“Charlie, I need to ask you to go.” Stephen said as he tried to keep calm and not panic. If Robert’s suspicions were true and Vanessa was indeed pregnant, then the child would not just be the most precious thing to Stephen and Vanessa, but to the entire Cho clan. It was the guarantee of the future, that the Cho clan would have a future.If Vanessa was not pregnant, then it would also be fine. They weren’t in a rush and in all honesty, Stephen didn’t want a child just yet. “Stephen, is something wrong? Why are you asking Charlie to leave?” Vanessa asked, worried about Stephen.“Fine, stay, Vanessa, can I have a word with you?” Stephen asked as he gestured for his fiance to go upstairs with him. At least there they would have more privacy.“Sorry about this Charlie, but your adopted son is having issues.” Vanessa rolled her eyes as she marched up the stairs.“It’ll be quick.” Stephen grumbled as he chased after Vanessa. When they were finally alone, Stephen locked the door behind hi
When Stephen arrived at Philip Tower, he didn’t expect to bump into his grandfather the moment he parked his car.“Chairman Cho.” Stephen said with a bow. “I have something to report to you.”Stephen had to remain formal as you could never know if someone was listening or watching.It wasn’t time for the world to know that Stephen Cho had survived.“Very well, follow me to my office.” Eldrich Cho said in a cold tone, the same way he would address every other employee.Deep down, however, Eldrich Cho was pissed off with the fact that his favored grandchild had to pretend to be an ordinary employee.Sometimes, he couldn’t help but wonder where he had messed up with his first two sons. Eldrich Cho walked ahead of everyone and Stephen followed right behind Mr. Kai. Several employees were actually in the parking lot as this happened and they thought that Stephen had gotten into trouble.Just as with any company, rumors spread quickly. As Stephen sat down in front of his grandfather, some
“What made you-” As Stephen spoke, Mr. Ong suddenly arrived in their office area.“Stephen Sy!” Mr. Ong shouted, furious possibly about the rumors that Stephen had gotten into trouble with the Chairman.“Good morning, Mr. Ong.” Stephen calmly greeted, not wanting to make things worse for him.His team eyed Stephen cautiously. They didn’t understand why he was so calm, it was as if there was no way he could be in the wrong, and yet it seemed like he had messed up in the eyes of Mr. Ong.All the members of Stephen’s team were quite aware of how bad Mr. Ong’s anger could get. He, after all, expected only the best from his people. “I sent you to complete a task and you failed at it so miserably that the Chairman had to scold you personally?!” Mr. Ong questioned, he was turning red in anger as he glared at Stephen.“Mr. Ong, who told you I failed in the task you asked me to do?” Stephen questioned his boss as he walked over to prepare coffee for Mr. Ong.He was still a guest in their area
Mr. Ong left utterly confused, and it wasn’t just him, even Stephen’s team were shocked on how easily and quickly he had managed to settle the matter.“Lowe City has been a problem for months!” Natalia Wu exclaimed as soon as the door closed behind Mr. Ong and the team were allowed their privacy again. “You didn’t say that’s the issue he asked you to settle.” “It didn’t seem like a big deal when Mr. Ong brought it up.” Stephen shrugged. “He told me he was giving me the task because I lived in Lowe city for a bit. No one even told me how important the task was.”“Lowe City has been a pain in the operation and sales’ team’s asses for a really long time now.” Michael Ho explained. “Well, it’s solved now.” Stephen said, brushing off the matter. He didn’t want them asking too many questions since he had taken extraordinary measures to deal with the matter. “Let’s focus on the task we were left with, who has the report?”Carissa raised her hand and stood up. She handed Stephen a folder w
Vanessa Ty smiled as she sat across Jacob Ling. “So how long have you and your boyfriend been together? The one that escorted you to my sister’s birthday party?” Jacob Ling behaved as if the rest of Vanessa’s team were not around.“Fiance.” She corrected Jacob Ling. “Fiance.” He corrected himself with a smooth smile, not showing that he was bothered by the fact that he had met Vanessa Ty too late.“We’ve been together for two years, but I’ve loved him for almost six years.” Vanessa plainly answered as their food was served. “What kind of man makes a woman wait four years to love her back?” Jacob Ling scoffed looking down at Stephen Sy.“A man that has eyes set on much greater prize, Mr. Ling.” Vanessa answered, addressing him as formally as possible.“Well, I believe that if a man truly loves a woman, he should not wait. Who knows, another man might also want that woman?” Jacob Ling said as a flirtatious smile crossed his lips. “And what if the woman doesn’t want him?” A familiar
Stephen chose to arrive via taxi rather than to take his car. He didn’t want to go through the hassle of looking for a parking spot again. When he arrived at the restaurant, he couldn’t help but sigh and shake his head. He knew the place, it belonged to a classmate of Amalia’s, one she tolerated and could consider a friend. Unfortunately for Stephen, when he arrived, the first person he bumped into was Jacob Ling who had stepped out to take a call.When the other man saw him, he grinned and walked up to Stephen.“Mr. Sy.” Jacob Ling spoke his name as if it were quite disgusting.“Mr. Ling, what a surprise to see you here.” Stephen said, pretending that his fiance had not told him about lunch with the businessman, or that his sister had not called him to complain.“Well, I had meeting with your girlfriend.” Jacob Ling answered.“Fiance.” Stephen corrected him.“I’m sorry, what?” Jacob Ling gave him a confused look as they stood outside of the restaurant. “She’s my fiance, she’s not
“Why did you have to do that?” Stephen grumbled as he sat down across from his sister. He crossed his arms and glared at her, making Amalia frown.“You didn’t have to come.” Amalia grumbled as she waved a waiter to bring food and drinks to them.“If I didn’t show up, you and Robert would be all across the news. People will gossip that you are dating your dead brother’s best friend.” Stephen hissed as he scolded his sister. “I couldn’t let Jacob Ling getting his dirty hands all over my sister in law!” Amalia said a little bit too loudy, making Stephen throw her another glare. Amalia was quick to cover her mouth, realizing her mistake. Next to her Robert laughed and shook his head.“You know, she hasn’t been this way since before the incident.” Robert said with a sad smile.“The incident?” Stephen asked, confused by his friend’s words.“He meant since you died.” Amalia explained. Gone was her smile, she was now looking down in embarrassment.“I’m back now.” Stephen said as he tried
Vanessa drummed her fingers on the table, she knew that she shouldn’t rely on Stephen for things even if he was the young master of the Cho family. She also wanted to be more useful to him. Someday Stephen would be the richest and most powerful man in the country and she wanted to be someone worthy of standing next to him.Vanessa did fairly well at work, she had just started but she was already placed in charge of many big projects. But to stand next to Stephen she felt like she needed to do more, be more. “I’m no great beauty.” Vanessa said to herself as she thought of what she had to offer. “My connections are mediocre at best.”“You alright?” Ginny Yeoh asked as she passed by Vanessa’s desk. “Yeah, I just wish I could give my fiance more. Help him out with his work or the errrr. . . business he plans to start.” Vanessa confessed. She couldn’t tell her officemate that she wanted to help Stephen with his family business, that would raise too many questions.Despite their disagr