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2024-10-29 19:42:56Jeremy ignored the strange man completely and rather glared at Rebecca, upset at her behavior.
"We've been together for three years and I have never disrespected you, I did my best for you and your family and now we have scarcely concluded our divorce and you dare to bring this so-called "boyfriend" to our home?" Jeremy scolded, enraged.
He shook his head at the duo and warned them, "You are the one who is making a mistake, Rebecca, now get out of my way and do not irritate me any further or I will teach you both a lesson."
Rebecca was taken aback by his actions. She had known Jeremy for so long and he had never been so furious nor raised his voice at her despite the harsh attitude she and her mother had towards him, treating him like a servant. What changed him so much?
Greg sneered at Jeremy, he felt that he was being challenged. As a rich and successful businessman and with the interest he had in Rebecca, he felt disrespected by the way a mere useless, and worthless son-in-law was speaking to him. "How dare you speak to me like that?!" He snapped.
Greg decided that he needed to teach Jeremy a lesson, he had taken Korean Taekwondo classes for some time and he had the basic skills, so he tried to kick Jeremy in the face. Jeremy ducked effortlessly and he lost his balance. Staggering, Greg could not regain his composure when Jeremy then delivered a punch swiftly to his belly.
Greg fell on the floor with a loud thud, his mouth agape, the pain was so excruciating that he could not scream, he was helplessly gasping for breath on the floor.
Rebecca was shocked at the scene, she had no idea that Jeremy knew how to defend himself and talk more about such unique combat skills, he stared at Greg on the floor and became even more upset. "How dare you lay your dirty hands on him?" She snapped, "I'll teach you that there are some people you must never offend."
Jeremy glared at her with a sneer, "You are always welcome to avenge your so-called 'boyfriend', I'll be ready." He said and walked out of the Jason villa. Rebecca stomped after him with curses and insults as he left.
Pam came to help Greg up from the floor and comfort him, she too was cursing at Jeremy as he left. "I will make you pay! You worthless son of a bitch!" She yelled after him.
Rebecca stared at Jeremy with a scowl, she decided that he'd done enough. "I'll call my brother." She said out loud.
Pam suddenly laughed, she knew what that meant. Rebecca was referring to Joe, the mafia boss of the city. He was notorious for his vicious nature and Rebecca had been using him to handle some businesses too in exchange for money.
Rebecca knew he would surely be able to handle Jeremy as he had handled several others in the past.
As he received the call, Rebecca told him what he was to do and he simply nodded with a wicked smile. "I will surely take revenge for you, sister." He assured her firmly.
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Jeremy hailed a taxi and gave his address as he got in. The driver started the car but as he saw Jeremy in the rearview mirror, he frowned deeply and wondered why he was going to such a neighborhood, only the right and famous lived there and Jeremy certainly did not look to be in that class, he looked poor.
As Jeremy sat in the back seat of the taxi, his phone rang and as he looked at the caller ID, his demeanor changed. "Hello," he said with a cold voice.
"When will you come back to your family? It's been seven years already, your family needs you." An old man replied.
Jeremy was furious at the call, he sneered, "And is the Lord of the family ready to punish those who led to my parents' death? " He snapped. The old man was silent for a few seconds then he said, "This is all a misunderstanding."
Jeremy scoffed at his flimsy excuse, "I understand, I will return to the family when it is the right time then." He stated firmly.
The old man went silent again for another few seconds then he calmly stated, "You do not understand, the lord of the Harrison family is dying and the family is in dire need of an heir now more than ever." He explained. Jeremy listened with keen interest. He was quiet for a moment and then he said, "The old Harrison family is dead." He declared solemnly, "I need some time and when I am back, the Harrison family will be reborn."
Jeremy jerked as the driver hit the brakes suddenly and the car came to a screeching halt. He sat up, alert and ended the call abruptly. As he looked outside the window, wondering what was going on, he saw that the car had been stopped by gangsters.
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As the car came to a screeching halt, Jeremy jerked up from the backseat and looked at the men who stood in front of the car, blocking the road. They were gangsters, dressed in fancy clothes and with baseball bats. The driver swore, shaking in his boots at the incident. "Oh my god!" He yelled as the door of the car was kicked open and he was being dragged out. Jeremy sneered as he opened the car and stepped out, he looked at the men as they surrounded the taxi, each with a menacing frown on their face. "Please don't hurt me, please I beg of you, I know nothing, is it money you want?" The driver rambled in fright. The men parted and a largely built man stepped out of their midst. He was thicker than the rest and he had a nasty scar on his chin that must have been badly stitched. He was Rebecca's brother, the notorious Joe. "Please, don't hurt me...I have children I...I.. I have a wife, please!" The driver begged, stumbling over his own words. "You're pathetic," Joe spat at the dri
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Joe was shaken as he saw the men that came down. He looked at the beautiful girl and her unsmiling face and this frightened him. Some of his men began to drop their bats in cowardice. Even if he was holding a gun, he could not have the balls to shoot it, he wondered who they were and when Jeremy had been able to reach them. They didn't look like the cops he knew in the city. "What do you want here?" He asked but even as he did, his voice broke and he ended up sounding like a scared teen. The men being him all looked ready to flee as they saw the second door open and even more men poured out. Jeremy too was amazed at the site, he could not tell what was going on even as he looked at the girl and her men. "Rebecca is my sister, she is the CEO of the Jason group, you don't want to mess with me or you will have her to contend with." He warned. The girl scoffed and moved away from him like he didn't matter, waving to her men to handle him themselves."My sister's boyfriend is Greg, h
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Jeremy hissed as Rebecca went on about how she would retaliate and have him regret ever touching Joe. "You must be put in your place, Jeremy! Do you dare touch a Jason? You worthless piece of trash!" She snapped. "Your brother got what he deserved, I have nothing to say to you, goodbye, Becca," Jeremy said casually. "How dare you wave me off! You will pay for this! You wi__" Jeremy hung up promptly, he did not want Rebecca to further ruin his day any more than she had already. Turning to Ella, she sat there, gazing expectantly at him. Jeremy knew he had to help her save Woodson's family, Lord, she had trusted him before coming to find him. "Is there any trouble?" She asked as she saw his frown. Jeremy shook his head,"Not at all, she's insignificant." He replied plainly. He wanted to take his mind off Rebecca completely, "Take me to him." He said and Ella nodded eagerly. ********Ella and Jeremy arrived at the Woodson Family. The drive that usually took twenty-fo
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Everyone gasped and remained frozen as his heart became even more faint. His face was becoming blue and the heart monitor was leveling off and quickly straightening out completely. Jeremy could see the fear in Ella's eyes. He knew that if he let the lord of the Woodson family die, Ella would be in big trouble. He moved the doctor aside and went to the lord's bedside. "He's just taken his medicine, you must not disturb him! Move aside, you quack!" The doctor snapped. No one could support him anymore because they saw that the lord was not improving but dying. Checking his pulse, Jeremy knew that the lord had very little time left, his pulse was weaker than he thought and his heart was almost ceasing. "The lord has been poisoned." He told the family. "What? Are you certain? How?" Clifford asked, even though he too was stunned into silence with how much the lord's health had worsened after the shot the doctor gave to him. "Don't panic," Jeremy told everyone as he dug into his poc
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The doctor shook, he knew how powerful the Woodson family was and he didn't want to be on their bad list. "I'm sorry, I..it...it was a mistake, the boy was right, maybe I should have listened to him." He explained hastily. Clifford sneered, "How would that have made my difference if my father had died? You are worthless!" He snapped. The doctor remorsefully kneeled and begged that the family should forgive him, "I had no idea he was so qualified, I didn't know he could cure him." He explained. "But you said he knew nothing, you almost stopped him from helping the lord, hell, you made us try to stop him from giving that antidote to the lord." Clifford snapped, ordering him to get up from the floor. "Do not waste your breath, you will be dealt with for your carelessness!" The woman snapped. The doctor turned to Jeremy and frowned, "I had no idea you had the antidote, I thought that injection I gave him was perfect, please, I sincerely apologize." He said. Jeremy ignored him, he h
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Ella was glad that Jeremy had taken the invitation, she wanted to appreciate him for how much he'd helped her company and her family. Immediately, she pulled her phone out of her designer handbag and called her secretary to set up a press conference. It was important to address the public on any misconception that would have arisen due to the Woodson family lord's illness. "Hello," Ella said to her secretary, "I need you to convene the press team right away, there will be a press conference tomorrow and after that, we will organize a business party to celebrate this win." She instructed. "I'll send out a message to all shareholders at once." The secretary replied eagerly. "Good, make sure everything is in place." She added. The secretary said she'd get right to it and then Ella hung up. Ella could not wait to get the press conference out of the way and make sure that the family and company's reputation was intact. "I'm so glad you'll show up." She said again, making Jeremy eve
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Jeremy frowned at her words but she continued to stare at him with a disgusted frown. "Maybe the security men are not doing their job." She added and nudged the man by her side. The man rolled down the glass even more and looked out at Jeremy, he saw his cheap clothes and was not impressed, too stared condescendingly at him. "You're right, I don't think he is a resident of this estate." The man agreed eagerly. "What are you doing here, Jeremy? You know you don't belong in a place like this." Rebecca's friend said. Jeremy ignored her and walked in but another man from the car called out to him. "Who let you in here? Did you sneak past the securities? I'd advise you to go back or you will be in serious trouble when you're being caught." He advised. "I don't know what you are talking about, I came through the gate, and I was granted permission." Jeremy snapped. The man frowned at him and looked at his outfit again, he didn't quite remember Jeremy's face anyway, he was a salesm
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The woman in the backseat laughed alongside her husband who was by her left. She was amused at the number of the buildings that Jeremy had mentioned. "Do you even realize what you're saying?" She asked with a mocking tone. Her husband laughed so hard that he could not say a word but only nodded at all the jest that his wife made of Jeremy. "I think you're a little lost and let's be honest, you aren't even a good liar. There are only 100 villas in this community, Jeremy, and the lower the number, the more expensive the house. The first Villa which you just mentioned is 100 million dollars." She pointed out, "We can't even afford the No. 1 Villa, that place was already bought by someone and even if it wasn't, you'd have to be filthy rich to buy it. We are here to visit the 95th villa, so tell me, how can you possibly afford the No. 1 villa?" She asked mockingly. "It's funny how you do not know who owns the No. 1 villa and yet you believe that it isn't mine." Jeremy pointed it out
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The sound of the rain falling on the roof of his car sort of calmed him. Jeremy sighed as he cuddled a hot styrofoam cup of coffee on his lap and listened to the weather report on the radio. It was morning and the weather had surprised him as it did everyone else in the city. The day had started pretty sunny and then the clouds were out and soon, it was raining cats and dogs. "Climate change," Jeremy muttered as he listened to the reporter go on and on about the unpredictable state of the weather for the past few days. But if Jeremy was to be entirely honest, he'd seen a few clouds gathering the previous evening and it was a little chill too. Turning down the volume of the radio, he pulled on his raincoat from the backseat over himself and grabbed a towel from the glove compartment. He didn't have an umbrella on him because he wasn't exactly expecting the downpour. Opening the door, Jeremy raced to the porch of the restaurant and huddled with the crowd there. His eyes scanned throu
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It felt good to see the Sinclair firm standing strong again after the unfortunate incident that ruined the entire place. As Jeremy drove in, he couldn't help but marvel at the sight.The building was towering, the signpost proud at the entrance and the grass had been replaced with synthetic grass carpets that looked way healthier than the original thing. Jeremy couldn't help but appreciate the beauty of plastic. At the parking lot, he could see Sinclair's car on the left side as he stepped out and shut his door, locking the car behind him. The lobby was redesigned a little but he could still see some semblance of the old firm in the renovations. In the elevator, he looked at his watch, it was a few minutes after noon and he was happy to have arrived on time. His mission at the bank proved abortive. Benedict had not been kidding when he said that he was risking his life and entire career just by getting copies of the records. Jeremy was barely allowed into the accountant's office and
