chance to buy that gemstone!" The rich man was beaming with joy as he spoke. "But, whoever has half a brain wouldn't actually take it! Regardless of how cheap the price was! After all, that gemstone is like a ticking time-bomb, whoever touches it would be the unlucky one! Don't worry, I definitely don't have it with me!"
He is telling the truth…
Zhao Yu thought to himself. After all, the reason why Tao Xiang stole the gemstone was because there was the Indian buyer! However, the Indian didn't get it, so the gemstone was most likely still in Tao Xiang's hands!
After all, he naturally couldn't give the gemstone away, as once the gemstone was exposed, he would be killed! Hence, the highest possibility was that it wasn't hidden in his treasure box, but now lay in the hands of his mysterious ally!
Yes! This can't wait any longer! We have to take immediate action and arrest Flying Squirrel Gao right now! Even if he wasn't the murderer of the Gem Theft Case and the Headless Female Corpses Case, he must know something!
However, Zhao Yu suddenly remembered that it was about time for his side quest for today. According to the coordinates he had received, the location of the side quest was quite far from where he currently was. If he didn't rush over now, he wouldn't be able to make it in time!
But, it was the crucial moment to arrest the suspect! He had no idea if it be grossly inappropriate for him to leave.
What should I do?
After thinking about it over and over again, Zhao Yu felt confident that Captain Sun could arrest the criminal, so he quickly left word with his teammates and Captain Sun that he had something important to take care of and urged them to arrest Flying Squirrel Gao as soon as possible!
Although it was somewhat inappropriate for Zhao Yu to leave right then, his teammates were used to Zhao Yu's coming and going as he freely desired, so they didn't raise any objections. Instead, left to do his bidding immediately after they had dealt with the rich man's family.
After he left, Zhao Yu drove the police car to the location of his side quest. Bai Ling was an ancient city that had very narrow roads, making it difficult to drive. It didn't help matters that this was the morning rush hour period! Luckily, Zhao Yu managed to reach the destination right on time.
Bai Ling High School?!
Seriously?
He never expected the side quest would be assigned to such a location at such a time.
What could happen in a school?
Zhao Yu parked the car and walked towards the location in a hurry. Bai Ling High School was a long-standing and very famous high school. The outer wall of the school had maintained its same vintage look from the seventies and eighties.
As Zhao Yu saw that the outer wall was low, he climbed over the wall. When he dropped down on the other side, there was no one around.
As the high school students were already in their classrooms studying, there was no one within the school courtyard either. Zhao Yu walked through the trees and garden, then arrived at an old building.
It's here!
Zhao Yu used the map to confirm that his destination was on the first floor of the building. He would arrive at the location after he walk through the building right in front of him.
When he got to the back of the building, he saw that there was no door at all! If he wanted to enter, he had to detour to the front of the building. Coincidently, Zhao Yu saw that there was a window open!
It was an anti-theft window, but as it had been worn down by years of disrepair, its few metal pillars had been broken, so a person could easily fit through it! The side quest happened to be near to the window, so if he were to go in from there, he would be able to reach it even quicker!
Zhao Yu took a look at his watch. There was only twenty seconds left until the miracle adventure took place! If he were to walk all the way to the front door to enter, he might not be able to reach it in time! In order for him to not miss the side quest, Zhao Yu didn't hesitate, but squeezed through the anti-theft window!
As he went through the window, he came into a run-down house with piles of junk everywhere. There were musical instruments and sports equipment, all of which were covered in dust.
Zhao Yu came to the end of the room and saw that there was a wooden door. The wooden door was slightly ajar, so Zhao Yu quickly walked through it!
It was connected to an extremely narrow walkway, which had houses on both sides of it. Within a few steps, he could hear water swishing. He lowered his head and saw that it the ceilings and walls were covered with muddy water stains.
Where the h*ll is this?
Zhao Yu looked at his watch and saw that it was time for assigned side quest.
Where's my miracle adventure?
Just as Zhao Yu was wondering this, a bunch of people appeared before him outside the corridor! When he lifted his head and saw them, he was stupefied on the spot!
Oh my motherf*cking God! What is going on?
It turns out that, at the end of the corridor, the cement room that Zhao Yu was looking at was a bathroom! The reason why he was so shocked was that it was obviously a female bathroom!
In fact, at that very moment, there were girls who were in bathing suits and some were even naked! They were all turning on the tap at the bathroom sink!
Seriously?
System bro, are you kidding me? I, Zhao Yu, am an upright and honorable man! How could you rain down curses on me with such a situation? What is going on?
Hey?
That's not right?
This is a school.
Besides, it's eight in the morning...
Why would there be so many female students taking a bathroom break?
This…
Just as Zhao Yu was filled with questions in his head, something even more ridiculous happened!
Ah… Hero, please stay back in my sweet dream…
As Zhao Yu's phone rang, his loud ringtone was heard across the entire bathroom. All the girls turned around and gawked at him, this being the first time they had seen him watching them!
Zhao Yu had no choice but to answer his phone. On the other side of the phone, Zeng Ke said in a hurry, "Team Leader, this is bad! We were going after the suspect, but Wu Fangfang sent a bunch of people here to capture Cui Lizhu!"
"What?" Zhao Yu heard this and got impatient. "How could you let that crazy woman take her away? Fight them, you useless piece of sh*t!"
"No. We can't! Team Leader, they had the higher ups from the Central Criminal Division with them, so we didn't dare stop them!"
Zhao Yu creased his eyebrows and wanted to scold him more, but when he lifted his eyes, he saw the girls staring at him.
"Mm. Hello!" Zhao Yu put the phone aside and said, "Excuse me, I believe I have entered the wrong house..."
Ahh!!
Ah. Ah!!!
Suddenly, the girls' screams were heard all across the school compound.


A little ruffian who fought recklessly without any morals and bottomline accidentally time-traveled to parallel space and became a Key Case Investigation Team agent. The huge change in identity had him creating chaos in the police station. However, a strange miracle system helped him repeatedly solve mysterious cases, turning him into an impudent ruffian detective!

"It is almost sinful to partake in this bounty." The representative uttered as Ves carefully opened a vintage nutrient pack and took out a sample for the man to try. "Yet don't mind if I do."
As soon as the foreigner from the Friday Coalition took a bite, he went into an instant ecstasy! "How divine! It is indeed as you claimed!"
Ves smiled as the representative took another bite and savored the sublime flavor. Thousands of years of fermenting had done the contents of the nutrient pack a lot of good!
"This isn't just any kind of regular nutrient pack." He boasted as he entered into salesman mode. "Look at the markings and serial numbers of the nutrient pack. Not only are they of genuine CFA stock, but they are also dated from before the Age of Mechs! If that isn't enough, they also originate from the long lost Starlight Megalodon!"
The representative studied the markings of the nutrient himself. "I was doubtful of your claims that you have somehow obtained the nutrient packs of a long-lost battleship of the CFA. The disappearance of the Starlight Megalodon is wracked with secrets. How could you possibly come into the possession of some of her nutrient pack supply?"
"I have my ways." Ves replied vaguely. "Due to some circumstances that I am not allowed to explain, I spent some time in the frontier. You can connect the dots from there."
"Very well. I'll take your entire supply. How much do you have?"
"With the opened pack included, I only have fifty-three nutrient packs left." Ves stated as he slapped his palm against the open crate in the vault.
"I am prepared to purchase all of them for 100,000 coalition credits each. That is a princely sum for a Brighter like you who came into possession of such a treasure."
"100,000 cols? Do you think I am mad!? As a connoisseur of nutrient packs, I know quite well that these vintage nutrient packs are worth much more than that! You should pay 100 million cols for them per pack! I'll even throw you a ten percent bulk discount if you buy all fifty-three of them at once!"
"Oh, please. Don't insult my intelligence, Mr. Larkinson. Aged nutrient packs are not impossible to acquire. 200,000 cols."
"Those are fake goods you are talking about. Nutrient packs that have undergone artificial time acceleration might be able to offer similar complex flavor profiles, but they are equivalent to mass-produced goods! My nutrient packs are different! They are exceedingly rare goods with a special origin and story behind them. If your patron adds them to their collection, they can show them off with pride that they own a piece of the Starlight Megalodon! Where else can you find such a treasure that your patron can comfortably display without attracting the attention of the CFA? 90 million cols!"
"That is a ludicrous amount for mere nutrient packs. No matter their age or history, nutrient packs serve as an economic way to supply ships and colonies with long-lasting survival food. They consists entirely of synthetic ingredients mushed together in an approximation of organic food! There are limits to how much one should pay for hem! 300,000 cols!"
Ves chuckled. "You and I both know that we are not talking about trading a bunch of nutrient packs here. Regardless of their original form, their meaning is completely different now due to their aging and their remarkable origin. These nutrient packs are valuable specifically due to those reasons and those reasons alone! This is your chance to buy a piece of history! And I will only charge 80 million cols each!"
The two nutrient pack connoisseurs continued to haggle back and forth for a while. Eventually, they came to an agreement to sell all fifty-three nutrient packs for the low price of 2.7 million cols.
Once they shook hands and signed a contract, the representative commanded a lifter bot to pick up the crate and depart the vault.
Before he left, the representative turned around. "These are the only nutrient packs from the Starlight Megalodon that you possess, correct?"
"I've left a couple for my own collection." Ves lied. "I can completely guarantee that you have obtained the remainder."
"Very well."
Once the representative left, he stepped outside the vault area and reached a position where he regained his connection to the LMC's internal network. He sent a call to Gavin.
"Gavin, please send in the next representative down to the vault."
"Okay, Ves." Gavin replied dubiously over the feed. "Why all of this song and dance? Why not meet them all at once?"
"I have my reasons." Ves replied before shutting off the connection.
He quickly returned to vault and entered another area where a single crate stood in the middle. Ves awaited for the next guest to be escorted to the vault by an attendant.
"Ah, Mr. Larkinson." The newcomer said, a woman this time. "From the drab decor of this underground area, I suppose you are about to show me your goods."
Ves smiled and opened the crate, revealing a number of nutrient packs. "You presume correctly, miss. Forty-six vintage nutrient packs, excavated straight from the missing Starlight Megalodon! As far as I am aware of, they are the only goods to have emerged from that legendary CFA battleship! Would you like to have a taste?"
"Please. How else will I be able to verify your claims? I am familiar with all of the historical CFA nutrient pack flavors, so don't think you can bamboozle me with counterfeits."
"I would never dream of doing so, miss."
Like a sleazy salesman, Ves repeated the same routine that happened a moment earlier. He hyped up the historical value of the nutrient packs. They were not mere vintage nutrient packs, but relics of the CFA!
Ves fared a little worse during the haggling that ensued. The woman was a shrewd negotiator and they only shook hands when they arrived at a price of 2.2 million cols per nutrient pack.
After waving the female representative off with her newly-purchased crate, Ves smiled sardonically to himself. "Well, I have four more chances to do better."
Now that he gained more confidence in the value of his vintage nutrient packs, Ves continued to meet representative after representative. Even though he outright lied about the fact that they received his entire supply of vintage nutrient packs from the Starlight Megalodon, Ves didn't think much of the consequences.
All he cared about right now was ripping off the representatives of profligate nutrient pack collectors from the Friday Coalition!
After completing six trades, each of which involved around fifty nutrient packs each, Ves completely traded away his entire stash!
Although it pained him a bit to say goodbye to those valuable nutrient packs, they only served to satisfy his vanity while they remained in his possession.
As a mech designer and the head of a company that was mired in debt, Ves needed money more than he needed to retain ownership of nutrient packs that served no practical use other than to serve as souvenirs of his last great adventure!
Aware of the value of the nutrient packs should Ves ever sell them to someone interested in them, he made the rational choice of converting his ownership of the nutrient packs into cold hard cash.
His heart still ached at the loss, though. His dismay was so obvious that Lucky floated down from his head and clung to his shoulders as if to soothe his pain.
"Meow."
"I know. They're just nutrient packs, but they're also a piece of history, you know? The Starlight Megalodon doesn't exist anymore, so there is no way that I can ever obtain more vintage nutrient packs from the ship."
"Meow!"
"Pff, is that what you care about? You want me to spend all of my earnings from these trades on rare exotics for you to stuff your face with? I still haven't entirely gotten over the fact that you ate away my CFA gear!"
"Meow-meow!"
"Even if you gained some fantastic new abilities, it's not cost-effective for me to feed you high-quality exotics just so that I can gain some couple of super gems!"
"Meoooow!"
Ves ignored Lucky's admonishment in favor of tallying his gains. Overall, by selling around three-hundred vintage nutrient packs in total at an average price of 2.9 miillion cols each, Ves earned 870 million cols in a single day!
Simply speaking, that was roughly worth around 87 billion bright credits! Even though Ves would lose a chunk of money from that massive sum due to transaction costs and fluctuating exchange rates that reflected the weakening of the bright credit, Ves still believed he would be able to supplement the LMC's coffers by at least 80 billion credits!
"The company's debt is a thing of the past once the money arrives!"
Not only that, but the LMC would also be sitting on a healthy surplus that it could spend on improving its security, expanding the Mech Nursery, setting up branch offices and subsidiaries in other states or apportion them to the future marketing campaign of his upcoming design!
"Worthless, heh?" Ves chuckled. "Maybe they're worthless to people like Lieutenant Stimmons. As for others, they are worth as much as the Barracuda!"
In fact, ever since he first cracked open a nutrient pack from the battleship during his stay on the Starlight Megalodon, he instantly realized their value. Not only would many individuals in the galaxy pay good money for them, they were also inconspicuous enough that no one in the CFA would care enough to take them away!
This was why Ves expressly prepared to smuggle out a bunch of vintage nutrient packs from the Starlight megalodon well in advance!
Ves laughed in exultation. "Hahaha! It all paid off!"
If Ves wanted to maximize his earnings, he would have put them up for offer at some auction house in the Friday Coalition. By inviting all the wealthy nutrient pack connoisseurs of the Friday Coalition to participate in the auction, it might have been possible to jack up the price for each vintage nutrient pack all the way to 1 million cols!
"That would have been far too conspicuous, though." Ves shook his head in regret.
Such a public auction might attract the attention of the CFA to him again. The last thing that Ves wanted to do was to give the powerful trans-galaction organization a reason to investigate him thoroughly!
In addition, by selling nutrient packs from a lost CFA battleship so blatantly, Ves would also be violating his obligation to keep the details of the Aeon Corona Mission a secret. While he didn't fear the Mech Corps all that much, it was an entirely different problem once Flashlight entered the fray!
"I should never get on the bad side of Flashlight!" Ves shuddered.
Perhaps Ves could have earned more money if he sought out more discerning buyers. Yet the longer he waited and the more potential buyers he sounded out, the greater the risk that some of them might take more direct action to obtain the nutrient packs!
It wasn't out of the question for them to send an overwhelmingly powerful force of mechs to Cloudy Curtain in order to rob Ves of his stash of vintage nutrient packs!
Although it sounded ludicrous for someone to go through so much effort for a bunch of nutrient packs, Ves knew that such incidents actually took place!
"The sooner I got rid of them, the better. They're hot goods as long as they remained in my vault."
In any case, earning almost a billion cols lifted a huge burden off his shoulders. It cost money to borrow money, so the LMC constantly troubled itself by trying to pay back all the interest from their loans.
While it wasn't exactly a disaster for Ves and the company if those loans continued to remain on the company's books, if Ves gained the ability to pay them back wholesale, why shouldn't he go for it? In any case, Ves did not plan for his company to embark in any major investments in the foreseeable future.
"Now that I've received a quota for the services offered by the BV alliance, I no longer need to save up a lot of money to prepare for the next mech generation."
Now that he secured the future of the LMC, Ves finally felt free to focus his main priorities.
Right now, that meant taking the next step in designing his mech!
"I'm almost done with overhauling my draft design. Once that's complete, I'll have to solicit feedback from Professor Ventag and others. I wonder how they will react to my vision?"


Humanity has conquered half the galaxy and the Age of Mechs reigns supreme!

Ves Larkinson lacked the genetic aptitude to become a famed mech pilot. Fighting against his fate, he studied mech design in order to express his love for mechs as a builder instead of a soldier.

When Ves graduated from college, he returned to a new but empty boutique. Left with a small, newly founded mech workshop that his father painstakingly built with a mountain of debt, Ves somehow needs to make ends meet with the bank breathing down his neck.

In the midst of his despair, he found salvation from another legacy his father had left.

"Welcome to the Mech Designer System. Please design your new mech."

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Ray was relaxing on the couch with a glass filled with wine. He was admiring the new carpet currently beautifying his floor. It was a gift from his girlfriend. She had gone to Milan to get hold of that vintage piece of house decor at a crazy enough price. And it would suffice to say that he treasured it. 
His peace was disturbed by a loud knock on the front door. Groaning he went up and opened the door. In the doorway, Kai was standing supporting an unconscious and broken nosed Timo.
Ray was horrified at the scene in front of him. It took him a full minute to form a coherent sentence, "What happened to him?" 
Kai shook his head and pulled their eldest brother closer, "Let's go in. He is heavy." He breathlessly told Ray.
Ray quickly went forward and lent a helping hand to his struggling friend. Kai was thankful for Ray's thoughtfulness. They dragged the unconscious man inside the quiet house. By the time they made him lie on the couch, Timo was starting to come back to his senses.
Before they could catch their breaths, Vic came barging in. He came looking for Ray regarding some business but he was shocked to see their eldest brother-his idol- hurt.
"What the hell happened to him? Who did this?" Vic forgot his purpose and started to question his brothers present in the room. He was livid.
Kai shrugged his shoulders helplessly, "I too exactly don't know how or why but-"
"Ow! My nose!" Timo interrupted their conversation with his painful groan. He sat up with some obvious difficulty and looked around in confusion.
"Morning sleeping beauty." Ray quickly found some tissues and gave them to Timo, "Here hold this tissue to your nose. I don't want my carpet being spoiled by your incessant bleeding." 
"Oh, I wouldn't dream of spoiling your carpet." Timo sarcastically replied and he then winced in pain again as moving his facial muscles was a big feat with a broken nose.
"Kai, who did this to him?" Vic who was quiet all the while erupted again. He needed answers.
Kai was thoughtful for a moment before answering, "Remember that girl who gate-crashed our shoot few years back?"
"That beautiful one? Didn't she look frail?" Ray voiced out his confusion.
And as to why they remembered her clearly, it was because Timo hadn't let them forget her. He thought he was subtle but the guys knew him for a long time and understood him better.
Kai shook his head, "Believe me she still looks weak and frail but I am sure she broke our elder brother's nose." He too was finding it hard to wrap his head around the idea. 
"But why?" Vic was wise enough to ask the question which was in everyone's mind.
All of them looked at Timo for an explanation. Cheeks painted red in embarrassment he retold the events again.
***
(Flashback)
The thief lay groaning and cursing at his feet. With a victorious smile on the face, Kai turned around to look at Shew. 
She looked pale and was breathing shallowly. 
"Well now wasn't that heroic?" Timo tried to brag to get her mind off the events that had scared her.
He had not expected it to have a negative effect. Shew looked directly into his eyes. Her brown orbs were filled with fury. 
"How dare you!!" 
And she had in a swift move grabbed hold of his shirt collar and punched him hard in the face twice. Her blows were strong and he had instantly fallen to the ground unconscious with a profusely bleeding nose. 
She had then searched his pockets and fished out his mobile phone. Fortunately, it wasn't locked. she dialled the last number from call log and luckily it connected to Kai.
Within minutes Kai reached the spot where Shew was waiting with an unconscious Timo by her side.
"What happened to him?" Kai was startled.
"Are you sure that your friend isn't a retard?"
Shew replied to a question with a question. Her gaze was filled with annoyance.
"Why?" Kai was like a lost puppy between them.  
Shew waved her arms angrily, "Just take him away. Also, tell him to stay away from me."
Kai was a bit taken aback by the ferocity in her voice, he swallowed before timidly nodding, "O-ok."
***
The silence in Ray's living room was deafening. 
"So you saved her?" Vic asked.
"And she knocked the daylights out of you?" Ray added.
Timo weakly nodded yes to both the questions. 
It was completely silent in the room until all the occupants sans Timo burst out into laughter. He was all set to murder them all after 10 minutes of continuous laughter. 
Mui came looking for his gang and saw three of them rolling on the floor laughing and one glaring at them holding a tissue at his bloodied nose.
"Well?" He raised an eyebrow at them all
"Our eldest brother here was beaten up by a girl." Vic calmed down enough to fill Mui in on the recent happenings. He was slightly out of breath.
"Why?" Mui asked once again calmly.
"Because he saved her." Kai said before breaking down into laughter once again.
And they started to laugh again. Shaking his head at their silly antics Mui went in and brought out the first aid kit to patch up Timo. 
He was almost happy that at least one person was worried for him until.
"Don't get beaten up again bro, cuz next time I will join them." Mui dashed all good feelings Timo had for him.
Timo removed the tissue for a moment to make a smart comeback but one teeny-weeny drop of blood fell on the vintage carpet. 
Ray's eyes flew wide open staring at the spot. His laughter turned into tears in the flicker of an eye. 
Timo sat confused and angry while the remaining three immensely enjoyed their two of the friend's hopeless states.

They met by pure chance. 
They fell for each other in that single encounter.
This thing called 'love at first sight' defies logic. But who would dare tell this to Timo?
He has been waiting for that one person for five long years. 
Whether she remembers his existence in the hurricane that her life brings her and sets her on a path of no return is yet to be known.
***
This story is purely based on 'love at first sight' with some dark undertones and many ups and downs.
(But there is no backstabbing, betrayal and other kinds of usual trope)
The other stories in this series are:
1. Arranged by chance and Married by choice
2. Runaway rich guy's love endeavour.

It was dead silent in the banquet hall when Si Yiyan led Wen Xinya inside.
The banquet hall was bright and well furnished with the incredible opulence of vintage European decor. The walls were covered with mosaic tiles which were made up of small pieces of colored glass. There were also stone-carved murals on the walls which had been polished to perfection and looked extremely posh and extravagant. The murals illustrated iconic stories from the Bible, which were popular in Europe. They also added a religious touch to the banquet hall.
The banquet hall was beautiful, extravagant and refreshing. Everyone indulged in the beauty of the decor.
Wen Xinya and Si Yiyan were both wearing masks. Si Yiyan was wearing a silver, crocheted dragon mask which symbolized his status as the leader of Xiasi Group, whereas Wen Xinya was wearing a matching crocheted Phoenix mask.
Si Yiyan was dressed in a snow-white shirt underneath a gray suit and a tie that matched the color of her gown. He had a lavalier on his chest which matched her jade jewelry. The two of them entered arm in arm, just like a loving married couple.
Everyone was extremely curious about who Wen Xinya was and all eyes were on her the moment she stepped foot into the hall.
Sensing her displeasure, Si Yiyan glared at the people around him and scanned his surroundings before saying to her softly, "Just ignore them. I don't ever bring a female date with me to events. That's why they're curious about you."
Having already guessed the reason, Wen Xinya chuckled and said, "They must be wondering which lucky girl has managed to capture the heart of the Xiasi Group's leader, and thinking that I'm incredibly blessed."
Si Yiyan jested. "Do you want me to tell them that I'm actually the lucky one who won your heart?"
Wen Xinya burst into laughter and looked up at Si Yiyan's eyes' clear glow that was brighter than crystal.
Si Yiyan felt a strong urge to remove the mask on her face and take a look at her pretty face. However, the mask hindered others from ogling at her beauty, though he could not admire her either.
At this moment, a middle-aged man walked towards them smilingly.
Wen Xinya guessed that he was the leader of the Xu Family, who was also Xu Tongxuan's father. Xu Qingqiu was in his forties and was dressed in a traditional Chinese attire which made him look like a learned man from ancient times. He did not seem like an authoritative leader at all. Although he had a warm smile on his face, it seemed like a pretentious facade.
Wen Xinya could tell with one glance that he was a sly old fox.
Xu Qingqiu guffawed and said, "Rex, everyone's waiting for you."
Wen Xinya was shocked to hear him being addressed as Rex, which almost meant "emperor". Was this man addressing him by his English name or using an honorific?
Si Yiyan held onto Wen Xinya's waist and said, "I was tied up with something that caused the delay. I'm not late, am I?"
Xu Qingqiu smiled and said, "No, you made it just in time. The activities have just commenced." He shifted his gaze onto Wen Xinya and asked, "This is?" 
The two of them were dressed in matching outfits and accessories. Even the blind could tell that they were more than just friends. Hence, he did not ignore Wen Xinya's presence. Instead, he asked about her to show that he had noticed her.
Si Yiyan shifted his gaze onto Wen Xinya and said, "She's my date for tonight!"
His simple answer caused Xu Qingqiu to stop asking. 
"Haha, Miss, welcome to our auction," said Xu Qingqiu, who could tell that she was not just his simple date. Everyone in the circle knew that Si Yiyan refrained from dating women. Hence, he deduced that Wen Xinya was Si Yiyan's girlfriend.
There would be plenty of women waiting to throw themselves at him, especially since he was rich and powerful. Yet, he was loyal and devoted to Wen Xinya. It was no secret that every successor of the Xiasi Group was a hopeless romantic. 
Si Yiyan whispered into her ear, "Xinya, this is the current leader of the Xu Family, Xu Qingqiu. You may address him as 'Uncle Xu'."
Wen Xinya snapped out of her reverie and greeted in a puerile voice. "Hello, Uncle Xu! I heard from Si… about you, and I didn't expect that I'd have the chance to meet you! You may address me as 'Xinxin'!"
Wen Xinya found Xu Qingqiu a little more personable because of Xu Tongxuan.
A sullen expression formed on Si Yiyan's face.
Xu Qingqiu shuddered, suddenly realizing that Si Yiyan disliked it when others called out the name of his female partner. How possessive!
"Miss Xin, you're too formal. It's my honor to be addressed as 'Uncle Xu' by you." He then shifted his gaze to Wen Xinya's clear and sparkling eyes, her rosy and soft lips and her barely 1.6m stature. Standing next to the tall Si Yiyan, she seemed rather petite. Although they were a little incompatible in terms of height, her grace and elegance matched his completely.
She was extremely slim yet well-endowed. She could carry clothes well and her bone structure made her look rather beautiful and graceful. She stood quietly like a vibrant viburnum flower. 
What a pretty girl! No wonder the leader of the Xiasi Group fancies her, he thought.
Pleased with Xu Qingqiu's answer, Si Yiyan said, "Xinya is a junior. It's only right that she addresses you as 'Uncle Xu'."
After a formal exchange of greetings, Xu Qingqiu said to Si Yiyan smilingly, "Rex! I've prepared a private room for you guys. It's on the third floor of the cruise ship. I'll take you guys there."
"Sure!" Si Yiyan answered calmly while holding Wen Xinya's arm. When they approached the staircase, he pulled Wen Xinya into his embrace, shifting her weight onto him. "You're wearing stilettos. Be careful not to fall."
Wen Xinya lied in his arms obediently while he brought her upstairs.
As soon as they reached the third floor, the cruise ship swayed and Wen Xinya staggered forwards, after which Si Yiyan pulled her into his embrace again. "It's alright, the cruise has just set off."
Needless to say, Xu Qingqiu had seen everything and glanced at Wen Xinya before wondering to himself, Just what charms does this girl possess to make the leader of the Xiasi Group pamper her so much.


Originally born from a wealthy family, she ends up leading a vagrant life for fifteen years. However, when she is eventually found by her family, she falls into another devious plot and eventually dies tragically. 

Fifteen years after her rebirth, ravenously raging for revenge, she tears down the hypocritical mask of the foster daughter who had taken her place, and reduces her greedy stepmother and stepsister back to their original sorry states. 

To the jerk's profession of his deep love for her, she only has one thing to say, "Get the hell out of my life. The love you speak of humiliates love!" 

Regardless of the appearances of you monsters, I’ll take in it my stride with my capability, building a business dynasty of my own, sitting in the depths of my riches, bathing in the glistening limelight of the world. 

A certain rich empire's CEO: "Don't mind me. I'm just leaving my mark here to declaring my possession rights; I’ll wait patiently for you to grow up!" The queen's mighty return with commercial warfare fully within her grasp, she navigates the power struggles with skill and verve. When it comes to scheming conspiracies, all she has to say is, "Who are you again? Don’t even bother!"

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