Eventually, Stephen and the others managed to escape the chatty Kyle Choi with Andrwe Wong and Michael Ho frowning at the guy.
“Why didn’t you tell him that you’re our new boss?” Andrew Wong asked Stephen when they finally made it to the elevator with Natalia Wu, Carissa Tan, and Amanda.
“Tell who? What did we miss?” Carissa Tan asked as she looked at the three men.
“Kyle Choi came up to us with rumors about our new boss.” Michael Ho said, laughing at the situation. It seemed he had managed to recover from the initial embarrassment.
“Oh, what did he say when you told him Stephen was our new boss?” Carissa asked, giggling and eager to find out what had happe
“Natalia?” Mr. Ong asked in shock as he watched the person he expected to side with him, get up and walk towards Stephen Sy.“Mr. Sy, why don’t we head down together. We’re all done for the day anyway.” Natalia Wu said as she smiled at Stephen.“Right, yes, we’re done!” Carissa kicked Michael Ho’s chair making him jump and quickly sweep all of his things into his bag.Stephen resisted the urge to laugh as Andrew Wong shook his head, stood up and followed Natalia to stand next to Stephen.“What are you doing here, Liam?” Andrew asked in a cold tone.From what Stephen could tell, the two
Stephen calmly made his way to the Chairman's office as everyone whispered about the scene Liam Te had made at the elevator.From what Stephen could gather from the whispers around him, Liam was a constant fixture at the CEO’s floor, and his outbursts were not rare.What was odd to them was the fact Liam’s outburst often happened after he was leaving his father’s office.Liam never dared approach the Chairman’s office, which was why the people in this are were so confident that Liam Te wouldn’t hear them.“Sorry, but are you lost?” A woman asked as she noticed Stephen walking through the hall headed to the Chairman’s office.
“You will learn a lot from Mr. Ong and his department, the man just hates people that use their connections to get into companies.” Eldrich Cho explained to his grandson as he offered Stephen a cup of coffee. “Then why does it seem like he and Liam Ye are actually friends?” Stephen asked as he crossed his arms on his chest. “Mr. Ong believes that that stupid boy refused the role your father gave him. So he sees him differently.” Eldrich Cho said as he shook his head in disapproval. “He will see your abilities and your worth in time.” Stephen nodded. He knew that his grandfather was right. “Does anyone else know that you survived?” Eldrich Cho asked his grandson. “Aside from you and Uncle William? Robert Ke figured it out and sent someone to talk to me.” Stephen decided to tell his grandfather everything. “That Ke boy will tell Edward Hao for sure, those two have been searching for you even if everyone told them you died in the car crash.” Eldrich Cho was smiling as he spoke. H
The next day, when Stephen returned to the office, he was still worried about his grandfather’s plans. He needed to tell Vanessa the truth before he brought her to have dinner with his grandfather. It didn’t have to be this weekend, but it had to be soon. Then he had the matter of the party, according to the invitation it was for this friday.He had to take Vanessa out to buy a dress for the event, one that suited her place as his fiance, not one of those tacky dresses socialites liked to buy. How he wished he could talk to his sister Amalia about the matter, but he didn’t even know on whose side she stood.Would she even believe him if they met?He was pulled from his thoughts when someone called his name.“Mr. Sy, boss.” It was Andrew Wong, waving his hands, trying to catch his attention.“Andrew.” Stephen greeted as he straightened himself. “Is something wrong?”He and his team were busy with a new project and Stephen was trying to figure out a solution when he got distracted.“
“They are targeting you and you know it.” Natalia hissed as soon as they returned to their area. “I know, how could I not know?” Stephen asked as he laughed at how crazy Mr. Ong and the department head were thinking this would take him down. “Are you going to the Chairman? Surely this qualifies as a reason to go to the Chairman.” Michael Ho asked in a low voice. They all knew that Stephen didn’t want his connection to the Chairman to be exposed, so they all did their best to keep it a secret. “If I ran to the Chairman for every little matter, that would make me no better than them. Besides, the task they have given us is not impossible. We have a month.” Stephen declared, much to his team members’ shock. “They gave us a month.” Natalia reminded him. “Enough time. Get me all the information on our costs and a flow chart on how our products get from the factory to the customer. Also I want to see a chart on their customer experience when ordering from us.” Stephen told them.
“Stephen!” Vanessa excitedly greeted as Stephen picked her up for lunch. Both of them had asked for a three hour lunch break, which Vanessa’s boss happily agreed to. While Stephen on the other hand was subjected to multiple insults by Mr. Ong, but he didn’t care. Mr. Ong was going to make things difficult for him no matter what. “Hey love.” Stephen greeted back as he kissed her on the lips before driving them to a high end mall nearby. He knew that he would have to butter Vaness up before breaking the news about the party to her. So, he took Vanessa to her favorite restaurant, where Vanessa started to get suspicious. “Stephen?” Vanessa asked as she looked at her fiance. “Did you do something wrong?” “No.” Stephen quickly answered, a little too quick, making Vanessa suspicious. “You made breakfast for me this morning, gave me a gift before we left the house, took me to have lunch in my favorite restaurant, clearly you did something wrong.” Vanessa said as she glared at Steph
All the dresses that Vanessa came out in looked like they were made for her.Ms. Carmen wanted to ask her to model for her store, but she knew that it was inappropriate since she was the future Madam Cho.Such a woman of high status was not suited to be a model, she was meant for greater things in life.“Miss Vanessa, I actually have some outfits that I think would look good on you. They are office wear and everyday wear, I would like to invite you to try them on.” Ms. Carmen said as she circled Vanessa.She was right about Vanessa’s measurements at first sight, everything fit her like a glove.“I coul
“Amalia, I think I left my coat inside the dressing room, would you accompany me inside to get it?” Robert Ke asked the young woman with dazzling hazel eyes as he began to panic. The moment the words left his lips, Robert Ke knew he had said the wrong thing. “Robert, you’re wearing your coat.” Amalia Cho pointed out looking at him as if he were crazy. In front of them, Stephen gave Robert a thankful smile as he left the boutique with Vanessa. He quickly drove her back to work before finally returning to Cho Industries. It was only when he arrived back in his office that he was able to fully process what had happened. He had seen his younger sister. He wanted more than anything to turn around and hug her, to tell her that he wasn’t dead. Stephen wanted to introduce Vanessa to her, he wanted to tell Amalia that she was going to have a sister-in-law that could help her bully her brother. He wanted so many things and yet he couldn’t speak to her. When Stephen returned to the off
“The Lu family is working with the underworld?” Hans asked as he glanced at his cousin in disbelief. Over the years the Underworld was one part of Marina City that both families had failed to control. If the Lu family managed to pull into their fold the leaders of the Underworld and Stephen was not the head of the Essen Mafia, they would have easily crushed the Cho family.“They don’t, sir. At least not yet.” John clarified as he spoke to the cousins over the phone.“What do you mean?” Hans asked.“No one person can rule over the underworld of Marina City, let alone this country.” John told Hans. “The city and this country is too diverse for any one person to take control. There is also the matter of people like the Lu and Cho families that make taking control even more difficult.”“Isn’t the Essen Mafia powerful enough to get them to follow?” Hans asked as he looked at his cousin.“Not as just the Essen Mafia.” Stephen said with a smile on his lips. “Huh?” Hans was now even more
When Stephen declared the changes when it came to who would inherit the Cho family fortune in the future, Ina was no longer able to keep the reporters in line.Stephen decided to end the press conference there and move on.He, Vanessa, and Hans all left the stage and returned to Stephen’s office at the top floor. They were greeted by Paolo’s laughter as they entered the room, he was playing with Amalia and Robert. “Shouldn’t you be putting out the fire I just started downstairs?” Stephen asked as he gave Robert an amused look.His friend was never big on children.As a matter of fact, Robert was probably the one that was most against having children in their friend group. So it was quite the surprise for Stephen to see Robert happily playing with a child.“They don’t need me to put out that fire.” Robert chuckled as his phone began to ring next to him.“Shi-” Robert began to curse.“Language!” Both Hans and Stephen shouted, making Robert jump in surprise. “You two are going to scar
Paolo Cho was a handsome child, it was something that the reporters couldn’t deny. He had received amazing genes from the Fredrikson, Ong, and Cho families, making him probably one of the best looking children around.But when Paolo Cho smiled he won the hearts of everyone in the crowd, even those that wanted to speak badly of the Cho and Fredrikson families.They might have been bribed by the Ong families and their allies, but there was no denying that Pablo Cho was happy.Pablo waved at the crowd and smiled. He then hugged his father as he shied away from the crowd again.People couldn’t blame the little boy, he had lived his entire life in hiding and now, all of a sudden he was in front of hundreds of people. Every single one of the reporters wanted to snap a photo of him or his father. It was obvious that Paolo was already getting uncomfortable with the situation.“I’ll bring him in.” Amalia volunteered as she took Paolo from Hans, allowing him to stand straight and glare at the
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“Ah, I see you’ve noticed it.” Stephen said as he saw the confused expression on some of the reporters' faces.Not everyone had seen a DNA test in the past. Normally when businessmen and actors were trying to prove they were not the father of a child, the match would be much lower compared to what was flashed on the screen.“Allow me to explain for those who are seeing a DNA test for the first time.” Stephen said with a smile. “The report you are seeing behind me says that I am somehow related to Gabrielle Ong’s child. Now for those that are familiar with the genealogy of the Ong and Cho families, we are not in any way related.”The members of the media nodded as they slowly absorbed the information that Stpehen was telling them.Most were genuinely surprised at how kind Stephen sounded and at how willing he was to explain the situation to them.Normally, leaders in the same position as Stephen had little to no patience to explain trivial thing such as these, but Stephen took his tim
The parking lot of Philip Tower was filled with people chatting among themselves.It was no mystery what the Cho family was about to announce, they all knew that the biggest issue of that time was if Stephen Cho did or didn’t have an illegitimate child.Many people claimed that it was just a ploy of the Ong family to get their members out of jail.Others said that there was truth to it, especially since Gabrielle Ong was Stephen’s ex girlfriend.No matter what rumor people believed they all still wanted to be there. They all wanted to hear the truth and they all wanted to report it first. Inside the lobby of Philip Tower, Stephen looked out at the crowd that had formed.He had never expected that these many people would be interested in their personal lives. He thought that mostly gossip columnists would appear, but it seemed that every kind of reporter stood in their office’s parking lot.“You can’t seriously be surprised.” Hans said as he stood next to his cousin.“I just didn’t th
“We need to make a press release, the media will not leave us alone if we don’t.” Amalia told her brother as they sat around the meeting table in his office.Among those Stephen had invited were people he believed were crucial when it came to the matter of Paolo Cho’s identity.“Have you gotten the Ong family under control?” Stephen asked as he looked to his cousin.He knew that only a few days had passed and that Hans had his hands full watching over Paolo, but they needed to make sure that the Ong family wouldn’t cause them problems.“Almost, there are still some who are trying to question my ability.” Hans said with a malicious grin. “My people are making sure they understand who I am today.”Stephen nodded, impressed by Hans’ efficiency with dealing with the matter of the Ong family.“So we can schedule a press release today, the news agencies will publish it tomorrow and everything will be settled.” Amalia said as she thought of the timeline in her head.“No, we won’t just releas
Miguel and Manuel might come from a weaker family than the Cho’s but they had begun as Stephen’s friends, so Stephen decided to accompany Miguel to the airport the next day.He had offered for Miguel to use his private jet and the younger Villanueva brother happily accepted the offer.Stephen and Manuel stood on the tarmac with Miguel as they said their final goodbyes.“I’m guessing I won’t see you for a while, boss.” Miguel teased him.Technically now it was true that Stephen was their boss. With the trade to protect their family name, they were more like his henchmen doing his bidding rather than his partners through a treaty.“Most likely.” Stephen said with a nod.His wife was pregnant and he had no intentions of leaving her alone for too long. “I just wanted to say, thank you.” Miguel told Stephen. “You helped us back then and you helped us again now. Jacob would have ruined our family if news got out about his cases.”Stephen nodded, then he realized something, he forgot to as
Stephen had been exhausted by the night before.Paolo had woken up in the middle of the night and cried out for both Hans and Stephen. Stephen had been sleeping with the little boy at the time, but he refused to calm down unless his Daddy Hans was there.It seemed Paolo had settled on what to call them.Hans was Daddy, and Stephen was Papa. In the same way, he called Vanessa his Mama. When Stephen had asked a maid to call for Hans, his cousin seemed like he was about to burst into tears because his son had called for him.“Boss?” Andrew called, waving his hand in front of Stephen. “Sorry, Paolo had a hard time sleeping after yesterday’s incident. What were you saying Andrew?”Stephen asked as he tried to focus on the discussion at hand.“The bidding for the latest piece of land that that government has put up for sale starts in a week. The procurement director wanted to ask if you wished to purchase it.” Andrew informed Stpehen as he handed him the details of the piece of property.