He Humiliated a Humble Mechanic, Unaware of Who the Boy’s Father Truly Was
Previously: When arrogant David confronts a humble mechanic to stop him from dating his daughter, he resorts to violence. But the young man's father arrives, and he is not someone to be trifled with.
The Weight of a Name
David laughed, a sharp, mocking sound that echoed through the garage. He adjusted his aviator sunglasses and looked William up and down, completely unimpressed by the older man's tailored suit. To David, anyone associated with a grease-stained auto shop was beneath him. He assumed William was just another local mechanic or a small-time business owner trying to play hero.
"And who exactly are you supposed to be?" David scoffed, crossing his arms. "The owner of this dump? I don't care who you are. Your son is a low-life grease monkey who has been sneaking around with my daughter. He needs to learn his place, and so do you."
William didn't flinch. Instead, a cold, calculating smile spread across his face. He reached into his breast pocket and pulled out a sleek, black smartphone. Without breaking eye contact with David, he dialed a number and put it on speakerphone.
"Marcus," William said when the call connected. "I am standing in Miller’s Auto Repair. I want you to initiate a hostile takeover of Sterling Enterprises immediately. Buy out every single share available on the market. I want it done in ten minutes."
David’s smug expression instantly froze. Sterling Enterprises was his family's pride and joy, a publicly-traded logistics firm that he had spent his life building. He looked at William, his heart suddenly hammering against his ribs. There was only one man in the entire state with the financial power to buy out Sterling Enterprises in a matter of minutes—William Sterling, the reclusive billionaire investor who owned the very land the garage stood on, and whose name was synonymous with absolute corporate dominance.
Luke had never used his father's name or fortune. He wanted to build a life on his own terms, learning a real trade from the ground up. But David's arrogance had forced the billionaire's hand. As David's phone began to ring frantically in his pocket, the reality of his devastating mistake began to sink in.
”As David's phone began to ring frantically in his pocket, the reality of his devastating mistake began to sink in.