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2024-10-29 19:42:56Lucian's mouth falls open and his eyes dilate. His eyeballs are almost popping out of their sockets and his heart is jackhammering against his chest.
Is he now hallucinating in broad daylight? Has it gotten to that extent? He can't believe what he's hearing and seeing."No, I'm sure I'm dreaming," he laughs out crazily and shakes his head.He's only an orphan who grew up in an orphanage home.How then can he suddenly become this anonymous old man's young master?Whatever that means, he doesn't know. He is too shocked and perplexed to even start thinking about it."Sorry, sir, but I don't know you and I don't think you know me because if you did, you won't bow to me and call me whatever it is you just called me. Since you are still here, then that means I'm not hallucinating."But I'm guessing you're mistaking me for someone else. Did a member of your family or the family you work for get lost? And what exactly do you mean by 'young master?'"The old man raises his head but does not look Lucian in the eyes, as if he is afraid of doing so. "I doubt I'm wrong, young master. I doubt it."Let me begin by introducing myself; my name is Chad Kennedy, and I work as the chief butler for the Hutton family in Washington, D.C. With a net worth of more than $500 billion, the Hutton family is the world's richest family."Long ago, exactly nineteen years now, the Hutton family lost her heir. A very cute baby boy. It was an extremely tragic incident."The young heir was taken on an outing by his mum when he was barely a year old."She had left him at a safe spot to hastily go get something, but by the time she returned, he had suddenly vanished."She cried, shouted, and ran hither and thither, begging security and her personal bodyguards to find her son, asking anyone and everyone if they saw him, but no one did, not even security because the CCTV cameras had gone off exactly when he went missing and those at the respective entrances were too busy taking care of people walking in to care about a baby."That playground with restaurant combined was immediately closed down by my master, the boy's father, and all of the security and personal bodyguards were fired and jailed as my master blamed everything on them!"But that didn't cure the aches in the hearts of everyone. Since that day, the Hutton family has been beset by tragedy."My master has been tirelessly looking for his son for the past nineteen years. He has searched every nook and cranny, turned Washington, D.C., and every other state in the United States and far beyond upside down, but there was no trace of him."However, last night, the Huttons breathed new air. A girl had made a post about a young boy. At a glance at the picture of the young boy attached to the post, my master declared without a doubt that he has finally found his son!"At first, we thought he was joking, but after further investigation, we discovered that the young boy was indeed his son, our young master and the Hutton family's heir!"That post I'm talking about was made by one Laura Bush against a young man named Lucian Wood. You, young master."You are the Huttons' lost baby from nineteen years ago. You are the heir to the Hutton family. Our young master. Lucas Hutton is your real name. However, because you are already carrying Lucian, your father, my master has decided to let you keep it as he likes it. Your new name is Lucian Hutton and you are the son of the world's richest man and family!"Lucian is dumbfounded. How? He can't believe it. As much as the story is kinda relating to him because Laura indeed made that post, he is still finding it very hard to believe.What if the old man is mistaken? What if he will soon realize it? Can someone really change drastically in just the blink of an eye? Can this truly be real? Nah, he can't believe it."I believe you should know that I'm not lying now that I've told you everything, young master. Since that is settled, I'm pleased to inform you that your father, Mr. Michael Hutton, has prepared a gift for you," without giving Lucian time to process what he has already said, the old man drops yet another bomb.This throws Lucian off balance once more. He can tell the old man is serious by looking at him. But he just finds it hard to believe the truth. He can't find it in him to accept that he is actually the son of such a rich man.He's called himself an orphan his entire life and has grown accustomed to it. It has taught him everything he knows, including how to do everything himself, which he has done so far.He is so afraid of believing this and in the end, it turns out to be a lie. He doesn't know how he will feel if that turns out to be the case."It's so difficult to believe. Extremely difficult," he murmurs to himself and glides his hand through his hair.Lucian's thoughts and feelings are understood by Chad. It must have been difficult for the poor boy to grow up on his own and go through all of life's heartbreaking crises.And then, seemingly out of nowhere, an old man tells him who he truly is. He knows it's a lot for Lucian to take in.And he desperately wants to get away from Lucian so he can think it over and come around. But now is not the time for such.He clears his throat and taps his foot softly on the ground. "I wish I could leave you to your thoughts and let you decide whether to believe me or not, young master, but I can't."One of your father's most important companies is in a complicated situation. It is experiencing a serious crisis and your father requires your assistance."But he also told me to give you two choices because he doesn't want you to think you're being forced to help. The first choice is that he will offer you $10 million, which you will accept as your inheritance, and he will refuse to admit that you are his son."The second choice is that you work as the CEO of a company he would provide in this city. He intends to purchase the company you will be working in. So, what is your choice? You are not permitted to think it over. You must make your decision right now."
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Lucian is extremely perplexed. Today's incident is giving him a lot of headaches. At first, he lost his job. A job he had labored so much for and when he had thought it was all over for him, he recalled his friend Jaxson and called him for help only to realize that Laura made a post against him and he has become a celebrity on the internet without a possibility to be helped. That entirely broke him and made him conclude that it was best he committed suicide as there wasn't any other reason to keep living but once again, just as he was about to leave to go do that, a sudden luxurious car pulled over in front of him, and an anonymous old man approached him and told him a history that is meant to be his. He is still processing all that and trying to digest it all but now he is faced with two choices to choose one. Two tough choices! And to make matters worse, he isn't allowed to think them over. It's frustrating the hell out of him! In this state of mind, how can he make a decision?
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Chad gives a light smile. If Lucian had chosen the first option, he would have been so disappointed in him and would have walked away after giving him the money with zero interest in wanting to have anything to do with him ever again in the future. He is more than happy that Lucian chose the second option. He is indeed one of the Huttons; astute and strategic. The blood runs through his veins! He is just as strategic and astute as Michael, his father, if not more! As he looks up at Lucian for the first time, he feels it in his guts that he could end up being a great assistant to Michael and lift the family out of this unforeseen crisis. He doesn't think he needs to know Lucian more to come to that decision. To him, Lucian has demonstrated how smart he is just now. It is a family trait that distinguishes the Huttons and makes them retain their position as the wealthiest family in the world! He enthusiastically rubs his jaw, clears his throat, and says, "Now that you've made a decis
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Lucian staggers, almost falling to the ground but manages to steady himself after three steps. He raises his head and casts a cold gaze at the man in front of him. "Who are you and how dare you push me?" He asks contemptuously. The pot-bellied middle-aged man scoffs. "Why won't I dare push you? Who are you? Not long ago, Seth fired you and told all the big companies in the city not to hire you because you are a scumbag! Aside from that, I naturally know who you are. You are just an orphan who grew up in an orphanage. You are nothing! "If you must know, I'm the company's human resource manager so I have a right to make certain decisions for the company. Be it for what Seth said and who you are, you are not allowed into this company! This company will never work with a pauper and scum like you! You should leave right now!" Lucian's deep blue eyes grow dark and he curves his brows disconcertingly. This is his company and yet the man in front of him is pushing him away. How brazen! He
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"First and foremost, he has no regard for you as the manager. Second, he has just challenged you in front of all these employees. What are you going to do? After what he just said, are you going to let him go?"Lucian had said this merely to see what this young lady, Yvonne, is capable of!If she can't handle a dog like Benjamin while he's standing here beside her, he doesn't think he'll have any need for her!What lies ahead of them will be greater, if she turns out to be afraid of Benjamin, how can she stand the things yet to come?All he needs right now is a courageous, no-nonsense manager! If Yvonne turns out not to be that person, he won't mind firing her!This is more akin to a test! If she fails, she leaves, but if she passes, she has to herself a long-time job!Yvonne's head aches. She has never been more anxious in her life. What should she do? She falls silent as so many thoughts run through her fragile mind.After a while, she suddenly nods. He is the CEO! Yes, he is! All
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Benjamin holds his head high and gloats as he speaks as if he can already see himself as the general manager with so much power at his beck and call.He is acting so aloof that if one doesn't know his background in the company, he or she will probably think he knows the CEO on a personal level and will have him do whatever he wants.However, this time around, although his words made a little sense to the other employees, they are not completely convinced. They are not fools after all. Besides, if they lacked discernment, how could they have become middle and upper level staff?Even if they don't know Lucian that much, they know Yvonne far too well since they have served her for so many years. Yvonne has never been a reckless person or a liar. There was no way in hell she would pull up such a stunt to fool them. If they can't even pick out what she is capable of doing, would they have claimed of knowing her far too well? Of course, not!They'd seen everything. At first, Yvonne was be
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"What do you think?" Lucian sneers. "I'm here, but you keep saying that when I arrive, I'll fire Yvonne. Do you have nightmarish dreams? How can I fire Yvonne when she is such a sweet soul and I have a good impression of her, unlike you, who is nothing more than a dickhead?"Weren't you so respectful of Seth earlier, now that I've fired you, why not go suck up to him? And get this straight into your skull, my company will never have anything to do with someone like you!"If you insist on causing trouble, I'll immediately contact Chad Kennedy to inquire about your background and activities at this company."Weren't you the human resource manager for so many years? I'm sure for a filthy man like you, you should have extorted the company's funds and done some nefarious things, right?"Since you don't want to leave freely, I'm confident if your nefarious activities are exposed, your crime will land you in prison for more than 25 years. "Given your age, you'll be too old and wasted when yo
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Perhaps he believes as far as he pushed down his ego and begged, he would undoubtedly be forgiven. After all, Lucian is a man who appears to be easily moved by apologies, regardless if they were genuine or not.But he had got it all wrong this time as Lucian merely scoffs as soon as he finishes putting up the forgive me drama and retorts,"Fancy you kneeling there and yelling I shouldn't do this when you brought it upon yourself. Hah! I've been patient enough with you, but I see you might be taking my benevolence for weakness and dismissing me as a pushover you can snap at and curse whenever you want. "As a result, I might pardon others as they didn't concur or refute you when you said what you said, but I would never pardon you! "Since you've finally succeeded to cross my bottom line, you might as well bear the consequences! Only after you've suffered that would you realize how ruthless I am as a person and know that I'm no pushover!"He sways his gaze to Chester. "Keep away from
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With each word Lucian says, Cole and his brothers feel a pang in their chests that by the time he is done talking, their chests can't help but begin aching. Simultaneously, their brows crinkle and their face contort in discomfort. This is indeed what they planned to do. They'd suffered so much just because of the useless little girl and her boyfriend.Obviously, there was no way they would have let that lying down. It was just as Lucian said, they'd silently planned in their hearts to seek revenge against him later because they had to verify his identity first but would go ahead to kill the little girl and her boyfriend immediately since they already know their statuses. Like, they had not been planning to let that revenge-seeking cross today.They've always loved serving their revenge hot. But what they never expected is that Lucian will easily figure out their untold plans. A plan they had not even discussed amongst themselves but harbored only in their respective hearts. They
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'My sister,' as those simple yet powerful words leave Lucian's lips and infiltrate the little girl's eardrums, an overwhelming sensation course through her veins, and her eyes well up with tears. She doesn't know why, but hearing Lucian refer to her as his sister makes her so aroused and emotional.Maybe because she never had a big brother, let alone one who would stand up for her so selflessly. What aggravates her emotions even more is the fact that Lucian knows nothing about her. Like, he has never met her before yet he is so willing to go to the ends of the world for her. The knowledge that she now has a stranger as a big brother and a powerful one at that is quite weird yet so overwhelming and soothing."Thank you, thank you so much," she can't help but express her heartfelt gratitude. "I'm really grateful!" Her eyes sparkle and she pouts, looking much like a pouting kitten.Lucian is instantly overwhelmed with the strong urge to laugh as the little girl is so amusing right now w
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Callum's brows furrow and his face contort in displeasure. At this moment, he seemingly appears to be both perplexed and displeased. According to what the little girl said, she accepted his apologies. He is sure he heard that right, so why should he apologize to her again, or could it be that the girl was merely being sarcastic?But it doesn't seem that way. In that case, that can only mean she meant it and that Lucian is the one who is twisting her words for whatever reason. An acid taste creeps into his tongue and he clenches his fists.Since Lucian now calls the shots, he must be doing it on purpose to trample on his ego and shatter it if possible.His nose flares up in rage and he furiously turns, seemingly as if he wants to pick a fight with him, but as his gaze lands on Rome and Chester's murderous faces, a chill runs down his spine and he jerks twice as if he had been electrocuted."I-""You are twisting my words!" Before he can say anything, the little girl says helplessly an
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The little girl is gaping at Callum as if she is seeing him for the first time and her heart is thumping so strongly, loudly, and quickly, a cloudburst of blood surging through her veins in tides upon tides. Who would have guessed that Callum, one of the burly figures who seemed so powerful and tyrannical to her would be reduced to this?She is so stunned at the sudden twist in events that her jaw is practically dropping to the floor, and she doesn't in the slightest know how to handle it. Regardless, she is just a pauper who has spent her entire life in the slums and is at the bottom of society. As a result, her self-esteem has taken a significant hit, plummeting to an all-time low. And this has had so many negative effects on her, one of which is the fact that she has, over the years, grown accustomed to being the one begging others, and with the exception of her boyfriend, who begs her occasionally when he offends her, no one else has ever begged her. One could imagine just how bi
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"That's very easy," Lucian grins darkly. "Don't they like to fuck anything in a skirt? We can as well have them try something new!" "Something like what, My Lord?" Rome doesn't even let a second pass as he quickly asks, his eyes gleaming with so much curiosity in them."Something like fucking the same gender!" Lucian sneers and passes his tongue over his lower lip, exuding a sinister aura."Wow!" Rome gasps and an ecstatic smile breaks out on his face. "You sure deserve to be My Lord!" He proclaims with so much reverence, admiration, and pride in his voice and bows 90°. Yes, this is the formidable Python Lord he has pledged to serve for the rest of his life! He sure lives up to his name!"I have no doubt that this is a nice blood-rising plan, My Lord, but there are no new guys here, so even if that was possible, who would they lay with?" Chester twists his brows disconcertingly as he implores, seemingly not that enthusiastic yet."How can you be so slow-witted?" Lucian frowns. "Do the
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"Such a bunch of cowards!" Rome hisses, glaring disdainfully at Cole and his brothers. "For experts with such murderous auras, I assumed you guys would be at least interesting and hard nuts to crack but turns out you three are so pathetic and a disgrace to your expertise! You don't deserve to be called experts at all as you are just a useless bunch of scared mice! "Gosh, you three might be the death of me if I don't take time because you infuriate me to no end!" Rome is so provoked that his babbling spirit suddenly takes over him and he loses rationality and begins babbling and babbling at the top of his lungs, his eyes bloodshot and his fists clenched so tightly that they now bright red and might start bleeding anytime soon if he doesn't control his rage and loosen up."Buddy," seeing this, Chester doesn't waste a second as he smacks him on the head, yelling, "Earth to me!"Rome shudders violently, almost dropping to the floor, but Chester is fast to catch him and steady him. "This
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"But I've already been struck before," before Carl and Callum can bring themselves to say anything, Cole, who had assumed he wouldn't be included in the beating since he has already been struck by Rome and suffered a vital blow, says in a barely audible whisper, his voice full of so much reverence and his face flustered.It's not that he respects Lucian, or fears him, nah, not at all. To him, Lucian is still a lad who doesn't deserve his respect. So what if he might be an heir to a top-tier family? Does he have what it takes to command respect from a man of his skills?Hmph! He's just a fragile heir who only has his family to rely on, and without them, he is nothing. He has never taken all these heirs seriously because the majority of them are utterly useless and incompetent. They can't even fight themselves out of danger and would always depend on their guards.Their very existence irritates him and as such his reverence towards Lucian just now is only because of Rome and Chester at h
