CHAPTER SIX
Days passed since Perry resigned and his life just kept trudging deeper in a trench hole. He hardly ate anything due to him not having a penny in his account,and Katherine refused to cook anything for him. He was only able to survive by sneaking into the kitchen to eat leftovers.
It was a sunny afternoon and Perry could be seen sitting on a sofa in the living room with his legs crossed and his gaze fixated on the television in front of him trying to relax and enjoy the television show.
Katherine walked down the stairs and made her way towards where Perry sat comfortably while enjoying the TV show.
"Oh my goodness, Aren't you ashamed, Perry? Your mates are out there working hard to feed and provide for their family, while you are here watching television like a man with no future." Katherine cursed. Perry paid her no attention and continued watching his show.
Seeing that Perry is not sparing her a single glance made her cheeks become bright red in anger as she gritted her teeth.
"Anyway, my Father will be returning from his trip today." Katherine informed, but still no response from Perry. "Just like he told the whole family members, including the ones abroad, each of us should contribute a total of half a million dollars to buy a French wine for his old friend that would also be coming with him." Katherine added.
Hearing the words of Katherine, Perry remembered the instruction of Mr jose miguel before he left. He informed them that he would be returning back to the house with his old friend, and each member should contribute a total of half million dollars to buy a very expensive wine for him.
Perry has totally forgotten about it due to everything that has been going on.
"Everyone has made their contribution, it remains you." Katherine spoke further, stretching forth her hand to receive it.
Perry glanced at the hand stretched towards him before shifting his gaze back to the television.
"You know I don't have a job, how do you expect me to contribute such an amount of money?" Perry spoke without sparing her a glance.
"You not having a job is literally none of my business because no one forced you to resign. You were just too lazy and chose to laze around without doing anything, it is your decision not mine!" Katherine snorted with a sneer.
"Even if I still had the job it won't make any difference. I only earn peanuts, I don't even earn up to $10,000 a year let alone $1,000,000. I am sorry, I can't afford it.
You all should just use the already contributed money to buy a wine of that amount." Perry bellowed with his attention still fixated on the Television.
"What!Can you even hear yourself right now? Do you have any idea what type of Man will be coming to this house? He is from the most influential family in this country and here you are saying we should buy some cheap wine! I guess your aim is to tarnish our family's name!" Katherine retorted, glaring at Perry in disdain.
"What do you have me do? I have no penny in my account, where do you expect me to get one million dollars from?" Perry snapped as he rose up from the sofa and turned to face Katherine.
"You are just useless,Perry, You are good for nothing! I won't waste my time talking to you, I will wait for my father to return." Katherine rolled her eyes before exiting the apartment, leaving Perry alone in anger.
"If the wine is so special,why don't you tell Shawn pane to buy it, for after all he is your lover!" Perry shouted as he watched Katherine leave.
Time flies as Perry keeps watching the television show unknowingly to him that Mr Miguel is back from the trip with his friend. The door to the house swung open as a man who Perry hadn't met before walked in.
Mr Jose Miguel has just returned from his trip, and beside him was Katherine and a man around Mr Jose Miguel's age. Just by glancing at them, Perry could tell that the man was the important guest Katherine was talking about.
"What are you doing standing there boy? Come carry these bags to my room!" Mr Jose Miguel turned to face Perry and declared. Perry nodded as he walked towards them and retrieved the bag. While Perry carried the bag, Mr Jose Miguel's friend couldn't stop staring at Perry with looks of disbelief.
'Oh, It might actually be him" Mr Jose Miguel's friend, Jacob Salvador, pondered internally with a shocked expression and his gaze fixated on Perry as he walked away.
He could tell instantly that Perry was his long lost son, but he refrained from informing anyone to avoid causing a scene, he kept his cool so as to know more about his background
"Please, come to the dinning hall, Mr Jacob, my daughter shall bring in the dinner shortly." Mr Jose Miguel informed respectfully and Mr Jacob nodded his head as he was led to the dining hall.
"Katherine, bring in the French wine I asked you all to buy. Our guest is thirsty." Mr Jose Miguel ordered.
"I can have just juice, don't worry." Mr Jacob interjected.
"Come on now,Jacob, don't be so modest. We haven't seen each other in ages, now that we've met let me treat you very well, for old time sake." Mr Jose insisted."If you say so my friend"Mr jacob saw no reason to decline and she just nodded her head.
Katherine walked back with a single bottle of wine and placed it on the round table with two glass cups beside it.
"What the hell is this? Is this the wine I asked you to buy." Mr Jose Miguel picked up the bottle of wine and glanced at it with a frown.
"Father, the thing is, we weren't able to afford the French wine since Perry didn't partake in the contribution, that's why I bought this instead." Katherine explained with an apologetic look.
The statement made Mr Jose Miguel angry as he turned his attention to perry. Everyone in the house knows Mr Jose Miguel is a no nonsense man and were scared of what horror Mr Jose will unleash on perry.