"My man, this is a pretty decent salary. You won't get a better
offer anywhere else! Il you do a good job, I might even give you a bonus!
" Terrence jibed.
"You're lucky that Terrence is offering you this position as his chauffeu
r, Dustin. You'll regret it if you pass on this opportunity!" Julie said
proudly,
"That's right! Terrence is the manager of Brooks Corporation, and he has
a bright future ahead. You'll get a lot
of extra perks working for him. What's there to not like about it?" Victo
ria echoed.
"Is Brooks Corporation that big of a deal?" Dustin still wasn't convinced
.
"You don't know Brooks Corporation? It's a huge enterprise worth over hun
dreds of billions! You'll live a life of luxury if you're even the least
bit affiliated with it!" Victoria scorned. He truly was a country bumpkin
who knew
nothing.
"I'm sorry, I've never heard of it before." Dustin shook his head yet aga
in. He didn't know much about the
business sector in Millsburg.
*Alright, so you've never heard of Brooks Corporation. But how about Big
Bucks Brooks? Surely you've heard of
him? He's renowned in the whole of Balerno!" Terrence smirked.
"Big Bucks Brooks?" Dustin raised his brows. "Of course, I know him."
"Great. Well, Brooks Corporation is one of Big Bucks Brooks' businesses,
and I work for him!" Terrence
declared self–importantly.
"Oh? So you work for Roderick? What coincidence!" Dustin chuckled.
"What do you mean? Do you know him?" Terrence's eyes narrowed.
"Of course I do! He used to seek medical help from me!" Dustin nodded.
"Seek your help?" Terrence sniggered. "You're quite a liar, aren't you, m
y man? Have you even got any idea how influential Big Bucks Brooks is? Ho
w could he possibly go to an unqualified medical practitioner like you
for help?"
"Exactly! There are reputable doctors everywhere here in Millsburg! Why w
ould he seek medical help from you, of all people, when he can go to them
? Who do you think you are?" Julie said with contempt.
"Hey, Rhys! Quit acting all important when you haven't even gone through
proper medical training! How disgusting!" Florence frowned. Since Dahlia
was the one who invited him over, she felt embarrassed now that
he was ousted as a liar.
"You don't believe me? Well, how about I give Roderick a call now?" Dusti
n proposed.
"Sure! Go on, call him. I'd like to see for myself just how well–
connected you are." Terrence
laughed maliciously. Even as manager of Brooks Corporation, he didn't hav
e Big Bucks Brooks' number. How could this punk be acquainted with him? H
ow ridiculous!
"Yeah, go on! I'd be impressed if you actually got ahold of him!" Julle s
neered.
"Okay." Without wasting any time, Dustin pulled out his phone and made a
call to Roderick Brooks. But after quite some time, the call
still didn't get through.
"What's wrong? Is he not picking up? Haha! Well, carry on then, Terrence
joked sarcastically. He was sure that Dustin was just putting on a show.
"Hey! Are you done yet? Everyone can tell that you're taking it! Are you
really going to carry on with the act?" Julie asked condescendingly.
"Hah! What an embarrassment!" Florence was very much annoyed.
"Forget it. Dustin. Let's eat." Dahlia saw that things weren't going well
for him, so
she quickly attempted to help him out of the awkward situation. Everyone
knew Big Bucks Brooks. He single–
handedly controlled Millsburg's economy, so he definitely wasn't someone
who just anyone could establish a connection with.
"It got through." Just as everyone held Dustin contemptuously. Roderick f
inally picked up his call.
"Oh? The call got through? Here, let me hear what he has to say!" Terrenc
e teased nastily and snatched the phone right out of Dustin's hand before
putting the call on speaker mode so that everyone could hear the convers
ation. "Hello, who is this? Are you Big Bucks Brooks? Hey, Mr. Brooks, I'
d just like to know, are you planning on playing along with the act too?"
he asked derisively.
"Hey, you're not Mr. Rhys! Who are you?" Roderick asked.
"Me? Hahaha! I'm Terrence Stone, manager of Brooks Corporation! You're
pretending to be Roderick Brooks, aren't you? Well, I'd like to see you t
ry!" Terrence scoffed.
"Terrence Stone, right? Very well. I'll remember you."