Chapter - 09 'How can it be any more worse than what I already have,' Mathew shrugged. He picked up the pen and, not thinking about it any longer, decided to trust the man in front of him and signed the document. "Here..." Taking the file from Mathew, the man extended a badge and a card towards Mathew. It was a small badge that one could easily pin on one's clothes. "This is the Wilson family's crest," the man said as he pointed at the badge. It was a serpent coiling a hawk, "The Wilson family has always been sly. But more than that, for so many years against all odds, one thing that the Wilson family has shown is tenacity. You may think of it as cliche, but this crest has somehow accurately portrayed the Wilson family for years." "As for this card, keep this with you for the time being. After I am done registering you in the family, I will get you a card specifically for you." The man told Mathew. The card had no name to show whom it belonged to, but it did have the same logo. "
Chapter - 10 It was Georgie who called him. And with him was his ex-girlfriend, Stacy, standing together, hand in hand. "Look at our new superstar," holding Stacy's hands, Georgie walked towards Mathew with a smirk plastered on his face, "You bought yourself some new clothes. Oo... Even your bag looks brand new... Waah... Our Mathew is a rich guy it seems. You must have saved a lot of money cleaning toilets." "But should you pay the settlement money first?" Georgie shook his head. By this time, that friend of Georgie's, who was always carrying a mic and phone, started his broadcast. With the new broadcast and Georgie creating a scene, even those who did not know about the incident from last night would know all about it. "But you know... Even money won't solve the problem. What you did last night can't be washed away with money alone," Georgie let go of Stacy's hand and knocked on Mathew's forehead a couple of times, "You know that, right?" "... Because you are poor, you work pa
Chapter - 11 "You... Where did you get that from?" Georgie's uncle, the Deputy Supriedentent asked, pointing at the card in Mathew's hands. His face looked anxious, staring at the card. "This…”Mathew did not know how to answer it. Robert, his newly found father did not say anything about the card. All he knew that this card could help him pay off the settlement money. ‘But why does he care so much about it? Does he know something that I don’t? This got Mathew to ponder. "... You want me to pay, don't you? I am willing to do it," Mathew tried to steer the conversation away from the card, "But, do you take payments by card? I am sure with how invested you are in such transactions, you must be carrying the machine to swipe it." Mathew whispered the last part, but the Deputy Supriedentent could still hear him. "You..." The Deputy Supriedentent was angry, but he was not the rash type. So, he could only hold back for now. At a glance, the Deputy Supriedentent could tell that the card w
Chapter - 12'Did you hear the rumour? Georgie was slapped.''Hear? I was there to see it. His uncle was the one who slapped him.''But it was all because of Mathew.''Mathew? Why him?''Don't know... But it was something because of a card.''Card?'After the incident with Georgie and his uncle in the morning, Mathew could hear such whispers wherever he went. There were all sorts of stories floating around about him. How he single handedly took care of the police officers, to how he threw money at Georgie and his uncle's face. Most of them were exaggerations, but there was still some degree of truth in them.No matter what and how? Mathew was indeed able to hold back his nerve in front of Georgie and the Deputy Suprediendent and even give it back to a certain degree.He was still unsure if the way he reacted in the morning was right or not? But he felt somewhat content in his heart. For the first time in his life, Mathew did not take it lying down and took a stand for himself. Not for
Chapter - 13Mathew had saved the girl. She was about to fall straight on her face, but Mathew was quick to react. His hand instinctively reached out as he grabbed the girl tight. But something was odd. The sensation in his hands was just too good. Just too soft..."It's soft..." Mathew murmured to himself as he squeezed his palms, trying to feel it even more."Umm..." But just as he did, the girl in his arms cried out in a muffled voice."Huh..." Suddenly Mathew realised what it was. His eyes grew wide open and sweat formed on his forehead. He looked around and found that phones were out already, and everyone was clicking their photos non-stop.Mathew slowly looked down at his hand only to find the girl glaring at him. She was shooting lasers from her eyes."Shit..." As soon as their eyes met, Mathew could not help but curse. The situation was already bad enough, but why did it have to be this girl? It would have been bad with any other girl, but it was going to be a nightmare with A
Chapter - 14"Huh..." Mathew sighed as he stood in the courtyard of a small house, looking at the door with mixed emotions. If it was earlier, he would have just walked in without any reservations. But now Mathew was hesitant. He was hesitant to go inside and face the people he had regarded as his parents all his life till now. He was afraid that all that the middle-aged man claiming to be his father said would be true."Young master..." Alfred, who has been standing behind Mathew all this time, called for him from behind, "If you are not ready, we can always come again later.""No... It's alright," Mathew took a deep breath and shook his head, "I need to know the truth." And with that, Mathew finally took a step forward towards the truth.~ ~ ~ ~ ~"Mom... Dad..." Mathew walked into the room and found his parents sitting on the sofa with weary looks on their faces. They looked exhausted."Matt!" Hearing his voice, both of the opened their eyes and stood up together. They took a step
Chapter - 15"Young Master... About meeting the lord," As Alfred drove Mathew back home, he suddenly spoke.Earlier this afternoon, Alfred called Mathew after the classes ended to inform him that the lord wanted to meet him. But Mathew decided to push the conversation for a while and meet Martha and Tom instead.But now that he had met them and confirmed everything, Alfred wanted to remind Mathew about the meeting."It's fine... We are already going home. I will talk to my father face-to-face," Mathew again tried to brush off the topic."But...""Why do you think my mother abandoned me?" Mathew interrupted Alfred and asked, "Was she so disgusted by me that she would rather leave than spend a day with me?""That's a totally absurd thing to say, young master. Young master is the nicest and most resp...""Leave it... I don't want to hear it, " Mathew stopped Alfred from praising him, " Wake me up when we reach home," saying so, Mathew closed his eyes, leaving no room for any more convers
Chapter - 16"Where is Mr Wilson?" As Mathew climbed down the stairs, he asked one of the ladies walking by."The Master has already left," but before the lady could reply, a young man, maybe in his late twenties or early thirties, replied."Ohh..." Mathew nodded, remembering what his father told him last night, "And you are..." Mathew looked unsure of the man in front of him. He had not seen him before."While you are here, I will be the one assisting you," the man respectfully told Mathew, "My name is Sebastian. Don't hesitate to call upon me if you need anything.""Sure... Thank you. I am Mathew.""I know...I know, young master," With a smile on his face, Sebastian nodded his head. But soon, his face turned serious, "But young master, shouldn't you be referring to the master more affectionately? Instead of calling him out formally, like a stranger?""I am still working on that," Mathew replied, but did not explain much. And hearing him, Sebastian did not say anything further regard