Right from the start this joke sounded crazy. Bill was still at a loss as to what to respond to the words he had just heard from his grandfather. Should Bill be happy? But for what? He used to think, wondering who his real parents were, for what reason Bill was put in an orphanage, and what kind of family Bill really had. However, as time went by, he didn't really think about those things anymore. His life went on, with or without him knowing his parents. He thought he would feel happy and moved to tears when he found out that he still had parents. However, what happened was that Bill felt confused about how to behave. "You can say hello to them if you want," Ryan said next. Bill just smiled and nodded in response. "Well, that's all I have to say to you." Ryan ended their conversation tonight. Bill thought that since there was nothing more to talk about, he was about to retire. However, he suddenly remembered something. "Excuse me in advance, can I have my wallet and cell phone
Ryan came out of his office as Bill re-entered the mansion with two bodyguards dragging him by force. Bill glared at the man."Let me go, I don't want to be here!" snapped Bill, who couldn't contain his anger anymore."You just need to obey my words, then your life will be much easier." Ryan was still with his stern demeanor. Bill was his only hope to become a successor in the Rainer family. However, it seemed that his hope to make Bill the heir was not an easy path. Bill jerked the two bodyguards to let him go, this time succeeding after Ryan signaled the bodyguards to let Bill go. "I won't comply with your wishes. Don't expect me to trade what I've been through for your riches!" Bill was struggling to handle his emotions since Ryan was forcing him to leave the people who had been his lifeline. "My wealth," Ryan corrected casually. "All this will be your wealth, Bill. You just need to be willing to be the heir in this family, then problem solved." "And be your puppet? This family
Bill really couldn't sleep well even though his bed and room conditions were more than luxurious. His brain was too noisy from thinking about what he had to do for Joana, as well as his friends at Zigga Company. Until morning came, Bill got out of bed feeling lazy. His feet were barely on the floor when there was a knock on the door. "Young Master, breakfast is ready." It sounded like the butler's voice. "Mr. Ryan is waiting for breakfast."Bill started by cleaning up and putting on the clothes prepared by the waiter. He went down the stairs to get to the dining table. There was already Ryan waiting for him. The look on Bill's face showed no interest at all, even though the breakfast menu this morning was quite tempting. His blackened eye bags and reddened eyeballs were proof of how hard he was trying to think of a way out of this problem.In his mind, Bill recalled Jeremy's words last night. The man said that Bill should just go along with what Ryan wanted, then everything would be
The introduction was awkward for Bill. He didn't even know how to introduce himself to Jonathan. Coupled with Julie's reaction, she didn't seem happy about his presence. Actually, Bill didn't care much about that either, but it might become a problem in the future."I'm Jonathan Rainer." Unexpectedly the man reached out first. For a while Bill stared at the hand in silence. For the relationship between a son and his biological father, it was really strange to shake hands in such a formal way. Compared to the meeting of children and parents who have been separated for a long time, Bill felt that this introduction was like a business introduction. However, Bill didn't mind too much because he himself also felt a great deal of awkwardness. "Nice to meet you." That was all the answer Bill could come up with. Ryan could only let out a long sigh. He didn't expect such a touching meeting between father and son either. But it was enough to make him feel good.Meanwhile, Jonathan did not as
Ryan looked at Julie with a slight sigh. He understood very well what his daughter-in-law was currently feeling. However, Ryan couldn't just focus on Julie's feelings alone. The future of the Rainer family and RN Group was what mattered now."If you could give me a grandson, then I wouldn't have to bother bringing that illegitimate child here, Julie. I need an heir," Ryan told Julie.Julie's chest seemed to rise and fall irregularly and her breathing was labored. It was obvious that the middle-aged woman was trying her hardest not to shed tears."Why does it have to be a grandson? Why don't you just leave the family and the RN Group to Diana?" asked Julie unhappily. Diana is the child that Julie gave birth to. Unfortunately, after giving birth to Diana, Julie had problems with her womb and could not give birth again."Passing on the position of head of the family to a daughter has never happened in the Rainer family. My ancestors would curse me if I did that," Ryan said.Julie clenche
More than thirty years ago, a scandal shook the Rainer family to its core. At the time, Julie Rainer, the family's daughter-in-law, was pregnant with her first child. She was already in her third trimester when a girl came to the Rainer mansion with a confession that shocked everyone.The girl's name was Bella. She was so young and had such a beautiful face that Julie was envious of her. Bella claimed to be Jonathan's lover and was pregnant with his seed. Bella also said that Jonathan had promised to marry her, but later Jonathan disappeared and could not be contacted, so Bella was desperate to come to the Rainer mansion to find Jonathan's whereabouts.Of course, everyone in the mansion was shocked to hear Bella's confession, especially Julie and Ryan. Julie even fell unconscious and was immediately rushed to the hospital. Meanwhile, Jonathan himself was abroad on business.Bella was immediately secured by Ryan's men. Jonathan was also immediately informed of all the chaos that had oc
"How has your life been?" It was the first sentence Jonathan uttered when he and Bill were in Ryan's office, where a father figure wanted to find out more about the son who had been neglected. There was no expression of curiosity or even regret. His face and body language remained as steadfast as when he first saw Bill some time ago."What do I have to tell you? Nothing interesting other than the suffering I've been feeling," Bill replied.Outdoors, after the back garden, Jeremy took Ryan to meet Jonathan and Bill. Until the man pushing Ryan's wheelchair arrived at the door of the room where Bill and Jonathan were inside."Don't knock," Ryan said, preventing Jeremy when the young man's hand was ready to knock on the door. "Slowly, just open the door a little. I want to know what they're talking about.Without saying much, Jeremy nodded and went about his task. He opened the door slowly, revealing a small gap where the father and son pair who had never known each other were having a s
Bill's burly hands trembled as he took the photo with the red background that Jonathan had given him. Although he never said anything to anyone, he was a child who secretly wanted to know what his parents looked like."Beautiful." That one sentence escaped Bill's lips when he saw the photo of his mother as a young boy. The beautiful blue-eyed woman with wavy hair was the woman who had given birth to him. Deep inside, Bill's heart warmed. There was a feeling that was difficult to express when he saw the woman who had given birth to him for the first time in his life."Yes, you're right. She is indeed beautiful. That beauty made me fall in love with her until I forgot that I was a husband who had a pregnant wife," Jonathan said.When that sentence left Jonathan's lips, there was no expression on his face. Everything was flat and there was no guilt at all.Seeing Jonathan's reaction like that made Bill dislike him even more."Why should I have a bond with someone who has no conscience l