That night, Carl didn't go to bed until 3am . He was thinking about his situation and what he could do to turn it around . He had five years to build himself, he wasn't sure if five years was enough time to build his empire but he had to start from some where .

Since he had gotten his necessities, he knew he no longer had to work at the car wash . He would start job-hunting on Monday, sending his resumé to different companies . He would work for the company for a while, save enough money to invest in the stock market and then acquire some businesses .

If there was something he was sure of, it was that he needed power to go against his parents . Apart from money, he needed the underground forces and information . He would make connection with a few gangs and expand from there .

And just in case his father had people watching him, he would continue living with Kim and working in the company and even if he acquires a lot of businesses, he would only work behind the scenes .

He spent the bulk of the night expanding his plan and reminiscing . His revenge starts now, slowly, but surely, he'll reclaim his mother's properties and make his father and stepmother regret their actions .

Morning came, Carl was exhausted but he agreed the previous day was well spent . He was about entering the room but realized Kim was still asleep and it would be inappropriate, so he laid down on the couch, a few seconds later, he dosed off . Almost an hour later, Kim came out in her PJs . She went to the kitchen area to prepare breakfast, Carl was still sleeping . She sat on the center table admiring him, he was handsome, he had full brows his lashes were spa.r.s.e and long like some factory doll . His lips were chapped, 'he must be thirsty', she got a gla.s.s of water and woke him up .

"Here . " She handed him the cup .

Carl who was sleepy became alert once he touched the cold gla.s.s .

"Thank you . " He gulped down the water .

"Breakfast is ready, come eat . "

"I need to use the bathroom first, I'll be out soon . "

He brushed, took a shower and got dressed . He remembered he was yet to unpack all the things his brother got him . He decided to do that before breakfast . He smiled when he opened the bags, 'my little brother sure is thoughtful . '

He found five sets of dark coloured suits, five pairs of shoes for formal and casual occasions . He also got him a backpack, an office bag, a phone and a laptop . He began setting up his gadgets . Yesterday when his brother handed the bags to him, he wasn't really paying attention . When he got home, he only opened some bags, he saw some pjs, toiletries and casual wears . He quickly placed everything in the closet . He was really grateful he got all he needed .

He picked up the gadgets and chargers and went to the sitting room . He saw Kim in the kitchen area scrolling through her phone, her food untouched .

"Why didn't you start without me? Sorry"

"Not a problem, I got lost on social media I forgot about food, let's eat . " she said .

When she saw the way he ate, she knew he wasn't from an ordinary family .

"We should hurry up so we can go to your former place of work . "

"Oh! Right, I totally forgot about that and I'm supposed to start working today . " She hurriedly finished her food and went to take a shower while he cleaned up .

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They managed to collect the money . Kim went back home and paid the rent whereas Carl went to the carwash, he worked for a few hours then he went touring the area to get used to it . He walked from the lower province to the middle province . When he toured the red district, he saw how poorly people lived, he was more thankful that he met Kim .

He saw a few people, they looked like locals, so he questioned them about the red district and the different gangs . They knew he wasn't from around, so they warned him about moving around the red district after giving him the needed information .

It was late when he returned home, he cleaned up the place like the previous day .