An Understated Retribution

It was a message from his boss."Mr. Bruce, I hope all is well. Why the sudden message?" he muttered while unlocking his phone to read the text.['This is to inform you that your contract with Renoil Restaurant has been terminated due to some issues—most especially the issue of embezzlement of funds, which you still deny—so we decided to sack you to protect our reputation and also so you could amend your problems. Thank you]"How possible could this be? Who did this to me?" he yelled after reading the text."After elevating this restaurant to a greater height when they were on the verge of losing everything due to bankruptcy, now they chose to pay me this way."Why would they sack me at this point when my life is crumbling apart—at this point I'm desperately in need of money, both to make ends meet and to pay my mother's medical bill?" he sobbed.Just when he needs money the most, he even gets sacked on short notice. He was sacked because of the accusations his coworkers made against h

Jackson couldn't help but gulp. He thought of what to do, and immediately, his mind recalled his encounter with the lady. He asked his mother for his phone, which she gave him. He checked the message to know if she truly sent something so he could use it to settle the taxi driver. When he unlocked the phone and went to messages, he saw [Credit Alert from 553678****].He let out a sigh and muttered, "Hopefully, it would be enough to pay this man." He tapped to read further."What! $40,000?" he exclaimed as he saw the amount. At first, he doubted the lady would send something as she said, however, after confirming the message, he never imagined she would send more than five hundred dollars.Quickly, he requested the man's account details and transferred him the money. With relish, he opened the gate and headed inside with his mother. As they stepped inside the compound, he was surprised by what he saw.His father was outside while Catherine and Nathan stood beside him. From their looks,

~ Springfield City"Nathan, hurry up and get dressed; the visitors are already presenting their gifts; you should be among the first to present Father a gift," Mrs. Catherine uttered as she bagged into Nathan's room and found him lying lazily on the bed while the ceremony was already going on. Today marked the 58th birthday of the patriarch of the Clifford family.Nathan lazily woke up from the bed and glared at his phone for some time, browsing the internet instead of rushing to his mother's order."You, this old man, you refused to die so I can inherit all your assets," he muttered and stood from the bed, dressing to attend the event.After he was done dressing, he walked majestically downstairs, heading to the garden where the event was happening. The garden was specially built for purposes like that.As he entered the garden, walking toward the direction where his chair was specially preserved, the sound of his shoe-clad feet was enough reason for the whole audience to be distracte

The following day, Catherine was in her room with her son Nathan; she was consoling him for the humiliation he experienced during the birthday event."Don't put that in mind; he's leaving this house so soon. Believe me, I will make sure he leaves before that man turns his back on us," she said."Mommy, how... I mean, how did Jackson know that was a replica made? Even after the customized fake gold you helped me with, it was still obvious," Nathan subbed."Oh, maybe he was aware there's only one Maitreya Buddha in the universe, and that was the one he purchased. We would have chosen a different thing if we knew that's what he would come with. I'm just curious where he got all the money from," she gritted her teeth.Just as they were still discussing, a servant knocked on the door."What's your problem?" Catherine asked out of annoyance; she wasn't done with her son, and someone intruded on their discussion."Master urged me to summon you all his household; Mrs. Evelyn and her son are a

"What can a low life like you be doing here, Jackson? Or are you on an errand for your brother Nathan?" a female voice said.Jackson turned in that direction and saw Jessica with the same young man he caught her with years ago—the same young man she cheated him with and also splashed dirty waters from potholes.Jackson exhaled deeply and fixed his gaze on the ground. He had never expected to see Jessica in Springfield City until he left, talk more about seeing them together. Seeing her with the same young man ruined his happy mood, both the thought he had been nursing in his mind—thoughts of how to receive a huge share from his father's company once he strikes the deal, which is what he was heading to."Jessica, what do you want?" he asked, his gaze still fixed on the ground."Young man, what have you come here for?" The man with Jessica asked"Have you mistaken this place for your company, where you worked for decades without getting promoted? Even an assistant messenger you couldn't