Vincent got into a taxi and the taxi took him to the hospital where his mother was admitted.
With his last cash, Vincent paid the taxi driver intending to return home on foot after visiting his mother.The taxi left and Vincent faced the hospital, releasing a deep sigh from his nostrils as he stared at the building.For six months now... For six months, his mother has been in the hospital with Vincent still having a marathon to go in paying the bills.Vincent walked the hallway headed for his mother's room but froze in his tracks when he was halfway there. From a distance, Vincent could see Dominic and Toby walking out of his mother's room and laughing with a shredded bouquet in Dominic's possession."Isn't that the same bouquet I got my mom yesterday?" Vincent thought.Dominic hit Vincent aside with his shoulder as soon as they came to where he was and they laughed even louder as they passed."What a wimp." Toby mocked.Finally getting back to his senses, Vincent ran to his mother's room and his jaw dropped open."Wh... What happened here?..." Vincent found himself struggling to speak. The room was in a mess. As if a hurricane blew passed.Vincent looked at his mother and saw tears running down her cheeks.Vincent went close to his mother, his eyes starting to tear up as he watched he struggle to lift her hand to his shirt.Vincent held her hand and a tear rolled down his cheek as he asked his mother, "Did they touch you?"Vincent's mother closed her eyes tight, letting her lashes push away the tears gathered in her eyes. She cried silently and it was a deeper wound to Vincent than any other physical one given to him by Dominic and Toby.Vincent put his mother's hand gently down on the bed and ran out of the room to go after Dominic and Toby before they could leave.To Vincent's surprise, Dominic and Toby were still present in the hospital and even watching the direction Vincent came from.They laughed in Vincent's face as Vincent realized that his mother was harmed on purpose just to get to him. Dominic and Toby were waiting for Vincent the entire time."Oh! He is here. It looks like your prediction was right, Dominic." Toby said, looking at Vincent with belittling eyes."What did you two do to my mother?!" Vincent asked, angrily.A doctor approached Vincent with an annoyed look on his face, "Young man if you don't keep it down then I will have to call security on you. This is a hospi..." A hard slap from Vincent sent the doctor spinning before he could complete his words.With that sight, even Dominic and Toby were shocked enough to take two steps back not noticing their mouths were still open until Vincent turned from the doctor and glared at them.They both swallowed their saliva and looked at each. Turning their attention back to Vincent, Dominic said, "This is not a fight you will want to start. It's two against one.""How badly do you think this will end for him, Dominic?" Toby asked, cracking his knuckles.Vincent charged at Dominic first and gave him such a blow in the stomach that forced blood out of his lips. Toby wanted to stop him but got an elbow to the chest which sent him falling backwards on his back and sliding a few feet away from where Vincent was standing.Vincent furiously grabbed and folded Dominic's shirt collar around his fist and set his hand to land another blow."How dare you make my mother cry?!" Vincent yelled, spewing out spit on Dominic's face as he forced his words out."Let go of me! Security! Securi...!" Vincent punched Dominic's nose, leaving him with a broken nose as a result. He released his grip on Dominic and watched Dominic's body fall to the ground. Dominic weakly held on to Vincent's right leg.Staring down at Dominic's miserable state, Vincent was still not satisfied. Nothing he did was enough to make them pay for making his mother shed tears."It's okay when I am the target. I won't complain and I will let it slide. But making my mother cry today would be the last wickedness you ever perform in your life." Vincent threatened Dominic and kicked Dominic off his leg.Just then, security guards arrived and two pinned Vincent's arms behind his back when they saw the state of their boss, Dominic."Fucking idiots!" Dominic yelled at his security guards and hissed in pain right after.Dominic staggered up to his feet and then slapped one, two, three, and all four of his security guards."Why didn't you come earlier?! Huh?!" He questioned, his voice changing due to his broken nose he held on to with his hand."Sir, we are sorry. We..." Dominic glared at the security guard who was speaking, forcing him to shut up."No excuses. You all will face your punishments by the time I get back home." Dominic said."And you!" Dominic pointed at Vincent, "You will pay for what you did to me today! With every penny you scrapped up from the ground you will pay!"Dominic brought his pointing finger down and moved back. He looked directly into Vincent's angry eyes and said, "Now let's see how your mother will ever get treated."Vincent's anger changed to fear and it could be seen in his eyes. He wanted so badly to pounce on Dominic and destroy him but the security guards wouldn't let him have his way."Don't you dare touch my mother, you bastard!" Vincent shouted as Dominic turned away and started leaving, two security guards following behind him.Toby managed to get up on time and rushed to follow Dominic."You! Come back here and face me like a man! I'm the one you want! My mother did nothing you good for nothing..." One of the two security guards that were holding Vincent had given him a blow to the stomach, cutting his words short.The other security guard pushed Vincent to the floor before leaving to follow the others.Vincent tried to crawl after them but only made it in time to watch Dominic's car leave as he cried on the floor.It was clear to him that he had nothing to speak to his mother about. He was accepting his place as his father's heir without a second thought and he would show Dominic who was boss.Vincent leaned against a wall and dialled his father's phone number, "yes?" his father's voice sounded."Send me two million dollars. There is something I need to take care of."Vincent didn't have to wait or text his father his account number. Only while getting up, he received an alert of two million dollars wired to his bank account.There was a phone call from the bank itself but Vincent ignored it. Where were they when he needed their help? They were the same people who insulted him at the bank and refused to loan him any money for his mother's treatment.Now with this amount in his bank account, Vincent was sure they were calling to congratulate him but he didn't need their hypocrisy.The doctor which Vincent slapped, approached him with two security men who worked for the hospital."There he is. That's the guy that slapped me." the doctor said, pointing his finger at Vincent."Sir, you will have to leave the hospital immediately." one of the security men said to Vincent."What is the hospital paying you?" Vincent asked.Neither the security men nor the doctor expected that sort of question from Vincent.The doctor laughed, "What are you about to do? Br
After Mr Devine stepped out of the car, he came to Vincent's mother who didn't recognize Devine at first."Veronica... It's been a while..." Mr Devine said, being a man who wasn't good with expressing himself to loved ones."Devine?" Vincent's mother said, looking shocked to see how well things turned out for Mr Devine after he abandoned them.Her bewildered state turned to an angry one when she got back to her senses, "What are you doing here?" Veronica asked Mr Devine."I'm here to help. You're owing rent from five months ago, right? I'm here to pay it." Mr Devine said, causing Vincent to face-palm himself."How did you..." Veronica paused and then turned to her son."Vincent I warned you. I don't want to see this man." Veronica shouted."Mom you have to hear him out. Please. You can't keep this hate in your heart forever." Vincent pleaded."What is wrong with you people?! Have I turned invisible? If the man is going to pay for poor nobodies like you two then why not let him? it's n
In a distance a bit far from Mr Devine's mansion stood another mansion which belonged to the Idris Family.They have always been in dispute with Mr Devine when it came to their businesses and company matters and this dispute extended to their children who were their heirs.The mere fact that Mr Devine was richer, more powerful and more influential in the society than they made their blood boil at the thought of it.Today, all the family members were home after they discovered a piece of ground-breaking news.The lord of the mansion, Mr Idris Khalid, slammed his fists on the table in front of him, getting the attention of others who were present in the meeting room of the mansion with him."We can't sit back and watch everything we worked so hard for going down the drain. José, you had just one job and you blew it!" Mr Idris Khalid said, eyes flaring with rage as he looked at his second son, José."If you think about it father, it's not his fault." Idris Ferdinand chimed in."And whose
Nine o'clock at night, the party was in full blast at Mr Devine Victor's mansion. He had invited all his employees and their families along with his business partners.Mr Devine walked up to the built stage and began hitting a spoon on a glass cup after the music was turned down. Everyone present gave Mr Devine their attention.From on top of the stage, Mr Devine could see the Idris family and even the parents of Dominic, a new intern, standing along with other guests "First of all, I want to thank you all for coming here on such short notice..." Mr Devine started. He made a short speech and then invited Vincent to the stage with him.Vincent climbed up onto the stage and stood next to Mr Devine as he got announced to be Mr Devine's heir.People gasped and clapped as they murmured amongst themselves in surprise that Devine had someone to carry on his legacy.However, those murmurs soon turned sour as even the business partners of Mr Devine were most worried."How can a boy from nowh
"I knew I made the right choice by leaving him for you babe. Now look how lucky I am to be the girlfriend of an intern from a rich family and my ex is stuck as a waiter." Melanie said, pulling closer to Dominic and placing a kiss on his cheek."Hold on babe. Let me teach this brat a lesson." Dominic said, thinking he was finally going to get revenge for the hell Vincent put him through earlier that day.Dominic came forward, took a drink from the tray in Vincent's hands and emptied its contents on Vincent's head. Vincent stood there, mouth wide open as the drink was being poured on him.People who saw it happen gasped in shock and soon the music which covered the entire place was turned off as all the guest's attention was on Dominic and the heir of Mr Devine."This is it. He will regret what he did to me earlier today. Why not serve a public disgrace like the old times?" Dominic thought to himself.Dominic leaned into Vincent's ear "Now watch as I repeat the same thing I did to you i
Vincent was standing with his mother and father while listening to them chat away with another guest as the party begins slowly coming to an end.He yawns and then diverts his gaze from them only to make eye contact with a face he would have never expected to see again."Isn't that..." Vincent said and left his parents to where he saw the person."Excuse me..." Vincent said to her. Her back was turned against him and she tried not to catch his attention.At first, she pretended not to know it was her but after Vincent touched her shoulder, she had to turn and let him see her face."Tasha," Vincent said, on seeing her face."Yeah... It's me." Tasha said, dismissive of herself."I... It's nice to meet you, Tasha. It's been a while." Vincent said, giving a nervous smile."Yeah. You're a big shot now." Tasha said, feeling awkward."There's something I need to ask you," Vincent said."Go ahead." Tasha urged."About back then in college. Why did you hate me? I mean, you once confessed to me
After all the guests and Tasha leaves, Vincent meets Mr Devine who was discussing something with Vincent's mother, Veronica."How did you enjoy the party? Oh, my apologies for the side inconvenience. I didn't see them coming. At least not with your new-found status." Mr Devine said to Vincent."To tell you the truth, I wasn't comfortable at all Devine. I felt out of it. Like, I didn't belong here." Veronica said."Don't say that dear. I'm sure you'll get used to it too just like I did." Mr Devine replied to her."Dad, I have a request to make," Vincent said, capturing Mr Devine's intent attention."And what might that be?" Mr Devine asked."I want to work at the same company as Dominic. I want to become his boss." Vincent stated."Why? You have a hidden agenda behind it, don't you?" Mr Devine said."I want to teach him a lesson for putting me through hell while we were in college. He even insulted me and my mother. I can't let him just live freely without facing any consequences." Vin
Ferdinand didn't expect things to move so fast. Vincent was only the found heir last night. How come he became CEO of Mr Devine's top company the next morning?"What?!" Ferdinand exclaimed without thought."Sir, do you think this is right? He... You just found him yesterday and suddenly today he is the CEO?" Ferdinand questioned."Yes. He is my son and he has potential. A boy who graduated with honours." Mr Devine proudly said."Sir, if that's the case then most of us here are supposed to be CEOs because most of us working under you graduated with honours. How can you just give him the position after still knowing that anyone who wants to work here has to become an intern first?!" Ferdinand complained, the tone in his voice suddenly going higher and higher."Ferdinand! I am the boss here. I own everything you see around you. Don't make me take any irrational decision against you. I can make whoever whatever." Mr Devine replied, authority present in his voice."Oh? Do you mean like mak