Danger?

"Trent" Theo called out snapping him back into reality.

"This is my old friend, Mikhail. Meet Trent." he introduced to Mikhail.

"Mikhail Reynolds" Mikhail stretched his hand for a handshake.

"Trent Ackerman.." Trent shook his hand.

"You've got a lineup of amazing cars"

"We got a shipment in recently" Mikhail answers

"I hope Assoff hasn't been given you problems. He's my best friend but he plays a lot"

"Don't mind him," Theo muttered, swinging at Mikhail, who dodged with a grin.

"That Maserati looks amazing" Trent walks forward towards the car.

"The customer you saw me with wants that one. But his pricing is whack" Mikhail walks forward.

Theo follows them slowly, admiring the other cars.

"How much does it cost?" Trent asks.

"That's a MC20. It costs 120 grand. I can only go down to hundred"

"And you can bring it for repairs up to 5 times for free" Mikhail answered.

"That's a sweet deal" Theo says.

"My bikes been getting rusty these days. Hook me up with a better one, yeah?"

"Hook up with the money first, Broke ass" Mikhail laughs.

Trent took his phone from his pocket. Charis Chemicals should have launched and unveiled already.

He smiled as he looked at the account. It wasn't as much as the previous ones. Was this why he got the bonus rewards?

+806% right now and still rising. Over $800,000 profit.

He checked the situation of Charis Chemicals online. They had shown that what they developed worked.

"That accelerator thing" Theo says, looking over his shoulders.

"Sorry" he backs off a bit, "my sister works in that company"

"She wouldn't stop talking about the project. I had to babysit my nephew for a month."

"I'd love to meet your sister someday" Trent smiled at him.

"Umm.. No, thank you. If you're with Anton, it means you do dangerous stuff"

"Don't mind him" Mikhail laughs cutting into the conversation

"He's overprotective of his sister"

Trent returned back to the trading account and stopped the order. Adding the $100k he used, he got over 900 from that trade.

"Sweet" he chuckled.

"So... Why are you guys here?" Mikhail asked

Theo looked at Trent.

There wasn't really a reason. He just came because Ave asked him to. Why did she bring him here?

"Mikhail..." A lady called out walking towards them.

"That customer's pissed. They said they'll give us a bad review and stormed off"

"I'll take care of it" Mikhail responded.

"Want me to hack them? I caught a glimpse of his credit card" she asked, rubbing her palms together.

"No, we're not doing that" Mikhail answered sharply

"Hi, Ange" Theo greeted.

She looked at Theo and just nodded, shifting her head away.

"This is my Cousin, Angela" Mikhail introduced her.

She shook hands with Trent, "Hi, I'm Angela Reynolds"

"Trent Ackerman" Trent replied taking her hand with a smile.

"Like the Anime character? That's cool"

"Watched it when I hacked into Theo—" she caught herself before she continued.

"You hacked me, didn't you?" Theo asked, frustrated.

"Sorry" she muttered.

What's this weird tension between them?

"Haha" Mikhail laughed,

"She's a pretty decent hacker. Just jobless and too playful. Like a certain person I know"

Angela slipped away immediately.

"She's a shy one"

"Especially when Theo's around" he whispers to Trent and winked.

Trent looked at Theo. He doesn't seem to know that she likes him.

"Too big of a Siscon to know that, huh?" He chuckled.

"What?" Theo turned to him, "did you say something about my sister?"

"No" Trent laughed.

"So, Mikhail. If I order that car, when will it arrive?"

"What? You're getting the car?" Theo and Mikhail asked, surprised.

"Yeah"

"I'll also pay in full" Trent said as he smirked.

"Finally brought me a customer, Assoff" Mikhail tugs at Theo, "way to go"

"I'll process everything, just step into the office and let's sort it out"

Trent moved $100,000 from his over $1.2 million balance to his bank account.

He stared at the balance. Was this what it felt to be rich?

Now, the whole Handlers situation felt meaningless.

They processed everything in the office—transfers and papers.

"I'll have it delivered by evening to the address" Mikhail assured them.

"Thank you" Trent said, standing up to leave.

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"I never knew you were so rich, Captain?" Theo joked as they walked out of the place.

"I'm just comfortable" Trent laughed

"Damn... I wish I had that level of comfort. Splurging a hundred grand must feel great" Theo whistled.

"My jobless ass better get grinding"

"So, what do you think about Angela?" Trent asked, changing the subject.

"She's cool. And very smart" Theo answered casually.

"Why are you asking? You like her?"

This dumbass. Can't he see that she likes him?

"I'm just asking. She seems like a decent hacker" Trent answered taking a helmet from Theo.

"Decent?" Theo scoffed, "more like monstrous"

"She can hack into anything. She once hacked into Police comms—for fun"

"Hacking me like that wasn't cool but that was just child's play for her really"

Hmm. She must be someone extraordinary. Was this why Ave made him come here?

It's always been a pattern—the eatery, City council and now, here. Just what was she pushing him towards?

"I might know someone that will give you a job" he said to Theo.

"What did you say?" Theo asked. He couldn't hear him over the sound of the bike.

There was traffic as they rode back home, making it a bit stressful. Trent thanked Theo and entered the house

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"Hey, Golden Boy" Marie said as he answered the phone.

"What's up?" Trent answered rubbing his eyes. He'd been sleeping after coming back.

"We're you asleep?" Marie asked

"Yeah.. I had something to do—"

"Come over to the eatery later. We've got to get you some nice clothes for the summit— it's the day after tomorrow" she cut in.

"I had to take my baby in for some repairs and tuning, so I'll call you when they bring her back"

"Don't worry, I'll drive" Trent responded, sluggishly.

"You're not touching my baby," she snapped, then hung up.

Immediately, a call came in.

"Trent, Your car just left this place. It should get to you soon" Mikhail said.

"Thank you for doing business with us"

"It's my pleasure, Mikhail. They'll call me when they get here, yeah?" Trent asked, sitting uprightly

"Yes. They'll call you when they get there" Mikhail answered

"Tell Assoff to check his account. Referral bonus" he laughed, cutting the call.

After a few minutes a call came in when the delivery person got the address.

Trent called Theo and they both went down to receive it.

"There's enough space in the garage" Theo said after they sort everything out.

"I just park my bike there and the other neighbors are really busy people" he says, humming to the tune from his headphone.

"Congratulations, Man"

"Thanks. I'll just park it in. I'm supposed to go out later so I'll take it for a spin" Trent replied taking the keys from the delivery person.

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Trent entered the eatery— same bells ringing and people turning. Marie sighted him as he walked in and walked up to him.

"I told you I'll call" she whispered, dragging him off to an empty seat area.

"My baby is still at the workshop... They're supposed to bring her in soon but they keep giving excuses" she growled, frustrated.

"I told you not to worry, I'll drive" Trent smirked, flashing the car key.

"What?" Marie blurted, eyes widened.

"You got a MC20?" She lowered her voice to whisper.

Trent just smiled and tucked the key away.

"That's over a hundred grand"

"That's 25 percent of your four hundred— I thought you graduated as top of Finance" she asked in disbelief.

"I told you guys I was going to hit a million" Trent smirked.

"You've reached a million dollars?" Marie gasped.

"What's your secret?"

"A magician never tells his secret" Trent laughed, "You didn't check the place I told you, yeah?"

"What place? I didn't hear you properly" she pushed him into the seat.

She slid into the sit opposite him.

"Eaten?"

"No"

"Great. You're buying"

she calls a waiter over and orders some things.

"You've got to treat this senior of yours since you've hit a million dollars" she laughed as they brought the orders.

They quickly ate and walked out of the eatery.

She admired the car, rubbing it "I should get this baby, next"

"So, where to?" Trent asked as he slid into the driver's seat.

"You're not going to open the door? How gentlemanly" she huffed as she walked to the passenger's seat.

Trent laughed, "After seeing the way you eat, I won't call you a lady"

"That's rude" she glared at him, "and what's wrong with having a big appetite?"

"There's nothing wrong with it. I'm just kidding. I actually think it's cute" Trent replied starting the engine.

"Cute?" She mumbled, face flushing.

"It seems you're getting more confident, huh?" She said, adjusting the window down.

"We're going to a store, Pearl's Palace. It's on the map, so you should be fine"

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"Shit..." She mumbled.

"What's up?" Trent asked. "You've been acting strange for a few minutes now"

"You didn't notice that Bentley following us?" She asks, looking into the side mirror.

"Yeah. I just didn't pay it any mind. They're probably going in the same direction" Trent answered

"You think we're in danger?" His hands tightened on the wheel.