“Yes, why?” ask Arsen. He looks at Lanzo with such a curious gaze, so Lanzo. But then Lanzo shook his head.“Nothing,” he said.“What are you thinking about, Lanzo? Just tell me,” Arsen asked again. But then realized something.“Ah! Could it be that you think like what I was thinking right now?!” asked Arsen looking very excited.Lanzo just chuckled. “I don’t know, man. Maybe because I am so desperate, and hear that he didn’t have a surname makes me wonder,” he said.“I hope he’s my son too thought. He’s a great one. Who didn’t want to be his father, right?”Lanzo just agreed.“But, it can be, right? Nothing is impossible, man. Or maybe you can adopt him, Lanzo,” Arsen said again.“What even are you saying? Ridiculous.”Now it was Arsen the one who chuckled. “Well, you need someone to change your position as an heir. That’s just an idea. You can use David.”“Don’t be ridiculous. How can someone completely unrelated to me by blood be the heir to all the treasures I own? Stupid.”Arsen
“It’s not a pleasant story for me to tell,” said David. He looked at Arsen with a serious look. But if you look closely, Arsen can see the deep sadness in David’s gaze.“If you don’t mind, David. I’d like to hear that unpleasant story,” he said.David took a deep breath. He tried to relax himself. “I used to be the kid from the orphanage.”THUMP!Hearing those words, reminded Arsen of his conversation with Lanzo.‘So it’s true he’s from an orphanage? I have to dig deeper into his information so I can help Lanzo. I didn’t expect to find such an interesting thing. Lanzo, could it be something that we talked about was true?’“Orphanage?” Arsen repeated.David nodded his head. “Hm. Before I finally decided to leave after I had a job and got a scholarship to study where smart and rich people continue their education. Then, I met my wife. My life changed drastically after I met her, then we got married, and I became a part of the Baldovino family.”‘Interesting.’Arsen was silent. But the l
The woman was already in front of a building that was so majestic. Even just by looking at the gate alone, she already felt gaping. It is inconceivable how luxurious the mansion would be from the inside.“It’s bigger than I thought. Damn, he really is rich!”She looked at the baby in her arms. “Work with me, baby. We’ll make a lot of money if this goes well. Imagine how much money we’ll make.” The woman smiled faintly.She turned her face to the CCTV at the gate, pressed a button, and then spoke, “Excuse me.”“Who are you?” immediately there was an answer that she could hear through an audio phone near the CCTV.“I want to meet the son of the owner of this mansion,” she said.There was a moment of silence before she got another reply. “What’s your business with the young master?”“I have something to talk about which is very private. Say that a woman with a baby has come to see him. I’m sure he will ask you to let me face to face with your young master,” the woman said confidently. Sh
“Mr. Lanzo Geoffredo, this is your baby. Our baby.”THUMP!The heartbeat of the son of a billionaire, aka Lanzo... was beating quick. He tried to control the look on his face, and it worked. The look of surprise wasn’t too obvious. Instead, he looked at the woman with a sharp gaze. It was as if he underestimated the words that the woman had just said.Lanzo threw the remaining half of the cigarette on the floor and stomped on it until the embers went out.“Woman, woman, woman. Why are women always lying? Do you think I believe about what you said before?” Lanzo chuckled.He stared at the baby in the woman’s arms with a flat, unconcerned look.“This is your baby. I swear.”Lanzo snorted. “Woman, have you forgotten that you’re a prostitute? You don’t remember where we met and the reason I fucked you? Do you think I’d believe it if I was the only one who had sex with you and you gave birth to my child? Are you kidding me? You’re crazy?” said Lanzo disdainfully. He gave the woman a smug s
His pupils narrowed. The hands trembled even more after knowing the truth. But then Lanzo ruined the test paper into a crumpled ball of paper. His gaze turned to his worker. Lanzo looked at him intently.“Don’t you dare tell anyone about this!” he said in a threatening tone, to which his worker nodded without hesitation.“I won’t open my mouth in the slightest about this, young master. Your secret is safe with me,” he answered seriously. He is loyal to his young master.“Give me your electric lighter,” he asked.“Here, young master.”Lanzo walked to the balcony. Without hesitation, he burned the crumpled paper ball and threw it in the trash. Lanzo watched it until the ball of paper burned to ashes.Lanzo tried to calm himself by looking up at the blackened sky from his balcony. Take a deep breath, then let it out. Keep doing this over and over again until he feels calm enough.“Calm down, Lanzo. This isn’t the end of everything. You just need to shut up and silence everyone who knows.
David was still haunted by fear. Today, he had to make twice as much money as usual. If he just did what he used to do, he wouldn’t be able to earn that much money. Little David sat in a chair frantically. Many people passed by in front of him. He was at the train station.‘What should I do? I don’t want to be punished and not fed.’ Poor little David had to work his brain really hard. But he did not find a solution at all. Until his eyes caught something that made him continue to pay attention.There is a woman. Maybe around 30 years old. Bring a sling bag. And two suitcases. Was talking to a stranger. What kept David focused on staring at him was not that lady. Yet another man was around the lady. His position was behind the woman. The man seemed to be looking around to make sure whether or not it was safe for him to act.Then his hands moved shrewdly, trying to grab something in sight. The sling bag was open. He saw the wallet he was about to take. David saw how the man took the wal
The man got on the motorbike. David got on the motorbike. He completely followed the man’s words without the slightest suspicion. There was only one thing on David’s mind. Money.The motor runs fast. The journey took quite a while. David looked around the area. Slum area. It was even more shabby than the area near his orphanage.“Uncle, is it still long to arrive?” he asked. The speed of the motor slows down. Every time David looked to the side of the road, there would always be someone staring at him with an indescribable look. There were quite a few homeless that David saw. And some of them look drunk. Either drunk because of drinking alcohol or because of drugs and other things. Little David didn’t really understand.“Almost get there. Just be quiet, no need to ask much, kid,” he said.So David was silent. He waited until the motor finally stopped. David looked around. A pretty big old house. It looks quite haunted with a very wide page. There are lots of chickens running around. A
“Who is that boy?” asked the boss, who finally finished with his sexual activity. The two of them were not at all embarrassed by the condition of each other’s naked bodies. Keidi dropped the half remaining cigarette butt onto the floor and stepped on it.“He’s a boy I found at the train station. Came to me. Begged to be given a job. He saw my stealing and was interested in what I did. He said he really needed money to hand it over to the caretaker of the orphanage where he lives,” Keidi explained to the boss.The boss’s gaze then turned to David. “This skinny kid? Joining us? Are you crazy? Just by looking at him, I’m sure the moment he did his first task, he would have been caught and then beaten to death. Seriously.” Again, little David was belittled.“Boss, I won’t let you down. I beg you. I really want to join,” said David.The boss was silent. Like judging David.“Honey, accept it. It’s not bad, you get a new subordinate. That means... you will get more money. Someone will deposi