“What was that?” This question was directed at a 19-year-old boy with blue eyes and short pony-tailed hair. Despite his unhealthy looks, this boy was very handsome with pale white skin and the fury and sadness burning in his eyes could not be mistaken and right now, he was currently kneeling, not of his own will, but he was being forced to do so by the two burly men beside him.“I said you should all apologize for what you did to my mother. Her death is on your hands.”Tears trickled down his eyes with his words directed at all the people here, most especially the man seated directly in front of him, whose eyes were emotionless while staring at the kneeling figure. Charles, the boy who was on his knees and was once considered a part of this family was driven away with his mother by them or more specifically, the man in front of him who was the head of this household and also his father.This happened two years ago, and it was barely a year later that his mum ended up dying in a myst

~Flicker~ ~Flicker~Charles's eyes slowly opened and the first thing coming in sight was the chandelier that hung from the ceiling.His sight was slightly blurry at first, taking about a minute to get clear. He moved his head slowly with his eyes glancing around the luxurious room where he lay.He could tell that it was morning and seeing the fancy clock which hung on the wall his thoughts were confirmed.It was currently 8:17 am. The events of yesterday flooded into his head as a dejected feeling washed over him.“Cynthia,” he muttered the name of the person who he loved and could sacrifice his life for. Even though he now harbored immersed spite and hate towards her, somewhere deep down those feelings still lingered and it wouldn’t be easy to completely get rid of. After all, this was someone who helped and took care of him even though she wasn’t sincere.It was when he tried getting up that he felt his right hand numb and looking towards it he saw that it was in an arm sling.

There were about 15 people seated here. Six were adults while the remaining eight were young adults and teenagers like him.This seemed like a gathering of models as everyone here was very beautiful and handsome in their own way. He had been contemplating about it, and now he was sure that this was a first-class family.This was a hierarchy of the upper-class people in the society.Third-class families had their worth in millions of dollars.Second-class families ranged from multi-millions to billions of dollars while First class families were multi-billionaires. Cynthia had said something about her family making it to the third class with the help of Dan’s family who were second class.Even Charles’s family was a second-class family.He realized this also because he finally remembered why the man’s name sounded familiar.It was simply because he was the head of one of the most powerful and prominent families even among the first class.The Alistairs. “Daddy!” A girl exclaimed with

Starlight City was one of the biggest and most prominent cities in the world. It would rank no lower than 5th and was definitely not a place for the poor, as even average people would find it hard to survive here. Several first-class and many more second, as well as third-class families reside here along with the best of schools, hospitals, hotels, and many more.The city got its name from its beautiful lighting which was more noticeable in the night.Thousands of different coloured lights, which even formed constellations when looking from an aerial view.They say it’s one of the best scenes in the world.The wish to go for a walk began to grow.“For my second question, just to be sure, this is a 1st class family right?” “Yes, young master and you’re now a part of it.”Charles sucked in cold air, he still found it unbelievable how he got himself here and everything that has happened so far.“Lastly, why did I get adopted by Arthur?”“I don’t know the reason for the lord’s decision,

The woman was now completely pissed.“Is this a joke to you?! Do you know where you are?!” Her voice was really loud, so a lot of attention was drawn to them.Charles shook his head with a sigh. “Just tell me the price lady. Let’s get this over and done with.”“Is that how you want to play it huh? Then let’s do this. I’ll tell you the price and WHEN you fail to pay. You would be met with severe punishment and believe me, that isn’t something supposed to be on your bucket list.”‘Look at her go!’ Charles stared blankly. How can she be so sure that they couldn’t afford it?“You know what. Let’s just leave. Forget about everything I said,” the man said, regretting that he involved him, but Charles didn’t budge.“That’s no way to make a deal.”The woman was the one now confused. So he went ahead to enlighten her further. “What would happen to you WHEN I pay?”“Huh?” her eyebrows furrowed.“Ah! Yes!” a grin appeared on Charles’s face. “You’ll have to quit your job then.”“Outrageous! Who