"Adam Carter! You useless piece of trash! How could you be so careless?" Adam was jolted awake by the shrill sound of his mother-in-law's voice. He rushed down to the sitting room to see her panicking and yelling. "Useless man! You've burnt down the whole of my kitchen!"His heart skipped a beat as he dashed towards the left, revealing a big cloud of smoke. "Fuck! This is bad!"When he was done with his chores, he didn't leave any appliances on earlier. But he recalled that David was walking towards the kitchen when he left. With panic, Adam dashed into the kitchen. David was the 8-year old son of his wife's elder brother, Nate Hemsworth. If anything happened to him, the whole family wouldn't spare him. "David!" Adam adjusted his eyes, holding his breath in the fumes. The smoke was coming from the microwave oven, and hadn't penetrated everywhere yet. "David!" He finally found the little figure huddled in one corner of the kitchen, seemingly unconscious. "My poor grandson! Oh

Seraphina's words sent daggers through Adam's heart. She hated him so much that she wished him death. "I prepared a divorce agreement a month ago. Quickly sign it!" Seraphina threw a folder at him. Adam stared down at it in shock. While he was enduring, trying to please her, she'd already planned a way to get rid of him! "What're you being slow for, sign the damn thing already!" Lori lashed out. Adam cast another look at Seraphina, the last shred of love he had for her fading in his eyes. "Are you sure about this?""I've never been so sure." Despite the pain in his heart, he picked up the pen and signed the divorce document. "From now on, I no longer have anything to do with such a useless person!" Seraphina beamed happily, twirling to share a passionate kiss with Roberto.Adam clenched his teeth, his heart slamming as he watched them. He didn't realize when he crushed the pen in his hands to bits. "I request for the papers to the Hundred Herb Mall before I leave.""Really?" L

Adam sat frozen in shock as Roberto crossed the room, saluting thier grandfather before seating right next to him. "We meet again." His smile didn't reach his eyes. "You guys have met?" Camilla and the old man were a bit surprised. Adam snapped out of his reverie, after taking in a large gulp of water."V. . .Very briefly. Back in Colorado. " He admitted, giving them little chance to ask anything further. His grandfather definitely cannot know that Roberto was responsible for his accident, right after snatching his wife. Roberto flashed him another meaning smile before they began eating. "Oh, Rob. How's been the company these days?" Camilla spoke up. After Felix was kicked out, Williams had maintained the position of Vice President at Walters Corporations, successfully handing it down to his son. Adam clenched his jaw, trying to control his rage. This father-son pair didn't seem too simple. "Things have been going smoothly. Though I'm yet to understand why Grandpa is hesitati

"Young man, are you going to make this easy or hard?" one of the officers bellowed at Adam. "You aren't even going to hear my side of the story?" Adam gritted. "There's proof that I didn't bring anything into this mall!"He faced the old man. "Please tell them what happened."The shop-keeper's face paled, he quickly sent a pleading look at the man, flashing some dollar bills but the man was unperturbed. "I came into this shop to buy some Purple Bex for my daughter's fever, I only had 40 dollars so he refused to give me the herb unless I handed him my ancestral pendant." "What?" Everyone gasped. "I can swear that the herb was brought by his assistant! I'd barely left when this young man came in. The fake herb had been in the mall all along.""You!" the shop-keeper's chubby fingers pointed at the old man in anger. Adam waved the assistant over. "Tell them, was I the one that brought this herb or it had been here all along?"The boy stared at the shop-keeper in contempt. "This man h

The receptionist was taken aback by Adam's sudden outburst. "You can't meet Dr Walker today, so please leave!"Adam paid her no more heed, checking his watch he returned to his seat. He was willing to wait until the man comes out. "Excuse me, Mister. The doctor is not available to meet someone like you, leave before I involve the members of the security!" the receptionist was starting to get harsh. "Someone like me? What do you mean by that?" Adam stood up to ask. "We always have misers like you come here from time to time, demanding to see the doctor as if you were the one paying his salary!" she spoke condescendingly. "So because I'm poor, I don't have access to medical care in a federal hospital? Miss Halls, is this what your boss taught you?" Adam was getting riled up already. He glanced down at her ID- Nancy Halls. She ignored him, and quickly pressed the emergency button her desk. "Please send in a few security men, we have a disturbance.""Are you going to leave on your ow