Chapter 7

The sun shone brightly through the windows. The sun rays hit Derek's eyes so he had no choice but to wince and blink.

'A few minutes more please.' thought Derek. With good reason too. He slept like a baby for the first time in his life, on his king size bed.

"Oh S***!!! I'm late for work!!"

Derek jolted himself awake and for a brief moment, he was in a cold sweat. In that moment, it had not dawned on him that we was no longer Derek Smith; he is Derek Quinton. He thought he was going to be late for work and get bullied by his boss and colleagues.

But he soon recalled the events of the day before and quickly calmed down. He remembered that he was fired from his job, thrown out of the Smith mansion, then picked up by Owen Beck to be reunited with his biological parents, the powerful Peter and Lea Quinton.

'That's right. I'm Derek Quinton now. No need to worry about an unrewarding job full of corrupt managers and ass-kissing workers. Nice.' thought Derek.

At that point, heard a knock