All Chapters of From Squalor To Splendor : Chapter 21 - Chapter 30
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Chapter 21
The other CEOs bolted to the spot where the voice had come from, since they were already leaving the room.The guards were not allowed to enter the conference room, so none of them showed up. That's where the CEOs discuss the secrets of their businesses. So, it isn't something they should allow anyone to hear their discussions.After discovering the listening device, the CEO who found it rushed out of the restroom, terrified as though someone was after his life.They all walked up to him and said, “What is wrong, sir?”The man informed Justin's father, “Mr. Hemsworth, someone is spying on us.”“What are you trying to say? Please explain." Justin approached the bathroom with curiosity, peering through the door to see what had caused the man to scream.The man clarified, “There is a listening device in the bathroom, which means that someone is recording everything we discussed.”Upon hearing that, the other CEOs began to
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Chapter 22
“What? Are you kidding me? Is there not a backup electric supply available for the company?” Justin scolded them.“Yes, it does,” said Felix, the company's chief security officer.“So what happened—that the power supply suddenly cut off, and it took you ten minutes to fix it? I'm beginning to suspect that you joined hands to do this,” Justin yelled at them, causing them to quiver.They denied any knowledge of the secret listening device installed in the conference room.At last, Justin said, “Replay everything that happened since yesterday to this very moment. You must figure out who did this before I leave.”“As you commanded, boss,” they responded in unison.The CCTV operators carried out Justin's request. However, to watch everything, they fast-forwarded it to save time.Justin sighed after a few hours of watching everything that happened around the Transcorp Group of Conglomerate's headquarters because they could not
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Chapter 23
Upon arriving home, Justin said to his father,“ Dad, we have something crucial to discuss. Of course, you know I'm not a businessman. So I need to learn a lot from you about how to deal with these situations."“All right, that isn't a big deal, Justin. Settle down and allow me to elaborate to you everything you need to know about business. However, you shouldn't relent on what I have to tell you. You can also research to gain a more profound understanding of how to manage a business, okay?” Mr. Hemsworth responded. “Of course, Dad. That is precisely what I will do.” Justin reassured him as he sat with one leg crossed over the other, anticipating what his father would say.“Well, I think I will have to go take a shower before I return," Ariana said, motioning towards the staircase.“Sure, you're permitted to go, sis. You can as well go ahead and sleep if you wish to,” Justin responded as he smiled at her.Ariana turned around and smiled a
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Change 24
Justin averted his gaze away from the phone screen and to his father, hoping that his father didn't hear Diana's voice.After finding out that his father was on his phone, he said,“ Dad, I guess I need to rest. I am going to my room now to get some rest.”“All right,” Mr. Hemsworth muttered without lifting his head to look at his son because his phone had captured his attention.With speed, Justin disappeared from the living room and ascended upstairs to his room, eager to speak with Diana.“Forgive me, Diana. I could not call you because I was too busy. To be honest, it is not intentional. Sorry…” Justin apologized as he placed the phone on the bed and began unbuttoning his suit. “I should forgive you, you said? Shouldn't you have expressed concern after learning that the news I received about your ex-girlfriend yesterday had hurt me? I am not sure why I asked Ariana to text me your phone number. I promised I would never call you or com
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Chapter 25
Justin did what Ariana asked him to do by informing Xander to choose the guards he trusted so they could convey him to Diana's house, and Xander didn't hesitate to do that.Within minutes, they zoomed off from the mansion and headed to the address Ariana provided for him. They arrived at the address Ariana had given them. As he stepped out of the car, Xander summoned the attention of the mansion gatekeepers.Diana's father was also a successful businessman. He owns several businesses in Brightday City.“Hey, Xander,” one of the gatekeepers said to Xander, implying that they had met before.“Why did you park outside? Come on, you should have horns so that we can open the gate for you,” the young man who stood before Xander said.“Um… well, today, I didn't come with Ariana, Diana's best friend; rather, I'm here with Ariana's brother,” Xander explained because Diana's father's guards knew that Ariana and Diana were best friends, an
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Chapter 26
Diana stared at the phone for a while, contemplating if she should pick up the call or not.After staring at the phone for a minute, she told her handmaid, “ return the phone to my room.” “All right, madam,” her handmaid responded and quickly turned around and left with the phone.Diana tied her gaze to the ground and nervously said to Justin, “ let's-let's go inside, please.”“Okay. Lead the way and I will follow you,” Justin responded with a smile curving his lips.Although he was smiling, but he was still worried that Dawson was attempting to compete with him over Diana.Diana began to lead Justin into the mansion and he followed, leaving Mr. Mike behind.Upon stepping into the lounge, Justin's eyes fell on Diana's Mom who was relaxing on one of the couches.Diana approached her Mom and Justin followed her until she came to a halt, waiting for Diana to introduce him to her mother.“Mom,” Diana called out to her Mom and sat beside her. “ meet Justin, Ariana's elder brother. He came
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Chapter 27
Without delaying much time, they zoomed off from Mr. Mike's mansion and headed home.On their way home, they were stuck in traffic. Just then, Justin spotted a poor old man begging for help on the roadside.Justin took out a bunch of dollars from his briefcase and handed it to Xander. “ Take it to the old man over there.”“Okay, young master,” Xander responded from the front seat, turned around, and received the money from Justin.He quickly stepped out of the car, and ran up to where the old man was sitting and handed him the money.“ my boss asked me to give you this.”With happiness, the old man asked,“ Who is this boss of yours?” Xander pointed at the car Justin was in, and the old man looked in that direction. Justin whined down the glass and waved at the man. Although he was still sad about what happened earlier in Diana's house, he still managed and smile at the old man.The old man couldn't hold his joy but appreciated him. As usual, such moments are always recorded by onlooker
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Chapter 28 The Man Who Murdered Justin's Parents
Justin stood silent as he stared at the middle-aged man in a lab coat, waiting for him to turn around.Immediately, the man turned around and saw Justin, the man was flabbergasted, almost losing his balance on the ground.The both of them were astonished to see each other again after many years of separating.“Justin, is this you?” Justin's uncle inquired, still finding it difficult to believe his eyes.“Yes, this is me, Uncle George,” Justin responded as he gazed at his uncle with skeptical brows.“How is this possible? I mean, why am I seeing you in such an expensive outfit and bodyguards walking behind you?” Mr. George was shocked.“Ohh, so you expected me to continue living a poor life until death as you always wanted, huh?” Justin grinned at his uncle, angrily clenching his fist as though he were going to punch him.Mr. George was Mr. Ethan's younger brother. Mr. Ethan was the man who nurtured Justin until the day he and his wife had an accident and died, leaving Justin behind in
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Chapter 29
Mr. George stated, “There's a businessman named Rolland Elias who owns a few companies in this nation and some other nations. He had a rival who was also a successful businessman. Mr. Rolland tried everything he could to eliminate his opponent.“However, on the day the hooligans he sent to dispose of the dead man's body in the bush, your father, Mr. Ethan, spotted them. Mr. Ethan discovered that Mr. Rolland had sent the gangster to kill the man because he overheard their conversation. Sadly, when they were about to leave, they caught your father watching them. They pursued him, but they were unable to apprehend him.“Your father planned to report the case to the police, but he was scared to do that. However, after much deliberation, he decided to report the incident to the police. Your father and mother took the same taxi the next day. Your mother intended to stop at the market to buy groceries, while your father would go to the police station.“Unbeknownst to your father, the taxi was
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Chapter 30
Unfortunately, Ariana was so into her boyfriend that she wasn't aware that Justin had entered the living room, and neither did her boyfriend.At last, Justin began to walk into the living room with his gaze fixed on Ariana and her boyfriend, who Justin was yet to tell if it was who he was thinking.He stood in the middle of the room and cleared his throat, calling for their attention. Just then, Ariana and her boyfriend quickly looked in the direction the noise came from.Their eyes fell on Justin who stood tall in front of them with a fake smile displayed on his face.“Hey, Justin. Welcome back home,” said Ariana as she quickly stood up and ran to him. Ariana tightly embraced.Just as they were hugging each other, the young man who was sitting on the couch finally stood up to exchange greetings with his brother-in-law.“Big bro, meet my boyfriend, Wilson Rolland, the son of the second-richest man in this nation,” Ariana happily introduced her boyfriend to Justin.“Your boyfriend?” Jus
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