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A Billionaire in Disguise; Worthless to Worthy son-in-law. CHAPTER 275
The sterile smell crowded the hospital rooms even more overpowering here, the bright lights above showing an almost clinical coldness over everything. Katherine Rogers lay motionless, her frail body tucked under white sheets, staring at the unfamiliar ceiling of the hospital. She could hear the soft click of heels on the polished floors as nurses moved past her room, each absorbed in their own duties. The silence was oppressive, broken only by the occasional beep of machines and the distant murmur of voices from down the hall. She was no longer in control. She had made her decision, albeit reluctantly, and now she was here at the mercy of the Peterson’s empire. The cold realization settled in her chest like a stone. The very people she had spent her life trying to outmaneuver were now the ones holding her fate in their hands. It was a bitter pill to swallow. Katherine had been transported to a private suite, the kind of room that could only be afforded by the rich and influential
A Billionaire in Disguise; Worthless to Worthy son-in-law. CHAPTER 276.
Still in the hospital room. Katherine had spent three days already, the nurses and doctors had tried all they could but it seemed like the world was coming to an end for her. The room was still filled with the quiet sound of machinery and the faint scent that pierced through nostrils. The bright lights above flickered over the room. Katherine Rogers lay in the center of the bed, her frail body barely recognizable beneath the thin white sheets. She looked older, weaker than Maverick had ever seen her, and it stung him deeper than he cared to admit.His sister, Peace Churchill, stood at the foot of the bed, her face pale, her eyes clouded with something that could have been grief or guilt or a mixture of both. Maverick shifted uncomfortably, his hands pressed into his pockets. His gaze flickered to his sister, Blossom, whose eyes were red-rimmed from crying earlier. They stood in silence, the moment heavy with unspoken words and suppressed emotions.At the edge of the bed, Katherine’
A Billionaire in Disguise; Worthless to Worthy son-in-law. CHAPTER 277.
Kendrick paused, turning to him. His gaze lingered on Katherine’s lifeless body, his hand still resting gently on the door knob. The silence in the room was suffocating, the sound of the heart monitor now replaced by a soft, oppressive stillness. For the first time in years, Kendrick didn’t feel the weight of his former mother-in-law’s domination. Katherine Rogers, the woman who had manipulated, schemed, and controlled everyone and everything around her, was gone?Kendrick felt a strange emptiness, an overwhelming sense of release, but it was also tinged with something darker, a void he couldn’t quite place. His thoughts were interrupted by Maverick’s voice, soft yet full of a strange kind of tension.“Can you help us, please?” Maverick asked calmly. The question hung in the air, and Kendrick turned slowly to face Maverick. There was something in the younger man’s eyes, something raw, something questioning that Kendrick wasn’t sure he had seen before. It was as if Maverick, who
A Billionaire in Disguise; Worthless to Worthy son-in-law. CHAPTER 278
Kendrick sat across from Peterson, his pulse hammering in his ears. The room around them was suffocating in its stillness, as if the very walls were holding their breath. The only sounds were the slow ticking of a clock in the corner of the mansion’s ageing air conditioning system.Peterson didn’t speak immediately, his fingers steepled in front of him as though he were trying to decide how to approach the conversation. Kendrick stared at him, trying to read the man he had known for so long the man who had once been his father in name only. Cold, calculating, always distant. The years of silence between them had been a relief, yet here they were again, face to face, about to untangle a past Kendrick wasn’t sure he was ready to confront.“You wanted to talk,” Kendrick said finally, breaking the silence. His voice came out sharper than he intended, the edge of impatience creeping into his tone. “What is it, Dad? What’s so important that you couldn’t just tell me over the phone?”Peterso
A Billionaire in Disguise; Worthless to Worthy son-in-law. CHAPTER 279
It was the dawn of a new day for Texas, Kendrick stared out of the tinted windows of the private jet, the vast stretch of the Midwest passing below him in a patchwork of browns and greens, interrupted by the occasional flash of a glistening river.Beside him, Bridget scrolled through her phone, her focus never straying from the numbers and notes flashing on the screen. Kendrick had always trusted her instinct regarding business, but today, it was something more. Today, she was here as his anchor, helping him adjust to the new reality he'd been thrust into, a reality where every move felt like it would showcase some long-held history.After the meeting with Peterson, his father, he had made the decision, he needed to leave his city, to step into another world, another market where his presence could go unnoticed for a time, but where his influence could still be felt. He wasn’t sure what his father’s revelation meant for him, for his future, but he needed to rebuild. Maybe not just his
A Billionaire in Disguise; Worthless to Worthy son-in-law. CHAPTER 280
He leaned back in his chair, the buzz of the meeting room settling into a hum as the businessmen slowly filed out. Bridget remained at his side, her expression unreadable but her eyes gleaming with a kind of quiet approval. He could feel the weight of what he had just committed to the millions of dollars, the promises of scholarships, job programs, infrastructure improvements but more than that, he could feel the shift in how they saw him. It wasn’t just about the money, not anymore. It was about something deeper, something real.“That went better than I expected,” Bridget said after a moment, her voice calm and composed. She was always a strategist, a tactician never one to get emotionally involved. But even she couldn’t hide the flicker of admiration in her eyes. “You made them believe.”Kendrick shrugged, his mind already moving ahead. The meeting had gone exactly how he had envisioned it smooth, assertive, no room for doubt. But now that the ball was rolling, he had no intention o
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Kendrick didn’t sleep that night. The energy from the gala, the speeches, the promises it was all still thrumming in his chest. He had seen it in their eyes, the shift. It wasn’t just about the money anymore; it was about the idea, the vision he had sparked in their minds. But as the night unfolded into early morning, he realized that what he had started was only the beginning. The real work, the grind, the sweat, was yet to come.***********The next morning, Kendrick sat at his desk in the gleaming glass-and-steel office that had been hastily arranged for him. The sun poured through the floor-to-ceiling windows, casting long shadows across the sleek wooden surface. Bridget was already there, her posture as composed as ever, a cup of coffee in hand. She had always been the steady one between them—methodical, precise, the mastermind behind the scenes. But Kendrick knew, deep down, that her approval was something he couldn’t take for granted. She didn’t give it easily.“Last night went
A Billionaire in Disguise; Worthless to Worthy son-in-law. CHAPTER 282
It had been a month since Kendrick and Bridget first began their campaign to reshape the city’s future. Meetings were turning into coalitions, promises into commitments, and money into infrastructure. But with every success, a new challenge emerged. A new villain. And some of the most dangerous ones, Kendrick had learned, didn’t wear suits. It was a Friday morning when Kendrick first encountered one of these figures face-to-face. He had just stepped out of a meeting with the city’s school board, discussing the launch of a new scholarship program aimed at refugees. The initiative was a critical step in providing the next generation with the tools to succeed, but as Kendrick left the building, his phone buzzed with a message from Bridget.“Meet me at the office. We need to talk.”Kendrick’s brow furrowed. Bridget never asked for his presence without reason. It wasn’t like her to sound anything but confident, but this message felt different. He made his way to the office, a knot forming
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