Toppling the World with His Empire

Chapter 2:

“Rebecca, did I do it wrong?”

Back to her office, she saw her secretary busy organizing the documents, Charlotte suddenly blurted out the question.

 

“Oh, my goodness! of course not! Charlotte, you’re so beautiful, talented, and successful in business. Why should you spend your days with a man who only hides in your pocket all day? You deserve a better one, such as Mr. Anderson, who’s wealthy and handsome.”

Although Rebecca’s words echoed in her ears, her thoughts seemed to drift into another dimension. Looking at the slightly ajar door in front of her, she knew her decision was right, but regret still flooded her heart.

Meanwhile, in the lift, Joseph looked at the necklace in his hand, sadness filling his eyes.

Although he had long noticed something unusual in their marriage, he still felt upset when it came to the end.

He had originally thought ordinary life was happiness; but exactly, the ordinary life ruined the marriage.

Three years of dream in such an ordinary life, he should wake up!

“Ring~”

Suddenly, Joseph’s mobile phone rang. He looked at the screen and frowned.

 It’s Brian, who was considered one of the city’s most prominent figures in business.

Finally, Joseph answered the phone call.

“Mr. William, this is Brian. I heard of that it’s your wedding anniversary day today. Do you have anytime available? I’ve prepared some presents for you and your wife.” Brian’s voices sounded a bit flattering.

If anyone else heard the call, it must shock the whole upper class in this city! Such a super tycoon was flattering the notorious useless son-in-law of the Smith family.

“Thanks, but you don’t have to. I have divorced her.” Joseph said calmly.

“What???” Brian was surprised. That lucky woman and Mr. William had divorced!

Previously, he had taken good care of Charlotte’s and her company for the sake of Joseph. He knew that Joseph loved his wife so much.

Then why did they get divorced? He was curious about it.

However, Joseph took the initiative to change the topic, “Brian, anything else?”

“Well, Mr. William, there is indeed one more thing I want to ask you for help.” Brian said awkwardly.

“I have a friend of the Watts family, who recently got a strange disease and has been in a coma. Many famous doctors cannot cure it. Mr. William, your medical skills are unparalleled in the world. Could you please save him?”

Hearing his words, Joseph frowned slightly, about to say something, but Brian suddenly continued, “Watts family has an Esculape grass.”

Esculape grass!

Joseph’s expression immediately changed.

Esculape grass was an extremely rare herb he had been searching for a long time without success, and he couldn’t refuse it

“Really?” Joseph asked seriously.

“Certainly!” Brian promised.

“Alright, I will save him, and the only thing I need is Esculape!” Joseph replied.

Joseph was not interested in money and any other expensive luxury goods, but those rare herbs like Esculape .are his favorite.

“Thank you, Mr. William. Please tell me your location and I am going to inform the Watts family of picking you up.” Brian breathed a sigh of relief.

“Afea Corporation.” Joseph spoke, and then he hung up the phone, standing outside his ex-wife’s company and waiting.

However, he saw the two most disgusting people. One was his Charlotte’s mother; and the other was Charlotte’s brother, Steven.

Joseph frowned tightly and didn’t greet them. He didn’t want to talk even one letter with the two. But things always went against expectation.

“My daughter has divorced with you?” Mrs. Smith narrowed her eyes, asking directly.

“Yes, as your expectation.” Joseph replied indifferently.

Charlotte’s families definitely played an important role in their divorce, who often managed to persuade her to dump him.

“Shut up, loser! You got divorced because you are no longer worthy of my excellent and gorgeous daughter.” Mrs. Smith snapped angrily at Joseph.

Joseph clenched his fists, greatly angry at her unreasonable logic.

If it hadn’t been for his help, the whole Smiths would have been bankrupt two years ago.

Seeing their arrogance and disparage on him, Joseph intended to leave and kept distance with the two fools.

However, Steven suddenly grabbed his arm and blocked his way.

“Hey, coward! I heard of it that you took three million dollars from my sister as a divorce compensation? Don’t you have any shame? Give it back to me, otherwise, you can’t leave!”

“That’s right! You can’t take the money!” Mrs. Smith tugged his clothes tightly.

Joseph felt impatient and denied. “Indeed, Charlotte offered me a compensation of three million, but I didn’t take it...”

But before Joseph could finish his sentence, Steven spat on his face. Joseph instinctively turned his face away to avoid it, while tightening his fists.

“You’re going too far!” He snapped.

But instead of guilty, Steven only laughed with mockery.

“Mom, look at him. He’s like an angry bird, truly interesting!”

Mrs. Smith also supported her son’s actions, laughing.

“I’m telling you, if you still have any integrity, hand over that money. A loser like you doesn’t deserve a single penny!” Mr. Smith said.

“I’m telling you I didn’t take it. If you don’t believe me, you can call Charlotte and ask!” Joseph replied, almost losing his patience. He emphasized each word, then took out his phone, preparing to call Charlotte.

But then Mrs. Smith spoke up and stopped him.

“Charlotte will defend you, right? My kind daughter treated you so kind-hearted while you’re too shameless!”

Steven glared at Joseph menacingly. “I’m losing my patience with you.”

Steven approached and searched on Joseph’s body.

“What are you doing? Take your hands away!”

As Joseph almost couldn’t help but beat Steven, Mrs. Smith also rushed over and joined in searching him.

“A good anvil does not fear the hammer. If you don’t take it, what are you afraid of?”

For the sake of Charlotte, Joseph tolerated.

Anyway, he didn’t take the money and they can’t search anything.

After a while, they found nothing but they couldn’t believe it.

“It’s impossible, you wretch. Where did you hide it?”

“What is this?” Steven exclaimed as he pulled something out of Joseph’s pocket.

In that moment, Joseph recognized it. That’s the necklace, the only relic of his mother.

“Give it back to me!” Anger full of Joseph’s voice.

“I remember it is my sister’s necklace. Where do you get it? You shameless thief!” Steven cursed.

“It’s the heirloom of my family!” Joseph stared at him coldly.

Steven refused to admit him and wanted to take the necklace. He thought it could be sold with some money to pay his debt.

Steven turned to leave, but just then, when he put the necklace in his pocket, he slipped the necklace fell onto the ground. The pendant hit the cement floor and shattered like glass in an instant.

At that time, Joseph’s heart shattered as well.

The broken necklace revealed a small inscription: William. .

Steven felt annoyed, and he even kicked the pieces away.

His behavior entirely irritated Joseph.

“Steven!”

Joseph rushed in and threw a punch at Steven’s right jaw, causing him to fall to the ground, blood dripping from his mouth.

Steven still didn’t realize what had happened, only painfully holding his cheek.

While seeing the blood, he turned to Mrs. Smith and called out:

“Mom…”

But Joseph certainly didn’t stop. He delivered a series of punches on Steven’s face with great strength.

“Your parents didn’t teach you what to do and what not to, so I am teaching you how to be a man!”

Mrs. Smith didn’t realized then until that time, panic stricken, rushing in to intervene.

“Stop! stop it!”