James is someone who believes strongly in charms, spells and black magic having seen how it helped him build a business and land him a hot wife. One day, he realised the handy man they hired to fix the house is up to no good. He was trying to take a picture of his wife and he stole her bra. Instead of confronting him, James was curious how far he would go, if he…gave him a bit of a nudge.

Whenever i talk about charms, spells, love potions and snake oils and the likes, my friends will roll their eyes at me.

Firstly, they assume i’m going to try and sell them some multi-level marketing shit, or maybe push them to join some drop-shipping scam. Eventually, i stopped talking about it because frankly, in this time and age where AI and robots are taking over, talking about spells just make you appear to be mentally unsound.

I first came into contact with these stuff when i chanced upon a home based monk from Thailand. He came over with his children and is sort of retired. I was doing delivery for an online platform and i carried like four loads of groceries to his door. His apartment had no lift too. He was old and frail and he asked if i could bring them into his house, all the way into the kitchen.

I find it hard to turn down an old man in his seventies, so i did it. He then asked if i could help him change a bulb as well. He had the ladder out, bulb opened, and he was about to climb up. I immediately stopped him and say i’ll do it.

After it was all done, he stopped me from leaving and offered me a drink. Since it was the last drop of the day, i accepted the can drink. A conversation started from there and my life went through an utter transformation.

His name is Moot and he gave me this red pouch.

Moot : luck…for you…

I didn’t think much of it until a week later, i struck the lottery. No, not 4D, it was TOTO. Grand prize of more than 6 million but split among 4 winners. Doesn’t matter because i was over the moon.

First thing i did after collecting my winnings was to head back to the apartment to look for Moot. I brought fruits and some tonic to thank him for the lucky charm. I was 25, with more than a million to my name. His door was opened like he was waiting for me.

James : Thank you so much Moot…thank you…i don’t know how to thank you…

While i initially had reservations about telling him exactly how much i won, i don’t know why after a cup of tea, i told him the exact amount.

$1583785

I was ready to give him a red packet. Even if he ask for $8888, i was ready to give him. The exact words he said to me however, was;

Moot : Can give me all?

I was shocked of course, but i don’t know why. He was just so charismatic, it felt like i was being hypnotised, and i agreed. I actually said ok.

James : can…take it…

He smiled again and brought me to his apartment window, pointing to a landed property for sale across his place.

I understood immediately what he meant. I bought at property, for 1.45M in 2014. Today, it’s worth 2.5 times the price i paid for. Original condition, 2 storey semi-terrace deep in the heart of Paya Lebar.

Ok, location isn’t great for someone who doesn’t drive, but how many 25 year old can afford a landed property at that age?

That was not the end of my streak. Moot became my teacher. He told me what to do, and within a year, i have my own business. Within two, i have my own warehouse, working on import export business between Singapore, Thailand and Laos.

By my mid 30s, i have money, i have car, i have everything a man can ask for except a wife.

How can that be you say?

Money, house, business, car, why no girls?

First, let me tell you about the way i look. I’m not thin, not fat, i’m just like a walking pear. Yes, that green colour, heavy at the bottom, pear. I’m also balding at 35. My complexion isn’t great, and i just look ugly. The kind of ugly that evolution is trying to hint me not to pro-create.

Moot knew about my desires to have a beautiful wife of my own. So he gave me a bottle of scented oil.

Moot : use once…work only once.

I just need to dab the oil against the skin of the woman i want. She will love me with all her heart. Naturally, i ask Moot about side effects and what not, he told me there isn’t any. It doesn’t break, all i need to do is be careful no other man, uses the same bottle of oil on Min Rui. For it will introduce her to another lover.

As absurd as it may sound, i chose to believe him.

Why? Because if not for Moot, i’ll still be doing deliveries.

I took my time trying to find the right woman, i paid for dating agencies, all the girls find me off-putting. I have no interest in KTV girls, nor sex workers. I want someone special.

And that day finally came when i chanced upon a girl doing a live stream in a cafe, talking to her followers about the coffee she is having.

I casually walk past her and saw there were only like 7 person in her stream. No she isn’t someone famous or anything, just one of those sweet young thing that is trying to be an influencer. The more i look at her, the more i find myself attracted to her.

Her body, her legs, her smile, and i happen to see her cast a glance in my direction. However she immediately looked away because of well, my looks.

I took out the bottle of oil Moot gave me. Dabbing some of it in my hand, i prayed that i will not get arrested for harassment. Walking past the girl, i pretend to brush against her, rubbing the oil on her skin.

‘TSK’

I heard the irritated ’tsk’ and she complained to her fans that someone just brushed against her and she will be right back.

She stopped the stream and stormed towards me. However, something strange happened. She tripped and fell towards me.

No, this is no Korean drama where the beautiful female lead falls into my arms and we look lovingly at each other. She grabbed onto my top for support and just ripped the shirt, tearing my top off as she fell hard onto the floor, leaving me half naked in the cafe.

She got up immediately and seeing the state i was in, she burst out laughing as she apologised.

I laughed too and the rest as they say, is history.

An ugly looking 35 year old man, connected with a beautiful 25 year old working in an ad agency while trying to create content on the side.

We started dating within a week of connecting and to the disbelief of everyone around me, we got married within the year. I was at the pinnacle of my life when Moot passed away. It was a quiet affair and his children brought his remains back to Thailand. I know Moot’s children, they were successful wealth managers with a family office of their own in Singapore. They have a portfolio of properties but for reason only Moot knew, they must, stay at the lift-less apartment. At least until his passing.

With Moot no longer around, the children moved out immediately to one of the bungalows they own in Sentosa.

Min Rui’s live streaming career took off after she married me, becoming a full time streamer working from home.

She’s beautiful, hot and the sex was amazing. Simply amazing.

My life is perfect, complete, but i still feel restless. Like something is missing.

A piece i could not quite place what it is.

Until one day, we hired a handy man to fix our leaking roof.

And i saw him secretly take a picture of Min Rui doing her live stream.

I felt this strange stir in my pants, this strange arousal.

Something clicked within me.

Ahmed’s dark skin, curly hair, faded jeans, and loose top. Somehow they just look so interesting, against Min Rui’s cropped bralett, hip hugging shorts and trendy coloured hair.

Coming soon