Cole's eyes widened when he heard that and looked at Aiden in shock, waiting for confirmation. He was very surprised when he nodded and Aiden smiled at his Father.
"You remember me?" Aiden said happily. "It's been a long time, Lord Osric."
"Of course, the mark on your hand made me remember you," said the Lord. "It's nice seeing you again, Aiden. How are you?"
The Turstin family is known as one of the most powerful in their country, that's why people's reaction to saying that Aiden is a Turstin is just that.
"Are you here to perform the marriage contract?" The Lord asked again.
Before Aiden could answer, Cole interrupted them. "What the hell? Is he really Aiden?" "Yes, I am," he said loudly.
Cole laughed lightly. "Huh, I can't believe this. So, all this time you really have a business to our family?"
Aiden nodded. "I already told you many times. I have something to do here and I need to talk to Lord Osric. Didn't I?"
"So, you're here because of the marriage contract?! I don't care if you're a Turstin but Father?! He was kicked out from his family a long time ago! Shouldn't the contract have no more validation ?" Cole insisted.
It's been a long time since the two families reconciled the young Aiden with the young Livia who is the granddaughter of Lord Osric, but due to Aiden's disappearance, the agreement was considered invalid.
"I can't allow Livia to marry a worthless person like him! Nonsense!"
"I get what you're implying to," Aiden promised seriously. "Actually, I noticed a while ago that you treat me differently."
"Oh yeah? What do you want to convey—"
"Cole," Lord Osric stopped him and then calmly turned to Aiden. "Be patient with my son, Aiden. If there's something that Cole did to you earlier when I was asleep, I am taking his behalf and sincerely asking for your understanding. But believe me, if you're here because of the marriage contract , you don't have to worry about what happened years ago because no matter what your past is, I will still allow you to be my granddaughter's partner." "But Father?!" Cole complained.
"Enough is enough, Cole. I've made my decision and you have nothing to do about it. Understand?" Lord Osric spoke emphatically.
Cole was stunned and looked at Aiden who didn't care.
But, they were just surprised by what Aiden said which was simply amazing. "Sorry for bothering you but I'm not here to perform the contract. Actually, I'm here to break it."
"Huh? What's that one talking about?"
Cole's family felt deeply ashamed because what Aiden said had a big impact on people. His plan to underestimate Aiden too much immediately backfired on him without realizing it.
"Excuse me? What do you mean about the contract?" Felicia asked with a tone of disbelief.
Aiden turned to her and repeated the answer without hesitation.
"I'm breaking the marriage contract," he once again thought of Lord Osric. "I'm only here because of that. I will no longer bother your family after this."
The Lord just looked at him hard and wondered if Aiden was telling the truth or just showing off.
The whispers of people throughout the room erupted again and it seemed that they began to judge Aiden's personality again.
"Is he crazy?"
"Who would try to break the contract with such a big connection to the Lucius family?"
"He's gone crazy!"
"Maybe he's just pretending or just making Lord Osric pitty to make him more accommodating?"
"It can! Maybe that's because no one has done it before..."
"He also had the courage to do that, didn't he? It should have been Lady Livia who must have broken or closed their contract..."
Lord Osric and Aiden had heard all that but they were already used to such matters that it was inevitable that people would comment even if they knew nothing.
"If you haven't any more complaints about it, I will leave, thank you very much and goodbye..." Aiden said, silencing the crowd.
He was about to leave but the Lord of the family stopped him when he reached the door.
"Hold up!" pure authority promised by Lord Osric.
Aiden was stunned by the opening of the door and turned to where Lord Osric was sitting. He sighed and walked closer to the Lord.
"Before you leave, I would like to offer you a job. I can now understand why you break the contract even though I'm totally fine with it. So, I don't wanna feel bad for not helping you out knowing that you don't have nowhere to go..." Aiden slightly frowned at what the Lord said. "I know it's hard to live for the past years on your own, without having support from your family and I'm so proud of you for surviving throughout the years. What do you say?"
Aiden was completely surprised. Suddenly it occurred to him that Lord Osric might have said that because all he knew was that he was poor. That the Lord had mercy on him when his family kicked him out. He was about to open his mouth and say a word to reject the Lord's offer then something pop-out in his mind, another reason why he is here...
It's because of his next target.
Eventually, nobody must know about that kind of thing. Aiden didn't only want to see Lord Osric and talk to him about the marriage contract but also he needed to protect the Lucius Family because when Aiden was kicked out from his family, the Lord of the family helped him a lot. After a few minutes of thinking, Aiden let out a sigh. "Alright, I'll accept your offer."
"That's great!" Lord Osric snapped to him happily. "I'm glad that you consider this one and accept my offer. Don't worry, you'll be working for our family..."
"Thank you for your kindness, Lord Osric." Aiden shows his gratitude and bows to the Lord.
Suddenly, Cole's loud laughter erupted throughout the room. He gets everybody's attention, they wonder why but Cole pointed to Aiden.
"You gotta be kidding me?!" Cole muttered. "After saying that you want to break the marriage contract to Livia, you'll be working for our family and accepted our father's offer?!"
Aiden just simply shrugged. "Hmm, is there something wrong with that?"
"Plenty!" Cole blurted back and mocked Aiden. "Sorry for bothering you but I'm not here to perform the contract. I'm here to break it."
"Sorry?" Aiden didn't like how rude Cole made him feel and it made him even more embarrassed.
"Everyone!" Cole called and managed to make everyone turn to him.
"What's up?"
"See this guy over here!" Cole pointed to Aiden who was in front of him. "His name is Aiden Turstin. Hear me? A Turstin! Who got kicked out from his family and has been missing for years!"
Aiden felt ashamed and looked down when people's eyes fell on him.
"Can you believe it? After all these years, he will just show up here like nothing happened and tell my father to break the marriage contract that links us to our family? Isn't that too ironic, right? A useless man is too brave and proud..." Cole continued and used his ability to influence people.
He got her guts and sympathized. He got everyone on board effortlessly with what he wanted to happen.
"Oh yeah! Master Cole is right. That Aiden is only after the wealth of Lucius..."
"He just wants to win Lord Osric's heart and turn it..."
"Maybe he was just pretending earlier about breaking the contract. Don't you—"
"Enough!" Lord Osric exclaimed to stop them. "I have enough for today. If I hear another word from any of you? You'll be kicked out of this place and never come back!"
Everyone stopped and did not attempt to speak again. They know Lord Osric well, he has a word and will do exactly what he says so he has been successful in leadership.
Lord Osric stood up from his bed and came to Aiden and went to the surprise of the crowd, especially Cole.
"F-Father..."
"I'm the one asking for forgiveness for what my eldest son did to shame you and as for the people who judge you, I will talk to all of them about the behavior they have shown," Lord Osric apologized sincerely, touching Aiden's heart.
"Lord Osric..." Aiden was too speechless.
"What do you think you're doing, Father?! You're the Lord of our family and you're —"
Cole stopped what he was going to say when he was met with a cold look from the Lord.
"I didn't raise you to be bad to others, Cole. I can't get over what you did so as the Lord of this family I will make sure you are taught a lesson," Lord Osric said briefly. "You know what? You're even more embarrassing than Aiden."
Cole's jaw dropped and glared at Aiden who didn't react.
"Don't worry about it, Lord Osric. It's okay to me, I'm used to this kind of situation that's why it's not a big deal if all I hear from them is insults," Aiden insisted.
Lord Osric shook his head. "No, you must not let others judge you. They don't know what you've been through. As compensation and extra help to you in exchange for what they did, please don't back down from the job I offered you... "
Aiden smiled. "You don't have to worry about that anymore because I have one word."
"Here," Lord Osric handed Aiden a piece of paper. "Go to that address tomorrow morning and just introduce yourself. Tell them it was me who asked you to go there and you'll definitely get your job."
Aiden accepted that and thanked him wholeheartedly. "I will see it through the good things you have done for me. Thank you very much, Lord Osric. I will be leaving."
"Hmm, see you there."
That morning, Aiden was ready with his suit. He stood in front of the mirror to make sure that he looked very handsome that day.That day he planned to go to the address that Lord Osrich had offered him. Lord Osrich said that he would get a job there. Aiden left the house. By driving his car, he drove it to an address that he already knew. That morning's journey was very cool. Aiden even deliberately lowered his window to enjoy the cool air that morning. Accompanied by the sound of the radio, Aiden drove his car leisurely. He felt there was no need to rush.After about thirty minutes, Aiden finally arrived at a very sturdy building. The glass-dominated building looks very majestic, towering upwards.When the man got out of his car, Aiden was even more taken with the structure.Then, he stood in front of the car while adjusting his suit, which looked unkempt because he had been sitting in the car for too long. Then, Aiden stepped into the building. Aiden was confused about what he sh
Vincent (the manager) left the office. The man seemed busy playing on his cell phone. He had a crooked smile on his face as he read the messages on his phone screen. That time, Vincent was in the parking lot outside the building. It seemed there was something he was going to do from the way he acted, the man was combing around to see if there was anyone or not.Then he turned his attention back to his phone screen. He was waiting for a call from someone, and sure enough, not long after that, his smile broke and he picked up the phone."Hello!" Vincent greeted."How? Is he already there?" asked someone from the other side.Vincent smiled lopsidedly."Yes, he's already in the office. I told my hencher (Aaron) to pay attention at him," he replied."Hmmh... That's good."That was the last word for a while. It seemed that the person who was calling Vincent was thinking of something to order for Vincent. It was still unknown who was talking to Vincent at that time."Listen! I want you to d
Aiden chuckled. Aaron and Vincent's plan was really cunning, but Aiden did not feel afraid at all. Instead, he was more challenged to beat the two of them."You don't have to worry. I'll take care of all this," Aiden said soothingly because he knew Arianna was concerned about the situation."But, how?" asked Ariana. She still couldn't believe Aiden, especially since it was his first day on the job.Ariana thought. "What is the thing that I can rely on from that man?""You don't need to know, but I assure you that we will be able to get an autograph from Sprefix Company." Aiden spoke quite calmly."How can that be? Do you have acquaintances there?" Ariana was completely confused by Aiden's behavior. For Ariana, Aiden's words were impossible."You don't need to panic and worry about it. I know you're panicked and worried because you're afraid of getting fired. Me too, but don't worry!”“We do it both. I'm sure we'll get a signature from Sprefix Company. You don't need to know the ways
The next day, Aiden and Ariana were ready to go to Sprefix Company. Aiden had thought of everything. He ensured that he didn't miss a single thing. He also made sure nothing was forgotten to bring, while Ariana just kept quiet. Ariana's head was thinking about what her fate would be at that time."Let's go!" Aiden invited Ariana to go.It broke Ariana's daydream. The girl immediately gasped. "Now?""Yes." Aiden nodded his head. Ariana's face looked so lazy that Aiden asked. "When do you want us to leave?"Ariana exhaled her breath heavily because she was feeling very uneasy. Aiden knew Arianna's anxiety. Therefore, Aiden tried to calm her down."Listen! Don't worry about this!” “I'm sure today will go well. So all you have to do is concentrate and believe that we will return with the signature of our cooperation later."Ariana listened carefully to Aiden's words, which were very soothing to her feelings. Even for a moment, Ariana's heart felt so calm and sure that what Aiden said w
Ariana was still regulating her breath so as not to be angry with the manager. She didn't want her plans to fall through because of this, especially since Aiden had already planned so much for that day. She didn't want to disappoint her co-worker."Don't mess with us! Quickly call the president right now!" Aiden spoke up this time.The man was a little annoyed with the manager's attitude, which was getting more and more time-consuming."Hey! Please be patient for a moment, sir!”“I'll let you in when your friend agrees to my request." Samuel replied very casually. This made Arianna even more angry. Ariana couldn't understand the man's lecherous thoughts."Come here! Come with me for a bit!" Samuel ordered. Then, he walked slightly away from Aiden. Ariana followed him. Samuel wanted to talk about the matter again and channel his passion. Samuel immediately touched Ariana's shoulder and prepared to take off Ariana's clothes one by one. He wanted to sleep with Ariana at that time. Ar
Hearing the manager's response made Kay feel very angry. He didn't expect that he would be humiliated like that in company."You wait here a moment," Kay said, then walked out of the office and was about to make a call to the president.When he was outside the office building, Kay exhaled. He tried to control his emotions so as not to explode. After he felt that he had calmed his emotions enough, the man reached into his pocket for his cellphone, which was in his trouser pocket.The man was looking for the number of the president of Sprefix Company. Then he quickly made a call."Hello!" The president of Sprefix Company initiated the greeting.The man was a little scared when he received the call for the two of you."Are you in the office?" Kay inquired directly. He didn't want to talk a lot. Actually, he wanted to scold the president, but better not for now."Yes, I'm already at the office. I've been waiting for your arrival at my office," said the president with great respect. Even
"Stop!" said Max (the rich man), hastening his steps and rushing to them to stop Samuel and the security guard from expelling Aiden and Ariana from the company. Max fixed his eyes on Aiden with a guilty look. Then he glanced at the girl next to Aiden, which made him wish he had come sooner so that such a mess could be avoided. Aiden let go of the security guard's hand holding Arianna's wrist to drive them away. Catching Max is like a guarantee for him to stay calm. "Are you okay?" Aiden checked Ariana's condition first. Ariana gripped his wrist stiffly. Her innocent face showed that she wasn't in a comfortable position after what she had been exposed to earlier. "I'm fine," Ariana said. But the girl made up that lie in front of Aiden, even though it didn't feel necessary because Aiden could easily read the look on her face. Aiden smiled; he felt better believing the girl's words without arguing with her. "Who gave you the order to treat them so harshly?" Max faced the two rough
"I'm really sorry about this, Sir. Actually, you must not get that kind of treatment from the employees that we work for." Max took a deep breath.Aiden had heard enough of his guilt, and he thought it was better for him now that the situation was resolved. "Not everything can be controlled. So I quite understand it.”"You don't need to feel heavy about what happened earlier. It's better to forget about it," Aiden said.Aiden didn't mind it, but after he finished, he realized what he had just said and glanced at Ariana.Ariana should have said what she just said because she is the one who has suffered the most humiliation from Samuel."I think we should go to my office now. Go through this way!" Max directed Aiden to his room in the company.They climbed several floors. Then, they arrived on a floor and were greeted by a woman who smiled at them upon seeing their arrival.Max opened the glass door after he used the access card to enter the room.Ariana, who had just stepped into the w
" Then, it about what?" Lewis stood up calmly and stared deep into Hudson's eyes. Both people actually possessed the same eyes, as they both had hazel eyes. This was when Hudson's eyes flickered with something unknown, and he suddenly noticed something. " Who are you?" He asked again, this time with a solemn expression, finally calming himself down. Lewis also noticed this, but he sighed and lowered his head. " I am your father." He answered curtly. " How? I told you my father is dead!" Hudson still refused to believe Lewis and shook his head negatively. " Please, I hate lies!" " And so do I!!" Lewis snapped with a red rimmed eyes, as he lifted up his head. " Do you think am okay with lying to you and everyone?! I didn't die Hudson, it was all fake. It had a reason, and at the time, I couldn't trust anybody, but am sorry you suffered for it. It was all my fault, I am sorry." " What do you mean?" Hudson got confounded, and he blinked his eyes multiple times. " I didn't d
" What's going on?!" Startled with the sudden silence, Henry yelled as he turned his back and stopped what he was about to do. " Boss, we don't know what happened. He just suddenly went quiet and limp," the body guard carrying Hudson answered unhurriedly in a calm manner. Henry looked down at the immobile Hudson, and he shook his head. " So?" He scoffed and snorted loudly. " Do I look like I care? Fuck! I said throw him out!" The bodyguards weren't expecting this, but they had no right to say anything. They just quickly did what Henry told them, scurrying away, with the immobile and quiet Hudson. *Baam* " That's where you belong!" The bodyguard, who carried Hudson, threw him away like a garbage and stepped on him, before he turned away. The moment the bodyguards left, Hudson stood up and dusted himself slowly, with a gloomy look. He was devasted and couldn't believe what he just went through. He wanted to think, but his mind was already numb. Too much grief had overw
" The boss asked you to bring his suite now to the top floor!" Hudson's brows relaxed immediately, and he nodded gently. " Okay." He was familiar with the person at the other end of the line. Before he could hang up, the phone was snatched from the person at the other end, and a familiar voice rang inside Hudson's ears. " Bring the thick cap when you are coming! I will be needing it within an hour, so be fast! I don't want my babe to leave, or you will be dead for that!" *Beep beep* The call was hung up immediately. Hudson could only stared at his phone screen in a dumfounded manner. He couldn't believe his boss again. This was the habit of Henry, and Hudson was already used to it. He knew his boss was having a new chick again by now, and he was the one task with the responsibility of bringing or carrying the Jimmy hat. " Will my life ever be better?" Hudson wanted to cry so hard, but he couldn't. His life at this moment was really a sore spot for him. There were times h
Just then, something unanticipated and gruesome occurred! " Boss!" Mav frowned, the moment he saw a big shadow over them, and he immediately reversed the wheel without thinking of anything else. Instantly, Aiden who was pressing his phone also noticed something was amiss, and he became alarmed. Looking up, he saw a big truck, that seemed to have lost it break, and it was moving with a very fast pace towards them. " What's going on?" Cole sat up straight and widened his eyes out of shock and fear. " It coming towards us!" He yelled, with a trembling voice, and he turned to Mav. But Mav was also confounded at this moment. He was trying to manoeuver the car away from the path where the truck was coming, but it appears as if they were stuck. " Boss, we are stuck! The road is blocked behind us, and the path is too narrow! What are we going to do?!" Mav was frantic, but he still tried to bottle it up slightly. But of course, no one wanted to die ....... " Someone should do something!
Just then, something unanticipated and gruesome occurred! " Boss!" Mav frowned, the moment he saw a big shadow over them, and he immediately reversed the wheel without thinking of anything else. Instantly, Aiden who was pressing his phone also noticed something was amiss, and he became alarmed. Looking up, he saw a big truck, that seemed to have lost it break, and it was moving with a very fast pace towards them. " What's going on?" Cole sat up straight and widened his eyes out of shock and fear. " It coming towards us!" He yelled, with a trembling voice, and he turned to Mav. But Mav was also confounded at this moment. He was trying to manoeuver the car away from the path where the truck was coming, but it appears as if they were stuck. " Boss, we are stuck! The road is blocked behind us, and the path is too narrow! What are we going to do?!" Mav was frantic, but he still tried to bottle it up slightly. But of course, no one wanted to die ....... " Someone should do something!
Junior was displeased upon hearing this, and she wrinkled her nose. " What kind of stupid task is that?" She thought and immediately felt like voicing out her thought. " But why us boss?" She couldn't bring herself to ask that, so she just changed it into another question. Aiden looked up at Junior and noticed how displeased she was, but he cared less. " Because you guys are capable and people I can trust. If you know you can't do it, then you are free to leave." Aiden gave an answer to Junior's question and even threw an option to the two people standing in front of him. " No, am okay with that, boss." Chris stepped forward and agreed with the job Aiden gave to him. To him, he was comfortable with any job from Aiden, as long as he would be close to Aiden. Honestly, that was enough for him. Junior even became more annoyed and displeased. Now, she had no choice but to agree also, otherwise she won't be able to bear the consequence. " Junior, you have 10 seconds," said Aiden
Aiden didn't answer the leader of the gun men and just ignored him. " Marvelous boss, please accept me! I am sorry for my misdeeds! Such won't occur again! You don't know how much I admire you! I really admire you so much, please take me under you! You won't regret it!" The leader immediately ran after Aiden, before Aiden could walk out of the whole room totally. " Hey, get back!" Mav stepped forward and pushed the leader away just in time! " The Marvelous doesn't deal with people like you!" The leader halted and tried to balance himself. Upon hearing what Mav said, he became unhappy and sighed, lowering his head. " What! Are you kidding me?! Who the hell are you?! You can never be the Marvelous boss!!" The pretty scarred man, yelled, disagreeing with what Mav said, and his thought. It just not possible. No one even bothered to glance at the scarred man and just ignored him like a piece of thrash. " Give me a reason why I should take you under me?" Aiden stopped walking and
Just then, " Ah!!!!" The scarred man yelled with pain evident in his tone, and he gritted his teeth! " I decided to start with your left wrist........" Aiden said, as he crushed the scarred man's left wrist with his foot and shrugged before moving to crush the right wrist also. " Ahhhh! It hurt so much! Make it stop!" " I should make it stop? Is it painful?" Aiden acted innocent, and he tilted his head sideways. The scarred man nodded but couldn't say anything. By now, his forehead was drenched and covered with sweats. In fact, he was so greatly uncomfortable and just wished for the pain he was feeling to stop. Aiden lifted his foot from the scarred man's wrist, and the latter instantly heaved a sigh of relief. But in the next minute, a shrilling sound echoed loudly again! " My leg!" The scarred man shouted and shook his head! It was indeed unbearable for him. Aiden didn't care and just moved to crush two of his feet! Just like that! Everyone felt the pain the scarr
Just then, " Ah!" Stella held her hair, as she rushed downstairs and almost lost her balance. And she yelped. This caught Aiden's attention, and he looked up towards her. This time, his expression flickered into something unknown. " Aiden!" Stella called out, immediately her eyes meet Aiden's own, and they both stared at each other for some seconds, before the assistant dragged Stella forward. " Ouch! It painful!" Feeling hurt, she cried out and shut her eyes, as tears slipped down from her eyes. Seeing this, Aiden felt something stinging his heart, and he frowned deeply. He hated this! He hated seeing his woman in pain! He hated seeing his tears! He hated how helpless she looks right now! Aiden took a step forward, but he was stopped instantly by the commandos that was called by the scarred man. " Get lost!" Aiden looked away from those commandos and walked forward to meet Stella. " It seems you don't know where you are?! Who do you think you are to act like the