With his son shocked and mumbling to himself, Chris asked with concern.
Chris drew close and bent over to pick up his son’s phone. Feeling the pinch, he said, “Your phone costs over ten thousand dollars. Your screen is broken. Can it be repaired, or do you need to get a new one? A new phone costs money.
“You don’t have a job now. Although you have some savings, you can’t burn through them. You have to watch it and be careful with your money.
“It’s time to look for a job now that it’s a new year. You can try other cities since you don’t have much luck in Wiltspoon. You don’t have to stay in Wiltspoon, you know.”
Luck had not been on their family’s side after the falling out with Serena and Liberty.
Their businesses were in the red.
Those who were under employment were laid off.
Even the elders in the family had it rough.
They had no income without a job. It was still a worrying issue even if they had money stashed away.
“Dad, I saw it.”
“Saw what?”
“Serena’s husband. I saw his interview. I finally get why we’ve been having a streak of bad luck. It’s not the Stones. No, the Stones are involved too, but they’re not the first to make our lives a living hell.
“It’s Serena’s husband. That poker-faced man named York. It was him!”
With the information making Chris more confused than ever, he asked, “Can you be clearer, John? Our misfortune has something to do with Serena’s husband? Was he the one to put out the order and make our lives miserable? Isn’t he just an ordinary salaryman?”
Sure, the man worked at a major company, but he was merely an employee.
He did not have the means to come down heavily on the Hunts and ruin them financially.
It had been the roughest holiday season for the Hunts.
Old Mr. and Mrs. Hunt could not give the family a moment of rest too. The old folks expected money from their kin for the holidays since their savings were spent on Old Mrs. Hunt’s hospital stay. The seniors did not feel comfortable without any money. so they tried to get money from the rest of the family for retirement.
John said, “Dad, Serena’s husband is the York guy. He’s Mr. York, the heir of the York family. I’m talking about the wealthiest family in Wiltspoon. He’s worth billions.”
Baffled, Chris looked at his son as if he could not believe the words coming out of his son’s mouth.
Was Serena’s husband the heir of the wealthiest Yorks?
A billionaire?
That would mean a lot of money.
“Is that true, John?”
“Honest to God. His interview was on TV. We’ve met Zack. The reporters called him Mr. York. It must be him. It is him.”
Once Chris got the confirmation he needed, he smacked his lap and said, “I’ll go find. your grandparents now. That’s their retirement fund sorted. Serena’s husband is wealthy. How much is he worth again? Billions! I get your grandparents to ask her for money. She doesn’t have to give a lot to provide for your grandparents anyway.
“Well, I’ll get your grandparents to ask for more since the money will be ours to split once they’re dead.”
Chris had everything thought out.
Why should they be left out when their niece married a billionaire?
It slipped Chris’s mind that their relationship with Serena and Liberty was beyond repair.
With no regard to his son’s thoughts, Chris ditched John and hurried to look for his parents at Serena’s parents’ home.
Serena had no idea how people, who had met Zack but did not know who he was, would react to the interview. All she knew was that she needed to see Zack now.
She drove too fast and rear-ended a car. It was a good thing the damage was not as bad. The person wanted to call the cops and claim the insurance when Serena got out of the car and assessed the damage. She dug out all the cash in her purse, around several thousand dollars, and gave the money to the person.
“I can’t stay to sort this out since I have an emergency, mister. This is for the repairs. You can contact me if it isn’t enough.” She then gave her number to the person.
The person had checked the bump on his car. He did not drive an expensive car, and the damage was only superficial. The repair would cost two thousand dollars at most, but Serena gave him more than enough to cover the cost.
With Serena in a hurry to leave and looking distraught, the man said, “You don’t look too good. Watch out on the road.”
“Thank you, mister. I’m so sorry about the accident. I got to go. I have an emergency, a really urgent one.”
“Go on. Be safe.”
Serena returned to her car and drove away.
Although she was still driving recklessly the rest of the journey, Serena made it to York Corporation in one piece.
She pulled the handbrake and jumped out of the car before racing into the office building.
The security guard on duty was going to stop her when he got a good look at who it was. He would not dare come in her way.
If someone like Serena who had no interest in the entertainment news had seen. Zack’s interview, then of course, the employees of York Corporation would have watched it by now.
Even though everybody knew Serena was the CEO’s wife, the CEO had only made it public today.
Serena dashed into the office building.
“Ms. Hunt?”
The two receptionists stopped her.
Serena stopped in her tracks and caught her breath from running too quickly.
A receptionist went to pour her a glass of water while the other moved a chair over for her to sit on. The receptionist uttered, “Are you looking for Mr. York, Ms. Hunt? He hasn’t come in today. He’s not in the office.”
This was the truth.
“Zack’s not in the office? He hasn’t come in today?”
Serena was in disbelief.
Where was he if not the office?
Did he not have the interview in his office?
Serena recalled the background of his interview was fancy. However, it was not a familiar place to her. She had never seen that kind of furnishing.
She thought that was his office, and she had never stepped into his office before.
Serena had been to York Corporation multiple times, but Zack had not brought her to his real office. He lied to her, saying that everybody worked at cubicle desks.
If she remembered correctly, Callum’s office had an office door sign that read COO.
The whole family was in on it!
Serena scowled at the thought that Zack had her fooled for a long time.
“Ms. Hunt, Mr. York hasn’t been in the office today.”
The receptionist, who poured Serena a glass of water, added, “Do you need to speak with Mr. York? Maybe you can call him?”
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
Loredana’s father left the family for his mistress, leaving them to fend for themselves abroad. When life was at its toughest, her father showed up with “good news” after 8 years of absence: To marry off Loredana to a paralyzed son of the wealthy Mendelsohn family.