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
Until now, there has never been news of a conglomerate sending a mere intern to represent them on a global scale. Therefore, many reporters already had their eyes on William. Though they never expected him to actually shine during the conference meeting, they simply wanted to interview him on being the first intern in the world to be trusted by such a powerful conglomerate to represent them at such an important meeting.But then, William didn’t wait for these reporters to interview him in private before he showed them why the McArthur conglomerate had chosen him to represent them. He had single-handedly taken down multiple conglomerate’s prestige by humiliating their representative in the span of half an hour. It was simply incredible. It had never been done before, until now, that is.“Mr. William Chain, I doubt there’s anyone who has any more questions for you.” A female representative slowly stood up. “But I’m sure I speak for a lot of us when I say we would love to hear what you
Following the location that was given, William and his entourage arrived at a high-end nightclub. Opting for a bit of normalcy in a place like this, William went inside with Head Butler Mike, Abigail, and the seven second-in-commands McArthur bodyguards only. As for the rest of the McArthur bodyguards, they quickly dispersed in various positions, surrounding the entire building and keeping a close eye on things just in case anything went wrong.Once they were inside, they confirmed their identity with the bouncer who immediately alerted the club’s manager. It didn’t even take up to a minute before a lean and handsome middle-aged man rushed out to meet them.“Good evening, Mr. Chain.” The manager glanced at the nine other faces standing behind William. “Um, I’m guessing these people are with you?”William shook his head with a smile. “They are.”“Alright then. Please, come with me.” The manager quickly regained his composure from the brief moment of confusion and he began leading the
A week later, Camilla confronted William about his true identity, gathering a lot of clues from all she knew following her rescue from the Middle East. That night, William confessed his true identity to Camilla as the grandson of Billiard McArthur and the heir to the business empire. Everything finally made sense to Camilla, but she promised to keep William’s secret.Months passed by once again and graduation was getting closer. It was around this time that Woodruff decided to bring his twin sons and daughter into the company as executive figures. Unfortunately, he couldn’t do this without the McArthur family’s approval, as they owned a significant portion of his company. Therefore, a meeting was scheduled.The Camillo family had no idea that this would be the day things would be revealed.They arrived at the McArthur estate and were led to the patriarch’s office after waiting for so long. Finally, they got in to find…..“William, what the fuck are you doing here?!” Wilson glared hat
It turns out that those who had arrived with William were actually Abigail and over thirty McArthur bodyguards disguised as businessmen and women. Abigail and her team suddenly dashed forward, catching even the special soldiers off guard. Abigail and her team moved towards the soldiers with pre-planned tactics. They quickly weakened these soldiers before injecting something into their bloodstreams. This led to every single one of Bashan Khan’s soldiers screaming in pain before they fell straight to the ground unconscious.“Wha…. What’s happening?!” Bashan Khan gazed around at his fallen soldiers in utter shock before turning to William. “What did your bodyguards do to my soldiers?!”“They simply returned the favor. Or have you forgotten what you did to my bodyguard when you attacked my club estate?” William gazed annoyingly at Bashan. “I’m simply giving you a taste of your own medicine.” He sneered.Bashan Khan had lost miserably. His men were down and he couldn’t physically fight W
“Hey!” William suddenly clapped his palms at Bashan Khan’s direction. “You seem to have a lot of pent-up anger. You’re in desperate need of venting out. How about another match? The last time you fought me, I was not at my best, which is unfair.” He then pointed at Bashan Khan. “You and I, a wager duel, right now.”Bashan Khan calmed down once he heard these words and he let out a laugh. “You want to fight me? Sure, no problem! But the wager better be worth it.”William went right to the point. “If you win, I have the authority to nullify the McArthur’s business agreement with the Parker family. That way, the Parker family will have no choice but to give in to your demands. In other words, they’re all yours.”“William, what are you saying?!” Camilla was shocked at William’s words. Then William stared at her with an ominous gaze, containing a silent message that she quickly understood. William was urging her to trust that he knew what he was doing.Bashan Khan didn’t catch this, though
Before Bashan Khan could turn his angry attention to his fiancee, Mariona King spoke up. “Young Lord Bashan Khan, if you read through that file, you will understand why we’re taking this chance with the McArthur Conglomerate I rr the Arab Coalition. No matter how many years we spend here post-establishment of the branch, we will always be considered outsiders. We accepted the deal with the McArthur Conglomerate also because it gives us so much advantage in our homeland. Business-wise, I hope you truly understand.”“Lies!” Bashan Khan quickly countered as he glared at Camilla’s parents. “I refuse to believe any of this until I have proof.”That was when a different voice reached everyone’s ears, pulling their attention.“Then what about me as proof? Is that enough for you?”The voice made Camilla’s heart tremble as she recognized the overly familiar tone. Praying to the heavens that she was not hallucinating, she slowly followed the direction everyone else was now staring at to find a
“A code red?” Bashan whispered to himself as he got off of Camilla. “A code red with the Parker family is only possible if the members of your family elders and the patriarch himself are present.” He spoke these words while gazing down at Camilla. “What’s going on?”Camilla glared up at her fiancee, the hatred swimming just beneath her eyes. “I have no idea.” She then got up and gathered her ripped dress, heading to her room to change. “But if it’s a code red with my family, then I have to be there as the heir to the empire. I’m going with you.”About an hour later, the engaged couple arrived at the estate that had been purchased by the Parker family after the engagement between Camilla and Bashan Khan had been finalized. True to their words, they did find the elders of the Parker family and Camilla’s parents showing up there.Usually, the private estate would only be occupied by the head of the branch of the conglomerate being established in the Middle East. As for Camilla’s parents,
Two months later,“It has been almost two years, Camilla. Why on earth do you still refuse to marry me?!” Muhammad Bashan Khan was furious as he paced back and forth within living beautiful palace. Camilla was seated on a luxurious sofa in the wide room, simply looking out the window. “I…..I just don’t think it’s the right time.”“Then when is the right time, god damn it?!” Bashan Khan looked like he was starting to run out of patience. “When the fuck are you going to be mine.”“I am not yours, Bashan!” Camilla yelled out with frustration as she got up. “I have never been yours and you know it! I have never lived you!”“Watch your words, woman!” Bashan raised a finger at his fiancee with fury evident in his eyes. “It’s because of him, isn’t it?”Camilla stared at the angry Arabian man before looking away. She knew he was talking about William. “This is not about him, Bashan. This is about us. I don’t love you.”“But I do love you.” Bashan walked forward to grab Camilla by the shoulde
“Grandpa, I want to take the McArthur business empire and branch it out into the Middle East.”Billiard raised an eyebrow at his grandson. “Are you sure about this? I know for a fact that your proposition isn’t based solely on the business aspect of things. Your special lady is there, in the arms of Muhammad Usman’s son, right? That’s your main goal here.”“For now, yes.” William nodded, washing no breath to come clean to his grandfather. “It’s about time I beat her back home with the people she loves.”“But she’s a heiress, William.” Billiard gazed warmly at his grandson, understanding the situation the young man was in. “She has a duty to the Parker family and she’s willing to sacrifice herself for it.” He shook his head. “That is an admirable trait in her.”“That doesn’t mean that she deserves to live a horrible life this.” William quickly replied to his grandfather before calming himself. “The thought of her being pressured to marry that bastard……” He halted his words for a brief
As the days stretched into weeks, then months, before accumulating into the period of a year, William only got better and better. By December, William was no longer a senior. This officially made him the intern with the shortest period at this conglomerate. This came as no surprise to anyone though, considering his past achievements.“Damn! To have someone like that handsome young man as a family member is a close friend. William Chain is simply too good to be true.”“According to what I know, he will be twenty-seven. Holy shit, that guy hasn’t even finished his studies yet. I heard he’s currently going to be in his final year by January.”“Forget the whole graduation from university shit! Even if this dude stops studying, he still has nothing but a life of luxury ahead of him. The point of bagging a college degree is to show people that you’re fit to work in a certain industry. William Chain doesn’t need this at all. Not when he has such a long array of achievements to show for his
The larger portion of the business industry in the world has now heard of the most potentially brilliant intern in the world, William Chain. Following the broadcast, there have now been multiple news and blog sites that have had multiple sessions simply talking about the monstrous genius intern from the McArthur conglomerate’s headquarters. Based on the ways he had dominated the conference, there have even been multiple critical reports made about him by business scholars. All this led to William’s popularity inevitably soar even higher.Those who were not versed in the business world quickly heard about him. This was due to the fact that William had unconsciously gathered multiple loyal fan bases around the world. This, unknown to him, had happened when he had returned to BAU as a changed man, and he began dominating the school, striking back against the Camillo twins’ bully. At that time, William’s confidence, already alluring, coupled perfectly with his athletic physique and incre