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, leaving Nathaniel and his grandfather alone in the room. The old man raised his hand to rest it on Nathaniel's shoulder, but Nathaniel moved away from him. He was still angry, and he needed an explanation "Your father chose to leave, he left with the gold ring that you found, it is something that is passed down from father to son, only the heir of the family possesses the ring," He said and gestured for Nathaniel to drink from the wine he poured "No, I'm fine." He refused the drink, causing his grandfather to let out a long sigh "Your father ran away from his home. I spent years looking for him," He paused and turned to gaze with a sly smile, "Didn't you wonder how I found you?" "Yes! I did, but all of this overwhelmed me that I forgot to ask!" Nathaniel said and furrowed his brows "In that gold ring that you now possess, there's a tracking device, and it only works when you put it on," He explained. It was all starting to make sense to him "But how did they get there so fast?" He asked “Like I said before, I've sent my men to search for you, so fortunately they were close by when you found the ring," he said, causing Nathaniel to nod his head. Nathaniel looked down at the glass cup in front of him and chose to sip from the wine. After gulping the alcoholic liquid down his throat, he sneered, "You should have sent your men earlier. Maybe my father would still be alive now if you sent those men to look for me when he left! You abandoned him, you abandoned us and you have no valid reason for doing that" The old man sighed and flashed a reassuring smile at him and said, “I’m here for you now. I know that you went through humiliation. As soon as we found you, my men conducted a background check and discovered that you were humiliated...” "You don't have to pity me if you were there for me and my dad, then I'm sure they wouldn't have looked down on me," Nathaniel sneered, cutting him off "You don't understand Nathaniel. I never chased your father. In fact, I love him, but he left!" He said sternly in a deep voice, causing Nathaniel to feel slightly afraid. He gulped down the saliva in his mouth before asking, "Why did my father run? why did he leave?" The old man immediately fell silent the moment he was asked that question. He didn't want to recall what happened that day, so he stood up abruptly and sighed "My grandfather passed the ring to my father and then my father passed the ring to me, then I passed it to your father. The business is growing stronger each year. Your father never wanted to live a wealthy life, so he left," the old man said. He wasn't telling the whole story, but that was all he had to say "Now that you are here, all of this also belongs to you. This estate and my very many businesses in the state," He informed causing Nathaniel's eyes to widen in shock "Wait! What? You mean you own this estate?" Nathaniel asked in disbelief "You own it now Nathaniel and my many businesses," the old man said, causing Nathaniel to stand to his feet in shock. Nathaniel has heard rumors that the owner of this particular estate is unknown. Many people said that he was a businessman. Some assumed he must be into illegal practices because of the money. All this while, Nathaniel stared at this place from the outside each time he passed this area. He hoped to one day have the kind of money the man had, unknowingly that his grandfather owned this place There was a calm knock on the door. Before anyone could answer, the door opened slightly, revealing the olive-skinned man who looked like the leader of all the bodyguards. "Sir, it's time," He informed Nathaniel's grandfather. Nathaniel arched his brows, wondering what he was talking about. "Dickson, is the helicopter is ready to take off?" The old man asked "Yes, sir," Dickson responded sternly "Okay, inform the pilot that I'm in the middle of something important, they'll have to wait!" He said in a deep and commanding tone "Okay, sir." He exited the room, leaving Nathaniel and his grandfather alone "Are you leaving?" Nathaniel asked before his grandfather could say anything "Yes, I'm going to be away and I'm leaving the company to you," He said, causing Nathaniel to arch his brows before asking "How am I supposed to do that? When I have zero experience of running a company," He said, causing his grandfather to chuckle softly. Without responding to Nathaniel, he unlocked his phone and dialed someone's number. "Come in!" He said as soon as the person answered the call and before the person could reply, he ended the call.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
Thelma smiled at her master’s intelligent plan. She grinned and gazed at him before responding, “Okay sir, I assure you that you’ll be pleased with the next news concerning the Addams groups” A crook smile formed on Nathaniel’s face. As he worked towards his desk to take a sit, the buzzing sound of his phone distracted him. With a frown on his face, he took his phone out of his pocket and placed it on his left ear, while supporting it with his hand.“Hello?” He answered abruptly, leaving the second party dumbfounded by his abrupt response“Nathaniel!” the lady said in anger.“Mrs. Sterling, to what do I owe this call by this hour?” He asked, leaving the lady stunned. She took the phone away from her ear to see if she had dialed the right number“Have you gone nuts? How dare you talk to your boss in such a manner? I’ll make sure I report this to the manager so that your salary will be cut by 50 percent,” she ranted, causing Nathaniel to narrow his eyes.“Will you answer me, or do you
"Isn't that Nathaniel?" The whispers of the people around fell into Nathaniel's ear, but he ignored them. He elegantly stepped into the store, leaving the bodyguards outside"You ungrateful fool!" Mrs. Sterling immediately fired, but Nathaniel was unmoved by her words. Instead, he stood with his hands in his pocket as he gazed at her standing in frustration."Let me inform your creditors that you're here! Thank Goodness I'm not part of the many people that lent you money," she scoffed and turned to Maggie, who was standing by the wall, with a bucket of water and a mop stick in her hand."Hey! You, come here!" She hissed. Without hesitating, Maggie hurried to where she stood with her head bowed"Give the bucket to this peasant to mop the floors and call me the gentlemen and lady that came here looking for Nathaniel. You know them, right?" Mrs. Sterling asked. "Yes ma'am," Maggie seemed scared, but she didn't frown at any instruction she was given because of the fear of losing her job
"Who are these men?" Mr. Martin asked, confused. Nathaniel gave the phone back to one of his bodyguards before turning to Martin."Who they are isn't important. The question should be who I am and what I can now do to you and this your small cafe," Nathaniel paused and dusted the collar of their shirt while trying to straighten it"There's no need to fire me, Mr. Martin. I came here to resign," Nathanial laughed. He gritted his teeth, trying to surpass his anger when he took his phone out of his pocket, "Have a nice day Mr. Martin, I no longer work for you" He said and turned to leave, getting tired of the drama when he had bigger fish to fry."Wait! You're not going to beg me? Without this job you'll be penny less and end up dying in hunger and starvation because no one around here will hire you," Mr. Martin said, showing how stunned he was by Nathaniel's outburst of resigning instead of begging"Why is that so? James also asked them not to hire me?" Nathaniel inquired"Yes, that's r