“Brother, you called me over?” Amalia asked as she entered Stephen’s study. She was quite surprised when Vanessa welcomed her with a smile, but Amalia could see a hint of sadness in her eyes.Amalia couldn’t help but wonder if the couple had fought.“Your wife said I could find you here and she told me to just come in.” Amalia told her brother as she walked over to Stephen.She could see that he was buried in work. His desk was full of various documents and his laptop was opened to the side.“Yeah, sit.” Stephen told her as he kept his eyes on the documents before him. Amalia frowned at her brother’s behavior, she didn’t expect him to be like this today.“Are you and Vanessa fighting?”Stephen looked up at Amalia in shock. He didn’t think that his sister would be quick to jump to the conclusion that what was bothering him was a relationship problem. “What? Vanessa was clearly trying to hide that something was bothering her and here you are locked up in your home office.” Amalia poi
“Vice President Cho?” The head of the marketing department asked when he didn’t get a response from Stephen after they completed their presentation.Andrew looked at his boss and confirmed that Stephen’s mind was elsewhere.“Stephen, they just finished their presentation.” Andrew whispered as not to embarrass his boss.Stephen looked up and nodded.“Slide 10, where you presented all the information about the company, I see some questionable data. I want you to go over it again, it will affect the overall plan. I suspect that it’s understated.” Stephen pointed out flawlessly as if he wasn’t distracted. Stephen rushed after his grandfather, but the chairman continued to ignore him.Not wanting to make a scene, Stephen walked back to his office and packed his things.“Have the driver take you to the Cho Family Mansion.” He told his wife as he made sure all his things were in his bag.“Your grandpa didn’t take it well, I assume?” Vanessa asked her husband.“No.” Stephen answered. “I’ll go ahead. I need to speak to Uncle Armand and Aunt Anastasia, if Andrew did as I asked they should be at the mansion by now.”“Good luck.” Vanessa told her husband as they ended the calRevenge of the Abandoned Heir A Family Discussion
“How did you get him to come here?” Stephen whispered to Vanessa as Eldrich Cho and Claudette Cho stared at the man in shock.They were the only two people in the room who didn’t know that Charlie was alive.“I just spoke to him.” Vanessa said with a cunning smile as they watched father and son reunite.“I’m sorry dad, I know you blame me for mom’s death, I’m sorry.” Charlie sobbed as he fell on his knees before Eldrich Cho.Stephen had never seen Charlie in this predicament before, he had always been the strong one. Even when he was in tears, it wasn’t like this.“Ch- Ch- Charlie
“The Lu and Yang families will be the biggest threat.” Eldrich Cho told his grandson as he passed several documents with everything he had on the Lu and Yang families.“Their sons are best friends, I’m sure they will work together to try and take us down.” Stephen theorized as he recalled what he knew about the two families.Eldrich Cho nodded, he was often surprised by how much his grandson knew about the political and business circles in Marina City.Stephen had been gone for so long that Eldrich didn’t expect him to know much about the city and its inner workings.“Try not to offend them and strengthen the bonds you already have.” Eldrich warned Stephen.
Stephen spoke with many businessmen as they tried to get into his good favor.They praised him and offered him gifts and benefits with their own companies. Some even suggested that they could send him a woman to warm his bed, but Stephen rejected every time.They didn’t take offense in his rejection, they knew that the heir of the Cho family would never want for anything.The Cho family was so rich that if Stephen wanted anything he could easily buy it or have someone acquire it for him.Their only goal for the night was to interact with him and provide a lasting impression so that when their companies approached Cho Industries, he would recall meeting them.
The hostess’ voice was so loud that those nearby turned as soon as she caught their attention.Stephen was quick to act, as soon as Gabrielle had pressed her lips on his, he pushed her away and to everyone’s surprise, he slapped her across the cheek.“What kind of a woman are you?” Stephen asked as he glared at Gabrielle, who was now sobbing on the ground. “Have you no shame?”“But Stephen, I love you. I’ve always loved you.” Gabrielle sobbed as she crawled towards Stephen’s feet. “I’ve remained single and chaste for you.”“Oh just shut up.” Vanessa suddenly said as she rolled her eyes at the ant
Stephen sat next to Vanessa in his car as the driver took them back to the Cho Family Mansion.“I really didn’t know that it was her cousin’s party.” Stephen was still quite defensive over what had happened. He didn’t want Vanessa to misunderstand.Vanessa sighed and shook her head. Stephen had been desperately trying to clear the issue since they left.“It’s fine. It’s part of being your wife, women will always go after you, whether or not they know you are married or single.” Vanessa told her husband as she leaned on him.“I only let her off lightly because grandpa said not to cause trouble while he is gone.” Stephen told his wife. “If i