Rags to Riches

"Fuck, what the hell's wrong with you? Would you have the money to pay me for the repairs if you'd scratched my car, you dumb delivery driver?" A man spat in Marcus Coleman's direction while cursing. Then, he sped off in his blue Porsche.Marcus gnashed his teeth silently and got to his feet while struggling to get his motorcycle upright. He'd landed in a puddle of dirty, smelly water, and his knee had a wound from being scraped against the road. "Man, I don't know how much this is gonna cost me." He balled his fists as he looked at the spilled food on the road.At this moment, his phone rang. It was a call from Marcus' wife, the belle of Cromford City, Vivian Lorimer. "Hey, honey," he began."How many times have I told you not to call me that? If you don't show up at the grand ballroom in half an hour, don't bother showing up forever!" Vivian hung up after leaving him with just that.Marcus was a little taken aback by this abrupt call. The grand ballroom? Fuck, today was t

Murray stood there with his hands behind his back, his voice booming. "Marcus and I are good friends, so I've brought along a diamond scepter as a gift!" He presented the scepter to Nora and left without another word."Murray Fletcher … from the East? He can't be … Murray Fletcher, the head of the Fletcher family? That's the most prominent family in the East!""I think it really is him! I've seen him on TV before!""My God! He actually came to attend our family gathering! No other family in Cromford City has had the privilege in the past!"A stunned silence descended upon the crowd, until Luke spoke up. "What bullshit! Why would someone like Murray Fletcher be good friends with a good-for-nothing like Marcus Coleman? Marcus, where did you hire some actor to pretend to be Murray Fletcher? Do you realize the Fletcher family will be out for our blood if they find out about this?" he bellowed. He refused to believe a good-for-nothing would have anything to do with the most prominen

"You're my wife; there's no way you'd lose this bet!" Marcus said matter-of-factly."God, you're hopeless!" Vivian was utterly despaired. "What am I gonna do now? It looks like I have no choice but to visit all the banks tomorrow and try to get as many loans as possible." There was nothing else she could do at this point."Don't be so worried, Vivian. Believe in yourself." Marcus couldn't help but feel amused at the sight of her being so anxious. How could the almighty Drakon be worried about money?Vivian snorted. "I must've been possessed when I chose to believe you." She glared at him. As expected, he couldn't be depended on at all!…The following morning, Marcus left the house after preparing breakfast. He headed to Globestone Investments and strode into the building."Good morning, sir. Do you have an appointment?" the receptionist asked politely."I'm looking for Vincent Rook. He knows about me coming here," Marcus said. Before making his way here, he'd instructed M

"Y-Yes, that's me," said Vivian. She'd been nervous, to begin with, and the sudden voice startled her. Vivian raised her head to see a young woman in a neatly-pressed uniform standing not too far from her, smiling amicably."Welcome! Please come with me. You're our esteemed guest, and our general manager is waiting for you in her office!" The young woman tensed a little when Vivian confirmed her identity. It was as if she was receiving an extremely important client. The new receptionist had just started working here, and the general manager had personally instructed her to wait by the entrance for a woman named Vivian Lorimer. The general manager had also repeatedly warned her not to offend Vivian."Oh, uh, sure." Vivian felt like she was dreaming. Esteemed guest? And what was it about the general manager of Globestone Investments waiting for her?A few moments later, she was led into Wendy's office. "Pleasure to meet you, Ms. Lorimer! My name is Wendy Snowden. I'm Globest

"I don't think we need to wait anymore. This is just a waste of our time!""If Vivian actually manages to get an investment, I'll jump off this building!""Luke, you're being too gracious. So what if you've given her a chance? Losers will always be losers!"The other members of the Lorimer family spoke one after the other, trying to suck up to Luke."Silence! There's no need to wait anymore. Luke, tell everyone what you've managed to achieve." Nora's eyes were half-shut, and she sounded impatient. She hadn't held out hope for Vivian from the beginning. She'd only really agreed to their bet so that she would have a proper reason to announce Luke as her successor."Yes, Grandma." Luke tried to suppress his excitement. He knew the outcome had been solidified by then! "Take a look at this, everyone. This is the contract that Mr. Lloyd personally delivered to me this morning; it already has Verdant International's stamp and signature. They're loaning us a hundred million dollars!" He