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I Became A Trillionaire After Marrying A Lady Boss CHAPTER THIRTY EIGHT
Kayla woke up sluggishly, after what she would describe as a tired night. Of course, it was great and eventful - she got to taste her husband on bed once again and she just had to admit…‘...I don't see myself getting used to it’She sighed and looked beside her. He was fast asleep, one of his hands around her hips. She spent a few more seconds staring at his face. It was a drop of innocence, spelling out the baby in him.He was handsome too, his shoulder had become wider than when she first met him, his arms lighter with muscles rolling under his skin lime twisted cords.Belatedly she looked up and saw that she was in her room, then heaved a sigh of relief. Gently, she removed his hand, trying not to wake him. She got up and was about to enter the bathroom when her phone vibrated.She picked up the full screen communicator and stared at its for a few seconds. Kayla's faced roughened with a slight brow and she entered the toilet with more haste than usual.—Kayla arrived early to the
I Became A Trillionaire After Marrying A Lady Boss CHAPTER THIRTY NINE
Sean seethed, barely containing his own fury. “Father’s lost his mind, giving Kayla keys to a deal this huge.” Reaching Tate’s office, they barrelled through the door in sync. Tate ripped loose his tie while Sean paced, raking hands through his immaculate hair until it stuck up in dark tufts. “It’s unbelievable! We’re his sons - his rightful heirs!” Sean exploded. “Now little sister gets to play executive just because she batted her eyes at Daddy?” He spat the word ‘Daddy’ like a curse, lip curled in disgust. Tate swung around from the whiskey decanter he was emptying into two tumblers. “Here,” he shoved one glass toward his brother, “you look like you need this.” They drank in brooding silence before Tate smashed his empty tumbler down. “We can’t let her get away with this. If Kayla nails that deal, Father's favor will shift towards her. He will begin to notice her more and more and we… we’ll be cast aside like yesterday’s tr
I Became A Trillionaire After Marrying A Lady Boss CHAPTER FORTY
Kayla hustled down the hall, heels clicking urgently on marble floors. She was running late for the merger negotiations thanks to the misinformation. She was sure this meeting was set for 10:00 AM, but as soon as 8:00 AM the representatives of the Zhang company were already around. Now she had to scramble to make it in time.‘...who the hell gave them a wrong information?’Were they the one given wrong information or was she the one?Rounding the corner toward a certain conference room, Kayla collided forcefully with another person. Papers exploded into the air as she crashed backwards, barely catching herself against the wall. “I’m so sorry!” she exclaimed. Then as she caught sight of the man she’d run into, her expression hardened.Tate. Her brother stood there straightening his suit, trademark smirk firmly in place as Kayla’s important documents fluttered around them. “What are you doing here?” She inquired with a frown.This was the main company, Tate was in charge of the packag
I Became A Trillionaire After Marrying A Lady Boss CHAPTER FORTY ONE
"Kayla? What's going on?"Reynold asked as he saw her burst into the house. Her expression was hardned and begging to not be approached - not that it did anything to Reynold.She blew past in a whirlwind, barking over her shoulder. "I have to prep for tomorrow's make-up meeting."Frowning in confusion, Reynolds followed Kayla upstairs. He found her furiously booting up her computer, files splayed across the bedspread."Whoa, slow down.” he implored. "Did something happen at work?"Kayla snatched a folder, rifling through papers. "Somehow incorrect financials got circulated for today's merger negotiation. God fucks! It made me look like a bumbling idiot, unprepared with the right data!" Kayla spewed out the full story, typing rapidly between gesticulations."Those numbers couldn't have changed spontaneously," she added. “I am sure someone messed with it and I am going to get to the bottom of this.”“It could have been a mistake… you should also consider that, we have to be rational,
I Became A Trillionaire After Marrying A Lady Boss CHAPTER FORTY TWO
As Lei steered the sleek maybach into the nearly empty parking lot, Kayla triple-checked the address scribbled in her planner.She didn’t recognize the sign reading “Renova Steakhouse,” but then again, she’d never visited this upscale restaurant clear across town.Glancing at the dashboard clock showing 8:47am, Kayla grimaced. Due to the jackknifed tractor trailer on the freeway, a lot of time had been lost and she had almost gotten late yet again. But she had managed to arrive before the Zhang team.Letting herself into the silent restaurant, Kayla informed the bemused hostess, “I’m here for the 9 o’clock Zhang Corporation breakfast.” “Zhang Corporation?” The hostess shook her head. “We have no reservations under that name.”Kayla frowned, digging for her planner. Maybe she wrote the meeting details incorrectly in her frenzied preparations last night. But no - the page clearly said ‘Renova Steakhouse, 9am Tuesday, ask for Zhang party.’ Chills trickled down Kayla’s spine even befor
I Became A Trillionaire After Marrying A Lady Boss CHAPTER FORTY THREE
Reynold sat down with his arms crossed, he had been in this position for a while now. And Jovian had been offered no choice but to observe in silence.Especially, since the coldness between the two of them had not been addressed since he caused trouble in the gym.Jovian stood behind him, as ever silent as a stereotypic bodyguard can be… but he was no nothing stereotypic.“Uhm… uh… are we not going to the gym today?”Reynold's lost eyes creased to a frown. He stood and turned to the young lad.“The gym? Are you asking me that.”Jovian lowered his head immediately.“I'm sorry. I was thoughtless and it was wrong of me.”“Hmm… forget about that. Something else bothers me.” Reynold intoned, looking around the house like he was searching for something.“What… is bothering you?” Jovian inquired carefully, stealing glances at his boss’ blank face.Reynold lingered a few moments, his brows then furrowed and he shot a resolved gaze to Jovian.“Jovian.”“Yes sir.”“There is something both of us
I Became A Trillionaire After Marrying A Lady Boss CHAPTER FORTY FOUR
Reynold slowly walked the paved roads of the hospital backyard, sidelined by red and yellow flowers that brought a soothing sweet smell to his lungs. Beside him was a lady in patterned hospital wear, walking with the support of a single-leggef metallic rod.Perhaps it was because of her that Reynold kept his pace controlled.“So, Tia tells me this your wife has been gracious to us.”Her voice was slithery, dancing with ease on the note of her tone. Perhaps if there was a little bit of melody added, everything that came out of her mouth could have been music.It's amazing that a woman of her age still had a beautiful voice as this. Although for Reynold it was very regrettable that he wasn't the one that inherited this voice.He smiled and lowered his head as he responded to her, barely managing to distract himself from her pleasant voice.“Kayla is great. She's cool.”She looked up to her son, clearly reading the frolicking behind the lines of his shy smile.“Kayla is great. She's cool
I Became A Trillionaire After Marrying A Lady Boss CHAPTER FORTY FIVE
His mother’s question threw him off for a second but Reynold soon recovered. “Well, I do have plans to do that, you know… it’s just that she's working a very busy schedule right now. But once she’s done, I am definitely going to bring her around.”“You better.” She said with a corner of her lips lightly curling.The two slowly walked back to her hospital room, trailing back their paths between the garden of flowers, crazed patients who didn't mind kissing on the bench out in the open, and a man that often tends to meditate, anywhere.“I think they fell in love with each other while in the hospital, Tia told me all about it. The guy is a little bit crazy and the lady had kinda been a reason why his treatments have been working.”“Oh wow…” Reynold was surprised. He smiled, walking and holding his mother's hand.“Isn't it funny how love can work sometimes.” She peeked into his eyes, obviously finding something in it.“What?”“Maybe there's some magic in it waiting to be found by you.”H
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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
CHAPTER HUNDRED & FORTY EIGHT
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
