Chapter 3 The Bet

Romeo swung his head in Ivory's direction and their eyes met, Ivory stared into the ocean-blue eyes staring into hers, Romeo turned away and headed to his obscure spot in the hall. Ivory sighed and faced Sasha but caught her staring at Daniel, she tapped her slowly and Sasha turned, blushing in embarrassment.

"What was that?" Ivory asked, grinning

"Nothing," Sasha replied and shrugged it off.

"Do you know who my guide is?" Ivory asked, getting anxious.

"Don't worry, she'll get to you when she finds you," Sasha said, squeezing Ivory's hand reassuringly.

A girl walked into the hall noisily and sat down beside Ivory.

"Sasha!" She screamed, ruffling Sasha's hair.

"Can you stop it already?"Sasha said, angrily slapping off her hand.

"Who's the baby girl?" She asked, pointing at Ivory.

"She's Ivory Jones, a new student," Sasha said.

"Ivory, this is Jenny Grant," Sasha said, motioning at Jenny.

"Hi Jennifer," Ivory said and Jenny twitched her lips.

"Not Jennifer, it's Jenny," Jenny said and Ivory nodded.

"Wait a minute, is she the girl that slapped Daniel?!" Jenny said, loud enough for everyone to hear her.

Sasha nodded and Jenny screamed hugging Ivory.

"You're the real deal, baby," Jenny said.

Daniel tightened his fist angrily till his knuckles turned white.

"Hey bro, calm down," Dennis said and Desmond chuckled.

"I'm gonna kill that bitch, I swear," Daniel muttered hatefully.

"You mean she's gonna kill you?" Desmond mocked and Daniel shot him a deadly glare.

"What are you gonna do?" Dennis asked.

Daniel smirked evilly and glanced at Ivory.

"I'll......."

The professor walked in and he kept quiet.

"I'll tell you after the lecture," Daniel said and faced the podium...........

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Williams walked into his company as guards clustered around him, the staff stood still and threw greetings at him, everyone was scared because they knew the boss was angry, and offending him now meant losing a career.

Williams walked into the elevator, ignoring all the greetings thrown at him from all angles, the elevator stopped at his office floor and he walked out, a cold look on his face as he headed to his office. His secretary, Leo walked into his office and bowed sarcastically.

"What?" Williams asked.

"You have a meeting by 3," Leo said and Williams sighed tiredly.

"Did he find anything?" Williams asked and Leo shook his head negatively.

"He thinks she's dead," Leo said.

"Think?" Williams said, scoffing loudly. "I want that detective fired," Williams said and Leo gave him a blank look.

"This is the third detective we're gonna fire," Leo said quietly.

"He can't do the job! Hire someone who can," Williams said and Leo sighed.

"But what if he's right, what if she's dead," Leo said and Williams sprang up.

"Seems like you no longer want your job," Williams said and Leo's eyes widened

"That's not what I meant!" Leo said and Williams plopped down into the chair.

"You have to face the truth, she's gone, you have to stop your fruitless search and focus on your son's happiness," Leo said gently.

"He won't be happy if you continue with that behavior," Leo said and Williams sighed.

"I've tried, I've tried," Williams said, covering his face with his palms.

"Try harder, support his decision so he won't feel his mother's absence," Leo said and Williams blinked back tears.

"Get another detective and try this last time, I have a feeling that she's somewhere out there," Williams said and Leo nodded nervously.

Leo fidgeted quietly, unsure of how to break the news at hand, Williams noticed his secretary's nervous behavior and raised his brows.

"Bring it on Leo," Williams said, leaning back on his chair.

"Your mother called," Leo said and Williams's eyes darkened at the mention of his mother's name.

"Tell her I'm not in," Williams said coldly.

"Sir, she's no longer buying that excuse," Leo said.

"Then tell her that I don't wanna see her!" Williams thundered and Leo shrank.

"Yes sir," Leo said and took his tablet.

"I'll be in my office, sir," Leo said and dashed out of Williams's office.

Williams stood and paced around the office, he slumped into his chair and held his head.

"Becca," Williams muttered quietly.

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The lecture ended and everyone started leaving the hall, Ivory glanced at her wristwatch and sighed in relief, she would make it to her part-time jobs on time, she has two part-time jobs, one as a waiter in a restaurant, and the other as an attendant at a grocery store, this is where she gets the money for clothes and textbooks. Something cold grabbed her hand and she shrieked, turning around in fear.

"Are you Ivory Jones?" The cold voice asked.

"Yes I am and that isn't a way to approach a lady," Ivory said and Romeo rolled his eyes.

"I'm your guide, I'll take you round the college vicinity tomorrow," Romeo said.

"You'll also learn the rules and regulations," Romeo said and began to walk away.

"You didn't even tell me your name!" Ivory yelled after him and he stopped walking but didn't turn around.

"Romeo Styles," he said and walked away.

"His behavior isn't the only cold thing, his body is also included," Ivory muttered and looked at her shaking hand.

Daniel stood in a corner watching Ivory as she hurried out of the school.

"What do you plan on doing?" Dennis asked.

"She's pretending to be a saint," Daniel said, smirking.

"Of course she is, only saints reject people like you," Desmond chipped in, his eyes glued to his phone.

"I'm gonna fuck that saint," Daniel said, Dennis and Desmond exchanged glances.

"Don't forget she slapped you some hours ago," Desmond said, scoffing

"Yeah, she's too hard to tackle," Dennis said

"Daniel is a good boy, don't forget that," Daniel said and his friends raised Their brows in confusion.

"No matter what you do, she'll never fall into your trap," Desmond said.

"Let's make a deal," Dennis said and they agreed.

"If you succeed in fucking her tight hole, I'll give you three of my new cars and half of my monthly allowance for a year," Dennis said.

"I'm not doing that!" Desmond said and Dennis waved him aside.

"You and I, Desmond can be a spectator," Dennis said, extending his pinky finger.

"What if he doesn't?" Desmond asked.

"I'll do the same," Daniel replied, clicking their fingers together.

"You have a month," Dennis said

"C'mon, a month is too much," Desmond admonished

"Let's pity him," Dennis replied and Daniel smirked, ready to start the game of heart.......