RHTMAV) Chapter 4 Part 3 (Patreon)

I pushed open the door to my room to be met with the sweet smell of flowers. My room had been done up as I asked. A new bed sat In the center of the room with a black lace canopy with white butterflies embroidered into it. My whole floor was now covered in a crimson-red plush carpet that felt very soft to walk on. The walls were similarly painted back with white trim. The nightstands, the desk. Everything was black with white butterflies on it as well.

To be honest, I really liked the look. I had no idea butterflies could be so beautiful like this. The room was dimly lit, giving off a very relaxing feeling. The no good father of my actually went all out to please me.

I shook my head. I did not wish to think about those idiots at this time. I walked over and set my things down on the floor before plopping my body right on the bed. I was very tired already, but I still had to check some things. I took out my phone and began searching for companies I could try to make an appointment to to sell my idea.

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“Sir, this is the report. But from what I can tell she is still not eighte...” A young man with glasses paused. His entire body stiffened when he realized he had opened his mouth a bit too much.

“Mike, you really think of me as such a depraved person? You saw the video, did you not?” The young man was sitting in a recliner by a large bay window overlooking the city lights below, with a bottle of red wine sitting on the table next to him and a half-filled glass in his hand.

He looked up at Mike with a furrowed brow and an icy gaze. He was wearing a black polo shirt and a pair of tan khakis. In front of him, on a small table, was a laptop that had a video on pause showing a silver-haired girl. “Do you really think I have such thoughts?”

“No… No sir. How could the CEO of Knight Global have such thoughts.” Mike quickly tried to clear his name. He had thought because the man in front of him was doing such a detailed investigation on the girl, that he had fallen for her. He was twenty-one going on twenty-two this year. While the age was not far off she was still not eighteen yet.

“Oh? So you do know.” The young man formed a smile before reaching out with this hand. “Is this all the information?”

“Yes… from what I have gathered is that the girl in the video is named Noelle Alastor. The heir to Alastor Conglomerate. From what I have found out, Her mother was Lyla Alastor, and she died when she was seven. The strange thing is that there is not much information on her mother. Even her birth father’s information is a mystery. All I know is that Miss Alastor’s current guardian is a stepfather who adopted her, but after digging a bit, I found out that he had remarried to a woman with twins.

“Now, here is what I do not get. It seems that the twins are his biological kids and were born a few months before Miss Alastor. But for some reason, he married Miss Alastor’s mother after divorcing the current lady of the house, Linda Thatcher. And then remarried her practically the next day after Lyla Alastor’s death. From what I am seeing, there is much more going on here.” Mike had found the situation strange. How can a man who had just lost his wife take in another so quickly? It made no sense. And what was more was the woman was his ex-wife.

The young man did not say a word as he opened the file and began reading through it. The more he read, the more he couldn’t help but feel the same way Mike did. “According to this, she is set to inherit all her mother’s assets in five months. I feel that this Weston Thatcher might not allow that to happen. He has been running the company quite smoothly all these years. The board members are probably already on his side. If she is not careful, she will end up losing everything.”

The young man put down the file and picked up his glass of wine. The scent of the red wine tickled his nose as he took a sip. “But all of this does not explain how she was able to do what she did. She did something humanly impossible.”

“This I am not sure about. She has no relatives besides her step father and her mother and father’s past is also a mystery. It’s like her mother just appeared one day.” Mike had no idea how else to explain it. He had nothing to go on.

The young man sat back and looked at his laptop screen for a few minutes before using his foot to close it. “Take the file and set it aside for now. I am more interested in how she accomplished what she did. I guess it will have to wait until our next meeting if there ever is one.”

“Um… Asher, not as an assistant but as a friend, are you sure you are not…” Mike quickly closed his mouth when he saw his long-time friend and current boss glare at him. “Right! Right I will go file these.”

Mike decided it was best to escape as quickly as possible.

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I looked at my phone and checked the current top companies but only found one that would be holding an innovation gathering. These types of gatherings are for people like me who are looking to get sponsorship on inventions or other innovations that the company deems worth investing in. I kicked my feet, disturbing the black comforter under my body, before sitting up.

“Asher Global. Now that I think about it, I think this is the same company that had actually bought the idea before. If that is the case, then I should be able to get the funding I need.” While I did not need money at this time. I could not use the funds allocated to the house for its expenses. Yes, I would have a few tens of thousands to work with, but it would be strange if I took over and drained all the funds. To start a proper company, I need a few hundreds of thousands. I needed to be able to steal from under the nose of that good-for-nothing. Otherwise, I wouldn’t be able to see his gloomy face as he is stuck at the company trying to fix things.

With him out of the house, it would also be easier for me to play at home. I am sure my dear siblings would love it if I returned all the years of abuse back to them. Luckily, those idiots are not smart enough to put a few bugs in my room to see what I am up to. I made sure to do a thorough check before I started my research.

“Since the meeting is next week, I have time to prepare. For now… I need food.” I rubbed my belly. I had not eaten much at all today.

Sadly for me, though, it seemed I would have to deal with an unwanted visitor before I could eat. I looked at my door, which was suddenly pushed open. Standing there wearing a similar outfit as me, with her chest heaving up and down, was my dear sister Maria. “You bitch! You dare take away our money!?”

I narrowed my eyes as I looked at the intruder. “Maria, I will say this once… Barge into my room again and you will be living on the street tomorrow. And I think you have some kind of misconception here. The money you have been spending all these years while treating me like shit has been and always will be my money. So, my dear sister…”

I stood up and walked over slowly to her and gently cupped her cheek in my hand. “If you wish to get a dime from me then you better behave.”

“Don’t touch me!” It took a minute for the shocked girl to react. After all, my “walking” just now must have seemed almost as if I teleported to her.

I smiled and pushed her out of my room before stepping out with her. Her sharp glare was something I remember very well. She had always thought so highly of herself when she stepped on me, and this glare now was when I did not do things to her liking. “You better behave. Just like your mother and brother. As long as you behave you will still get an allowance. That is… unless you wish to beg for food every day.”