Rise Of The Disgraced Heir

Ian stood his ground and readied himself to get beaten up.

He knew that Mr. Sison would come after him for having offended the man, he just didn't expect it to happen so soon.

They must have been watching him from outside of Solaire Towers, his address was on all of his documents so it wouldn't exactly be difficult trying to find where he lives.

"Look, this isn't our fight, you guys have no idea who you will be angering if you kill me." Ian said as he tried to remain calm.

He knew that these men wouldn't believe him, but it was worth the try. If he didn't try then he would be accepting defeat.

He knew he could defend himself, but he wouldn't be able to hold off these many men. There were at least five of them that slowly walked towards Ian.

Ian guessed that they were still being warry, just in case he ran or had friends waiting around the corner.

"Stop." A familiar voice suddenly said from behind the men.

Ian squinted as he tried to see in the dark. He could make out a man, but he couldn't be too sure who it was.

The men were distracted for a while, but even they didn't seem to recognize the man behind them, so they turned their attention back to Ian.

"Are you sure you want to offend the Dean family?" The man asked, making Ian's attackers freeze in their steps.

"Who are you?" Their leader asked as he turned to face the man.

"Are you sure you should be asking that question?" The man asked as he took a step forward, standing in the light.

Ian was shocked by what he saw, it was Seth from the Reyes Group. It was odd seeing him out of his office clothes and in streetwear.

Seth pulled the collar of his shirt to show a tattoo that looked to be in an ancient script.

Ian watched as the men panicked at the sight of the tatto, it clearly symbolizes something to them.

"Mr. Dean, I- I- I didn't recognize you." The leaders stuttered in a panic.

Ian was more than confused now, who was Seth and who were the Dean family. They weren't one of the old rich families that Ian was used to interacting with.

For a moment he considered that Seth could be part of a gang, but Seth didn't seem like someone that belonged in a gang. He seemed like someone that belonged to the rich families of the country.

Plus he was working an ordinary job at the Reyes Group, they would have done a thorough background check and Ian was sure that gang members weren't welcome as employees.

"Leave him alone." Seth said in a cold tone. "Who even sent you to come after him?" Seth asked the leader of the group.

"It was your younger brother, he said he got a call from Mr. Sison, asking him to rough up someone named Ian Lim." The man explained.

Seth closed his eyes and took a deep breath, he shook his head as he tried to figure out a way out of the situation.

"I'll talk to my brother, but that man is not to be harmed, ever." Seth said as the men nodded.

"Go back, I'll deal with you later." Seth said as he dismissed the men, all of whom quickly started running away.

"You shouldn't be taking a walk in a place like this at night." Seth said as he moved closer to Ian.

"You're alone at night too." Ian pointed out.

"Not really." Seth said as he gestured towards two armed men behind him.

"So, should I ask?" Ian said as he raised an eyebrow at Seth.

"I'll tell you my secret and you tell me yours." Seth said as he gestured for them to sit at a nearby bench.

Ian nodded and they sat down.

"Do I go first, or do you?" Ian asked Seth.

"Why don't you? I mean, you already know something is different about me, but with you I was just confused. People would normally run at the sight of thugs like those." Seth told Ian.

"I've been through a hell of a lot more to be intimidated by them." Ian said with a laugh. "Plus I already knew that someone would come for me, what they don't know is who stands behind me."

Seth looked at Ian curiously, but he said nothing, allowing Ian to explain the situation himself.

"I work for the CEO of the Reyes Group and the Reyes Heir." Ian said with a laugh. "That's my secret."

"Don't we all?" Seth asked, looking at Ian as if he was mumbling nonsense.

"No, no, we are very different." Ian said as he laughed at the misunderstanding. "I was hired to be the assistant of the future CEO of the Reyes Group, and right now, I work as an assistant to the CEO."

"It's a good thing I showed up then." Seth said with a laugh. "If I hadn't my family would be dead."

"Your family?" Ian asked.

"Not yet, let me ask my questions first." Seth said as he shook his head.

"Alright, ask away." Ian said with a nod.

"What did you do for Mr. Sison for him to want you dead or at least badly beaten up?" Seth asked.

"I punched him earlier for insulting my family and Miss Ayanna Reyes." Ian explained.

"Earlier?" Seth asked.

"There was a dinner for the rich landowners of the country. Long story short I was there for work and as a guest. Things got heated, he insulted my family and Miss Ayanna, he tried to punch me and I punched back." Ian said with a shrug.

"Tried to punch you?" Seth said as he gave Ian a confused glance.

"He clearly can't throw a punch, so I simply side stepped and tripped him." Ian explained.

Seth laughed at Ian's story, he could just imagine a man like Mr. Sison falling flat on his face as he tried to attack Ian.

The man was lean because he worked out at the gym, but he didn't exactly know how to act in a fight. He probably thought Ian would just stand there like a punching bag, taking his blows.

"Makes sense." Seth said with a nod. "So why are you working at Krisanta Land telling everyone you are management trainees from the Human Resources Department? Wouldn't people respect you more if you just told them outright that you are from the CEOs office?"

"Then we wouldn't get to see all the dirt." Ian said with a grin. "The boss wants us to really get a feel of what makes the Reyes Group, he wants us to understand all the businesses involved. We will be helping the future CEO so we need to know the company like the back of our hand."

"So you know that Mark is full of bullshit?" Seth asked.

"Yep, from the start." Ian said with a nod. "I don't even know why you are friends with him." He said with a laugh.

"He just latched himself on to me. I've been trying to hang with him less, but he just won't let go. It's really annoying." Seth grumbled.

"He sounds like a real pain in the ass." Ian said as he shook his head. "Is that all you have to ask me?"

"Yep. Your turn." Seth said with a grin.