"Em... Em..." She opened her mouth to speak when suddenly she felt a hand on her shoulder. She turned to look beside her. It was James Kesley, the blonde-haired man that she was dancing with.
"Baby, you seem scared of him. Why don't you just tell him the truth and what you intend to do?" James said while staring into Nathaniel's eyes. Nathaniel looked away from him and turned to face his wife before asking, "What truth? What do you intend to do?" Lindsey inhaled deeply. Without answering him, she turned to the stairs and walked upstairs to her room Beside her bedside table was a brown envelope and a stack of papers just on top of the envelope. She took them downstairs, but she was hesitant. She pitied him and wondered where he would go if she threw him out of her house. Her father would not be happy with her in his grave, but this was what everyone wanted. Her mother, James, and even her friends. She walked downstairs and looked into Nathaniel's dull eyes with boldness "I want us to get a divorce! I've already got the papers ready!” She said and handed the paper to Nathaniel. He scoffed and slowly took the papers from her. "So all this while you deceived me! You made me believe that you loved me," He paused. He turned to the small crowd of people who took out their cameras to record and Lindsey didn't stop them. "I think you're under the influence of alcohol!" He said and chose to walk away, but she immediately called him back "I'm not under the influence of anything. This thing that we're doing cannot work! I deserve better," Lindsey said and took a few steps closer to him. With every step she took, her heels made a clicking sound, causing her aura to seem intimidating "Let me see what you're holding..." she said and dragged the box from him. She stared at it with disgust as she opened it and caught sight of the diamond necklace "Is this the surprise you talked about?" She asked and held the necklace like it was nothing "It's not even a real diamond! You haven't seen what James got me. I bet that's why you still have the guts to speak." Her words fell into Nathaniel's ear. He looked down at the divorce papers and the pen in his hands. In pain and anger, he signed them, causing Lindsey to open her mouth in shock. She was stunned that he didn't even beg her not to divorce him. "Done! I've signed them...." He said sternly before throwing the papers back to Lindsey's face "All that's left is your signature so that this so-called marriage will be over!" He said, causing Lindsey to smirk. At first, she was stunned that he didn't beg her, but she then concluded that poverty had affected his way of reasoning "Don't make any of this wait! Just sign the papers." He insisted that she must sign the papers in front of anyone. "Gladly! You've been a burden anyway," Lindsey said. Her mother has always wanted her to divorce Nathaniel, but she remained with him out of pity and now she expected him to beg her in front of everyone even as her friends were videoing them but Nathaniel didn't even show any sign of regret after signing the papers and it stunned her. "I can't believe that you're so ungrateful! I can't believe that after all, my mother and father did for you! You couldn't even beg me," she said. James, who was standing next to her, scoffed and said, "You don't expect an animal to know your worth. When he's out in the streets, I'm sure that he'll come here to beg you," James said. He sounded certain with no doubt, and Lindsey believed him because she knew that Nathaniel had no place to go. He could hardly feed himself from the income he makes as a delivery guy Lindsey signed the papers and smiled at him before throwing them to the couch. Nathaniel turned to leave without responding to James, but unfortunately, James wanted to irritate him with his words "He's such a weakling! Look at him, leaving shamefully!" Nathaniel clutched his fingers into a fist and bit his lips. "A poor fool..." Before James could utter another word, Nathaniel immediately punched him in the face in anger "Watch your mouth, you pervert!" Nathaniel yelled. James was stunned, he scoffed and clutched his fingers into a tight fist and as he threw a blow to Nathaniel, he immediately dodged it before James could blink, Nathaniel held his hand and twisted it before pushing him to the wall, luckily James didn't fall, he maintained balance. Seeing his white sleeve stained, he proceeded to take off his jacket and unbutton the first three buttons. "I was just being lenient with you! Let's see what you've got," James said. Unknowingly to him, when Nathaniel was in high school, he worked part-time at a taekwondo school as a cleaner so during his free time, he learned some skills from the students Nathaniel scoffed. He didn't say anything, nor did he make any attempt to attack. He waited for James to make the first move. James moved towards him and threw another blow to his face, but Nathaniel caught his hand and pulled him closer. He turned to look beside him for any object that he could use on him. Nathaniel's eyes immediately fell on a cue stick resting on top of a snooker board. He quickly picked the stick up and threatened to use it on James, but in fear, James moved backward with his hands in the air "Don't use that on anyone," Lindsey intervened. James was already out of breath, so he just kept moving back until he hit a wall. "Get the hell out of here and I promise you that when you come back to beg, I won't listen to you!" She said, causing Nathaniel to narrow his eyes. He threw the stick to the ground and turned to the exit of the house.Nathaniel sneered as he remembered Lindsey's last words before he left the house. There was no way he was going back to beg her. As he walked toward his parents' old house, the rain began to fall. He didn't bother to find somewhere to hide. As he walked under the rain, looking frustrated, some boys hurried to where he stood, pushed him to the ground, and began to punch him on his face and the rest part of his body. At first, he was confused until he heard one of them say, "Hit him hard! He deserves it! Next time, he wouldn't have the guts to lay his hand on James Kesley." They didn't give him a break, they kept on punching him everywhere. In anger, Nathaniel held the hand of one of the men and tightened his grip on his hand causing the guy to struggle to get away from him, as the bad guy struggled to move back, Nathaniel let go of the guy's hand causing him to immediately fall to the ground. The guys that had their hands in the air ready to punch Nathaniel instantly paused as they
Nathaniel was dumbfounded as the men kept their gaze on the ground. He opened his mouth to speak but no word escaped his lips. Suddenly, the door of the black Porsche car in the middle opened and a tall broad-shoulder man who was also putting on a black suit stepped out of the car. Nathaniel immediately shifted his gaze to the tall, olive-skinned man who looked like their leader. The man walked towards Nathaniel without blinking his eyelashes. Nathaniel's heart sank. The man's aura was intimidating but surprisingly, as he got to where Nathaniel stood, he Instantly went down on one knee like the rest of them "What... What the hell is all of this?" Nathaniel finally found his missing words. "Young Master! We are glad you finally found the ring. Please come with us to where you truly belong," the olive-skin-type man uttered "Where you truly belong?" The word rang a bell in Nathaniel's head. He was skeptical and bewildered by their words "I think you're making a mistake somew
Nathaniel opened his mouth to speak, but not a single word escaped his lips. Millions of thoughts and questions ran through his mind, questions he needed answers to. "Yes, my grandchild! Please sit down. I'm here for you now," the old man said with a commanding tone. Nathaniel sat on the sofa while his grandfather sat opposite him "I'm confused" Nathaniel finally said before looking away from him, "How can you have so much wealth and let your son suffer before he died, my father loved you, he randomly spoke about you," Nathaniel said, his voice shaky in pain. The memory of when his parents were suffering, trying to make ends meet, flooded his mind, and the only feeling he felt now was pain and anger The old man sighed and waved his hand, dismissing the men in the room. He stood to his feet and walked closer to where Nathaniel sat before pouring wine into the glass cup in front of him. He didn't utter a word, although Nathaniel was expecting him to explain The men exited the room,
A tall red-haired lady walked into the room. Her yellow dress complemented her pale skin, and she approached the sofa where Nathaniel sat with so much elegance. "Master Martins," Thelma said and bowed deeply to her boss, Nathaniel's grandfather. "Nathaniel meet Thelma. She has been the one in charge of my company," the old man said. Nathaniel's eyes widened in shock. He knew exactly who she was "Wait! Thelma Kesley? The manager of MSC?" Nathaniel was bewildered. "Yes, Thelma Kesley, fortunately, you already know my name," she said with a sweet smile on her face before she extended her hand for a handshake "Nice to meet you," she said and shook hands with Nathaniel while Nathaniel just smiled sheepishly. Martins cleared his throat and said, "Thelma, you're standing in front of my grandson, Nathaniel Mickelson, the heir to MSC and other landed properties that I have." The smile on Thelma's face expanded. She bowed deeply in front of Nathaniel and muttered, "Young master, I'm ho
Nathaniel narrowed his eyes before answering the call abruptly. "Hello.""You ungrateful hypocrite! You had the guts to beat up James’s men?" she yelled, causing a frown to appear on Nathaniel's face"They attacked me, you fool! Do you expect me to leave them? Huh? I defended myself," He said in rage. He didn't know how he lived with Lindsey for so long without seeing this part of her"You deserve to be beaten up! You're in big trouble now. Not only did you beat James up, but you also beat his men up. Those men will definitely want their revenge," she said in angerNathaniel sneered, "Get lost Lindsey" He hung up the call. He just couldn't stand her voice anymore. Each second on the phone with her reminds him of the moments when he was deeply in love with her and wanted to do anything to please herHe shoved his phone back into his pocket and flashed a smile at Thelma. "Let's go, I'm famished," He said. Martin didn't bother to ask him any other thing about the divorce.Martin cleared
"Huh? No! With your reputation, you should not defend someone like him. He's a poor church rat that doesn't deserve to be here," Danielle said. She turned to Nathaniel with a frown on her face."What are you still doing here, you hypocrite!" Danielle said and Thelma opened her mouth to speak but Nathaniel stopped her"You're a poor church rat that doesn't deserve to be here and I must make sure I treat you the way you should be treated," she said, filled with so much hate. By this time, everyone was already staring at them."Since you claim that you came here to eat, why don't you take out 50 dollar bill out of your pocket," She paused and chuckled softly before continuing, "I mean that's the lowest I can think of, a bottle of water here cost more than that" Danielle took a step backward and turned to Thelma. "Just watch and see who you're defending," Danielle said and grinned. Thelma scoffed at her words. She just watched as the entire scene unfolded in front of her. Nathaniel has a
Danielle eyes widened in shock, but as she opened her mouth to speak, Thelma stopped her. "I think it's enough for you Madam! Leave this restaurant or I'll have the security man throw you out!" Thelma said in a rage. "But... But..." Danielle stuttered. "Take her out!" Thelma turned to the security man and instructed. The man immediately pulled her hand abruptly and started dragging her towards the door"Hold on, I'm not done yet," Nathaniel uttered with a smirk on his face"You heard our master. Hold on," Thelma said, causing the man to let go of Danielle's hand. Danielle straightened her dress in anger. "What lie did you tell them, huh? Why are they calling you young master when you're just a...""Hey! That's enough, Danielle!" Nathaniel stopped her from completing her sentence."I didn't ask him to let go of you to insult me. Like I said, I have a question!" Danielle was feeling uncomfortable. She didn't want to let her guard down in front of Nathaniel so she cleared her throat an
"Do I really need bodyguards?" Nathaniel asked."Yes sir, you do. Great wealth comes with many enemies," Thelma responded, causing Nathaniel to nod his head. They got into the car while the other two bodyguards got into another car, a black Porsche. Soon, they arrived at the company, and Nathaniel stepped out from the car. As they walked towards the entrance of the building, Nathaniel noticed the eyes on them. Unlike yesterday, when he was wearing torn clothes, today he wore a fine black suit. "Damn it! I forgot some files in the car, sir," Thelma said. "Okay, you can go and get them. I'll be waiting for you inside the building," Nathaniel informed, causing Thelma to nod her head before walking back to the car. "You both should go with the lady," Nathaniel instructed. In hesitation, the bodyguards left his side and followed Thelma. Thelma opened her mouth to protest, but she ended up keeping her mouth shutNathaniel walked through the big entrance door. It was a really busy morni