Ding!
{Host has been selected}
{System activated!}
{Host has unlocked the 10X Rebate System!}
{Conquer all cardholders and earn 10X their wealth!}
"What the...?" Caleb's voice trailed into silence as he stared at the glowing screen in front of him.
~Welcome Host (Caleb Monrrow)
~You have been selected by the system for a mission in this alternate world.
~Your mission is to climb over your seven siblings and inherit your father's wealth.
~The Rebate System will assist you in accumulating wealth through seduction and interactions with all female cardholders.
~Cardholders are wealthy influencers, strongly affiliated with Group X.
~Seduce and sleep with them to obtain their cards. Each conquest grants 10X their net worth.
~Does the host wish to take the system? (Do be aware that a rejection means that you would be returned to your previous timeline, and this will be completely erased.)
Caleb stared in disbelief.
"A... system? A real one?"
He had read enough fantasy stories to know what this meant. A second chance. A cheat code to life.
"Why the hell would I say no to such an opportunity?" Caleb thought to himself... This was a second chance at life, a chance to change a lot of things...
Who would throw away such an opportunity?
{YES}
Ding.
Host has accepted the 10X Rebate System.
~Good luck, Caleb.
"Group X? What the hell is that?" he murmured, still processing.
But one thing was clear: the system made him richer by... sleeping with cardholder women?
But then, thinking of women... Sophia.
He quickly threw the thought to the back of his mind.
He made a promise to her, even though she wasn't in this world to witness it.
"I'm going to become wealthy." That was the promise—to himself and to her.
The system offered him a clear chance at it.
He blinked again. The math clicked.
10X their wealth.
And all of them were already rich?
He grinned.
"If that's the deal... then it's not a bad one."
Topping his sisters? Inheriting the fortune?
That was now optional.
He could surpass them.
Why settle for crumbs when he could own the bakery?
"Will I even need my father's wealth after this?"
He chuckled.
For the first time in years, the idea of living actually excited him again.
"Now... where do I start?"
Caleb looked around the room one more time, familiarizing himself with the new environment.
He was never exposed to such a classic life in his previous timeline, but that didn't mean he had no idea how to live such a life...
Who didn't know how to spend money?
But then, his mind clicked back to what the system had mentioned.
"Timeline..."
"Doesn't that mean... Kevin?" Remembering the name alone left him with a stomach upset.
"But it is a good thing. I have the opportunity, the opportunity to get back at them... all of them."
Caleb's eyes darkened. They had all played him.
Nathan had sold off his three years of work. Sophia, whom he had hoped to settle with, sold off the feelings he had harbored for years like it was garbage.
And then, there was Kevin... the actual demon who had orchestrated everything.
The person who had ruined him, broke him from the core...
He really played a nice game.
Unluckily for him, the system had presented a second chance for Caleb.
"In this timeline... I'll make sure I ruin his life." Caleb clenched his fist.
But that was only a secondary thought at the moment.
If he wanted to break Kevin just like the others did to him, then he needed to do it in the same fashion... using money.
"And the system has given me the perfect opportunity..." A grin climbed up the side of his face as he began cooking up plans in his brain.
From his memories, Caleb Monrrow was the son of the rich business tycoon Jin Monrrow.
A man who had climbed up the business sector with his quick wits and incredible investment skills.
His competitors stood no chance. His uncanny methods of always eating the lion's share in any investment he made gave them no chance.
A cruel businessman, who managed his business with an iron fist.
Even to the point of openly declaring to all his children:
"My inheritance will not be shared. Only one of you here will take all my inheritance, and that person would have to earn my acknowledgment first... You all will grow your own business empires, and whomever I deem worthy will be the one to carry on my legacy."
That single statement instantly caused strife in the Monrrow family.
It wasn't enmity; it was a burning desire—a desire to surpass the other.
This was a challenge. One that they all took to heart.
All his siblings began a struggle, a struggle to earn their father's inheritance.
Each grew at rapid rates.
Surpassing their peers, gaining recognition, and building their own business empires... And Caleb?
He was at the rock bottom. He showed no interest, and rather preferred living a simple life.
This made him to be disregarded and completely ignored by his father.
He had completely fallen off the chart.
"But a lot of things are about to change," Caleb thought, dragging in a blast of air into his lungs.
He needed time to think... plan, and most importantly, he needed to encounter his first Cardholder... That was where his true mission would begin.
"But where do I even start?"
Ring!!!
A buzzing sound instantly jolted him back to reality.
He slid his hands into his pocket.
It was a call.
Not just any call—it was a call from his best friend, Gideon Jonas.
A friend who had been with him right from high school.
Their encounter was merely one of two idiots who were caught playing pranks on teachers.
A punishment became the start of a true friendship that lasted years...
"Hey, Caleb?"
"What's up?"
"What the hell do you mean by that? Hell, you're an hour late already! Get your ass right here now!"
Caleb's brows furrowed.
"Come where?"
"Shit, this idiot... How could you possibly forget? Hell, you're such a numbskull... how dare you forget the..."