Rex wanted to continue a normal life, but things would change after tonight’s incident. He believed when he got to the college tomorrow morning, Julio and his gang would keep apologizing. Arrogant people like them could not stand living in poverty.
Still, Rex had no regrets about revealing his identity to them. His father’s words were indeed true. Normal life did not always bring him peace. Sometimes people could become arrogant just because they have little wealth.“Young Master, we have arrived.”Morris’s words snapped Rex out of his daydream. He stopped thinking about the bullies and quickly got out of the car. As soon as he set foot on the ground, everyone present immediately bowed to him.“Welcome back, Young Master!” they shouted in unison.Rex simply nodded and motioned for them to stand back up. Then he went into the big house in front of him. It was the house where he spent his childhood in luxury.There were always people who would help him. They would even pick up his fallen pencil while he was studying. However, all such luxuries disappeared when he left his family at the age of fifteen.Five years later, Rex returned to this house and everyone there welcomed him with enthusiasm. When he arrived in the living room, he saw his father talking with his mother. They immediately stopped talking after noticing his appearance.“My beloved son!” Carlton, Rex’s father, hastily stood up to put his arm around his son’s shoulders. He smiled happily as he said, “I think Morris lied when he reported that you were coming back home.”Rex smiled too after seeing how excited his father was. “How are Mom and Dad doing?” he asked.“We’re doing good, haha,” Carlton answered on behalf of Alyssa, his wife. Then he led Rex to sit down and asked the waiter to prepare tea.“I’m glad to see you’re all right,” Rex spoke while holding Alyssa’s hand.“You haven’t told Dad how you’ve been.”“That’s because Dad didn’t ask.”Carlton laughed while patting Rex on the back and stopped when his son showed an annoyed expression. “I forgot to ask. So, how have you been all this time? Are you living well?” he asked.“As you can see, I’m fine. My life is also good because I can survive for five years without your help,” explained Rex proudly to himself. However, Alyssa was not happy with her son’s decision to leave the family five years ago. “If you’re fine, then why did you come back to us? I heard from Morris that you were bullied during high school.”“Ah, Uncle Morris really can’t keep his mouth shut. You don’t have to worry because I’m fine with that, Mom.” Alyssa took a deep breath and touched Rex’s injured face. It was obvious that the wound came out today. With a gloomy face, she asked, “Who did this to you? Mom will crush their bones!”“They have bullied me for years, Mom. Wouldn’t it be unfair to destroy them right away? At least they should endure the same pain as me,” Rex smiled as he took his mother’s hand.His words made Carlton heave a sigh of relief. He thought Rex would forgive the bullies because Morris reported that his son had become kind after leaving the family. When Rex was in the Quillon family, he was merciless when anyone insulted him.In the past, there was a new bodyguard who looked down on Rex because when he was young, he did not talk too much. The next day, the bodyguard was admitted to the hospital with serious injuries. The young Rex beat him badly, and the incident made everyone in the family respect him.Therefore, Carlton was very surprised when he found out that Rex’s personality had changed drastically. His son became calmer and did not care when someone insulted him. That was the reason why Carlton let Rex live out there. He thought it would train his son’s patience.“Dad,” Rex called, making Carlton stop daydreaming and look at him. “I have indeed returned to this family, but I don’t want to see in public yet. Can you grant my wish?”“That’s an easy request. However, Dad would like to ask something in return,” Carlton said, gesturing to Morris who had been standing beside him.Moments later, Carlton received the iPad Morris had given him. He turned on the iPad and showed it to Rex. “This is the location of all the Quillon Family supermarkets in Struthia City. Don’t you continue your studies at Struthia University?”“Yes, I do. Is there a problem with the supermarkets?” Rex raised an eyebrow curiously.“You’re right. Since three months ago thugs have appeared around the supermarket location. They ask for large amounts of parking money and sometimes steal vehicles from customers. Their crimes made customers not want to shop at our supermarkets anymore.”“Have you ever sent our people to beat them up?”Carlton swiped across the iPad screen to show a photo of injured people lying in hospital beds. “Dad has sent men to beat up the thugs. But they are too strong.”“Oh, it looks like they’re no ordinary thugs.”“That’s right. These thugs are trained people from the underworld hired by Ramon Ward. He owns a retail and supermarket business, so he is always trying to destroy our family company. Not only in Struthia city, but he also sends people to the other city.”That explanation was enough for Rex to conclude. The Quillon family was not a weak family that would lose to a bunch of thugs. However, the family also had many businesses, so it was difficult to solve the problems at once.Nonetheless, that did not mean the Quillon family could not handle the supermarkets’ problem. Rex realized his father could have sent more powerful people to solve the problem. Unfortunately, his father did not do that because he had a specific purpose.“Do you want to test my abilities?” Rex asked with a smile.Carlton immediately nodded. “I don’t mean to doubt your abilities, but after all, you’ve only been back after five years. You haven’t learned anything in that long. Your first task after returning is to solve the supermarket problem.”“I see. So, when can I start working on this?”“Whenever you want.”“Then I will sleep now and solve the problem tomorrow.”After saying that, Rex said goodbye to his parents and go to his room. It had been a long time since he had set foot in that room. His room did not change at all. There was still a computer that he used often before.Rex could not wait to go to sleep and greet the sun tomorrow morning. He clenched his fists, smiling because he was finally able to practice his strength head-on. Also, he had come up with a well-thought-out plan to take revenge on Julio. It was revenge that could not end with just an apology.Meanwhile, in the living room, Alyssa was persuading her husband not to give Rex a difficult mission. “Our son just got back and you’ve already given him a load! At least Rex should get some training before solving the supermarket problem,” she protested.“We can’t spoil Rex anymore because he’s the next heir of our family. You think the enemy will wait for him to train until he becomes strong before attacking him?” said Carlton, rejecting his wife’s words.“Still, the situation is different.”“I don’t want to let him continue to relax when the enemy has made moves long ago.”Carlton’s decision was final and could not be contested by anyone. He had given Rex five years of freedom because he wanted his son to have emotional control. However, from today onwards, he was not going to make it easy for his son, the heir to the Quillon family.The next morning, Rex went to the college without Morris escorted or accompanied by bodyguards. He had told them not to approach him until he was given orders. Last night, he had decided to keep his identity a secret.Today, Rex would approach Julio and the bullies to ask them not to reveal his identity. Just as he passed the campus gates, Julio immediately came up to him with the bullies.“We admit that we were wrong about what we did yesterday. Therefore, please give us your generosity and forgive us!” shouted Julio, throwing away his pride so he could bow to Rex.The other bullies also bowed and apologized. Their actions caught the attention of those who passed through the gate. Of course, they knew who Julio was. Since the beginning of his appearance, the man had been arrogant and bullied weak students.Julio seemed reluctant to bow down to anyone, but now he bowed to Rex. People wonder about what happened. Yesterday, Julio and his friends still managed to be arrogant. However, to
After finishing all his classes, Rex rushed to oversee one of the supermarkets in Struthia City. He could not ask for help from anyone because Carlton forbade the bodyguards to help him. His father wanted to make him solve this problem alone.Still, it was not a big deal for Rex. After all, during these five years, he had not only spent his time studying but also training his physique. Every night after studying, he would practice at home alone. That was why today he was very enthusiastic about being able to fight people head-on.“Let’s see who will be my opponent,” Rex mumbled while wearing a mask, because he did not want to be identified. Then he walked to the supermarket.It turned out that his father was right. The thugs had ruined their supermarket’s image. When Rex got there, there was not a single car parked in front of the supermarket. He also heard from his father that the thugs were not afraid of the police.Many thugs had been reported by society. However, Ramon Ward did no
The two thugs gulped nervously, and in fear as they awaited Rex’s response. They had a strange sense that something horrible would follow this. After five minutes, Rex could still sit on Ken’s body.“Are you certain that you hurled the chair at him?” Adrian questioned as he nudged Jerome, his friend. Jerome quickly nodded, his hands shaking. “I threw the chair as hard as I could. Why he didn’t fall is beyond me. That means...!”Rex abruptly got up and started running toward Jerome, preventing him from finishing his sentence. Rex moved swiftly, leaving Jerome no time to evade. A split second later, Jerome felt a terrible agony in his gut.“Ugh, what just happened?” Jerome mumbled before spitting out blood.He must have received a blow to his stomach because blood was evident. Jerome, though, was baffled as to how Rex could assault him. The man attacked too quickly. Rex’s figure vanished from Jerome’s view after a quick blink.“I don’t like anyone getting in my way,” Rex said coldly, l
Rex stopped slapping Adrian after the thug passed out. He casually took out a handkerchief from his pants pocket and wiped the blood from his hand. It was the blood of the thugs he defeated.In these five years, Rex never fought like this. He could not get into trouble with the bullies at his school to keep his family out of it. His family would take an action if they knew he reported Julio’s actions to the school or police.That was the reason Rex had no interest in fighting the bullies. After all, their blows had no significant impact on his body. He had learned self-defense since childhood, and their blows were nothing to him. He even felt Julio’s attacks were as soft as cotton.“Why should I remember them? That sucks,” Rex mumbled, then threw away his handkerchief.He chose to leave because he had nothing else to do. The crowd rushed away while holding their breath from Rex as he approached the sidewalk. They were terrified when the young man walked past them.Someone muttered whi
Rex knew people were paying attention to his appearance, but he chose to ignore them. He was too lazy to change clothes because the distance between his house and the supermarket was too far.Besides, he also did not want to buy new clothes or send someone to the store to buy jewelry. He wanted to do everything on his own.“Excuse me.” A woman approached Rex with a friendly smile. She appeared to be the sales promotion girl in this jewelry store. “Is there anything I can do for you, Sir?”Glory Jewelry Store was a well-known jewelry store in the county of Histrio. Accordingly, it was not surprising that all the employees in the store were quite professional. Even though Rex’s look appeared odd, they sent someone to serve him.However, Rex noticed that the sales promotion girl who greeted him was a new employee. Senior employees preferred to serve other customers rather than him. It was only natural because they believed they would not receive any commission if they served Rex.“I’d li
“W-why did you push me?”Bobby had come to his senses and was intrigued as to why Julio was being so rude to him. His friend had been rude at times, but Julio had no reason to push him to the floor today.Also, he remembered Julio agreeing to humiliate Rex, the waiter. It was very strange because Julio suddenly introduced Rex as his close friend. Bobby knew Julio would not make a friendship with a waiter.“Did you not hear what I was saying earlier?” Julio walked over to Bobby and stomped on his stomach. “I pushed you because you were touching my friend.”Bobby could not respond because his attention was drawn to the pain in his stomach. If Julio had stomped on him harder, he would be vomiting blood by now. He should be grateful, because Julio did not do that.Meanwhile, Sarah had lost something she was proud of. Bobby would not protect her anymore, because her lover was more worried about his friendship with Julio.When Julio recognized someone as a friend, Bobby considered that pers
Julio was determined to carry out his plan today because he had met Rex. He purposely spent his money on the necklace, hoping that Rex would pay back him by not destroying his family business.“I feel bad that you paid for this necklace,” Rex said as he walked out of the jewelry store.He did not refuse when Julio offered to pay for the expensive necklace. He wanted to see Julio act like a dog. Julio showed up to be a loyal dog, but when no one was around, he was ready to bite his master.Rex could read Julio’s mind. They had ‘known’ each other in high school for several years. He learned about Julio’s behavior during that time. Julio always planned devious attacks on people who had more power than him. “You don’t deserve to say that, Rex. The money I spent is nothing compared to what I did to you in the past. I wish I could go back in time and fix my mistakes,” Julio explained in a sad tone.Unfortunately, it would not work for Rex, who was already aware of Julio’s tricks. He was ce
The X Secret Club had existed since before Rex was born. He first heard about the club when he was young. His family founded the secret club so the rich could spend their day in private.However, no one realized that the secret club was owned by the Quillon family. Nothing happened while they gossiped about Carlton, the head of the Quillon family. That was why people at the club were always gossiping about other rich families.They felt safe because no one was allowed to bring cell phones or other electronic devices. Also, the club room lacked even a CCTV system. They dared to gossip because there was no evidence that they offended anyone.That was the magnet of the X Secret Club. Because they were satisfied, the rich were willing to pay high membership fees. They had opulent surroundings and were free to gossip about anyone without fear of being discovered. They did not know that the staff members were watching their every move.The staffers had no proof that Julio was looking for in