"It's not that I don't want to, but...."
Lucas was naturally conflicted. The fact that he had a family was shocking, let alone the truth that his family was the wealthiest in the city. Louis looked at his twin closely. "What are you waiting for?" Lucas looked into Louis's eyes intently. He paused for a moment and then spoke. "Wouldn't it be more beneficial for you if I didn't return?" Louis took a deep breath. It turned out that convincing his brother was harder than he imagined. "Lucas, remember, blood is thicker than water. I live in luxury, allowing strangers to live in luxury, but my brother cannot even have this glory." "Although blood is thicker than water, humans will think of benefits for themselves," Lucas said. He paused, remembering something. "Unless my departure is unfavorable to you." Louis let out a long breath. His face turned grim. "I don't want to seem pathetic in front of you. I hate to say this, but I must be honest if I'm not doing well." Lucas was surprised. Louis did look pale and not as fit as usual. He suspected that his brother's health was failing. "What? Why?" Louis looked sad when he said this. "I'll tell you, but promise to keep this a secret." "Of course. I won't tell anyone." Lucas promised. Louis took a deep breath and let it out slowly. "I'm dying. If I die before I have a new head of household, it will jeopardize the Carter family." Lucas could not contain his shock. "Don't you have many experts?" Louis felt anxious all at once. He rubbed his face roughly. "Lucas, come on. Even a wolf pack needs a leader. When I leave, maybe the Carter family will be fine. But how long can that last?" Lucas shook his head quickly. "That's not what I meant. With the Carter family's current wealth, wouldn't bringing in the greatest doctor be no big deal?" Louis sighed. What his twin said was true. If it were as easy as he thought, he would live a normal life now. "The thing is, there aren't many people in this world I can trust. Everyone looks good when we are victorious, but when we show our weaknesses, everyone will try to bring us down." "Then what makes you trust me? We've never lived together. Even though we're brothers, we don't understand each other's nature." Lucas argued. Even though they're brothers, they've never lived together and don't understand each other. "Who says I don't understand you?" Louis said. "After all, we were born from the same mother and have the same father."Lucas looked at him with an incredulous gaze. Louis let out a long sigh. "Alright, alright, I don't fully understand you, but we do have some things in common. Intelligence and leadership." Lucas sighed softly. "Louis, sorry, I need some time." Lucas stood up, but Louis immediately grabbed his hand. "Wait. You can't just leave!" Lucas looked at Louis intently. "Why? Even though we're twins, that's not enough to make me return." Louis was tired of Lucas's erratic behavior. "Our parents are dead. You're all I have. Do I have to live alone when I'm dying like this?!" Suddenly, Louis clutched his chest, showing an expression of pain. Chris, who saw Louis's anger, immediately calmed him down. "Young master, calm yourself.""Chris...." Louis made a gesture to his assistant. Chris nodded. He took a brown envelope from the briefcase and gave it to Lucas.Lucas quickly opened the envelope and saw some photos. It was a picture of Yosef Carter and a woman. Lucas recognized him because Yosef had appeared in the media several times. However, the woman beside Yosef never seemed to be exposed. "This is our mother?" Louis nodded. Lucas's fingers touched the photo soulfully. After years of claiming to be an orphan, Lucas finally knew what her parents looked like. Louis's eyes began to tear up. All the emotions he'd been holding back just spilled out. "Lucas, I was alone all this time. You are the same. Don't you want to avenge our mother's death?" Lucas shook his head. Hia tears slowly flowed. He felt mixed feelings. Angry, happy, sad, moved, all mixed. "I won't let you be alone anymore." Louis hugged his brother without hesitation. "Thank you, thank you." "As long as I live, I won't let you die." Lucas hugged Louis so tightly. He had always wanted to have a family. Now that he had one, he would not waste any time. "We will survive together and be amazing." Louis nodded. He felt so happy that she was moved to tears. "I knew... I knew it would happen. Thank you." "We will also avenge our mother's death," Lucas spoke again, her voice sounding shaky. Chris, who saw that, smiled too. The two siblings were finally reunited after such a long separation. Louis smiled warmly, but seeing the wound on Lucas's face, the young man's expression turned serious. "I already know everything. "I saw how they looked down on you." "You saw it?" Lucas wiped away the tears running down his cheeks."I'm not going to let this go by." There was so much anger in Louis's eyes. "I can handle it myself. You don't have to worry." "I know you can handle it, but you'll need some things." Louis's gaze shifted to Chris, who was still standing. "Get Lucas's."Chris nodded and picked up a small limited edition bag. A $30,000 bag. This was to be one of the most expensive bags in the world. Chris handed the bag to Lucas."Open it, it's yours," Louis said.Lucas nodded. By any measure, this was the most expensive thing he had ever held. Inside the bag, there was a black wallet with several other cards. "That is your identity card as Lucas Carter. There are some important documents, too, like a passport and a driver's license in the name of Lucas Carter." Louis explained. Lucas saw a black atm card with no pattern, just a chip and the letters LC as the owner's initials. On the back, there was a pattern of a dragon spitting out fireballs. At first glance, it looks like a toy card, but Lucas knows this is no ordinary card. This is Universal Bank's black card. To use this card, one had to deposit 500 million. "Louis, isn't this too much?" Lucas was about to return the card, but Louis refused. The young man smiled warmly at his brother. "It doesn't contain much, only one million. Don't refuse." He had expected this to happen, so he was forced to lie. In fact, the contents of the card amounted to one billion dollars. "This is too much." Lucas still tried to refuse. "This is only a small part of the Carter family fortune." Johnson chuckled at Lucas's funny-looking expression. "Don't worry, mine is much more."Lucas let out a long sigh. It looked like he couldn't win this debate and accept the card. In addition to the atm card, there was an exclusive access card to enter all places associated with the Carter family. Just by showing the card, he could be honored like a mayor. The last and most surprising was the access card to the Carter family treasure storage. So far, only the head of the family was allowed to hold the card. "Louis, isn't this too much?""With all this glory, do you still want to attend college?" Louis knew that with Lucas's current intelligence, the young man could already manage the company without thinking about education.Lucas nodded. "Of course. I'm already in, so I have to finish it. And also, I almost forgot that today there are still courses and some assignments to do." "Let Chris drive you later," Louis said. A while ago, Chris went out and has now returned with a medicine pot in his hand. Chris handed the pot of medicine to Lucas. "The ointment should ease the pain on your face, Young Master." Lucas nodded. "Thank you." Helped by Chris using the ointment, Lucas felt that the wound had improved slightly. "Before you go, I want to take you to see our house," Louis said. Lucas nodded, not objecting at all. He also felt curious about where his brother lived. They left that place and went to the city's elite neighborhood. In the center of the area, there was a magnificent palace-like building. The mansion
Lucas was getting sick of hearing Jones' words. He gave Jones a sharp look and said. "Fine, I'll pay for everything." Jones chuckled in disbelief. Among all the people who got the scholarship, Lucas was the poorest person he knew. In a condescending voice, Jones said, "What will you pay with? It's obvious you're poor, but you're a slob." Lucas snorted. "What do you want? "You asked me to pay my tuition, now I'm going to pay it, and you're insulting me." Jones continued to demean Lucas. "How could I not? You'll find a discounted meal for lunch, right? How do you want to pay 20,000 dollars?" Lucas smiled sarcastically at Jones' statement. "Your mind is that narrow.""That's the fact," Jones concluded. "Never mind, you won't be able to afford it. Come out now and kowtow to Mike. I'll forget about this incident." "You didn't misspeak?" Lucas said. His patience was running out. He's a full scholarship recipient, he shouldn't have been charged tuition, but Jones asked him to pay. And
The three men in the room turned their heads toward the door. All three had the same expression, that of surprise. However, the most surprised person here was Jones.The well-dressed man who had just entered the room was George, the college's chancellor. A few minutes ago, someone from the mysterious Carter family contacted him. Their party requested that George give preferential treatment to a certain student who was under the protection of the Carter family. Without hesitation, George immediately agreed. Based on the information that the Carter family provided, the person was in the category of outstanding students, so protecting him was not a difficult thing. Although George had the authority to involve more people in protecting this particular student, he chose to do it directly and save time. He contacted Jones faster than anyone else because Jones was the most suitable person to do so. Arriving in front of Jones' room, the commotion caught his attention. "What's the matter,
Hearing George's decision, Jones reacted with annoyance, and he glanced at Mike. "Mr. George, you must remember that you should be on my side," Mike told me. "My family is very influential in this place, don't forget that." Thanks to his family's power, Mike was used to getting what he wanted. As well as this time, he was determined to get what he wanted. George looked at Mike calmly. He was well aware of how big a role Mike's family played in this university. What Mike didn't realize, however, was that he was dealing with someone who was under the protection of the Carter family. "I fully understand how important your family is here." "If you know that, why are you siding with this trash?" Mike said angrily. He was feeling very frustrated because it seemed like George liked Lucas, and that made it so that he wouldn't get what he wanted. Hearing that, George was furious. He was eager to reveal Jordan's identity to teach Mike a lesson, but the Carter family emissary asked him to d
The three of them left the campus. Adam and Ryan complied, thinking Lucas would take them somewhere cheaper, but neither of them could contain their surprise when they arrived at their destination. Adam gripped Lucas's right hand, asking questioningly. "Why are we here?" "Eat. What else." Lucas replied casually. Lucas pulled his two friends in, but Adam and Ryan didn't move. They stayed where they were. "You must be wrong, right?" Ryan stared at Lucas with an incredulous look. This was The Blues, one of the more expensive cafes. It was a nice place that was very popular among teenagers. Lucas smiled widely. He had expected that his two friends would behave like this. He replied seriously, his face showing earnestness. "I'm serious. Let's just eat here." Adam took out his wallet, as did Ryan. They counted the remaining money in their wallets that they had to use until the end of the month. The two young men let out a long sigh. They became gloomy when they found out the amount o
"Damn, you arrogant bastard!" The waiter grumbled. It was not uncommon for him to encounter arrogant students, but almost all of them were rich students who came to this place by car. Unlike the three students in front of him who were wearing bulky shoes. Adam and Ryan looked at Jordan with concern. Lucas had never behaved like this before. "Lucas, I think we can still stop now." Adam said. He didn't want to add to the problem. Ryan nodded in agreement. If he made a scene, it became very likely that his scholarship would be revoked by the government. He didn't want that to happen. Ryan tried to advise Lucas. "We can apologize and leave nicely."Lucas only glanced at his two friends for a moment before looking at the waitress again. "Why are you still here? "Make my order because I'm already hungry." The waiter remained silent and stared at Lucas with a sharp gaze. "Why, are you scared?" Lucas began to bluff. He knew that the waitress liked a challenge. Hearing that, the waiter
Lucas smiled sarcastically at Grace's sassy remark. He picked up a handkerchief and wiped his sauce-stained clothes. After that, Lucas's sardonic gaze turned to Grace. "You're so confident." Grace smiled wryly. She looked very confident now. "Of course. A bunch of poor students like you should not be pitied."Lucas put his handkerchief back and leaned back. "You know, you can get into big trouble." "What trouble can you give me?" Grace smiled mockingly. To her Lucas and his two friends were nothing more than a bunch of bums. Lucas smiled sarcastically. He stroked his chin, looking like he was thinking about something. "Dismissal maybe. That's good enough. Besides, I guarantee that no restaurant will accept you guys for the next year."Grace suddenly turned her gaze towards her friends. Their laughter erupted. Some of them even held their stomachs from laughing so hard. "This... this sounds really funny!" Grace said. Her laughter drew confused looks from the people around her. They
Finally Grace picked up the card and laughed. "It's really a toy card." The servants who heard her immediately approached Grace. They were also curious and checked it out. "Is this a fake card?" Nathalie asked. She rarely made payment transactions with customers, so she didn't know much about card types. Grace nodded with confidence. "Every black card should have a bank logo on it. "No. But look, it has a picture of an ugly dragon instead." Grace pointed to the dragon on the card. "Are you sure?" asked Nathalie.Grace nodded. "I've seen it before." "Really?" Nathalie asked again, she wasn't sure what Grace was saying. "When?" Grace looked at Nathalie with a sharp look in her eyes. "You don't believe it?" Nathalie nodded. "Yesterday I saw a young gentleman who came in a red ferrari paying for his reservation using a black card." Grace explained. Nathalie who heard it only nodded because yesterday there was indeed a customer using a red ferrari as in Grace's explanation. "So th
There are many types of people. Some people only focus on the facts, and some people keep searching for something because they are not satisfied. Some people do things differently.In this life, some humans want power. That's why it became something that sometimes didn't make sense, especially focusing on the hidden treasure. they had been doing this for more than 25 years because they believed the Carter family was hiding something. After all, the Carter family had tremendous wealth."We'll go here." The person in the secret society in the center of the small hut gave directions while the others nodded."We will be at points A and B. Make sure the others are at the designated points." The order became the centerpiece of the discussion. Everyone nodded in understanding and immediately carried out the order.They searched and studied the Carter family's data secretly to be able to rival the Carter family, such as wealth and other fields; in the end, they found out if it was related to
Everyone watching was shocked. They all widened their eyes, unable to believe the masked man could finally be taken down and even hit the wall. Of course, this was Black Pearl's first defeat by a novice fighter."He... managed to defeat the champion." People began to whisper, stunned in disbelief at what they were seeing.Amazed by what he saw, the host was speechless because he initially thought Julian would lose."No way. Even though he almost won earlier, he lost to the new guy." Complaints from black pearl supporters began to complain about their confidence in voting for the man."The champion who has won consecutive arena battles is now limping. He's been using a weapon, and that sword is very sharp." People started talking about Black Pearl's defeat.All the admiration and cries of disbelief uttered by the bidders made Black Pearl look down in shame, wringing his hands tightly."Ah, damn it!" The other man looked frustrated as he grabbed his hair and shouted loudly. "I have noth
The match started again. His time in the fight was a little different than before. suddenly, two weapons were lowered from the stage, making everyone surprised to see that."Okay, this time, the match will be made even more challenging because we already have a winner, and the winner wants the match once again, so we will make the fight even more interesting to end the night." The host explained the rules and the different fights.Everyone who participated in the auction became increasingly interested and increased their bets, which made the event organizers even happier."There are swords and baseball bats here." The host headed towards the two weapons that had just been lowered onto the stage. Alright, we'll have a vote on who gets the sharp or blunt weapon."Another person brought two numbers written on paper. The paper was folded properly, and no one knew which number Julian and the person he challenged would choose. The paper was shuffled so that no one knew where it was until th
Suddenly, it made Julian the center of attention of the others, and the people there immediately moved to support him. "Wow, he's really very good. I want to vote for him this time." The comment of one of the auction participants made the other people choose the same thing. They immediately spent money and wanted to fight again to choose Julian, who was called the Black Knight of Steel. "But he's an emissary of a nameless person and he said his emissary was after the goods in this place."The people around him who heard that looked at each other with frowns on their foreheads, wondering what the nameless person wanted and what items in this auction site had caught his attention."What kind of items is he after?" one of the men with a thick mustache asked, casting his eyes toward the items being auctioned in front of the stage."There are many items here and not just one, there are many items that are indeed valuable That's why we are conducting the auction to get a fair price." The
More participants gathered at the venue to participate in the auction, and the fighters who were going to participate in the auction also stood behind the stage in an orderly manner to fight in the order in which they registered. The system and rules at the auction site required everyone who participated in the auction to send people who could possibly win the fight. The winner of the battle would have the advantage of being able to auction off the first item they wanted. Of course, it would have superior rights compared to others.It could be said to have more exclusive buyer's rights. Even if there were people who offered a higher price than the winner in this match, the money could not be used to buy the item at all because the rights were held by the winner, and the winner was free to buy or sell the item he got from this auction event."Well, everyone has gathered, and the participants in the battle are also here. The battle is about to begin." The host on the stage signalled to
Julian finally arrived at the town of Mardlin, where the Widow Family was. He strolled through the area and oversaw everything.Several shops were crowded with people and dominated by men. The men were dressed quite messily, with half-unbuttoned shirts and dishevelled hair. They also had a very pungent smell coming from their mouths as they shouted and talked."You're cheating again. If we couldn't divide it evenly, we should have taken all the money in the shop." One of the men looked so proud, counting the money from robbing other people's shops.Julian frowned when he looked across the street, where a clothing store looked messy as if it had been robbed. Apparently, the men had taken money from the shop on the other side. Surprisingly, the people around seemed to be expected and ignored it.Julian saw that the clerk and the woman who owned the shop that was robbed seemed to be tidying up the mess that had occurred even from the look on their faces, not looking panicked or sad as if
Wanda looked at Julian, who was packing up his room. She leaned back against the doorway and stared at him coldly."It's so good to be you." He exhaled. "Today you'll also be doing a job."Julian grinned, full of confidence. "I'm a great man, so it's only natural that I work and become Master Lucas's confidant." He boasted proudly in front of Wanda. "You have to admit that."That made Wanda tilt her head, staring intently at Julian while snorting in annoyance. She felt jealous that Julian could get a job in the field while Lucas did not trust her to do the same job. She couldn't wait to fight and move her body again. However, Lucas did not allow him to come together with Julian."You've also got your own assignment, right?" Julian raised one eyebrow, remembering the task Lucas had given Wanda before returning to their country.When Lucas gave Wanda the assignment in the country of Bouzi, Wanda immediately did it quickly, even beyond the estimation that Lucas had predicted before. So s
Lucas stopped his dinner and looked at Lora. "I'm done." He held up a hand for Lora to wait. "Just continue eating without me."Lora just nodded her head with a deep frown on her forehead. She was curious about what Chris was going to tell Lucas, but Lora was afraid that it would make Lucas uncomfortable because if Lucas finished his meal before she did and chose to leave, that meant it was something important.Chris bowed slightly before Lora, excusing himself from the dining room. He approached Lucas, handing him his tablet which contained an article with a photo that was quite shocking to Lucas."This is news that was published just a few seconds ago, Master." Chris zoomed in on the tablet screen.Lucas saw a large scroll and a familiar logo. There was an heirloom related to his family. It was most likely the Carter family treasure that had been talked about for generations."Widow's family got it from the excavation." Chris opened another article that stated the location of the ex
Applause filled the grand ballroom. Lucas stepped onto the stage and accepted the award presented by President Marshall, which consisted of a plaque and a small trophy made of 24-carat gold and diamonds, shaped like the country's coat of arms and bearing Lucas Carter's name.President Marshall extended his hand to Lucas. "Congratulations and thank you for all that you have done for our country."Lucas accepted President Marshall's hand. He came down from the stage, and after receiving the award, many important people approached him and hugged him proudly."Congratulations on your award and you deserve it." One of the country's important guests also greeted Lucas."You are indeed a hero of our country and I heard that you are also a hero in Bouzi." The rest of you also complimented Lucas."No, I'm just doing what I can to help others." Lucas responded humbly to all the praise he received.Other compliments and congratulations followed. He returned to Lora, who was waiting for him with