On a busy Friday night in Los Angeles, Charles eagerly rode his scooter to the Silver Hotel for a delivery. He was excited on this particular night because deliveries to hotels attracted extra tips.
As a full-time door-dash delivery man, his job was to drop off food and orders for people and various businesses. It was his only means of income and he worked tirelessly to earn enough money to take care of his wife. But she never seemed to appreciate what he did and looked down on him all the time."You can't get anything right. You're just useless." Her words to him that morning replayed in his head countless times as he rode quickly to the hotel.The truth was that his wife, Angela, and her family despised him because he was poor. But he remained hardworking, hoping that he would someday prove them wrong and earn their respect.He arrived at the parking lot of the hotel and parked his scooter."I'm here to deliver an order to one of your residents." Charles informed the receptionist at the lobby. "Please which floor is room 304.""Sixteenth floor," the receptionist replied, eyeing his messy hair, wrinkled shirt and dirty jeans."Thank you," Charles murmured. He got into the elevator and on the sixteenth floor, he got out.With a quick glance, he spotted room 304 and knocked on the door. When he didn't receive any response, he knocked again."I'm here to deliver your–" He froze midday as the door opened and his gaze fell on no one else but his wife. "Angel–Angela?"Angela stared at him in shock. "What are you doing here?" She asked, folding her arms.Charles couldn't speak for a moment as he stared at her in disbelief. "The real question is, what are you doing here? I'm supposed to deliver an order to a man in this room. What's going –"Before he could finish, a man walked up the door and wrapped his arms around Angela. He was about forty years old, with blue electric eyes and broad shoulders. The expensive cut of his clothes screamed money and power. He was nothing like Charles and his heart sank."Honey, what's going on? Is this the delivery man?" The man asked, planting a kiss on Angela's chin. Charles staggered back in shock, his eyes darting between his wife and the man embracing her."That's my useless husband." Angela replied. "I guess I've told you about him." Like it wasn't enough that he caught her cheating on him, Angela was humiliating him the more. There was no ounce of remorse detected on her face or voice. At that moment, Charles felt like his world had crumbled right before his eyes."How could you do this to me? Why would you cheat on me?"Angela chuckled bitterly. "How can you ask me that stupid question when you can't even act like a man? Just look at you, you're nothing but a mockery to me. I can't believe I married a failure like you."Charles was taken aback by her words and his heart churned with betrayal. "Angela, I've done everything possible to please you. I've tried my best to work hard to get you the things you need. Why would you do this?""You? Get me the things I need?" Angela spat. "You can only afford cheap things. I'm not cheap and I want to be given the most exquisite things in the city. Jefferson takes care of me unlike you. He doesn't give me pennies everyday but instead showers me with diamonds and expensive gifts. I regret the day I married you with all of my heart. I'm ashamed to be seen with you in public because you always look like a wretched beggar."Jefferson, who was watching the altercation between them, had a smug smile on his face as Angela praised him. "You don't have to waste your time on him, honey. Let's go back and enjoy the night." He said, trying to take Angela inside."Don't you dare touch my wife again," Charles warned, taking a step toward them."And what would you do?" Angela chipped in. "Do you have any idea who you're talking to? This is Jefferson Stone, a renowned businessman in the city and the CEO of stones enterprise. You're nothing compared to him so I suggest you lower your voice while you speak to him. In case you have forgotten, you're nobody in this city."Rage, real rage filled Charles as he stared at her. His body was trembling with anger and hurt. "We've been married for a year and you decided to betray me like this.""Don't bring up our marriage, Charles." Angela responded. "I never wanted to marry a loser like you. My family thought you were the son of one of the most famous and wealthy men in the city. We didn't know you were just a bastard until it was too late. Did you think I settled for you out of love? No woman will marry someone like you. You're nothing but a liability to me. No wonder your family abandoned you and your mother."Charles' eyes darkened with anger as she mentioned his mother. "Don't bring my mother up.""Or what?" Angela bit back. "What will you do? Are you ashamed to tell everyone that your mother was a wretched maid? Are you embarrassed that your father slept with her and dumped her on the street? It's so unfortunate that I ended up with you. A reject, a complete disappointment to your family. But now, Jefferson will take good care of me. After all, his family owns a million-dollar company in the city."At this point, Charles could not take it anymore. How could she involve his late mother? He rushed and tried to grab Angela out of anger. "How dare you?!!!" He yelled, his voice echoing across the sixteenth floor."Leave this place before I call the police and get you arrested for harassment!" Jefferson threatened as he stood between Charles and Angela."She is my wife. You have no right to come between us!" Charles barked, trying to confront Angela."You heard her. She doesn't want you anymore." Jefferson said and turned slightly to Angela. "Call the hotel's security personnel. Tell them to come and get this crazy man out of here."Within minutes, two large, angry looking bodyguards came to take Charles away."No, no, no..," Charles begged. "You don't understand. This man is with my wife. Let me go!" But the bodyguards didn't care and quickly obeyed Jefferson's instructions to take him away."You'll pay for this! I promise that you'll regret this!" Charles threatened as the bodyguards took him away. "Angela, you'll pay for this!" They hauled him into an elevator and down to the lobby."If you ever come back here, we will get you arrested and beaten up." The bodyguards warned as they threw Charles out of the hotel building. He fell to the ground and bruised his body. The bodyguards mocked him bitterly before leaving.Sitting on the floor of the parking lot, Charles was heartbroken and dejected. "I'm going to make all of them pay. I will take revenge on everyone who abandoned me and my mother. I will deal with everyone who threw my mother out on the streets and made our life miserable. All of them." He swore to himself in anger.When his mother was thrown out by his father's family, she struggled to take care of Charles. He grew up in poverty, while his father was a billionaire in the city and never even considered helping him out.Charles swore to himself that he would take revenge on his father and family for abandoning his mother on the streets. And he will make his wife pay for cheating on him.And then, as he tried to get up, he heard a loud voice in his head and he fell back to the floor in pain. "[HOST DETECTED....INTRODUCING THE BLACK CARD SYSTEM].At this moment, he felt his blood pumping wildly to his brain and his eyes reddened with pain. He held his head, trying to stop the pain but he couldn't control it. Then, he passed out on the ground.Charles glanced around the room as he woke up and realized he was in the hospital. His head was spinning with questions as he sat up. What happened to him? How did he end up in the hospital and who brought him here?He tried to recall everything that happened in the hotel and the last thing he remembered was trying to leave the parking lot and hearing a strange voice in his head.As he was about to get up from his bed, the same voice replayed in his head again and he fell back to his bed.[LINKING THE BLACK CARD SYSTEM][10%...[50%...[80%...[100%...[YOU HAVE ACTIVATED THE BLACK SYSTEM]Charles glanced around the room in confusion, unable to understand what was going on in his head. Suddenly, a screen that was only visible to him appeared before his eyes.[System Host: Charles Lincoln][Balance: $23][Body: Weak due to exhaustion and trauma][Mind: 29(Normal)][Skills: Skills will be gained once missions are completed. Needs to earn black card points.][Black card points: 0]"What
"Excuse me, how may I help you?" One of the hotel staff at the receptionist desk asked Charles as he walked up to her. She examined him for some seconds, her face scrunching up in disgust because of his clothes."I’m Charles Lincoln and I'll like to–""Please, we don't accept door dash deliveries at Golden state hotel. Our residents are high class business men and women. They are served our very best exquisite meals and don't need to order food. Please, you may leave now before any of our residents spots you with your dirty appearance." The staff said, signaling to Charles to leave."You heard her, leave now. They have important guests like me to attend to." Mark added with a smug smile on his face. "And try to have your bath when you go home. You stink."Charles ignored him and turned to the staff. "I'm not here to order food. I'd like to pay for one of your services.""You?" The woman didn't bother to hide her incredulity. "Pay for one of your services?" She laughed for a few second
Vera led Charles into the most private and exclusive part of the hotel.She had been the hotel relationship manager for almost four years so she had seen and worked with a lot of rich men. After all, the hotel was the most expensive in the city and only very rich men could afford their services.However, this was the first time someone like Charles was able to pay for the hotel membership and not just any one but the highest. Within her, she believed that Charles was the son of a billionaire or a billionaire himself. If not, he would not be able to pay for the highest hotel membership.She thought so because there were tons of rich men in the city who were still humble and invisible. Most of the men who paid for the high hotel membership were humble and low key men. She studied Charles for some minutes and concluded he had to be one of them.When she saw him at the lobby after she received a call from the receptionist, she had initially looked down on him because of his dirty delivery
As Charles was still trying to figure out which skill to choose, Mark accompanied by the head chef of the hotel barged into his private room without even knocking. Charles and Vera stared at them in shock as they stood glaring at them.The man was a friend of Mark who worked as the head chef of the hotel. He was previously a Michelin chef before he began to work at Golden State Hotel. He was employed by the CEO of the hotel after begging several times.The chef was a very rude man who looked down on people all the time. Because of his position in the hotel, he felt he was better than other workers.After Mark was kicked out of the hotel, he called his friend and told him everything that happened. The head chef was furious and decided to confront the man who dared to humiliate his friend.“What is going on here?” Vera asked them, utterly confused about their attitude.Mark noticed Vera properly at that moment and found her extremely beautiful. Her skin radiated from head to toe and her
Charles, Mark, Vera and the head chef headed to the kitchen to begin preparations for the cooking competition.Vera assembled all the managers who were interested in watching and told them about the rules of the competition. Even the cooking and kitchen manager was present and he was interested in knowing the winner.They invited two connoisseurs in the city who would be the judges of the contest and they arrived swiftly. They were the best cooking judges in the city and they were trusted to be impartial.Many of the hotel staff gathered to watch the competition because this was the first time anyone was challenging the great chef to a cooking competition.Some of the kitchen staff mocked Charles when they saw him. They didn’t think a man like him would ever beat the head chef.“What does he think he’s doing?” One of the kitchen staff asked. “Does he think he can beat the head chef? That’s absurd.”Others mocked him for his clothes and shabby appearance. They didn’t even know that he
The head chef grabbed Charles’s leg and began to beg. “Please, don’t let them fire me. I have nowhere to go, please.”Charles kicked his hands away from his legs and the head chef fell to the ground in tears. “You humiliated me in my private room and in public. You claimed to be the best chef and yet, I beat you so easily. I hope this is a lesson to you. Never look down on people because of their appearance or status.”Everyone watched as the head chef groveled before Charles, begging. Mark was speechless and hid at the corner of the kitchen. He knew that his hope of getting back at Charles had been dashed. And he would be kicked out of the hotel with his friend.“Please, I’ve learnt my lesson.” The head chef continued to beg. “This is my only source of income. If you let them fire me, I’ll be homeless and poor. My wife and children will leave me. Please, I beg you, Mr. Charles.”But Charles remembered all the insults and the way they mocked him in front of Vera and the hotel staffs.
Charles left the hotel shortly after speaking with Vera. He was so happy that the system gave him great cooking skills to beat the chef. Then, Vera had given him her number after the competition. Everything was going well for him since he activated the system.He booked a cab to Adam's family mansion where he was hoping to meet and settle everything with his wife, Angela.Ding!The system’s screen appeared before his eyes as usual and Charles smiled widely.[New task: Spend 10 million dollars within 24 hours. Two black card points will be awarded once you complete this mission. You can choose to upgrade your previous skill or purchase new skills.]Charles couldn’t hide his excitement as the screen disappeared. 10 million dollars? What would he spend 10 million dollars on?Just then, he received a notification from the bank that 10 million dollars had been transferred to his account. As he was thinking of what to spend his money on, the cab pulled over to the Adam’s family mansion.Cha
Charles left the Adam’s family mansion with his bag and broken family heirloom. He was finally free from their torment and constant humiliation. Now divorced, he didn’t have to struggle to please Angela or her family.“I should buy a house with my 10 million dollars,” he thought. He checked online for the best real estate organization in the city and he discovered it was Diamond Homes And Residence.They had the most expensive houses in the city with the cheapest houses starting from three hundred thousand dollars. He booked a cab to their main residence in order to purchase a house. He was certain that the houses would be built to his taste.The cab pulled over at the parking lot which was occupied by luxurious cars. None of the cars cost less than 1 million dollars and it was truly the residence of many rich men in the city.Charles took note of the buildings and the impressive view of the residential area. Indeed, Diamond homes was a fantastic real estate organization. He walked