William Cho was dragged away kicking and screaming as Stephen collapsed on his seat and sighed. He may have put up a strong front when William Cho was in the room, but inside he was breaking down.He was furious at his uncle for letting things get that far, he also blamed his grandfather for allowing his uncle’s jealousy to reach that point.“Are you okay?” Edward asked as he and Robert stood behind Stephen. Stephen remained silent as he nodded.“I just wasn’t expecting what he said.” Stephen sighed. “I didn’t think that his hate for me began the moment I was born.”Edward simply nodded as they left Stephen to his thoughts. After what felt like hours, Stephen lifted his head and looked to the guard at the door.“Bring my father in.” He ordered. The guard nodded and left Stephen and his friends alone. “Are you sure you’re ready?” Robert asked Stephen as he continued to stand behind his friend.Stephen nodded as he continued to look at the door. “He is my father, I need to know.”
“You disappoint me, dad.” Stephen stood in front of the older man. “I don’t know how a man such as you could father children like me and Amalia.”“Maybe intelligence skips a generation.” Robert teased as he joined in the conversation.Vincent Cho wanted to glare at the young man, but he couldn’t, he knew he wasn’t in that position anymore.“Could be.” Stephen hummed. “When you were younger I was so proud to have given the Cho family a son. It meant I had just secured my position as your grandfather’s heir despite my brother’s attempts to take the position from me.” Vincent Cho said as he recounted the past to his son.“But you still went around and had another one with Cookie Ye.” Stephen hissed, disappointed by his father’s choice to cheat on his mother.“I never wanted to marry Claudette Sy, she was too perfect. Her achievements outshined mine! What man wants a woman like that?!” It was as if a switch had been activated in Vincent Cho’s head and the truth began to pour out.“Only i
“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.