“What was that?”
This question was directed at a 19-year-old boy with blue eyes and short pony-tailed hair.Despite his unhealthy looks, this boy was very handsome with pale white skin and the fury and sadness burning in his eyes could not be mistaken and right now, he was currently kneeling, not of his own will, but he was being forced to do so by the two burly men beside him.“I said you should all apologize for what you did to my mother. Her death is on your hands.”Tears trickled down his eyes with his words directed at all the people here, most especially the man seated directly in front of him, whose eyes were emotionless while staring at the kneeling figure.Charles, the boy who was on his knees and was once considered a part of this family was driven away with his mother by them or more specifically, the man in front of him who was the head of this household and also his father.This happened two years ago, and it was barely a year later that his mum ended up dying in a mysterious way, leaving him alone.He has been trying to meet them all like this and get them to apologize for what they caused.Their apology wasn’t going to bring her back, but he still demanded for it. After all, they didn’t seem to care even after she died.He loved his mother so much and even looked a lot like her with many features like his eye colour and the way he wore his hair, so the scars and sorrows of losing her didn’t seem like something that would ever go away.“Look at him,” one of the women here said in disgust.Excluding him and the two men holding him down, there was a total of seven people here.Four were children and young adults, while three were adults.The three adults here were his father, Annabelle, who was the second wife after his mother, and the woman who had just spoken up, also his aunt.Right from time, they’ve always disliked him. He didn’t know why and believed that it was because of something that happened before his birth, and honestly, he never gave a damn about it, until now.He wouldn’t be so shocked if he finds out that they were behind his mother’s death.“I can’t believe you came all the way here just to spew nonsense. Why should we apologize for the death of that hag.”Charles's eyes widened as he looked towards the person who just said this with killing intent.She was Helen, one of the younger four here being slightly older than him and by their resemblance, it was easy to know that she was the daughter of Annabelle.Charles tried standing up in an attempt to attack her. There was no way he could watch his mother get insulted. But this was futile as his strength was no way near that of the men and all he earned was getting pressed down to the ground more.“What’s with that reaction? To think your mother breaded an animal, maybe we should’ve gotten rid of both of you earlier. Don’t you think so dear?” She looked towards her husband who was yet to say a word, just staring at the boy in front of him.“You’re all demons. No! Even demons would be surprised at you. Why did you kick us out? Why!”The eyes of the man who was seated narrowed.“Argh! So noisy. Why is he even still here.”A girl about his age sighed while dramatically covering her ears, and of course, Charles didn’t pay any attention to her waiting for the answer from his so-called father who shortly after, stood up from the luxurious chair he was seated on.Only at first glance, anyone could tell that this was a very wealthy family. From the contents of the room to the clothes worn by everyone.Excluding him of course.He halted when he was a meter away from his kneeling son, towering above him. After some seconds, he opened his mouth to speak.“You come into my house like a filthy rat just to haul out nonsense in my presence. You really are an unredeemable trash. I made a mistake giving you the name of a family such as this.My name.So today I would be stripping that away from you.”Charles was slightly shocked hearing this.“You mean you want to disown me?”“I should have done this a long time ago. From now henceforth, Charles is no longer a member of this family and can’t use our family name for anything. If so, he would be met with severe punis…”“Hahahaha,” Charles busted into laughter. “I was never able to use it in the first place. I agree with you on not just spouting it out earlier,” he said in amusement.“Have you gone crazy,” Anabelle yelled in anger which Charles didn’t even bother reacting to.“Do not interrupt me when I’m speaking boy,” the man in front of him, no longer his father glared.“You would be given 100,000 dollars as compens…”“I don’t need your damn money,” Charles cut him short once more causing a deep frown to form on his face.The man leaned closer to him. “You must have a death wish, but I won’t grant it just yet.”“Dad, I see no need to spend that much on him. Just throw him out penniless like before,” Helen voiced out.She had always had a venomous tongue and a dangerous thinking process.“I already planned on doing that. Take him out of my house and I never want to see him anywhere near here again,” he ordered the two men who wasted no time in lifting him in ease and taking him away.Charles remained quiet while this happened, not even struggling.He didn’t plan on shouting and cursing while being taken out.Only the sinister look in his eyes was enough to know that, surely, the day would come when he would return for revenge and retribution.It seemed impossible right now as this was a powerful family, and he was no more than a common boy.But when that day comes, no one and nothing would save them.Charles had a faint smile on his face as he walked through the streets.The buildings and structure of this neighbourhood indicated that it was average living people who reside here.The clothes he wore didn’t rhyme with his looks as they looked quite old and cheap.It didn’t take more than a first glance to know that he was struggling to survive. He was forced into a life of struggle after his mother's death. For the past year, he has been without a family as he no longer considered those people who were responsible for his mum’s death as one. He wanted so badly to have his revenge on them, but alas, he was completely powerless to do so. Everyone he thought was his friend and well-wishers abandoned him even before his mother’s death, including his girlfriend.That was what he thought as she returned shortly after, saying that she was forced out of town by her parents and helped him to overcome the most sorrowful moment of his life. He just lost his family name, which was of cours
~Flicker~ ~Flicker~Charles's eyes slowly opened and the first thing coming in sight was the chandelier that hung from the ceiling.His sight was slightly blurry at first, taking about a minute to get clear. He moved his head slowly with his eyes glancing around the luxurious room where he lay.He could tell that it was morning and seeing the fancy clock which hung on the wall his thoughts were confirmed.It was currently 8:17 am. The events of yesterday flooded into his head as a dejected feeling washed over him.“Cynthia,” he muttered the name of the person who he loved and could sacrifice his life for. Even though he now harbored immersed spite and hate towards her, somewhere deep down those feelings still lingered and it wouldn’t be easy to completely get rid of. After all, this was someone who helped and took care of him even though she wasn’t sincere.It was when he tried getting up that he felt his right hand numb and looking towards it he saw that it was in an arm sling.
It took some minutes but he was now done with freshening and dressing up.Victoria who was the person who had walked in earlier offered to help him several times but he refused.This wasn’t his first time being treated like this as he was originally from a rich household but he was confused at why he was being given such treatment. Why he thought this was because Victoria was no ordinary maid. Even using that term was insulting to her.She had long lustrous brown hair and light brown eyes which held innocence but was also sharp, curious yet seeming very wise.Her beauty rivaled that of top models. As for her body, it was perfectly tuned in every aspect and she was 4 inches shorter than his 6 feet height. He should just be a stranger who got hit by the car of whoever ran him over and with such wealth, he was lucky to be in their house in the first place. “Follow me. The lord of the house is waiting,” she voiced out with Charles nodding as they both walked out of the room.He still
There were about 15 people seated here. Six were adults while the remaining eight were young adults and teenagers like him.This seemed like a gathering of models as everyone here was very beautiful and handsome in their own way. He had been contemplating about it, and now he was sure that this was a first-class family.This was a hierarchy of the upper-class people in the society.Third-class families had their worth in millions of dollars.Second-class families ranged from multi-millions to billions of dollars while First class families were multi-billionaires. Cynthia had said something about her family making it to the third class with the help of Dan’s family who were second class.Even Charles’s family was a second-class family.He realized this also because he finally remembered why the man’s name sounded familiar.It was simply because he was the head of one of the most powerful and prominent families even among the first class.The Alistairs. “Daddy!” A girl exclaimed with
Suddenly hearing this shocked every single person including Daniella who hadn’t shown any emotional change.But Charles was shocked for two reasons, one was because of what his ears just heard and the second was what he was seeing.[You have been offered membership into a first-class family as the son of the head][Do you wish to accept][Yes] [No][Rewards for accepting: ???]This was why he failed to notice as every other person kept glancing back and forth at him and Arthur.“Arthur, can you please explain what you mean.” It was Nate who spoke up. His tone was respectful as not only was Arthur the head of the family, but he was also his elder brother.Arthur looked towards him. “Just like I said, I’m adopting him into this family as my son. So you should all treat him with the respect he deserves.”“But…”“I don’t owe explanations to anyone here,” he said cutting Andy who was beginning to speak short “Or does anyone have a problem with it,” his expression was neutral, yet, it domi
Starlight City was one of the biggest and most prominent cities in the world. It would rank no lower than 5th and was definitely not a place for the poor, as even average people would find it hard to survive here. Several first-class and many more second, as well as third-class families reside here along with the best of schools, hospitals, hotels, and many more.The city got its name from its beautiful lighting which was more noticeable in the night.Thousands of different coloured lights, which even formed constellations when looking from an aerial view.They say it’s one of the best scenes in the world.The wish to go for a walk began to grow.“For my second question, just to be sure, this is a 1st class family right?” “Yes, young master and you’re now a part of it.”Charles sucked in cold air, he still found it unbelievable how he got himself here and everything that has happened so far.“Lastly, why did I get adopted by Arthur?”“I don’t know the reason for the lord’s decision,
After walking for some minutes, he ended up gathering some information about this place from his conversations with others and overhearing some as well. As expected, the city was pleasing to the eye. The people keeping the street tidy were doing a great job.Electricity, water, and every other thing provided by the government were in the best of conditions in every single area but surely, the taxes being collected was not little either.This was one of the reasons why not everyone could live here. Even the things being sold were more expensive than in most cities. He was thinking of a way to start making money. With the amount he had capital was in no way a problem.Still in thought, he noticed a man walk out of a shop, which was quite large. He didn’t seem happy and slightly pale. He looked like someone decent, so Charles took the initiative to approach him.“Good day, sir,”“Good day son, how are you doing? Seeing your condition, I’ll say not too well.”Charles brought his gaze t
The woman was now completely pissed.“Is this a joke to you?! Do you know where you are?!” Her voice was really loud, so a lot of attention was drawn to them.Charles shook his head with a sigh. “Just tell me the price lady. Let’s get this over and done with.”“Is that how you want to play it huh? Then let’s do this. I’ll tell you the price and WHEN you fail to pay. You would be met with severe punishment and believe me, that isn’t something supposed to be on your bucket list.”‘Look at her go!’ Charles stared blankly. How can she be so sure that they couldn’t afford it?“You know what. Let’s just leave. Forget about everything I said,” the man said, regretting that he involved him, but Charles didn’t budge.“That’s no way to make a deal.”The woman was the one now confused. So he went ahead to enlighten her further. “What would happen to you WHEN I pay?”“Huh?” her eyebrows furrowed.“Ah! Yes!” a grin appeared on Charles’s face. “You’ll have to quit your job then.”“Outrageous! Who