All Chapters of Reborn Rich: The Marvelous William Hudson.: Chapter 1
- Chapter 10
30 chapters
Chapter 1
“You useless piece of trash.”Benjamin's fist connected with William's jaw before the words even finished landing.The wheelchair skidded sideways from the force of it, one wheel lifting briefly off the floor before crashing back down. William's head snapped to the side. Blood filled his mouth immediately, warm and copper-tasting, and he felt it drip from his lip onto the collar of his already ruined shirt.He could not raise his arms to protect himself.He could not stand, he could not do anything except sit in that chair and take it.But his eyes stayed open.“Benjamin.” Lydia's voice came from across the room, warm and satisfied, like a woman watching something she had been looking forward to for a long time. She was leaning against the wall with her arms folded, still flushed, still catching her breath from before. A slow smile spread across her face as she watched. “Don't damage him too badly. Not yet. I want him to hear what I have to say first.”Then Benjamin stepped back and
Chapter 2
“You always walked around like nobody could touch you.”Benjamin's voice was low and measured as he crouched down and grabbed William's jaw, forcing his face upward. His fingers dug into William's skin hard enough to leave marks.“Like you were untouchable. Like you were better than everyone around you.”He stared into William's eyes for a long moment, then he pushed him of the wheelchair.Then he stood.“Well that ends here.”He walked to it without hurrying, grabbed it with both hands, lifted it high above his head, and brought it crashing down directly across William's back.The sound it made turned the stomach.William's eyes shot wide open. His mouth formed a scream that his body refused to release. Every muscle in him seized from the impact, shuddering violently, his vision exploding white before beginning to break apart.Benjamin tossed the wheelchair aside like an empty box.But he was not finished, he pulled his foot back and drove it hard into William's ribs. The crack was a
Chapter 3
“Were you planning something, William?” she said softly. “After everything? Still planning?”She shook her head slowly, almost admiringly.“Still fighting,” she said. “Even now.”Benjamin reached down, grabbed William by both ankles, and dragged him away from the suitcase across the floor. Then he grabbed him by the collar, hauled him upright against the wall, and looked at him for one final moment.Then he threw him.William hit the top of the staircase at the edge of the room and went over.He fell hard, each step a separate explosion of impact and pain, his shoulder, his hip, his head, his back, until he reached the bottom landing and hit the floor of the hallway below with a final devastating crack, the back of his skull connecting with the hardwood with a sound that echoed through the empty house.He lay completely still.Blood began spreading from beneath his head. Dark and slow, moving outward across the floor in every direction.Footsteps on the stairs, unhurried.Both of them
Chapter 4
William kept staring at his young face in the mirror. Then everything came rushing back to him like cold water hitting his skin. This room. This suit. This day.He couldn't believe It was his wedding day. The day his whole life turned into a horror movie.... 'What the hell am I doing here?' His thoughts raced. 'I thought I was dead.' 'Am I not supposed to be dead?' At that moment his heart started beating so fast he could hear it in his ears. This couldn't be real. People don't just go back in time, and I still remember everything that happened, every single bit of it. Things like this don't happen. Immediately William slapped himself hard across the face. The sting burned his cheek. He did it again, harder this time. The pain felt real. Sharp and clear. He wasn't dreaming. 'Is this some kind of joke?' he thought, looking around the room again. 'Did I somehow travel back twenty years to my wedding day?' William was still trying to figure out what was happening when the door o
Chapter 5
“The groom has arrived at the scene!”A voice boomed across the wedding hall the moment William walked through the big doors. All the guests turned to look at him. Some clapped. Others smiled and waved.William walked straight toward the altar with steady steps. The white flowers and gold ribbons looked exactly like he remembered. The same chairs. The same music playing softly in the background.Everything was the same as twenty years ago.As William got closer to the front, a woman in a bright pink dress came rushing toward him. Her heels clicked fast on the marble floor.Vivian. Lydia's younger sister.“William! William, wait!”She grabbed his arm to stop him from walking.“I had to get this dress even though I couldn't afford it.” Vivian's words came out in a rush. Her face looked worried. “My friends kept laughing at me. They said my sister was marrying some middle class man. I had to show them you're rich!”Her words made William's eyebrows moved just a little bit. His jaw got ti
Chapter 6
At that moment William reached the altar and stopped. Behind him, Simon stood frozen like a statue. His mouth was still hanging open from shock.Simon had no idea what had gotten into William. This wasn't the same man who always said yes to everything. Who always opened his wallet whenever anyone asked.But William remembered something else about Simon. When the accident happened and William ended up in that wheelchair, Simon had wanted to speak up. Had wanted to ask questions about what really happened that night.But Lydia gave Simon a thick envelope full of cash. More money than he'd ever seen at one time. And just like that, Simon's mouth stayed shut forever.Money was all Simon ever wanted. Nothing more, nothing less.At the altar, the pastor looked at William and gave him a small nod. William nodded back, but his face stayed cold and serious.Then William turned to face the entrance of the hall. He could see Simon and Vivian still standing where he left them. Both of them looked
Chapter 7
Upon saying the words Lydia stared straight into William's eyes. Her gaze was cold and hard, like ice.She expected William to step back in fear. Expected him to panic and rush to do whatever she wanted, just like always.But William just smiled. A calm, quiet smile that made Lydia's skin crawl.“So be it then. I'll be happy if the wedding is cancelled.”William had never planned to go through with this wedding anyway. He just wanted to play around for a bit. See how far he could push things.But he never expected Lydia would suggest postponing the wedding just because he wouldn't pay her siblings' debts.The most ridiculous part? Lydia still wanted to control his life even though she planned to kill him in just a few hours.It showed exactly how heartless she really was.Lydia froze like a statue. Her mouth opened but no words came out.Her father, who had been standing quietly beside the altar, stepped forward with a confused look.“What's going on here?” he asked. “Is everything al
Chapter 8
Immediately after Lydia finished yelling at William, she rushed down the altar steps. Her white wedding dress got tangled around her legs, but she didn't care.She knelt down next to Benjamin and helped him sit up. Her hands checked his back and shoulders for injuries.Benjamin was clearly in pain. His face was twisted up and he moved slowly. Part of him wanted to jump up and fight William right there.But he had to stick to his role. The caring, innocent friend.“William, did I do something wrong?” Benjamin's voice sounded hurt and confused. “If I did, please forgive me. You didn't have to push me that hard, I almost hit my head on the floor.”Benjamin stood up carefully, holding his back.“If I had landed on my head, I could have died.”Lydia's face turned red with fury. She pointed her finger at William like a weapon.“Apologize to Benjamin! Right now!”Her voice echoed through the entire wedding hall. Every guest was staring now.“If you don't apologize to Benjamin, this wedding i
Chapter 9
William stepped out of the wedding hall and immediately felt like he had just escaped from prison.The heavy doors closed behind him with a loud bang. He was finally free.William loosened his tie and pulled it completely off his neck. Then he took a deep breath of fresh air.The kind of air he had never tasted before. Clean and free.For the first time in twenty years, William felt like he could actually breathe.But then his eyes landed on something that made his blood run cold.There it was. Sitting right in front of him.His car.The same black luxury car he had bought specifically for this wedding. The car that was supposed to be the beginning of his new married life.Instead, it had been the beginning of all the chaos and pain in his life.William's mind went back to that terrible day twenty years ago.He remembered getting into this exact car after the wedding. He remembered starting the engine and pulling out of the parking lot.Then several large bricks came crashing down fro
Chapter 10
William arrived at his house and immediately felt a sharp pain shoot through his head. The headache had been building up ever since he woke up in his younger body this morning. At first, when he came back to life, he could only remember bits and pieces. He knew his wife and her family had plotted against him, but the details were fuzzy. Now, sitting in his living room, the memories were flooding back like a dam had burst open. Every single detail from the past twenty years came rushing into his mind. All the painful years he spent trapped in that wheelchair. The worst memories were of Benjamin sleeping with his wife. William's hands clenched into fists as he remembered watching them together when they thought he couldn't see. But along with the painful memories came something much more valuable. Key information about the future. William remembered all the major events that would happen over the next twenty years. Every business deal. Every stock market crash. Every company tha