“Am I the one you're talking to in such a manner?” The Chancellor asked in an angry tone and Smith got annoyed. “Who are you?” He asked in a cold and firm tone. The man was threatened and shaken by Smith's tone. Somehow, he had a feeling that Smith wasn't an ordinary person. He seemed to be an experienced person. The man cleared his throat and adjusted the glass on his face then slammed his hand on the table. “I didn't call you here to question me. I just want you to know that fighting or bullying isn't allowed in this institution,” the man said. “Okay but you should have…” the man interrupted Smith before he could complete his statement. “And as for the girl you got into a fight with, I have warned her and I'm sure such a thing won't happen again,” the Chancellor said and he nodded his head in response. With a single glance, he could tell that the Chancellor was lying to him about scolding the girl he bumped into but he didn't say anything about it. “Okay, sir. I'll take my lea
“You're not from the Edward family?” The man asked with a cold look on his face and he smirked inwardly. “I'm from the Edwards family but not the legendary family that you're thinking about. They aren't the only family alive, right?” Smith asked and crossed his arms beneath his chest. “But how could you lie that you're from the Edward family? How dare you play pranks on me?” The chancellor asked with an angry look on his face. “I wonder why you're so pissed because of what just happened. You can't really blame me, can you? You wouldn't have called me if you didn't have a feeling that I was from that feeling and what you did was wrong.”“You called me to apologize, didn't you?” Smith asked in a cold tone and the man kept quiet. Smith chuckled softly and rubbed his hand on his tightened knuckles. “I'm sorry for making you have a split heartache. I believe you'll be fine after drinking some water.”“Good luck with your work. I hope you'll be transparent next time,” Smith said in a ca
“Huh?” Smith stared at her with a surprised look on her face. She stopped chuckling and turned to him with a serious gaze on her face. “Are you serious about not participating in the contest?” She asked in a cold tone and he nodded his head affirmatively. “Yes, I'm serious about it. So what's the problem?” He asked and she shrugged. “The problem is how could you have such a rare opportunity to participate in a competition that could get you millions of dollars worth of goods and you refused to participate despite your intelligence,” she said and he nodded his head gently. “Thank you ma'am. But that's not the reason why I'm here. I came for a purpose. Everything else doesn't matter to me,” he responded and turned to leave. “So even when you'll be given access to a secret room with different old artifacts, you won't still participate?” She asked and he stopped on his track. “Old artifacts?” He asked and she nodded her head in response. “Okay ma'am. I have heard you. I'll think abo
“Are you sure that he's a newbie?” Linda said with a surprised look on her face. She turned to Ava with a confused look on my face. Smith kept a straight face without saying anything. “Yes. He's a newbie. He just enrolled into this institution. And he was late,” she replied. “Are you sure of what you're saying? He answered all the questions correctly,” Linda said with a surprised look on her face. She stared at Smith from time to time without taking her gaze away from her. She kept staring at him in such a way that Ava became jealous for whatever reason known to her. “I don't know either,” Ava said and moved closer to him then grabbed his arms. Ava thought the course advisor was having a crush on Smith. Meanwhile Linda, on the other hand, was thinking about something else. She was confident that she was going to win the contest because she was the top 1 student in the institution but Smith came and won her with so much ease. Who is he? Hope he won't be participating in the con
“Okay, that's a good thing to know but I'd like to ask you a question too,” Smith said in a calm yet dangerous tone. “What is that?” She asked and looked up instantly. “Do you think staying close to me or considering me as your friend will make up for everything you and your family did to me?” He asked and she kept quiet. She stared at him for a while, speechless. She didn't know what to say or do at that moment because he was wrong. If she was in his shoes, she would do worse. She couldn't forget how she and her family mistreated him and looked down upon him because he was a slave. He tried all he could do to satisfy all the family members but neither of them appreciated him. Instead they took advantage of him. Everyone avoided him as though he was a plague. No one wanted to have any relationship with him. Only his wife was there for him during those times. She stood by his side which was the reason why he intended on revealing the wealth he possessed to her until she decided t
“What are you talking about, young Master?” Micheal asked and Smith shrugged. “Continue with your work and send my regards to your colleague,” Smith said and hung up on the call before Micheal could say anything. He took a deep breath and flagged for a cab. He sat down inside the passenger seat and rubbed his hands under his chin. “Here we are,” the driver said and parked in front of his apartment. He came down from the cab and stretched some bundle of cash to the driver, who was happy. “Thank you, Sir,” he said and drove off. He walked into his apartment and locked the door. He slumped hard on the couch and breathed out heavily. He pulled off his clothes and dropped them on the floor after relaxing for a while. He entered the bathroom and turned on the shower. He took a deep breath and shoved himself inside the bathtub which was filled with cold water.He stood up from the bathtub and walked out of the bathroom with water dripping from his body. He entered his bedroom and pulle
“Who's the one calling me again?” Madam Kate asked with a frustrated look on her face as she received a message from her. She was resting on the bed until a message beeped into her phone. “It has better be good news,” she muttered and stood up from the bed instead of calling for the maids to reach out for the phone on her behalf. She walked toward the table where she kept her phone and picked it up from the table. She swiped it open and her eyes widened in shock upon reading the content of the letter. She couldn't believe her eyes. What! I can't believe this is happening. “Hello,” she dialed her favorite grandson's number, Micheal. “Hello, Micheal,” she called and he groaned softly. “What is it, Granny?” He asked in a low tone. It seems he was taking a nap as well. It was late over there. “You'd better keep shut and listen to me. The Newcastle Corporation has replied concerning the project,” she said and he gasped out in shock. “What! Are you sure about what you're talking abo
Smith picked up his phone and called Micheal as a thought crossed his mind. “Good day, Young Master,” he greeted. “How may I help you?” Micheal asked. “It's simple. Do you have any spies in the Rodriguez's family?” Smith asked and Micheal shook his head negatively. “Yes, I do. Is there any problem?” Micheal asked in a concerned tone and he shrugged. “Of course, there's no problem but I'd like to know whether you have any information on my ex-wife,” Smith said and Micheal arched his eyebrows. “I don't really have much information concerning her because it had been long since she stepped her feet into the greenhouse that belonged to her Grandma,” Michael said and he arched his eyebrows. “Does that mean she has not been attending any of the meetings that her grandma hosted?” He asked and Micheal nodded his head. “That's right, young Master. It seems she's no longer with them. It seems after the little encounter you'd with her, she no longer interacts with them,” he said.“Oh. That
The old ancestor stopped attending to his wound and turned to Micheal with a shocked expression on his face. “Huh?” He muttered with a confused look on his face and Micheal nodded his head in response. “Are you sure about what you're talking about? You want to follow the cultivation path?” The old ancestor asked. “Yes, old ancestor. I have made up my mind. I want to follow the path you followed to become strong and powerful,” Micheal said affirmatively with his eyes burning with coldness and fury. The old ancestor smiled and nodded his head in satisfaction when he saw how determined Micheal was. Micheal had to made up his mind because of everything that happened. Not only was he hated by the members of the Rodriguez family because of Smith but he was also bullied. None of them wanted to be a friend with a betrayer. He made such decisions because he also wanted to make Smith suffer for what he had done to his family in such a way that he wouldn't be able to recover from it. “But
“Who are you, Micheal?” Micheal asked in a cold tone while his body trembled slightly in fear as he glanced at the man who was staring at him with a cold and piercing gaze. It seemed as though the man was prying inside his son and he couldn't do anything about it. Something about that man was strange and mysterious. Not only did his voice travel across every corner of the building without any modern equipment but it also made them tremble in fear. How could a member of the Rodriguez family be so strong and mysterious? This was the question that was on the mind of the members of the Rodriguez family who were present in the estate. They stared at the man in fear. “You don't have to be scared of me. I'm one of you.”“Your family is only a branch of the Rodriguez family and I can be considered as one of your ancestors. I'm called Elder Lin.” The man said in a calm tone as he walked toward them. Gasp! Gasp! Gasp!Everyone gasped out in shock when they heard his statement. Who didn't
Georgia was rushed to the hospital by her family members. Although they were facing different challenges because of her, they were there to support her because her unborn child was the only person that could change their fate. They didn't take Smith's words seriously. Even if he doesn't believe that he was the father of the child, they could convince him to do a DNA test to prove who the father of the child was. “We have to make sure she doesn't die.”“Yes. We can't allow anything to happen to the child inside of her.”“We have to protect her. That's the only way we can reclaim our position in Phoenix City again.”The members of the Rodriguez family were desperate and willing to make sure that the unborn child inside of Georgia survive. If only they knew that fate had something else in store for them. “Where's the doctor?” Micheal asked angrily with a cold look on his face when he realized that his family members weren't willing to listen to him like they do in the past. At that m
As soon as Smith returned home, he met someone he wasn't expecting to see. At least so soon. He saw his father, Mr. Anderson, smiling at him warmly as he stared at him. “Welcome back, son,” his dad said and hugged him warmly.He hugged his father back without any sign of hesitation even though he wondered what was wrong. “You did a great job sir. I wouldn't have believed that you're so decisive if I didn't see it myself,” his father said and he arched his eyebrows. He looked up with a surprised look on his face when he realized what his father was trying to talk about. He shook his head with a sigh. He couldn't help but wonder how his father managed to find out about what happened in the Rodriguez's estate so soon. He was unaware that his father had sent someone there secretly to broadcast everything that happened there to him privately. He was amazed and satisfied with his son's judgment. He didn't expect Smith to be so decisive and ruthless to those who dare to go against him.
Georgia sighed and shuddered inexplicably when she heard his statement. She felt warmth in her heart when she saw how considerate he was about her. A thought crossed her mind as she stared at the young man she used to look down upon until he revealed his identity as the Young Master of the Edward family.“Did he let her go because he knows the identity of the unborn child inside of me? Does he know that he's the father of my unborn child?” She shook her head as the thought crossed her mind. She felt it was almost impossible for him to find out that he was the father of the unborn child inside of her. She didn't bother to tell him now because she felt it was absurd and shameful. Apart from that, there's a chance that he wouldn't believe her. How could he believe her when he couldn't remember having sex with her? That was right. The only thing he had sex with her was when he was drunk so it was normal that he couldn't remember it because she was discreet about everything that happene
Smith smiled coldly as he watched the family members of the Rodriguez family cry sorrowfully after the demise of Madam Kate, who was a mother and grandmother to all of them. He felt half of the burden he had been crying in his heart and mind decreased the moment she fell on the floor lifeless. He has been carrying the hatred and pain for more than five years. His life felt like hell during the five years that he spent in the Rodriguez family. They treated him as trash and relegated him to a post even insignificant before the house maids in the Rodriguez family. No one regarded him despite being the husband of Georgia, who was a good member of the Rodriguez family. He had always hated himself for being weak and helpless before them. He had promised to make them regret their actions in the past even though he didn't believe himself. Who could have believed that after five years his father would find him and bring him back home to enjoy unlimited wealth? Despite the atmosphere that w
Madam Kate gasped out in shock as soon as Smith finished his statement. His statement caused the expression of the members of the Rodriquez family to go grim. They were extremely shocked and shaken by Smith's statement. None of them expected him to be so ruthless and cold-hearted. Although it was within their speculation and expectation, they couldn't help but feel shocked and helpless. Madam Kate, on the other hand, looked at him with a hint of unwillingness and despair. She knew there was nothing she could do. Resisting or fighting back was futile because Smith was determined to make sure that she kills herself. At that moment, she regretted going against him. It was too late to repair the damage that she had done to him in the past. She made him feel less of a human because he was not worthy or up to their standard. Smith remained cold and expressionless faced with the pleas of the members of the Rodriguez family. It was natural for him to be ruthless to the family that dared
Micheal looked up at him hesitantly for a while, unable to find an answer to Smith's question. He was also not expecting Smith's question. He knew it was not necessary for Smith to ask him such a question because he was among those who went against him and looked down upon the Rodriguez family the most in the past. Could Smith not know that he was trying to save himself from the crisis?Madam Kate felt slightly embarrassed that her supposed favorite son-in-law didn't hesitate to leave when the family was faced with such a threat. She didn't blame him either because she knew that their chance of survival was low considering what they've done against him in the past and even recently before his identity as the Young Master of the Edward family was revealed. “Why aren't you saying anything? Don't tell me that you are shocked by my question,” Smith demanded in a cold tone as he stared at him with a piercing gaze. Micheal swallowed the lump in his throat when he saw the menacing look th
Huh? Smith was quite taken aback by her question. He arched his eyebrows and stared at her with a confused look on his face. He couldn't help but chuckled inwardly when he heard her question. Instead of asking her questions, he redirected the question to her. “Don’t you think that's a ridiculous question, Kate? If you were in my shoes and you were trampled upon in the past, what are you going to do to such people?” He asked in a calm tone. He had a cold smile on his face that made him look sinister and unapproachable. Madam Kate shuddered in fear and swallowed the lump of saliva in her throat when she heard his question. She couldn't dare to refute him. She knew he was saying the truth anyways. If someone has offended her the same way she has offended him, she would make sure that person doesn't go scot-free. But how could she tell him such a thing? It would make no difference than shooting herself in the legs. She kept quiet while trembling in fear as she stared at Smith, who l