Andre stared at his best friend's face with astonishment. "William, is that you?!"William held a gamepad as he was in the middle of a soccer match on Ander's PES5"I was a bit disappointed to find out you haven't touched your game since I was gone. That's not like you at all."“My god, dude!” Andre let out in whispers as relief washed through him. He removed his arm from Abigail’s neck and he began limping towards William.William quickly got up and helped Andre as he was about to fall. His smile froze as he looked at the bruises and serious injuries on Ander’s body. “Dude, what the hell happened to you?!” He turned a serious stare at Abigail. “Explain this.”“Yes, Sir!” Abigail stood at attention and her group followed her movement. “My team and I followed the pinned location we were given and we ended up at an establishment called The Sand Club. Then we…..”William kept stern eyes on his head bodyguard as she narrated everything she had witnessed at the club.Meanwhile, Andre stared
William couldn’t hold it in anymore as his eyes reddened with tears brimming at the surface. “Andre, my mom passed away. She died that very day.” William could see the broken expression on Ander’s face as his words settled in his brain. He gently pulled him in as Andre broke down in tears. William and Andre had known each other for over a decade. During their high school years, Andre remembered he would always be welcomed at the Camillo Estate where he would study with William over a bowl of amazing cookies and orange juice made by William's mother. There were even occasions when Sarah had met with Andre's parents on a picnic. However, the visits got rare as Sarah and William began facing problems with Woodruff and his two sons. William couldn’t help but tear up as well; he hadn’t fully gotten over his loss. Abigail saw what was going on. “Boss, we’ll leave you two to talk in private.” She got a slight nod of approval from William and she left the living area with her team. It t
“I’m not messing around, bruh!” William chuckled as he went through his phone’s gallery before sending a video directly to Andre.Andre was left wide-eyed as he watched a screen-recorded video of a haggard-looking Roman Brakovic begging William to return to Bel Air University. What he didn't know is that William had edited the video to exclude the part about the $500,000 transfer or about the McArthur.“I can’t believe you’re really back in Bel Air. You’re the first ever student to ever reverse an expulsion, William. You’re gonna be a living legend as soon as you step foot on campus!” Andre was losing his mind as he stared at William with slight reverence. “Bro! I can only imagine the look on the Camillo twins’ faces when they see you back on campus! They’re gonna fucking lose their minds.” He began laughing as he could picture Donald and Wilson’s miserable faces.“Alright, let’s save the excitement for Monday. You have the weekend to rest up and you better heal up soon.” William retr
Abigail showed no emotion as she saw the attack coming, which she easily avoided with a sidestep before delivering a smooth but brutal kick to the back of the man's head. The rest of the bodyguard watched as their member grunted out in pain before falling face-first on the sandy floor beneath him. The man had passed out. “This girl is a freak!” “She knocked him out with a kick?!” “Shut up!” The injured leader was pissed at the words his men were saying. “Take this bunch of people down before the boss comes out and gives us a scolding!” The ten remaining bouncers nodded as they rushed after Abigail, William, and the other bodyguards. “Abigail, hurry this up, okay?” William looked at the large men rushing over to him with unbothered eyes. “Yes, Boss!” Abigail glanced at her team. “Knock them out!” The group of male and female bodyguards nodded and dashed towards the incoming bouncers while Abigail remained at William’s side. The leader of the bouncers was soon left in utter sho
“Now, may I know the reason why I’ve been ordered by my boss to entertain such a young man as yourself?” The manager maintained a calm but friendly behavior as he sipped from a glass cup of alcohol. William simply stared at Jeremy with a smirk. “Mr. Jeremy, I know that you are also the real owner of this club, not just its manager. I’m also aware that the man you call ‘boss’ is actually the Plug gang’s leader, who you borrowed capital from to build this club of yours.” The chubby manager spat out his drink in shock. “H..How did you know that?!” He rakes his eyes all over William. “Mr. Bradley, you really don’t look like the kind of person who would mix with those underground dealers.” William's smile grew into a cold sneer. "I'm also aware that you're currently drowning in a $15 million debt as you've been failing to meet up with the monthly interest you agreed to when you borrowed that loan." The plug gang is one of the most prominent gangs in Bel Air. Aside from their dealings i
The three bouncers became fearful as they recognized Andre. They wanted to deny it, but then they saw Abigail and her teammate right behind William and they quickly realized how much trouble they were in. They solemnly nodded in confirmation.“We.. We only did so because one of the hosts, Donald Camillo, commanded it. And since he was paying us extra bucks, we were only doing our jobs.”William's eyes flared with anger. "So you're telling me that your club has no anti-bullying policies."“Boss, I assure you that we do, and I make sure to remind these fools of the importance of these policies!” Jeremy quickly defended himself as the duty of enforcing these policies in the club fell on the manager. “The purpose of hiring these bouncers is to make sure unwarranted fights or any form of bullying is avoided in the building.” He pointed his finger at the three bouncers with anger. “Who would have thought you would actually act against the policies you agree to uphold, all for a couple of hu
Against the bodyguards’ plea, William had opted to drive alone in his car. In order to create a solid impression of his elevated status, he had purchased two Lamborghini Venenos, each worth about $4.5 million, for his seven bodyguards while he had switched from the black Bugatti la Voiture noire to a golden Rolls-Royce Boat Tail which was about $10 million more expensive.With the Rolls-Royce in the middle, the three cars couldn’t be more eye-catching under the morning sunlight cascading down on them as they zoomed through the road to BAU. Both pedestrians and other drivers on the road couldn’t help from looking at the trail of three cars in awe.“Whoa! Who are those people?!”"That's a freaking $30 million Rolls-Royce sandwiched between two Lamborghini Veneno! Isn't this an oppressive display of wealth to us common folks?!"“Whoever the wealthiest one is, they have to be in that Rolls-Royce. I wish I could see their face.”“I’ve seen all manner of wealthy display in Bel Air, but I h
“Liar! Thief! Scum! I won’t allow you in!”William turned back at the old man with an icy gaze. “What did you just call me?!”“That ID card must be fake, you fraudster! There’s no way your expulsion could have been revoked! Everyone knows the vice chancellor’s personality well enough; he never takes back his own judgment!" Security Jude suddenly reached into his small office and pressed the alarm button. "Once backup gets here, I'll gladly have you and your paid actors locked up in prison." There was an evil smirk on his face as he pointed at William. "You should have been locked up after that stolen wristwatch incident."William remained outwardly calm even though he was pissed on the inside. “Jude, do you realize this is harassment and I can have you locked up for it?”“Hah! Don’t think the stolen outfit you have on will intimidate me! I know you’re nothing but a slum pig pretending to be a proud lion. I’ll soon remind you of where you belong.”“Boss, are you sure you don’t want us
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