Bruce's POV:Philip, my half-brother, has been calling me non-stop for the past two days now and I could tell he must have gotten the news of me staying in Mr Dominic's company, because that's the only reason why he will be calling me.I didn't want to talk with them ,so I just ignored his calls.I know that once people find out that I am now rich, they start calling me or asking for favors. Honestly , I might change my phone number if that becomes a problem.Roxy knocked and I told her to come in and she walked into my office."What did Mr Owen want from you?" She inquired from me and I sighed."Why don't we go somewhere else to talk?" I asked her and she nodded.I don't know if my uncle Owen has bugged my office and it hasn't been checked for bugs for the past three days."We can go after work." She suggested it and left my office.After work Roxy and I decided to go to a restaurant to have dinner and talk freely.We arrived and sat down, ordered our meal and started eating."So wha
Mr Chase POV(Bruce's Father):I always wondered why my family is always doing everything they possibly could to just ruin all the relationships we had with Bruce.I know that after Phillip found out about Bruce's Identity he won't go and insult him like he would do before, my wife knew about Bruce's identity so she would not approach him without consulting with me. So I knew that it was only there that would do this because when I went to knock on her door she wasn't there, so I went downstairs and she was the only one not at home.Vera barged into the house angrily and scurried to my side as she saw me."Dad, you have to avenge me." She cried out and I rolled my eyes at her outburst.She's definitely the one that went to insult Bruce."Vera,what have you done now , I know I told you to stay away from Bruce, why won't you ever listen to a word I saw?" I asked in a loud voice and Vera pouted."Daddy, why are you shouting at me? Do you know what I just went through in the hands of a me
Bruce's POV:Uncle Owen was still hinting that I should join him and I was still trying to tell him that I could not work with him.I don't know how he finds time to come and bother me and ask me to come over to his side ,shouldn't he be upset by the death of his wife?I just wonder what's going on in his head.I think I was trying to entice me to accept his offer, because he started sending bigger projects to my desk for me to work on.I wonder if you have resolve his issue with My Father, or he was just trying to get both of us on his side.This man is stressing me out, I really wanted to stay in the sidelines and just watch him and my father fight, I guess I need to find something else that I need to use an attack and because he had quickly overcome the case with his wife.I thought he would get upset about it but he didn't, he must care deeply about her.Is attacking Uncle Owen's family not the way to get to him?I don't want to get your children involved because they were young a
Bruce's POV:He must have thought I was joking and he began to laugh."You want me to pick up your phone? Are you insane? My hands won't touch something so filthy that has touched the floor!" He said with a smirk.I don't even want to ask him why he hit the phone on the floor."Did you hear what I just told you?" I asked him."Bruce, what's going on here? Why are you stopping my guests from meeting me?"I heard uncle Owen ask from behind me and I turned around to see him.So he came to welcome them by himself."Owen, you should do a better job at teaching your nephew to respect his elders." He told Uncle Owen who stopped in front of us."What happened here?" Uncle Owen asked again."Your friend..." I tried to say but was interrupted."I helped your nephew here catch his phone ,but instead of thanking me properly, he was acting too big, I threw the phone on the floor to teach you some manners." Uncle Owen's friend replied."I told you thank you and it wasn't enough for you." I gritted o
Bruce's POV: I puffed out an angry breath. I knew that people were crazy. I didn't think that my in-laws were among those crazy people. I gripped the phone angrily. How do I even try to show up here after what you did. Have you forgotten how he and his wife treated me like a pest ,when I was living in the house? Has he forgotten how he refused to help me when Dora his daughter was in a critical condition? All they cared about was money and even called her an adopted daughter. That's why they could not help her without expecting something in return. "Bruce, are you still in the line, we are waiting for you, come here quickly." He added and ended the call. I angrily stood up from my chair. I walked out of my office, called my bodyguards and we took the elevator down to meet them. My Father-in-Law , Mr Simon ,must be insane to actually come here and meet me , does he even deserve the title as my Father-in-Law? when he called Dora an adopted daughter and that was the reason he c
Bruce's POV:Now he has said why he came to see me.This man must be high on something, because he was crazy."I am not the one in charge of a company, my uncle is, so if you want to become business partners with this company you have to go to him, not me." I informed him politely but he hissed at me."You wicked , grudge holding brat, leave the past alone!" He yelled."Never!" I yelled."Don't make me attack you Mr Simon ,because if I do, you would regret getting to know me!" I yelled and ended the call.I haven't forgotten all they did to me and all the evil I passed through in their hands. I ignored them because I was so busy ,but I also ignored them because of my respect for my late wife.No matter how evil they are , they are still her family and she loved them. But by coming to my workplace, they are just trying to provoke me, they shouldn't blame me if I retaliate badly for what they did.After my call with my father-in-law , I was so angry, seeing them so happy made me so up
Bruce's POV:Roxy's hug was warm and her smile was so calming,I want to see it more.I was heading home from work when I saw Uncle Owen.We exchanged greetings."I heard that your in-laws came here to look for you and you kicked them out of the company building. Is everything alright?" He inquired curiously."I don't think you should be listening to rumors, I know you have more important work to do ,so why don't you concentrate on that?" I asked him and he scoffed."Yes I have more important work to attend to, but I also wanted to be informed on what's going on in my company." He told me."I didn't know you were married or had in-laws." He said."I guess that's something else you now know about me." I smiled."Why haven't I met this wife of yours, why hasn't she come to the company once?" Uncle Owen asked.I wonder why he was so suddenly interested in my life.Is it looking for my weakness?Is it trying to plot something with my in-laws?"I don't think you should bother yourself about
Bruce POV: I called the major investor's to talk to him, because I did not appreciate how rudely his son talked to me. After the major investor's answered my call, I explained to him what happened. "I sent my son there to learn how a company should run , how he behaves and how you control him is none of my business, but don't do anything to harm my son, I hope you understand Mr Bruce?" He asked in a threatening voice. When I was complaining to him and he told me it's not his business? "Just remember that your grandfather isn't here to contact you anymore so you should mind the way you act and react to things." He warned me. "If you don't have anything important to tell me, then do not call me again." He said and hung up. I scoffed. I wonder how Mr Dominic was handling these major investors that think they are the ones that now own the company. What should I do about this? I think someone deliberately set this up to get me on the major investors' wrong side. Well ,I will just
**Sixteen years later** Bruce's POV: I couldn't hear Lisa,my first child and mother arguing about something and then she rushed downstairs to stand where I sat with Mr Dominic discussing what to do about my Father who was again asking for help. It never gets old. He just begs for who will give him money these days and I never help him. "Dad, Mom and I, who is more beautiful?" Lisa's velvety voice made me stare at her, as an unwavering smile adored her baby face. I saw Roxy,her mom, walking downstairs. I think she was listening to hear what I would say because she came to sit beside me. "Lisa, baby, why are you asking that?" I asked her and she pouted and folded her arms. "Mommy says she's prettier than me, so who do you think is prettier?" Lisa asked with a raised eyebrow. I think she knows what I was going to say because she was glaring at me. "Darling you and your mum are equally beautiful." I replied, because I don't want to get in some kind of trouble. "I know you never
Two Years Later.Bruce's POV:I sat on a bench in the garden ,Roxy sat beside me as her head was resting on shoulder and her eyes were shut as she was breathing steadily.I smiled in contentment.Such a sleepy head.She seemed stressed out, but I was glad the stress had ended and we were just enjoying each other's company now.My eyes traveled from her face down to her hands that were resting on her lap and the corner of my lips turned into a smile ,when I saw the diamond ring adoring her finger.She is mine now.I looked away for a second and looked at the pond in front of us ,as I was deep in thoughts.I just wondered how I got here and how I met Roxy.If not for Mr Dominic this wouldn't have been possible and I thank him each day for letting me work for him and meeting Roxy,who is now my wife.Some things went as I expected ,my father's company went bankrupt and he had to sell his mansion and his properties to pay off his workers who sued him and no one helped him.He still managed
Mr Chase's POV (Bruce's Father): The one thing I regret is letting Bruce leave my mansion.If I knew this would happen, I would have let him stay home and never leave.I regretted marrying Bruce off to his in-laws and I don't know how to change the past, because if Bruce's wife didn't die, he would have never become this cold hearted.He would not have met Mr Dominic or Mr Caleb D. Black or his mother and I would not be in this mess now.Mr Caleb D. Black was done dealing with me.He has dealt with me so mercilessly and told me he was teaching me a lesson on how to raise my son.I shook my head.Even though I regretted my actions, even though I wanted to change what I did in the past, it was too late now, nothing could be done, because my company was at the bottom and I was facing multiple lawsuits from my workers.I can't even breathe in peace.They want to take everything I own.They said it was my fault that the fire happened.Gosh I sighed as I sighted my wife who stormed out of
Bruce's POV:It's been quite a ride ,but I was happy we got here.Roxy and I wanted to celebrate our 6 month anniversary.We weren't doing anything too extravagant, we just planned on buying clothes and buying some matching outfits then heading back to her apartment to just chill and eat pizza.It was a good plan for me.Roxy was in the changing room trying on a dress, while I sat outside waiting for.I would ask occasionally if she needs my help and she would decline and I would chuckle.I can't help but be happy that I avenged the death of my late wife Dora and since the person who caused her death was in jail, I felt more at peace and I was enjoying my life now with no regret.I know she would be happy to see me this happy. I was mindful to watch out for any sneak attacks from Mr Caleb D Black, even though he promised to let me go and no one on my mum's side has contacted me.I still feel anxious sometimes and I know it would go away soon, but since there was no attack from him ti
Mr Chase's POV (Bruce's Father): I didn't think that I would be in this desperate position. It made my heart feel heavy. Thinking about it, I don't know what I could have done differently to change the situation I am in now. I have been struggling for more than five months now, but I haven't been able to get myself out of the mess it is in. My company is in ruins and I was facing a lot of problems. The house was quiet, as I just drank from the bottle of wine I was holding in my hand ,as I sat down on the couch in the living room, thinking about my miserable life. All that I have worked for is falling before my very eyes ,but all I can do is watch. I can't save it and I was hearing rumors about my family and getting threats about getting sued for the fire incident that happened at my warehouse. Even though I lost a lot of money, they wanted to sue me before the fire was caused by mismanagement of the warehouse. I scoffed ,as I took another big gulp from the wine bottle. My wi
Bruce's POVAfter some of my in-laws' workers came to work in one of my small companies.Word must have gotten around that the pay was better and they would get health insurance. I got more people that wanted to work for me and I heard more of them left my Father in law's company.After interviewing those that wanted to work for me I employed some of them, while I left the ones that were spies from my father in laws company.Given that my father-in-law's oldest daughter Megan, was arrested for being in possession of illegal drugs and using it, my in law's were facing questions as to if they were involved in illegal activities.Even though my in-laws denied having anything to do with Megan being in possession of drugs, many people did not believe them ,and since they are being investigated.Some of their investors pulled back.My in-law must have gotten tired of insulting me and saw he needed my help.He called me in a panic asking me for help."How exactly do you want me to help you?
Bruce's POV:My in-laws must really have nothing better to do than to just call my phone number all day to insult me.Oh well, I will just have to make sure they become truly jobless, so that they won't have anything else to do, but call my phone number.After the youngest daughter Emily went to that event she trash talked my late wife Dora, even though I have said I have forgiven her.She barely goes out to party anymore ,because her friends see her as evil and she isn't getting many suitors for marriage anymore.I mean who would want to bring such a woman to their own home?You would wonder what she will say about you behind your back. I was happy she was still bearing the consequences of her actions.I was at home and one of my bodyguards informed me that my father was outside the gate , begging for someone to come see him.Seriously, he really had some nerves to be doing thisI went to see him.The bar gates were the only thing keeping him away."Bruce, I finally got to see you,
Bruce POV:We want to work from Roxy's apartment.I know I wanted to stay away from her till this mess was over, but I couldn't help it.I wanted to be close to her.When we got to work I heard from some of my shareholders that Mr Caleb D. Black had approached them and asked them to sell their shares to him.What Mr Caleb doesn't know is that those that had small shares in my company, I bought the shares from them and those that had largest shares in my company.I have told them to be careful while dealing with him.I know there will be casualties and some people might be pressured into selling the shares they have in my company but I trust few of them that won't do that, so no matter how much shares he bought I still had the largest number of shares, because I sold some properties I had to buy those shares.Well I know I will take a hit, but it won't be enough to move me.I trust the people I work with, they are competent.After being informed about what was happening, I began to cal
Mr Chase's POV (Bruce's Father):My secretary informed us that one person, who was a close friend to me, who I convinced to help me, had an accident on his way here.My heart skipped a beat, as Philip turned to her.My secretary informed us that he was in critical condition and it seems like the accident was deliberate.Oh my!I know that Mr Caleb is dangerous ,but I didn't know it was this bad.He wants to eliminate any one that can help me.Why would he be this evil?I did nothing to him and now he was dragging someone innocent into this.I asked my secretary to send a gift to my friend at the hospital.I don't think I have the strength to go and visit anyone, I might collapse if I do.When it was time for closing work, I couldn't help but just want to leave this company and head back home.But even if I go home, the problem will still be here waiting for me to come back tomorrow morning.Not only that I have to answer silly questions from my wife ,if I return back home.Immediately