Chapter 1

A Third-Generation Tycoon of Epic Proportions

Prologue.

I was a legend in the hospitality industry.

But now, I have been abandoned by two hotels.

“Sigh!”

I sighed deeply as I looked at the building in front of me.

Merit Hotel.

The most dazzling building on Teheran-ro.

It dominated the surrounding structures, boasting the highest revenue among hotels in the Gangnam area.

“It used to be Future Hotel. If I had stayed, it would still be Future Hotel, not Merit.”

However, Future Group sold Future Hotel.

At the time, I was only a 29-year-old rookie in the business.

So I could only watch as the hotel, which I had barely turned into a profit, was sold.

Despite the encouragement from my colleagues and seniors to do something about it, being an illegitimate child, there was nothing I could do.

But this morning, a new president came to Shine Hotel, my second workplace where I served as the general manager.

The president clearly stated in his inaugural speech that he would take on the role of general manager as well.

I have 20 years of work experience.

I started as an employee at Shine Hotel and worked my way up to general manager.

During that time, I earned the title of "legend in the hospitality industry" for saving hotels on the brink of collapse.

I don't know what the chairman's intentions were.

When I submitted my resignation, the new president said that a new general manager would come in a few years and that he would only stay until then.

The identity of the new general manager was already clear.

“Even if it's just a few years, he wants to make his barely 35-year-old son the general manager and start cutting people already?”

At that moment, I recalled the chairman of Shine Group's words, asking me to become a mentor to his son, whom he would treat like a son.

I also remembered the face of the chairman of Future Group, who didn't even treat me like a grandson because I was an illegitimate child.

I, who had saved two hotels, was cast aside because of my different bloodline.

“If I weren't an illegitimate child, I could have had that.”

Seong Hyun-woo's voice was filled with bitterness as he looked at Merit Hotel.

The thought that he couldn't even desire it because he was an illegitimate child gnawed at his heart.

‘Illegitimate child’

I tried to convince myself that this kind of discrimination only existed in the Joseon era.

But in this era, being an illegitimate child was even worse than in the Joseon era.

In the end, I was just a stepping stone for a more legitimate bloodline, and my outstanding skills and results only made me be pushed out even faster.

In the end, I am a thorn in the side.

With a bitter smile, I looked at the long line of vehicles on Teheran-ro.

In novels, there's something called a reincarnation truck, and I couldn't help but wish for it.

“Huh.”

It's an absurd thought.

It was even more ridiculous that I was having such thoughts.

I erased the absurd thoughts and walked down Gangnam-daero.

It was close to midnight, but it was still a busy time.

However, today, even drunk pedestrians were not visible.

But lost in thought, I didn't notice anything strange.

Then, I felt a strange light from behind.

“What is it?”

The moment I turned around.

Squeal!

Bang!

Crash!

A massive truck was charging towards me.

“Huh? Ahh!”

A moment later.

Squeal!

Bang!

Crash!

The huge truck started to crush my body.

Damn!

It's a done deal.