Reign Of The Discarded Son-in-law

03

The CIC was with the supervisor when the call arrived. And with the tone of such a powerful man, he needed to be here himself to contain the situation before it consumed them all.

Meanwhile, director Cole could still not believe his eyes. His heart pulsing steadily with confusion.

The supervisor and the commander in chief, ranking amongst the top ten most powerful men in the city bowing before someone that he had just humiliated.

Cole trembled with fright. His comrades shivered with regret, cold sweat running down their faces like a stream.

His thoughts ran wild. Everyone knew Arthur after getting married to the stunning beauty.

He took another deep look at Arthur. The useless son-in-law of the Lin family. Even a dead mutt had more worth than him.

How could he even know someone worth being bowed to by the CIC and his personal supervisor?

It had to be a mistake.

"Supervisor! CIC! I think there's a terrible mistake here!" He gathered this confidence and raised his ego once again and stepped forward.

A cold shiver ran down the spine of the supervisor and his bones grew stiff with fright.

"I don't know what he has told you but it's definitely a scam!

This dude is a cohort of this piece of molten trash, Arthur. He has no worth in the city and goes around committing crimes at will, breaking valuable properties of the Lin's family!"

Both the CIC and the supervisors shivered deeply to their roots and their breaths clamped in their lungs.

"Before you came in, I was already arraying them to pass them through due process! Before he pulled this dead prank.

But there's no need to worry, justice is our prime goal here and we are already making sure they are brought to book!"

Cole thought his words were perfect and could most likely earn him a promotion.

The commander in chief's jaw tightened and his hands tightened. 

Cole thought the anger was directed at Arthur and Mr. Harry, but he was mistaken.

"Slap!" The CIC's fingers together with those of the supervisor imprinted into Cole's face.

The shocks that ran through his body stung more than the pain.

The crowd shifted with shock. Supervisor King and CIC Gag both vibrated with rage.

"Another word from you and you would have your lips permanently separated from your mouth!" Their words seemed to roll off in unison.

Cole shivered. Embarrassment burned deep into his face and turned it pink and pale.

Their feet crashed to the ground once again at Mr. Harry.

"Mr. Harry Cain! Please forgive us!"

Those words alone struck through the hall like a flash of lightning.

"Mr. Harry Cain!" It was a name that was familiar to all. The most powerful family currently in the city and controlling half of its economy, and Cain was the forerunner of this great family.

Cole's jaw slacked. His bones breaking with fright, and disbelief burning into his face.

He frantically brought out his cell phone and ran a few searches, passing through normal citizen blocks through his position.

His hands slacked and the phone dropped. He opened his mouth to speak but his lips stumbled against each other.

'I had offended the forerunner of the Vince family!' The whole of his being slummed, he was dead.

Regret burned into his chest like a bitter sensation. If only he had done his check, if only he had not written the man off because of his association with Arthur.

Mr. Harry frowned deeply.

"An apology? Do you think that's going to offset the harm that has already been done?" He growled, his body vibrating with rage.

Everyone, including Cole, crashed to their feet.

"Please forgive us! We're ready to do anything to make amends for our mistake!" They all begged, kissing the floors with their heads.

"Begging me? Do you even realize that I am the list of your problems? Insulting Master Arthur, the heir of the Vince family, and subjecting him to inhumane treatment.

Do you think that's even forgivable?" He scowled.

"Do you think that I am the one that you should be apologizing to?" 

The hall froze together with time. The words rang in their minds multiple times.

The heir, rumoured to hold the highest influence in the Vince's family.

Hearts shook. Cole's feet stumbled over each other as his jaw slacked.

"Heir?" The words sounded grave. The supervisor and CIC shook to their bones.

Cole had not just humiliated the forerunner, he also made a mess of the heir. 

They turned quickly to Arthur, their heads hitting the ground multiple times, the pain filtering through their bodies.

"Please forgive us! Young master!"

They pleaded, the men feared by everyone in the city now groveling like little puppies.

"Young Master! What would you have me do to them?" Harry inquired.

Tears rolled off Cole's face, he was done for.

"Please, Master Arthur! Temper justice with mercy!" He cried.

Arthur frowned. "If you had never found out that I was the heir, would you have treated me like a normal human?" His eyes were batted.

Pain clamped deep into Cole's throat like a deep bone, poking his flesh.

"For people who are supposed to protect the rights of citizens, I believe they aren't proper and fit?" Arthur's eyes burned on the supervisor and CIC and they jerked.

"They aren't fit sir. We would remove everyone right away.. Send them off to the enemy to serve properly sir!"

Their hearts instantly dropped, Cole's head was hitting the ground and the crowd cursed Cole with tears, pain, and regret for misleading them.

"Please forgive me. I promise never to let it happen again! I was blinded!"

"That's enough!" Harry clamped.

"You should thank your stars that you still have your lives to grasp on to!" 

Harry turned over to Arthur, this time, his face flushed with reverence. "Is this okay with you Master Arthur?" He inquired.

"For now!" Arthur nodded.

Harry turned over to the CIC; his eyes blazed. 

"And what are you still waiting for?"

Instantly, he got his cellphone with his hands still shaking and placed a call. A whole team arrived, handcuffing all the officers present.

"Take them to the borders!" He ordered. "End anyone who tries to escape!" The wails of the officers filled the hall at their impending doom as they were taken away and replaced by their officers.

After the noise settled down, they turned over to Arthur, not daring to make eye contact with him.

"If there's anything that we could do sir!" He inquired with their voice dripping with respect.

"Apart from taking your jobs seriously in the future, that will be all for now!" He returned.

They clasped their hands, deep with appreciation. "Thank you, young master!" They were thankful that they had escaped death.

Throughout, Mr. Harry and Arthur were treated like fragile beings and princes of the earth until they left the police station and Arthur was alone with Mr. Harry.

He crashed a brow that burned sharply into Mr. Arthur's gaze?

"Young Master? I thought that title was reserved for a 'fit and proper son!'" His voice was suddenly filled with contempt with memories running into his head like a flood.