WHILE everyone was so immersed in watching the ceremony, and while Daphne was in the comfort room and contemplating her own life, there was a man who came out from his black limousine with around six bodyguards around him.
He had a clean cut, an expensive Rolex watch on his wrist, a 50k-carat gold necklace, and a perfect mysterious demeanor that made the three bodyguards on the gate gulp in unison.
August smirked, knowing how the sudden change in his appearance and movement intimidated those people. It also seemed like they didn't recognize him, too.
‘I can find it out later.’ He smirked before he went to the entrance.
The three bodyguards became attentive as they held onto their guns, but August's bodyguards were competitive, too.
EARLIER, the church was full of noise as the guests chit-chatted among themselves, creating a lively buzz. But as soon as August spoke, an eerie silence swept across the room. Tension crackled in the air, thick and oppressive.“Who is he?”“How can he ask someone’s fiance to marry him?”“Is he crazy?”The visitors' whispers and inquiries about August were like daggers, stabbing into him. However, August found it ridiculous that nobody had recognized him until now.Or maybe they had, but it was hard to believe that Augustus Fordman, the pathetic commoner they had known, could be wearing an expensive suit and looking rich as hell.Daph
SAMANTHA froze on her spot as she remembered the exact words she had said before at their engagement party, but she didn’t have any idea that August would be able to fulfill those declarations that she once found ridiculous because of his status.Now, she couldn’t even recognize him. August had been different the moment he worked at the Remington Corporation before, but now, he looked like he was on a different level—The highest one, specifically.“How did you become the heir?” Samantha blurted out. Still, her words were in disbelief. “And why didn’t you even inform me about it?”“Why do you think that I need to inform you?” August raised a brow. His words were thickened with anger that he had been containing inside his heart. “You’re a part of
"THIS is embarrassing!" Nicole couldn’t help but exclaim as she read the article.The article detailed how the wedding reception turned into a disaster, and how Daphne Sandoval left Francis Wellington in the most humiliating way to marry August.The news was giving Nicole a headache, and Jake wasn't happy about it either. He muttered a curse under his breath as he read the trending news on his phone.Nicole decided to use her connections in the media industry to take down the article. She quickly dialed one of her contacts at a news channel and explained the situation."I'm sorry, Ma'am," the person on the other end said. "I could ask my people to delete the articles, but it will take days. The news was heavily scattered everywhere." Meanwhile, August's coworkers, who had been invited to the party, watched in disbelief as he socialized with everyone except them. They had once treated him as an outcast, but now he seemed like a different person altogether."I must be dreaming," said Kaylee, taking a sip of her wine. "How did this happen?"Peter shrugged. "He's not the same August we knew."“Of course, he will not be the same.” Carla scoffed and crossed her arms, her gaze fixed on August and Daphne. "I bet Samantha regrets choosing Bruce over August."As if on cue, they looked at Samantha, who was slightly trembling as August gave her a cold, intense gaze after he answered the reporters about the press conference he was going to conduct.ARise of Power: Return of The Pathetic Commoner Chapter 159: Trial Marriage
DESPITE his attempts to brush it off, August felt a searing anger and hurt bubbling up inside him after his conversation with Henry. He forced a smile and mingled with the guests. However, he couldn't help but scoff at the realization that, despite Charles declaring him as the heir, people still think of him as a pathetic commoner.‘They can't fool me now,’ he thought bitterly to himself, his mind wandering as guests chatted away at him.He scanned the crowd, memories of the engagement party flooding back. The same guests who had insulted him without knowing the full story were here once again, and August couldn't help but feel a pang of resentment toward them.But despite it all, August held his head high, determined to prove them wrong. He knew he was more than what they saw him as. He was going to fight tooth and nail to keep it.Charles' unwavering trust in him, despite his numerous failures and lack of experience, touched something deep within August. He vowed to himself that he
AS August and Daphne went outside the Ace Hotel, a black limousine parked in front of them.“Let’s go,” said August as he glanced at Daphne.It was a signal for one of the bodyguards who were also scattered outside the place to open the door for the both of them. As the door to the middle was opened, August assisted Daphne to get in the car first, and he followed afterward.“To the Remington mansion,” August commanded Nicollo, the driver of the limousine for tonight.“Yes, young master,” Nicollo answered. He closed the mini-window that was separating the driver’s seat to the back, and he immediately obliged August.As August regained his reputation as an heir, the true heir this
FROM the day August lived in the Sandoval mansion, his life became difficult as the Sandoval family intended him to feel. They were treating him like trash, although they weren’t telling him insulting phrases right in front of their face.They couldn’t afford to do it, knowing how powerful August was right now.But they could do it in a different way—Using emotions to attack August’s weak side.“August, can you make me a green tea? I want the water to be warm,” commanded Jake while he was watching television in the living room. “Ask for Nica’s help if you’re not sure about the specifics. I am picky when it comes to my beverage.”"Alright, father," replied August, affectionately acknowledging Jake as if he were h
A FEW minutes passed, and the maids had set the dining table for Bruce, Samantha, Nicole, and Daphne. The maids were standing behind them just in case someone called them to command something.As they were about to start eating, Daphne realized that August was nowhere to be seen.“Wait, where’s August?” Daphne asked as she roamed around the area to check where her husband was.To her surprise, August was already there standing behind Jake, looking dashing in his expensive black polo shirt and white shorts. With that, they realized that August was still an heir no matter how badly they treated him.Nicole couldn’t resist making a sarcastic comment, “Right. We forgot August is a part of our family now!”Latest Chapter