You Can Run But You Can't Hide My Contractual Wife

Chapter 413: Her Greatest Rival

Mark couldn’t believe what he heard.

‘Bill Sky’

His brother.

The only child who his father acknowledged.

The sole heir of Sky Corporation.

And his greatest rival.

Mark didn’t want to see him.

At that time, he felt jealous and angry with Bill Sky because he had everything while he had nothing.

Bill was acknowledged and he was hidden like a dirty thing that could stain their prestige family

reputation in society.

“Young Master, Mr. Sky is here to see you.” Mr. Hendrick explained politely.

“No… Tell him to leave.” Mark replied firmly as he went back to bed and wrapped himself in the thick

quilt.

“But…” Mr. Hendrick’s expression showed strong uneasiness.

How could he relay that to Mr. Bill Sky?

Though Bill was just young at that time, he was already handling the business and he was far from the

usual young people.

He was already profound and dignified.

Bill Sky was serious about everything.

“Don’t bother yourself, Mr. Hendrick.” The old butler jolted when Bill’s powerful voice came inside the

room.

Bill strode inside with a stern expression.

He seemed not happy to be there or one could easily sense through his expression that he didn’t like to

waste his time on some irrelevant things.

As the busiest man on earth, Bill always valued his time and he had no time and tolerate stubbornness.

Mr. Hendrick felt shaken when he saw Bill striding inside with a serious expression.

“You, get up!” Bill ordered Mark who was under his quilt like a child who hated to talk to anyone.

Hearing Bill, Mr. Hendrick understood that he should not be inside the room. It was between the two

brothers.

“No! Get out! I don’t want to see you.” Mark was screaming with a heavy heart.

He didn’t understand why his father only acknowledge Bill Sky and he wasn’t included.

He didn’t even see his father again.

What’s happening in the world?

Mark was very lost in his thoughts.

His father didn’t love him because if he does, Bill Sky wouldn’t be her but him.

His father would show up every day and take care of him but instead, he just gave him a mansion and

a servant away from the city.

He didn’t need those.

All he needed was a father who could comfort him every day.

A father who he could talk to, laugh, and listen to his jokes.

Someone who could be proud of him too.

Someone who could encourage him and support him in this life.

A father that could guide him and console him.

But… unfortunately… he was left alone and abandoned.

He had nothing.

Mark’s thoughts were disrupted when a heavy thing landed on his quilt.

“That is your school abroad,” Bill announced after he threw the pile of documents to the bed as he was

striding out.

It was clear that Bill didn’t have patience with stubborn kids like Mark.

Bill halted before he could reach the doorway out. “Remember that you are the captain of your own

ship. Your future lies in you. Don’t blame anyone in the future.” Bill said sternly before he strode again.

“Where’s my father?” Mark questioned getting out of the quilt.

His tone demanded Bill explain to him and give him an appropriate answer but Bill didn’t even turn

around to see him.

He never answered him.

He just stopped between the doorway then he left without saying a word.

Hateful, Mark gritted his teeth as he clenched his fists hard.

He was like lost in a huge maze.

Alone and abandoned by his father.

He wanted to see him or talk to him.

He wanted to ask many questions but he had any sort of way.

Now, he just saw his brother, Bill Sky but he couldn’t feel any belongingness from him.

Bill didn’t treat him like his own brother.

Bill treated him like a stranger.

Maybe he was just used by his father.

But why?

Why his father didn’t even bother to check on him?

Why he didn’t even bother to talk to him even on the phone?

Mark’s eyes became furious.

He was angry with his situation.

He was angry with his father and he was angry with Bill Sky.

Mark cupped his face with his palms.

He felt unwanted in this world.

What did he need to do to be acknowledged by his father?

What did he need to do to be acknowledged by his brother?

What did he need to do to be acknowledged by the Sky family and what he needed to do to be

acknowledged by society?

Mark was very lost and tired of thinking.

He was going insane thinking but he could not find any answer to his questions until his eyes landed on

the documents on his bed.

He quickly got it.

It was a profile of school abroad and his. Text property © Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org.

He was enrolled in this school.

At first, he wanted to tear all the papers and put them inside the trash bin.

He didn’t want to accept anything coming from them anymore.

He was okay now that he survived living in the street for a couple of months, he could carry himself and

he didn’t need them anymore because Mark could not find any difference.

In the street, he was taking shelter in a garbage can, and inside a huge mansion, he was also treated

like garbage.

No one wanted him and no one wanted to associate with him.

Either way, he was dirty and a piece of trash.

But then… he remembered Greta’s words when he was inside the prison.

"You better get out of here. And start a new life outside. You know, enjoy life away from the chaos and

everything in the street,”

“Do it for yourself.”

Those were the words of Greta that made him move.

Gripping the documents tightly as his eyes bore deeply into them, Mark was caught in deep thinking.

Maybe the answer to his question earlier was with the documents in his hand.

Maybe he had to prove himself to be acknowledged.

He is going to study and know everything about the business.

He would exceed his only brother Bill Sky and show him that he is more than capable of his position

right now.

He will show to them that he is also excellent and prove to his father that he is also capable and

someone he could be proud of.

One day he would prove his self-worth to his father.

He would show him that he is more capable than his brother Bill Sky.

He wanted to see his face so proud of him and his face disappointed with his brother, Bill.

With his thoughts, Mark, clenched his fists hard as he made up his decision.

He would study abroad and he would gain everything he needed to compete with his brother.

Mark was determined to be acknowledged by his father and beat Bill in any aspect.

For Mark, Bill was his supreme competitor.

One day he would be back successful as him or more than him.

Mark was looking for that day to happen.

He prepared and studied hard.

He changed himself for the better because of his goals.

He was always the best of anything in school.

He was focused and always got the highest grade but then it was never enough.

He always sent his grades, awards, trophies, medals, and certificates from all his wins to Mr. Hendrick

hoping that one day he would get a call or even a text message to his father that he was proud or even

a simple congratulation for him would suffice but nothing.

Nothing but silence.

Nothing but heartaches.

Mark felt he is still a failure.

He still wasn’t enough.

All the excellent awards he got were still nothing to his father.

All the awards were still not acknowledged by his father.

At first, he was very sad about it and was very angry but then he was still determined and looked

forward to the time he would get his father’s acknowledgment.

He was very eager and he could not wait to hear from his father the words, “I am proud of you, son.”

With pride on his face looking at him.

“That day will come,” Heaving a heavy sigh, Mark muttered in the air while he was putting his new gold

medal in a box.

Day by day, Mark struggled hard to be the best for his father.

Determined and couldn’t wait that day to come until that day he wanted the most was gone all of the

sudden.

“What are you doing here?” At the funeral of his father, Mark appeared and was greeted by Bill’s

arrogance.

At that time, Bill was displeased with his presence.

He even questioned his presence in the wake of his own father.

It made Mark very angry with Bill Sky.

“You do not belong here. You can go now.” Bill’s tone was calm but stern.

Mark felt Bill was trying to hide him again even at his father’s funeral.

How could he not see his father for the last time?

How could his brother be so cruel that he would hinder him from seeing his father for the second and

last time?

He was insanely mad at Bill Sky.

“I just want to see my father.” At once, Mark hardened his stance.

Just in case Bill forgot that he is also a son of his father.

He had the right to attend his funeral and the right to see him for the last time.

He was never informed about the death of his father as he only knew about it through the news.

Instead of answering him, Bill snapped his fingers then his men came running.

Bill didn’t need to say a word, they grabbed Mark away.

“Bill, he is my father! You can’t do this to me! You can’t do this to me! Let me go!” Mark struggled while

he was shouting at Bill but he didn’t get a response from him.

His men put him in a car and drove away swiftly.

“Bill Sky!!!!” Inside the car, Mark’s loud scream was heard like it was going to crack someone’s ears.

Mark couldn’t help cursing his name angrily.

Mark promised that he would not forget this day in his life.

He was abandoned once again by his own brother and his father.

His father never waited for him to be more successful than his brother.

He was inconsiderate and unfair!

Until his last breath, he only acknowledged Bill Sky as his only son.

Now that his gone, he would never hear that he is proud of him.

He would never his words of praise to him.

It was too unfair for him.

He studied hard and took all efforts to be the best in everything but in the end, he still was a failure.

He failed to get acknowledged by his father.

Back abroad, he continued his college but always had failures.

Mark became too lazy to study and get good grades. He didn’t want it anymore.

There was no reason for him to be successful.

He already accepted that he was just a mistake and the hidden child of the Sky.

Girls, clubs, friends, Mark spent all his pennies every night.

He was going to spend all the money he got from the Sky.

Since he was not considered one of the members of their family, he would just enjoy spending all the

money he could get from them. It was the only benefit he had.

Mark continued his life abroad but also collected updates on Bill Sky.

He had lots of newspapers piled up about Bill’s whereabouts and it always got on his nerves whenever

he had another achievement.

It irked him a lot.

Then Mark decided to go back to Capital Z without attending his graduation ceremony.

A graduation was supposed to be a happy celebration with families but not him.

As usual, Mr. Hendrick was always there to greet and welcomed him.

When he got to the city, Mark missed everything a lot.

He spent his nights in bars as he didn’t want to stay in the mansion and bore his loneliness.

He didn’t want to feel alone that was why he had a lot of girlfriends every night.

And because of his good looks, it was very easy for him to change girlfriends every other night.

He had no time for any serious relationship as his mind was focused on his plans.

With his luxurious car, he sped up feeling the freedom in his hand until his wheel suddenly busted in a

remote area.

He went out to check the wheel but then someone suddenly grabbed him in the dark and pinned him

with a sharp knife.

Then that someone became many.

He then realized that they were a group of 4 people.

“Give me your car key, your money, and all your belongings and you will not be hurt.” The man behind

him that was holding a knife was threatening him as he pointed the sharp edge of the blade at his neck.

Mark felt he was back to the time when he lived in the street for a while.

He couldn’t reminisce those days of chaos, stealing, and street rumbles everywhere.

He suddenly laughed.

“And if I don’t?” He asked playfully with a grin.

“Boss, that man is sick!” The other man who was carrying a bat shouted pointing his baseball bat to

Mark.

“You are dead meat, man!” Another man sounded boastful.

“Tell me what group are you guys in? Maybe I’m your leader before…” Mark just laughed at them.

The familiarity was sinking in him.

“Oh, shut up! These rich people really know how to trick us! Nice try but we are not convinced!” The

people around him laughed.

Since it was dark in the area, only seldom cars passed through and it seemed no one would bother to

stop to investigate them and put their lives in a dark and dangerous place.

"I'm the mad Mark... Do you guys know me now?" Mark sounded confident that those people were the

kids before.

When he became the leader of the street kids gang, he was known as mad Mark and nobody dare to

offend him before.

After his words, the group just laughed at him crazily.

That's when he realized that those people were not one of the kids before.

"Just stop talking nonsense or I will kill you. Now give me all the things that you have!" The man behind

him screamed like it was going to crack his ear.

"Keep on dreaming!" Mark sounded annoyed as he struggled for his release.

"You!" The man was going to stab him when,

"Stop!" A fat woman shouted beside them.

She seemed to come out from a shabby tent behind her.

Everyone quickly looked at her.

"Run!" She shouted as she threw firecrackers at them.