"Then how am I supposed to get all that with this ring, Father?" William was both curious and confused by Arthur's words.
Arthur looked at William sharply, very sharp and firm like a male lion showing his dominance.
"Go to Waterlow Station, there is a place called Gilgamesh Bar. Show the bartender my membership card and this ring," Arthur said.
William looked at the ring blankly, his mind completely unable to think. Because of the amount of information he had just received, he was so shocked that all the blood in his body was flowing very fast. William had never thought that his late father had left such a large treasure.
Seeing his son-in-law who was suddenly like a dazed person, Arthur could not bear to let him, "If you want to exchange this thing today, then let this old man tell you, William.
Hearing those words from his father-in-law was so weak that William couldn't bear it. Not wanting to cause any more trouble, William grabbed hold of his father's ring. With a serious face and a look of determination, he convinced his father-in-law to leave.
"Doesn't need to bother driving me. I am Raven Kingslayer's son, if I bother you more than this, I will dishonor my father's name. I won't have a face in heaven if I bother someone who should be resting a lot, even for matters like this," William said, clenching his fists in front of him.
Whether he realized it or not, this was the gesture his father always used to say goodbye to William when he left the house. And now he was practicing it on his father-in-law, like father and son.
Arthur, who had seen the gesture many times before, smiled broadly and greeted William's fist with a light slap. After the fist bump with his father-in-law, William's confidence soared. He confidently carried the ring out.
Before he reached the exit, his father-in-law called out to him, "Where are you going, William?
"To exchange this ring, of course, Father," William replied, still full of confidence and looking foolish.
Arthur sighed and shook his head, "Did you take the membership card I told you about earlier?"
William's face changed from exuding confidence to looking stupid and silly. With a grin, he rubbed his hair, which was not itchy at all.
"Right, I forgot to bring it to Dad," William said, grinning incoherently to cover his embarrassment.
Again his father-in-law took a deep breath and said, "That's why I didn't want to give you the ring, if not because I had to. You are very reckless, William.
Arthur then continued, "Take my card from the same drawer where you took the ring, as I recall I put it at the top.
William then went to the drawer where he kept the black box containing his late father's ring. He pulled out the top drawer and sure enough, there was a card. But it was the Tarot card 'The Sun'. Without thinking, William took it and saw that behind the card was a complicated bar code in the shape of a sun.
William, not sure about the object in his hand, then asked, "Is this the card, Father?"
Arthur then nodded, giving a sign that it was indeed true if it was the object in question, "Tell me that your arrival is to represent me, otherwise you will not be allowed to enter."
"Alright, I will remember your words just now. Pray for my success father," said William, who immediately left the room.
At first, he thought that his mother-in-law and sister-in-law were behind the door, listening to the conversation between him and his father-in-law. But he was wrong. There was no one behind the door he had just closed. Not even his wife Charlotte.
William's instincts immediately kicked in that something was wrong. He immediately set out to find out where his wife was. After taking a few steps, he heard a loud snapping sound coming from the living room.
"You stupid woman! How are you going to pay for the damage you caused?" a man named Xavier Giovanni said to Charlotte.
"I will definitely pay, but not now!" said Charlotte.
"It's been over a month since you paid me back for my losses! If it wasn't for the family's long history, you would have eliminated Charlotte," said Xavier as he stood up from his seat, his face as red as a lobster just out of the frying pan.
"Really Xavier, I will definitely pay it as soon as possible," Charlotte said as she begged for time to pay for the losses the Giovanni family had suffered due to the failed project she had caused.
The Giovanni family is one of the richest families in Litusia. Not only are they richer than the Lysander family, but they are also business partners who have been working with Charlotte's family for a long time.
Because of his higher position, Xavier felt he could do whatever he wanted. Emma Lysander and Charlotte's two younger siblings, who used to behave badly, could not move in front of Xavier, they were just silent and dejected.
After a long talk, Charlotte's promise did not satisfy him at all. Instead, it made Xavier's anger even more intense. He also released his anger, which had reached its peak, by trying to hit Charlotte. But William, who knew about it, quickly stopped Xavier's hand.
"What do you think you're doing to my wife?" said William, grabbing Xavier's wrist.
"aaarrggghh!" groaned Xavier from the tight grip of William's hand.
Instead of remaining silent, Xavier, feeling threatened, tried to throw a punch. William, in the midst of his adrenaline rush, saw that Xavier's movements became very slow. To avoid this as well as to deliver an attack, William threw Xavier's body.
"Braak!" Xavier's body fell to the ground.
Unnoticed by anyone, including Xavier himself, William caught his foot in the blink of an eye. This caused Xavier to lose his balance and his body fell quite hard to the ground.
Xavier then stood up and said, "Damn it, how dare a lowly person like you do this to me”.
With a face devoid of any guilt, Wiiliam replied, "Oh, didn't you fall yourself because you tried to attack me? You fell because of your own actions Xavier."
"How dare a lowlife like you talk back to me! Who do you think you are, you useless son-in-law!" Xavier said angrily.
Xavier's hands were clenched tightly, his anger growing, but on the other hand he also realized that continuing this matter would only embarrass him further. His goal in coming to the Lysander family home was to ask for clarity about the compensation payment for the failed project Charlotte was holding. No matter what, he had to get the money.
"Shut up, William! You're only making things worse," Emma said.
She continued, "Please Xavier, forgive us. I will punish my useless son-in-law who does not know himself later."
"Well, if you say so, ma'am, I'll forget about this problem, but you have to pay me double the amount of my loss," Xavier said.
"No...please Xavier don't do this to us. If you double the losses we have to pay, then the wealth of the Lysander family will decrease drastically," Emma pleaded.
Then she continued, "William! You useless son-in-law, quickly bow down and beg Xavier's forgiveness," she said.
"I'm quite a kind-hearted person. You don't have to pay up to double the amount of my loss, nor do you have to pay it anytime soon," Xavier said as he raised his face.
Looking as if he was looking at dirt, he then said, "In addition, I'll give you up to one year to pay it off. But on the condition that this lowly man will bow down and lick my shoes like a dog.
Charlotte's immediate reaction to her husband's insult and humiliation was, "Don't go too far, Xavier! You..."
The elegant blonde-haired and blue-eyed woman had not yet finished her words. William quickly covered his wife's mo uth. Calmly and slowly, he lowered his hand and walked towards Xavier.
At that moment, without exception, everyone in the room felt something different from William.
It's like he's changed a hundred and eighty degrees into someone else. This was clearly felt by everyone, especially his family. Every second, every minute, every day, William was a loser.But right now, at least in the next few seconds, he changed completely. From a loser who swallowed defeat every day to a figure who looked like an angel of death. With a clear command from God to bring back wretched souls, he exuded a dark aura like that of Raven Kingslayer, his father. William then stopped right in front of Xavier's face, making the man's neck choke and almost unable to breathe.With a piercing stare, he then said something nonsensical, "Tell me, how much should I pay to pay for all the losses caused by my wife?"Hearing such nonsensical words from the mouth of a loser, Xavier could not hold back the flutter of excitement inside him. Although he had been scared by William for a split second, it was all for nothing when the black-haired and lanky man said something that clearly soun
Darkness fell as the night wore on. William left stealthily like a thief, not wanting anyone to know of his departure, including Charlotte, his own wife.William's concern was too great if his wife found out that her husband, who had been useless, had suddenly become wealthy. Besides not wanting his wife to suddenly become a different person, he was also afraid that his wife could not keep a secret.And if this thing that William wanted to keep secret leaked out, let alone to his mother-in-law and two younger siblings, it was certain that Charlotte would be threatened. William didn't want that to happen.So he waited until exactly midnight, until everyone was fast asleep. As for the house guards, he could easily open their mouths without spending any extra effort or money.William then stroked his wife's head and said, "Pray for my safe return.Charlotte, who felt her head being held, suddenly responded as if she were about to wake up. And indeed, the beautiful woman did awaken. Her f
Henry, the bartender, then used all his strength to open the door. Not only was the door huge, but it was also very thick and heavy. Although it looked difficult, little by little Henry managed to move the huge door in front of him.Inside the open door, William saw a scene that was almost unbelievable. Behind the large door was a busy office.Not only were workers going back and forth with documents. But there are also several people besides William who are making a transaction. If you look closely, the scene in front of William does not look any different from the activities of a bank."I can only take you as far as here, sir, because the rest is no longer my responsibility. And if you want to go back upstairs, you can use that elevator over there to get back up to the Gilgamesh Bar," the bartender said as he pointed to an elevator not far from where they were standing.With an annoyed face, William asked, "Why didn't we just use that elevator to get down here?""That's the procedur
While William has not returned, Charlotte is facing a very bad situation in her own home. Her mother and stepsisters have once again cornered her in the living room. The reason was obvious: they thought William had run away after telling a big lie the day before.Emma snapped in a high tone, "Charlotte! Where did your stupid husband go? Don't tell me that he ran away after he dared to challenge Xavier.""Ahh, I should have expected this. I could have prevented what happened yesterday, I was so stupid to let that trash son-in-law do whatever he wanted," Emma muttered.Charlotte was not silent this time, she also argued with her stepmother, "Calm down mom, William must have kept his word. There's no way he's going to run away and get away with it. He is a responsible man, believe me!""Have you really been brainwashed, Charlotte? If your useless husband is really responsible, you should be able to live a better life," Emma, who was already angry, did not stop there and told Charlotte ev
"What if I told you that I won the lottery? Would you believe me? You still won't believe anything I say," William said confidently.With a face that seemed to mock Xavier, he continued, "I suggest you count the money I brought you right away. Because it looks like it will take a long time to confirm the amount," William said with a face full of arrogance."Damn it, you must have done this on purpose to inconvenience me," Xavier said, the veins in his face starting to show.But instead of venting his anger, he decided to do something more important: "Well, I'm going to count the money you brought with you. If it is even one dollar short, or if I find out that the money you brought is counterfeit, then be prepared to accept the consequences, loser," Xavier said.He then called his subordinates to come with an automatic money counting machine. Although the name of a well-known bank was clearly displayed on the armored truck, Xavier still couldn't trust it so easily.Xavier remained high
Xavier approached the loud money counting machine with quick and hurried steps, hoping to find a mistake there. William, on the other hand, was the opposite. He walked casually because he believed there could be no error in the amount of money he was given."Why is this machine beeping? Did you find any counterfeit money there?" Xavier asked excitedly."I'm sorry sir, but it looks like this machine is having problems. We will move the money to another machine," said an employee.Hearing that, Xavier's anger peaked instantly, "Move!"He then took the amount of money in the machine and moved it to another machine. After a while, it was evident that there was no problem at all with the money William was carrying. All the money he was carrying was genuine."BIP!" said the final machine of the money counter. The sound also signaled the conclusion of the money counting.William smiled, "All the money I brought is real money and the total is exactly twenty million dollars, not one dollar les
***Xavier, on his way home, stopped briefly at a bar that specializes in high-end, expensive drinks of the highest quality. The price of one bottle could reach tens or even hundreds of thousands of dollars.A bartender who knew Xavier well greeted him, "If you're going to take the time to come here, it means you're happy. Was my guess right?" Xavier smiled, "True, I am indeed quite happy. But I can't drink much." "I'll just stop by for a few glasses of the best drink here and then go home and enjoy my wonderful evening."Without saying much more, the bartender set up the glasses and opened a bottle of Chateau Lafite, a very famous brand of wine with a fantastic price of hundreds of thousands of dollars for each bottle."You have an interesting drink, Gordon," Xavier said, calling the bartender's name."It's pretty hard to get this stuff, sir. We even had to fight with twenty other bars in town to get it," said Gordon, the bartender.After one glass of the high-end wine was drunk, Xa
"Wait a minute. Yesterday? Didn't he also give me twenty million dollars yesterday? So, on that day, he also bought the Salazar Group? So it's true that if he got money from the lottery, it was just a hoax," said Xavier, wondering in his own mind."Why did your face suddenly become so pale, Xavier?" asked William with a cold and flat expression.Xavier could only remain silent." He couldn't say anything, everything in his mind was now only filled with ways to escape the situation before it got worse. He realized, if it was true that William had bought all of Salazar Group's shares then it would only be a matter of time until his lie about the loss the other day would be exposed."Damn! How can I escape from this situation," Xavier said in his mind."I told you, you can deny your words Xavier but not your destiny," said William.Xavier still did not answer. Not that he couldn't answer, he just didn't know the right words to say to William, someone who had always been humbled by him."C