The Return of Prince Ace.

Chapter 3.

Unfortunately for David, five of Alexander's men rushed into the bedroom with a rod between their powerful hands. When they saw David running to attack their boss, 3 of them did not hesitate to stop him. 

David groaned as he felt his spine shattered.

" Boss, are you okay? " asked one of Alexander's men. 

" Am I? You idiots, why are you so late! You let this rat lay his filthy hands on me! " Alexander shouted angrily at his men.

" We're sorry boss. " They apologized as they bowed their heads before him.

" Boss, what should we do with him? Should we make him pay? " one of them asked.

Alexander shot a smug look at the tormented David, " I was going to, but just throw him out of this place, I hate his face, I don't want to see him anywhere in this house. " He commanded as if he was now in charge of the house.

David struggled to his feet, but Alexander's men knocked him down again, cursing him.

" Get him out of here, now! " Alexander ordered.

" Yes boss!"

They grab David from the floor and forcefully pull him out of the bedroom.

" You bastard!! " David moans.

Alexander laughs mockingly at him, "Don't worry about Ashley, I'll take good care of her tonight. "

Ashley rests her head on Alexander's chest as his men drag David out of the house.

There was a meltdown in his eyes.

***

Mercilessly, Alexander's men threw David out of the house like a piece of trash on the street in the middle of the night.

Ashley seems to have finally joined her family. She left him on their anniversary.

He wished he had not gone to prison in her place.

 

...

 

"Whiskey, please," he says to the bartender.

 

The woman pours him a glass.

 

David swallowed it immediately and tried his best to forget what happened today. But after a few sips, it all came back to him.

 

He tried to immerse himself in the song that was playing in the bar, feeling that it might also help, but worse, the song instead brought back his past memories with Ashley, this was one of her favorite songs.

 

He became frustrated. The part that hurt him the most is her being pregnant for her ex-boyfriend.

 

He wanted to have a few more drinks to pass the time, but immediately someone grabbed his glass.

 

" Hey you. " David turns at the person who grabbed his cup and frowned.

 

" Who are you? "

 

David searched for someone to take his aggression out on, but when he saw the 12 powerful black-suited bodyguards standing behind the man, he calmed down.

 

 

The whole bar was filled with party illuminants that the whole ambiance of the man did not expose to him.

 

 

" I'm sorry Young Master? " The man suddenly took off his glasses and bowed before him.

 

 

Immediately David heard that word, he flinched and stared at the man.

 

 

"Mr. James Hunter? " David stumbled over the stool he sat on in shock after seeing the man's face, he recognized him immediately.

 

 

All the guards behind the man bowed immediately before David.

 

 

It has been 10 years since he saw James Hunter, since the time his father kicked him out of the castle for a crime he did not commit.

 

 

" Call me Hunter, my noble Young Master. Your father, Lord Bruce Ace is very desperate to see you! " The man said.

 

 

David was surprised.

 

 

He did not know whether to be happy or angry, he never thought his father would ever try to find him.

 

 

" And why's he looking for me? I thought he hated me. It's been 10 years now, he made me suffer everyday of my life on the street of this city, why is he looking for me now! " David sneered, angrily.

 

 

"Believe me Young Master, we have been searching everywhere for you for the past 9 years after your father discovered that you're innocent of the grievous crime. Your father was terribly hurt, he could not forgive himself after that day. " Hunter said.

 

 

"And however, finding you was very difficult too Young Master, why did you have to leave the city and change your name.. "

 

 

"I was very angry at everyone, no nobody trusted me, not even my own father, I never wanted anyone to find me. " Clenching his fist, David said.

 

 

Hunter signed deeply, he understood the Young Master's pain.

 

 

"I'm very sorry Young Master. To compensate you for the years you have spent outside the family circle, your father wants you to return and take over the entire family businesses, he wants to also make you the Lord of the High Table in his stead. " He said.

 

 

" The High Table?? " David's lips gapped widely with shock.

 

 

The High Table is widely known to be the most powerful and influential consortium that controls every businesses and politics in the country, it's said that anyone who ever sits on the throne of the High Table becomes the most powerful person in the country, even more powerful than the president.

 

 

" Are you saying that my father is the Lord of the High Table? " David asked inquisitively.

 

 

" He has been even before you were born Young Master, the High Table has been ruled by only the Ace family, your family for generations. " Hunter explained.

 

 

David was extremely bewildered, 10 years ago he was only but a young little boy with big dreams, he was not aware the great powers his family possesses.

 

 

" But why's he stepping down? Is my father alright? " David enquired.

 

 

" He is alright, Young Master. " Hunter casually replied. He sighs.

 

 

He then said; "You are the Heir of the Ace family and the next Lord of the High Table, everyone in the great castle is desperately waiting for your return. "

 

 

 

Immediately after he said that, he brought out a black card and handed it to David.

 

 

David looked at the card with astonishment.

 

 

" What's with this card? " He asked.

 

 

" It is small token from your father, Lord Ace. It's a premium bank card that controls over $10 billion in cash and $15 billion worth of assets, all under your name, Prince Ace. "

 

 

" $10billion what? " David immediately got dazzled.

 

 

 

He kept a remarkable gaze on the black card, how is this a small token? He had never seen such a tremendous amount of money in his life before.

 

 

 

His face lit with smiled.

 

 

 

Hunter stood up and brought out another smaller card.

 

 

" These is my card Young Master, when you are ready to meet your father, just give me a call and I'll come pick you up immediately. " He said to David and he and his men respectfully bow their heads low before David as they set to leave.

 

 

*****

When David finally woke up, he stared at the empty bottle on the table.

"Wait, was I dreaming? "

Suddenly, his eyes went to the black card on the table.

David looked around, The female bartender and the people in the bar were all staring at him with amazement.

David understood, he smiled.