A Miracle Fault novel Chapter 3

He stared at the sea in distance. His face still remained freezing cold though it was warm spring now.

"Master Stefan, we get the news that there is going to be your wedding with Anayah Campbell. What can I do for you?" Paul asked.

When hearing that, Stefan smiled, "Nothing! Only a new house will be enough!"

His attractive deep voice was intoxicating as it sounded.

"Yes, sir. By the way, Asher Roberts and Jaiden Cole told me by phone that everything goes on just as you have planned. After the wedding, they will take actions!"

Actually, Paul had been serving him for more than ten years.

"Okay, no rush. Don't make any mistakes about my grandpa!" Stefan replied casually while his eyes were still fixing on the sea.

'Wedding, huh? Frank, it has been nine years! I can't wait to see you again!'

The Byrne family was known as the most powerful family in the X City, the king on the top. The whole family owned a huge commercial base including the Byrne Group and CT Group while Edison Byrne was its founding father.

When he was young, he had been a top gun in both the political world and the underworld. After establishing the two groups, he had taken the top position and then he married the one he loved most. After giving birth to a son and a daughter, his wife passed away.

His son, Callum Byrne, married a nice woman, Ciara Harvey, who gave birth to three sons. However, the oldest son, Keegan Byrne, died of disease at the age of twelve. It rendered Edison sad for a long time.

The second son, Frank Byrne, had been cruel and domineering. Both of his parents loved him the most. However, Edison had been remaining a neutral attitude towards him.

The youngest son, Stefan Byrne, had been filial and sensible. And he was the one whom Edison cared most.

When Stefan was sixteen, there was a fire accident happening in the Byrne Mansion, because of which Stefan's legs were crashed. Then he was taken to the private-owned island of the Byrne family for rehabilitation. It was then he had to live with wheelchair.

Edison was rendered desperately sad because of it. In order to make up for him, he transferred 40% of the shares of the Byrne Group to Stefan. And Frank appeared to be the only candidate to inherit both the Byrne Group and its branch, the CT Group.

Stefan squinted while sitting on the wheelchair on the balcony. The fire nine years ago had been a nightmare of his life. He still remembered that it was Frank who pushed him into the fire when it started to burn. And then his legs were crashed by a burning pillar falling down.

It was Paul who rushed into the fire and risked his life to save him, who was dying at that time.

From then on, he was turned into a cripple. He bore the great pain and built up a villa in the island he owned. Then he named it as the Soul Island!

Since Stefan had been staying in the island, Edison would suffice all his needs as he still cared about him most.

However, when Stefan moved to the island, he asked for nothing. He totally isolated himself from the outside world.

Now he had been staying on the island for nine years. Except for his grandpa Edison, no one came to visit him.

At the age of eighteen, Stefan got 40% of the shares of Byrne Group.

He still clearly remembered that when he got the shares that day, Frank stared at him with a mocking smile while he was sitting on the wheelchair.

Frank deliberately squatted down beside him and shouted, "Stefan, don't worry! I will make the Byrne Group greater and stronger! You have nothing to do but sit still and enjoy yourself with your shares!"

Then he whispered with low voice while no one could catch it, "Well, Stefan, I really feel ashamed for you for doing nothing but to gain with shares! If I were you, a cripple, I would definitely deem myself a burden. How could you accept so many shares while doing nothing? What can you do with that? Just sit still on your wheelchair and see how I am going to be the president of the group!"

Then he patted on Stefan's shoulder and stood up with a smile and left.

From then on, Stefan swore that he had to stand up one day!