Augustin McArthur was currently in a bad mood as he spoke to the police department on the phone. “Are you deaf? Do you not hear the orders out of my mouth right now?! I want you to release the young man by the name of Drake Fisher right now!”The voice on the other end of the call let out a sigh. “Sir McArthur, please, know well that I completely hear you. Unfortunately, things have to remain as I’ve said. Our hands at the police department are tied. We’ve got orders from above to keep that young man there unless his innocence is proven. There’s really nothing I can do about it.”“And what the hell am I supposed to do with that?!” Augustin burst out in greater anger, raising his voice to fill his private office. “Are you guys kidding me right now?! I pay you and your underlings to discreetly carry out my orders. Ma’am, I hope you haven’t forgotten that I’m the primary reason you made it where you are now.”“Sir Augustin, you’re not really hearing me either.” The head of police on the
William was still in the middle of finalizing the last project with the last company. Sadly, this was proving much tougher than expected. It seems the executives of this company have heard of his achievements, and they didn’t want to succumb easily to William, especially after they found out he was still a university kid and the newest intern at the McArthur Conglomerate’s Headquarters. They also believed he didn’t have any connections so they decided to make things hard for him.“Young Master, what are we going to do about this last family? They’ve been stalling on finalizing this contract on purpose to give you trouble.” Abigail spoke with a steely tone as she drove William back to the estate to rest for the day.William chuckled as he glanced at his head of bodyguards. “Wow! Even you have noticed by now despite not being that present during the meeting.”“That’s because they’ve been making their intentions very loud. Also, I hear some of those lousy executives making fun behind
William didn’t like this idea for some reason. He felt deep within his heart that something was wrong here. “Bo, wait!” Unfortunately, Abigail was out to take down the unlucky bastards who dared to target her young master before he could even stop her. A few seconds later, the sounds of gunshots intensified as William kept his head ducked despite his windshields holding up. He could tell at this point that Abigail and her team – the seven second-in-commands – had engaged these unknown threats. But then a minute had passed by and the right was still going on.This was when the worry in William’s heart was spurred. Abigail and her team are McArthur bodyguards with altered abilities that wouldn’t be considered normal by any means. Knowing this, they should have handled whatever situation this was and whoever was responsible. Yet, the fact that this battle was still going on was troublesome. This meant that Abigail and her team were facing a group of armed people who could somehow ma
Augustin McArthur had been enraged when he found out days ago that his brother had made sure he could never get his son out of prison. He had definitely not expected Billiard to suddenly take this much interest in this. He had tried to go to the McArthur estate to reason with his brother but he was quickly informed that the estate was not allowing any visitor, including immediate and extended family members. It was obvious that Billiard didn’t want to give him any chance to sit and talk about Drake. At that point, Augustin, who knew his brother quite well, knew that Billiard’s action seemed like some sort of retaliation. It seems that Drake had messed with someone who was dear to Billiard during his period of domination. Augustin was certain, though, that it wasn’t Cordelia, and yet, he wasn’t too sure, so he asked his informants to look into it. Following this, Augustin soon suspected that the main reason for Billiard’s interference was because of William. He then decided to loc
Augustin frowned at this scene, wondering who was here to interfere with his dealings. These new cars soon made their stops and the helicopter in the distance also landed. People began to exit and descend both the cars and the helicopter.“Who is this? Who has the audacity to interrupt me?” Augustin growled out as he was discontent.“Sir, we’ve got company from the McArthur estate.” The McArthur bodyguard in charge of Augustin’s team spoke in his master’s ear. He could easily recognize that those cars and that helicopter had the most familiar insignia despite the stark darkness. After all, his eyesight was far better than Augustin’s.Hearing this, Augustin froze a bit, wondering why exactly someone from the McArthur estate was here.“Master Augustin, don’t you think you’re a little too far from home right now?”William’s heart jerked slightly as he recognized this gentle yet firm voice. He turned his gaze to find the familiar figure of Mike Barathea walking into the light created
“Sir Augustin, if you want some answers, you’re going to have to come with me.”Augustin’s proud facial expression dwindled. “What do you mean?”Mike Barathea smiled wider. “I mean that I have been sent by Master Billiard to collect you. He would like to have a private discussion.”“Then why didn’t he just contact me for that?” Augustin tilted his head, unwilling to yield with a satisfactory excuse.“Because it involves the elders of the McArthur family and the knowledge of a certain….illegitimate child.” Mike Barathea spoke these words with a slightly mocking gaze, knowing how this would affect Augustin.Augustin felt a shock rushing through his heart and he struggled to maintain a calm façade. “W…what do you mean by that?” This seems to be his repeatedly asked question right now.“I would elaborate if you want me to, but I doubt you would want me to do that here.” He then gestured at the helicopter. “Please, come with me.”Augustin stared at Mike, looking for a sign that he w
Once William got back to his private estate, he ordered Abigail and the seven second-in-commands McArthur bodyguards to go and rest. He felt bad for them honestly. He could tell that all eight McArthur bodyguards blamed themselves for being unable to protect their young master.“Young Master William, my team and I have shamefully failed to protect you. Whatever punishment you wish to serve us, we will gladly accept it. Though nothing can overwhelm the present self-disappointment we feel right now.”When those words were spoken, William could see the look in Abigail’s eyes, especially, conveying how bad she and the seven second-in-commands felt for failing to protect him against Augustin and his bodyguards. Though William understood that his bodyguards were simply greatly outnumbered, not to mention that they were outnumbered by other McArthur bodyguards, possessing the same physical prowess just like them.That evening, he reached out to the Intelligence Unit at the McArthur Est
As months passed by, William kept handling more and more of the harder projects, finalizing them within two weeks, at most. His talents were impressive to all who heard about it, and his achievements were becoming more of a mystery.The year ended, and the new year arrived. William continued as an intern, accumulating merited value at a rate that was unprecedented. By the first month, he had gathered merited values in millions. By the end of the year, William had gathered tens of millions of merited value. By the following year, William had garnered more than a hundred million, and he was immediately promoted to a senior rank quickly leaving Jed, Amma, Drew, and Armando behind. This deeply left the four juniors disappointed in themselves as William had surpassed them in such a short amount of time. But then it also sparked their competitive nature. This made them become even more daring, and they began tackling the harder projects as well, promising themselves and the company that