A man with an imposing presence walked into the villa with some other men walking behind him. The way he was classically dressed would leave anyone staring for a long period, assuming he was their dream model.He walked further in, and the guards couldn’t even look up his way or shut the door in his face. His presence alone told them he was someone of high importance.When Rachel saw him walking in, she couldn’t decipher the puzzle in her head. She felt locked in a daze for a while, staring, before she remembered what her daughter said.“You must be Edward, right?” She said with disgust creeping off her face. She stared at him from head to toe, absenting the fact that he was with some other bulky men who could run down the place in seconds.“Madam. I can see I am welcomed, right?” Edward said, trying to make himself comfortable amidst the heavy stares he was feeling on him.He wanted to approach Linda first, but it was only proper for him to go through her mom so he could win her favo
Everyone had their eyes pinned on every detail, waiting for what would unfold before their eyes. The seriousness on Edward's face wasn’t just convincing, but it made the air stiffen with tension.One of Edward's bodyguards ran out of the house towards the car and came back with a big box. Edward smiled after realizing he had gained all their attention.Now it was his moment! This would be when they take back their words and how they have degraded him since he stepped foot in there.“You think I am broke? You think I can’t partner with this family?” Edward snapped at Linda in particular and had her eyes pinned to his movements as he opened the box and brought out a stack of cash.“You see…” he started while flipping the bundle in the air, making the whole room hot.” you don’t judge anyone too easily” he added and untied the bundle then threw the cash at her face.She got hit by it but didn’t say a word. Her eyes pinned on every cash that was floating in the air until it settled down to
Linda stood like a statue, looking like life had been sucked out of her. Still trying to process the shock, it had become too hard for her to even think of what to say. All she did was watch how her mother was moving back and forth in frustration.“Damn it! If we don’t get this, we are done for!” Rachel was overwhelmed. Just when she had luck on her side, it slipped away. And right before her eyes, she was watching it slip away.But then, Edward was still in the vicinity. She could still see him reaching for the main gate as he walked fast as though his leg were a machine. Quickly, an idea popped into her head.“You!” She faced Linda. “You better chase after him and make sure you bring him back here or else, you and Stephen will leave this house!” She added, and Linda found a lump in her throat that made her breathing choke.Stephen also shivered. From the tone of her voice and the fire in her eyes, he could swear she meant every word she said. Knowing he was the cause of this and if
”Lay down on the floor, for you?” Linda stammered. Her eyes glinted in disgust for a brief moment as she spoke, making Edward raise a brow at her.His words must have caught her off guard and expectedly she didn’t look like she was going to accept. Just the kind of reaction he was expecting, and even more.“You don’t like it? You don’t like my condition?” Edward said with a taunting smile, and she nearly choked.However, she was able to read the situation and predict what might be going on in his head. But then she wasn’t worried about agreeing, but whether Stephen would be willing to do such a thing.In Edward’s words, he didn’t just emphasize laying on the floor only, he also mentioned ‘till he would be pleased.’ And that wasn’t something to be taken lightly.Would Stephen stoop so low, even if it was for the sake of the family? That was a puzzle to solve, and she wouldn’t even bother herself as that alone could be energy-draining.“Why are you not speaking up? Tell me,” Edward said
Stephen felt a big lump in his throat. He took a hard gulp, yet it wasn’t enough to push it down. The kind of heaviness he was feeling was beyond normal. If he had been told this would happen a long time ago, he could have sorted out a time machine to change the future.The way his mother and sister's eyes were glued to him was enough to make him want to push his pride down, but he had second thoughts about it after seeing that taunting smile on Edward’s face.“Time is a luxury. I don’t have much time to waste here,” Edward said, raising their curiosity as he then turned back but stopped halfway.“I lied about having two hundred million dollars. What I have is a billion. I was ready to play along just so I can reveal it later, but I see there is no need.” he added and wanted to peel Linda's arms off him, but she remained glued to him.His words sent waves of shock splashing on them and even Stephen, who was too stubborn to go down to the floor, was pushed to do so.He crouched down qu
“I am sorry, young master.” Ramon apologized quickly as he felt the gaze alone was making his knees weak. He didn’t even know what he was apologizing for, but he let it out to better the situation.However, Harrison didn’t seem affected by it. Rather, he stood up, raising the curiosity of everyone in the room as their chest thumped in fear.“Young-“ Lucas wanted to talk but cut himself off after Harrison shot him a cold stare.“On your knees!” Harrison suddenly growled, looking at Ramon. His tone was so cold and threatening that it stripped Ramon of his strength and left him dropping to the floor.Lucas and the other men read the situation and quickly kneeled too. Harrison was the only one left standing. He looked like he was going to whip them each.“You lied to me,” Harrison started, pacing around a bit. “You lied to me that my father is still alive?” Harrison grumbled.Hearing this, Ramon easily figured out that the information had slipped out. Just the one he wasn’t ready to let o
“I don’t have full details, but I think your mother-in-law and Lucy must have contributed to such,” Ramon explained.“Lucy? Who the hell is Lucy?” Harrison thundered. He knew for sure that his mother-in-law would be involved but hearing another name attached to the whole thing was unexpected.“She’s the receptionist in the company,” Ramon said.“What? She’s just a receptionist in my company, and she has the guts to maltreat my wife?” Harrison’s voice was filled with anger as it echoed around the room.His veins pooped up, almost as though it would erupt out of his skin. No one had seen him in such a state. That was to show to what extent Harrison valued his wife.Bang!Suddenly, the door was slightly pushed open, and the doctor walked in with some files. All along his face was pinned to the document until he looked around only to find everyone kneeling and that shabbily dressed patient was standing tall in the middle of everything.He could have ignored the situation, but after seeing
Everyone was pushed to the edge by such terrifying intrusion. It was almost as if an attack would follow after, but there was nothing. There was nothing or no one but just Whitman drenched in sweat and looking like he was locked in a tomb for hours.“What is wrong? What the hell happened?” Harrison asked curiously.“The… financial team just contacted me…” Whitman stammered at first so he could catch his breath, but that could only raise their curiosity the more.“Go on,” Harrison indulged.“I was told ten billion was stolen from the company's account.” Whitman completed.“What?” Ramon exclaimed first.“Ten what?” Lucas' mouth formed an ‘o’ as he was left dazzled by what he heard.Amidst all this, Harrison didn’t even know how to react. Though he hadn’t taken the company yet, it was still his. That amount of money wasn’t just a piece of cake, and yet, it was stolen? By whom?In his entire life, he had never seen such an amount of money. He didn’t bother to know all the money Sterling C