David was sitting on the ground in the room that had become his prison. He had sat in the same position for hours now, so long that his legs couldn't be felt again. He was staring at the door, his gateway to freedom. He has sat there for days now, he was slowly slipping into an ominous version of himself. He refused to eat, he fought with the guards who came in, and he cursed at his father even though he wasn't there with him. David's fingers were going through his hair, a loop that he had been repeating for hours. He saw movement around the door, he wasn't going to pay them any attention. The door opened and Gary walked in, this was the first time that Gary was coming to see him after all these days. Gary's left hand was in his pocket, and the right was holding onto his signature golden walking stick. "Good morning, young master," Gary said. "You still haven't eaten, have you?" "What do I need to do to get you to stop calling me that?" David was calm, but he was boiling on t
Alexa walked back into the room, leaving the door unlocked. Dominic walked in after her, he shut the door closed. She was dressed up, taking up her only bag from the bed. Dominic dropped the flowers on the table since she didn't take them. "Won't you ask after your son?" He asked her. "Why should I?" She huffed. "He didn't listen to me when I warned him about you." He smiled like she had given him a compliment, but it was the other way around. He walked over to her, she was standing by the window. "If you didn't care about David, then why did you come here?" He rubbed his jaw. "Because I got a call that you locked him up like a criminal." Her face stiffened with anger. "Why would you do that to him?" "He went against me, you of all people should know that I am big on obedience." He said. "Didn't you tell him that?" She was angry, so she picked up her bag and put it against her shoulder. "Look, he is your responsibility now." She pointed at him, her voice heavy. "No matter w
David was still in his prison, thinking about his life and how suddenly, he had gone down this slope. He was still deep in thought when the door opened. His father walked in again, this time in black trousers and a white buttoned-up shirt – Mister Dominic just looked good in everything.Even with that, David could not bring himself to look his father in the eye. It was like the harder he tried, the more he came to hate the man. Dominic Ford pulled a chair like he did the last time, and he sat before David. "So, I assume that you are done with all your games and are ready to do things my way." He asked. David didn't reply to him, but Dominic took that as a positive answer. David wasn't protesting or resisting, he was finally broken. "First of all, we are going to have a change of name for you. Wyatt is your mother's name, not mine, so from now on, you are David Ford." Dominic said. "I'm not a Ford." David finally spoke. "What did you say?""Stop trying to rebrand me. My name is
SIX MONTHS LATER David Wyatt disappeared from the public's eyes again. It was kind of odd given that everyone now knew who he was. The Dominic Ford group of companies never came forth to explain what happened. New managers were hired, and the company continued operations, but David and Dominic were not seen at all. Speculations came, but they died as soon as they came. People came up with different untrue stories, but none stood the test of time. Natalie started a podcast called "Dated the secret heir," she gave out unsolicited advice because she felt she hit the biggest jackpot when it came to dating. She grew a small fan base, she held her talk every week, talking about how dating was with David Wyatt. David's popularity grew so much, he was in the news for being such a handsome young man and also for having such a heartless, but rich, father. His ex-classmates were now mini gods, having breathed the same air as David. Dre, Ethan, Stefanie, Dre's girlfriend, and David's cow
Rosie considered writing an email to David or leaving a letter with his Victoria-secret-model-looking secretary, but she dumped the whole idea. She deserved to see the look on his face when she handed him his resignation letter. He fired her from his company, but Gary still made her work with him. She spent months waiting for an explanation from him, but he came back to ignore her. She had a long chain of businesses, she was going to do fine. He had no reason to make her feel as shitty as he did. She waited outside his office, she had waited for close to five hours already, but her determination was still burning. His secretary sat behind her desk, hitting the keys on her keyboard loudly and chewing gum. Rosie's leg was shaking from anxiety, she tried to stop it, but to no avail. "Are you sure that you don't want that coffee now, Miss Rosie?" The secretary glanced at her. "No, I'm fine. Thank you." Rosie continued to wait for some more hours, it was a pain stacking wait. Fi
David wasn't even in his mid-twenties yet, but he had attained the trillionaire mark. People twice his father's age hadn't gotten to that, and David became a very big deal around.It was the utmost respect for you to work, even as a cleaner, in his company. Everyone who knew him before he became such a rich person was in awe of David. He was very busy too, he was meeting with presidents, governors, and very important business people. Even with all that, he still made out plans to see his friends. He hadn't seen Dre and Ethan for a long time, six months to be precise. When the boys were led into his building, they were in awe, they looked around and Dre even touched the wall. "Can you still believe that David was the secret heir?" Dre whispered to Ethan as they were being ushered in. "That doesn't change the fact that he lied to us," Ethan grunted. "He was so rich yet he didn't care to tell us the truth." "Come on, man, you know that he was only trying to protect us." Dre nudg
Even Dre and Ethan were shocked by this. They thought that David was joking, but that wasn't a mischievous smile on his face. Nick licked his lips and laughed again, he didn't really understand what David was heading to. "David, I just got the company to start earning." Nick shifted on his chair. "It took my father's help to set the company to what it has become." "And I know that, that's why I'm offering to buy it from you." David stroked his jaw. Nick scratched his head, he couldn't just understand why David was being like this. "Can I discuss it with my father? He would be so disappointed in me." "He has always been disappointed in you, I am sure that this won't be something new to him." David shrugged. "Come on, how much are you worth?" Nick was not willing to sell his company at all, but he was very scared to tell David no. David was someone who could kill him right here and his millionaire father wouldn't be able to do anything. The fact that he was David's main bully y
Rosie hated that she had to stay in the house when David was there. It wasn't David that was giving her issues, it was that Stefanie couldn't stop begging her to help her escape. Stefanie was now beside her in the study. Rosie's head was lazily against the wall as Stefanie drowned her ears with babbles. "You have got to help me," Stefanie begged. "Even if I wanted –trust me, I don't,– David won't like that." She told Stefanie for the hundredth time. "Who said he has to know?" Stefanie stressed. "All I need is for you to get me out of here, I will find my way once I'm out." Rosie rested her angry eyes on Stefanie, she wished that she could shut her up with a tape over her mouth. "Why do you want to run away?" She asked. "Weren't you so in love with him that you risked everything to be with him in the past?""This wasn't the David I fell for!" She yelled. "This is one crazy, I don't want him to find out–"Rosie moved away from the wall, her eyes were now alert. "You don't want