Derek decided to wear his worn-out shoes that he had been wearing for the last two years. This is an additional step to disguise himself from his new found identity. To know who is worth his time or not, he knew he cannot reveal his true identity to the world just yet."Young Master!" a voice called out to him from the Quinton garage. Derek turned and saw the family driver, the same driver he saw the day before that picked him up from the bus stop. "Hi there. Just in time. I'll need a ride to the business district. Can you take me there?""Certainly, Young Master." replied the driver."Thanks a lot. By the way, how may I address you?" asked Derek."My name is Hector, Young Master. I've served the Quinton family as their driver for the last 30 years. I'm honoured to drive you around now Young Master.""Nice to know you, Hector. Oh wait, do you have Owen's number? I forgot to ask him for it. Send me his number and we'll get going." "Not a problem, Young Master. One moment please." Di
'Am I sticking out too much in the crowd? Maybe I should have worn something less casual.' Derek was looking around and started having second thoughts about his dress code. 'Maybe I'll get a couple of cheap suits just to blend in. I see a mall nearby. I'll go explore there.' Holding and sipping away on his cappucino, Derek then proceeded to the shopping mall named The BDT Mall. Inside, there were several men's clothing shops to choose from. Derek decided to window shop first to have a gauge of the prices in the business district. Needless to say, because the vast majority of the people are wearing business suits at the very least, they do not sell as cheap as Derek may think. 'Wow, the average price of the cheapest suits costs about $5,000. If I wasn't a Quinton, I can forget about coming to the HNW zone.' Derek thought in shock and awe. 'Ok this shop looks decent. I'll go in and have a look.' thought Derek. Before stepping in, he made sure to dispose of his finished cup of capp
Barely hours into his first day in the business district; and Derek had already experienced two polar ends of what it means to be working there. He knew, after stepping out of the BDT mall, that he has long road ahead of him.Ding!A message notification interrupted Derek's thoughts. He retrieved his phone from his pocket and read the message.'Young Quinton, I've sent you a pin location of the Quinton Tower. I've also forwarded Amanda's contact to you. Contact her when you arrive. See you later. Owen.''Well...tour time in the HNW zone is over...for today anyway. Time to get down to business.' thought Derek. Before heading over to Quinton Tower, Derek stopped by a nearby food truck to order a steak sandwich for lunch. He wasn't going to waste time dining in a fancy restaurant even though he could. Not this day anyway; he didn't want to be late on his first day.Derek then hailed a cab to go to Quinton Tower. Traffic was surprisingly a breeze despite peak traffic during lunch hours.
Amanda escorted Derek to a private elevator in the Quinton Tower. It was easy to tell that it was a private elevator because there were only a few buttons that connect to the top floors of the building. Once inside the elevator, Derek asked, "So, which level is my new office located?" "The top floor, boss. You'll love the office. I promise you that." replied Amanda confidently, with a wide smile on her face. "Wow. You sound very confident. That's a good trait to have. I look forward to your work." "Thank you boss. I'm really excited to work for you." Amanda replied. Ding! "We're here boss. Welcome to your new office." Amanda ushered Derek in. At first sight, Derek was blown away when he stepped in. The office space itself was the similar to a small startup, full of top of the line furniture, lighting and amenities. "Allow me to show you around, boss." offered Amanda. "Yes, please. Hey, are you sure this is my office? This looks more like a small yet luxurious condo apartment!
It's been two weeks since Derek started his life as Derek Quinton, heir apparent to the Quinton Consortium. During that time, Derek kept his promise to his parents Peter and Lea Quinton and studied the companies he took over that are part of the Quinton Consortium. In that time, Owen Beck made sure Derek's identity is kept secret. Everyday, Derek will disguise himself and not to further draw too much attention, requested Hector to chauffeur him in his family's Mercedes G-class. This type of car is rather common in the Townsville business district and would not arouse any suspicion. Derek would also lunch in to keep studying his companies. Amanda Walsh, Derek's secretary, did her part, taking time and effort to update Derek and keep him up to speed with his companies' events and statuses.These companies deal in various industries, including real estate, media, finance, hotels and resorts.Derek and Amanda were having a discussion on real estate when they heard a knock on the door.
After Peter and Lea Quinton, along with Owen left Derek's office, Derek and Amanda went back to their discussion. "Ok Amanda, we've set the time frame for these three projects. How do you suggest we get started?" "Well boss, we will need to do things simultaneously. For the resort and and BDT mall, our legal team is in the final stages to purchase the land and mall. Meanwhile, we need to launch projects of our own to the public to bid on." replied Amanda."For example?" "Interior designs for the mall and resort, suppliers for the construction, new tenants for to open their businesses etc." "Well our legal team should get the acquisitions done by the end of the week. Get our public relations team to start with announcing we are open to bids for design proposals, both interior and exterior. Get the managers of our construction, real estate and interior design companies involved as well. They need to see who's worth working with and who we can just ignore." "Sounds good, boss. May I
It's the weekend in the city of Townsville. Madison woke up feeling different than usual. She was not the same old Madison from before; low self-esteem, dreading life. Madison looked confident and determined, as though she had a new lease of life. Overnight she found a new purpose. She convinced herself in her mind, 'Today is the birth of the new Madison Smith. I will make my mark in the Smith household. I may not know how. I don't care how. Whether I do this alone, or I have help, I will be at the top of DreamSmith and the whole Smith family will either apologize for their past actions or fall by the wayside.' Madison proceeded to take a hot shower and change into a hot red halter top with denim skinny jeans. In all reality, Madison had a sexy hourglass figure that can make most girls her age go green with envy; but because of the constant teasing and bullying from her sisters, she gradually lost confidence in herself and how she looked. Today was different. With a reaffirmed min
"Derek! Brother Derek! Over here!" "That voice." mumbled Derek. "Sounds familiar." Derek and Amanda turned their attention to the direction where the voice came from. Derek's eyes widened upon seeing who called him. "Oh my goodness! Madison! Hi!" greeted Derek. Amanda waved courteously to Madison, then turned to Derek and whispered, "Boss, who is this woman? Do you know her?" Derek whispered back, "That's Madison, my cousin from when I was adopted to the Smith family. She does not know my true identity yet." "What should we do, boss?" asked Amanda. "Follow my lead. I got this." replied Derek. After collecting their coffees, Derek and Amanda approached Madison and joined her at the corner table where she was seated. "Madison! It's been awhile, How have you been? You look really good today." greeted Derek. "Thanks brother Derek. I'm really glad to see you again. I have been worried about you since that day." replied Madison. She was tactful enough not to bring up the day her a