I Made $900 Trillion In 24 Hours novel Chapter 2

North Hills was a thriving metropolitan city which uses the ranking system in its social status and hierarchy identity.

There were six ranks, A rank to E ranks, with E rank being the lowest rank.

E ranks were individuals who had little to no money. They're poor and ridiculed by society.

Barry was an E rank. He was born to an abusive father and a sick mother.

After his mother died from her illness, he took his kid sister, Snow, and ran away.

Homeless, Barry did what he could to provide for himself and his kid sister.

During one of his odd jobs, he ran into Evelyn Raven.

Her purse had fallen down on the walkway. It contained $10,000 in cash, an ATM card, and some previous jewelry.

When Barry returned her purse, Evelyn was smitten by his transparency and decided to take him in.

She gave him a job in the Raven household, rented a small apartment to shelter him and snow.

Then she enrolled them in school.

Evelyn's kindness is the only reason Barry could endure the insults and abuse the Raven household dished out to him.

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It was 1:24.am and all the guests who had turned up for Laura's birthday had retired back to their homes.

Barry was left alone in the kitchen to wash all the plates and wares used to serve the guests.

There were over two hundred dirty plates stacked, and he was just starting when everyone else was getting ready for bed.

As Barry scrubbed each plate, the kitchen door swung open and Ingrid Raven stormed in like a hurricane.

“You lazy pig,” she barked, startling Barry. “You're still not done? At this rate, you'll have flies buzzing around in my home.”

Barry turned to her, stammering. “I-I'm sorry, mother-in-law. I'm going to be quick—”

Before he could finish his sentence, his grip slipped and one plate fell from his soapy hands, shattering on the tiled floor.

Barry froze in terror. That plate was worth over $2,000 or more.

Ingrid exploded in fury. “You bloody fool,” she shrieked, stepping closer and slapping him across the cheeks. “Do you have any idea how expensive that plate was?”

“I'm sorry,” Barry shouted, his voice trembling. “I didn't mean to break it. It just slipped because I was startled.”

Her hands flew across his face, dealing him a loud resounding slap. “You're just full of excuses, you clumsy pig. I'll make sure you're not paid until you recover the money for that plate.”

Ingrid backed away to catch her breath. She glared disdainfully at Barry as he shielded his face from her.

“You disgust me,” she spat in his face. “You're lucky things didn't escalate with Reeves tonight. If they had, I'd have made your life a living hell, you ungrateful little worm.”

Barry didn't say anything. If he did, he would only provoke her further.

Ingrid tossed her hair back. “Now, clean up this mess before I tear you to pieces with the shards of this plate.”

Barry knelt down quickly and began picking up the shattered chunks of porcelain with shaking hands.

Ingrid glared at him with her arms crossed. “After you're done, head to Evelyn's room. She says she wants to see you. Alone.”

Barry hadn't seen Evelyn Raven in three months. Her family wouldn't let him get anywhere near her.

Barry knew her illness had gotten worse than before after the family doctor announced her case was hopeless.

Barry nodded quickly, his voice barely above a whisper. “Yes, Mother-in-law.”

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