"You make him feel stupid, Mr. Bernard," Petra retorted with a mocking laugh as well. "Although indeed... being willingly ordered around and enslaved by a boss is an actions of an obedient dog."
"He has to be an obedient dog because he needs the money. Right, Austin?!" Bernard taunted with a lopsided laugh.
Austin turned to Bernard. Without showing his annoyance, Austin nodded his head with a slight obedient bow.
"That's it! You see? He's very obey what I say!"
Then all the VVIP guests laughed, except Rudolf.
"That's why I don't want to associate with low-life people like your office boy, Mr. Bernard," Vernanzo retorted. "They're willing to make themselves into obedient dogs who do everything they're told just to make a profit."
"Mr. Vernanzo, don't state the facts so much!" snapped Petra.
"It's true, isn't it? Hey, Austin-your name is Austin, right?" Vernanzo called out to Austin, causing Austin's eyes to wander. "You willingly obeyed your boss's orders for money, right?"
Vernanzo's words actually had some truth to them. Finally Austin nodded his head. Although it wasn't entirely true.
"See?" Vernanzo smiled proudly. "They need to enjoy our money too. No wonder they're poor. They want to be bribed all the time."
Rudolf took the cup in front of him and looked uncomfortable at the mockery for Austin.
"Oh, Miss Ellina and Mr. Jack. How was your wedding? Gosh, you brought us all together to be invited as VVIP guests?" asked Bernard who had changed the topic of conversation.
At that moment, Austin was about to say goodbye to Bernard. But Bernard motioned for him to clear the table and get the bottles of alcohol from the special safe.
Finally Austin walked to the safe provided in the VVIP meeting room, opened it, and took three bottles of premium alcohol. In the midst of Austin's movements, his ears overheard a conversation.
"Oh, our wedding is in two weeks. After I take care of my divorce with my ex-husband," Ellina replied.
Austin stopped moving his hands after hearing Ellina's reply. He was still crouched in front of the safe, his back to the VVIP guests.
"Miss Ellina, I have no idea who your ex-husband is. Why won't you show us?" asked Bernard. "Except for Mr. Simon, since you are his father."
Ellina laughed sarcastically. "Don't imagine my ex-husband is a conglomerate man with a successful business. He... ah, I'm so embarrassed to tell you about him."
Vernanzo, Rudolf, Petra, and Bernard were silent.
"I even regret my decision to marry him. I was fooled by her hard work. I thought she could become rich because she owned a restaurant, albeit a small one..."
Austin silently clenched his hands into fists as he heard Ellina's words.
"But he really didn't make any progress. He's still poor. And I didn't know he owed the bank! Ugh, it's a waste for him to build a restaurant if he has no net profit income to show for it."
"Gosh... you must be really tormented marrying a poor man like that, right?" asked Bernard.
"Miss Ellina is smart, but unfortunately picked the wrong partner," Vernanzo commented.
Then he heard Ellina sigh heavily. "That's right. I'm the daughter of a conglomerate with a thriving business. But my ex-husband is a poor loser who has no money and has to live in my mansion."
In that instant, Austin accidentally dropped one of the bottles of alcoholic wine. The loud slamming sound stopped the conversation. All eyes were immediately drawn to Austin's whereabouts.
"Hey, idiot!" Bernard came straight to Austin in a hurry.
Austin glared in panic. He stood up, watching the shards of shards and alcoholic wine spilling everywhere.
"Are you crazy?! Don't you know that premium alcohol is very expensive?!" snapped Bernard as he tugged on Austin's back collar.
Austin didn't resist at all.
Resignedly, Austin faced Bernard who was already glaring angrily. Bernard looked at him very sharply, his jaw hardened, and his breath came in emotional gasps.
"You're incompetent!" Then, one very hard slap landed on Austin's face.
Bernard was already very irritated.
Again, Austin did not retaliate. He let his body almost collapse after getting slapped by Bernard.
"You're just a poor office boy! You should work properly and not break expensive things here!" said Bernard who was out of control.
The VVIP guests stood up from their seats. Except for Vernanzo who was grinning with interest at the argument in front of him.
"Wait, Mr. Bernard, there's no need for violence," Rudolf said as he rushed over to Bernard.
Without listening to Rudolf's words, Bernard suddenly lunged at Austin with a kick. Austin's body jerked repeatedly as kicks were delivered to his buttocks and legs.
"MR. BERNARD! STOP!" Rudolf immediately raised his tone.
Bernard was surprised that Rudolf suddenly snapped at him.
With his face flushed with emotion, Bernard approached Rudolf.
"Are you defending him?" asked Bernard, grabbing Rudolf by the collar. "He's my obedient dog! Do you know how much premium alcohol costs? A million dollars!
Rudolf fell silent. Meanwhile, Bernard kicked Austin back.
"You're too poor to even pay that, asshole!" Bernard snapped back at Austin.
Austin remained curled up while protecting his head. Behind his crossed arms, his face grimaced with pain.
"You still can't..."
Before Rudolf could finish his sentence, the door of the room was suddenly broken down. Four men rushed into the room. One of them showed an identity card around his neck.
"Where is someone named Austin!? We're looking for him to arrest him for embezzlement of Malibu Gety Restaurant funds!"
"I have never committed any act of embezzlement of Malibu Gety Restaurant funds!" Austin tried to contradict the police who investigated him.At this police station, Austin sat opposite a police officer as a suspect in the embezzlement case. While beside him were two men who looked relaxed as if they didn't feel guilty.The two strangers claimed themselves to be witnesses about Austin's actions. They believe that Austin has found evidence of money transfers with abnormal amounts."If it wasn't you, then where did the money appear in your account?" asked Jordan, the police detective in front of Austin."Money?" asked Austin confused.Austin hadn't checked his cell phone at all. That's why he didn't realize there was money in his account."I don't know what money you mean," Austin replied once again.Jordan couldn't seem to believe Austin. He smiled sarcastically, then signaled to another cop. Soon the other cop came over with Austin's confiscated cell phone."Here, you can check it you
"Looks like your attempts at framing someone still suck, Simon," Rudolf said when met Simon at the police station.Simon was now forced to go to the police station for a confession. Moments ago, the manager of Malibu Gety Restaurant confessed that he received orders from Simon to frame Austin.This was expected Simon.Therefore, Simon came with Ellina and Jack. How surprised they were to see Rudolf who really freed Austin. They didn't even think that Rudolf knew Austin."How could you help that poor, useless man?" asked Simon guiltlessly.Rudolf didn't want to explain. Actually, he was hesitant whether to involve himself or not. Austin's request to conceal his identity made Rudolf worried that it would derail the plan.Unfortunately Rudolf's anxiety about Austin's situation was much greater. Rudolf has prepared himself to deal with Simon. Since finding evidence that the manager of Malibu Gety Restaurant was only deliberately framing, he had guessed Simon would be called to the police
"Mr. Austin Whisley Dalbert, you officially take back your restaurant property rights. Your remaining debt to the bank has been paid off," said one of the bank officers who finished removing the foreclosure attributes at Austin's restaurant.Austin reached out and shook the bank officer's hand. His smile curved in relief."Thank you, sir," Austin replied formally.The bank officer then left Austin and Rudolf's presence. After the bank officer's departure, Austin's gaze shifted to the building before his eyes.Austin watched for a moment, remembering that this small restaurant building was proof of his hard work. Since Austin could not reveal his identity and wealth, he had to start his personal business from scratch."I've only owned this little restaurant for years of hard work," Austin told Rudolf.Next to Austin, Rudolf looked at the simple building with a detailed view. Actually, although small, Austin's restaurant building design is quite eye-catching. It's just that some corners
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES."Uhh... ahh... you're so sexy, Darling!""Ahh... faster, Baby!"Austin's steps stopped after hearing a familiar female moan. In front of bedroom of the son of the conglomerate family that employed Austin, Austin being nervous. Was Jack making love to a woman?Jack, the conglomerate's son, was always bringing women into his bedroom and making love every night. All this time, Austin didn't care and tried to maintain Jack's privacy with women. But why this time, the sighing sound of the woman inside resembled Ellina - Austin's wife?Austin quietly moved quickly to his cell phone. His message to Ellina had not been replied to since this morning.The sighing sound in the room was getting louder. At that moment, Austin felt uncomfortable. His grip on the mop handle tightened as his strong emotions appeared. His gut feeling told him that the woman sighing was Ellina.Realizing the door was slightly ajar, Austin threw down the mop handle and broke dow
[WELCOME USER PACKAGE HAS BEEN ACTIVATED!][CONGRATULATIONS, USD 100,000,000 REWARD MONEY HAS BEEN SENT TO YOUR ACCOUNT][USER, YOU ARE OFFICIALLY THE OWNER OF THE MULTI-INCOME SYSTEM. PRESS THE BUTTON OR SAY 'GUIDE' TO GET INSTRUCTIONS ABOUT THIS MULTI-INCOME SYSTEM]Austin was dumbfounded in disbelief reading the text on the holographic light screen in front of his eyes. The unfamiliar voice he had heard earlier had no human form at all. Austin blinked repeatedly to make sure his vision wasn't wrong."What the hell?" he asked, feeling like he was going crazy.There was no way that kind of money was being sent to him for free. Austin hadn't done anything to deserve that kind of money. Also, what kind of light was appearing in front of his face right now?The curiosity pounding in his chest made Austin immediately check his phone. Austin opened his account application, and then widened his eyes when he saw the number there.[YOU RECEIVED A FUND TRANSFER IN THE AMOUNT OF USD 100,000,00
Ellina felt very relieved now.In the midst of the gathering of her family and Jack's family, Ellina could not distance herself from Jack. Ellina really enjoyed being with Jack now and didn't need to think about how to get away from Austin-her ex-husband."I'm so relieved that my relationship with that poor man is over," Ellina said openly in front of her family and Jack's family.Jack laughed sarcastically. "I remember the ridiculous look on his face when he found us earlier. He was so angry with me, as if you were still going to be his.""Well done, Ellina! You shouldn't have stayed with that useless man any longer," Katherine, Ellina's mother, a well-known culinary businesswoman in this United States city, said. "I can't stand that you can't afford luxury items because your husband is a poor man.""That's right, Ellina. Why did you accept him as your husband in the first place?" asked Petra, Jack's father, a conglomerate with a property business.Hearing Petra and Katherine's words
"I didn't realize that Ellina's family was involved in my parents' death," Austin replied, still staring at the projector screen in disbelief."This is just my personal investigation over the years. Before your parents died, they were involved in this business," Rudolf explained, pointing to the picture of the narcotics project.Austin watched the projector screen in front of him for a split second."Did you find the evidence?" Austin asked.Rudolf nodded his head. Soon the image on the projector screen changed. This time, there were three images: three folders of documents, a photo of a number of people dressed in formal blazers giving a thumbs up, and proof of reservation for the VVIP room."The VVIP room reservation proof shows one week before your parents' death," Rudolf began to explain.When the three images appeared, Austin spontaneously leaned his sitting position while supporting his chin. Austin took a closer look at the picture of the VVIP reservation proof that Rudolf had
"Mr. Austin, you are now officially entitled to the property assets of Jonathan and Pricillia's three mansions, two corporate buildings, and four businesses."Austin felt his hair stand on end after hearing the statement from the notary in front of him. After twenty years of living in poverty, working hard but never tasting money, this moment Austin was the owner of wealthy assets.This was all too sudden.Even Austin was still convinced that this was a dream. But time and again Austin tried to pinch his skin, it hurt. It's proof that the wealthy assets he has now are not a dream.If Austin had gotten this wealth before his divorce from Ellina, would the two of them not have divorced?"Austin, congratulations. Finally all these inheritance rights are in the right hands," said Rudolf who had been accompanying Austin and the notary.Austin gave an awkward smile. "Ah, I... don't know what to say," he replied with a brief chuckle.Rudolf patted Austin on the shoulder. "It's okay. You'll g