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
At the patriarch’s office,“My boy, you have shown incredible talents with the way you have effectively garnered positive feedback from your superiors and the executive members alike at the headquarters,” Billiard spoke with a proud smile as he stared at his grandson across his office desk.William smiled warmly. “I didn’t do much, Grandpa. I simply performed as what was expected of me.” He stared at the old man with a slight stern. “Honestly, I wouldn’t have done so much in such little time if it wasn’t for how unique my situation is. Unlike my colleagues at the headquarters, I’m not an ordinary intern. You sent me there to train as the hidden heir of the business empire. Therefore, I knew I had to prove my strengths in all ways possible. I also figured since my role was as an intern, you and Head Butler Mike might even compare my performance to the other interns.”Billiard smiled wider as he raised a brown. “Ah! So you did have your suspicions, huh?”William chuckled. “That you
After this incident, William felt a significant toll on his confidence. He didn’t take long to dust the shame off though, but he swore since that incident that he would never be humiliated a second time, not by Muhammad Bashan Khan, at least.“Young Master William, what exactly are your plans to tackle this particular situation?” Mike Barathea felt his heart tighten a bit as he could see an aura of savagery swirling deep within William’s lost gaze after his last words. He recognized this as an unwavering determination by a proud son of the heavens to take back what was taken from him.William sat up straight in his seat. “Bashan came here, to the Birth American Continent. He defeated me terribly in my own territory and successfully took away someone precious right under my protection. The pride that was crumbled after that incident can only be reborn by a retaliation of equal or greater measure.”“And…what does that mean, exactly?” Billiard already knew what his grandson meant, bu
“My brother will no longer bother, or…. It’s more like he is forbidden from touching a hair on your body. In exchange, I had his son, Drake McArthur, transferred to a different continent and he has been provided with a luxurious life that would continually be funded.”“Oh.” This was definitely news to William. He had no idea that Drake had actually been moved out of the continent. In a way, William felt bad for Drake. That guy lived his life unknown to the world to be a member of one of the most powerful families in the world. That was sad, but still, it gave him no right to treat people the way he did. At the end of it, he deserved much worse than what he was getting right now.“So….. does this mean that Grand-Uncle Augustin already knows my identity?” “Yes and no,” Billiard answered with a calm tone. “All my brother knows for sure right now is that you’re definitely a member of the McArthur family, but he has no idea how close you are to me.”“Yet.” Mike Barathea held the pat
Meanwhile, at William’s apartment,“Cheers to the great achievements of our buddy!”The air was filled with the sound of glasses being clunked together as Ian, Laura, Amma, Drew, Jed, and Armando were here celebrating the announcement with William.“Man! I still can’t believe it.” Drew stared at William with astonishment. “It was unbelievable when I read on the news that the executives in the headquarters had sent your profile to the conglomerate conference hosts that you’ll be the one representing the McArthur conglomerate.”“Yeah, but….” Armando tapped William’s shoulder with a smile. “I’m really happy for you, buddy.”Yeah.” Amma smiles while checking William out. “Honestly, I knew that it was only a matter of time before the headquarters noticed your incredible ability, but I never expected that this would be their first way of nurturing you further.”“Though, I have to admit that I am worried about you,” Ian spoke with an ominous gaze. “That conference…. I heard that it’s n
The next day, William attended the conference. William found the meeting much more interesting than he had anticipated.Before the meeting began at all, William found the attendants belittling him with the subtlest of behavior. Whenever they conversed with him, walked by him, or even so much as glanced at him, William could tell that they did these simple actions with a layer of disdain towards him.“These bold fools.” Mike Barathea, who had followed William to the conference as his assistant as instructed by the McArthur patriarch, was getting pissed at these not-so-passive behaviors directed at them. “They know full well that we hold the tongue of the great McArthur family and yet, they still dare treat us with such underhanded means.”“Head Butler Mike, c’mon. I know you’re just saying that for me, so I don’t get overwhelmed before the meeting starts.” He smiled warmly as the older man looked away out of embarrassment. “These people care less about the power that the McArthur f
By the time William was done with his commentary on the other representative’s work, the entire hall had gotten silent. The representative who was unfortunate to be on the receiving end of William’s ‘lecture’ was now struggling to maintain a calm façade. Internally, he was fuming with a mix of embarrassment and anger. He did not expect William to know so much. It wasn’t just William’s knowledge that shocked the crowd, though; it was more so the absolute confidence he had shown while pointing out the flaws in the other representative’s work. It was like this wasn’t William’s first rodeo. He has spoken with so much assurance, backing his every point with statistics. By the time he was done, those who had bothered to look into his commentary found little to no flaw. William’s commentary was simply too astonishing for a first-time attendee. Some of these representatives who had judged William before even meeting him were now awed.“Who exactly is that young man? Where the hell did the M