Chapter 20. Vanity upon Vanity

Michael leaves the Croft villa with boiling wrath. How dare they? Weaving through the city, he seems to be racing against time. If the media so much as printed this in the news, somebody is going to get hurt.

His parents live on the oldest estate in Grosthe. They are among the oldest living and wealthiest people residing there. But he has grown to not be dependent on their wealth. He has always loved science, and, hence, decided to build something on it; an energy company.

Before long, it blew up, reaching billions of dollars in valuation and amassing incredible wealth within a short time, more than he ever envisioned as a child. Now, he is a man of his own, a king in his own right.

Tension hangs heavy in the air as Michael sits across from his parents in an elegant dining room within their sprawling estate. His mother's disapproving gaze pierces through him like a dagger, while his father's stern expression speaks volumes, without a single word needing t