When Ethan walked out of the hotel, he was met with the sight of a sleek black Aston Martin parked in front of him. The car was shiny and looked expensive, but not too over the top.He could see two figures standing beside it: a woman and a man who was built and looked like a bodyguard. As he got closer, they both greeted him and called him Master.He frowned and asked, "Who are you two? And why are you calling me Master?"The woman, who was wearing glasses and had her hair tied up in a bun, introduced herself."Master, I'm Lady Byte, a skilled computer programmer and hacker, capable of doing anything related to tech, and yes, I can break into any network system I want if I have the tools.""Lady Byte, the programmer?"Ethan couldn't help but chuckle. He turned to the man beside her and asked who he also was. The man also began to introduce himself."Master Ethan, I'm Shield, and my job is to protect you, keep you safe, and also help you in terms of your needs."Ethan looked confused.
After putting the phone in his pocket, he walked towards the entrance of the company building.As he made his way towards the entrance of the building, Ethan couldn't shake off the feeling of anxiety. He took deep breaths to calm himself down."Hey, there's no need to feel anxious; you're now the owner of the Aureus Group of Conglomerates." He said to himselfJust as he reached the entrance, he saw a man in a suit walking out of the building. His heart raced as he realized that it was Roger Anderson, the man who had an affair with Lily.Seeing Roger, Ethan's body twitched in anger as the scenes from the previous night crept into his head. "Damn, if I had brought Shield here, I would have ordered him to beat this man to pulp." He mutteredRoger Anderson's eyes fell on Ethan and immediately recognized him. He walked toward him in anger."Oh, you're dressed nicely today compared to how shabbily you were dressed yesterday." Roger said. "What are you doing here, young man?" He asked in a
Ethan was amazed upon entering the office. Victoria's office was elegantly decorated with modern furniture and had a large window overlooking the city. There were bookshelves filled with business and management books, a spacious desk, and a comfortable seating area."Have a seat, Master Ethan." She pointed at her office chair.Ethan nodded and sat down. "This place is really nice." He saidVictoria nodded with a smile and replied, "Thank you, Master. I'll actually get the best designers to make your office room much nicer than this." She saidEthan was about to reply when his phone started ringing; he sighed seeing that it was from Rachel, the colleague she owed; he sighed but quickly pressed the answer button."Hey Rach-"He didn't land when Rachael's angry yells chimed through."Ethan Nightingale, are you not coming to work today just because of the money you're owing me? Trust me, the time is up, so it's doubled." She saidEthan chuckled lightly. Whether it was doubled or not wasn'
Ignoring William's angry outburst, Ethan confidently walked over to the sofa and sat down, crossing his legs. Williams was taken aback by his nonchalant behavior."Who gave you the audacity to sit while I'm speaking, Ethan?" William asked angrily.But as the saying goes, "Having courage from something may give you strength, but it's the power of money that truly makes you bold." Ethan only smiled lightly before speaking."Would you keep on yelling daily when you can speak in a low tone?" He asked "Wow."William's face contorted in shock. He couldn't believe this was the same timid Ethan he was used to bossing around. He wondered if he had accidentally summoned a doppelganger of his employee. Ethan's boldness was unsettling, and he found himself speechless for a moment."How dare you?" He picked a paper from his table and threw it at Ethan, his face red with fury. "Ethan Nightingale, you're fired!" he bellowed. "You dare come late and act rudely in my presence? Also, how dare you o
"Ethan, I guess everything is settled now. Quickly change and help me; it's really not easy." Racheal said"I just resigned, so I'm no longer a cleaner here." Ethan said with a smile."What?" Racheal was shocked to hear his reply."What joke is this? How can you tell me you've resigned? You who always tries to flatter boss Williams just to sustain this job." Racheal saidShe still thought Ethan was joking when he said he had resigned, probably because she knew his situation as being poor."That's the truth, Rachel; I'm no longer working here. Actually there was a firing letter waiting for me inside there, but I also mainly came here to resign.""Gasp!" Ethan emphasizing again on resigning made Rachel mute for a few minutes before she began to speak."Are you telling me this poor rag came to resign from the work that is generating your money? Has your wife now agreed to allow you to work for her company or what? She askedHearing her refer to him as a poor rag angered Ethan, but he did
Roger's heart skipped a beat seeing how his balance was just running backwards as if it was being reversed."Mr. Roger, what's the problem?" Lily asked after hearing him yell."My money is going, I think there's a problem with my account." Roger Anderson quickly answered.Lily walked over to look at Roger's screen. "It should be a network fault; why panic unnecessary for this?" Roger Anderson nodded, "Yes I think it might be a network problem. Let me try the company's account; one million was sent to it just a moment ago." With this, he opened the other account to transfer the money to Lily.He opened the account on his computer, and a grin appeared on his face as he saw the balance of $1 million. He had been waiting to transfer the money to Lily for a while now, and finally, it seemed like the day had come.The smile on his face vanished instantly when he was about to click the send button. Just like the first one, the money started running backwards.1 million, 800,000, 500,000, it
Roger's anger flared up hearing Lisa talk about money. "You bitch still has the face to ask me for money? How different are you from a prostitute? I'll tear your mouth out if you dare talk about money." He said coldlyLily was stunned and afraid hearing his cold, threatening voice, so she kept quiet despite the fact that she was very angry."Who did I offend that has done this to me?" Roger asked himself as he slumped into deep thought. Just then, a name crept into his head: Ethan Nightingale."Could it be that Ethan is the cause of all this?" He muttered in panic.Roger couldn't believe it. It had only been an hour ago that Ethan had dared him, but could he really be capable of something like this? The thought alone sent shivers down his spine."It couldn't be Ethan, could it? He's useless and poor. I even had sex with his wife and got him fired just minutes ago," he muttered under his breath.The mere thought of being brought down by someone like Ethan was too much for him to bear.
Thud!Roger Anderson fell to his knees with his head down, his hands clasped together in front of him. "Wow."The people around him were shocked to see someone like Roger, who had always carried himself with confidence and authority, now kneeling on the ground in front of Ethan Nightingale. Some of them took out their phones and started taking pictures."Please, Ethan, have mercy," Roger pleaded, his voice barely above a whisper.Ethan just laughed in his face."Get up, Roger. You're embarrassing yourself," he said with a sneer. "You should have thought about the consequences before you made that bet with me."Roger felt humiliated, defeated, and exposed. The once-powerful CEO of Nexus Global was now reduced to a begging, pitiful man in front of everyone in the restaurant.Even though Ethan had asked him to get up, he was still kneeling wanting to be forgiven.Just then, his phone started ringing, he hesitated for a moment, wondering if he should answer, but ultimately picked up the