The Trillionaire System

Chapter 5

The Wendy's anniversary party was already two months old. Their chance of paying off the debt is very weak, while David was starving all day in Mr. Huge's custody.

Mr. Huge sat on his swivel chair with his phone placed on his big black office table, having a conversation with Granny on loudspeaker.

He had ordered one of his boys to bring David to his office to find out the plan the Wendy family had for him. At least for him to know how long he would stay in their custody or how soon he would leave.

David stood uncomfortably, with the guy who brought him to the office behind him. The fact that he had not been eating enough was very obvious in his appearance. His eyes had already sunk into his sockets, and the length of his neck was four times what it was when he arrived two months ago.

The truth was that the Wendy family didn't even care if he ate or not. They never even left behind any percentage for his feeding.

Fortunately for him, he only got the opportunity to taste food when he wash dishes in Huge's kitchen. The leftover food had been helping him to survive.

Huge had a lot of people in their custody. Those whose family members left them some percentage for feeding were given a different space. Those whom their family cared less about or didn't have enough to keep a percentage for them had a separate worse space. Those ones were the ones being shared around the custody to do menial jobs, at least to get a one-time meal to survive.

"This is exactly two months since you applied for a loan with us. I'm sure you know that the interest on the loan will keep on piling up the more you take time to pay up."

Mr. Huge explained politely to Granny. She went mute for a few seconds before she sighed and spoke.

"Of course, I do know about it. I thought one of the policies states that the guarantor could work for you in any of your available hard jobs to cover up the interest fee."

Mr. Huge raised his gaze and saw the shock and disbelief in David's eyes before he affirmed.

"Yes, that's true."

"So, go ahead with it. The guarantor is very strong to do any kind of jobs you ask him to do," Granny added.

David was still dumbfounded with what he just heard. His posture had already loosened, and his legs were already shaking from just a few minutes of standing.

He ran his fingers through his disheveled hair, wondering how the Wendy family could be so cruel and heartless. His thoughts went to his wife, and he felt disappointed. He recalled that what landed him in this predicament was the fact that he was trying to prove his usefulness to his wife and her family. At this moment, he hated his ignorance more and more for submitting himself to such a deadly deal.

He had heard a rumor among Huge's boys that his wife had come to ask for him on the first day he arrived, but she was not given the chance to enter the premises, and since then, she never showed up.

Mr. Huge ended the call and ordered his boys to take David along with them when they are going to the construction site in the fourth Street.

David opened his mouth in awe, till saliva dripped out. He was speechless and thought of pleading with Mr. Huge. He had a rethink that the Huges were only working in line with their agreement with the Wendy family.

"Let's go!" the guy dragged him. David's eyes were already turning him because he hadn't even made it to the kitchen to be able to eat anything.

Uncontrollably, a tear rolled out of his left eye. He wondered how he would be able to work at a construction site on an empty stomach. He felt so sorry for his soul and reluctantly followed the order as he walked with his hands around his stomach due to its emptiness.

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it was a very long day for David. It was only few minutes left till closing hour . David's health was getting out of hand, so he snuck out of the work area to rest at the back of the site.

He sat on a brick with his back against the wall. He placed his shovel beside him and he was lost in thought. He was daydreaming about the day he would regain his freedom. He thought about the percentage Granny had promised him for accepting to carry the deadly burden for the Wendy family.

Suddenly, one of the Huge's boys noticed his absence among the workers. He searched around for him with a desperate plan of giving him an unforgettable punishment.

After searching around for ten minutes, he found him at the back of the construction site, sitting helplessly. He tiptoed to where he sat and took the shovel behind him.

David was totally lost in thought and didn't notice his presence. Instantly, the shovel landed on David's forehead, causing him to fall to the ground like a log of wood.

The guy's heart raced immediately, and he dropped the shovel. He placed his palm, then his left ear on David's chest to check if he was still breathing.

Shockingly, he noticed the breathing was far from survival. He was very close to giving up the ghost. Hastily, he grabbed his close-to-death body and threw it over the fence to save his secret and to protect the Huge Company's reputation.

Immediately his body made a thud at the great descent,

Ping!!.... Ping!!!

[A new Host found, Welcome to The Trillionaire system]

A screen appeared before him with a notification.

[Restore Host health and earn 1000 coins reward.]

Below the screen, there were two options,

[Accept/Decline]

His eyes looked so dimmed but he could read properly what appeared before him. Although, he was puzzled about what it was since he had no knowledge about such before. Then, he thought he had already kicked the bucket. He felt so pathetic for himself and how his life ended sadly.

He raised his gaze and he noticed the screen was still there. He felt a sharp pain in his forehead immediately and his whole body hurt so much which made him grunted. He had a second thought and he erased the thought of him being a ghost.

He felt eager to check if what appears before him is real or not, since it stated 'restoring host health'. He helped his hand up and he clicked on "Accept." Immediately, he felt a strange change in his health.

Another interface appeared before him.

[Host health restored]

[Congratulations, Reward Granted]

[The Trillionaire System Status]

[Host: David Anderson]

[Age: 25]

[Balance: 1000 coins]

[Strength: Fair]

[Skills: Null]