All Chapters of The billionaire heir's secret system : Chapter 1
- Chapter 10
12 chapters
becoming the heir and gaining a system
“Auntie, I’d like two plain donuts, please.”“Donuts are a breakfast thing, not for the afternoon.” The cafeteria lady looked at Kelvin with open disdain. Every time this poor kid showed up in the school cafeteria, he only bought plain donuts—no sprinkles, no soda, nothing else. He never ordered burgers, fries, or anything filling, so the balance on his meal card never even reached two digits.Kelvin’s stomach rumbled loudly with hunger. He glanced at the trays of food behind the glass counter, then looked at the prices printed below them…“Hurry it up, there’s a line behind you.”“Kelvin, why don’t you just go back and eat those dry crackers of yours? The cafeteria isn’t a place for someone like you.”Kelvin, who always wore the same worn-out high school jacket and faded jeans, had become something of a campus “celebrity.” Ever since the student council posted a report about him digging through the trash bins to collect bottles and cans, the students of Stonebridge University had tre
one billion dollars
Grace’s sudden outburst made the whole classroom atmosphere awkward.Sitting lazily at the side, Wade sneered and joined in.“Yeah, Class Rep, why invite a poor guy like him? We’d probably have to look after him the whole trip. That’s a hassle.”He chuckled and continued.“Besides, doesn’t Kelvin have to clean the library every day? If he skips a day, he probably won’t even have money to eat the next day.”The surrounding students burst into laughter. Some of them had even dug into Kelvin’s background before. His life story was practically detailed enough to become a documentary.“Wade! You’re not allowed to talk about your classmates like that!”Anna snapped angrily. She had always been kindhearted, but she never expected things to escalate this far.Just then, loud commotion erupted outside the classroom.A girl with a flushed face ran in excitedly and shouted,“Something huge just happened! I heard that Victor Carter, the richest businessman in the country, has sent people to find
one billion dollars 2
Frank’s efficiency was terrifyingly high.Wade’s family had always been in the stone quarry business, supplying construction materials around Stonebridge. But in less than a single day, nearly every quarry and processing plant around their factory had been quietly acquired by the Carter Group.By that afternoon, massive trucks had already delivered new machinery and equipment. Professional engineers and technicians were sent in to take over operations.The next morning, when Wade’s father woke up and stepped outside with his toothbrush in hand, he nearly dropped it in shock.Everything around his factory had changed overnight.Even worse, all of his long-time clients began canceling their orders one after another.They would rather pay penalties to terminate their contracts than continue doing business with the Wade family.Everyone in the Stonebridge business circle had heard the news by now.Wade’s son had offended Victor Carter’s grandson.Who would dare risk getting involved with
the gold system activated
Kelvin stared at his mobile banking app, his eye twitching uncontrollably.99999999800.He had transferred 200 dollars to Anna, and the beautiful symmetry of his ten billion dollar balance had shattered like glass. But before he could even mourn the ruined number, something far worse happened.Ding.A cold mechanical voice rang out inside his head."Host has successfully filled the activation threshold, triggering [S] Class Newbie Mission. Gifting a luxurious mission gift pack. Unlocking the Wealthy Private Market."[S Class Beginner Quest: Acquire the top ten private enterprises in Stonebridge City. Consolidate all enterprises under Stonebridge City jurisdiction and double their combined market value.]Kelvin blinked.Then he looked at his banking app again.800 dollars.800 dollars."MY MONEY—"He nearly knocked over the entire picnic table.Nine hundred and ninety-nine million dollars. Gone. Swallowed whole in the span of a single notification, like it had never existed. Kelvin fel
dad
"What is going on out there?""Is that seriously a helicopter? On a Tuesday?""Wait — is that Marcus's dad getting off?"The murmuring spread across every table like wildfire. Students abandoned their food, craning their necks toward the open field where the helicopter had touched down. The construction crew was already moving with mechanical efficiency, unloading equipment from the two trucks while the excavator rumbled slowly into position near the far edge of the property.Then the man in the black suit stepped forward.He was broad-shouldered, expressionless, and moved with the quiet authority of someone who had never once in his life been told to wait. Without breaking stride, he reached into his jacket, produced a thick stack of hundred-dollar bills, and fanned them directly into the face of the farmhouse owner — a heavyset man in an apron who had just rushed out of the kitchen to see what the commotion was about.The bills hit him square across the cheeks and nose. Several flut
a beautiful stranger
The afternoon sun was warm on Kelvin's face as he walked back toward Stonebridge University, hands in the pockets of his worn jacket, the events of the day still settling somewhere in the back of his mind.One acquisition down. Nine to go.The system had gone quiet for now, which he appreciated. Having a supernatural financial entity narrating inside your skull while you were trying to think was not conducive to clear reasoning.He was passing through the upscale commercial district on the east side of campus when the dealership caught his eye.It sat on the corner of Fifth and Meridian floor-to-ceiling glass walls, polished concrete floors, and enough ambient lighting to make every car inside look like it belonged in a museum. A midnight blue Bentley sat closest to the window. Behind it, arranged like a careful argument about what money could become, were a Ferrari, two Porsches, and at the far end of the showroom, a BMW 7 Series in matte obsidian black that stopped Kelvin's feet wit
bartender unlocked
Kelvin shook Victoria's hand.Her grip was firm — confident in the way of someone who had learned early that hesitation read as weakness. But beneath the smooth surface he felt something else. Small hardened patches along the inner fingers, the base of the palm. The kind that came not from gym work or manual labor but from years of repetitive precision movement.He filed that away without comment.Victoria led him through the bar with the ease of someone who owned every room she walked through — which, Kelvin was beginning to suspect, was not entirely metaphorical. The crowd parted without being asked. Conversations quieted as she passed and resumed after she had gone, like a wake closing behind a boat."Your father is expecting me," Kelvin said as they walked."He is," Victoria said. "But he can wait five more minutes." She stopped at the bar and held up two fingers. The bartender was already moving before her hand came down. "You came in here and ordered the strongest thing we make.
the dragon and the rose
Victoria led Kelvin through the corridor at the back of The Blind King, past two doors that were neither marked nor lit, and stopped at a third that was heavier than the others — solid steel framed in dark wood, the kind of door that communicated its purpose without needing a sign.She knocked twice. Paused. Once more.The lock disengaged from the inside.The room beyond was not what Kelvin expected.It was quiet, well-furnished, and smelled of good bourbon and old paper. Bookshelves lined two walls — actual books, worn spines, the kind accumulated by reading rather than decoration. A large desk sat at the center, clear except for a glass, a lamp, and a single manila folder. Behind the desk sat a man in his early sixties with Victoria's same sharp eyes and considerably more patience in them.Danny Reeves looked at Kelvin for a long moment without speaking.Then he said, "You're younger than I expected.""So I've been told," Kelvin said.Danny's mouth moved slightly. He gestured to the
blood is thicker
Kelvin placed his hand gently over Victoria's and gave it a single reassuring pat.It was a small gesture. Almost nothing.But Victoria felt something shift in her chest — a quiet, unfamiliar steadiness, the sensation of standing next to someone who was not going to move regardless of what came through the door.She had not felt that in a long time.Briggs planted himself two feet from Kelvin with the physical confidence of a man who had resolved many situations with his hands and expected to resolve this one the same way."Black Iron crew," someone near the back muttered. "That's Harmon's enforcers.""Last time they came through here, three guys ended up in the river."Briggs looked at Kelvin the way a wall looks at the thing about to run into it."You've got one more chance to walk away clean," he said. "After that, clean isn't an option.""You keep offering me chances," Kelvin said. "I keep not taking them. At some point that should tell you something."Briggs's jaw tightened.He p
the cost of looking down
The ward fell silent after the slap.Not the silence of shock exactly — more the particular quiet of a room full of people who had witnessed something they were now collectively deciding how to feel about.The decision came quickly."Did he just hit her?""Over a few words? That's completely out of line.""Look at how they're dressed. They can't even afford this place and they're in here causing scenes.""Someone call security. Disturbing patients like this — have some decency."The nurse, whose name tag read Patterson, pressed one hand against her reddening cheek and let her eyes fill with the specific tears of someone who understood instinctively that an audience was an asset. She straightened slowly, looked at Kelvin with the expression of a woman recalibrating her approach, and pointed at him."Just you wait," she said.Then she turned on her heel and walked out briskly, the sound of her shoes sharp and deliberate against the floor.Kelvin watched her go without expression.Beside