Andrew couldn’t believe his ears.
“I can’t do that, Doctor. Three million dollars in three days is impossible. There has to be another option.”
The doctor inspected Andrew. From how the man looked, he knew he wouldn’t be able to pay the money.
However, three million dollars was what they needed to go through with the standard procedures, and he had not even gone to the compensation of the surgeons.
Three million dollars was just the tip of the iceberg.
“I’m sorry, Mr. Raine. If you can’t get that amount, I’d have to prepare a spot for your mother in the cemetery. You can leave.”
Andrew picked himself up from the seat, and his shoulders fell. His eyes were blank as he pondered on his next step.
“I should say my last goodbye,” Andrew said sadly.
The hospital had placed his mother on life support with different wires connected to her body system.
Machines beeped around her as they tried their best to keep her alive.
Andrew clenched his fist as he watched her. He had used his money to get a gift for Karen, and now he couldn’t keep his mother alive.
Now, he had no choice but to go back if he didn’t want his mother to die.
“I can’t believe I’m back here again,” Andrew said as his eyes ran through the expanse of the gates.
His heart still yearned for Karen, but she had betrayed him along with her family, and he would do everything in his power to bring them down.
It was just a matter of time.
The doors to the mansion opened, and Andrew walked in.
“Who do we have here?” The shrill voice of Andrew’s mother-in-law rang out the moment she spotted Andrew’s figure.
“Carmela,” Andrew said with a straight face. He had prepared his mind to take in whatever insults they would throw at him.
“Show some respect, Andrew. She’s older than you.” Karen said. She had stepped out of her room when she heard her mother’s voice.
“I’ll only show respect to whomever it is due. I am your husband. Where was my respect after everything I did to you?” Andrew glared at Karen. His eyes had become clearer after she had cheated on him.
Andrew now understood that she never deserved his love or struggle.
"You are nothing compared to me now. Know your place, Andrew.”
Karen lashed out before she eyed him mockingly.
"Ok then, I need some money." Andrew said to her
“What? We don’t have any money to give to you. You are now a freeloader?” Carmela said as she shot up from her seat.
“Yes, Andrew. You don’t have any right to ask me for money.” Karen glared at him.
“Return my money, and I’ll sign those divorce papers,” Andrew said and looked straight at them.
The Winters looked at him and kept their mouths shut.
“At last, you have stated something reasonable,” Carmela said, and she reached the table beside her chair to bring out the documents.
Andrew collected the documents and took one last look at Karen, but she turned her face away.
Andrew only signed the divorce papers.
“As from now on, nothing is connecting us, Karen. I hope you live a happy life.” He said.
“I will, and there’d be nothing you can do about it.”
Karen said and walked away.
Carmela ordered the butler to bring out a box of cash.
“It’s been a good time, Master Andrew.” The butler said with a lowered voice as he handed over the box, and Andrew nodded with a small smile.
Andrew looked up and saw James staring at him from the top of the staircase.
He had a slight smirk as he drew a line across his throat.
Andrew replied to his threat with a steel look.
He wouldn't cower in front of this disgraceful being.
‘The next time we meet, you would fear me.’ Andrew muttered in his heart.
Andrew stepped out of the gates and bid goodbye to Ben, the security guard.
At least with this money, he could keep his mother alive for a few weeks until he could apply for a bank loan, but he had nothing to use as collateral.
Strangely, there were no signs of taxis on the street, and Andrew knew he had to get to the hospital as soon as possible to negotiate with the doctor.
As he turned into an alleyway, some strange men immediately cornered him.
“We found him, Boss.” One man said with a deep, resonating voice.
The strange men shifted around to create a little path, and a man walked in.
“James?” Andrew said in surprise. At first, he wondered why these men had stopped him, but now it all made sense.
The blonde bastard was after his money.
“Hello, Andrew. I’m sure you know what I’m here for. Hand it over.” James said as he quickly made his intentions known, showcasing his darker side.
James didn’t understand why his sister would hand over such an amount to a worthless outsider. The money would be better off in his hands.
“James. Please be reasonable. I need this to save my mother.” Andrew clenched his fist as he spoke. He couldn’t understand why James would stoop this low.
“I don’t care about that old hag. You aren’t ready to comply, and you have forced my hand.” James said and signaled his men.
Before Andrew could utter another word, he received a heavy punch on his lips, causing him to stumble to the floor.
“James, stop this.” Andrew’s cries fell on deaf ears as he desperately tried to defend his face.
However, Andrew couldn’t stop the incoming barrage of hits that landed on his body.
The hits had broken his nose and torn his lips. He couldn’t feel his limbs anymore.
“Leave him alone,” James said when he saw that Andrew’s body was no longer moving.
“Take the bag, and let’s leave him.” James gave out an order to his men, and they stopped the attack.
Andrew's face became unrecognizable. As he lay in a pool of blood, his chest slowly rose and fell with shallow breathing.
James laughed and spat on Andrew’s body before turning around to leave.
Andrew couldn’t see a thing as he lay on the floor.
‘I’m sorry for not saving you, Mom. You can scold me when we meet in the afterlife.’ Andrew said in his heart, and soon his heart stopped.
However, in that lonely alleyway, a bright light shot down from the sky and landed on Andrew’s chest.
The lightning spread through his body, mending and healing the broken bones and injuries.
Andrew immediately took in a deep breath and opened his eyes.
At that moment, a blue panel appeared before him while a monotone voice echoed in his head.
[Congratulations, Andrew Raine.]
[The Trillionaire System (TNS) has chosen you as its wielder.]
[User Synchronisation in progress.]
“What is happening?” Andrew said as he looked straight at the panel in front of him.
He raised his hand to inspect it.
His arm wasn’t aching anymore, and he felt better than before.
“This can not be real. I must be in a dream.” Andrew couldn’t stop laughing, but the same monotone voice interrupted him.
[User Synchronisation Complete.]
[Memory scanned]
[System has identified degrading moments in Host’s life.]
[Quest Retrieved.]
[QUEST: An eye for an eye.]
[Quest Description: Host must prove he isn’t a pushover by taking more than an eye. Destroy your Enemies.]
[Quest Materials: A Billion Dollars.]
[Quest Reward: Unlocking New Skill.]
Andrew couldn’t believe his eyes and ears.
He had heard about things like this, but he couldn’t believe it happened in real life.
He thought systems only appeared in novels and fantasy stories, but now he had an actual system.
“What immense luck!”
Andrew picked himself up from the floor and looked around his body. He felt more robust and better.
At that moment, he immediately heard the notification sound of his little phone.
“Could it be?” Andrew still had an inkling of doubt, but as he opened his phone, he saw an alert from his bank.
“Credit Alert: $1,000,000,000”
“Sender: Transfer from TNS.”
“Account Balance: $1,000,000,020.”
Andrew smiled widely. It was too good to be true.
He had become a billionaire in one night, and now it was time to make everyone pay.
Andrew looked at the quest and saw that he had to spend a billion dollars in a day. It was more than he could ever imagine. He rushed to the hospital and immediately went to see the doctor. “Excuse me, sir, where would I pay the money?” Andrew asked the doctor. “You have the money?” The doctor asked in surprise; he didn’t think the young man could accomplish such a feat. “Yes,” Andrew said one word, and the doctor called in a nurse to direct the young man to the accounting office. The moment Andrew walked out of the office, the doctor picked up his phone and made a call. “Hello, Mr. Winter. He has made the payment.”James shot up from his bed when he heard the doctor’s report.Andrew paid his mother’s fee? He had ensured it wouldn’t be possible, so what went wrong? “Do not do the surgery. Think of some excuse.” James said and disconnected the call. The doctor looked at his phone. He couldn’t think of an excuse because it could ruin his professional history if anyone found out
'He's lying to me, but why?' Andrew thought in his mind as he looked at the doctor.Andrew held back his emotions, and he stepped out of the doctor's office without saying a word.Andrew walked into the room where the hospital had kept his mother, and he sat by her side.There was nothing he could do if the doctor refused to treat his mother. He could only wait until the surgeon was free. Then a thought came to him.If the system could instantly give him a sum of one billion dollars, then, maybe it could help with his mother's surgery."System, I need a surgeon for my mother's surgery," Andrew said with hope in his eyes.[Searching for top surgeons.][Surgeons located.][What do you need a surgeon to do?]Andrew's eyes widened in delight at hearing the reply of the monotone voice.The system was the answer to his problems."My mom needs a heart and kidney transplant." Andrew said in an instant.He would show that doctor that he wasn't to be messed with.[Narrowing search to surgeons
Karen couldn't believe what her manager had relayed to her.How could the Comsor Terrain cancel her contract?"Mom!" Karen screamed out.Carmela rushed down the stairs when she heard her daughter's voice."What's the problem, Karen?"Karen stood up from the dining room and arranged her clothes. She had to find out what was going on in that company."Mom, the cosmetics company canceled my contract,"Karen said in a rush while she moved to the door."What?" Carmela was surprised. Her daughter's spa had brought in a lot of customers for the company, including drawing in a massive amount of wealth. It was unreasonable for the company to terminate the contract. "I don't know either, Mother. Tell James to meet me at the company. We have a lot of work on our hands." Karen said as she stepped out of the house.She rushed into her Rolls-Royce and stepped on her accelerator.As Karen rushed to the Comsor Terrain company, she didn't know that this was only the beginning of her problems.Andre
Andrew stared at the system panel before him in excitement.It was time to get his rewards.[Host has taken down one of his money.][Achievement unlocked.][Achievement: Mass spender.][Mass spender: A billion dollars spent in a day.][Reward: A hundred million dollars.]Andrew heard a ding from the phone in his pocket."This is real!" He said in a loud voice.His bank had sent another alert to him.Before he could celebrate, another panel appeared in front of him. [Achievement unlocked.][Achievement: Golden Speedster.][Golden Speedster: Host used less than twenty-four hours for a daily goal.][Reward: A hundred million dollars.]A notification sound from his phone echoed through the office, and Andrew didn't know whether to laugh or cry. [Achievement unlocked.][Achievement: Fast Achiever.][Fast Achiever: Earned more than one achievement in a day.][Reward: Three hundred million dollars.]"This is too much."Andrew laughed out loud. He never imagined he would have so much in one
Inside the mansion of the Winters was a heavy silence which enveloped the hearts of everyone in the wide parlor room as they faced the flat-screened television. "I can't believe this." Karen said with a fallen look on her face depicting the sadness she felt from within.Her mother, Carmela, was sitting with her, and her brother stood at the other end of the room. He had a mug of coffee in his hand, with a frown across his face, and his eyes on the television. They had turned to a news station because Carmela had heard gossip from the women at her elderly gathering about a new spa that would be opened soon."Owner of the top earning company in the city, Comsor Terrain, Mr. A, has decided to increase the discount of the new spa at the Cunningham Hotel to a staggering ninety percent for the first five hundred." The newscaster said with a shocked look on her face, followed by a smile of interest.She couldn't believe that such an offer could actually exist."I can't compete with this."
"I'm still scared." Karen whispered, her heart was beating frantically. James turned towards her and flashed her a small smile, doing everything to take away her fears. "You don't have to be. I heavily doubt it's him. It will never be him." The silence was so deafening that you could hear a pin drop. Everyone watched with bated breath as the figure approached the doorway. Nobody had the faintest idea who it was gonna be. Karen had her heart in her hand despite the fact that James was doing everything to calm her down and ask her not to worry. She felt a foreboding that something was very wrong, and she was rarely wrong when she felt like that. Now it was happening again, in a time she wished it wouldn't. That's when the figure came into view, revealing Andrew. He was dressed in a tuxedo, and glasses. He exuded an air of confidence that commanded the focus of everyone who was present. He was given a standing ovation as he held out his hands for the two beautiful women. They interl
The ball party was gradually drawing to a close but for him, the night was just the beginning. He had a lot of things that he needed to take care of. With Karen gone and disgraced, the rest of the evening was mainly filled with murmurs about what had happened. News stations all over the city were already displaying the events that had taken place tonight. It no longer hurt him that he had done that to her, because he knew she deserved every bit of it. Not long after, the guests began to disperse and the events of the evening gradually faded into the background. Andrew retired at his mansion that night, but he spent most of it awake as he thought about his plans for the future, which was to start the next day. He had already instructed some of his men about the unveiling which was to take place the next day and preparations were already in progress. He slept with a smile that night. The next morning, he didn't waste any time before announcing the opening of his new spa. He had invite
The urgency in her voice was very high as she relayed the details to him. "There is a meeting that you must absolutely attend. You've been reached out to and I highly suggest you attend." Andrew didn't like the urgency and seriousness in her voice. He didn't want her acting all serious and changing the perspective he had wanted to face the day with. He glanced up from his desk and looked at the clock, wondering if it was one of those impromptu meetings. But it was late now, and there was no way he was leaving his apartment for any meeting. "What kind of meeting?"She sighed before replying. "It's the Assembly of CEOs. They have extended an invitation to you to join as one of the top rising CEOs. Your fame hasn't gone unnoticed. And from the way this information was stated, I think they want you urgently. A date has been set already. Their next meeting will be coming up in a few days. An exclusive card that will get you access to the venue has also been sent and will be handed over