My World Domination System

System Initialized

“Claire! I’m still waiting for the Whiskey.” the man said.“Coming, Dear!” yelled a woman’s voice back, presumably from the bar behind the living room.

God, No! That wasn’t Claire’s voice was it? Was this a dream?

Benjamin promptly came back downstairs. As soon as he touched the landing, he felt his phone vibrate.

He took it out to see it was a message from his bank.“DEBIT AMT:$20,000 ACC:233**********54 DESC: WITHDRAWAL/ATM DATE:15/06/23”“What?!” he yelled! The man in the ante-room only raised an eyebrow.

$20,000. That was his entire life savings! He had started saving religiously since he lost his Mother at 15. After doing odd jobs, here and there, before meeting Claire, his savings were about a measly $900.

However, after he married, he created a joint account with Claire, where they each contributed equally, with Benjamin going to the local university and then working in a fast food joint overnight.

But what was the meaning of this?Claire came out of the revolving door that led to the bar and approached the ante-room. She paused, on seeing Benjamin.“Claire, what’s going on?” Benjamin asked, a small tone of whimper in his voice.

“You-you weren’t supposed to be back yet. Didn’t you have a full day today?” Claire responded, dodging the question.“Come, now, Claire. Of course he had a full day. A full day filled with yard work, remember? He has to clean the grass everyday.” Simon strolled in from upstairs.

Claire turned her face away from his.“That’s right, I forgot.”Benjamin was not ready to accept what was happening as reality. In fact, he would soon wake up any moment. Claire, his wife-“Claire.” said the man in the suit, shaking his tumbler.

“Ohh, I’m coming.” Claire strolled past Benjamin without so much as a glance. On getting to the man, she poured his glass half-full and gave him a naughty smile.

Simon, still grinning like an idiot, was lavishing this scene before him. Lavishing Benjamin’s speechless face. He grabbed Benjamin by the shoulders, and talked to the man in the suit.“Hey Mr Mardo. This is the Live-In-Son-In-Law we told you about. How does he look?”

“Quite frightful, I’m afraid.” They both laughed while Benjamin continued to look at Claire.

“Claire, look at me. I’m your husband” Benjamin said.“Please, don’t make things difficult, Benjamin. I’ve been meaning to tell you-”

“Tell me what?!” Benjamin barked.

“Welcome, Master Mardo of the the AirCable group. I must say I am glad my daughter has finally come to her senses” Joanne Black strolled.“Not at all. She is very beautiful” remarked Mr Mardo, which made Claire blush. She turned to Benjamin.

“Let’s not make things harder for ourselves. You can’t provide anything for me. It’s been three years, and I only see you as a Lamp-stool instead of my husband. Haven’t we suffered enough?” Claire asked with pity.

“And the Money?” asked Benjamin.“Oh, I withdrew to use for planning Mardo’s party next week. Since, it was mostly my money anyway.” Claire started. “I left you with your $900 though” she finished.

“$900” laughed Simon. “Were you actually saving that amount? I spend more than that on my lunch.”“Don’t be cruel, Simon” warned Claire.“Yes, Simon. No need to be cruel” said Joanne Black. She was pacified because things were playing out perfectly.

Ever since her husband’s disappearance to Europe, and only his Vice President currently handling the Black trading group, their family estate and company, there have been doubts and uncertainties among the board on who to take over as CEO.

Conventionally, it would have been Simon, but for his little experience and the fact that her husband, Charles Black, had expressly stated and written out Simon from becoming the next heir for some mysterious reasons, she was in a predicament.

If anyone from the board of their company was to become CEO, instead of her children, her life would be finished because of that secret thing she had done. Of course, only she knew about this.

But with Mr Mardo, the CEO of AirCable , the 4th largest cable provider in the world, marrying her daughter, Joanne could consolidate her power across the board. She wasn’t even thinking about the useless son-in-law anymore.

“So, what will happen to me?” asked Benjamin.“I am divorcing you, Mr Benjamin.” said Claire coldly.“And stripping you of our family name! Finally. I don’t know why my husband decided to even bestow such a honorary name on someone so lowly as you!”

Benjamin suddenly remembered something else. His sister in the hospital for a coma. Her treatment was being funded directly from Mr Charles Black, the head of the Black family. A man who he hadn’t even seen before, displaying so much kindness to him.

That was a major part of his endurance here. Mr Charles hadn’t told anyone he was funding his sister’s treatment, but if he gets kicked out here, what would happen to his young sister?

“Claire, let’s think about this-” With his world crashing down, and nobody listening to him. Benjamin gets another text, from MedHill, his sister’s hospital. It said her treatment payment had been late for a couple of weeks, and they would soon discharge her if nothing was done.

Was this really real life? Benjamin walked slowly outside to clear his head, while everyone snickered.“Benji” called Claire. But with pity this time, instead of love.

Outside Benjamin buried his hands in his face, until one of the gardeners came along.“I’m really sorry to do this, Sir, but could I have a spare change? I haven’t eaten in days.”

Benjamin thought it was weird for a gardener to call him Sir, as they all usually insulted him. Also, hadn’t they already been paid that month? But the gardener, an older man of 40, did look hungry and emaciated. Although he had lost his savings, and his life was crashing, he silently gave the man his last $2. The man nodded in appreciation and zoomed off.

After more wallowing, Benjamin thought it best to get up and go to the hospital first to explain his situation. Once on his feet, he hear a loud beep that seemed to come from his left ear.

“System Initialized. Task 1: RobinHood, Achieved. Automatically transfer $5,000,000 to pay for Sister’s treatment?”“What the hell?”