But then, something happened. Melanie didn’t know it at the time, but apparently David had come from a really rich family, and her mother had thought that by adopting David, she would receive the wealth that he was supposed to inherit. Melanie wouldn’t find out until much later that the day Shiela received the bankruptcy notice was the day that everything changed.

That day, her mother’s lack of restraint wasn’t just with her words. Melanie had never been so scared in her life. All she could do was cry and scream as her mother beat David relentlessly until he lost consciousness, his body bloody and broken. If someone hadn’t overheard the screaming and called the police, David might not even be alive today.

His parents, William and Bethany Hall, had been wealthy business tycoons, their names synonymous with power and influence. From what David could put together, his parents were practically royalty. The people loved them. They controlled the top companies in nearly every industry and even found favor with the local government. They brought the city of Dalton into a new age of prosperity, ushering in its reputation as one of the best cities in all of Asia.

However, they were tragically killed in a car accident when David was just a child, leaving him an orphan. The life he had known before became a blur, and he could only recall scattered memories of his family.