All Chapters of The Rejected Man's Rise: Chapter 61
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CHAPTER 61
After Caleb left the room, Rita could not sit in her chair.She walked to and fro, biting on her fingernail.“Does he think I’ll return to being his lover?” she frowned. “Why does he talk to me like I’m his enemy? I’m also a victim of my father. Why can’t he understand that? If I wanted to suppress him, I wouldn’t give him 100K as debt. But he’s too driven by emotion to see that.”After some thinking, her thoughts drifted toward the woman Caleb had talked about.“Who was it that started dating him? I think she’s the reason behind his sudden rise in confidence. He thinks he can fight my dad, but he’s just digging a grave for himself. He might have become a chief designer, and someone in Phantom Dream investment company might be backing him, but that’s nothing for my dad. If he wants, he can easily make Caleb’s supporters withdraw. Caleb will be abandoned before he knows it. Then he would lose his job and everything.”She slammed her own thigh.“Wait, why am I worried about him? He just
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Later that afternoon.Caleb went to Christina and put a file on her desk. “If you finish that, you can get into the core team without having to wait a month.”Christina’s eyes lit up. “Thank you, sir.”Caleb then left the building.Christina sat down and smiled very much.She looked to her right and spoke with Sherry, “I told him that our CEO wanted me to work as a normal employee for a month. He kept that in mind and gave me a project. I think I can finish this in a few days, and then I can get into the core team. I won’t lose any salary, either. Isn’t our chief designer great?”“Yeah,” Sherry’s lips struggled to spread. (I think he did that on purpose, so that I can see everything and feel bad about myself.)It was Sherry’s dream to become a member of the core team.Now, Caleb was giving someone else an opportunity to become a core member right before Sherry’s eyes.This was worse than rubbing salt in someone’s wounds.This made Sherry’s heart feel heavy and empty at the same time.
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It wasn’t a kiss to the lips, but still the kiss on the cheek gave so much boost to Caleb’s heart.He slightly pumped his fist in the air as though he achieved something significant.He came here to surprise Denise and to see how she would react at her office, but she completely exceeded his expectations.When she took out the ring and proposed to Sherry not long ago, she was embarrassed by it and told him to keep the ring away quickly.But Denise had a very different reaction.She did not seem embarrassed at all even though some coworkers were watching.After he hugged her, she reciprocated with a kiss.He couldn’t have asked for more.“Coming here was worth it,” he walked away with a smile on his face.As he approached the elevator, Sherry hid behind the pillar, turning the other way so he wouldn’t see her.After he went past her, she shifted to the other side of the pillar.As the elevator door closed, Caleb briefly saw a figure standing behind the pillar.It was just a glimpse, bu
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About an hour later.Caleb arrived at the basement of the Skyrise five-star hotel.The guards rushed over and didn’t let him stop the car in the parking garage. “You can’t park here.”“What?” Caleb questioningly looked at them. “Why? There’s so much free space available.”“Yes, but your car is not in a good condition,” the guards said. “We have orders to not let vehicles in bad shape to be parked here.”“Are you serious?” Caleb couldn't believe it. “I never heard of such a rule in any hotel.”“You should follow the rules, sir. Please park the car somewhere outside.”“The entrance guard didn’t stop me, so why are you against me parking this car?”“Maybe he didn’t know the rules.”Caleb sighed. “I won’t take long. Only thirty minutes at best.”The guards still shook their heads and kept staring at Caleb with stiff expressions.“Seriously…” Caleb turned the car around and left.He could not find any particular spot near the hotel to park the car. He had to visit a mall and buy a parking
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Caleb was tall. Taller than six feet.Despite him being close to 3oo pounds, he did not look too bad, except that he looked at least five to ten years older than his real age.However, Harvey’s niece looked like a walking dinosaur baby. She was barely five feet, yet she seemed like she was 300 pounds.She couldn’t even walk normally, and her legs were bent inward at the knees, and it seemed like she was struggling to just walk.And she seemed older than Caleb. She was probably in her early thirties.Harvey snapped his fingers, and two waiters brought a wheeled couch over and placed it next to the dining table. They locked the wheels so the couch wouldn’t move around.Harvey’s niece sat down on the couch because she wouldn’t fit on a chair.“Hi, I’m Eureka,” she smiled at Caleb. Her teeth were shining white.Caleb sucked in a deep breath and said, “Hello. I’m Caleb.”“We can arrange the wedding next month,” Harvey said. “You two can get to know each other this month.”“Whoa, whoa,” Cal
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Harvey made Caleb and Eureka exchange numbers.As Caleb was leaving, Harvey gave Caleb a hug. “Don’t disappoint my niece, Caleb, or I will be doing things you won’t like.”Caleb just smiled in return.After he left the hall, Caleb was no longer smiling.“I was foolish to think that Harvey would always support me just because I own some shares in Phantom Dream company. He dug into my background probably because he wanted me to get married to his niece. He knows that I don’t have any money source that can help me buy those shares, so he’s blatantly threatening me.“I would have understood it if he requested me, but the way he’s trying to force me to marry his niece… I don’t like him. You just made yourself an enemy, Harvey. I’m going to show you that you picked the wrong person to mess with.”Just then, the system popped a message before him.[Will you listen to Harvey and marry his niece, or will you rise against him?]Caleb didn’t even need to think about it. “I’m not gonna be anybody
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Caleb arrived at the parking lot.To his surprise, Faye and Ben were both waiting there. Rita was also there.Caleb stepped out of the car but said nothing.Faye came over to him.“First of all… I owe you an apology,” she said.Caleb was surprised a bit. “Why?”“Because I saw the surveillance footage,” she pointed at a camera in the distance. “It showed Ben’s men flattening my tire. So, it’s evident that he manipulated things that happened yesterday. So, I shouldn’t have been harsh to you.”She looked back at Ben.“Apologize to him,” she said coldly.Frowning, Ben walked over. “I… I’m sorry.” He kept his head lowered a bit. He was gnashing his teeth in shame.“I can’t hear you,” Caleb said.“What?” Ben was annoyed.“Just say it properly,” Faye said. “Or do you want me to complain to your sister?”“N-NO, no,” Ben looked at Caleb and said sorry with great reluctance.“How are you progressing with the bet?” Caleb asked.“What bet?” Ben asked.“Did you already forget it?” Caleb casually s
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The gym session started.Faye spent more time with Caleb and oversaw his exercises and corrected him whenever he did something wrong.Rita was not able to focus on her own routine because she kept looking in their direction.“Why is she allocating so much time for him?” Rita muttered under her breath. “She’s not interested in him, is she?”A few minutes later, Faye returned to Rita.“I don’t see much sweat on you,” Faye said. “Were you slacking off?”“I’m not feeling like working out today,” Rita said. “Maybe it’s because I skipped lunch.”“Oh, then why don’t you tag along with me for dinner?”Rita smiled. “Are you sure? You are taking Caleb, aren’t you?”“Yeah, so?”“Nothing.”Things turned out better than Rita expected.“I will also come with you,” Rita said.“Great. I thought you might have a problem since he’s an employee of your company,” Faye stated.“Why would I have a problem?”“It won’t look good for you if you’re seen with an employee, especially not at a restaurant at night
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About half a liter of petrol was all Caleb poured into the car.Leah sat frozen in fear, and she did not dare start the car engine and leave as the risk of explosion was high.Caleb put the gas handle back on the machine and entered his car and drove away without saying a word.Leah stepped out of her car. “Did he get angry because I tossed money at him? For a poor guy who drives an old car, he should have taken the money. Instead, he picked a fight with me. I remembered his face and his car license number. I’m going to teach that fat ass a big fat lesson he’ll never forget in his life.”Just then a guy on a motorbike entered the gas station.She asked for a lift, and he happily obliged.Leah told him to follow Caleb’s car.And he did so.A few minutes later.Caleb’s car stopped outside a mansion. When Caleb showed his identity card, the guard allowed him inside, saying that the young madam was waiting for him.Caleb was surprised by how long the driveway was. “I knew she was rich, bu
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An old car stopped at the entrance of the five-star hotel.The valet did not care enough to attend to them, but his expression completely changed after Faye and then Rita stepped out.He scuttled over and greeted the ladies.Caleb did not step out of the car. Instead, he drove the car to the parking space.“What is he doing?” Faye wondered.“Maybe he’s not used to giving keys to the valet,” Rita slightly tilted his head. “Or maybe he’s afraid that the valet might take something from his car.”Faye chortled a bit.Moments later, Caleb returned to them.They entered the hotel, with the ladies walking on either side of Caleb.As many heads turned and looked at them, Caleb felt his confidence increasing.The manager came over and guided them to a special room.“Did you book a room for us?” Caleb asked Faye in surprise.“Of course. I don’t like being disturbed by outside noises while eating,” Faye said.They entered the room which had a glass dining table, a television, and two waitresses