A Small World...#Wattys2016
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When Dakota Parker's parents and sister have been killed mysteriously, he works hard to repair the fortune he has lost. Using his technology skills, he works his way to the top again. But wait...when he learns that the 'Patriotism through historicism', a famous jewel, can automatically earn him money, he realizes he has to steal it.
But there's one problem. He has to put his skills to the test and grab that jewel before all his years of work vanish and before someone else steals his only solution...
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