The Mysterious Midnight Magnate

"Mr. Radcliffe, these are the divorce papers from your soon-to-be ex-wife. Just a minute to sign them and they'll be finalized today."Eric had his eyes raised in their sockets from where he was standing at the door. Mr. Snow, the Juvenile and divorce attorney didn't even offer him a seat, he dropped the news right before Eric could shut the door behind him. Earlier, he had received an urgent call from the family lawyer."Come again, Mr. Snow. Perhaps I misheard," Eric neared the man's executive wooden table, with a confused frown spreading across his face."Fine," Mr. Snow adjusted his thick glasses and pointed at the files that sat on his desk, "Your wife, Claudia wants to end the marriage with you, as you two aren't on the same track anymore and she's currently far above your level. Her words; staying married to someone like you is worse than rubbing dirt in her name."This was like a punch in Eric's gut, to the extent he zoned out for a couple of seconds as he replayed and digest

"Is that all you have to say?" Claudia's voice was shaky, betraying the stiffness of her body.A quick snort from Eric made his upper body tremble. He pursed his lips as he looked at the woman in front of him. Of course, he had loved her throughout the years, that was the solid reason why he kept making the sacrifices for her. But now, he was starting to see her in a different light.Distasteful, greedy and self-centered."Answer me," Claudia pressed on."I don't know what it is that you want from me," Eric voiced out. The look on his face gave out that he felt sorry for her.Still hanging around frustration, Claudia rummaged through her handbag and slipped out a cheque."Here's $5,000,000, take it and start life afresh," she held it out.Eric accepted the cheque, only to tear it into pieces."What are you doing?" To say Claudia was stunned was an understatement. Everyone else in the office wore the same expression as her."My marriage with you wasn't based on money, it was wrong of m

"You dare hit me?" Mr. Skillsgard had utter disbelief spreading across his face upon realizing blood was oozing from his mouth.He couldn't believe someone as pathetic as Eric could do that.And Eric didn't even respond, the look on his face showed that he would do it again if the man attempted to hit him for the second time.He was already too upset over what was happening, so keeping his temper in check was out of the picture now."How dare you do this?" Claudia yelled so hard at Eric as she took quick steps until she was standing in front of him."So I should have let him hit me instead?" Eric stared at her in utter disappointment. It was one thing to divorce him and another to pick sides with her boyfriend when obviously she knew who was at fault."Of course yes, he holds more power than you and you cannot even measure up to one of his bodyguards or even his dog," Claudia glared at him icily.Hearing this, Eric was taken aback. He hadn't expected her to be so partial and defensive

Eric woke up with an audible gasp and saw himself at the hospital. And the nurse who was about to attend to him flinched in fear."How did I get here?" Eric questioned, grappling with his ward."Someone brought you down here because you were in a critical condition, but she's gone." The nurse explained."What?" Eric's confusion deepened."You need to calm down, sir, as you aren't in the position to move," the nurse advised but Eric dismissed her please, sitting up with no hint of pain."But I don't feel any pain at all," Eric exclaimed, astonished.The nurse's eyes rose in their sockets upon seeing this. She was silenced by shocked because when the man was brought in last night, he was covered in bruises. Astonished, the nurse hastily left the room to summon the doctor, muttering, "Unbelievable," under her breath.Meanwhile, Eric's mind raced with memories of the previous night's thugs' attack. His phone chimed, diverting his attention to a notification: $5,000,000 disbursed ten tim

09: More MoneyAs her words sank in, Eric realized that she was the one who had assisted him to the hospital. The fragments of memories from the chaotic night aligned in his mind.Right at that moment, the old man’s daughter, Mia, ran out to call Eric that her grandfather wanted to have a word with him. When she saw the woman with Eric, she rushed to hug her.“Grandpa is now okay,” the little girl told her sister, Emily.And Eric was taken aback.“He’s okay!?” Emily blinked.“Yes, this man over here saved him when the doctors could not," Mia exclaimed, excitement in her voice."You're the man's granddaughter, right? The one I helped a few minutes ago," Eric connected the dots.Her shock deepened. "Yes, that's my grandfather. How... how did you save him? What happened?"Eric hesitated, glancing at the ring in his hand, the source of the inexplicable events. "It's... complicated. But your grandfather is doing better now."The woman, torn between gratitude and confusion, stared at Eric.