AFTER AUGUST left the meeting room, he worked at the CEO’s office and did errands. He organized some documents and schedules. The work time didn’t take long for him as was busy, and a couple of hours later, it was already lunchtime. He almost wasn’t able to notice it if his gaze didn’t move on the wall clock.He was just waiting for Charles to stand up first and stop working. August was already famished, but if the CEO isn’t taking a break yet, neither could he.He stared at Charles for so long, who doesn’t seem to mind working for a long time. Charles was silently reading one of the documents when he noticed August, who didn’t even bother to look away, even when he caught him. “It’s rude to stare, child,” said Charles as his brows furrowed. Confusion was evident in his expression as well. “You wanted to ask me something?”“Aren’t you going to eat, sir?” asked August. His gaze flickered between the wall clock and Charles. “It’s lunchtime.”“I’ll eat later.” Charles continued what

“YOU WEREN’T doing your job properly! What kind of a proposal is this?! This isn't a proposal, but trash! Just like you, you're trash!” It was Katie and Fiona in an abandoned storage room, taken a few days before Katie fired Fiona from the company, and even gave her a failed evaluation on her internship so she could have a hard time finding another job. Katie threw away the white folder onto Fiona, who sat on the floor as she felt her knees wobbly because of fear. “I-I’m sorry, ma’am—” “You’re sorry?” Katie raised a brow, irritated. “What can you apologize for?! Time is running fast, and you’re just wasting it, making worthless proposals like this!” “I-I’ll make another—” “Of course, you should!” Katie’s loud slap on Fiona was heard all over the room, making the latter scream in shock and pain. However, it wasn’t enough for Katie. Despite Fiona pleading with her to stop hurting her, Katie still pulled Fiona’s hair and slapped her on both sides of her cheek. “Do. Your. Job. Prop

WITH HIS brows furrowed, August waited for Maxine to speak. However, after a few seconds, Maxine did was to heave a sigh repeatedly. Her lips opened and closed like she was contemplating what to say.“It's okay,” August assured her when he saw her pained expression. “If it's that hard to say, then you can keep it to yourself for now—”“Master Charles is sick,” said Maxine as she suddenly found the courage to speak.“What?”August was stunned. He blinked his eyes twice, his lips parted in shock, and he even forgot to breathe because of the shock he felt.“I'm sorry.” He leaned his face towards Maxine. “Pardon?” The tip of his brows pressed more as he waited for Maxine to speak again. He wanted to believe that he just heard her wrong.But by looking at how tears cascaded from Maxine's face, he knew that he heard everything right. He was just in denial of it.“Master Charles… is sick,” Maxine spoke again slowly and with a lower voice this time.August closed his eyes, feeling the sudden

“RUMOR?” Sapphire’s statements got Maxine’s attention this time. Staring confusedly at Sapphire, she asked. “What rumor?”“That August did something bad to master so he could take his position!” Sapphire exclaimed, louder this time as she couldn't contain her emotions anymore.“It has been circulating around the company over a while now. I don't know who spread that news, but everyone seems to believe it…”A hint of annoyance and worry was evident in Sapphire's voice. However, her eyes were still fierce and brave. She was still against the idea of August being a part of the transactions, not because she envies August, but because of how painful it will be for him…August would experience hell again for the second time, yet he looked like he didn't care at all.“As frequently as I hear it, the more ridiculous it sounds to me.” August even chuckled lightly as he shrugged. The wicked smile never left his face as he continued reading the document. Suddenly, his eyes fixated on one page

SUDDENLY, Myra opened the door and went outside the room. She needed to bring some documents to the marketing department under Katie’s instruction.As soon as she closed the door, Myra saw someone who was taking a peek at the window inside their department.Her brows furrowed as she narrowed her eyes, trying to decipher who that man was. She was sure he wasn't an employee because of his expensive suit. However, she couldn’t see the man clearly because his back was facing her.“Do you need something?” asked Myra as she approached the man who suddenly flinched because of shock.Only to curse at the back of her mind as she saw who was the man in front of her.‘Shit!’“G-Greetings, sir,” said Myra, slightly stuttering, as she bowed down with her gaze fixated on the floor. “I’m sorry, I didn’t know it was you.”It’s no other than Harvey Johnson! She always saw him in every news and her Ashbook account. He was just so popular because he was handsome, and a part of the Remington family. Nev

“HOTTEST NEWS! Augustus Fordman was awarded as one of the most successful employees at the Remington Corporation!”“August’s reputation suddenly spiked up because of the successful inventions his team proposed before. Alongside the inventions, Remington Corporation also hit another record of having more than one million dollars in three months!”“He was also getting various praises from the city because of his sudden transformation!”Suddenly, the name Augustus Fordman became the hottest trend and topic on all social media. No one doesn’t know his name now. Every time people hear his name, regardless if they were poor or rich, they would always associate it with two words.Great businessman.“He’s great, isn’t he?” asked Charles who was staying in the mansion, while lying on his folding bed, and watching the news. “He’s really my son. I’m so proud of him.”“I feel the same way, master.”His admission to the hospital for months seemed to be a blessing in disguise. The real-life learni

AUGUST TURNED his direction on the man who spoke to him. He saw that it was the man he had been longing to see for a long time.Right. It was Bruce Sandoval.“Greetings, Mr. Sandoval,” said August as he bowed a little in front of Bruce. “It’s nice to see you here,” he added, causing Bruce to snort.August was telling him the truth, anyway. Seeing Bruce personally felt like his motivation to seek revenge was recharged. Even though he wanted to see Bruce at his gatherings or whatever, Charles wouldn’t let him because of what happened last time.Even his plan to meet Bruce in a meeting before got ruined because Maxine didn’t allow him to volunteer in the meeting with Bruce, even though he promised to behave.Maxine knew August. He couldn’t control his emotions when it comes to Bruce, and that’s why she let Sapphire handle that specific meeting.In fact, that meeting didn’t end well. Rumors have it that Bruce and Sapphire almost threw the documents at each other because they didn’t like

THE SILENCE FILLED the air as time goes by. Different emotions filled their emotions as they were waiting for someone to break the awkward atmosphere.Daphne was confused, Bruce was mad, Samantha was nervous, and August felt thrilled. He liked the fact that he made Samantha shut up just by telling her about Myra.‘Why do you know about that, August? How did you know Myra?’ asked Samantha at the back of her mind. She wanted to ask that, but she remained silent as she gave August a deadly gaze.On the other hand, August matched Samantha’s intensifying gaze. He never let himself be shaken. All the love in his heart was suddenly converted into hatred. Because of Myra, August saw how wicked Samantha was.It was Samantha who hurt him the most, after all. He loved her too much, so he was in pain too.‘It’s time to return it, Evergreen.’ August smiled slyly at that thought. ‘I don’t know what happened between you and Myra, but I guess it’s worth it to dig up on that.’August turned his head

“WHETHER it’s true or not, it doesn’t matter,” said August as his gaze went onto the audience, specifically looking for Samantha. “It’s all a part of the past now.”August said that as an answer, but he’s mainly pertaining to Samantha. He wanted her to know that she doesn’t have any effect on him now. To be honest, he’s disgusted by how she hides her own sister for the sake of her dreams.Samantha looked away. She couldn’t stand August’s judgmental and cold gaze. Instead, she averted her gaze at Bruce, who was already looking at her with confusion and annoyance at the same time.Both of them were looking like wallflowers in August’s talk show. It shouldn’t look like that!“Ooh, you answer so well!” August got another genuine compliment from Adrianna as she smiled sweetly, and August smiled shyly in response.‘Nice one, August!’ Daphne, who was sitting in the audience, couldn’t help but be proud as she was the one who taught August how to answer difficult questions.Adrianna was amazed

“ALRIGHT, LET’S start,” said August as the meeting of their group began.August already had a plan in mind for what he wanted to create. Since he was chosen as the leader of their group, he had the right to choose which industry to infiltrate. However, he doesn’t want to make this hackathon like a one-man work. He wanted his members to say their thoughts freely as well.His members were named Rence, William, Lander, and Jessica. The three guys had expertise in computer programming, which he badly needed as they were going to execute the gist of their future invention. Meanwhile, Jessica was a degree holder in accounting, and she’s the only one who'll make the documents and costings.And he, the leader, will be the one to report their product to the scouts and judges, and persuade everyone to invest in their business. Even if he's been doing tons of reports in the last few months, he still has nervousness every time he does it.There was a part of him that wanted to back out and as