2025-09-26 11:59:45Kevin’s mind and heart went blank when the mobile screen went blank and white.
“No, no, no…” He slapped the mobile with the other hand a few times and then wiped it with the towel.
If Brielle were to find out he damaged this mobile, she would use that against him for months, saying something like: He couldn’t even keep his mobile safe, so how could he keep her daughter safe?
The mobile did not respond at all.
Kevin put it in his pocket and pressed the light switch on the wall. He looked around for the cockroach, spotted it and waged war on it. In the end, he killed it and then flushed it down the toilet.
Kevin returned to the dining table.
“One cockroach in the house can ruin the whole atmosphere,” Brielle said.
Kevin glanced at her, very much understanding that she was referring not to the cockroach literally but to him.
“Did you kill it?” Orlando asked. He was Brielle’s husband. He was the second-in-command in the mansion, after Brielle.
Kevin nodded. “Yes, Uncle.”
Just then, Brielle’s mobile rang. She answered the call and then glanced at Kevin, “Emma called me. She says your phone isn’t reachable.”
Kevin nearly choked on the food.
Cecilia gave him a glass of water. After he drank, she gently patted on top of his head. “Eat slowly.”
“You didn’t answer my question yet,” Brielle raised her voice. “What happened to your mobile?”
“Uh, um…” Kevin took the mobile out of his pocket and showed the blank screen to her. “It slipped and fell in the water.”
“What were you doing when it slipped?” Naomi asked. She was the eldest daughter-in-law and someone who always doubted everyone before anything else.
Kevin looked at her and calmly said, “I was trying to catch the cockroach.”
“Oh, I thought you were doing something dirty in Aunt’s bathroom,” Naomi said.
Brielle’s eyes widened a little. “Talk such rubbish again, and I’ll send you to your dad’s home, Naomi.”
Naomi went silent after that.
“How is the new product coming?” Brielle asked. “The toilet seat, I mean. You are going to have to show the demo soon.”
Kevin did not want to talk about toilet-related stuff while eating, but he had to answer Brielle’s question. “We’re almost done. I will show the demo with the O’Brian Group this time, right?”
“Hmph, don’t even dream about it,” Orlando blurted. “You can’t put a toilet seat with our O’Brian Group’s products.”
Kevin frowned. “Why not? This gives me an opportunity to promote my product and attract investors. It’ll benefit O’Brian Group, too, Uncle.”
“Not happening,” Orlando didn’t even bother giving an explanation.
O’Brian Group was made up of many multi-millionaire companies, but the top five among those were related to food processing, furniture and wood products, construction materials, machinery parts, paper & packaging.
Brielle was the CEO of the food procession company with a revenue in the hundreds of millions.
Orland was the CEO of the furniture and wood products company worth over a hundred million dollars.
Their two sons and only daughter ran the other three companies.
Cecilia was the head of the paper & packaging company with a revenue varying between 20 to 30 million dollars.
They all had enough resources to succeed and thrive, but Kevin did not.
Kevin got up from his seat. “I worked on this particular project for more than four months. Please let me be part of the rest of the O’Brian Group’s products demo.” He lowered his head and bowed.
“No,” Brielle didn’t even hesitate to reply. “If you grow Serenity’s revenue to over 10 million dollars, then I’ll think about it.”
“Mom,” Cecilia raised her tone a little bit. “How can he succeed when you keep pulling the carpet under his feet?!”
“I never pulled the carpet under his feet, Cecilia. He did it to himself when he paid off his father’s debts,” Brielle retorted. “He’s not fit for O’Brian family, but I let him stay in our mansion out of kindness. Yet, he keeps asking these strange requests of me. Do you really want such an incapable man as a husband? Just divorce him.”
Kevin’s eyes broadened very much. “W-What?”
[Showdown System: Shit Model is live!]
A voice rang in Kevin’s head, startling him. He looked around, wondering who spoke those words.
[Shitty Mission Number One: Clean ten toilets or digestive tracts today and earn 1 million dollars!]
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More than the physical pain, everything else associated with the slap was what hurt Kevin more.He wanted to shout.He could do more than just shout.But he didn’t want to answer with noise.He responded with silence.Still, Brielle took that silence as weakness. “Stay put like that.”She then ignored him completely and continued to argue with her daughter.Cecilia was looking at Kevin, remembering how he defeated dozens of assassins all by himself, and yet here he was, standing still after getting slapped for no reason.What if he were to fight back and slap her mother just like she slapped him?Cecilia didn’t even want to imagine it happening as it would completely ruin his relationship with her family.Was this why he was bearing it?“Are you hearing what I’m saying?” Brielle snapped her fingers in front of her daughter’s face?“Mom, I’ll give you two choices,” Cecilia said, raising her voice enough to show how annoyed she was. “Either you stay silent for one month and let Kevin ta
CHAPTER 65
Kevin was questioned about his attempt to save the people from the burning bus.She and Orland criticized him very much, whereas Dabby and Rory scolded him, calling it foolishness to risk his life for strangers.On top of that, Brielle asked him about his fight with the thugs on the street.“Don’t drag our image onto the streets,” Brielle said coldly. “If something like this happens ever again, I will punish you appropriately.”“Aren’t you going to punish him now?” Naomi asked innocently. “How will he learn from his mistakes if you don’t punish him?”Brielle smiled as she could see through Naomi’s intentions. “Alright. Then you’ll stay in your room for the entire tomorrow and repent your actions.”“That can’t happen,” Kevin was quick to tell them. “I need to work hard every day if I want to win the challenge!”“Hmph, one day won’t change anything,” Sadia snorted. “Why are you acting like you can actually clear the challenge? Where are you going to earn 43 million dollars from? Are you
CHAPTER 64
Kevin and Cecilia returned home.Her family members were all having a conference meeting in the hall.When Kevin entered with Cecilia, Dabby was the first one to ask him, “Did you ask Draknor Finance for 2 million dollars?”Kevin was surprised that the information already reached his family members. “Did anyone from the company contact you?”“Of course, they did. Not me, but they called my dad,” Dabby blurted. “Do you realize how awkward and uncomfortable he must have felt because he had to talk to the loan sharks?”“We never beg others for money, Kevin,” Rory added with calm pomposity. “You wouldn’t know it because you didn’t grow up here. And in the past three years, you've been busy cleaning toilets.”“Pfft,” Sadia nearly burst into laughter.Even Cecilia looked a bit shocked. But then she also understood why he would take the loan. He had to get the money from somewhere to multiply it and then win the challenge he had made to her mother.“I thought you might actually be up to some
CHAPTER 63
Sariyu Shamus just got home as the sun slipped out of view.She was living in the Shamus Estate, one she had inherited from her father.When she entered the hall, she was surprised to see Jack. He was the last person she expected to see at her home.“What are you doing here?” Sariyu took out her gun immediately.Jack still sat down and was pouring himself a drink. The maids were standing nervously in the background.“I know you learned how to shoot from Dad, but he didn’t teach it to you so you can shoot his son,” Jack said.“His son?” Sariyu frowned. “You’re not his son. You may have the same blood as him, but he always regretted that you were born into this world. You’re nothing but a monster who killed my mom.““I didn’t kill her.”“Cut the bullshit. The flight didn’t magically crash into the sea. You were behind it. You killed not just my mom, but everyone on that flight. Calling you a monster wouldn’t do justice.”“It’s true that I hated your mom because she never considered me
CHAPTER 62
Huggard was sitting at the edge on the rooftop of a skyscraper.He was looking at the setting sun.The last few rays of light dimmed down, and the night of this region officially began.A shadowy figure appeared behind him, dressed in a suit and his body giving off a chilling aura.“I’m sorry, Master Jack. I have no excuses,” Huggard said without even looking back. “Just kill me.”Jack walked over and sat next to Huggard and opened an alcohol bottle made in the 1800s.“Red wine preserved with aura for almost 200 years,” Jack said. “I spent 30 million dollars to buy this one in the ‘swamp’ market.”He drank half of the bottle in one go, and then gasped a little.“This is it,” he grinned. “Normal wine doesn’t even hold a candle to this.”“Is it that good?” Huggard asked.“Yeah,” Jack gave the bottle to him.Huggard took a sip and was quite shocked by it. “I-it’s really strong. Stronger than any drink I tasted.”“Haha, you can drink the rest if you want.”“I can?”“Yes, you can.”“But… I
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The news of the old factory explosion became a talk of not just the city but the country itself.How did an old abandoned factory explode and cause such huge flames?Just what was stored inside that factory?Were there bombs? Who put the bombs there?Why did they explode?Why did they explode now?The media channels and the people all had similar questions that they were asking the government.The police were also heavily criticized and were called sleeping dogs and what not.Meanwhile, the six girl survivors went back to their homes safely.Even though their parents kept asking them questions, they refused to say a word other than that someone helped them escape.They did not cooperate with the police at all.They were all from rich families, so there wasn’t much the police could do.Elsewhere in the city.The sun had just set.Kevin and Cecilia were in a hotel room.They did not go home because they looked terrible after all the fights they had to go through.So they chose to book a
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