Richard fled the scene with Melinda not because he was afraid of the attackers but because he wished to ensure Melinda's safety first before anything.As he made his way deeper into the forest, Melinda soon came to a stop, her breathing uneven as she bent down to recover."Are you okay?" Richard asked.Melinda gritted her teeth as she glared at him. "Okay?... Damn it, I'm not okay!... I warned you about getting that tablet yet… now look at us. We are being hounded by gunmen!""Calm down, Melinda.""Don't tell me to calm down, Richard!... You say you are smart so why did you have to do something so dumb this time around?" Melinda was at the point of tears as she nearly fell over, completely exhausted.Richard calmly helped her, unwilling to offer a response as he understood that she was only saying such things because she was scared.So he decided to take responsibility to ensure no harm would come to them."I'm going to need you to find a safe place and hide," Richard remarked after M

"Father, you called for me," Mirabel remarked as she walked into her father's office in their family company.It had been a long time since he stepped into the office with Mirabel tasked to take his place but with the current situation, he was needed in the company now more than ever.His expression revealing his tiredness, he replied. "I did. Take a seat."Mirabel quickly sat down and then Diego began."Richard has agreed to come for the celebration next week. I hope everything has been prepared on your end.""Yes Father, there's no way Richard Smith will be able to escape what we have planned for him," Mirabel remarked before adding. "It's regretful that we were unable to catch him off guard with the divorce papers but it's fine, this time, we won't let him be.""That's good. Unfortunately, I had to agree to his offer to own shares in our company. The money has already been transferred and 25% of controlling shares have been sent to Maria.""It's fine, soon enough, he'd be giving us

Arturo was the head chef and also the manager of the Gauloises branch that Richard was currently in.He'd just emerged from his office and was preparing to head to the kitchen to try out a new recipe he had in mind when a waitress approached him."Sir, there's a problem in the restaurant." The waitress named Nina, remarked.Arturo snorted. "Is that why you should stop me?... Why did I hire you fools if you can't handle a simple problem.""No sir, it's nothing like that. someone went ahead to order the most expensive dishes in the restaurant and that fool Celine that you hired on probation served it to him.""Huh?... How is that a problem?... Are you trying to waste my time?" Arturo quickly grew angry as he glared at Nina.He was well aware that the other employees under him didn't like Celine because she was a hard worker but that wasn't his concern as all he saw was a person he could use like a slave while paying her mere peanuts.As far as he was concerned, he never planned to make

"Thank you, sir. I don't know what I would have done without you." Lauren praised Richard after she'd left the bank premises with him.Richard shook his head. "No need to thank me, I despise when those in power maltreat the vulnerable masses just because they can.""Very few men have the same mindset as you. Most would enjoy trampling on those lesser than them." Lauren spoke sincerely, clearly the incident caused her to see Richard as different from so many other billionaires that she'd come in contact with.Which was why she was currently considering something in her mind.There was a reason First City Bank wanted to get her husband's land by any means necessary.It was because, just adjacent to the apartment building he'd built, there was a gold mine that was worth at least 3 billion dollars.Unfortunately, her husband never had the chance or funds to mine the gold as most companies wished to cheat them whenever they heard about it.If they got their hands on it, it would be a windf

Silence loomed at the event ground as everyone had their eyes on Richard.He had just arrived and was currently escorted by his driver who seemed to double as a bodyguard.Regarding everyone currently present with a disdainful gaze, Richard sauntered toward the stage with a few already murmuring amongst themselves."What is he doing here?""Didn't his company already send someone to attend in his place?""What's going to happen now?"Richard ignored the chatter and promptly got on stage to face the two men who had decided to turn his humble charity function into an avenue for disgusting men to reveal their degraded thoughts."You must be Larry Vaughn," Richard said to the first before turning to the second. "And you must be Reginald Collins." Both Larry and Reginald puffed up their shoulders as the former remarked."For Mr. Smith, the newest billionaire in town, to know us, then we must be quite popular." Reginald concurred as he added. "Well, it's only natural, after all, we are at