The Second Heir

Chapter 6

“It’s a deal then,” said Mr. Von Ritcher firmly. “Alright, before I let you take over the company, I want to sign you on Vonicon as a test.

Vonicon is a new subsidiary company that I recently bought. It’s located in Smart City, the town where you live right now.

If you can perform well there, I will let you take over all of Von Ritcher’s company as the only heir. Do you think you can do that?”

“Yes, Father. I can do that,” replied Greg confidently.

Of course he feels confident. After all, it’s an easy task for him.

His father just didn’t know that he was already experienced. 

The only one who knows how competent Greg was is his late grandfather. He was the one who also helped him hide his true capabilities from his father.

Especially from his cunning stepmother.

"Okay. When will you be available so we can start immediately?" asked Mr. Von Ritcher.

"It’s up to you, I’m available to do it anytime," Greg said briefly. He knew his father was more eager for him to take action sooner than later. And sure enough …

"Let’s start next week then. Now, please check your account," Mr. Von Ritcher commanded, and Greg immediately checked his phone.

There’s a notice from the bank that he had received a fund transfer of $100,000,000 from Austin Von Ritcher.

"I just sent you some money. Let’s just say it's compensation for you," explained Mr. Von Ritcher.

Greg didn’t say anything and just silently agreed with him. What’s the reason to reject the money? He had all the right to accept the money without feeling guilty. Besides, 100 million wasn’t much for the real him, either. 

"That’s all I want to say. Feel free to contact me if you have any further questions."

"Okay, Father." With that, the phone call ends.

Greg took a deep breath as he put his phone down and lay on the sofa.

"I guess it’s time for me to go back where I belong," he thought before drifting into a dreamless sleep.

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The next morning, Greg decided to go to the mall.

 It’s finally time for him to return to his rich lifestyle and buy some proper expensive clothes, like Louis Vuitton. 

After all, he'll soon be taking over Vonico. He needs to start dressing better and exuding the aura of a CEO to be respected.

So here he is now, waiting for a cab to pick him up. 

"Maybe I should buy myself a car too. There’s no way I’m using a cab for work. It took forever for them to just pick me up!" mused Greg, glancing at his watch before a cab finally picked him up.

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At Narasan Mall, one of the biggest malls in Smart City.

After paying the driver, Greg got off the cab and walked straight to the mall. 

But as he was about to enter, a well-built security guard suddenly approached him.

"Hello, sir, could you stop here for a moment and let me scan you for a bit?" asked the security, which sounded like an order.

Greg started to look around and saw that people around him could freely pass without being intercepted like him, so he decided to ask the security.

"I'm sorry, but, what is the reason for you to scan me? Everyone can pass freely without that process." but the security didn't bother to answer him and only stared at Greg from up and down.

Ah, Greg knows what that gaze means. Of course, how could he forget about it?

It was a suspicious gaze that would normally be used on a lower class person.

The security guards must have thought that Greg was one of them because of his shabby clothes.

Knowing that, Greg did nothing but smile and raise his hand. "Okay, just scan me," he said, and the security personnel immediately scanned him.

After not finding anything suspicious, the security guard nods his head in affirmation and lets him in. "Okay, you can enter now." and Greg just walked to the mall without saying anything.

There's no use having a talk or an argument with them, they are just doing their job, which was,

Maintaining the security of the mall for a single penny.

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"Darling, it’s been a long time since we've been here! I’m so happy," said Georgia happily as she clung to Victor’s arm.

Today Victor and Georgia started dating again after their intimate night yesterday, and to celebrate it, they went shopping at Narasan Mall.

"So do I, Babe. I'm glad that you finally listened to my advice and divorced that loser. I didn’t understand why you wanted to stay with that tramp for so long and—"

"Victor!" scolded Georgia. "Please don’t start talking about it again, okay? You know that I don’t want it. I only agree with it because of my Grandpa!"

"Alright, alright," said Victor, raising his hand to calm her down. "Chill! I just talked about him, and you are already this sensitive! If hearing his name already makes you mad, what would happen if you saw him now?"

As soon as Victor finished that sentence, suddenly his eyes fell on a familiar figure who was looking for clothes in one of the elite shops.

"Wow, that person will surely get long age!" exclaimed Victor suddenly, making Georgia confused.

"What? Who do you mean and who got a long—" asked Georgia, but Victor didn’t answer her question and just walked fast toward the store.

Meanwhile, Greg just finished choosing clothes for himself with the help of a saleswoman.

"Alright, sir. I’ll bring the clothes to the counter, do you want to take a look again or—"

"Nope, I want to pay it right away," replied Greg curtly, which earned an affirmative nod from her.

"Okay, sir. The counter is this way." The saleswoman said it with a smile, leading him to the cashier.

But as he was midway, Greg saw a pair of shoes and decided to try them on .

"Hm, I think I need this pair of shoes too for a special occasion. It fits me a lot too. This suit looks pretty good too, I’ll try it first in the fitting room," Greg thought as he got up before someone bumped into him pretty hard, causing him to stumble to his seat. When Greg looked at the person, he was met with a mocking gaze.

"Well, well, well... Who do I see here? A rat who was wandering at a luxury store! Are you here to steal something?

Never thought that people like you could be this low!"