hotmtlnovel Chapter 148
Chapter 148
upon seeing it was his grandmother that was calling ethan finger hovered over the phone for a moment before answering.
"hello grandma,"
he said softly, his voice automatically shifting to a more respectful tone.
he knows he hasn't been in contact with lady madison the way she would have wanted, and she might have gotten so worried, to the point she has decided to call him herself.
"ethan, dear,"
lady madison's voice flowed like honey laced with steel.
"i trust you haven't forgotten about this weekend?"
even through the phone, her presence commanded attention.
"of course not, grandma, how would i forget something so important"
at that moment lady madison nodded.
"excellent."
she then pauses for a moment.
which made ethan more curious
"i have several... distinguished individuals who i would love to introduce to you too."
hearing what lady madison just said, ethan took in a deep breath he thought lady madison wanted to say something else.
"some of my most trusted associates. people of particular influence, and i would love to introduce you to all of them this weekend?"
immediately ethan nodded.
"it would be an honor to meet them," he replied, keeping his voice neutral despite his growing suspicion of not knowing any of them before.
"see you in three days then, darling, don't be late."
ethan still couldn't get his head around what he was going to expect so he nodded his head.
"see you in three days gramma, i won't be late."
at that moment the line went dead, leaving ethan staring at his phone. three days to prepare for whatever his grandmother's close associates would be like. continue reading stories on empire
ethan was still staring at his phone, mentally cataloging his weekend commitments. as if counting down his obligations.
"when did life become so... complicated?"
ethan said to himself as he began to remember what everything he would be doing on the weekend.
"the government meeting first,"
he muttered to himself, his jaw tightening slightly. the ornate chamber materialized in his mind -and all those self-important ministers in their expensive suits. "they think they're getting some naive young ceo to puppet around. how amusing"
he could already see their condescending smiles, the quiet whispers behind their aged hands.
"if they only knew they were dealing with someone who could buy and sell their careers with a phone call, they would respect themselves"
intelligence – 100]
at that moment a surge of power coursed through him like liquid lightning. his muscles didn't bulge or change, but he could feel tremendous strength flowing beneath his skin.
"this change... is incredible"
he walked closer to the mirror, his eyebrow pushed down.
he thought he would grow a little bit taller, but he could see the change in his face and body.
at that moment he methodically, distributed the remaining points to max out.:
[strength –100
speed – 100
body – charm 100
intelligence – 100]
with each allocation, new sensations flooded through him. his mind sharpened, his movements became more fluid, and an otherworldly energy pulsed through his veins.
[all stats reached 100/100]
[ congratulations host requirements met for advanced stage evolution]
ethan's eyes gleamed as the system message appeared, the words glowing in his consciousness:
[host has met the stats requirement for leveling up from the beginning stage]
"finally."
he said to himself, his fingers moving swiftly to open his system bank interface.
"time to consolidate everything." immediately he opened the system bank. the numbers that greeted him made him smile - billions had been accumulated from his various ventures and rewards.
his eyes were still focused on the screen knowing the system doubled all his earnings so he wasn't that surprised.
with quick, precise movements, he initiated the transfer to his regular account.
"for the very first time, my account would be taking in money, and it's a billion dollars."
he said to himself when his notification sounded, he brought out his phone only to see it was a message from his bank informing him of the transaction.
**
meanwhile, across the city, in the imposing silver family mansion, a servant named david burst into the master's study, his face drained of color. his hands shook so badly he almost collapsed to the ground.
"master silver!"
he gasped, bowing so deeply his forehead nearly touched the ground.
cold sweat dripped from his brow. "young master noah... he's missing from his room!"
the servant's hands trembled as he continued, each word seeming to physically pain him.
"and sir... giovanni hasn't reported for hours. raymond too. all three have vanished without a trace!"