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2024-10-29 19:42:56Justin 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Isabella stated, “Well, I was the lady who Justin kicked out from his father's house during his welcoming party. Considering that it's challenging to get his father's contact because of his status, I was able to get your phone number from someone you knew so well.”“Hold on, young woman. Who is this person who gave you my phone number without my knowledge? And why did you ask for my contact to call me? Do we have unfinished business with you?” Mr. Fernando asked her numerous questions at a time, wondering why Justin's ex-girlfriend wanted to speak with him.“Forgive me for this, sir,” Isabella pleaded. “ I needed to reach out to Mr. Hemsworth, and there was no way I could do that. However, after finding out that I can only get to him through you, I decided to look for someone closer to you to get your phone number.”“Young woman, what exactly do you need? Because as it stands now, Mr. Hemsworth, who you want to communicate with, is currently busy, and he's always busy. So…” before Mr.
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After staring at each other for a while, Ariana inquired.“ Are you referring to Wilson's father? Or are you talking about someone else?”“Yes, Ariana. I'm referring to your so-called boyfriend's father. He's planning to eliminate Dad. That's what I wanted to tell you earlier, but you were so occupied by his fake love that you were not ready to leave him.” Before Justin could complete his statement and close his mouth, Ariana had cut into his words.“I knew it,” she said as she quickly stood up from her seat and gazed at Justin with skeptical brows.“You knew what, Ariana?” Justin asked, confused. “I knew that you hated Wilson from the time you came back home and saw him with me. What's your problem with me dating him, huh? So this is a plan for me to stop dating him, right? Do you also plan to make me stay single like you…?”“Enough of this rubbish, Ariana. What made you think I would want to separate you from your boyfriend for no reason? In fact, I don't care whether you would break
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“How was it possible that five of your colleagues were shot dead the previous night during the operation?” Mr. Rolland raged as he grimaced at his boys.“I have no clue how it happened that way, boss. We have never suffered this loss in any operation before. However, my instinct is telling me that this was a planned case to get us,” Walker explained as he bowed to Mr. Rolland.“What do you mean? The men you exchanged gunshots with were in uniform? I mean, do they appear like the police or any other armed forces?” Mr. Rolland inquired skeptically. “Yes, boss. They were in uniform and the way they handled their weapons was more professional to assume that they were people in the same category as us. I think Diana needs to answer a few questions. Again, I'm suspecting the new young man that was brought here yesterday.” Walker explained.“Where are they?” Mr. Rolland inquired as he scanned the room to find out if Diana and Justin were in the room.“Hmm… Diana is on her way. But I have no
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“Hey, this is not the time for you to listen to what they're saying. As of now, you can't do that until you undergo the training I'm about to put you through,” the young man who was assigned to educate Justin about everything he needs to know called for Justin's attention.Justin, who stood at a corner, nodded and then followed him.“Who, Justin, or Mr. Hemsworth you guys are talking about?” Justin asked the young man, pretending as though he had no clue who the person was.The young man proceeded and explained everything to Justin. The more questions Justin asks, the more explanations he gets. That was when he found out that his uncle who was murdered long ago was murdered by these men and every other misfortune that he had encountered was caused by them.In the end, Justin was told everything he needed to know before he started working with them, and he agreed to everything.Everything worked out smoother than he thought.It was getting dark because it was already evening. Justin l
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“Of course, you can. What's it?” Mr. Rolland inquired as everyone anticipated what he was going to say. “Pardon my manners, but I was just wondering about something,” Justin scratched his scalp nervously with one of his hands tucked behind him. “ You're already a wealthy man. So, I see no reason why you should be competing with others when you already have money. Is this what they mean? Human beings can never be satisfied with money?”Everyone couldn't help, but stare at Justin, wondering what gave him such an audacity to throw such a question to their boss. “Well, I can't blame him because he is new here and has no clue what our boss is capable of doing.” one of the boys mumbled.Mr. Rolland chuckled, received a cigarette from one of his boys, and then puffed out smoke against Justin's face.“Young man, what's your name?” Mr. Rolland inquired.“My name?” Justin asked after him as though he didn't hear him. “ My name is Alfred… Alfred Johnson.”Mr. Rolland placed the burning cigarett
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At Mr. Elias Rolland's house, he could be seen in the garden standing with his hands tightened into a fist as he glared at a lady standing before him.The lady stood in front of him, her head lowered to the ground. One could easily tell how scared the lady was because of her appearance.As Mr. Rolland was about to say a word to the lady before him, he paused after a few of his boys interrupted him.“Boss, we have got a new errand boy for you,” one of the boys spoke, and pushed Justin forward.Justin disguised himself as someone else. He wore tattered clothes, looking dirty, like someone homeless for a very long time.Although Justin was scared to look at Mr. Rolland he had been hearing about, he couldn't help but stare at the lady standing between him and Mr. Rolland in shock. He couldn't believe his eyes, but of course, he was expecting to see her there.“Enough of all these errand boys who keep failing me now and then. And why have you brought a madman into my house as an errand boy
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Upon realizing that Liam has gotten a new girlfriend for himself, anger ruled over Diana, who grinned at the couple standing before her.Liam tried to smile before responding to the lady, but he couldn't. The situation he found himself in.“Darling, you're not saying anything. Who is she?” The lady let go of him and stood beside him, anticipating what he was going to say. “ Don't tell me that you are cheating on me with another woman, Liam.” “No, honey. I'm not cheating on you,” Liam looked into her eyes and explained. “ Babe, meet my bestie, Diana.”“Wait! Wait! Is she the lady you once told me about?” Liam's girlfriend asked excitedly, pointing at Diana.“Yeah, she is. She's the only female friend I have,” he explained.The lady quickly turned around and faced Diana. She extended her hand to Diana for a handshake, but Diana stood silent with her hands folded above her chest as she glared at the lady. Diana hissed and rolled her eyes before taking her gaze away from the lady in a di
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Dawson became enraged. He tightened his hand into a fist and grimaced at Diana, who had buried her face in her palms, feeling embarrassed.Of course, she knew who got her pregnant. It was no one but her male bestie, Liam. He took advantage of her condition and slept with her, and now she's pregnant for him. Impossible!“Talk to me, Diana! Who is responsible for your pregnancy?”! Dawson yelled at her through gritted teeth.He took the case into his own hands, rather than letting Diana's parents deal with it in the best way they could.Diana trembles after Dawson's angry words rang through her ears. It was as if the ground should open and swallow her up because she wasn't ready to face the shame. “Speak, Diana!” Mr. Mike shouted at her, sending shivers down her spine.She flickered and quickly responded, letting tears flow freely down her cheeks to the hospital bed. “ Liam… Liam is responsible for the pregnancy.”Even though she was stuttering, she was able to tell who got her pregnant
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It was a month since Justin and Diana broke up and since then, she avoided meeting any man, including Dawson, who was pressuring her to get married to him.When Dawson found out from Liam that Diana and Justin were no longer in a relationship, he was overwhelmed with joy. He counted it as the right time to get Diana to become his wife, or else he might not get her again. He knew so well that he would be at a loss if another man won Diana's heart. So, he was eager to make her his wife before that happened. However, he told Diana's parents that they shouldn't refund the money he gave to Diana's mom. He was convinced that doing so would make Diana love, yet things didn't work out as he wanted.Although he was too occupied with political issues, he still creates time to visit Diana, so she won't think as if he doesn't care about her. Even at that, he wasn't getting her attention that much.Now, it was another beautiful day and Diana woke wi
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Justin and Isabella arrived at the address that was sent to him by the taxi driver. They were welcomed by the man's family.“You both are welcome to my house,” the man exchanged pleasantries with them as he ushered them into the house.“Thank you for accepting us into your house, sir.” Justin responded as they exchanged handshakes.“ permit me to ask you something, sir.”“Okay, proceed and ask your question, but before you do that, you both should please have your seats,” he responded as he let go of Justin's hand and sat on a different couch, facing them.Isabella assisted Justin to sit down, which triggered the man sitting before wanting to ask what happened. However, before he could open his mouth to speak, Justin had already started speaking.“What’s your name, sir?” Justin inquired, looking at the man and anticipating his response.The man was silent for a minute, as though he would rather not respond to the question. At last, he sighed and responded,“ Well, my name is Emmett Bens
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Isabella and Justin arrived home after taking a taxi from the hospital. “Be careful,” said Isabella as she assisted Justin in climbing out of the car. After he was out of the car, she paid the taxi driver. She lifted Justin's right hand, placed it on her neck, and rounded his waist with her left hand to assist him walk into the house.“Take a rest, so I can quickly prepare you something for you to eat,” Isabella announced as she assisted Justin to sit on the cushion.“Thanks for your care, Isabella.” Justin appreciated it as he rested his back against the cushion.“ You are indeed a changed lady.”“Of course, I am. I was so carried away by luxury that I forgot what you have been through for me. But now, I have realized my mistake and I promise never to leave you, no matter what happens. I love you, Justin,” she confessed her love for him.Instead of Justin confessing back, he played mute as he gazed at her, pondering a few things.“Hello, do you hear what I said?” Isabella waved her h
