William quickly raised a palm to silence her. “It’s okay, Abigail.” He then brought the hand to lightly pinch his prominent nose bridge between his thumb and index finger. “Let’s forget about that desert bastard for now.” His gaze regained its coldness as soon as he mentioned that man. “In time, he will pay for what he did; every single piece.”Abigail quickly stood at attention. “And I and my team will gladly do our part to achieve this.”“Yes, Young Master William!” The twenty-two McArthur bodyguards chorused once again in support of their leader’s words. By the end of the second week, William was far more familiar with the incredibly expansive land that was his family’s home. It was also the best two weeks in a long time for him. Spending it without worrying about classes or having to deal with the multitudes of attacks from his enemies. That following evening, things changed.Billiard looked up from his seat at the dining table, staring at his grandson who was simply too dist
“Welcome to the McArthur Headquarters, Mr. Chain.” The middle-aged man seated in a luxuriously designed officer stretched out his right hand, initiating a handshake.“Thank you, Sir.” William took the man’s handshake. “I still can’t believe I was given this opportunity by the greatest conglomerate in the world.” He spoke with an enthusiastic demeanor.The middle-aged man stared at William with a smile. “please, I’m sure there are other conglomerates around the globe holding their own against us, but I appreciate the idolization, kid.” He leaned forward across the desk. “When I got your profile, I have to say, I was quite impressed by your achievements at such an age. You uncovered a lost family inheritance, and you single-handedly used it to build an impressionable reputation for yourself. You went from being looked down upon to being praised by those around you.”William smiled slightly while maintaining a simple aura. “I only did what I knew best. I’ve always paid attention to th
A few minutes later, there was a knock on the door and an incredibly elegant woman walked into the office. “Good morning, M.D. Corks. I was informed that my presence is needed.”William turned around at the feminine voice to find a tall woman with sharp features and wavy blonde hair caressing her face. She looked like a model who was in her late twenties, but William knew that this woman was in her early forties instead. He had seen her profile from the files that were sent to him days ago.Steven Corks smiled warmly at the woman. “Oh, Mrs. Bright, you’re finally here.” He then gestured a hand in William’s direction. “I believe you’ve been made aware that we have a new intern joining us?” He didn’t wait for a reply. “This is Mr. William Chain, the latest no.1 product of BAU. Mr. Chain, meet your assigned Supervisor, Mrs. Cordelia Bright.”William got up and greeted this woman. Soon, Cordelia Bright led William out of the managing director’s office.As soon as he was alone in his
William took a quick scan through the faces of all seven young adults standing a few feet away from him and his supervisor, Cordelia Bright. There were four interns standing in the first row, consisting of three young men and one young woman. As for the second row, it consisted of the remaining three young adults, though they looked older than William and the first four interns. All seven interns had attractive features, looking dashing and beautiful in their respective outfits and accessories, all on the expensive side in terms of costs.“Interns, meet your newest co-worker, William Chain.” Cordelia then turned to William. “And William, meet your fellow interns. The four interns in the front row are Junior Interns just like you.”William smiled and waved at these four people. “Hello, guys. I’m William Chain. It’s a pleasure to meet you.” These four junior interns kept quiet, either staring at him with varying degrees of arrogance or not even giving him a glance at all. The atmo
Cordelia Bright sighed before taking in a deep. “It is too early in the morning, and I’m nowhere near caffeinated enough to deal with anyone of you guys’ bullshit. Now, properly introduce yourself to Mr. Chain as he has done to you.”Before any one of the junior interns could say another word though, William spoke up with a calm and deep voice. “It’s fine, Mrs. Bright, I was able to catch their names just now.” He pointed at the young man in the middle. “You’re Jed.” He pointed to the man on the rightmost side. “You’re Drew.” His pointed finger shifted again to the leftmost side. “You’re Armando.” His pointed finger then ended up on the female junior intern. “And you’re Amma, right?”The four interns, along with the three seniors who hadn’t uttered a word, were quite stunned. William picked up on their reaction and he shrugged. “You guys were calling each other’s names, and I have two perfectly functioning ears.”The four junior interns did not like this. They saw a slight smirk
Back to the present,In seconds, the other male senior intern shook William’s hand, but with no underhanded motive or sneak attacks. “I’m Ian, welcome to the McArthur headquarters.”William smiled back slightly at Ian. “Nice to meet you, Ian. Thank you for the warm welcome.” He made sure that his behavior in this moment was clear to everyone in this room. He would only give back the same energy that was given to him. Ian was genuinely being nice, and so he was nice to Ian.The female senior intern finally walked up to William, extending a handshake. “Hey, I’m Laura.”William smiled and reached out to take her hand when Laura’s hand suddenly changed direction. Before William realized what was happening, Laura’s hand was already caressing William’s before her lips landed on his cheek.“Welcome to the McArthur headquarters, Hot stuff,” Laura whispered seductively into William’s left ear. “I hope you came to this place single. Either way, I don’t care. We’re gonna have fun getting to
Ian was about to retort when he caught Laura carefully shaking her head at him, silently begging him to not challenge Drake any further. As a result, Ian could only swallow his anger and look down.Drake waited until he was sure Ian was backing down. This elicited a chuckle of ridicule from him. “That’s what I thought, Buddy.” He pointed at him. “Next time, you better watch your mouth, or I’ll gladly keep it in check for you.” He then turned a hard glare into Amma, Jed, Drew, and Armando. “You four better meet me during today’s break or I swear….”Jed quickly raised his hands, shaking his palms along with his head. “No, don’t worry, Drake. We’ll be there in time, all of us.”“Oh, you better.” Drake was still in a bad mood as he turned his frown in the direction of the closed supervisor’s office, picturing William’s annoyingly placid face when he was secretly crushing his hand. “Fuck it, I gotta go smoke something or I’m gonna lose my goddamn mind.” He walked out of the department
“Thank you, Ma’am.” William got up and was about to turn the door handle when he heard his superior’s voice.“Thread carefully when interacting with your co-interns, Mr. Chain. The people in this company are not without their own form of connections and privileges. Keep your five senses open just in case. Also, fortune is one thing, but I’ve read your achievements, and I can say that took up most of the logical reasons this company chose to recruit you for this internship program. All you have to do, Mr. Chain, is show us that we didn’t recruit you for nothing.”William turned around with an appreciative smile before nodding his head sharply. “Understood, Ma’am. Thank you.” Though it wasn’t clearly mentioned, he was also thanking Cordelia for her warnings.It had to be mentioned that even if the Intern Supervisor wasn’t afraid of the interns themselves, there was little she could do if those interns used their connections to suppress and bully other interns. There were some persona