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Gray looks into James’ eyes, looking for the insanity in them, but no. He is doing this with a sound mind. Gray moves the paper closer to him, and he reads through the contract. Gray, if he accepts this, he will become the sole owner of all the businesses, and loyalty attached to the de Nicola name. Ten billion dollars is nearly not enough for it, but James just wants to hit them where he is sure would hurt the most. “James, listen to me, maybe you want to sleep on this for a few days…” “Sign it, please.” James begs, his fingers going through his hair. “I can't sleep another night without knowing what the look would be on their faces.” “You do realize that they are going to hunt you down, right?” James chuckles. “After everything you have taught me, I will be more than capable of taking care of myself.” Gray surprises him and signs the papers without another question. “Done. Make sure to speak to Alice, and I will make sure that your money gets to you before you leave this bui
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“What?!” Wendy slaps herself on both cheeks at the same time. She hopes that the pain would be enough to wake her up from this bad dream. Mateo, who is driving the car, is very angry with her. Why is his wife making this about her when his family is going to shit?!Wendy drops her head into her hands and starts to wail with sorrow. “What have I done to deserve this?! God, why is this happening to me?!” “Shut up, Wendy! Shut up before I kick you out of my goddamn car!” He fires at her. “My family has lost everything they have built for generations and you are trying to make this about you?!” Wendy stops trying so hard to cry. It's true that this news has broken her, but the tears are just for show. She is offended that Mateo doesn't thinks she deserves to cry. How dare him? She is the one who will have to suffer the most! “You think that I shouldn't cry?! Mateo, I gave up everything to become a de Nicola, and you think that I can't cry?!” She asks angrily. “My fucking parents
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Mateo feels as if he has been caught in a hard position. He lied the whole time when he told his family that he was friends with the anonymous trillionaire, and now it has blown up in his face. He looks at the desperate face of his parents, and he can't bring himself to confess that he lied this whole time. So, he exhales and holds up his head with pride. “Okay, mum and Dad, I think you should calm down. The last time I heard from the anonymous trillionaire, he was very busy. He probably didn't even know about this, so just wait, I will need a few days to contact him.” The doctor then moves to check on his parents, especially his father, when two officials of the government walk into the room. Their eyes move around the room, and rest on Mateo. “Are you the junior Mister de Nicola?”Mateo frowns and rolls his shoulders. Have they come to fight him? He is prepared to defend himself and his family! “Yes? So what if I am. What do you want me to do for you?” “We need the keys to yo
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After the hospital, they go to their house, but they can't even get out of the taxi. – Yes, they have to use a taxi because their cars have been confiscated. When they get to the house, they meet so many people in blue overalls taking their things out of the house, just like they feared. They can't bring themselves to get out. What if the paparazzi sees them? “This is not right.” Mateo's hands turn into balls. “Drive to our house.” Wendy says. “Quick, before those story hungry vampires notice us!” The taxi turns around, and they start to head back to the house where Wendy and Mateo live. She hates to have her in laws over there, but is she heartless that she is going to allow them to spend the night on the side of the street? When they get to the house, her heart falls because she suddenly realizes that she is just going to be as fucked as they are. Some men in blue overalls are throwing their clothes out of the house. Mrs de Nicola bends her head and starts to cry. Wendy i
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Mateo can't sleep at night. Wendy is sleeping next to him, but he can't even sleep a wink. He stands up and goes to check on his patent. Thankfully, they are sleeping peacefully, and then he goes out to the balcony. He tries to call James many times, but the number is not going through. Of course, James must have him blocked. He knew that his cousin was good for nothing, but even this shocked Mateo to his bones. Since he can't reach his cousin, he decides to go into the living room and use the telephone. Thankfully, no one is in the living room, so he takes the telephone and goes out of the house. The night breeze is so cold that he feels his face turn stiff from the low temperature.“Hello?” James' undeniable voice sounds at the other end. “Wow. I thought that you would have the decency of changing your number after the evil that you have done to my family!” Mateo grits his teeth. “Now, why would I do that and make all my friends and business partners suffer to get in contac
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Mateos sinks into a seat and drops his head into his hands.“Mister Mateo, I was expecting you. How has your morning been?” Gray asks with a humble smile. “Yeah, what do you think? My cousin stole everything that belonged to my family, and I had to spend the night with my in-laws. Do you know how humiliating that is for a man?” He huffs. “I don't expect you to understand, you are just another guy. I don't even know why I am speaking to you, I am here to speak to the anonymous trillionaire.” “Really?” Gray asks. “I didn't know that you had such a strict preference. Well, since he is not available, maybe you can speak to me. You don't know, maybe I would be very helpful to you.” Mateo snorts. The entire river would dry before Gray would be useful to him. “Look, I don't have the time for this joke, okay? So, I guess you give Alice a quick call and tell her that I demand to see the anonymous trillionaire today! I don't want to speak to a common employee like you.” Gray only smiles, e
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This is supposed to be a moment for Stacy to celebrate and say that karma has been working very hard for her, but she can't do that. Her cousin is now homeless, together with her rich husband and his family. She feels sorry for Wendy, she knows that it's not easy for her. She heard that they now stay at the Blanchards, so she is indecisive, if she should go and wish them the best. Maybe a phone call is better, but she isn't sure at all. She goes into her closet that is so full, that she doesn't even know which clothes to wear on some days. She looks at it for a while, then she starts to pull some clothes out. She is growing heavier with pregnancy, that means some of the clothes won't fit her anymore. But they will fit Wendy. She puts them in a small bag, and then even adds two pairs of shoes. Never worn before. She gets ready, locks up the house, and gets into the car. She doesn't know if her auntie would be happy to see her, she doesn't know how her cousin's going to react to
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Gray Lance, like her ex husband, the current husband of her cousin? Or is there another Gray Lance that she has never heard of? Suddenly, the river of tears dried from her eyes. Surely Mateo doesn't know what he is talking about, because he is normally a very jealous person and now he is asking her to seduce her ex husband? Or is this a sort of test? She chuckles as she comes and sits down next to Mateo. “What is this now? A test to see if I will be loyal to you even in this trying time?” “No, Wendy, I am fucking serious. Like as serious as a heart attack?” “And you want me to seduce Gray. That's your grand plan?” Mateo aggressively runs his hand over his chin. “Look, are you going to do it or not?” “No!” She shakes her head. “How dare you even ask a thing like that from me? I can't seduce a poor man like Gray Lance, ew.” It's so funny that Wendy is not rejecting this because Gray is her cousin's husband, she is rejecting it because she believes that he is too poor for her. Ma
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Worry is not what's on Gray's mind right now. Instead he gently walks out of the room and to his office. He needs to get his laptop. He takes out his phone and gives a call to Alice Yashin. He knows that it's very late at night, but he needs something from her. Like he expected, she picks up immediately. “Hello, sir. Is everything okay? Is Stacy and the baby fine?” “Yeah, they are both sleeping. I just need you to send some files to me.” He says to her. She is quiet from uncertainty at the other end. “But, sir, you are a new father and you are not supposed to be working. Just tell me what to do, and I will handle it.” She says. She is being very generous, but he won't allow that. They have worked so hard for months to see that his mission is fulfilled, and now he is going to handle this one by himself. “Don't worry about it, Alice, I just need you to do one single thing for me. Send all the files we have on the Hyena to me immediately.” “The Hyena, sir? But the man is dead.”
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On the fifth of July, a day that will forever be remembered as the day that Gray Lance took over the country, but also as the day that his first child was born. “... The commander in chief of our country has just welcomed a baby girl, Amanda Marie Lance. Congratulations to the people of Westland…” Gray is sitting on the couch, as his eyes watch the almost mute television, where the report of the birth of his daughter has just been broadcasted…She is in his hands, so small and delicate, and she is the most perfect thing in the entire world. He hasn't taken his eyes off her, he is even too scared to breathe too loud. Stacy is totally exhausted, even though the birth was fortunately very short for her. She is lying in the bed, having a deep sleep.Gray is going to forever worship the ground that his wife walks on from this day forward. The pain he saw her go through in the labor room told him that women are not mere people, but super beings with great strength.” His daughter makes
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William is explaining everything to her, but she doesn't understand what is going on yet.Why should she be the one to deliver the speech, when she was just helping the anonymous trillionaire's wife? She opens her mouth with a small gap, but no words can come out. Everyone is kindly smiling at her, the way people would look at their savior…She sighs and presses her hand against her forehead. “But, I can't deliver the speech? I'm not the Mars' wife, that's not even possible.” William smiles at her. “Oh, Stacy. You have no idea how possible anything can be.” That's when it strikes her with a heavy beating of her chest. No,no,no. “Gray is the Mars?” She whispers, almost to herself. William looks so proud, he nods slowly. “But…” she stops. Gray is the Mars!! Gray is the anonymous trillionaire! She has been married to the richest man in the world the whole time, and she didn't even know that. This is big news to her, and in front of so many people. She would need like a month to
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Stacy is very surprised to see her Aunt, but she is even more surprised to see her Auntie kneeling in front of her and begging for mercy. “Please, I was blinded by the devil!” She cries. “I didn't know that you were going to turn out so great. Remember that I gave you a roof over your head and fed you for years. Please have pity on your old and wrinkled auntie. The truth is that Wendy and Mateo told their family that Gray and Stacy are not ordinary people, but the richest and most powerful couple in the country. Mr and Mrs de Nicola believe it very easily because they got their house back. They were happy and satisfied, even though they didn't get everything they had before, and they made sure to stop by the Gray corporation headquarters to thank him. Mrs Blanchard did not believe it at all. “Are you trying to tell me that the disgraceful son-in-law of the family is so rich? Please, spare me that nonsense!” Wendy continued to try to get her mother to change her mind, but her moth
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President Brody is dead and now, the Mars is going to take over as the president of the country by virtue of being the most competent General. No one is even opposed to this, and everyone is very happy. General Micheal retires happily, after everything, he is sure that he will now live a happy and peaceful life. Everyone is preparing for July fifth, for it's going to be the day that the Mars, who everyone now knows is General Gray Lance, will be sworn in. Hundreds of representatives of good countries come to form firm allies with the new leader of Westland, and everyone is so happy because July fifth is just a day away….There is only one person who doesn't know what exactly is going on, and that's Stacy. She read on the news that the wicked president has finally been killed by the Mars, and she is very happy because the country will know peace now. There is just one thing that she doesn't know, and that is that her husband was the one who killed the president. She didn't watch
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No one, except Brody, knows that this man is the anonymous trillionaire, but as soon as they see the fear in Brody's eyes, they immediately know. Brody fired up to three shots and none of them hit this man. He drops his gun in fright and starts to back into the wall. “You are not human!” He shivers. “You are not human, you fucking bastard!” He tries to find something to shield himself because from the look in Gray's eyes, he knows that he is about to be killed. He throws a chair in Gray's direction, but when he sees that doesn't work, he grabs the almost frightened newscaster lady and uses her as a human shield. She shrieks and he immediately slaps his hand over her mouth. “Shut up! If you come any closer to me, I am going to shoot her, you hear me!” Everyone is shaken, they don't want to lose another of their colleagues. They expect that the Mars would throw away his gun and negotiate with the crazy man, but that's not what happens. Gray casually checks his gun to see if it's
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Once Brody had said the single line that he had rehearsed, he expected for the professionals to take over. Yes, even though he has just barged into the place, shot a bunch of people, and traumatized the hell out of them, he expects for them to still be very professional and come up with the best questions. He sighs with anger when he sees that the newscasters are just holding on to each other like scared chickens, and trying their hardest not to make eye contact with him. “Now, listen to me, you two fools,” he picks up the gun again. “I didn't go through all that trouble for you two to be fucking dumb, so you better get your shit together, or I am going to blow your fucking brains all over the place.” The lady shuts her eyes as more tears pours out. She is sobbing, she has to press her hands over her mouth to keep the sound out. The man has to summon courage, else they are going to be dead, so he whispers to his colleague and pushes her to the side. He takes out his handkerchief
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Brody feels like he has been caught up in a crossroad, the only man that would have been able to help him turns out to be the enemy himself. He watched the official announcement, now the whole world knows the truth about what has happened. He doesn't have anywhere else to go, he doesn't have anything to use to save himself. He still has a few tens of supporters, they are afraid to come out and say so because they fear Mars and also the judgement from their friends and families. Some of them have cut off contact with him, and this breaks his heart even more. He can't flee the country too, because he knows that he is going to be caught at the airport, or as soon as he approaches any border.Brody knows that surrendering won't work, not after the many things that he and his family did. So, what will he do now? He decides to go on live TV and say his mind. Brody is surely a master manipulator and he knows that if he plays his cards right, he will gather the gullible lots among the W
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The anonymous trillionaire is Mars?! The journalists have a field day with this one, and it's the only thing that they are talking about! Surely, the Mars/anonymous trillionaire is a very smart man, because he has managed to keep his identity for so long, even though he has two different sides. No wonder he has been so devoted to their country! If he can turn his company into a trillion dollar one, then they can trust him with the country and they are sure that he is going to do a very good job with it. Stacy is one of the people that are blown away by this news. She sits down in front of the television in her room, as she watches a newscaster compare an image of the Mars and the anonymous trillionaire. “...now if you look at both pictures very closely, you will see that they are both equal in height. Don't miss the broad shoulders, or the mighty biceps that seem to be spilling out of his shirt….” Stacy scoffs. “Is this now a thirst trap? This is a very serious matter!” Wend
