***** “Of all the places you could have gone to seek ways to challenge and win the competition, why do you have to go to such a backwater town, tell me?” Inside a magnificently decorated hall, which screams wealth and power, a beautiful woman in her middle age was currently scolding Greg, who has once again regained his arrogant aura. The woman was seated on a couch and presently glaring unhappily at Greg, as though Greg had just done the most unacceptable thing on earth. Feeling the strong disdain and unhappiness in his mother’s voice at the place he picked, Greg couldn’t help but chuckle slightly and then his eyes flashed for a moment with coldness. “You wouldn’t have said that if my initial plan had been successful,” he said slowly, the pain in his voice quite evident. “What plan was it, tell me. This was how you’ve been speaking mysteriously since the competition to choose the next heir had started. I want to know what was in that little village that could have made you come
***** “No sooner had Greg left than the space before his mother flustered for a moment, then suddenly, a portal with a grey color appeared. From this portal, an old woman in an ink-black garment and grey hair, who appeared emotionless stepped out. “Leader,” The old woman went to her knees with a respectful countenance before Greg’s mother. “I want you to initiate the plan I already set for the case of when my son failed to win the competition.” Greg’s mother said without acknowledging the old woman’s greeting at all before thinking for a second and continuing. “I must gain full control of this family, for the comeback of the sect.” “Yes, leader.” The old woman who still appeared emotionless, like a soulless puppet, save from her respectful countenance nodded her head. The old woman was about to stand up when suddenly, Greg’s mother recalled something. “Since I already told my son to wait till the competition is over before he could proceed with revenge, I want you to use the ba
***** “I…” Grace became awkward when she felt Williams’ concerned gaze on herself. She couldn’t help but turn her stare to her hands nervously, which immediately gave Williams a hint of what was going on with her, but he refused to believe it. “I’m sorry for coming late. I had a lot of things going on this morning,” he changed the topic. Grace immediately felt grateful that Williams had changed the topic, which meant she didn’t have to feel awkward again. “It’s okay. You aren’t that late,” she lied, despite feeling that it had been forever since she last saw Williams. Williams who didn’t know that Grace had lied nodded his head, then like he usually does, as though he owned the office, Williams walked to the couch in the resting area and sat comfortably, he then stretched. “What a busy day,” he mumbled to himself. Seeing Williams like this, not acting in any ceremonious way with her, a gentle smile graced Grace’s face, but she hesitated for a moment. “I’m coming, I need to vi
***** “No, I don’t agree with this. How could a nobody from nowhere suddenly become our leader!” “I strongly object to this as well and I will never support a jerk!” “How dare he, who had never received any training suddenly become the leader of ourselves, who had been receiving intensive training since childhood?!” “It’s only goddess Sophia that has the right.” “Yes, that’s right, only Goddess Sophia and Brother Maximus have the right to lead us!” “I don’t want a nobody to be my leader!” “No!” Presently, inside a big lounge in the mansion of Old Man Pu, a series of second-generation-looking young men and women cladded in expensive attire were currently expressing their strong objection. They appear so furious and irritated to the core, acting as though someone had just duped them of their heirs’ position. The lounge was currently boiling so much at this moment that Williams who was on his way was feeling a constant ringing in his ears, making him feel uncomfortable and chil
***** “Dang it! I’m done here. How could a nobody continue keeping us waiting since.” Back inside the big lounge, an obese young man abruptly jumped to his feet. He appeared utterly offended. “I’m also done here. How could an esteemed person like myself keep on waiting for a nobody? Who does he think he is.” “We’ve been waiting since the day broke today for him, but here we are, still waiting.” As though everybody except Sophia and Maximus had been waiting for the obese man to stand up, they began to show their strong anger and unwillingness again, forgetting how the young man Maximus had told them to keep quiet a moment ago. It must be known that in the heart of all the arrogant and prideful young masters and mistresses, Maximus was their absolute leader to whom they gave all their respect and would always do whatever he said. Fortunately for them, the young man didn’t stop them again, instead, although he still appeared composed, with his eyes shut, a tinge of furiousness an
***** “And amongst the handful of people that have what it takes to become the leader, this thing isn’t amongst, I lied?” Williams’s head replayed and he couldn’t react for a moment. Suddenly, his eyes became cold. ‘Am I the one he is referring to as a ‘thing?’ The coldness in his eyes remained for some seconds, eventually, the casual look he had on his face returned. ‘Hmmm. What a good lad,’ Old man Pu concluded after witnessing the composed Williams despite being looked down upon so much. As for the rest of the crowd, they began to give Maximus a thumbs-up, the boys in particular. ‘As expected of brother Maximus.’ ‘Only Brother Maximus could do this.’ ‘This is why he is the number one young master in the city.’ “First of all, how do you know that he isn’t part of the handful of people that could lead, and secondly, why did you address him as a thing?” the old man finally asked Maximus in return to his question after a moment of silence. As though he had already expected t
***** “Williams, a disposed member of the Miller family?” As soon as old man Pu stepped out, Maximus gave Williams a creepily cold look and stated. “Even if you were still the young master of the Miller family, you are not in the place to lead me.” Finished saying this, killing intent flashed in Maximus’s eyes to Williams, but Williams merely smiled slightly, having no intention to say a word. Right now, since their leader was the one doing the talking, everybody kept quiet and gazed disdainfully at Williams. ‘The fool, trying to lead us with brother Maximus.’ ‘Who does he think he is?’ ‘Because of Old Sir Pu?’ ‘What a joke?’ Everybody continued thinking all sorts of things, but they said no word. Back to Maximus, his killing intent eyes continued boring into Williams and he had to do everything in his power to force down his urge to take Williams’ life there and then. Although he wasn’t scared of doing this, he still didn’t want to cause unnecessary trouble as he had been w
***** “To be frank, I’m still extremely confused about the help you need from me.” Gazing at the disheveled old man before him, Williams didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. He couldn’t understand why the old man was begging for his help over and over again as if his life were in his hands. Hearing Williams’ words, Old man Gaza, the old man who had been begging for Manager Cold’s help the previous day went blank for a second, then he realized he hadn’t even told Williams the help he needed. The old man shut his eyes for a moment, the expression on his face several times different compared to the previous day. He appeared totally maltreated, dirty, and malnourished. It was as though he hadn’t eaten, bath, or slept in days, and looking at the old man right now, he was several years older than he was the previous day. “Young master, I… I knew only you could help me, and I’m sure there would be no other way out for me even if you refused,” the old man appeared extremely pitiful, c