From Squalor To Splendor

Chapter 4

Astonished by the entire situation, Justin pivoted to check if a worthy person was standing next to him or behind him.

Sadly, he did not see anyone else standing with him—just the onlookers who had come to take in the lovely sight.

In addition, a few individuals took out their phones and started to record everything that was going on in front of them.

The extravagant display startled them and made it impossible for them to continue without pausing to see what would happen next.

The guards waited for Justin to ask for them to stand, but he remained silent and just stood there.

At last, he finally asked them, “Who are you talking to? I am the only one standing here. Do you not see that?"

His coworkers were curiously stumped out of the company to see what was going on, and as a result of the commotion, the onlookers made noise.

With his head still bowed, one of the guards replied, "Young master, we are talking to no one but you."

“Huh?” Justin mouthed, assuming that it was a prank or something else. “ Are you kidding me? Look, gentleman. I could have been mistaken for your master. Are you guys that drunk to find out that this is a son of a nobody standing in front of you? Come on, if this is a joke, stop it." He rolled his eyes and attempted to leave.

He came to a halt, however, when one of the guards' voices echoed.

“Young master, your biological father is still alive, and he is the CEO of the Transcorp Group of Conglomerates.” The young man, who was still on one knee and holding his gun by his left side, declared openly.

“What rubbish are these young men talking about? How can this poor orphan be the son of the continent's most famous businessman? Are they inebriated?" Justin's co workers began to murmur as they observed the scene.

The Transcorp Group of conglomerates was a well-known business conglomerate that had expanded globally. If not everyone, then nearly everyone in Brightday City was aware of the Transcorp Group of Conglomerates.

The CEO was the continent's first billionaire, and everyone knew it. Anyone who knew Justin before would find it difficult to believe that the CEO of the Transcorp Group of Conglomerates was his father.

Even Justin found it difficult to believe because he had no family members. So there was no way a stranger would approach him and tell him that his father was still alive.

Justin smirked when he heard what the guard said. "Are you trying to make fun of me? When I was born, I only knew one man, whom I call my father, and he is no longer alive. How dare you make fun of me in this way? Just because you're working for a wealthy man or because you have guns with you doesn't mean you should go around looking for trouble.”

"Please forgive us if we are rude to you, young master. However, we are not joking. I know you will find it difficult to believe, but if you just follow us back home, you will be convinced that what we are saying is nothing but the truth. Your father is waiting for your arrival,” the young man who spoke earlier explained again.

Justin was unsure whether he should believe them or not. He was afraid to follow them because he suspected they were attempting to kidnap him.

Justin, on the other hand, could tell how sincere they were about everything they said.

After a few moments of thought, Justin nodded and stated, "All right, I will follow you on one condition."

"I do not think there should be a condition, young master. But if you insist, then you are free to state your condition.” The captain of the guard replied.

With a nod, Justin said, "All right, then, let us get moving."

“As you wish, young master,” As if they were under the command of a remote control, they rose in unison and chorused.

Justin followed them to the cars. He went in through the middle car door, which was opened for him.

They all gave him a salute as soon as he got in, and then they hurried into the other cars.

What his enemies were witnessing was unbelievable. The idea that Justin, the person they plotted to have fired from the company, was the son of the richest man on the continent continued to elude them.

They seemed to be apologizing for what they had done. They thought that if they were kind to Justin and something like that happened to him, he would come to their aid without hesitation. Given that Justin, the unfortunate orphan who recently found redemption, was exactly like them.

As Justin, they were obviously from low-income families because they worked part-time jobs as well.

They watched Justin being taken away by the guards in the opulent, fancy cars as they stood there regretting what they had done.

They disappeared from view in a matter of minutes as they made their way to the CEO's mansion of the Transcorp Group of Conglomerates.

They drove around the city for a few minutes before coming to a magnificent mansion that Justin had never imagined he would see before he passed away.

Justin could not resist taking in the mansion's beauty. At that point, he was certain the guards had no intention of kidnapping him.

As soon as he entered the mansion, they drove to the front door.

Some guards had leaped out of the car before the drivers could even stop, prepared to open Justin's car door.

When they finally came to a stop, the door of the car was opened, allowing him to exit.

All of the mansion's servants emerged to greet their master's son before Justin could even try to get out of the car.

Every single thing that was going on shocked Justin.

They bowed to him and said, "Welcome back home, young master."

Unfortunately, Justin ignored them, nodding his head and following the chief of guard as he made his way to the lounge.

Though he was not intentionally being impolite, Justin was still having trouble believing what was happening. He just hoped that they wouldn't mistake him for another person so that he wouldn't get embarrassed.

When Justin arrived in the lounge, he saw the elderly man, who appeared to be in his early sixties, using a laptop while seated on one of the couches.

"Boss, here comes the young master," the chief guard, Xander, said as he bowed to the old man.

Emiliano Hemsworth raised his head, making eye contact with Justin.

“Son…” Hemsworth muttered as he quickly stood up and placed his laptop on a transparent table in front of him.

Justin remained motionless as he watched the old man approach him. Here was a man he used to see on the internet, and he's calling him his son. How is this even possible?

Hemsworth passionately embraced his long-missing son, his eyes welling up with tears. He could not stop the tears from falling down his cheeks.

"Please forgive me, my son. I have wronged you,” the old man whispered in Justin's ear as he kept letting tears flow down his cheeks to the ground.

Justin could sense the old man's affection for him, leading him to believe that he was, in fact, the old man's son. But Justin was wondering if it was even possible.

He recalled the day his parents died after being involved in a terrible accident. So there was no way anyone could tell him his father was still alive when his dead parents were buried right in front of his eyes.

Justin wanted to accept the hug but couldn't. He found himself wanting more information about how he was the old man's son.

Curiosity got the best of him, and he asked, "May I know how I became your son?"

“Ohh, that?” Hemsworth muttered as he let go of the young man. " Well, you will find out soon enough, but let me introduce you to your younger sister before we get started. By the way, take a seat before she arrives," the old man suggested, which Justin appreciated.

“Xander fetched Ariana for me. Inform her that her presence is needed, please,” said Mr. Hemsworth to the chief guards.

"Yes, boss," Xander said, bowing before hurriedly running upstairs to take Ariana to the lounge to meet her excitedly awaiting older brother.

Her father had informed her that day her older brother would be brought home. Since Ariana would be meeting her unidentified elder brother for the first time, she made sure to extend an invitation to her best friend to join her in celebrating.

However, as her best friend came to the mansion, she took her new friend along to escort her, so they could celebrate the arrival of Ariana's elder brother together.

So, Ariana was with her two friends in her room, eagerly waiting for Justin's arrival.

Within minutes, Ariana Hemsworth and her friends could be spotted descending the stairs to the enormous and well-furnished living room.

Justin's eyes widened in shock as soon as they locked on the three girls. He couldn't believe who he was seeing with the other two ladies.

With the other two women, he was seeing someone he could not believe.