Waking up in a World Where I am the Wealthiest

====chapterContent Stephen “Come on baby. Touch me there. Yes, that’s it.” I stopped dead in my tracks from turning the knob open when I heard strange noises coming inside the bedroom with my girlfriend, Candace. Was that a moan? I turned the knob but I realized it’s already open and the moans are now getting stronger. “Ahhh, yes kiss me there, Arnold! Ah!” “Wait, will your boyfriend be here? What if he catches us?” a familiar voice of a guy spoke which got me literally glued to the floor. Arnold? The son of the manager of the trading company I am working for who always insults me for driving a secondhand car? “Don’t worry about him and just kiss me, Arnold. He is just a lousy man who can never give me what I want. And even if he sees us, I know he will still beg me to not leave him.” And more moans coming from them filled the entire house while I am behind the door with eyes wide open, fists clenched with the betrayal. I've never given her what she wants? What about my trust fund that I withdrew just to cover up her loans? Isn't that something valuable for her? “Cassey, are you crazy? He is your boyfriend and he owns this apartment. He gave you this run-down place which is smaller than my maid’s quarters!” Arnold laughed afterwards, clearly mocking me. “But I want more than that which he cannot give to me! He is like a penniless boy who acts like he still has money when he is broke right from the very start! He doesn’t deserve me. I haven’t broken up with him because I pity him, you know.” I gasped, gritting my teeth in rage. How dare them insult me in my own house that I built with my own sweat and tears! I bought it with the help of my parent’s money because they have been so supportive of me asking for Candace to be my future wife. They even put up their own house for sale and moved to a tinier place just so they could help me. That’s how loving they are. They treated Candace like a princess because they know how much I love her so much. But now all I get is this? A betrayal and barrage of insults? “And I will give that to you. I am the son of the owner of Willow Holdings. I could give you everything you want, Candace.” “Oh I am sure you will. Now kiss me more baby.” Despite shaking all over, I managed to slip out of the apartment without noise and threw the bouquet of flowers and ring on the trash can outside that she will probably consider as cheap. Any second that I will spend there will quicken my probability of going to jail. Of course, I am nothing against Arnold. He is a spoiled son of a multimillionaire who gets anything and anyone he wants including my own girlfriend who never thinks twice about clinging to a rich man who can give her material things. “s**t, and they are doing it in my own place. They better not be there once I come back or else all hell will let loose!” I was planning to ask for her hand in marriage and have prepared a home-cooked dinner in a small place I booked for her as I was setting aside the money for a grand wedding that’s her dream all along. “I’ve given you everything, Candace. I do not even eat out with my friends just so I could afford the things you wanted, the latest IPhone model, the designer bags you want, the clothes that you wear. All of that was paid for by me because you want to be the pampered girlfriend. And this is all you’ve ever done to me?” I went back into the place I rented empty-handed and covered my face in frustration. “Maybe she’s right. I was such a loser. I was such a loser for falling for her.” I fell into the bed to try to fall asleep and forget it all out but the consistent ding from the phone stopped me from closing my eyes. “Your outstanding loan of $5000 is due on January 10. Pay immediately to avoid any unwanted penalties.” “Your credit of $10, 500 was already overdue last January 5. Please repay immediately to avoid having your account banned.” “Your electricity bill amounts to…” “Water bills…” “Just shut it all out!” I shouted and shut my phone down and stared at the ceiling. “What a f*****g loser I am,” I murmured to myself while reaching for my phone again and reading all the messages from the banks and lending companies that I owed money from, losing hope and self-confidence with every passing second. I hit the sheets again and wished a very impossible thing to happen. “I wish I could just wake up the next morning and be the richest man in the entire world. I am sure that will solve all of my problems immediately. No one would look down on me forever.” The next morning, I woke up to the sound of my phone again. Feeling s**t and wretched because of my own girlfriend’s betrayal, I switched on the TV to watch anything. “Breaking news! Jeff Logan has been dethroned as the richest man in the entire world by a mysterious man. According to the insiders, they are still verifying the identity of the new titleholder and will release a statement soon. “That man is so lucky. So so lucky. If only I could also be lucky enough,” I said to myself adding up to the bitterness I am feeling. “… the newest richest beau is reported to have a net worth of over 50,000 dollars.” I laughed so hard despite my situation and turned off the TV. “This news station is such a joke. 50, 000 dollars for the wealthiest man in the entire world? They must be kidding. That is exactly what I have in my savings right now. The only one left in my pocket.” I laughed again while shaking my head. “They must be talking about me then, the richest man on the planet!” I erupted in nonsense laughing.