Rise Of The Disgraced Heir

---Flashback 10 years ago---

Ian Lim: 13 years old

"Hurry up, Ian." Ian's mother, Constance Lim called out to him as he tried to walk as fast as he could in the uncomfortable formal attire his parents had him wear.

Today was the wedding of a business associate and his father was a primary sponsor for the wedding. 

"Ugh, mom, do I really have to wear this coat?" Ian asked as he fanned himself in the hot and humid weather of the Capital.

"It'll be air conditioned inside, you won't feel hot." Constance told her son as they entered the fancy double doors that led to the ballroom.

"Now, where is your father and grandfather?" Constance Lim said as she looked around the room, trying to spot her husband and father-in-law.

"Mrs. Lim." A melodic voice greeted as a beautiful woman approached them.

"Ah, Fatima, it's nice to see you!" Constance said as she hugged the younger woman. 

"Mrs. Lim it's such an honor to have you and your family here at my brother's wedding." Fatima said with a sweet smile as she looked at Constance.

"Oh, please, our family has done business with each other for years." Constance said as she shook her head. "Ah yes, this is our son, Ian." 

Ian looked up at the pretty woman as she gave him a sweet smile.

"Such a handsome young man Mrs. Lim." Fatima praised. "I'm sure the Lim family will thrive with him as its head in the future."

"He is very excited to start learning by his father's side. Aren't you, Ian?" Constance asked as she nudged her son.

Ian simply nodded in return, not showing how much he hated having to go to the office with his father.

At his age, most of his friends were out playing and having fun while he was forced to attend meetings and come to weddings with his parents.

"If you'll excuse us, I need to find my husband and father-in-law." Constance said as she led Ian through the crowd.

"Don't frown Ian." She scolded her son. "I know you don't want to be here, at least show them that you aren't being forced." 

"Sorry, mom." Ian  mumbled as he walked through the crowd following his mother.

"It's your future Ian, all of this. Someday, you'll be the one that has to mingle with our clients and business partners, you will need to represent the family." Constance lectured her son as she spotted her husband.

She quickly waved to him as Richardo waved back.

"Don't let your father see that frown on your face." Constance said as she looked at her son. "He will be heartbroken if he finds out that you don't want to be here. If he finds out that you despise being in the family business he will be very disappointed in you."

"Yes mom." Ian told his mom as they made their way through the crowd.

"Constance, Ian, it's a good thing that you could make it." Richardo Lim said with a smile as he gestured for his son and wife to sit next to him. "Ian, meet our friends . . ."

Ian didn't listen to what his father was saying, instead he let his mind wander, thinking of the latest video game that his classmate was talking about.

He was going to ask his father to buy it for him the moment it hit the shelves. Everyone in his class would be jealous of him.

"Ian." Richardo Lim called out as he looked at his son's distant expression.

"Sorry dad, I was just. . . ummmm. . .looking around." Ian said as he tried to think of the best excuse he could come up with.

"I'm sorry about that, my son is just too curious." Richardo said with a laugh. "He likes learning about everything. As a matter of fact, whenever we are in the office he likes to go around, learning what other people do."

Ian wanted to laugh at his father's words. The only reason he went around the office was because he couldn't stand watching as his father read documents, sat in meetings, and talked to people.

Even when his father gave him tasks it annoyed him.

He would often excuse himself to go to the warehouse, not to learn what was going on there, but too play football or basketball with the security guards and warehouse employees.

Of course these men always let Ian win, he was the boss' son, their future boss. They had to keep him happy.

In order to keep his exploits a secret he always kept and extra bag with the security guards so that he could change after.

He knew his dad would be disappointed if he knew that his son was just messing around and not learning about work.

"Your son must be a real prodigy." His father's friends praised.

"I am just happy that he likes the family business. He is very eager to join the company even at a young age." Richardo Lim told his friends.

Ian knew that a lot of rich families would be jealous of this. Most of his friends were just playing around while their parents compared them to him.

Ian Lim, the dutiful son, who at a young age was already being trained to lead the Lim family on another rise to success.

The wedding reception went on with a lot of drinking and dancing. 

Even if he was only thirteen, many women had invited him to dance, some were just a few years older than him. Every single one of them wanted to make a good impression, he was, after all, the heir to a rich fortune. 

Whoever he would marry would become the madam of the Lim family, a position that only very few could top.

Eventually the night had to come to a close and Ian's father was drunkenly escorted to his car by a bodyguard and his mother.

"Go ride with grandpa." Constance Lim told her son as she pointed at the car waiting behind them.

Ian nodded and got into his grandfather's ca