All Chapters of The Servant Son: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

10 Chapters

Chapter 1

Seconds after the text was sent, the group chat erupted into chaos.My father quickly sent through a string of question marks.Grandma Lily: ???Grandpa Mark: Are you home, darling grandson? Do you have a new girlfriend?Grandpa Stephen: What’s going on? You dare to cheat on my son?Mom: I’m innocent! What a horrible accusation to make! Son, don’t talk nonsense. What boytoy are you talking about? I’m in a meeting at the university!Me: You’ll know what’s going on once you get home!Just as I was replying to the texts, a rough hand shot out and snatched my phone away.“Hey, what gives!” I subconsciously moved to get it back.The man clutched my phone and tried to loom over me, his face getting so close that it nearly touched my nose. “Did you hear me? I was talking to you! You’re supposed to be working, not messing around on your phone! Young people are just so lazy these days! Can't do any work at all! Let me tell you something, bub. Since you’ve accepted this gig, you’re go

Chapter 2

It was quiet for a moment. Then, the man burst into shrill, deranged laughter.“What a joke! You’re the son of the owners of this place? If you are, then I’m the king of the world!” The man laughed so hard that he was shaking all over. He pointed a finger at me and said, “Listen, punk, you shouldn’t mess around so much. Although I’ve never met the guy, Professor Corleone told me her son is a king among men. He’s studying abroad! He doesn’t wear no-name trash like you! I’ve met a lot of your kind. You think you can pretend to be rich and powerful just because you’re not as good as others. Do you really think that will get you anywhere?”The man’s laughter died off, and his gaze became something vicious. “I sympathize with you. It’s hard to find work when you’re young. You should just do your work diligently, and I’ll pretend you didn’t say any of that. If you keep going on this way, you won’t get a single cent. Worse, you’ll have to pay me compensation for the stress you’ve put

Chapter 3

Water instantly rushed into my nose and my mouth. Its coldness suffocated me, making me feel like I was about to die.I struggled with all my strength, my arms lashing about wildly in the air, knocking down the hand soap and scent diffuser. A few seconds later, the man dragged me away. I coughed violently and sucked in huge mouthfuls of air. My lungs were burning, and water covered my face. I could not tell if it was from the water in the sink or from tears I may have shed. “Have you had enough?” The man pulled my hair and glared at me. “Are you still going to pretend to be the master of the house?”I glared back at him. If looks could kill, he would be dead a thousand times over!“You’ll regret this. You’re definitely going to regret this!” I clenched my teeth and forced the words out. The man snickered as he regarded my soaked clothes. “Look at you! You dirtied the floor of my house! What a drag!”He suddenly let go and pointed at a rag in the corner. “Strip.”I was st

Chapter 4

The older man at the door looked back and forth between my tormentor and me. His kind eyes were filled with confusion. It was clear that he did not know what to do.“This… He…” The cleaner pointed at me. My tormentor remained stunned for a moment. Then, he seemed to think of something, and his expression relaxed. His tone became arrogant as he said, “What are you looking at? Have you never seen someone discipline their servant?”He pointed at me too, the gold ring on it gleaming, and shot me a warning gaze. “The mistress of the house is too good to me. She even hired two cleaners for me. This punk just got here as well. He’s prone to stealing and slacking off. I’m just teaching him a lesson.”As he spoke, the man glared fiercely at the cleaner, trying to intimidate him. “You’d better be smart, too! Since you’ve accepted this gig, you’d better do a good job. See this? This is what happens if you don’t do a good job! If you don’t clean well, you’re not leaving here without being d

Chapter 5

My father was in an haute-couture cashmere coat. His typically gentle manner was gone, and he was rumpled from his run over. Standing in the doorway, he quickly spotted me huddled in a corner, wet through and through with nothing but boxers on my person. He also saw the torn, waterlogged hoodie, as well as Victor reaching out toward me. “What are you doing?”I had never before heard my father shout at someone like this. He had only ever been warm toward me. He dashed over to me like a whirlwind. Before Victor could react, he raised his hand and slapped Victor hard in the face. The slap made a loud, ringing noise that echoed in the living room. It had to be more than ten times harder than the two slaps Victor had landed on me. The man spun from the slap and cried out. He slammed into the coffee table, sending the platter of fruits there scattering and rolling all over. His face swelled up quickly, and a thread of blood trickled from the corner of his mouth. “Dad…”The moment

Chapter 6

“Oh my darling grandson!” My paternal grandmother came over, crying relentlessly. She took her own coat off and tremblingly wrapped it over Angus’ coat. “What a horrible thing to happen! How can Victor be so heartless? Oh, my precious Xavier. It’s the middle of winter. Was he trying to kill you?”My paternal grandfather was shaking from rage as well. He was usually a collected person, but he was presently shouting at Victor. “You’re a father, too! How could you do such a thing? It’s so cold out, but you threw water at Xavier and tore his clothes off. Are you trying to kill him? You’re going to hell!”Victor panicked. He looked at all these people, who were rich and powerful, and who currently looked like they wanted to eat him alive. He realized just how big of a mistake he had made. He had thought that I was a worker who would not have anyone to back him up, or perhaps someone easily manipulated and scared off. But it was clear that I had the support of people who would make

Chapter 7

On the way to the hospital, Angus kept holding me tight, as if afraid that some further hurt would befall me. He kept wiping his tears away even as he glared at Gwen next to him. “If Xavier has any side effects from this, Gwen, or if the matter is not handled correctly, I’m divorcing you! I can’t stay with you like this! Look at the sort of person you hired!”Gwen went white at this. Her voice was placating as she said, “Honey, honey, don’t be mad. I’m not at fault here. How was I supposed to know that man was such a brute? Don’t worry, I’ll make him pay for this! I would never be able to let him off after what he did. Mr. Graham is on the way right now. I’ll be sure to have him put Victor in prison for years!”At the hospital, a series of examinations was done. The doctor frowned as he looked at my file. “He has had an acute stress response. In addition to the prolonged chill he suffered, he currently has a high fever and a mild lung infection.”The doctor pointed at the X-

Chapter 8

I took the phone and opened WhatsApp. The family group chat was in chaos. It seemed that my parents had gotten some staff to patch through the house’s security footage while they were on the way home. The security system we had was equipped with superior audio capabilities. Thus, it captured not only Victor’s image in HD but also all his taunts and insults toward me. Everything had been recorded, including me being splashed with water, dragged by the hair, and humiliated. It had become evidence.In the group chat, Rose, my paternal grandmother had sent a sixty-second voice note. I played it, and her angry voice came through, so loud that I could feel the speakers of my phone vibrating. “How dare that man! The audacity of him! I’m eighty years old, but I have never seen such cruelty! You listen to me, Angus, you have to make him pay no matter what! And Gwen, you said the person who recommended him is a distant uncle? Well, he’s never welcome at the house. And don’t you ever g

Chapter 9

The media storm that resulted from this was even more entertaining. Although he was usually a gentle man, when he was really challenged, Angus became as cruel as those who opposed him.To prevent Victor from getting back at us or turning public opinion against us, Angus made a move first. He had hired a PR company and found some media outlets to expose the whole incident, making a splash of the way Victor, as a butler, had attacked and humiliated his employer’s son, besides his theft.Of course, to protect me, all of these reports kept my name and likeness secret. The still from the security footage that was shared had my face blurred out, showing only Victor’s vicious face. Once this news got out, it blew up online. Netizens were enraged, and they all called Victor a heartless butler. [Oh, my God. Is that man a butler or a gangster?][He tore the son’s clothes off? He must be a pervert!][This sort of person needs to be punished! The employer has rights!]This enraged V

Chapter 10

Two days before the new year, I was finally discharged from the hospital. Back home, I pushed open the door and took in the familiar, warm scent. The house had been thoroughly cleaned, and the carpet Victor had stained had been replaced. All of the furniture was free of dust, and the place smelled of my favorite pine scent. The person busying themself about the kitchen was someone familiar. “Xavier’s back!”Mr. Lowe had an apron on as he rushed out, hand still holding a pan. His eyes were red-rimmed.Mr. Lowe was the family’s long-standing butler and had watched me grow up. He was a nice man and very diligent. It was only because he had been taking care of his wife in the hospital that Victor had been hired to replace him.When he saw the news about the incident, he immediately recognized the house, even with the blurred details. He could tell that I was the one being tormented. He had been so worried when he heard that, once his wife was stable, he quickly rushed back. He

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