Chapter 1 : He is that poor man

In the bustling road of Burlington city, Mason appeared utterly fatigued as he walked out of a seven star luxury hotel, having completed his final delivery of the day's bread.

All that consumed his thoughts in this very moment was the overwhelming urge to hasten back to the hostel and return to his girlfriend.

His girlfriend who he could do everything for. He's ready to take any odd jobs as long as she keeps loving him. That's all he needs.

With his final penny clutched in his pocket, he was on the verge of hailing a taxi for his return. However, just as he was about to depart in the cab, he caught sight of a tall and recognizable woman emerging from a car, accompanied by a middle-aged man.

Mason's gaze darted as he looked at the woman strangely. That was his girlfriend Lalisa.

Undoubtedly, he was befuddled. Merely an hour ago, Lalisa had called him, complaining of a severe headache. So why was she here now? In fact, it was precisely this circumstance that had prompted him to leave his work slightly earlier than usual.

He had been so concerned that he became so restless just to rush home and see her, but now he's seeing her with his two eyes looking as well as ever.

How was he supposed to feel?

Could it be that he was hallucinating?

From the distant horizon, he could discern the man clutching Lalisa's body tightly against his own, and the gleam of joy in Lalisa's eyes was unmistakable.

With a surge of rage burning in Mason's gaze, he strode toward them, and in that moment, he definitively confirmed it was indeed Lalisa. He was not experiencing a hallucination; it was an undeniable reality.

"Lalisa!" He yelled in a loud voice.

Lalisa who was curdling the man's body quickly loosened up hearing a familiar yet loud voice.

She turned and saw Mason's wrathful expression. A mixture of shock and surprise filled her eyes. Her pulse quickened as she strained her mind, contemplating what to utter.

A perplexed scowl appeared on the man's face as he gazed at the enraged Mason. "Who are you?" he questioned.

Mason chuckled, finding the situation amusing. He felt as if he was witnessing a great jest. He maintained his composure and responded tersely, "I'm her boyfriend!"

The man blinked his eyes in confusion as he looked at Mason intensively.

Lalisa, on the other hand was battling with thought inwardly. Her eyes darting with a hint of surprise and shock. "Mason.." she murmured in a low voice.

"I can explain." She said, still with a shock expression.

"Explain? What can you explain after what I have seen. Huh?" He yelled looking extremely angry.

Lalisa heart almost fly out hearing the loud angry tone from Mason. She at first, wanted to cajole and deny the whole situation to avert problem but on seeing his face, she could detest from his expression that he won't easily believe a word she says; after all who in their right senses would foolishly turn a blind eyes to the situation at hand.

Judging from the look of things, she felt she shouldn't try wasting her breath on trying to cajole him because it will be pointless.

"Who is he?" The old man didn't bother facing Mason, instead he turned to Lalisa with a questioning gaze.

She sneered with a disdain look. "He was that poor man." She replied bluntly.

On hearing her reply, Mason almost stagger behind with disbelief filled in his eyes. Did Lalisa just called him a poor man?

The man laughed loudly hearing Lalisa words. He already know who she was referring to as"poor man" because she has always been calling her boyfriend as a poor man.

He snarl as he spoke. "This poor man sure doesn't deserve a beauty like you." He laughed. " How were you able to endure having someone as useless as this as your boyfriend?" His words were filled with sarcastic remark as he almost choked with laughter.

"You're right, he doesn't deserve a school belly like me. You really don't know how much I endured being in a relationship with a poor man. It's darm suffocating!" She rolled her eyes on Mason.

" Sure sure sure, he is just a loser after all." Mason just stood dumbfounded as the both of them ridiculed and mocked him to a point that he couldn't help but get extremely furious.

Anger was filled in his eyes. "Lalisa, I never knew you are such a leech!" He yelled with a disdain gaze.

"Are you mad! How am I a leech?" She yelled back in the same manner of tone as Mason.

"You cling unto me for your personal gain and you made sure you exhausted all my resources; back then when I took an extra job and I do earn much, you would always ask me to buy you necklace and bracelet, I always get you everyone of your needs!"

Lalisa laughed hearing all what Mason said. "Everything you have done was something only a loser would do! You have never bought me anything more than $600 so what the hell do you mean by calling me a leech." She yelled.

" You should be happy that I even accepted your stupid money! You should be even more excited that I accepted to be your girlfriend! I did you a big favor by dating a needy wretch like yourself so you should be grateful!"

Pain and anguish flowed all over Mason's face, as he listened to all the harsh and ruthless words from Lalisa. The man on seeing the sadness in Mason's eyes laughed along with Lalisa. They could see that Mason was filled with grief due to the merciless words from Lalisa.

The man sneered, "Huh, I'll be enjoying the night at this hotel with your girlfriend so since you're here, would you mind delivering our meal?" He questioned with ridicule in his voice.

Mason raised his head looking utterly furious. "What the hell are you saying?" His voice was so loud in anger that his vein was almost popping out. Firstly he was betrayed and now he's being insulted greatly to the lowest level?

The man snarled. "Oh, you don't need to be this furious. I'm sure you are concerned about the money, don't worry, I'll pay what your worth deserves so you don't need to fret out." His lip curled up in disdain and Lalisa laughed.

Mason couldn't take this anymore, his patience was slowly losing it, as he spoke. "Get lost now, before we all regret it." He was implying that his next action might be very vicious so it was necessary, they leave. 

Lalisa and the man could see that Mason wasn't joking with his words, so they decide to just enter the hotel with dignity, if not they might end up in a worse state than Mason.

Mason's eyes watched as they both walked into the hotel stylishly as though they were mocking his disoriented look, the tear he had been holding back for awhile finally flowed like a wave without constraints. His mind and soul were at the point of losing it completely. He just couldn't think straight as he wailed all his pains out. Bitterness and sadness flow with his tears.

He didn't bother caring about his surroundings as all he felt at that time was to just die. He came to the realization that the lady who he felt loved him was just a gold digger; who in this world could actually take such news?

He remembered those times, when Lalisa would always tell him that she can never live without him, was all that just a lie! Tears streamed down his eyes even more as he was facing the bitter and disgusted truth.

He had always said that because Lalisa loved and cared for him, he could continue to sustain all hardships. However, now he questioned what he could endure after the person who gave him strength was the one who betrayed him.

His heart clenched tightly as he struggled to overcome this betrayal. With his eyes still red from the tears, his phone vibrated. He checked it and saw a message displayed on the screen.

Amidst his confused and lost mind, he managed to click on it. A shock appeared on Mason's lost face; his account was credited with 500 millions dollars!

500 million dollars!!