Chapter: Chapter 184: The Billionaire's Happy Ending.Lucian released a deep sigh as he made his way to the boardroom. It was time to correct some of the whispers flying around about him, but it seemed Anthony was not sharing the same thoughts."Young master, the shareholders don't care. They're becoming nonchalant, so I think you should…""You think I should hide?" Lucian cut him short with a frown causing the other man to hesitate as he fumbled for a reply."I didn't say that…""Then allow me to do my duty. Even though the police would reveal the truth about the matter soon, I still want to do this,""How exactly? You'll only have to do a lot of talking in there to people that ditches on you the moment things go north,""Some," Lucian corrected. "I still have loyal people on my side and you'll see," The door of the boardroom opened and Lucian walked in to find the shareholders exchanging whispers, but even at the sight of him, they didn't seem to care.Lucian smirked and walked to the head of the table where he sat confidently, his ey
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Chapter: Chapter 183: Admit It Or Not, Lucian Had Won."What the hell did you just do, bastard?!" Summer yelled in apprehension, her voice sounding raw and scratchy.It was Irex's turn to exercise dominion, so he took eager steps toward Summer and stopped when he was an inch away. With his left hand, he flicked off the bead of sweat that had settled on her forehead while staring down at her with mischievous glinting eyes."It is dangerous to be out here on the loose, living with normal people, Summer. You should take your rightful place while it's not too late," He hissed into her ears, and as her body went tense, he smirked. "Yeah, in prison where murderers and sadists are kept,""Fuck you, Irex, fuck you!" Summer pushed him away in panic and made to escape when one of the officers stood in front of her, the cuffs extended forward."Ms. Summer Madison, you're under arrest for…"Summer didn't let the officer complete his sentence before she cursed angrily at Irex. Gosh, if only it were possible to rip him apart from where she stood. The f
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Chapter: Chapter 182: You're Ruined, Summer."What the hell do you think you're doing?!" Rose fired after finding her voice. "You had better come to your senses and let me out of here,"Annoyed at how Rose's confident tone made her feel, Summer turned swiftly and landed two hard punches on Rose's nose and as the blood trickled, she laughed in satisfaction. "Now there's the picture I was looking for. When Lucian sees this, he'd come running and begging like a fool,""Wh…what the hell are you trying to achieve from all of this? What…do you…want," Rose stuttered as she coughed."The inheritance, all of Howards, including that damn company you're running. All of that wealth would make me the richest person in the world," She rolled her eyes dreamily. "I can finally avenge my son,"Without warning, Summer hit Rose again on the nose who flinched in pain. "I'm sorry, sweetheart, but your brother is a stubborn one. It'd take a lot to break him,"She positioned the camera on Rose's bloodied face and took a picture which she sent to Lucia
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Chapter: Chapter 181: Things Get Twisted.Irex didn't reply. He just stared at Summer with curious eyes and like an open book, he could see the rage steaming off from her. She was trying so hard to control it, to keep it under control, but how long before she exploded, burning everything and everyone in her path?"You look a lot healthier than the last time we met. Looks like you've been taking your sleep seriously," Summer forced a weak smile.Irex sighed as he settled into the couch, legs crossed. "Before you bore me with your compliments, get me a glass of wine, would you?""With pleasure, honey," Summer chuckled and disappeared into a room. She returned seconds later with a bottle of wine and two glasses. After she had filled the glasses, she crossed her hands and watched him take generous sips."What? Don't stare at me that way or I might choke," Irex frowned. "I'm not your child,""Asshole!" Summer sighed and took up a seat opposite him. "Tell me what you think of my proposition?""If I should agree to work with you, th
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Chapter: Chapter 180: Taming An Ally.It was the day of John's funeral and Summer stood in front of his grave dressed in all black. There were tears in her eyes, but she refused to let them fall, not wanting to be a crybaby on a day like this.As she stood, anger brewing inside of her, she thought of how perfect her life used to be before all of this. How she used to run the company single-handedly, parading herself as a reigning queen. How people revered and respected the power she possessed. All of that changed when Lucian came into the picture.And that instance, she almost felt regret for treating him badly, like a nobody, but she told herself not to. Regret was a sign of weakness, and she was far from weak. Even if she had lost her two children because of that bastard, she had to be unyielding.It was what John would want her to do."I'm going to miss you, buddy. Take care of yourself over there for me, alright? I'll do my best to pray for you every day knowing that you are in a better place,"She sat on the bare gra
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Chapter: Chapter 179: Confusing Thoughts.Lucian didn't say anything, he just stayed at her like he had been compelled to be her listening device. As he looked on, he couldn't help but feel a pang of pity. The loss of John must have really hit her and he almost couldn't imagine the turmoil she was going through."Is that fear I sense?" Summer laughed. "Oh, come on now, isn't it time you bid the games goodbye? You've held on to this inheritance for long, cherishing it as one would a beloved toy but unfortunately, it doesn't belong to you,""Says who?" Lucian crossed his legs. "I'm curious to know who said Howards doesn't belong to me,""Drop your nonsense and hand over the conglomerates already. Isn't it you who said we should respect the dead?"Lucian scoffed, leaning closer. "You don't deserve a shit neither you nor your late son,""And that's why you killed him?" Summer flared, dropping the bombshell. "He didn't deserve to die. He was so young and full of life but you killed him nonetheless,""That's enough," Lucian interru
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FROM ASHES TO BILLIONS.
Adrian hurried to shake his head. “I swear I didn't do it! I would never hit Layla," He turned to his wife. "Tell him, Layla, tell the truth! Why are you even doing this to me?”
Layla looked up with teary, mischievous eyes. "Officers, that bastard threatened to kill me if I kept on insisting that he sign the divorce papers," Her sobbing grew louder. "I'm tired of this abusive marriage. Adrian is a monster!”
"Officers, what are you still doing when you should be arresting this murderer?!"
Adrian froze immediately as his body recognized that voice. He turned around slowly to stare into the burning eyes of his long-lost brother, Ryan.
What?!
Ryan was back after all these years? Not only that, he had called the police on him?
Great news or terrible news?
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Adrian's once perfect life comes crashing down when Layla, the woman he loved and cherished so much orchestrated a lie to throw him into jail due to the return of her ex boyfriend, Ryan.
After enduring abuses and maltreatment in jail, Adrian is set free on bail by his wealthy grandfather. Now he is the richest man in the country with a net worth of over ten trillion dollars.
Would he let his enemies go scot-free or would he make them pay?
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Chapter: Chapter 36: Fight.“Nice doing business with you, Mr Adrian. Please do come around next time,” The bank manager smiled as he stood up to wrap Adrian's hand in a firm handshake.“You're welcome. Thank you for your assistance,” Adrian replied.“And you too, miss. I'm glad to have you,” The bank manager said to Paige who smiled sweetly, uttering a thank you in response.“That's exactly how to do business,” Paige muttered as they walked out of the Manager's office. “Did you notice how calm and professional he was? We need more business owners like that in this country,” She looked up at him. “What do you think about appreciating him?”Adrian's brows narrowed. “Appreciating him? What do you mean?”“Maybe we could send in an anonymous tip of hardwork to his account. It'll encourage him to do even more better with his job ethics,”Adrian thought for a while, before he nodded. “That sounds like a nice idea. I'll do that when I get to the office,”“Thank you!” She shrieked, and was about to say another word when
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Chapter: Chapter 35: Punishment.The man forced a nervous chuckle, surprised at the question. “W–what do you mean, sir,”“Are you kidding me? You want me to pay for a damaged car? What happened to the VIP that already priced the car? I bet he has no idea what he has gotten himself into,” Adrian said, sarcasm bleeding from his tone.The man scratched his head. “Erhm…the client, he just sent a message saying he was no longer interested in the car,”Adrian chuckled. This had to be the most ridiculous thing he had ever heard today. “And so because he's no longer interested in the car, you want to force the sales on me? How very smart of you. I'm impressed,”“Not only did you insult us, you connived with your sales lady to ridicule and embarrass us, judging us by your low standards. Now instead of a proper apology, you want us to purchase a damaged car? Do we now look rich in your eyes? I thought you said we couldn't afford a $8 Million Bugatti? What changed? You suddenly grew a brain?”The man bit his tongue at the sharp
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Chapter: Chapter 34: Truth Revealed.A feeling of alarm shot through Paige's spine and she winced while looking around, trying to connect the dots on how the nail came to be. Her brother would not be so careless as to let something as dangerous as a nail lying carelessly on an open space, would he?And for fuck's sake, what was a pack of nails doing in his pocket when he wasn't a carpenter?!She raked a hand through her hair as a groan escaped her lips. This had to be a setup by Sophie to put them in trouble. Gosh, she hated this attention and how all eyes were glued on them, scrutinizing them like they were some lab rats.“He looks too proud for my liking. From the moment he got in here and started arguing with the sales lady, I knew he was no good,” A man who had been observing the drama spat. “People like him are empty barrels that makes the loudest noise,”“What a deranged psycho! Who keeps nails on the path on purpose just to ruin an exotic car?!” A woman shouted, pointing angrily at him. “Look, he isn't even remors
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Chapter: Chapter 33: Who Pierced The Tyres?The manager accessed the situation for a moment before frowning at Sophie. “Don't you know that this is a business center and not a playground?! Why is there so much noise in my company?”Sophie bowed her head. “I'm sorry sir, but this man came in here with such rudeness that couldn't be tolerated. He insulted me and called me all sorts of names. I had to involve you,”The manager turned to Adrian, his eyebrows raised into a tight scrutinizing look. “Who are you to come in here to harass my staff?” He directed an angry look towards Sophie. “Call security to throw him out and make sure you don't allow riffraffs like this into my shop again!”“How very professional of you to throw blame,” Adrian replied, his tone twisted with dark sarcasm. “Don't you have any CCTV around here? You can check it out and see who is truly in the wrong,”The manager flinched at the sharpness in Adrian's tone, but Sophie quickly interrupted. “Can you hear the sauciness in his voice, sir? That's exactly what k
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Chapter: Chapter 32: Delusional.Adrian scoffed, placing a hand on the counter while staring at Sophie like she was some piece of bug that just shat on his face. “Look here, don't you think you're a little too old for this kind of immature behavior? Security? No, I think you should call the manager, let him explain why he employed an irresponsible staff,”Sophie's face reddened with mad rage. She opened her mouth, stuttered, then snapped it shut again before stomping a hand on the counter. “W…hat did you just call me?”“I didn't mince words. If you were responsible, you wouldn't be picking a fight with a customer who was minding their business,”“I don't blame you. Give me some time and I'll make sure Layla locks your pathetic ass in prison once again. You won't get to see daylight ever again,”“It'll take the whole of Layla's minions put together to pull out a strand of my hair, talk more of inventing another stunt to land me in prison,” He chuckled, flipping his hair back. “Oh, you didn't know? At the mention of my
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Chapter: Chapter 31: Trouble At The Car stand.At the sight of the beautiful cars on display, Paige wrapped an excited hand across her mouth with a gasp. “Wow! Y…you want to get a car?”“For you, yes. Even when you cannot drive,” Adrian teased.“And who told you I can't drive?” She replied with a small smile, her eyes roaming the place. “That brat forced me to learn a lot of things including driving a car,” Then she jumped dramatically, wrapping an excited hand around his broad muscles. “Big brother with the funds! Thank you for planning this beautiful surprise for me! I feel so seen, I won't even lie,”Adrian scratched her hair lovingly. “I want to make your day special, my princess, so focus your thoughts on me and me alone,”“Yes, please. My thoughts belong to no one else but you today,” She chuckled, and they both laughed, walking to the sales counter where a plum brunette lady was writing something on a piece of paper.“Good morning. Please I'd like to buy a car. The black Bugatti over there,”“Oh, yes sir. Welcome. Which of
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