"What are you talking about, Kirkland?"

Arthur Kirkland Sr. smirked. "I am talking about Leon," he gestured to the young boy sitting outside of the conference room, "and how I am taking custody of him."

"You can't do that! And stop calling him Leon!" Wang Yao slammed his hands onto the wooden table.

"Of course I can." Kirkland took out a document out of his briefcase. "With my power and influence, all of which you lost, I managed to convince the social workers that you were mistreating Leon and therefore, I am now Leon's adoptive father."

"There is no way to prove that! I'll get a lawyer! Y-You can't do this to Xiao Chen! He's only five! You can't split him up from his family!"

Kirkland shrugged. "There's no way to prove that you didn't. I have more money than you, and more power. Besides, what can you do? Anyway, I'll provide Leon with a better home than you ever did. Leon is a bright kid, he'll learn soon enough."

"... You... you bastard."

"Whatever, Wang." Kirkland picked up his possessions and walked out. "You have five minutes to say your goodbyes."

Wang Yao was left fuming in the small room when Xiao Chen, or Leon, walked in.

"Dad, what's going on?"

Wang Yao sighed and knelt down. "Xiao Chen, you're gonna have to live with Mr. Kirkland for a while."

Xiao Chen's eyes widened. "B-But why?"

"Because... because..."

Xiao Chen hugged his dad. "I wanna stay with you though!"
"I'm sorry Xiao Chen. But this isn't my choice." A tear ran down Wang Yao's face. "I promise I'll come back for you."

Xiao Chen started crying too. "Okay Dad."

Xiao Chen thought his heart was shattering into a million pieces.

XXX

"Leon, come down here for a moment."

The sixteen year old Leon looked up from his homework.

"Coming Father."

Leon walked down the grand, marble staircase, into the magnificent living room and then into his father's beautiful study room.

"Yes, Father?"

"Do you remember your other father? Wang Yao?"

Leon nodded. Though he had never met him, all the horrible things he heard from his present dad about Wang Yao was enough to convince him that he was blessed to be taken in by Mr. Kirkland.

"Well, you have to go back to him."

"What? Why? I'm very happy here!"

"I know, and you have been a great son, but your... father won back custody of you. Pack up your things and I'll send the rest over soon."

"When do I have to return?" Leon asked.

"... By tomorrow."

Leon thought his heart was shattering into a million pieces.