Chapter 323: It's Yours
Arvil doesn't know what to do in front of someone like Amon.
Over his long life, he has met many people, most of them famous and powerful just like him, but compared to Amon, none of them made him feel afraid like Amon does.
And now Amon is saying he has a gift for him? He doesn't know how to feel. Amon calls his daughter his personal slut that he wants to keep around just to fuck, but then he goes and tells him that he likes her and wants her to be taken good care of. It doesn't make sense to him at all.
And how could it? Amon is not human. He is a god. An omnipotent being who can do anything he wants with just a thought. To him, all humans are basically a form of entertainment. He is favorable to the one he likes and ignorant of the ones he doesn't. But of course, Arvil doesn't know this about Amon.
"That project you've been trying to get your hands on for years," Amon says, instantly grabbing Arvil's attention, making him sit up straight on his chair. Amon smiles, seeing Arvil's excitement.
"It's yours, and in return, make sure to keep my playthings happy," Amon says.
Arvil's eyes widen with shock. Hearing that he can get his hands on that project he has been gunning for ages.
Whoever gets to work on that project is basically hitting gold. So many wealthy businessmen have been trying to please the government and the committee to favor them.
Arvil lost, but now Amon is saying he can get it even though he was rejected? How much power does one need to have to do that?
"What, don't believe me?" Amon asks, smiling.
Suddenly, Arvil's phone rings.
"Go on, pick it up," Amon says.
Arvil's heart starts beating out of his chest as adrenaline rushes all over his body. He takes out his phone and sees it's one of his men calling him.
It's the man he has on the committee, fighting for his seat in the potential project handler. Today morning, this same man called him and told him that they might lose the project.
Arvil picks up the phone.
"Boss! We got it!" The man on the other end yells excitedly.
"Got it? Got what?" Arvil asks, his voice full of anticipation.
"The project boss, it's ours!" The man says.
"But how?" Arvil asks, his voice full of disbelief.
"I don't know, boss. The community head got a call and within the next minute, he named us as the ones who will manage the project," the man says.
"Hahaha, fucking yes!" Arvil shouts excitedly, getting up from the chair and pumping his fist.
But then he remembers where he is and immediately tones down his voice. "Call me later. I am in a very important meeting right now," Arvil says and ends the phone call.
He then looks at Amon. This man, who is pretending to be a teacher, might be the most powerful man in the world. A word from him, and that committee filled with hyenas who were hell bent on squeezing a lot of money out of them, just folded.
This decision was not supposed to take place right now. Instead, the final meeting would have been held next month.
So, for the community to finalize it today and hand it over to Arvil showed how much influence and power Amon has.
Arvil immediately gets up and bows down to Amon. "Thank you so much, Mr. Amon!" He says with sincerity.
"I only did it because I am fond of your daughter. You can leave now. I have a class to teach," Amon says.
"Yes, I will leave right away. Thank you once again for your generosity," Arvil says and immediately gets out of there.
Now he doesn't even care what Amon does to his daughter. He just hopes that Claressa can continue to be under Amon's good grace and he can leech some of that good grace now and then.
Arvil walks out of Amon's office and sees Gordo still waiting for him. "Let's go," Arvil says.
Gordo nods and follows Arvil back to their car. On their way to their car, Gordo notices Arvil seems very excited. There is a pep in his steps, something he has never seen him do.
They get inside the car, and Arvil immediately calls someone and starts talking excitedly.
Gordo picks up some important words and realizes that the project Arvil has been trying to get for years is finally under his name. This surprises Gordo. Even though he doesn't know what goes on inside one of those committee meetings, he knows that they are brutal, and even someone like Arvil will have a very hard time winning, as it's filled with sharks as big or even bigger than him.
For him to get it means someone pulled some strings, and Gordo could only think of one person. Amon. It was too much of a coincidence for Arvil to come out of Amon's office with a guaranteed project that would go on and make him one of the most, if not the most, influential man in the country.
They arrive back at Black Inc., and Arvil rushes back to his office and tells his secretary to get him his daughter.
Seeing the excited look on Arvil's face confuses the secretary, but she does as she is told.
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Claressa is not in a good mood after what happened with her father. She decided to go shopping and spend some of her father's money on useless, expensive things.
Because how dare he tell her not to talk or meet with Amon ever again? What does he know about Amon? He is the only man who has ever made Claressa feel so alive.
Just thinking about that conversation with her father makes her seethe with anger.
"I want that. Pack that as well," Claressa gives orders to the store clerk, who is running around with a smile on his face as he is going to get a massive commission for selling all these designer products to this rich, beautiful princess, who seems hell bent on spending all the money she can possibly spend.
"Anything else, man?" he asks.
"Get me your most expensive handbag. I don't care how much it costs." Claressa says, making the store's employee even happier.
"I will pack it for you right away!" He says and rushes to the back of the store to take out a million-dollar handbag that has been sitting inside their storage for a while now.
Claressa keeps tapping her legs, frustrated, looking around to spend some more of her father's money, when she suddenly gets a call.
She looks at the caller, and it's a call from her dad's office. Looking at the caller, she gets angry and cuts the call.
But her phone rings again, and she cuts it again. Her phone keeps ringing, annoying her even more. She finally decides to pick it up.
"What?!" She shouts angrily.
"Miss Claressa, your father has asked for your presence," Claressa hears the secretary's voice.
"Tell him I don't want to talk to him anymore!" Claressa shouts back.
"There seems to be a misunderstanding, Miss Claressa. Your father said he wants to apologize to you and he wants to do it personally," The secretary says.
Hearing this, surprise flashes on Claressa's face. Her father apologizing? That's nearly impossible. Even though he has always treated her like his little princess, he has never apologized to anyone, not even her.
So for the secretary to say that he wants to apologize? Claressa thinks she is lying.
"Do you know what happens to liars? I will have your slutty ass fired!" Claressa says angrily.
"Miss Claressa, I am not lying. I am just telling you what your father said to me. He seems very eager to talk to you," The secretary says.
Claressa looks at her phone again, wondering if her father really wants to apologize.
'What happened?' She questions. The store clerk returns with the million-dollar handbag.
"Pack it up and send them to this address," Claressa says, swipes the card, and leaves. The clerk happily smiles, as the commission he will get is equivalent to months and months of his salary combined.
He can't believe he got this lucky today. He quickly gets to work to send all these products Claressa bought to her address. He doesn't want to lose this potential big whale customer.
Claressa comes back to her dad's office and sees the secretary on her phone. The secretary signals her to go in.
Claressa ignores her and directly pushes her father's office door and walks in.
As soon as Arvil sees Claressa, he immediately gets off his chair and walks over to her with a big smile on his face.
"Claressa, my beautiful sweet princess, I am so sorry I shouted at you" Arvil says and gives Claressa a comforting hug.
Claressa is shocked seeing her dad act like this. It's been ages since he has shown this much love and affection towards her.
"What's going on?" She couldn't help but ask, confused.
"Nothing, I just wanted to say how sorry I feel for scolding you when you didn't do anything wrong," Arvil says, acting as if nothing happened at all.
"Huh? Then what about the photos?" Claressa asks.
"What? That's nothing. You are young, in love, and adventurous. There is nothing wrong with that. I am just happy that you found someone who will take care of you," Arvil says.
"Dad, what's going on?" She asks. Every second, Claressa is getting more suspicious of her father's behavior.