Chapter 5: HIS FAMILY DEFECT

Victor cleaned his hands many times, even though not the slightest bit of blood splashed on him, he still felt his hands were too dirty. Satisfied, he continued to walk quickly into his office to meet his grandfather who must have been waiting for him for a long time now.

As soon as he opened the door of his office, he was greeted warmly by his good friend Ken.

"Mr. Black! Finally, you arrived here. We're already bored waiting for you. Grandpa almost dozed off a couple of the time now... " Then, he started to blabber things on and on.

Victor twitches his eyebrows in annoyance. It's his fault to get a best friend that opposite his character anyway. It's not that he can't tolerate that, but he just too tired now to hear all of the story coming in non-stop.

"Shut up Ken. You're making my head hurt by your loud voice." Victor never censored his words to Ken anyway. Always be true to his feeling and Ken also never take it to the heart that's why their friendship is last long.

"Ouch! Grandpa… Look at your grandson here. I already kind enough to accompany you to get here and he isn't being grateful at all. How about my fate when he really has a girlfriend now? Am I going to be push away just like that? "

Ken said in horror as he noticed the information of a girl on Victor's desk when they entered the office earlier. Since Victor was not coming in for quite a long time he make himself at home and explored everything that was in the office room and found out about that.

Victor's grandpa, Mr. Nelson only laughs looking at the two. There's never quiet day if the two of them are together.

"What are you talking about?" Victor asking by the sudden 'girlfriend' talk is brought up while that topic never been talk in his mafia office before. Seeing Ken seemingly unwilling to answer, Mr. Nelson told Victor the truth,

"He was looking at your table earlier and saw a profile of a very beautiful lady. Just to let you know that anyone that you choose I approved. " He said it honestly. He is not the old man that going for wealth or 'must be from a good family type' like the old drama plot. If his grandson liking the girl than he is fine with it. That's all that matter anyway. Also, it's very rare for Victor to open up his heart to someone that is.

"Oh my! Is my friend Victor here finally open up his virgin heart after 28 years? To that angel pretty looking girl there. " Ken said it loud while his point finger pointing to the profile that was on the table.

Victor was lazy to entertain the drama that his friend triggered and continued to walk towards his desk and look at the profile that was there. 'Charles is definitely good at this. Fast work as usual. ' He praising his best worker only in his mind.

After that, he sat in a chair that was there near his grandfather. "She just caught my eyes and I found her interesting and that's all."

"Uuu… It's very rare for you to get interested in an opposite gender it is. I almost thought that's something wrong with you when you are perfect like that but never once have a girlfriend. Anne almost thought that you're interested in me before we got married. And that's what I thought at first too. Who doesn't fall in love with someone like me after all, right grandpa? " Ken actually is a newlywed who just got married in less than a month.

Victor looks at Ken in disgust after hearing what he just say.

"Ignore him grandpa. You're just lucky enough when Anne is actually too naïve when she decided to marry you. "

"Hey!" Ken just pretended to get angry.

Victor was only silent for a moment remembering that Irene Kim before he erased the girl's face from his mind.

"Forget about that now. I am not courting her yet anyway. I tell you when I make my move. "

"Don't be too hard on her." Mr. Nelson gave some advice. He knew very well about Victor's possessiveness side.

"Don't worry. I did it my way. So now ... What brought you here?" Victor asked his grandfather's real intentions coming all the way to his headquarters when he could just come to his house. There's must be something about work that is.

"I heard about Bennet move for you that's why I come by. I didn't tell you the story just to spark a war between both of you. I just thought you need to know the truth. But it's been so long now since both of you in tight rope. I just wanted to see myself the damage and I hope you can hold on to it well. " Mr. Nelson said with worry.

About 10 years ago, when he, Victor is 18 years old his grandfather told him the secret about his birth when the old man thought that he is big enough to know and hold the burden. Bennet, who Victor thought as his father is apparently not his real father. When he found out about it, he was not sad but seemed able to guess about that because their relationship was never good even before the secret was revealed.

Mr. Nelson got two sons. The older one named Blake and the youngest are Bennet. Both have been training to continue the family heritage as a mafia, but one day Blake told his father that he doesn't want to pursue that life anymore.

Of course, as a true mafia Mr. Nelson feels rage towards his son especially the child is the eldest child in his family and acts to drive him out of the house and organization without a penny.

But he cannot hide his favorism toward him as the youngest is more stubborn and harder to control. Even that, the true characteristics of the mafia are more in the second child. He then give his attention to his second child who actually craving for it since long before.

After Blake established a household with the woman of his choice, Sofia, they were blessed with a son and that's Victor. He became successful with his business and become one of the youngest billionaire at the time that even shocked the country.

After seeing the success of his eldest son, Mr. Nelson welcomes him back as a family and fall in love with his one and only grandchild making Bennet become more hatred towards his brother.

Because, as he feel like he getting closer to his father, Nelson, Blake once again coming into the picture and grab all that back.

After that, Mr. Nelson gave all his property assets to Blake as a sign of apology because he was harsh to him before. Even, he as mafia has a soft side to his own family.

When Bennet knows about that, only God knows what is nestled in his mind and heart. He feels so jealous as he wanted his father to love all to himself and also because he feel like his father's assets is supposed to be him as he always by his side.

One day, a terrible accident happened to Blake's family. The car he was driving was said to have skidded and before almost falling off the hill slopes adjacent to the sea. Blake and his wife managed to push their son Victor, who was also seriously injured out of the car in the hope that someone would come to help before their car plunged into the sea. And… Their deaths made headlines that day in the country.

Mr. Nelson rushes to the scene only get to greet his beloved son and daughter in law's lifeless body. Then he went to the hospital when the police there informed him that Victor, who was seriously injured was admitted to the nearest hospital.

There, out of nowhere he saw Bennet with red eyes look like just crying informing him that Victor has lost his memory at the age of 7. He looked like he was broken hearted so much that Mr. Nelson did not suspect anything.

Later, he suggested to his father that he takes Victor as an adopted child and would treat him like his own child so that Victor won't feel lonely. He also asked him not to tell anyone that Victor was not his child so that Victor not to feel inferior. At first Mr. Nelson thought it was a good idea.

But, Victor after that just fell victim to venting his anger. It was as if he was venting the anger he had over his brother Blake over Victor. Only in front of the crowd did he treat Victor like his beloved child.

It was heartbreaking to see the wounds on Victor's body when he turned 18 at the time as if he had been beaten with a belt over and over. There's some old scar too that not really fading away, making Mr. Nelson more suspicious. Even though Bennet said it was just mafia training, Mr. Nelson isn't buying it and send a spy to Bennet lair to find out more.

With that, he gets to know his son's true temperament and also learns that all of Blake's property that should have belonged to Victor has been transferred as Bennet's property and used for his illegal business. He also seems to get a clue that Bennet was the mastermind behind Blake's death in the first place and that was not an accident as he knew.

Nelson feels guilty about Victor when all this time he let him go with his irresponsible son. Eventually he kidnaps his grandson and protects him and tells the whole story to Victor so that he can understands why he did it.

Knowing that, Victor swears to himself, he will take revenge for both of his biological parents even though he has vague memories of them both. He still hasn't remembered the event, even though it's been so long now. He also still has nightmares but when he wake up he doesn't even remember what the story was.

After that, he trained every day to be strong, skilled in combat and weapons. Also at the same time with the help of his grandfather, he built his own empire. He doesn't need his father's property anymore, all he wants is to punish the person that killed his family. Even it means death.

"Bennet just gets in the small mouse here as usual. He still doesn't make a big move. Even his allies are bigger than us, ours is more trustful as his allies just licking his feet just because money and benefit but swearing him at the back. I would say that it's not at all scaring me. " Victor said his determination.

"Even though you said that, we must be extra careful too. We don't know how his crazy mind work now. " Ken said in a serious tone other than his real self when discussing such a topic.

"When I see you I still feel sorry by what happen. I should have educated him better first. I just to caught up by favorism as I was young and ignore other one making him turns worse than devil. Even we mafias have a rule but he never the one that follow them."

"Don't say that grandpa. Your regret is yours to keep. For me you already paid off your sin by saving me and told me the truth. It's all that matter. " Victor assures his grandpa that he is not holding grudge to him.

"I heard his mistress already giving birth last month to a twin boys after so many attempts for him to get a child using IVF. I think this is the perfect time for you to make a deal with him to escape from his family registration so that there are no more problems in the future. "

After so many years, Bennet didn't want to let go by his name as the adopted child because didn't want to lose a an honor, heritage and assets but now Victor finally sees the light.

"Perfect. I don't want to feel sick every time I see his name as my guardian again. "

"So, what are you going to do now? " Ken wants to know his whole plan.

Victor just smiled meaningfully.