Henry scoffed, bitter sorrows welling up through his vines. He had given her the company to tell her it was a gift for their wedding anniversary.
But there she was, divorcing him because of it. His heart raced harder, increasing the height of his pain.
"Do you believe he did it for you?" Henry shot a cold and gave right into her eyes.
His words made cold waves of laughter go around the hall like multiple chatters.
"Stop being such a fool already." James, the eldest son of the family, sprouted out.
"If it wasn't Kelvin that did it, who else could have." His laughter welled up even more.
"Maybe he is going to tell us next that he was the one that got the contract for himself. How pathetic." Others laughed.
Kelvin smiled, pushing himself into the spotlight, and said.
"I know that you are bitter now brother and you can't acknowledge what I did for them.
And I know the reason that you are afraid to sign the contract, you don't know how you are going to live on the streets. But you don't have to worry, I am ready to offer you a job." He sounded like the most considerate person that ever landed himself on the surface of the earth.
"Just look at his stinky hair, you should follow his example. Even though you are so ungrateful and inconsiderate, he still treats you like a human."
"I think he should just be left to rot on the street."
"No matter what, he is still human." Another said.
There was an evil smirk underneath his shiny smile. But Henry's attention was rather focused on Linda.
"Did you ever love me?" His voice carried an epitome of pain. But her proceeding words were spoken to crush his heart without a single sight of pity.
"Love isn't met for pigs which you are classified under." She responded.
There was nothing in her eyes. Her greed had blinded her from seeing the truth. When they first got married, he had promised her to give her anything that she wanted.
A long sigh of despair from his lips.
"If this is your last wish, then I am going to grant it." He replied.
"And do it quickly." Linda handed over the pen to him in haste.
There was a deadly smirk on Kelvin's lips and the rest of the family celebrated the beginning of an uprising.
Or their downfall as you will call it.
"Here, I am done." He handed over the piece of paper away.
"And I don't need your job either." Kelvin knew that he was the one being referred to.
Slow steps were heard. The rest of the family gritted their teeth in irritation behind him. "Such a fool. Someone needs to teach him a really good lesson for talking to Kelvin in such a manner." Another one of them added but he stopped them.
"Leave him alone, mother. At least, we are never going to cross paths again." Linda stopped them in haste and stomped upstairs...
Or maybe the story just began?
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It was already late in the night. Hours had passed since he sat on the beach on the street. Watching the numbers of passers-by dwindle slowly.
If he was in his right mind, he would have surely been able to count all of them. The mist clouded the pain in his eyes, followed by a long sigh.
His phone made a beeping sound and he picked it up without caring to look at the caller.
From the voice that streamed out from his cell phone, he could notice that it was his best friend who was calling.
"Hey Henry, you asked me to make a reservation. Aren't you coming here with your love anymore?" There was a trace of friendly mockery in his voice.
"Cancel the reservation." Henry's voice was called.
"But why? Are you okay? But you spent millions of dollars on this reservation already." The voice from the other end of the phone sounded weak and confused.
"Does it matter anymore?" He soon ended the call.
Right after the call, a curly roll of expensive white sports cars, which could only be found in the whole of the country, waved their way toward him.
The few people that remained on the street were awe-struck by it, their breaths stuck in their lungs as they brought out their cell phones from their pockets to take care of it.
"I am sure this is going to go viral."
"Who is that young man?" The thick mist blurred their views.
"I am sure that he must be some invincible heir."
"Omg. I wish I was his wife, I would never suffer again." A girl was humping on her feet with excitement.
"Young master.." A man dressed in the most glittering gold suit even in the deemed street lights got out of the car and knelt before him.
"Your mother seeks your presence." He said humbly.
He wanted to be left alone but he already knew the kind of lady that he had as a mother.
Henry nodded his head, the door was opened and he humped him while the cars zoomed off in a straight line.
The girls around had their faces already red like a tomato, humping and blushing with their hands on their lips.
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Hopefully for Henry, from the way that his mother spoke, he could already tell that she didn't know about what had happened just yet.
"Henry, you are late again, do you realize that this night is going to be one of the most crucial moments of your life?" She shot a motherly frown at him.
"How did those punks force you up with so many tasks again?" She blotted.
"No mother. I was just taking a stroll on the streets, I will get ready for the party right away." He replied.
Henry stormed inside and took his bath. After which he got into his clothes and walked outside.
"Ready already!" There was a weak smile on his face as he spun around.
Madame Gu was stunned.
She never expected that her son would dress so lowly for such an important event. Has this lay low of life gotten into his head?
"That punk called Lady Catherine." She growled, already brewing hatred in her heart.
She paused.
"Do you intend to kill me before my time young man?" She shot.
Even with his heavy heart, Henry could not help but smile at her words. She brought her cell phone and began to place a call.
"I just called Jen Rosid Mall, they will be open for the next twenty-four hours, I won't allow you to go to the Apex party." She replied.
"But Mom, I am comfortable with this." He tried to object, not wanting formalities wrapped around his neck.
She brought out a card and handed it over to him with a frown.
"Don't lecture me, now take this and give it to the mall manager or anyone there, they are going to understand." She said,
But, he was about to object but Madam Gu would not allow him to make out words.
"No buts, just take this." She replied.
She lost her husband and has always been swayed around by the family though she had been able to keep a really strong stance. If there was something that he never wanted was to cause his loving mother any form of stress.
"If that's going to make you happy." He took the card from her.
As Henry walked off from the place, she could not help but look at her from behind and smile. "What a well-mannered child I have raised. I wished your father was here, we wouldn't have suffered a lot." She shook her head.
The driver was already waiting for him outside but getting closer to the mall, he told the driver to draw a stop.
"This would be enough." He muttered out
The driver knew more than to argue with him at this moment and he nodded.
Henry got out of the car and got into the shiny hall of the mall. The sight of the lights and perfect structure was breathtaking.
He could tell that the store had just happened and he wanted to make things as snappy as possible, he wouldn't want to waste any more of their time.
A receptionist was seen dusting the entrance of the hall. She was the only one available there so Henry walked up to her.
"Hey, miss. Can I get a little of your time?" He inquired.
The sales a
gent turned around and their eyes interlocked with each other and he frowned.
"Not another beggar?" He mumbled aloud.
"Pardon?" Henry's eyes were bloodshot.
There was a strange recognition between them both as they kept on staring at each of them.Then Henry does not notice where he might have known her from. That was the very well-known Evelyn, his previous colleague where he walked as a Janitor. 2468She is his senior and has always been torn on the flash during that period."What are you doing here? Just a small opportunity and you were already planning to steal?" She threw away every single inch of her professionalism since they were the only ones in the store after all.Henry was stunned."Steal?" His brows furrowed."Don't act like you are deaf, if you aren't here to steal, then tell me, what else are you here to do?" She replied.Her heart seemed open to hear him out. But there was every trace of mockery in her voice. "I came here to get some clothes." He responded, not expecting her to believe anyway.The laughter that spewed from her mouth had the energy to awaken the neighbors in the area.She tried to stop but her wits were no
Henry continued to search for it but no matter how much he did, he could not find it."It was right here." He mumbled to himself calmly.Mr. Mark frowned."What tricks are you trying to come up with this time?" His brows furrowed."It's obvious that she already lost the bet and there is no trick under his sleeves anymore." Evelyn smiled brightly."Hey, Stinker." She called out to Henry. "You should drop the act of yours already and admit defeat. You are Just going to do the licking for a day."Evelyn brought out her cell phone and pushed her shoes off her feet, going further to say still smiling."I just need to get a capture of your face licking my feet so I will post it on my social media account.""Don't worry." She furthered with a really cute face."I am sure that you are going to trend all over the internet for the first time in your life all thanks to me."Henry stopped standing. An obvious frown on his face now.They all shot glances at him, the only thing that he could do now
"Are you planning to take that scumbag as your wife?" She eyed.He didn't want to talk about it. Staring at the wristwatch in his hands, he quickly said, hiding the sigh that was hiding on his face."Mom, I am going to be back really soon." He responded.Henry stormed off and got into the room. Getting dressed as soon as he could, he soon left for the party.The venue of the party glittered from afar. Even though they still had almost thirty minutes to begin, most of them had already arrived for the party.What for the others that were yet to arrive? Their cars raced on the street as though they were in some sort of marathon."Get out of the way you scumbag! Not like the heir is going to favor you anyways." Drivers on the verge of breaking out yelled at each other.At some point, Henry Could not help but smile."Stop here." He turned over to the guard who drew a stop with a confused expression on his face."I am going to highlight here." Henry further stated his intentions.The drive
"Young Master?" Everyone was confused.Looking at the classy lady, she was just a class above that of the guard. He was confused and shot stared at her."What's going on here?" The guard Inquired with confusion written all over his face.She was about to give in the explanation but Henry was able to stop her with a blink. Thoughts were already running through Linda's head."Could it be? No, it was certainly not possible?" She threw the evil thought away from her head."You are making a really big mistake this man is stealing into this place." The guard replied. "But I am chasing him out already."Her eyes twitched"Have you gone mad? Chasing Madam Gu's guest?" She thundered."Madame Gu?" Everyone exclaimed. The guard's heart almost stopped beating."But how is it possible that he knows Madame Gu."If not for Henry, she could have revealed the truth a long time ago."I'm sorry sir." She apologized on his behalf knowing how much trouble she had gotten herself into."You should come wit
"Yeah, it's no big deal. My father has a strong connection with the Floater family. Once he asks for their help, I am sure that they are going to get you on the list.""Thank you so much, Kelvin, I don't know how much I can appreciate you after everything that you have done for us." She appreciated it.James blushed."Kelvin, you are such a superhero, from today, I am going to have you as my idol." He said.And Kelvin trapped him by his shoulders. "I am sure that you are going to do a greater exploit than me?" His words were even more encouraging than that of motivational speakers.But even the little insects wouldn't be so sure about that, especially for someone who wouldn't move a limb and only depended on his sister's wealth.Madam Catherine smiled. "This is the Son-in-law that I am talking about, not that scumbag." She muttered aloud.Once she said the words, the chair beside them she had not been occupied for a while drew open.They all stared at it only to notice that it was H
Everyone turned to me in amazement as they faced Henry. They were all shocked at his response, and different thoughts ran through their different minds at the same time. What gave Henry the boldness to reply to them that way. Kelvin shifted on his seat and cleared his throat uncontrollably. His palm had begun to sweat, and he quickly tightened his fist. He wondered within himself if it was truly his father's doing. Henry was right. Does his father command such authority? Could his father really pull that string?"I'm sure you only came here to eat and drink," James mocked Henry. "Of course, what else do beggars know how to do?"Henry stared at James for a while, and then he snickered. The snicker sounded so loud and annoying. Everyone in the room was still amazed at Henry's newfound courage. "I knew you were only pretending to be meek all along," Madame Catherine said to Henry. "Your true colors are finally out."Madame Catherine was also amazed at Henry's new courage but tried to
Meanwhile amidst all the drama going on inside the of the party hall, there were still guests arriving one after the other in their respective cars.A black limousine pulled up outside, it was differing from all the cars that had arrived earlier, everything about it spoke of class and affluence. Anyone looking at the car from afar would know that whoever the occupant of that car was, they must be very powerful.As soon as the limousine stopped, two men on black pristine suits quickly jumped out of the car and one of them opened the door to the limousine while the other stood aside. It almost looked as though they had really spent time to do those things in sync.The first thing one would notice as soon as the door opened was first, a foot which stepped out of the car, then followed by another foot. It was not just an ordinary foot, but one which had on one of the most expensive s
Madame Gu stood in front of the crowd with a graceful smile on her face. Everyone had their eyes fixed on her lips, ready to hear her speech."I am really glad we all gathered here today to have this dinner together," she began to speak with so much elegance even in her tone.She dashed her eyes freely from one person to the other, and her brows were straightened in perfect confidence."Thank you all for availing yourself and for honoring my invitation. "She paused for some time, her eyes now fixed on Catherine. A smirk appeared on her face as she opened her mouth to speak."I am still glad that you greased the dinner with your presence, even though it is more of a favor to you that it is to me."There was an uncomfortable atmosphere around the table, as everyone exchanged uncomfortable glances with each ot