All Chapters of The Rejected Man's Rise: Chapter 51
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CHAPTER 51
Caleb obviously knew what happened.But he did not bring spare pants with him.He removed his shirt and covered his bum for the time being.Even though he was wearing a tank top, Ben walked up to him.“Hey, Gray Bear, why did you remove your shirt?” Ben asked coldly. “Nobody here wants to look at your ugly body.”“Pfft,” the two girls from before laughed again. They even started recording on their mobiles.“Why are you wasting your time on me?” Caleb asked. “You should be focusing on Rita instead.”“Hmph, I can talk to her after the gym session is over,” Ben said.“Ah, I get it. You’re afraid that Ms. Faye will scold you if you disturb Rita now.”“I’m Ben Powell,” he uttered confidently. “I’m not afraid of anybody.”He then walked straight toward the spot where Rita was doing lightweight exercises under Faye’s guidance.“Ahem,” he cleared his throat, trying to catch their attention.“What is it?” Faye glanced at him.“Can I have a minute with Miss Rita?” he asked.“Did you finish your
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Seeing Rita leave, Ben stopped his workout and followed her out.Caleb didn’t mind that and continued his cardio rounds. He was also almost done with his workout.In the parking lot, Ben met Rita when she reached her Mercedes AMG Roadster.“Woah, a dark blue Roadster,” Ben whistled. “What’s the price of this beauty?”“Close to 200 grand,” Rita replied, getting into the car.“200K, and yet it pales in front of your beauty,” Ben said, expecting Rita to smile.Rita briefly glanced at him. “I don’t like skinny guys, so why don’t you put on some muscle before trying again?”Saying that, she drove away.Ben stood there, a bit speechless. He looked at his bodyguards. “Am I that skinny?”“No, sir. You’ve got a lot of bone and lots of muscle,” one of the bodyguards replied.“Then why did she say I was skinny?”“She doesn’t have the eyes to see your handsomeness. You can just ignore her and date other girls.”“Hmph, but I made a bet with that Gray Bear, and I’ll need to win. Of course, even if
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“Maybe only blind girls will get into your car,” Ben continued to mock Caleb without any reservations.By doing so, he was not only humiliating Caleb but was also showing off his status in front of the two blondes, thus killing two birds with one stone.Just then, Ben saw Faye entering the parking lot, so he quickly stepped out of the car and shouted, “Caleb, how can you talk badly about our gym trainer?”Faye heard his words and quickly hid behind a car. “Caleb is talking bad about me? Is he angry about what happened before?”“What are you suddenly spouting?” Caleb was confused.“Oh, don’t act innocent,” Ben shouted. “Didn’t you say that our Miss Faye is foolish and doesn’t even know how to teach? And that she’s not fit to be a trainer?”Faye was startled when she heard those words. She immediately rushed out of hiding, “Caleb, how dare you say I’m worthy?!”“H-Huh?” Caleb was shocked. “Y-You’re mistaken. I never said anything bad about you. He made up everything.”“Bullshit. Why wou
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Caleb stopped his car by a store and bought a water bottle and a bread packet.The shopkeeper lady questioningly looked at Caleb when he came to the counter to pay the bill.“What?” he asked, annoyed by her gaze. “Do you like seeing man-boobs?”“N-No,” she quickly scanned the items and said. “Two eighty.”Caleb paid two dollars and eighty cents with his mobile, then walked out.He sat in his car and ate the bread and drank the water until he was full.He then drove to a shopping mall and bought a few pairs of quality sports clothes. It cost him more than a hundred dollars, but he didn’t feel bad because he didn’t want his pants to tear in public again.Eventually, he returned to his apartment.The black crow was cawing at the entrance. He tossed the last piece of bread into the air.The crow caught it midair and flew away.Caleb once again climbed the stairs to get to the first floor.He had a quick bath and then crashed on his bed.CREAK~! BREAK~!The bed broke in the middle, folding
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[Congratulations! You just acquired the Super Designer Skill!][You will need to sleep for a few minutes before this skill can integrate into your brain.]The system messaged him.“I was going to sleep anyway,” Caleb closed his eyes.The next morning.The alarm at five o’clock woke him up.Caleb put on his new sports clothes and went out on his daily dirt mission.[3K walk. 2K jogging. 1K sprinting. 200 jumpropes, 100 push ups, 50 squats, 40 dips, 30 pull ups.]It took him multiple hours to finish the mission.At seven thirty in the morning, just as he was about to leave the park, he crossed paths with Velma.“My, my… look at your shirt,” she covered her mouth in shock. “Is that all sweat?”“No, it’s water,” Caleb said.“Haha,” she laughed.’“I gotta go to work, so…” Caleb was walking past her.“Wait,” she held it hand. It was quite slippery from sweat. She quickly let go of him. “Did Ben do anything to you?”“No.”“Don’t let your guard down. He’s a dangerous guy.”Caleb nodded.“Als
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A few minutes after Caleb started working, an employee brought the sandwiches into his room and put the food on the desk.She was leaving, but Caleb said, “Wait.”She stopped and turned around. Adjusting her glasses, she stared nervously at Caleb. She was a blonde with a long ponytail. Because she was wearing a skirt, Caleb could see her toned legs.She looked like she worked out a lot because she was very fit.“Did you get the job in Mike’s place?” Caleb asked.“Yes, sir,” she quickly said. “I’m supposed to become a core member, but Madam Rita told me to work at the bottom level for a month before joining the core team.”“Oh…” Caleb smiled. (She’s doing the same thing that her father has done to her.)“Can I go, sir?”“What’s your name?”“Christina, sir. My friends call me Christi.”Caleb grabbed his mobile. “What’s your mobile number?”“W-Why are you asking for my number, sir?” she grew even more nervous.“I want you to send money.”“For what?”“You’re going to be bringing me my m
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Caleb opened the file and checked the designs with his naked eye.“The client wants it to look grand with 200K,” Caleb snorted, “but my boss only gave me a 100K. I have to deal with the walls, ceilings, and the corridors in many rooms. This is basically asking me to simplify the designs and cut the costs. That’s the opposite of what the client wants.“It is possible to create the grandness with lighting and texture, but we were only given a month to finish the whole project. So we have little to not time to work on the designs. Just taking these designs and turning them digital will take a day or two…”After thinking about it, Caleb decided to use the Super Designer skill.And he used it.Straight away, his eyes were able to see designs on the paper in a completely different manner.The objects vanished from his eyes.The angles, the light paths, the texture addons, and the emotional depth it would have… all these things were flowing through his mind as if they were part of his instin
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“You’re just jealous that I finally found someone,” Caleb snorted. “Don’t worry. I’m going to introduce her to you soon. And then, you’ll believe me.”Rita was surprised by his calm confidence.Did someone really start dating Caleb even though he was fully out of shape? It was quite hard to believe.“You say she’s more beautiful than me?” Rita snorted back. “That’s impossible.”“Why do you think it’s impossible?” Caleb calmly asked, raising an eyebrow. “You think I can’t get a better-looking girlfriend than you?”“”Better-looking? Maybe, but… more beautiful? Nah,” she softly shook her head.“What’s the difference?”“If a gorgeous girl likes you as you’re now, it means she doesn’t like your body but your purse and your bank account,” Rita retorted. “It means she’s most likely a gold digger.”“But she’s my school friend. She knows me enough.”“Did she come back into your life after learning that you became the chief designer, or before that?” Rita asked.Caleb frowned in response.“Ther
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“This plan is brilliant,” Edward said. “It has layers and layers of intricacy. How did you come up with such an efficient design that’s completely different from the modern interior styles?”“I have many ideas stored here,” Caleb tapped his own head. “I’ll use them when the time is right.”“So you’re saying you’ve been hiding your skills and talent all this time, huh…”“Think of it however you want, Mr. Edward,” Caleb replied. “I just want to do my job properly so that those who invested in me will not be disappointed even if they don’t necessarily like me. I will do my best so that even my enemies will praise my work.”Those were simple words, but they hit Edward’s heart right where they should.Edward kept looking at the monitor.“Are you going to call the client now, Dad?” Rita asked him.“I will deal with this one,” Edward said. “Send me the complete data.”Caleb slowly frowned and looked at Rita. “Are you trying to steal my credit, Mr. Chairman?”“This is my company,” Edward calm
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A loud silence filled the room.Neither Rita nor Edward expected Caleb to be this aggressive.“What is your salary, Madam Rita?” Caleb asked politely, but only silence responded to him.Caleb smiled a little bit and got up from the couch.“If I remember it correctly, you were receiving 150K two years back,” Caleb said. “So you must be receiving at least 200K now or more. I want that same amount.”“You are already being paid 80K a year,” Edward retorted. “That’s more than enough for you.”“No offense, but I’ll be doing more work than the CEO in the future,” Caleb said. “I will be doing more work than anyone else in the company. Yet, I’m asking to be paid the same as the CEO, not more. Unless, of course, you want to give me some shares of the company every month.”Edward’s gaze remained fixed on Caleb.The bond meter score on his head went from -87 to -89.“What are you thinking so much for, Dad?” Rita stood upright, her arms crossed across her chest. “If he does a better job than you,