“Open!”Ramon yelled a voice command and the vast door opened by itself. It was a hard metal door made from raw iron that was way thicker and sturdier than wooden doors.There were also iron bars serving as reinforcement to make it stronger, while the surface was glossy enough to leave scratches on one skin if rough-handled or crashed into.Walking through the door, they found a vast room that contained a vault. It looked like a big box that had a round metal on the front, like a steering wheel.Ramon got to it and twisted it in a direction then an interface appeared at the side of it, he inserted a few digits and then stepped back.Cling!The vault made a sound and the door came open. Taking a hard gulp, Harrison waited with open eyes to see what would be inside. Just like him, Lucas was starring widely.But by the time the door was fully open, the shocked expression on their faces was replaced with a frown.The vault was empty.“What the heck?” Ramon exclaimed, staring in shock. He
Back inside Samson's villa.Edward was seated with a wide smile on his face on the massive Sofa, crossed-legged. Beside him was Linda, who was now clung to him and was caressing his stomach flirtatiously.Nobody dares to talk. Rachel, who saw her child doing that act, was more pleased to see it was enough to keep Edward staying. At least since Linda lost the contract with sterling cooperation, if she could make Edward sign a deal with the Samson family, then it was a giant win.From time to time, she kept checking up on him as though he was going to varnish in a blink of an eye. As if that wasn't enough, she went to extra lengths. Just to please him, she went out to pour some drink and bring it herself instead of asking the maids to do it.“You are very generous, Madam Rachel.” He smiled.“It’s very okay for me to receive our visitors with an open mind. Feel free. This is just a token of my gratitude.” Her lips slowly curled into a smile.“Thank you. I can also call you mom since I ha
“What are you trying to say now? I can’t get my head around the whole thing. You mean to tell me that you don’t have the one billion you said you did?” Grandmother vented all her rage in words, and there was more. She was ready to get down to using fist if the need might be.She couldn’t afford to come here for some baseless reason. It was an insult to her reputation.Point in time, Stephen felt it was time to jump. The frown on his face had been replaced with a smile. He didn’t care if the family reputation was on the line, as he was eager to make Edward pay for the humiliation earlier.But then, amidst all the heated stares at him, Edward kept a calm expression. He even adjusted himself to sit comfortably as he crossed his leg on the other.“Don’t get me wrong, Grandmother. I said I don't have a billion to invest doesn't mean I don’t have it. What if I have more?” He said calmly, and everyone was able to breathe again.It seemed he wasn’t trying to make a fuss here or else hell woul
——Harrison alighted a cab in front of Samson's villa. He had a solemn look on his face that portrayed anger as he walked into the villa, but didn’t take many steps in when two burly men evaded his path.He looked at them shocked. He can’t get into his mother-in-law's house freely? What’s going on? However, he didn’t recognize the men before him and looked around only to find an expensive BMW parked and some other expensive cars. Instantly he knew Grandmother had visited this place.For her to be here meant only one thing, something serious was going on, and Harrison was happy he was here to witness it.“Who are you and why are you walking into this house?” One of the men asked, giving off a look of disgust on his face.This made Harrison smile bitterly. It had been a long time since he was downgraded like this. So many things had been happening so he had even forgotten people still looked at him as someone worthless.“I am part of this family. I want to see my mother-in-law so if yo
“How dare you make a fuss over here? Don’t you have respect for Grandmother?” Rachel said with so much resentment in her eyes.“You didn’t care to ask what happened but just came over and slapped me?” Harrison inquired.“Yes, of course, and I can slap you again!” She retorted.“Then I dare you!” Harrison said with bloodshot eyes. From his tone, he was ready to bring the whole house down to pieces, but then Rachel viewed this as trying to show off.Harrison of before would shudder before her presence and immediately plead, but ever since he got that cleaning job in Sterling Corporation he stopped coming here to beg for money and was now looking like he could stand on his own.“Are you talking back to me?” Rachel raised a brow.“Madam, allow us to beat him. He only got lucky the first time.” The guard whose fingers were broken managed to squeeze the words out. It was better to endure the pain than to let himself be sacked.“Yes, madam, we will make him pay.” The other bodyguard came for
“That’s payback for what you did to me earlier.” He snapped at her and she fell to the floor.The slap seemed to have made the entire world turn upside down as it felt like she was shocked by lightning. Blood filled her mouth immediately, and his five fingers were printed nicely on her face.“You slapped my mother?” Stephen ran towards him raging as he folded his sleeve ready to punch Harrison down.Seeing him coming, Harrison smiled, even as his expression remained cold. Stephen has saved him from the stress of coming after him since willingly he came forward by himself.“How dare you!” Stephen sent a punch, but Harrison held it with one palm.“You were the one who threw my wife out, right?” Harrison asked, his lips curled into a deadly smirk.“Let my hand go! When did you become so strong?” Stephen fidgeted as he couldn’t get away from Harrison’s grip. The latter was squeezing his fist so tightly that if it took long, Stephen felt he might break into tears.“Answer! Were you the one
Edward was fast as he signed the contract document given to him without even checking every detail contained in it. To him, it wasn’t needed as the family had accepted him wholeheartedly when they knew he was someone. Also, since he was someone of high importance, they wouldn’t even dare to trick him.“Good, it’s all done now.” He smiled as he returned both the papers and pen to Grandmother.“That’s great. Now what’s left is to start the project.” Grandmother replied, putting on a business mood.“That will be great. It will be nice to put Linda in charge. As you know, she’s a woman of great qualities and importance. I am sure she will do very well. Edward recommended.He didn’t fail to steal a glance at her and saw how she was staring at him delightfully. There were stars in her eyes and it made him more than thrilled. With that, he was sure she would cling to him forever.“That’s a good suggestion. I had it in mind even before you spoke. After all, it was because of her that we got y
“What do you mean by he is into drugs?” Rachel asked, frowning.“Think about it, Mom, which other way could Harrison use to become this powerful? It hasn't been long since he left here, yet he looks like someone who can take on a whole army.” Stephen explained.“Drugs? So that’s fake?” Rachel inquired.“I am sure of it. Since he has been getting a few bucks as salary, I think he must be into pills now.”“That’s so foolish of him. Anyway, I have to get back at him for what he did.”“Exactly. If I take those pills too, I could take him on.”As soon as he said those words, Rachel gave him a long stare. Though she might be angry he didn’t stand up for her earlier on, she couldn’t exempt the fact that he was her son.Taking pills would incur severe damage and could make one go crazy.“No. Don’t you dare! You are too precious for such pills.” Rachel scolded.Stephen's heart melted right away. What he expected was a punishment given by how furious she was. If not for how well he was able to