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"Why you..."

Plates, cups, and ornaments started flying across the room as they shattered into millions of pieces. As the drunken man continued to throw the stuff around the room, he screamed and continued to be violent with the boy.

“What do the f*ck do you think you doing?"

"Victor, please listen to your father." The woman pleaded and cried as he tried to stop the man from hurting the boy.

Victor cried and yelled as he could no longer control his emotions. "Mother, I told you a hundred times I don't have any money."

The man pushed the woman aside as he grabbed the boy by the collar and punched him. "You piece of sh*t don't you dare lie to me."

Victor collapse on the ground as the man continued to raise his fist at him. Seeing the blood coming out of Victor mouth, the woman panic as he grabbed the man away.

"Stop it or else you'll ended up killing him."

"I don't give a sht for a bstard son like him."

"Don't you dare say that, he is your son."

The man became furious seeing how persistent the woman was. "Shut up, b*tch..."

The woman was pushed aside as the man stormed out of the room without another word.

Victor quickly went to check on the woman as he helped her up. "Mother are you alright?"

"I'm fine..."

"Mother, what did he mean by that?"

The woman expression became pale as averted her gaze from the boy. "Your father is just drunk and angry, don't listen to what he said earlier. He is your father and you are his son."

"Mother, please tell me, are you even my mother?"

The woman was shocked from hearing what the boy just asked and could not control herself when she slapped the boy. "Victor I'm sorry... You are my son and I've raised you and loved you all this pass 21 years. So never ask me that again."

Victor was surprise that his mother actually raised her hand on him, she must have been hurt by what he just said causing him to feel guilty. "I'm sorry..."

The woman wiped the tears in her eyes. "I'll clean this up, you better go get ready for school."

"Okay..."

Victor quickly went back to his room and cleaned himself up. As he was opening his drawer, he notice the ointment Aristia gave him last time. He took it out and applied it on his wounds.

This ointment is really good, in just a couple of days my wounds would disappear. I wonder where Aristia got this? It must have cost a lot.

After Victor got change, he quickly headed out to school. When he arrived, a white maybach stop in front of the university gate. As students were about to enter the gate, they all stop and wonder who the person was inside the car.

Everyone screamed in excitement as the person of the car came out dazzling everyone with her beauty.

"It's Sophia, my dear goddess..."

"Goddess looks this way."

"Sophia please be mine."

Oh, it's Sophia Bai. Of course she'll own such luxurious car. Everyone sure loves her, not a guy in the campus doesn't like her even girls like her. Not only is she beautiful, she is also the daughter of a rich family at the same time the heiress.

If Aristia is known as the Goddess Athena for her brain, Sophia is known as Goddess Aphrodite for her beauty and charm to make everyone love her.

Whilst everyone continued to adore and praised the girl, Victor left as he ran to his class to start another dreadful day.

Before he could step inside the classroom, some called for his name.

"Victor."

Victor turned around notice the familiar voice, "Tia."

Aristia smiled despite how upset she was seeing how badly wounded the boy was in front of her.

His wound has not even healed up yet and now he got fresh wounds again. Victor, how do you survive all this pain...

"Have you finished what I asked you to do last time?"

"No worries, I've encoded everything for you. I'll transfer it to you during class." He replied, as they both entered the room.

Aristia smiled, pleased knowing despite his situation he neer fails to do whatever she asked. "Thanks Vicor, your really help me a lot compared to the council members."

On the way to their seat, Victor notice the icy glare he was receiving from everyone. He could hear them murmuring to each other as he continued to ignore them seeing Aristia did not care for them.

"Why the heck does Aristia continue to hang out with him."

"It's just because the Goddess feels sorry for him. He always come to school beaten up."

"Such a trash to be even attending our school."

It was already lunchtime, when Victor started roaming around the campus looking for a quiet place to eat. Normally, he would be eating with Aristia in the school council room but she was suddenly called by the teachers to discuss upcoming events along with the council members.

Victor was in deep thought as he was walking down the hall that he did not see where he was going and accidentally bump into someone.

"I'm sorry..."

Victor was stunned when he looked up and saw the girl right in front of him.

"Sophia."

"It's fine, are you alright?"

Victor quickly picked up his food seeing the person right in front of him. "I'm fine, sorry..."

"No worries, here..." the girl handed the sandwich he dropped on the floor back to him.

Victor smiled seeing the girl helping him out. "Thank you."

The girl became curious seeing the boy was all alone, "Aren't you normally with Aristia?"

"She busy with the council meeting right now..."

"I see..."

Seeing they have already started a conversation, Victor gather his courage and asked, "How about you?"

Sophia looked at the boy who seems to be tense and smiled, "I was looking for a quiet place to rest."

Victor felt embarrassed at the same time panic that he bother Sophia, "I'm sorry..."

Sophia watched as the man took off, but a few distance away the boy stops. He turned around and faced Sophia for the last time.

"You really are a Goddess..."

It surprised Sophia hearing the boy's remark, she didn't expect such words could even make her heart fluster all of the sudden. She smiled as she watches the boy vanished to the corners as she moved forwards as well.

Victor continued to run as fast as he could, his heart was beating so fast he can hear it's every beat. His mind could clearly picture out Sophia beautiful smile. Thinking about it made the boy fluster and red as a tomato.

As the boy continued to run in such pace, he did not notice the people he has passed by.

"I wonder what happened to Victor?" The girl wonder, as she continued to watch the boy run away whilst forgetting the people around her.

"Tia."

"Aristia."

Aristia who was in a daze after seeing Victor snap back to her senses when she heard the people around her calling for her attention. She turned around to face them and smiled, "I'm sorry, did you say something?"

"We were wondering if you want to join us for lunch?"

"Is something wrong Aristia?"

"I'm fine, sure let's go." Arisita replied as she continued to wonder about what she saw a moment ago.

It was already after school and all the students were heading home.

"Hey, Victor..."

Victor was surprised when someone suddenly called for him. When he turned around to see who the person was, he was such to see such elite heir calling for him. He ponders and worried why someone like him would want with him, for he was someone he can't offend. For his family is one of the most powerful families in the city.

"Master Chen, is there anything I can help you with?" Victor asked, as he averted his eyes from the boy.

Chen approach the boy who became tense at his presence, "We're you the one who did the encoding for Tia?"

"I did, did I do something wrong?" he asked, as he looked up and face the boy in front of him.

"Charles..."

Both of them were taken aback by the sound of the woman voice. They turned around to see who it was and saw a group of heirs from a distance.

One of the people was Sophia who capture Victor's eyes and could not help it but gaze softly at the girl.

Charles Chen was not pleased seeing how the boy was looking at the girl. He went ahead and approached the girl as he placed his hand around her waist, "Soph, what are you doing here?"

"Charles, we been looking for you." said the boy wearing glasses.

"Is something wrong?" he asked.

The foreign-looking girl yelled furiously, "F*ck you Charles. Come on.. Don't tell me you forgot, it's your turn to treat us for dinner."

Charles Chen laughed seeing how the girl reacted, "I'm sorry, I forgot..." He then took a last look at the boy behind them. "Let's go..."

As the group all left Victor behind, the boy couldn't help it but be jealous of them.

I wonder what it would be like to be in their position? To hang out with such beautiful and handsome people.To diner with them in the best restaurant and go out all the time without any worries.

Victor continued to imagine himself in their position as he headed to his next destination. Along the way, he passed by different shop by the streets and cars passed by him. He clenched his fist as he could not help it but be upset about his life.

As Victor pushed opened the door, he was welcomed by everyone.

"Victor, welcome..."

"Gramps, sorry I'm late." He replied, as he greeted the customers as well.

"It's fine, Tia is at the back already. Go help her out..."

Victor headed to the back and there he saw Aristia who was busy doing the dishes. Compare to Sophia, Aristia was a simple girl, nothing special about her except she excels in everything, especially in academics.

"Tia, let me help you." Victor grab the apron and placed it around his waist.

Aristia notices the dark clouds around the boy. "Victor, is something wrong?"

"Nothing..." he smiled hiding all his burdens inside.

Whilst Aristia went to the front and help Gramps manage everything, Victor was left handle all the work at the back.

Victor step out to take the trash out.

When all of a sudden, someone hit him from behind causing him to collapse on the ground. He was unable to get up as he continued to receive kicks from different parts of his body.

"What a piece of trash."

"What should we do?"

"Let's leave him to rot..."

Victor vision was getting blurry but he can barely picture out the people standing in front of him.

This is it, I'm about to die without achieving anything in life. I haven't even told her that I love her. Why me? Why must I die like this when I haven't done anything wrong? This is just so unfair...

"Life was never fair to begin with..."

"Who's there?" Victor yelled, as he tried to open his eyes he couldn't see anything because everything was pitch black.

A voice that sounded like a child answered him. "You need not worry, I am a friend."

Victor wonder what going in seeing he could not see anything at all. "Where am I?"

"Right now you in a place where nothing exists. It's up to you what you want to call it..."

"Like a void?"

"You can call it like that..."

"By the way, who are you?"

"You can call me The Watcher."

"Watcher?"

"I see everything in this world and I control everyone's time in this world..." The Watcher explained everything to Victor leaving the boy all upset.

"So, your saying I'm dead," Victor asked in a depressed tone.

"Yes, you are and I'm sorry about that..."

"So what's next?"

"Well, it's up to you? Are you ready? What do you want to do next?"

"I want to live, I can't just die like this... I need to make those people who belittle my payback for what they've done to me." Victor vented his feelings filled with anger. "But it's too late now isn't it..."

"Well, technically yes... Also, is revenge really necessary?"

"Of course, what the best feeling in life when you get revenge on the people who hurt you. Made them pay for what they've done, let them experience the bitterness of life. They who live in pride and prejudice, they who live in everything yet continued to hurt me who have nothing. They did not even consider what I'm going through and where I come from..."

The Watcher asked in a soft tone, "Was your life really that meaningless?"

"Victor screamed, "Yes! Of course, my life was meaning, I was depressed and all alone... Not a day in my life I wasn't tortured to death."

"Then what would give meaning to your life?"

"To get revenge on those who have hurt me and make them experience all the pain they've made me experience. And... Hopefully to be with the person I like..."

"So, once you get your revenge and win the girl you like will this give meaning to your life?"

"Of course, what is life without a purpose? What's the point of living, if you can't, get what you want?"

"So then, go live the life you want, but once you achieved everything tell me if your life before was really meaningless..." The Watcher said as his voice soon vanished

"Wait, what do you mean?"

What is going on? Where did he go? Damn it... What's that? Why is it so bright? What's going on, my body is aching so much, I can feel it burning...

Moments later

Damn it. Ah- My head hurts, where am I?

As Victor slowly opened his eyes, he noticed an unfamiliar room. It was bright and all white, at the same time he could hear a woman's voice crying.

He looked up and saw who it was...

Mother, what's going on? Where Am I? Why is Gramps here as well?

"Victor?"

Victor turned around and slowly opened his eyes after hearing the soft voice beside him. He smiled seeing the familiar girl whose face was all covered in tears. He reached out his hand and wipe the tears on the girl's face.

"Tia, why are you crying?"

"Gramps, Auntie..." Aristia yelled seeing the boy has finally gain conscious.

The old man quickly went out of the room and called for the doctor. It was not long for doctors and medical staff to come running inside the room.

The doctor quickly went to the boy side as he checks his condition. He then explained to everyone the boy condition which such all of them. The doctor explained his situation as a miracle that he was still alive despite everything that happened.

After the doctor confirmed everything was fine. Gramps and Aristia left, leaving Victor and his mother all alone in the room.

The woman collapses on her knees beside the boy bedside. "Victor, I'm sorry I can't provide a good life for you."

Victor patted the woman by her shoulder. "Mom, it's fine."

The woman looked up at his son and wipe the tears rolling down his face. "Victor, just remember that you always have me no matter how cruel the world is I am always here for you,"

The boy grabbed hold of the woman's hand and pressed it on his face."I know…"

A few days later

Victor was seated in his bed while Aristia was peeling an apple for him when a policeman suddenly steps inside the room.

The police officer looked at the boy in the bed. "Victor."

It surprised Victor seeing the police officer right in front of him, he wondershast have happened that they are standing in front of him. "Yes?"

"We're sorry, but your mother…" the policeman didn't even need to finish what he needed to say when Victor stormed out of his bed.

They quickly grab hold of him as they called the nurse over.

"Victor, calm down," Aristia cried, as she tightly holds onto him.

Victor yelled his lungs out as they tried to calm him down, tears rolled down his face as he imagines his mother last words in his mind.

After a few minutes, Victor finally calmed down and the police officer explained everything that happened.

Since they didn't have any evidence that his father was not imprisoned and since there was a witness that said,

"His mother threatened to kill his father."

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A few days later

As Victor kneeled in front of his mother's tombstone, Tia, Gramps, and his son watched him from a distance. The rain started pouring as Tia slowly approached him and shielded him from the rain.

Aristia looked at the boy who seems to have lost the will to live. "Victor, we should go now..."

"You guys go ahead," Victor replied without even looking at the girl behind him.

Aristia understands Victor wishes to be alone, so she walked away, allowing the rain to drip onto him. She went to Gramps and his son and explained everything.

As they left, Aristia turned around for the last time and looked at Victor, who collapsed on the ground as he clenched his fist and started punching the ground.

Victor, don't give up, please. I'm here for you...

Aristia then walked away with teary eye seeing the boy so defeated and wounded.

It was not long when the rain stops pouring, Victor was all soaking wet.

When he heads out to the exit of the graveyard. There a black Maybach was parked outside, Victor wonders who it was as he passed by it.

The car door opened and a man steps out, he looked at the boy who was walking away and called out for him.

"Victor."

Victor turned around and wondered who it was, "Yes?"

Standing in front of him was a man well-groomed, he has a cold and deadly aura which gives off a cold winter wind. His golden blonde hair made it pretty clear he was foreign.

The man looked at the boy right in front of him and smile. "You do have her eye."

Victor was dumbfounded of the situation and wonder who the man was referring to."You are?"

"Nicholas Grey," he said as approached Victor and offered him a handshake.

"Nice to meet you, Mr. Grey," he replied, as he shook hand with the man.

"This is for you." He said as he pulled out an envelope out of his coat pocket. "Once you finished reading it, call me."

He then handed Victor a piece of paper in which he wrote down his address and phone number.

Victor was confused about who the man was. As he watched the man got inside his car and drove away, he continued to ponder on things. As he turned the envelope around, his eyes dilated as he recognizes the familiar handwriting on it.

It's my mother's handwriting, why does that man have a letter from my mother? Who is he?