Lucian released a deep sigh as he made his way to the boardroom. It was time to correct some of the whispers flying around about him, but it seemed Anthony was not sharing the same thoughts."Young master, the shareholders don't care. They're becoming nonchalant, so I think you should…""You think I should hide?" Lucian cut him short with a frown causing the other man to hesitate as he fumbled for a reply."I didn't say that…""Then allow me to do my duty. Even though the police would reveal the truth about the matter soon, I still want to do this,""How exactly? You'll only have to do a lot of talking in there to people that ditches on you the moment things go north,""Some," Lucian corrected. "I still have loyal people on my side and you'll see," The door of the boardroom opened and Lucian walked in to find the shareholders exchanging whispers, but even at the sight of him, they didn't seem to care.Lucian smirked and walked to the head of the table where he sat confidently, his ey
Lucian stared at the hospital's white walls that smelt like bleach for a long time. He was tired, yet he tried to ignore the blinding pain in his insides as he tightened his grip around his younger sister's small, frail hands.She was in so much pain and he knew that, yet the doctor had refused to start treatment until he deposited $150,000. Gosh, that was a freaking huge amount, his part-time jobs were not even enough to pull out such amount.The LED heart monitor was beeping slowly. It made his heart lurch painfully against his chest and he sighed, how many minutes were left before he lost his sister?"Lu…cian..." Rose coughed harshly."Yes, sister" "Be strong for me, despite the storm, okay? You're my only brother and I'm so sorry that I'm not strong enough to take care of you…"Lucian swallowed. "Wh…what are you talking about? You've always been my support system and with you gone, I'm nothing. I promise to save up enough money for your treatment, okay? just please hang in there
The food poured on Betty's dress, but Lucian ran after the broken plates, the words of the senior worker ringing in his ears. These plates costs $40,000 each. Where the hell would he get that amount to pay, especially as he was still battling for the money of his sister's treatment.What sort of fucked up night was this?A sharp slap against his cheeks sent him staggering backwards. "You son of a bastard. Look at the mess you caused. Must you manifest your ill luck everywhere you go?!" Betty cried.A small group gathered around them and Lucian felt ashamed of himself. Betty and John had succeeded in ruining his night. Who would believe him anyways? Who would believe that it hadn't been his fault?Nobody, they'd blame him for everything."My dress…!" Betty screamed louder."It wasn't on purpose, I swear…" Lucian began."Get something to clean up the mess you caused this instant!" John barked."I wonder the kind of idiots people employ these days," a guest said and the rest bursted into
"How about you ask the useless man you married!" Summer spat in disgust."What the hell did you do to my mum, you lowly piece of shit?!" Betty yelled.Lucian walked past her to the kitchen to wash off the sting from his eyes. When he returned, he stared at her, heat flushing through him."First, you ignore my calls, next, you flirt with this man that cost me my job and now you stand there unremorseful, questioning me? Betty, why are you allowing your wealth to get into your head! Tell me why you're doing this?!""Because I hate you!" She screamed. "The only thing I regret in my life is getting married to a scumbag like you. I regret our marriage!""What..?" Lucian chuckled dryly. "But we loved each other way before you inherited your father's company that brought you this far. I've always loved you, hoping that maybe one day, our marriage would work,""Well, I grew up, save your love for the trenches, Lucian, I'm done! Your stupid love cannot pay my bills or buy me expensive things th
"Are you okay?" Lucian asked in tears as he rushed to embrace his sister in the small ventilated room. How he had reached the hospital in such a short notice on foot marveled him. Perhaps the excitement of seeing his sister had fueled his race. Rose patted his curly hair with a smile. "I'm fine, better than three days ago,""You don't know how happy I am when I got the news. I miss you so much…"Rose disengaged from the embrace, her eyes was watery, yet she tried to control her emotions. With her fingers, she wiped the tears off Lucian's cheeks."Stop crying, I'm fine,""I thought I'd lose you…""But you didn't, okay? or don't you know how strong your sister is?"Lucian laughed. "Strong indeed. I would not have forgiven myself if anything happened to you,"Rose held his hands. "It's not your fault, don't ever think that any of this is your fault,"Lucian nodded. "Any idea who might have paid for the surgery?" She shook her head. "No, I have no idea.""I'll go ask the doctor about i
"And what happens when the manager arrives and nothing is done to me?" Lucian scoffed, unable to ignore Summer's rudeness. She needed to be taught a lesson or two."Then I'll walk out of this mall with my head bent in shame, you bastard!" "Call the manager." Lucian said to the receptionist."Yes sir." Seconds later, a beautiful lady arrived the scene closely followed by Marcus. As Summer saw them, she smiled, like she had just won a lottery."This bastard here was caught stealing by me and was about to woo the receptionist in order to get away with his crimes. Not only that, he shows no remorse for his actions. I want him locked up!"Marcus rushed to Lucian, concern plastered on his face. "Young Master, are you alright?"Summer blinked. "What nonsense are you saying? Young Master? I said this bastard just stole expensive items and you're asking about his well being?"No one said a word to Summer's ranting, instead, the manager walked towards Lucian. "Master Lucian, nice to finally
"Father?" Lucian mouthed, not knowing what else to say.The man crossed the distance between them and wrapped a stiff Lucian in an embrace. There was a sniff, then a gentle sigh as the two remained in the position. No one said a word."Master Manchester, I'll excuse myself." Marcus said politely."Yes, please leave, all of you." Manchester said, disengaging from the embrace.The guards bowed deeply and filed out of the room in one single movement. As Lucian studied his father, he noted the resemblance, the blue eyes, the dimples, the slightly brown hair…"Welcome home, son, and thank you for being alive,""Al…ive?" Lucian stammered in shock. Was he dead before?"What do you mean? How come I don't remember a thing about having a family? Did you abandon me and now you want me back? You are swimming in wealth, yet I suffered to survive, I and my sister, why?" Lucian couldn't help but ask the questions that had plagued his mind for years. "No, son, I didn't for one minute think of aband
The next day, Lucian walked into the event with Anthony and two bodyguards by his side. The crowd bristled with a feeling of unfamiliarity, there was no sign of Betty anyway. He sighed and brought out his phone to type a message."Where the hell are you?"A reply came almost immediately. "What the heck are you implying? You should be begging me to keep you waiting, don't you think?"He typed. "I'll leave in the next minute if you're not careful with your words. Afterall you need my services, don't you?""The audacity…" an audible voice sounded in his ears and when he turned around, Betty stood beside him, a wild look on her face, dressed as usual like a model."Ah, here she goes, don't you think it's unwise and ugly to be this grumpy?" Lucian smirked."The tables belonging to the dignitaries, especially that of the president of Howards, I want them sparkling clean," she snapped, a little bit surprised at the expensive clothes that he wore."Text me when you're done. I'll pay the day a