"But, Sir..."
"No more time, Matthew! He's my son, he must be the heir in my family, Matthew." Hendry said with a sad look.
A gunshot was heard from outside, startling those in the room. Hendry started to panic, holding his newborn baby in his arms, kissing both of his little angel's cheeks for a moment.
"Forgive me, son. I have to do this..." With a heavy heart, Hendry handed his child over to Matthew, asking his trusted man to take his son far away. As a father, he didn't want anything bad to happen to his precious child.
Matthew complied with his master's orders, immediately leaving through the back door to escape with him. He felt sorry for his master's baby.
"You have a tough fate, young master." After successfully leaving Hendry's residence, Matthew paused for a moment and looked pitifully at the baby boy in his arms. So pitiful, but his master's decision was indeed right. The heir of his family must remain alive and safe. Matthew went to a village called Moonee Valley.
Over there, Matthew met a couple who were unable to have children in their marriage. "I plead with y'all, take good care of this child," Matthew entrusted baby Hendry to the couple.
They happily accepted, and that night he decided to stay in the village and return to his master's house the next morning. Matthew chose not to take care of his master's child, fearing that if Roemy or his henchmen ever found out that he was taking care of baby Hendry, the innocent child's life would be in danger.
Meanwhile, Hendry is trying to escape with his wife and the doctor who helped deliver Jessica's baby. They left before Roemy could find them, on a very tense night with thunder rumbling loudly and heavy rain pouring down accompanied by strong winds.
"I can't take it anymore, Honey." Jessica's voice was trembling as she held back the pain after giving birth. She should be in bed recovering from the exhaustion of childbirth. But unfortunately, circumstances forced them to keep moving to avoid being caught by her brother-in-law.
"Hang on a little longer, Honey. We'll be there in just a few meters." Ahead of them, they can see a residential area. However, Jessica couldn't hold on any longer. She faints as the rain pours harder. Fresh blood flowed from the base of her thigh. This makes Hendry and the doctor panic.
Hendry, who was in a panic, immediately carried his wife's body and ran during a heavy rain downpour. They quickly headed to the nearest house to ask for help from the residents. Hendry knocked on each house door until one of the residents opened the door and helped them. The doctor immediately provided first aid for Jessica, but unfortunately, she had already passed away due to the bleeding she experienced. Hendry was truly devastated by the loss of the woman he loved so much.
***
As Matthew was about to return to his boss's mansion, he was suddenly kidnapped by a group of Roemy's henchmen who were still guarding the Hendry mansion area.
"Tell me, where is Hendry?!" When he was at Roemy's headquarters, he was intimidated and treated badly by him. Roemy yelled as if a devil had possessed him.
"I don't know." Matthew answered by yelling and struggling to free his tied hands. Roemy didn't believe him so easily, he tightly gripped Matthew's jaw and stared at him with intimidation, "Tell me the truth, or you'll die in my hands?"
"I escaped alone." He tried to tell the truth to convince the bastard. However, Roemy became angry and slapped Matthew hard, causing him to fall along with the chair he was sitting on.
"Take him out! Dump him far away!" Roemy shouted, ordering his men to throw Matthew away. Two of Roemy's men immediately released Matthew and dragged him out of the room.
"You bastard, Roemy! I swear in the name of Jesus, you will get what you deserve for your actions!"
Roemy ignored Matthew's oath, and the two men who were taking Matthew immediately forced him out. Before leaving, Matthew was drugged and his head was covered with a black cloth with his hands still tied.
Matthew was taken to a remote village in Eastern Australia. He was isolated in a secluded village. Before dumping him, two of Roemy's men had abused him and accidentally hit his head on a hard rock, causing Matthew to lose consciousness. Then, they threw him into a pile of garbage.
Matthew suffered a concussion that caused him to have amnesia at that time, not remembering anything about his previous life.
While Matthew briefly gave a name to his boss’s baby, calling him William Frank, he was raised in the village of Moonee Valley to keep his true identity secret. However, he had to accept the poor economic status of his foster parents.
***
"Sorry, Mr. William." Matthew apologized for making his life so miserable and causing him so much trouble. William gave a slight smile and said, "You don't need to apologize, Sir." At that moment, he wondered where his father was.
"So, where is my father now?" Before William could get an answer to his question, two policemen entered the room and approached him. Although Matthew had taken him to the hospital, William was still under strict police guard as a suspect.
"I'll let you know later." Right now, he couldn't do anything to help William. However, he had already planned something to free his boss from the charges brought against him by Thomas.
Two days later, William's trial was held, and many reporters and journalists came to cover the proceedings this afternoon. Meanwhile, William sat in the courtroom resignedly. Although he did not commit the murder of his father-in-law, the evidence presented by Thomas to the police a few days ago strengthened William's status as a suspect.
The trial was attended by the Patterson family, including Bianca, who had been in jail for several days and didn't even visit her husband. William's gaze now turned to Bianca, but his wife seemed indifferent and didn't care about him.
As the trial was about to begin, the man who claimed to be William's henchman and was ordered to harm Mr. Patterson was absent. Meanwhile, Thomas was eagerly awaiting his arrival. However, he received news from his henchman that the man had been found dead, having committed suicide by hanging himself in his own residence.
Before he passed away, the man wrote a letter that is now in Matthew's possession, who was also present in court to testify.Upon hearing of the man's death, Thomas became angry and exclaimed, "Damn!" He tried to leave the courtroom, but his lawyer held him back. Nevertheless, Thomas had to attend the trial as he was the one who implicated William in the death of his father-in-law.Matthew looked at Thomas cynically, holding the letter tightly in his hand. He realized that the contents of the letter could change William's fate in this trial."I won't let Mr. William rot in prison for this accusation," he said. He would fight to free William from this charge as a redemption for his past sins.The judge began questioning William about the events surrounding his father-in-law's death. William honestly stated that he did not commit any heinous act against Mr. Patterson that resulted in his death.After a while, Matthew stood up and was allowed to testify. He gave an account of the content
One of his colleagues corroborated it, telling him that the company was on the verge of bankruptcy. William had an idea, he instructed his subordinate to go to the Patterson family's holding company and buy their stocks. He was so interested in buying stocks there because, at that time, Thomas became the CEO of the company."We will acquire the Patterson’s holding company." However, one of his colleagues disagreed with William's plan."Are you really going to buy stocks there? If we buy their stocks, it will be a waste of time." The Patterson family's subsidiary was known to be infamous among the public, with many high-ranking officials in the company engaging in corruption or bribing their subordinates to keep quiet from the media. Moreover, the company had been deteriorating even more since the passing of Mr. Patterson."Don't worry, Sandy. Leave this to me. I have thought this through." William's decision was unquestionable; he immediately ordered his subordinate to go to Patterson
"You deserve to be treated like this, you bastard, stupid!" Thomas was outraged at being humiliated in front of all the employees, he stood up holding his stomach in pain. He wanted to retaliate against William, but he was held back by the man with him."Remember, Thomas, I was kind enough to buy stocks in your company so you wouldn't go bankrupt. You understand?" Thomas just stared at William angrily, while William fixed his slightly disheveled black suit. Unable to deny it, Thomas had to suppress his anger today.William then started to implement his plan, he carried out a massive layoff of poorly performing employees there, then opened job vacancies with very strict selection criteria. He bought some of the shares of the Patterson family's company not only as revenge but also to repay his father-in-law's kindness. William wouldn't let the large company in Melbourne go bankrupt because of that asshole Thomas's incompetence in managing it."Sandy? I need you to handle everything here
You bastard! You're motherfucker!" Thomas stormed into William's office and entered William's workspace. The man looked angry and slammed the desk. Meanwhile, William looked relaxed in response, he even smirked. "This is just the beginning, Thomas. I've only just started my game." Thomas was infuriated, as William had sent a video and photos of him being intimate with Bianca in the office yesterday afternoon. Before meeting with Thomas, he had instructed someone to install a hidden camera in his workspace. Actually, he just wanted to see what that bastard was up to. However, no one expected Bianca to come and the two of them did something inappropriate in the workspace. With a racing breath, Thomas punched William in the face, hitting the corner of his lips, "You're a savage, William!" He shouted while the 32-year-old man looked at Thomas. Then, he gave a strong kick in the stomach, causing Thomas to fall down. "Remember, Thomas. I'm not the William you used to underestimate." Wil
"Sandy, why did ya come here?" William was surprised to see Sandy at his house, he had just gone for a swim to freshen up his body this morning. His friend just smiled, not without reason, she came to see William because she wanted to ask something."Yesterday I saw the video footage you requested from your subordinate. Wasn't the woman who was with Thomas a bitchy ex-wife of yours?"William stepped out of the pool area, wearing a towel to cover part of his body. He nodded quietly, and William confirmed what happened. Hearing it made Sandy extremely shocked. Damn, the Patterson family was really crazy in treating William."Why aren't you angry? You're such a fool!" William just laughed at Sandy's reaction after finding out about Thomas's affair with his ex-wife. He told her that his marriage to Bianca was only out of obligation, Bianca didn't love him. Feeling sick, William asked his friend to stop talking about it again. Besides, there was no time to talk about such trash, today he h
William was staring, the girl in front of him was not friendly at all. However, he just wanted to ask a question. Showing no fear of her threat, William stood up straight and said, "I just want to ask. I'm not asking for a fight, you understand!" He stared sharply at the girl in front of him. The long-haired girl took off her AirPods and said with a curt tone, "I have to go if you want to ask. Hurry up and say it." Not wanting to complicate things, William immediately asked, "Do you know a resident named Roemy?" The girl remained silent, her sharp gaze fixed on the man in front of her. She sighed heavily. "He lives in room number two hundred and twenty-three!" she said curtly, then pushed William until he fell down. Feeling innocent, she quickly left. "Damn, kid!" William cursed, shaking his head at the attitude of today's youth. They're so rude to their elders. He got up and walked to visit someone, who was none other than Roemy. His arrival was not without reason; he wanted to s
"I'm William, the only son of Hendry Frank." He pointed his gun directly at Roemy's head. The old man stared in disbelief, clearly taken aback. Roemy squinted his eyes, "A-aren't they already dead?" Fear was evident on his face.William smirked, pleased to see him scared. "It's not that easy to kill my family, you scum!" The 32-year-old man pulled the trigger, the shot narrowly missing Roemy's head and hitting the wall instead."You bastard! A lowlife like you doesn't deserve to live! You know that Hendry was your brother, don't you?!" William shouted, his anger exploding uncontrollably. He kicked Roemy hard, causing the old man to fall to the ground. He didn't care about his uncle's condition. For him, the old man had to pay for what he did in the past."I'm sorry, William. Please don't kill me," Roemy pleaded as he knelt down and begged for forgiveness from his nephew. In his heart, he didn't regret his past mistakes, but he also didn't want to die just yet.William aimed his pistol
"William, please release me!" Roemy kept pleading to his nephew to be released, he couldn't take it anymore. He was being held captive in a dusty, cramped warehouse, sitting on a chair with his hands tied. The old man tried to resist, but it was difficult for him.William raised his eyebrows, "How could I just let you go, Uncle? You are very much needed right now." William kicked the chair, causing his uncle to fall. The 32-year-old man laughed and didn't care about his condition. For him, this was not yet enough for what Roemy had done in the past. William's men released Roemy from the chair but his hands were still tied. He was thrown to the ground in front of William as if he were kneeling and begging for forgiveness."Just kill me!" Roemy yelled, he had given up on his current situation. However, William smirked at hearing this."I'm definitely gonna kill ya, but now ain't the right time," the 32-year-old man whispered to his uncle. William laughed and eventually left with his hen