10. THE BEGINNING OF REVENGE

"What are you doing?" asked Joshua, approaching Daren who was sitting there staring at his phone screen very seriously.

Daren wouldn't have noticed Joshua's approach, had the man not immediately asked the question.

"Looking at the news," Daren replied briefly.

Joshua directed his gaze, wondering what news Daren was watching that would make him so focused and unaware of his surroundings?

"Not important news." Daren was evasive and immediately turned off his phone screen. Joshua snatched it out of Daren's hand.

The news Daren was watching was definitely not ordinary news. Joshua thought so.

"I've become curious. What's the news that's got you so discouraged?"

Joshua glanced at Daren who looked away. Lazy to argue.

Since there was no response, Joshua turned the phone back on.

He moved the screen of the flat object, looking for the watch history that Daren had seen earlier.

There was a news item, which read.

THE CITY'S MOST INFLUENTIAL YOUNG BUSINESSMAN IS ABOUT TO GET MARRIED TO A JIANG FAMILY TYCOON.

Approximately that's the content of the news aired by online media. Written in all caps. So that anyone who sees the news can read clearly.

The video shows a beautiful woman wearing a beautiful pink dress and a diamond necklace around her neck. The woman is with a young, handsome man wearing an expensive suit.

The pair shared a big smile as reporters gawked at them.

"Is she Shery, your wife?" asked Joshua, guessing. He had never seen Daren's wife in person. However, from the news, he guessed that the woman was Sherly.

"Yes! She's my wife. That was then, not now!" replied Daren without turning his face away.

He kept looking the other way. There was a tinge of annoyance that Daren could not hide.

As a man who had lived together, Daren was naturally upset and angry. It was still fresh in his memory, how that day, Sherly had made out intimately with another man in her room.

Daren would never forget that betrayal.

Joshua nodded in understanding, "do you still love her?"

Daren got up, then spit to his left side. "Women like her, don't deserve to be loved! That love died, along with those who threw me into that prison!"

His voice trembled, but it wasn't long before Daren regained control of his emotions. In fact, the news of Sherly's marriage to another man had sent Daren's mind into turmoil.

"You don't need to be angry. To silence a lion, we don't need to use violence, but use this as a weapon!"

Joshua placed his index finger on Daren's head. More precisely, where the brain was. A few centimeters from the tip of the eyebrows.

"That guy in the video, I actually know him quite well." Joshua handed the cell phone to Daren.

"He is Arsenio Bagas Guan. The famous conglomerate of the Guan Family. Before they became as famous as they are today. They used to be a lowly family. Alexander Guan, came to Dominic, Xena's father, for help..."

Joshua sat on the sofa opposite to where Daren had been sitting.

"Alexander Guan wanted to turn his poor family into a conglomerate. Dominic granted the request. He gave Alexander Guan a large capital and a company..."

"You should know. The company that they are currently running now, is a company from Mr. Dominic's charity."

Joshua smiled slightly as he poured a drink into the glass. Then he continued the story and Daren listened enthusiastically.

"Initially, Mr. Dominic thought that the company would not work. However, one year later, the company began to show progress. Two years later, the Guan family was able to reap the rewards of their hard work," Joshua explained further as he handed the glass to Daren.

"Alexander Guan came back to Mr. Dominic. He also gave Mr. Dominic a company, as a token of gratitude for getting his family back on their feet..."

"What we see today is the result of Mr. Dominic's generosity."

Joshua chuckled, ending the short but meaningful story.

"You can do it, Daren," he pointed to the young man who had been listening in silence.

"You can make your wife sorry for wasting you! Avenge her, but not by violence, but by using your brain to make those who have insulted you bow at your feet. Do you understand?"

Daren did not immediately respond, but behind his silence, Daren understood the meaning of the story.

There are times when a person, must have a strong determination to get out of adversity. It didn't matter if he had the ability or not. Or coming from a lower or middle caste, as long as there is still a spirit of life, then the goal will be able to be achieved.

If that's what Daren captured from Joshua's words.

"Even a slow snail can beat a deer in a running race. The snail used its brain to win over the clever deer..."

"Do you understand the meaning of that story?"

Joshua's question snapped Daren out of his reverie. Daren lifted his head. There was a sentence stuck in the back of his throat, which was difficult to express.

Joshua looked at the young man before him and smiled meaningfully.

"Even a snail can use its ingenuity to beat a deer in a race. So, why can't humans do the same, using their brains for revenge, against those who have insulted their pride..."

Joshua got up. Daren looked at him calmly.

"One more thing. The snail won over the deer because he cooperated with the other snails."

Joshua swung his legs slowly, at which point Daren got up.

"Humans are creatures that like to be in groups. He who is lowly, is able to become a leader, after gaining the trust of others. I hope you can understand what I'm saying."

Joshua patted Daren's shoulder a few times, smiling slightly, before he finally walked away. Leaving Daren alone in the room.

Daren remained where he was. However, his mind began to think of many things. Especially his revenge plan. To destroy Sherly and her family. In addition, Daren wanted to reveal the mysterious death of his father-in-law.

Daren was sure that there was someone else in the room before he got there. In other words, it was the person who had killed his father-in-law.

Daren wants to clear his name, from accusations that are not fundamental.

Starting today, he must get up and start all his plans from scratch.