Watching his wife and mother-in-law leave, Hector clenched his fist in desperation. They didn’t believe in him and had misunderstood him, but that wouldn’t be for long. He knew how to solve the problem.
Since he was now rich, he could invest in his wife's company so she wouldn’t have to marry anyone else. That’s right! That’s all he had to do. She had mentioned it herself.
Remembering he had been on a call before his mother-in-law showed up, he glanced at his phone only to see the call had already ended. The housekeeper must have ended it when he heard his mother-in-law’s voice.
He called the housekeeper back, and the phone was answered on the first ring.
“Hello, young master. I hung up when I heard voices in the background,” the housekeeper said.
“Okay. I’m calling to ask where the nearest company of my family is.”
“Do you need me to send the address to you now?”
“Yes.”
“Is it that important for you to go there now?” he asked.
“Yes.”
“I’ll arrange the rest for you,” the housekeeper said. “You just need to go there and introduce yourself.”
“Okay.”
Soon afterwards, Hector was on his scooter at high speed. It didn’t take long for him to pull into the compound of the company and into the parking lot. He pulled off his helmet and shook his head to set his hair back in place.
The company was Lirb’s Limited, the top company in the city, and it was quite hard to get into without the right qualifications.
He had just placed his helmet on the scooter and locked the chain when he heard footsteps behind him.
“Oh, I didn’t expect to meet you like this, Hector. Is that a scooter you’re riding to a place like this?” a voice said.
Turning around, Hector saw a man stepping out of a nice car. It was his high school classmate, Colt, with his hand wrapped around the waist of a girl in heavy makeup.
Colt had a stunned look on his face as he pretended to run into Hector. In truth, he had spotted Hector riding into the garage and decided to mock him for arriving on a scooter.
“What are you doing here?” Colt asked.
“Hello to you too,” Hector said.
“It’s been a while,” Colt said. “I’ve been wondering when we’d meet again, but I think it’s fate that brought us together today.”
“Yeah,” Hector replied, not in the mood to say more.
“Who’s he?” Colt's girlfriend asked.
“He’s just a classmate of mine from high school,” Colt replied.
Colt’s girlfriend scanned Hector from head to toe, a scornful look on her face, signaling her distaste. “He looks pretty poor to have been your classmate. How did he even afford the tuition?”
“I honestly have no idea,” Colt said.
“He looks like a beggar.”
Since Hector had kept a low profile, Colt had no idea he was from a rich family.
Colt looked Hector up and down, noticing his plain, cheap clothes, and a grin spread across his face. Hector had always gotten good grades in high school, and Colt had been jealous of the attention he received for his straight A’s.
Though, Hector’s appearance in high school had been better than it was now.
Hector had managed to stay low-key, and none of his classmates knew his real identity or the wealthy family he came from.
“Is that your scooter?” Colt asked, gesturing to it.
“Yes.”
“Don’t you think it’s a bit inappropriate to ride a scooter to a company like this?” Colt asked, his tone mocking.
“I don’t see anything wrong with it,” Hector answered. “Is there some rule about scooters at this company?”
Colt's grin widened as he stepped closer to Hector. “Not exactly. But look around,” he said, waving at the luxury cars parked in the garage. “Do you see any other scooters here?”
“I see no reason why there should be,” Hector replied, not bothering to look around.
Colt frowned and poked Hector in the chest. “Can’t you take a hint?” he demanded softly. “I mean, you don’t belong here. No one else comes to a place like this on a scooter. Do you really think they’ll let you into the company?”
Hector took a step back.
“If only everyone could see the ‘best student’ who got straight A’s,” Colt sneered. “You don’t even have a decent job or anything to your name except that scooter! The teachers used to compare us to you, and now look at the difference. I have my own car and a house, but you? You don’t have anything. I thought they said the top student gets the best-paying job? What happened to you?”
Hector frowned at the insult.
“Colt,” the girl called. “Since he can barely afford shoes,” she added, glancing at Hector’s worn-out shoes, “why don’t you recommend him for the cleaner position? From the look of things, he’d get the job as long as you put in a good word.”
A smile spread across Colt’s face. “That’s a good idea,” he said, turning to Hector. “What do you think? I heard you don’t have a job, and riding a scooter proves it. Why not become a cleaner at Lirb’s Limited?”
Hector's expression darkened as Colt spoke.
“It’s not a bad offer,” Colt continued. “The pay would definitely be better than whatever you’re making now. I’m just trying to help out, considering our history. You should be grateful we ran into each other today, right?”
Colt's girlfriend snickered. “A cleaning job at Lirb’s Limited is hard to get. You should accept the offer. Maybe then you’ll be able to buy yourself some decent shoes.”
Colt's grin widened further. “I’m the senior manager of the company, and when I say I’ll help you get the job, I’m serious. After all, I hold a high position here, one that can’t be shaken. Compared to me, you’re nothing.”
“If it weren’t for the chance you got to attend the same high school as Colt, you’d never have met him or spoken to him. You should be thankful that trash like you is getting the support of the senior manager. That’s something some people would die for.”
Hearing their words, Hector glared at them, his blood boiling with fury. When he glanced back to see Colt, he had been happy to meet his old classmate after such a long time.However, discovering that Colt only wanted to mock him enraged him. He wanted to retaliate and wipe the cocky grin off Colt’s face but stopped, thinking twice.They weren’t worth his time, and he had something more important to take care of. He needed to take over the company and invest in his wife's family business, or she would have to marry Jack. Ignoring Colt, he hurried away.Stunned, Colt called out to him, but Hector paid no attention.“Hector! How dare you walk away from me?!”“We aren’t done talking yet!”“Come back here!”Entering the company, Hector walked straight to the reception with no issues. There, he was met by a red-haired woman who glanced at him as he approached. She arched her brows and tilted her head slightly.“Welcome. What’s your reason for being here? Is there anything I can help you wi
Instead of defending himself, Hector sneered. He glanced at the door and resisted the urge to remind them that the vice president was supposed to come pick him up.“I can leave, but don’t beg me to come back,” Hector said, his expression serious. “Sending me away might make you regret it.”Colt burst into laughter, his voice echoing around the room. “Regret it? Me? Have you ever made me regret anything in my life? Why would I ask you to come back? Do you think you are that special that I would beg for you to return to where you aren’t even wanted?”Hector’s frown deepened but he clenched his fist and kept quiet instead. After all, he had nothing to say to Colt. When Colt was tired of speaking, he would be quiet.“You’re too foolish to think I’d ever ask you to return after getting kicked out. It’s laughable that you believe that’s even possible.”The receptionist felt a pang of awkwardness for Hector. She couldn’t understand why he remained there, seemingly unfazed by the treatment he
Colt’s face paled as the blood drained from it. Hector had just claimed to be Mr. Henderson. His brows twitched, and the terror he had felt earlier only intensified. But still, he clung to the belief that it was just a coincidence.There was no way Hector could know the vice president of the company. He wasn’t even qualified to breathe the same air as her, let alone be familiar with her.Sheila held Hector’s gaze, and when he didn’t waver, a slight smile curved her lips. “Welcome. We can discuss more when we reach my office.”Colt’s jaw dropped. Hector, the guy he had dismissed, was being invited to the vice president’s office—an area Colt himself had never even come close to.“You must be mistaken!” Colt shouted, his voice breaking through the silence. “This isn’t the real Mr. Henderson! You’re making a mistake! Trust me, I know who he is—he’s nothing but a poor loser!”Hector rubbed his ears, a smirk playing on his lips as he watched Colt cause a scene. “You’re too loud,” he said ca
“I will lead the way then, follow me.”“Alright.” Sheila smiled at him and began to lead him towards the direction of her office. Seeing that Hector was leaving, Colt threw himself to Hector’s feet.“I am so sorry! I am truly, deeply sorry!” Colt bawled, tears streaming down his face. “I’m begging you, Hector. Please give me another chance! I’ve put my heart and soul into this job for years. It’s everything to me. I can’t lose it—please, I’m on my knees begging you!”Hector glanced down at him, his eyes betraying a flicker of emotion.“Please, remember our past,” Colt continued, his voice breaking. “Think about the times we shared. For the sake of what we once had, help me. Help me get my job back. I’ll do anything. Just give me one more chance. I swear I’ll make it right.”Hector sneered, shaking his head. Now that his identity has been revealed, Colt was trying to make up for all he had said for the past years. “Friends? Were we really friends? I don’t remember us being friends.”N
With a grin on his face, Hector leaned back in his chair. “That's right, I will be the one taking over the company.”Sheila's brows furrowed in confusion, and she turned her gaze away from Hector, still struggling to believe that he was the one set to inherit the business.From what she knew, only family members of the Hendersons could own the company, and Hector didn’t look like one of them.She face-palmed. How could she miss it? He shared the same surname as her previous boss.“Are you sure it’s really him?” she questioned the housekeeper. “There must be a mistake. I might have picked the wrong person.”Hector frowned. He had just told her he was the person she was asked to pick up, yet she chose not to pay him any attention.The housekeeper chuckled. “There’s no mistake. He just doesn’t like to dress up much. I’ll send you a picture of him now.”The call ended, and a few seconds later, her phone chimed. She hurriedly checked it and saw the picture of the man she was supposed to me
Hector was hunched over the laundry basket, quietly scrubbing clothes in the sink when his mother-in-law stormed in. Without a word, she tossed a pair of dirty socks onto his face, her eyes filled with contempt.“Not only have you been washing that for the past forty minutes, but you also forgot to pick up all the dirty stuff. Who made you think that anyone here would be your slave? Trash like you should know your place and make sure this doesn’t happen again!”Just then, his wife, Madison, walked into the laundry room and stood in front of her mother, Abigail, trying to stop her from saying anything more.“Mom, stop!” she said, feeling terrible that Hector was being treated like that, knowing he had dignity too.Hector glanced at them. After all, he was just the useless son-in-law of the Edmund family, one who could only do house chores.“Don’t try to stop me!” Abigail snarled, clearly furious. “Isn’t he someone worth talking to like that?! Not only is he useless to the family, but n
As soon as Mr. Edmund, Madison’s grandfather, walked into the room, the conversation ceased. Once he sat down, his gaze shifted toward the women in the family. There were six of them, including Madison.“Has it been decided?” Mr. Edmund asked. “Who will marry Jack Jayden?”The women exchanged uneasy glances.“I can’t marry Jack,” Julia, Madison's cousin, said, twirling her hair to flaunt the sparkling ring on her finger. “I’m already engaged, and my fiancé is a wealthy man who could help the family in the future.”The others nodded, knowing who her fiancé was.“Sarah is engaged too,” Julia added, gesturing toward another cousin. “Both of our fiancés are rich and will be valuable to the family. The other women here are also dating potential men who could help in the future. Madison is the only one suitable to marry Jack.”Abigail’s face reddened with anger at the suggestion of her daughter marrying Jack. “Madison is already married,” she said firmly.“We’re all aware of that,” Julia re
Hearing Hector yell that he didn’t agree made everyone even more surprised than they had been. The room fell silent, as if a golden goose had just passed by, before a cackle of laughter filled the place.In a few seconds, everyone including Abigail burst into laughter.“You don’t agree?” they mocked.“You don’t even have the qualification to participate in the family meeting.”“Who the hell do you think you are, voicing your opinion like that?”Each of them glared at him, resentment and amusement written all over their faces. They couldn’t help but question what he had actually disagreed with.“Are you saying you refuse to collect the one million dollars that she asked for your sake, or you refuse to let her get married to someone else?” Julia questioned, grinning at Hector.Taking a deep breath, Hector glanced at Julia. “Both,” he replied, a serious look on his face. “I am not going to let her get married to a man like Jack.”Madison’s head snapped to Hector’s direction. Not only had