2026-09-17 16:23:14“What?” the junior executive asked.
“What are you gonna do, huh? Beat me?” He poked his finger on Abel’s chest and began to hit him in the chest.
Suddenly, he grabbed his shirt and pulled him closer. He leaned his mouth to his ear and whispered.
“You are a nobody. People like you don’t get even the slightest opportunity to enter a place like this. Now, if you know what’s good for you, leave before I make a scapegoat of you.”
“No!” Abel sounded confident.
“What?” the junior executive blurted.
Threatening Abel, he expected him to get scared and scram out of the building. Ten days ago, a bookkeeper had walked into the building. He’d claimed to want to partner with Northwest Energy by sending the best technical books to read to up their game.
Personally, he had grabbed him by his shirt and threatened him away. Before he blinked, the bookkeeper had made a run for it.
But this man, this wrecked man who called himself Abel Kane, just said no to him.
Worse, he said it confidently.
The junior executive smirked, concealing his shock.
He squinted his eyes at him.
“Maria,” he called.
“Yes, sir,” the receptionist answered.
“Call 911 immediately. Alert them that we have a thief in the building.” He smirked at Abel.
“Yes, sir.” Maria bowed.
“And oh, make sure to find something we will lie he stole.”
“Yes, sir.”
“If we send him to jail him for a few years falsely, he will know his place and never dare speak back to a person like me ever again.”
“Yes, sir.”
The receptionist lowered her hand to the telephone. She pulled the receiver and directed it towards her ear.
She lowered her second hand and pressed the police department number.
“What’s happening here?”
A familiar voice interrupted before the call connected.
Immediately, she turned to the elevator, and her heart sank.
“Good day, sir.” She bowed respectfully.
The man she saw was Mr. Adriano Kelvin, CEO of Northwest Energy himself. Behind him were the General Manager, the General Secretary, and the Chief Operating Officer.
The junior manager’s legs shook immediately.
He was only the manager for lower-rank staff. He reported directly to the Senior Manager, who reported to the General Manager. He didn’t have the privilege to meet with the CEO directly. He had never even seen him before, just his pictures on the wall.
Now, the CEO was standing right in front of him.
He bowed lower respectfully.
“I was hearing voices from the moment I stepped out of the elevator. What is happening here?” Adriano asked, facing the junior manager.
“Please do not be bothered about it, sir. I already handled it.” He bowed again.
Adriano gazed sternly at him.
The junior manager knew what that meant.
The CEO wanted an explanation, not a respectful dismissal of his question.
Quickly, he cleared his throat.
“This man here claimed to have been contacted by the board to come today. We already called the police to remove him from the building since he doesn’t want to leave on his own.” He explained and bowed once more. A smirk appeared on his face expecting Adriano to support him.
“Step aside,” Adriano instructed.
“Sir?” the junior manager exclaimed in shock.
Adriano said nothing.
“Okay, sir. Okay.” The junior manager continued bowing and stepped aside, revealing Abel’s face.
The moment Adriano saw Abel clearly, his heart dropped.
He recognised the face.
How could he not?
Thirty-five years ago, he had built this company from scratch. He believed in making the world a better place using technology. He built so many conventional batteries to power robots, cyborgs, electric cars, and the likes. It worked, but there was a problem.
The batteries didn’t last longer than eight hours.
Customers were beginning to complain. They were giving the company bad reviews, and he was losing money.
He needed a saviour.
But then, fifteen years later, a man out of nowhere presented a battery that was different from his own conventional batteries.
He declined the man and didn’t give him a chance because the battery was coming from a man who was not from a known family name.
However, one month ago, having lost several customers and partnerships at home and abroad, he decided to check out the battery the stranger had submitted ten years ago.
Shocked, the battery powered his technologies for a week after just one charge.
His heart dropped.
This was the breakthrough he had been waiting for.
He commercialised the battery immediately and knew he could not lose the brain behind the battery. He checked out Abel’s profile. He studied his background and his face and knew it like the back of his hand.
Quickly, before another company got to him, he made him the chairman and had the board send him a mail with a reward of 150 billion dollars, almost all of the money the company had made from the commercialisation.
Now, the man he had been desperately searching for was standing right in front of him. And this stupid junior executive almost sent him away?
Adriano bowed immediately.
“Welcome home, sir. I and the board have been waiting for you,” he said with respect.
“What?” the junior executive blurted immediately.
The security man’s eyes widened in shock.
The receptionist’s heart dropped.
Did the CEO just bow to this wrecked man and call him sir?
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Chapter 11 Cheating Two
The words hit Abel in the heart.Immediately, he remembered.Just a few days ago, his mom had been lying in a sick bed, awaiting a surgery that might never come.He had tried his best. He had gone to Rosa. He had gone to the hospital. He had even begged the doctor to operate on her without any advance payment.But no matter whom he approached for help, no one was willing or able to help him.Until Northwest Energy confidentially commercialised his battery and made him the chairman.He sighed.Leaning back into his chair, Abel stared at the receptionist.“Is she getting better?” he asked.The receptionist sighed.Four years ago, her mother had been diagnosed with chronic cancer. During the first year of her diagnosis, they had believed she would overcome it. They had been enthusiastic about her medication and medical checkups.But later, things got worse.She risked not making it.Because of this, her siblings had sold every last one of their properties. Yet their mother still hadn’t g
Chapter Ten Three Idiot
The HR manager of Northwest Energy controlled the affairs of all employees in the company. As part of his duties, he had the authority to hire and fire employees.Standing in the lobby, he scanned the area.The receptionist’s heart pounded.More often than not, the HR manager always sent the General HR Assistant Manager to the ground floor. He had never had to come down himself. He only needed to come down whenever he needed to enforce a new policy concerning the code of conduct of the company.But right now, he was there in person.Which meant one thing.A higher authority had sent him on an errand.Her fingers raced rapidly across the keyboard. Her eyes remained fixed on the screen, pretending to work diligently. But if she thought that could deceive the HR manager even a little, she was wrong.“You.” He pointed at her.“Call the junior executive for me right away.”The receptionist’s heart pounded even harder.Asking her to call the junior executive, she knew it. This was nothing m
Chapter Nine Take Him In
Abel stretched his hand toward Adriano for a shake.Adriano pulled out his hand, received it and bowed slightly, showing respect.Abel knew it quite well.Before, he used to be poor, but now, he was a man of value. A man this company saw as worthy enough that they easily credited him with billions of dollars. There was no way he would still continue to behave like he used to when he was poor.“Thank you for coming. Please come with me.” Adriano gestured toward the elevator.Abel nodded. He stepped behind him, letting him lead the way.On the other hand, the junior executive, the secretary, and the security guard stood trembling.They knew it. They didn’t need anyone to tell them. They were done for.“Why didn’t you just check the appointment and see that he was indeed contacted instead of getting me into trouble?” The junior manager bellowed.“How was I supposed to check? He was dressed shabbily.” She exclaimed, her heart beating fast.“You fucking moron.” The junior manager bellowed
Chapter Eight The Junior Manager
“What?” the junior executive asked.“What are you gonna do, huh? Beat me?” He poked his finger on Abel’s chest and began to hit him in the chest.Suddenly, he grabbed his shirt and pulled him closer. He leaned his mouth to his ear and whispered.“You are a nobody. People like you don’t get even the slightest opportunity to enter a place like this. Now, if you know what’s good for you, leave before I make a scapegoat of you.”“No!” Abel sounded confident.“What?” the junior executive blurted.Threatening Abel, he expected him to get scared and scram out of the building. Ten days ago, a bookkeeper had walked into the building. He’d claimed to want to partner with Northwest Energy by sending the best technical books to read to up their game.Personally, he had grabbed him by his shirt and threatened him away. Before he blinked, the bookkeeper had made a run for it.But this man, this wrecked man who called himself Abel Kane, just said no to him.Worse, he said it confidently.The junior
Chapter Seven Reception
The security smirked as soon as he said that. He knew it or so he thought. A man like Abel could never possibly be able to provide the email.With this viable reason, he would have the right to embarrass him as much as he wants.Quickly, without allowing Abel to pull his phone from his pocket, he shoved his hand, grabbing his trouser like a criminal.“What’s going on?” Abel asked, surprised at this sudden rude behaviour.“You are one fucking liar and a piece of shit. That’s what’s going on.” He hit his foot on Abel’s heel, wanting to smack him down and dial 911 immediately, reporting him for trespassing.But Abel’s stamina was firm. He couldn’t smack him down. So, he pushed him towards the stairs down to the road.“Leave now. I don’t want to treat you like an animal.”While he was being pushed and dragged to the stairs, Abel already dug his hand into his pocket. He opened his phone.At the moment, he was at the edge of the steps.“Look!” He raised his phone without opening the email c
Chapter Six Sex Life
Adora knocked on the door. Immediately after sending the text to Tyler, she’d gotten out of bed and made her way there.“Adora.” Tyler called, a small smile appearing on his face as he opened the door.“You came too quickly,” he added, standing in the way.“Well, I wouldn’t if he had come home and attended to my needs like the dog he is.” she hissed.She pushed Tyler in as she stepped inside and closed the door behind her.Eight years ago, Adora had developed a crush on Tyler. She’d approached him by herself and asked him on a date.Tyler, a scientist and developer, CEO of Tyler and Co. Companies had accepted to date Adora and see where the relationship led until one evening.Marvin came back home with bad news. Adora was to wed the name of the person in her grandfather’s will.She fought it, but her will was not enough to overturn Marvin’s decision. She married Abel out of obedience, and ever since then, she hated him like shit, cheating on him with Tyler on the side.“You want a dri
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