Revenge of The Furtive Billionaire Heir by Ryker Helios

19. You decide everything! – Why?

My father sits opposite me on the table, facing me with an inscrutable expression on his face. If I were to look beyond the stony façade, I’m sure I would see disappointment and maybe frustration.

“Gerald told me that you want to speak to me about your position in Zelt Tech,” he started, voice steady and not betraying anything he was feeling.

“It was good of him to notify you before I did myself,” I reply, trying to sound pleasant. The last thing wanted was a fighting match with my father.

“Apparently I have been taking liberties with you,” father prompts, and I reply with a shrug.

“You did appoint me to the position of the COO without my consent.”

“You gave me consent when you said you were ready to take over the company after you returned home.”

“Yeah, I didn’t say I was going to do it immediately,” I point out, “father, with all honesty, you cannot expect me, a college student with only one year and two months of education under my belt to take over an actual company.”

“Boy, I started this company with no education whatsoever,” my father protested, his mask cracking a bit, ” When I started this, I only had my arms and legs in addition to the head on my shoulders. Look at me

now.”

“Yes, I am aware,” I grouse because it’s going to be like pulling teeth trying to explain something to him, “I am just not ready for such a huge responsibility.”

“You will never conquer fear unless to face it head-on.”

“What if I don’t want to face it?”

have a choice,

You were the one who was begging me left and right trying to get me to come home after mom died. You were the

you were the one who came back,”

a choice,” I

weight of the world

go to college and be a normal kid, but the circumstances are against

do you

go into detail, but I have to retire from my position by the end of this year. It’s non- negotiable, and you need to take over after

something like that at me and expect me to accept it with no protest! You can’t throw

I don’t have to,” my father’s voice was calm, but there is torment in his eyes, “when the time is right, I’ll explain everything to you, I promise. But for now, I can’t. You have to trust me on this. I’m trying to ease you into this world Zelt Tech is new, and with Gerald, you can gain all the experience you need to take over Gerald will help

a wife, and my mother was only his mistress. I was his bastard child and had he been able to conceive with his wife, I’m pretty sure that

yell, “I should’ve never listened to Gerald. Mom was right keeping me away from you! You don’t really care

“don’t talk about

understand about all this? It’s clear

me be a part of your life. I begged her to return to this city so I could be a father to my son. But she refused, and she had the custodial rights. to you. There

you not win a court

death, and I honored the agreement because I

bullshit, dad. You’re just trying to get off the hook.”

to blame me. You did not even come around to see if I’m alive after your mother died,” there is hurt in his voice, I could hear it. I don’t dare

would

fate by not marrying my mother,” I mutter