Rich People Problems-Kwan 2017 (WWT)

CHAPTER THREE
SINGAPORE
In all his years of working for the Young family as the head of security, Captain Vikram
Ghale never had to deal with a situation quite like the one he now faced. Standing before
him at the gates of Tyersall Park was Philip Young, the only son of Shang Su Yi. This was
the man who had interviewed and hired him for the job thirty-two years ago, and this was
the man who should have been his future boss had he not foolishly incurred his mother’s
wrath two decades ago by inexplicably moving to Australia and losing his rightful
inheritance of the house he had grown up in.
Normally, Philip Young’s hunter-green Jaguar Vanden Plas would have been waved
through the gates without any hesitation, but the problem was the man sitting in the
front passenger seat—Nicholas Young, whom Vikram had known since he was a little boy.
Until about five years ago, Nicky was his grandmother’s favorite and the presumptive heir
of Tyersall Park. He was, for all intents and purposes, the young lord of the manor. But
now Vikram was under the strictest of orders not to allow entry to Nicky.
Vikram knew he had to handle the situation as diplomatically as possible. Knowing how
mercurial his mistress, Shang Su Yi, could be, there was still a chance that she could
change her mind at the last minute and reinstate Nicky or Philip as heir to the estate. For
heaven’s sake, Philip’s initials formed the shape of the elaborate boxwood labyrinth in the
gardens, and Nicky’s bedroom was still left unoccupied and untouched—exactly as it had
been the last time he stayed there. Either of these men could very soon be his boss, and
he mustn’t offend.
“I’m so sorry, Mr. Young. You must see how my hands are tied. Please don’t take this
personally,” Vikram said earnestly, casting an embarrassed smile at Nick.
“I understand. Tell me, who gave the orders?” Philip’s tone was polite, but his irritation
was apparent.
Eleanor flung the car door open and climbed out angrily. “Vikram, what is all this
nonsense? Don’t tell me we can’t go in!”
“Mrs. Young, as I was just explaining to Mr. Young, you are both more than welcome to
enter. But I am under strict orders not to allow entry to Nicky. I checked again after he
first arrived the other night while I was off duty. They said no, absolutely not.”