Rise Again As A Rich Man
Rise 1 - New home

Isotown City, Siencetopia.

2002

The car they were riding in stopped right in front of an old house that looked quite large. Although it looks big, but it is located quite far away in a remote village on the west side of the Sciencetopia.

The famous side of the dump for people who have no meaning and value to the upper class. Or more correctly it is called a place for poor people who are alienated from their own country.

Some people stepped out of the car they were riding in.

Two adults stand with a five-year-old boy. The focus of their views was on the old building that was next to be their home.

"Well, this is our new home. Do you like it, honey?" Lucas Hamilton looked at his silent son a thousand languages.

There was a look of disappointed face that appeared from the expression of the boy who became the only son of his puppet.

"Why do we have to stay here, pa? I don't want to stay here. I want to stay in our old house. Why do we have to move? I want to go home." The boy began to whine, asking the father to return to their old home in the capital—Future City.

Lucas sighed softly then crouched down right in front of his son. It took some time to explain his family's current condition to Hendry. Moreover, the child since birth is indeed accustomed to living a luxurious life with treasures. It also took time for him to adapt to the new environment that he is today.

Not only Hendry, it also applies to Trixie, the woman who became his wife.

"Listen darling. Papa's really sorry, but for now we can't go back to our old house" he said softly.

"But why? Why can't we? Don't you have a lot of money? Then why can't we go back to the old house?" The boy's eyes began to tear. He really hated the new place. Especially considering that the new place that would become his home was an old shabby building located in a remote village that he never even knew existed on the map of his country.

"Papa is broke and we are forced to stay here to recover our family's financial condition until it stabilizes."

"What's bankruptcy?" The boy looked at his parents with a confused face.

Trixie who realizes her husband is having trouble immediately tries to help him make their son understand. He was crouching on his side.

"Listen, honey. One day you will understand the meaning of the word, and one day you will also understand why we have to move here" he said softly.

"I don't want to know. I want to go home!"

"Hendry, it will be difficult for papa to rise again. Especially in our country like this. Who are facing a massive revolution. Under these conditions, we cannot act. Since it's a misstep once, then we'll end up in a position that we don't want…"

"…Maybe now we just fall poor and move to a house in this remote village. But if you keep trying to survive in the middle of this massive revolution, especially in our fallen condition, then we will end up with worse conditions than this. We could end up without a place to live and have difficulty even to support each other."

Lucas grabbed Hendry's hand and grabbed it. "Papa took this decision to defend our family will not fall into a worse position. All we can do now is try to survive."

The boy was silent without a word, he looked at his father with confusion mixed with disappointment because every sentence Lucas could not understand at all.

"You want to go back to our old house in the capital, don't you? We can go back to that house. But if you can stay here until papa can recover our finances. After that we can go back, okay?"

Lucas hugged his son's body with Trixie cuddling with them.

Future City, Scientopia, a few years later.

2009

The attention of the two boys instantly turned to the voice they heard. The two turned their heads in unison and found the figure of a fierce-looking old man standing on the doorstep in the most neat clothes as ever.

"Grandfather!" exclaimed the youngest boy as he got out of his chair and ran up to the man with a cheerful face. It was as if his ferocious face had not frightened him at all.

"Isaac, grandfather's grandson!" The man's stern expression changed with gentleness. He smiled as he hugged his grandson.

"I'm glad grandpa came."

"Of course Grandpa is also happy to come here and see you. Grandpa listen, are you ranked first in class again? Smart kid. You have always been the granddaughter of grandfather's pride!"

"Yes, I got the first rank again."

"You are great, so different from your stupid brother." Gerson Constantine glanced at the boy who had just been silent in his place without any intention of approaching him. The boy's head was in a downcast position. "Look! Other than being stupid, he doesn't even have manners like you. His grandfather came, he was silent without any intention of greeting."

Isaac who heard his brother being humiliated like that could not remain silent. He immediately tried to make his grandfather's focus shift to something else.

"Grandfather don't say that! George was also smart, he was ranked second in his class. In addition, his leg was in pain and the doctor said he should not move too much. So please, grandfather understand."

"Just second place. What good? With that ranking, he wouldn't even be able to occupy any position in grandfather's company. You said his leg hurt? That must be because he was too naughty and always acted like he always did, right? You bad boy!" The man could only sneer without ever thinking about his words.

"Grandfather, stop scolding him like that! I don't like grandfather like that to her. After all, he's my brother."

"Alright because grandfather didn't want to spoil the mood today. How about we just go outside? To celebrate your hard work that has managed to get first rank."

"really? Then let's go!"

"Come on!"

Isaac looked at George who had been sitting there since.

"George, let's go together!" bring him.

"Can't! He can't come!"

"Eh? Why cake?"

"He doesn't have to come, Grandpa just wants to be with you."

"But—"

"Come on, let's go!" cut Gerson while pulling Isaac's hand out of the room. The boy tries hard to stop his grandfather and asks him to take George. But his efforts really failed.

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