Tristan was in the office. He was in the middle of a video conference with some of his investors from abroad.

"Excuse me! Ma'am, but you can't go in there without an appointment," the receptionist said.

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She was just following orders. She was under strict instructions that when the CEO was in an important meeting no one was allowed to interrupt him.

On top of that Mrs.Wilson did not have an appointment. So try as she might, the receptionist cannot let her into the office.

"But, I'm his mother," Mrs. Wilson tried explaining.

"Ma'am, I'm really sorry, but I need to follow orders," she was just appointed to be his secretary, and she was going to make sure that she would not lose her job. She felt lucky they hired her in this prestigious company.

"How dare you disobey my order? Wait till I complain to Tristan and get you fired," Mrs. Wilson screamed and threatened the receptionist.

The receptionist got scared and was about to get Tristan when PA Jack came by. He saw Mrs. Wilson. He knows that this woman was greedy and only came to see Tristan when she needed some money or a favor. She always meant trouble.

"Mrs. Wilson, it's nice to have you here," PA Jack greeted her. Even though he did not like her, he had no choice but to greet her politely.

"Ahh, Jack! Thank god you came. I want to see Tristan," she sighed in relief.

"Well, I will check with the boss, and let you know," PA Jack said and went through the doors to Tristan's office.

This is embarrassing. She was just boasting to the receptionist, but now they're making her wait again?

PA Jack informed Tristan about the arrival of his mother. Tristan knew that this woman obviously needed a favor again. He also knew that if he did not talk to her, she would create a scene outside, so he invited her in.

"My son, how are you doing?" Mrs. Wilson asked enthusiastically.

"Tell me what you want," Tristan asked in a bored tone. He did not mind her fake caring tone.

"You haven't seen your mother in such a long time and you talk to me like this? I just wanted to see how you were doing," she said.

Tristan kept quiet. She knows that he was not delighted to see her.

"Son, I think that you shouldn't have invested in project A. It was not a good idea," she tried to convince Tristan.

"Well, when did you start telling me what to do with my business. I did not know you were very knowledgeable," Tristan said sarcastically.

"My husband wants you to invest in his project. But you've already decided to invest in Mr. Wesley's project," she complained.

His mother never cared about him or his father. She never loved his father. She was only with him because of money and the lifestyle that came with it. After his father died, she found Mr. Wilson and remarried.

She acted like a pitiful woman, mourning the death of her husband. She got close to Mr. Wilson used all types of tricks to make him like her. She seduced him to get him to marry her. Mr. Wilson's business was doing well so she set her eyes on him. What she didn't know was that he was from a rich family that's why he had the money, but he was never good at business.

As long as his father was alive and in charge of the company, Mr. Wilson never incurred any losses. But as soon as his father died, the business tanked. He was not that business savvy so, a lot of people took advantage of him.

He blindly invested in projects that he thought would gain his money back. He never did any research so, it cost him greatly. He recently lost a big amount and started fighting with her. She got scared that she will lose the lifestyle she had gotten used to. So she came in hopes of asking Tristan to invest in his projects.

"Well, your husband is losing money again. So he sent you here," Tristan mocked her.

"Tristan! I am still your mother! You have to respect me!" she angrily screamed.

"Women like you do not deserve respect," he snapped at her.

This greedy woman loved nothing but money. She came to him only when she was able to gain something from him. Where was she when he was alone? He was young when his father died and did not know what to do. Where was she?

His father died at an early age. He wasn't even buried for a long time when his mother left him. He did not know how to cope with the loss. He stopped getting attached to anyone, thinking they were all going to leave him anyway.

He was also a joyful child once but now he became so cold and did not believe in marriage.

"I'm a businessman, and I only choose the deal which gives me more profit," he said.

"Mr. Wilson has a good eye for business, and he will make you profit in this project," she explained.

"Oh, so you know that he has been gambling these past few days?" he chuckled.

"What? What did you say?" she was shocked.

"Well, for the past few days he has been gambling a lot and lost a lot of money," he explained. She was so angry. She wanted to scream. They were already in debt.

If Mr. Wilson keeps losing money, who knows until how long they would survive? Mr. Wilson lost all his projects and was in debt.

Their son Rupert was supposed to learn the business and save them but was also useless. Always partying and hanging out with girls. He did not do anything in life. She was the only one worried about their business.

She told Rupert to establish a good relationship with Tristan, but he failed to get into his good graces.

"Tristan, please, I beg you, let Rupert work under your company and teach him something," she pleaded with him.

She was worried about her son. She wanted him to learn something from Tristan. Maybe meet some influential people to make his life easier in the future.

Oh, so now she cares about her son. I was her son too. She never cared this much for me. Where was she when I needed her?

"I am not going to take your useless son under me and teach him anything. He has already used my name to cover his bad deeds. I have warned him," Tristan said.

"Tristan, I'm not asking for too much, why won't you help me?" she pleaded.

"Well, you relinquished your ties with me the day you left me," He said, forming a fist, trying to control his anger. Seeing his mother made him remember all his bad memories. He just wanted her to get out of his sight. She was giving him a headache.

Mrs. Wilson knew that Tristan never forgave her for remarrying and leaving him. After she got married, she never went to see Tristan again, not even once. She came back to see him only when he became famous.

She wanted to enjoy the privileges Tristan could give her.

Mrs. Wilson, seeing Tristan's scowling face, left the office. She knew that he would not listen to her no matter how hard she begged.