Rise Of The Disgraced Heir

As soon as he dropped the call with Marco, Ian told his sister to pack up and get ready to go home. He would drop them off at home in the old city before heading to Marco's home.

"Marco said to tell you that you could come if you wanted." Ian said as he looked at Camilla. "Do you want to come?"

"Yes, sure, why not. I wouldn't pass up the opportunity to see where Marco actually lives." Camilla said with a laugh.

"Do you need to get anything?" Ian asked.

"Let me just get some stuff from my apartment, I'll meet you outside." Camilla told Ian as she turned and exited his place.

It seemed that Sam and Karina had already made themselves quite at home in Ian's place, taking over one of the guestrooms and adding clothes and their own touch.

"You've really taken over this room, haven't you?" Ian asked as he leaned against the door frame.

"Oh shut up, you have too many rooms in this place just to keep for yourself." Sam said as she quickly placed a few things in her bag.

"We know you don't need this much space, Ian." Karina said with a laugh as she walked past her older brother. "We know one room is enough for you."

Ian rolled his eyes at his sister, she was right, he didn't need this much space and he was still debating in his head what to do with the spare rooms.

It seemed that his sisters had already decided it for him.

Sam didn't take long to pack up and the siblings were out the door. 

Camilla was already waiting for them outside by the time Ian started locking up his apartment.

"Your car, my car?" Camilla asked.

"My car." Ian said with a nod as they all piled into the elevator.

Ian had already sent a message to the lobby to have his car brought to the driveway out front, he had also sent a quick message to Leon and John telling them that they were going to Marco.

When Ian, his siblings, and Camilla stepped out of the lobby, Ian was surprised to see that it was already dark outside.

"I think we took too long with Manuel and Mica." Camilla said with a laugh. It seemed that she too didn't notice how much time had passed.

"You guys took forever." Karina grumbled as she walked up to the back seat of her brother's car and got in.

"I guess I'm sitting up front." Camilla told Ian as they made their way to the car.

It seemed that Sam, Karina, and Camilla got along way too well as the three girls wouldn't stop chatting.

When they finally dropped the siblings off at the old city, Ian suddenly laughed.

"Have you gone crazy or something?" Camilla asked as she gave him a confused look.

"I hadn't realized that the music was switched on this whole time." Ian pointed out as he laughed. "You get along with my sisters really well, it's been a while since I last heard them this chatty."

"Really?" Camilla asked as they drove out of the old city and towards the direction of Marco's house.

"My sisters may seem to be happy or they may seem to be the trusting type to you, but it was that very trust that made them suffer so much." Ian said with a frown.

"You really love your sisters." Camilla pointed out as she looked at Ian. "And they care about you a lot too. They kind of told me the same thing earlier."

"We've encountered many people that we thought we could trust." Ian said as he shook his head. "When we lost everything we lost almost everyone."

"They said that's the reason you stick with Jas." Camilla said with a frown, she knew it was a tough topic but she couldn't help but mention it.

"It's one of the reasons." Ian admitted, catching Camilla by surprise. "She loved me enough to stay, and for that I love her. Now I learned that her family is suffering because they keep supporting me. I can't help but feel guilty for it."

"It's not your fault." Camilla said with a frown. "Jas and her family chose to accept you. It was their decision, all you can do is to show them that their trust was placed in the right person."

"Thank you." Ian said with a nod. "I never expected you to say that."

"Just because I think it's odd that she dates other people while you are together doesn't mean I don't approve of her completely." Camilla said with a laugh. "And who am I for my opinion to matter?"

Ian smiled at Camilla as they drove up to a gated community at the heart of the Capital. 

This place was known for housing some of the richest and most famous people in the city. He was honestly quite surprised when Marco sent him this address, he didn't expect the assistant to live here.

"Wow, this is where Marco lives?" Camilla asked.

"Yup, this is the address he gave." Ian said with a nod.

"I guess the Reyes Group has always paid well." Camilla teased as a guard approached.

"We're guests of Marco So." Ian told the guard.

"Ah Mr. Lim, Miss Montero, just follow that car and it will guide you to Mr. So's mansion." The guard said as he waved at his companion, telling him to open the gates.

"Mansion?" Camilla asked as they followed the car inside.

Ian simply shrugged as they followed the car inside the community.

They were led through the main road and up a hill, they passed many large and extravagant houses, spotting a famous personality or two along the way.

"Was this community developed by the Reyes Group?" Camilla asked.

"No, I don't think so. As a matter of fact I have no idea who developed this community. It's like Solaire Towers, the developer never said anything." Ian said as they reached the top of the hill.

They were quite surprised to see a giant modern mansion. 

The car in front of them stopped signaling them to move forward.

"Mr. So is expecting you, his staff will assist you inside. If you need any help getting out just ask one of the maids to call the guard house, we'll come back and get you sir." The guard said with a nod as they drove away. 

Ian was at a loss for words as they moved towards the black gates to the driveway. As they approached it swung open and inside they found Marco standing by the door.

"I guess Marco is richer than we thought." Camilla said with a laugh as they drove inside.

Ian couldn't help but wonder what other things they would learn about the older assistant inside.

"Right on time!" Marco greeted as Ian's car pulled up.

Both Ian and Camilla were still in awe of Marco's house.

"I'll explain later when we get in, all I can tell you now is that the Reyes family takes care of their people. Your homes at Solaire is just the tip of the iceberg. The son is much more generous than the father.." Marco said with a laugh as he led the pair in.