2023-12-19 07:00:00Reynold's jaw tightened as he watched Kayla find trouble going to sleep. She turned and curled several times, the worries that she carried were very obvious, almost permeating the air itself.
His shoulders was rigid with stress and he hated feeling powerless while her world crashed down. There had to be more he could do rather than watching her fruitlessly try to mitigate the damage.After a few minutes, she managed to stay calm within the thick sheets of her bed, and giving her one last furtive glance, he walked out of the door and slowly closed it, making sure it made no sound. Then he went downstairs, by that time Jovian was already in the sitting room.In a low tone, Jovian asked. “Is everything okay?”His question was met by a few minutes of silence from Reynold. Then he raised his head and looked at him.“Something is wrong. And I need to investigate it…” a frown formed on his face.At first, he had overlooked the pos
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After all that had happened, any other person would have been battered, bruised perhaps broken even. Not that Kayla was some sort of super goddess, she just was very resilient in a lot of ways.Some of those ways often tend to be full of surprises, it's no surprise why her brothers consider her a very dangerous subject even though she was female and all their family principles favors them more. Deep in their hearts, they know how unstoppable this sibling of theirs could be.Kayla moderately marched forward, the stoned determination in her eyes shielded by a black shade, and a scarf was loosely tied over her head, around her neck. She wore a tight pair of faded jeans that accentuated her hips… but not much of it could be adorned because of the baggy sweatshirt she wore– which covered her upper butt.Still, whatever was of her was a feast to the eyes of men, both single and married. She walked alone, nonchalantly treading the grand floor of the airport.The attendant stopped her but, sh
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Reynold and Jovian began to look through the documents they had retrieved from the company.At first, it was a pile of junks, some work papers and documents, however one thing that was interesting or that linked all these documents together and made Reynold so fascinated was the fact that there was one shady means linking to another, everything was just begging to be revealed.‘These guys are cowards… cowards, real one.’ Reynold scoffed and shook his head as he continued what he was doing.While those facts and weaknesses he found were useful, they weren't what he wanted. After a few hours the turning point emerged - several large critical servers suffered a systematic crash. Originally believed to be a freak technical glitch, the outages corrupted datasets delaying merger financials Kayla's team relied on.Digging deeper, Rey uncovered the crash fingerprints pointing to a remotely triggered attack - someone with high level network access had intentionally taken those servers offline
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Late in the night, two pairs of feet slowly crawled the floor, moving with careful precision. Even though their slow strides were scattered and uncordinated, they still managed to keep themselves hidden in the darkness, like they had spent tens of years in it, mastering the core of it.Reynold and Jovian found themselves slipping through unfamiliar halls, and even though they had a target this time, it was still kind of difficult locating the said target. Prior to this time, Reynold, nor Jovian had been been to Kayla's company.With how edgy the young lady could be, Reynold had deliberately stayed as far away as he could manage.After a few trial and error entries, they finally got to what they were targeting. The IT department systems. While Reynold stood watch, Jovian worked quickly uploading spyware to department laptops. Since they were unable to discover who it was that had betrayed Kayla, Reynold suggested that they install the spyware into the systems of all the workers in the
I Became A Trillionaire After Marrying A Lady Boss CHAPTER FIFTY
In this city, morning was not like it usually would be. It was almost as if the ray of light came in later than it usually would or maybe Kayla was just too tired that she didn't notice it the moment it came.Also, there was no masculine, strong framed body lying beside her, no savoring odour soothing her nostrils. Everything about the morning was unfamiliar and if she'd admit… lonely.She didn't think she'd wake up in the morning and the first thing she'd be missing was the nice smell of her husband's food.Kayla stretched away the temptation to go to sleep, her body ached all over come this morning and the cold was kinda assaulting, although it was still at a point where she could mind not wearing anything thick.As she stood up to go to the bathroom, her phone rang. With great expectations and a sweet smile she picked it up, her smile getting even sweeter.“Hello baby,” her voice was seductively hoarse.“Hello, my love. How have you been? I'm sorry, I slept too early, I didn't chec
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A young lady was dressed in an austere sense. She wore black scarf over her head with black shades, then a nose mask. Disturbingly matching her black gown–she even added a black heels to it.Considering the significance and underlying dangers of being discovered, she had probably thought that this was the perfect outfit for the occasion.Of course, one couldn't blame her. What was the only daughter of a rich conglomerate supposed to know about undercover. How was she supposed to realize that to go undercover was to blend in with the crowd so much that she becomes insignificant.But in that black dress, Kayla was just too obvious.Currently, she was sitting at a restaurant, several seats behind her target. Who was also a pretty lady, although not as pretty as Kayla but she had some perks… yeah.‘I can't help but wonder why a pretty lady like her is onto Ceneau…eeww… I feel like I can throw up just thinking about it.’Kayla shook her head and kept her face hidden in the menu, looking at
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“A condition?” The lady's voice sounded a bit cautious.One could tell from it that she was a very thoughtful young girl, one that very much understood her position and understood the fact that anyone could take advantage of her any time. Well, except if Kayla was giving her too much credit with just two words.“I'm sorry. It's not anything outrageous. I just need your help also.”Immediately Kayla said that, the lady's expression became free. She was probably thinking the help was money, Kayla could tell because she was the best person to understand the lady. Both of them were the only daughter of their fathers but in her case, she had brothers, evil ones as at that.Only daughters tend to think every help needed was always about money. She thought like that too at a point but she had changed… no, she was changing. Kayla looked at the waitress that was busy with another customer.‘I will gladly throw money at almost anything in this world.’She faced the young lady.“I actually came
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Reynold and Jovian settled in the car not too far away and continued to listen to Lei's conversation with the other party. Jovian had managed to wire through the lady’s phone, using a complex coding sequence, which made the phone's recording effect listenable…however, it was still muggy and unclear.For the most part they couldn't listen well, they couldn't get a lot of things because of how hard it was to hear. The audio was sounding with a lot of shimmering noise that drowned the voices in the background of the call.However, Reynold was able to get a single thing from the conversation. And it made him frown.“Tate… the person he is talking to is Tate.”“How can you be so sure?” Jovian asked.“Because, he has a unique voice.”“Then what do you suggest that we do…”Reynold was silent for a few seconds, his eyes squinted and he responded.“We wait.”“Wait why?” Jovian inquired with a round eyes.“We will break into his place and steal enough evidence to make sense of our claims.”Jovi
I Became A Trillionaire After Marrying A Lady Boss CHAPTER FIFTY FOUR
The second morning Kayla was spending in another country was kinda different from the first. But that could also be because of the guest she had. She had slept quite late yesterday because they spoke into the night and it was a miracle that she managed to wake up this early enough.Mei was going to see her off and go on to convince her father. She already assured Kayla that she wasn’t going to fail. She was going to bring back the merger and become a part of The Johns family.Still thinking about it, Kayla shook her head. It still didn't make any sense enough, that she would go to this extent to marry that damned Ceneau. But then she had also done something crazy and went to marry Reynold.Both actions may be fueled by different reasons but it spoke of them the same way… crazy.She came out of the bathroom and slipped into a cream colored gown that stopped just above her, hugging her body and bringing out the contours of her shape.“You look amazing! A ten!” Mei complimented.“Yea. Th
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One life ends. Another begins. Such was the world.That was what Rey was thinking as he fondled his ten-month-old baby girl distractedly. He still felt empathy toward Hamish, even though it irritated him. Hamish was his brother-in-law. He shouldn't try to kill him. Nobody's brother-in-law should try to kill him. But unfortunately, that was life. Things happened even when they were absurd, even when they where undesirable.They had charged Hamish and his aide, Sparks, with manslaughter, attempted murder, conspiracy to commit murder. Whenever Reynolds thought about it, he shook his head. It was bad. If either of the two men received a light sentence, it would be life. That was what Hamish got for throwing his life away. On the other hand, the world had not skipped a beat. The three of them had recovered fully (at least physically) himself, Kayla, and the Chairman. The Chairman was no longer a 'Chairman,' corporately, legally, and technically. To Reynolds he was now only a father in-
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Sparks was looking for that one lucky strike.He had tailed Hamish, parked far from sight, approached the building on foot, scaled the fence and come in unnoticed. All according to plan. He knew Hamish was with Reynolds already, and they had been speaking for a few minutes. Hopefully, the stage was well set for his arrival.He went round the building, loathing that he had to use the stairs instead of the elevator. His job always sucked and he hated it.The building was generally deserted as planned. Yes... perfect. At the bottom of the stairs he paused, said a lucky prayer, then set the timer on his watch. Ten minutes for everything... Godspeed.****Hamish and the Chairman stared at each other in bewilderment for seconds."I heard you son. Everything you said," his father told him. For a moment Hamish's mind was blank as he stood transfixed, still holding Reynolds at gun point. Slowly he collected himself, becoming even angrier."I'm not upset at you. Only disappointed. But I don't
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If there could be any reason to spare Sparks life and dispose of him, it was the fact that he had an instinct. He hadn't been a henchman these years for nothing. He knew a trap when he saw one. So, when he phoned the doctor requesting to have the package ready by noon, he became aware that he was not speaking to him.Well, technically, he was. But situationally, he wasn't. The doctor was damaged goods now. He sensed that the guy was bugged.How it happened, he had no idea. But it happened real fast.He phoned Hamish and told him. They'd have to take care of the guy, but not too soon, so they don't throw off a scent. It was a tricky situation for the tricky-minded. The better move now, Hamish told him, was to go directly for Reynolds.There were reasons for this. Beforehand, he had noticed that Kayla had vanished from the hospital ward where she was being treated. Of course, he didn't ask questions or raise suspicions (since the hospital staff couldn't link him to Kayla). But Hamish
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There was one more person to put away when the scheme was done with. That doctor.As much as Hamish hated to deal with it, another clumsy character on the scene meant another loose end. He was going to go all out till he got his package... and till it worked. They he'd pay the man in full before making him disappear.Of course basic logic would question his choice of paying first. He just thought it necessary to stick to one's part of a deal no matter what. So he'd pay the man's family for his service, then kill him. He knew he'd needed a new aide for that job, since Sparks would have to go, too. Either in the process or after the process.In fact, he had started to feel a sense of urgency to do away with Sparks before something spilled. The man was already becoming disgruntled. He was already becoming too important. Nobody became too important with Hamish.But first Sparks needed to get the dirty work done, before he eliminated and dissociated him.****When Benny launched himself
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Doctor Benny liked the concept of a bright future. He had always liked it and other terms like it. Future. Success. Opportunity. Yes, that one. Opportunity. There wasn't very much of it for him in his profession. He wasn't poor or anything—of course he had stuff to be grateful for. But he sensed it could be more. So he tried to get more.Wen he had got the call from Hamish's aide to get a lethal solution ready, he, as any rational person, did not like it. But what choice did he have? His wife was a compulsive shopper and his children sometimes forgot he wasn't a billionaire. So he asked himself what he had to lose and the answer was not much. He didn't know if he had a strong or weak conscience. He only knew he could use the money they were offering. He took the offer. He had hoped it would be a one-off thing. Prepare the solution, have it delivered, get his money, forget any of it ever happened. Now it was staring him on the face. That was the problem with crime. It made for str
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Impatiently, the Chairman waited for Rey to arrive. More than clarity, he needed to prove to his son-in-law—and himself—that he was mistaken. If they hadn't been from Rey, he would have paid the messages no heed. He found it rather confusing under the given circumstances. He waited in his topfloor office in the conglomerate that morning, when he should have been busy with other concerns. Reynolds needed to explain. It was not that the strings had no connection whatsoever. No, the Chairman wasn't imprudent. It was the way they connected. And the who they connected to. Those were the things he could not accept. At least, not without hard, infallible proof.His desk phone beeped and he picked it up. It was Rezei, asking if he wanted to see Reynolds."Yes, let him come," he said. Then he glanced sharply at the central air conditioner, feeling like the temperature in the room had fallen by a hinedered degrees Celsius in one second. The door opened almost immediately to reveal Reynolds
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Hamish was painstaking meticulous at planning. He knew when things could go slow, when they could go fast, and when they needed to go fast. Killing Rey was a fast game. It had to be if it would be played, as it was also a cagey game. Not that he was not a cagey man, or that he doubted his own genius. His master-mind. Rather, because he knew that perfection was not cheap, and if you were going to kill your next-door neighbour without taking a dent, you required perfection.He had two usable routes. One was direct: strike Rey. This required precision and care, seeing as the man had become his father's favourite. The other was a bit more accommodating: Strike Rey through Kayla. That is, strike Kayla, and when it impacted and exposed Reynolds, he’d then put the man to rest permanently.Being the genius that he was, Hamish kept both routes open. It would be like a double barrel, a kill-both-birds-with-one-stone formula. He was almost enjoying the prospect. All his track would be clean.
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The police never got around to finding Riker. He was ghost, they said. Came and went as he pleased. In truth, he was aboard the next flight out of the country after the Johns foiled his coup. With his absence came peace. The Chairman gave Reynolds a position in the company to work alongside Hamish. Kayla's baby continued to grow, her belly ballooned, pushing against her buttons. For the couple and the Johns, the world seemed a kindlier place.All except Hamish.He was angered by the turn of events, especially with Reynolds' new position as his managerial superior. Bloody Reynolds? His Superior! They had no inkling what he was capable of. Maybe he would have to show them. By himself this time. He would restore his honor by taking out all his enemies and their accomplices, in any form they manifested. Including those who directly limited him, and those who did so indirectly, by being dumb and sluggish, by playing with his goals.The first, perfect victim would be Grant.Luckily, a d
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The tracker vanished all of a sudden and Jovian's head jerked with a start. He had been watching his wearable monitor almost boredly up till it happened. “What the--?" He spat."What?" asked Ceneau who had also been observant."Do we move?" one of the aides asked. Jovian nodded. He dd not want to say that the tracker had been lost. They'd just drive to where it was last seen.Everybody prepared hastily. Even Ceneau fiddled with a rifle he probably couldn't use. They piled in and hit the gas, hard.****The first thing Reizei did was strike the overhead sensor. He guessed that damaging it could shut the mantap on one end (for both doors) and lock half the guards out momentarily. And it worked. The only people to cross were the three of them, Riker, and about half the escort party.Once Reynolds grabbed the nearest guard's gun, he had acted, ramming his fist into the circular sensor above his head. There were screams, including his.The Chairman scrambled. The guard behind Reizei gra
