Smith smiled in satisfaction after staring at his poor appearance in the standing mirror before him in the dressing room. He adjusted his shirt properly before walking out of the. Although nothing was wrong with the shirt, he knew he was going to be mocked and ridiculed for wearing such a shirt because it wasn't made from a well-known brand like Louis Vuitton and the likes. He reached out to the golden Rolex that was lying on the table beside him. He was about to wear it when he realized what he intended to do in his father's company. He shook his head with a sigh and dropped on the shelf. “Let's see if they're still people that have respect for the poor,” he muttered and smiled at himself. He walked out of his room and breathed out in relief as he stepped out of the huge mansion. “Where are you heading to, Young Master?” The chauffeur asked and stared at him with a confused look on his face. With a single glance, Smith could tell what he was thinking. It was unusual for him to
“Olivia Rodriquez?” Smith asked himself with a surprised look on his face. He chuckled to himself after realizing that he had a business meeting with his ex-wife's mother. He couldn't wait to see the woman who derived pleasure in mocking her. He wondered why his father was interested in making a deal with the Rodriquez family despite almost making them go bankrupt. Why did he want to help them after he almost made their company go bankrupt? He picked up his phone and called his father. “Hello, Dad,” he said into the phone after the call connected at the third ring. “What do you need, my son?” His father asked in a calm tone. “Are you sure of the details you sent to me about the business proposal?” He asked and Edward nodded his head. “Yes,” his father responded. “Yes. I want you to make sure you examine the business proposal very well before giving out the deal,” his father said and he nodded his head. “Okay thanks,” he responded. He didn't bother to ask his father why he cho
“Father?” Olivia asked and stared at him in disbelief, and he nodded his head affirmatively. “Yes. What do you think?” He asked in a cold tone as he stroked his chin. “Can't you do it?” He asked again as he noticed her moodiness. She didn't want to talk to him but he was unfazed by it. “Yes, I can't,” she responded and glared at him viciously as though she wanted to devour him. “Do you think you don't want to?” He asked and chuckled while stroking his chin calmly. He didn't pay attention to her glare. He was only concerned about crushing her ego and making her pay for belittling him in the past. He was no longer the underdog of her family so there was nothing to be scared of. And besides, her family is nothing compared to his family. He could crush them all with just a snap of a finger but he wanted to take down on them one after the other. Maybe that was the reason why his father paired him with Mrs. Olivia. “Is that what you've resorted to, huh? I know you won't change from
Mrs. Olivia, who was as confused as Smith, stared at the rich man with a furrowed eyebrow.“What's happening here?” The man demanded in a hoarse and cold tone that could make the heart of the weak tremble. If it was before, Smith would have trembled and shivered in fear but he has changed into a stronger man with a great mentality. Smith stared at the man before him with a confused look. After scrutinizing the situation for a while, Smith knew what the situation was. “But how come?” He asked himself but he couldn't get an answer to it. “You're yet to answer my question, Mr. Man. What are you doing here with my supposed soon-to-be business partner?” The man asked in a cold tone and Mrs. Olivia looked up instantly after hearing the man's last statement. “Soon-to-be business partner?” She asked and the man nodded his head. “Aren't you Mrs Olivia?” He asked and she nodded her head in response. “Yes, I am,” she responded quickly, not without glancing at Smith, who was watching the
“Don't give her the contract,” he frowned after reading the message from the anonymous number. Could it be his boss? That was the first question that crossed his mind. No, that's a lie. His boss hasn't messaged him with an anonymous number and even if I want to pass a message across to him, he could just call him. So who is this person? He asked himself but he couldn't get an answer to it. He clenched his fist with anger after concluding that it wasn't his boss who sent the message. It was someone else who must be aware of his meeting with Mrs. Olivia. Who else could be aware of the meeting and still dare to be playing around with him?Could it be that man? He snapped out of his trance as he remembered the man who caused a nuisance in the conference hall. It was Smith. Although the man seemed to be the only one aware of the gathering apart from his boss, Smith didn't have his number so there was no way he could reach out to him so quickly. “Who are you? And why did you ask me no
“Smith? Mr. Smith,” Stephen mumbled and roamed around in the hall with a worried look on his face. Mrs. Olivia, who didn't understand his change of countenance and attitude, decided to question him. “What's wrong with you, Mr. Stephen? You can talk to me,” she said and he glared at her. “What's there to talk about? Will you solve my problem?” He snapped at her and she stared at him with a confused look. How dare he speak to her in such a deteriorating manner! Although she was angry at him for disrespecting her, she decided to let it go because she knew that something could be wrong with him. But could it be? What could make his mood change instantly? It was after a phone call that he started to behave in such a way. “What do you want?” He asked in a cold tone. “I hope he isn't the one,” he prayed silently with his hand trembling as he picked up his phone to call Smith, who had called him earlier. Smith picked up after the third ring and he spoke up. “Is it true that you're the
“The new owner said that?” She asked with a surprised look and he nodded his head. She hissed and threw her head backward with a cold look on her face. “What's his name? How can you know the new boss asked me to do such a despicable thing, huh?”“I can't stoop so low to kneel before anyone because of a stupid deal,” she hissed and looked away with a cold demeanor. “Are you sure of what you're saying?” The lady asked in a cold tone and he nodded his head in response. “You can find out yourself if you have doubts,” he said and showed the proof that she needed to know that Mr. Joshson no longer had authority over the company. It belonged to someone else. “So you're going to send me out because of that, huh? Isn't my proposal good enough?” She asked and he ruffled his hair with a frustrated look on his face. “Haven't I told you that before you can get a contract you have to do what he needs?”“I hope you know this is no longer about the business proposal because it's up to the standa
“The slap?” She asked with a confused look after he made such a deteriorating statement. She didn't understand what he meant by that statement. Smith, who noticed she was confused, decided to play a tough mind game with her. “Why do you look confused? Am I wrong that you were slapped by Mr. Stephen, your supposed manager?” He asked and glanced at her. What! Her eyes widened in shock and her mouth opened agape as she began to understand what he meant by that statement. “The slap? How do you know about it?” She asked in a cold tone. “You're an adult, right? I bet you're smart enough to unravel the mystery by yourself,” he said and turned in the direction of his car. “What mystery? Come back and tell me how you managed to know that Stephen slapped me,” she demanded and he smirked. “I'm no longer your daughter's husband so you should know how to address me. And besides, you can't force an answer out of me if I want to remain silent,” he said in a cold tone. “Whatever,” she said an
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