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I Became A Trillionaire After Marrying A Lady Boss CHAPTER THIRTY ONE
In an instant, Reynold's strong arms were around Kayla’s enveloping her shaky frame. He didn't speak, didn't pry for explanations; he simply offered the solid warmth of his body as Kayla broke against him.She cried until no more tears would come, inarticulate with pain and rage and bone-deep weariness. And still Reynold held her close, stroking her hair, bearing silent witness to the storm's passing.When at long last her sobs dwindled to hiccuping aftershocks, Kayla dared lift her head from Reynold's tear-dampened shirt. She opened her mouth to apologize but Reynold pressed one calloused finger lightly over her lips."Sshhh, now,” he soothed. “No need to say anything until you’re ready. Let me make you some tea.”As he attempted to leave, he was held back by his slender hand clenching his.She looked up with a tender grace shining in her eyes.“Can you stay?”“...okay.” Reynold’s voice stuttered. He awkwardly turned to her. Not sure what to do next.He closed his eyes, all his body
I Became A Trillionaire After Marrying A Lady Boss CHAPTER THIRTY TWO
Kayla, in a haste, threw together an outfit. She selected a professional yet elegant slate gray pantsuit, tailored to flatter her slender frame.She paired it with a silky burgundy blouse and subtle gold accessories. The sense of urgency was palpable as she fumbled with buttons and zippers, attempting to remedy her tardiness.Checking the outfit in the mirror, she felt confident and ready to tackle anything the day brought, knowing Reynold stood by her side. She hurried downstairs where her car waited, thoughts filled with optimism rather than distressRey observed from the window, a subtle smile playing on his lips as she hurriedly prepared for the day.Lei, patiently waiting outside, greeted her with a quizzical look. "Your face seems brighter today. Did something good happen? By the way, did you hear? The supplier issue miraculously resolved itself.”Kayla, with a sly smile, replied, "Yeah, something good did happen." Her words hung in the air, a subtle hint that Lei was left to de
I Became A Trillionaire After Marrying A Lady Boss CHAPTER THIRTY THREE
Reynold toweled sweat from his brow as he walked through the parking lot. A sleek black Rolls Royce idled beside his - the model at a glance was higher and more sophisticated than his. The rear door opened and an elderly man emerged. Though deep wrinkles creased his features, sharp eyes peered out imperiously from behind rectangular spectacles. His silver hair cropped close to the skull only enhanced the severe visage. Reynold glanced around the near-empty lot, certain this intimidating personage could not be seeking him out. At first glanced he missed it but looking secondly as the man spoke… there was a resembance. "Mr. Reynold.” the man stated rather than asked, in a gravelly baritone. "You will come with me. The Chairman requests an audience." His expectant look brooked no arguments. ‘Ah, of course. The chairman’s assistant!’ Reynold remembered and immediately inclined his head politely. The chairman, was Kayla’s father, and a shudder ran
I Became A Trillionaire After Marrying A Lady Boss CHAPTER THIRTY FOUR
The old man’s request stunned Reynold, and he blinked several times, wondering if he’d heard well. But he had.“I did hear from Reizei that you have taken up the hobby of learning martial art.” The old man paused then continued. “And you happen to be learning from one of his rival.” ‘Huh? Master Ren was his rival?’Reynold looked at the cold, stoic Reizei for a moment and brought his gaze back to the chairman.“To make things more comfortable for you. How about we strike a deal. If you defeat any selected individual from this place, you are free to have it your way. However, if you lose, you have to accept an aide.”Reynold lowered his head, frowning a little as he took to thinking the chairman's words. He was not that confident in his combat ability but he was sure he had grown from the way he used to be.‘All I just need to do is pick the weakest.’Reynold nodded at the chairman. “Deal. Let’s do this.”Smiling, he signaled for the commander and the man in charge to come. The hulky
I Became A Trillionaire After Marrying A Lady Boss CHAPTER THIRTY FIVE
Kayla sat complacent behind behind her desk. While there was a lot tugging her mind, she had more than enough reason to smile today.What had happened earlier this morning rolled over in head, playing out like a video on repeat. Each time, her face was adorned by a charming smile, then she would curl her hair behind her ear.She had not even been able to do substantial amount of work since she resumed in the morning - all because she was there thinking about a man.Was she being delusional? It was tempting and strange that Reynold was offering her pure love for no price at all. Even though he felt indebted to her, she didn't feel it to be the reason why he was showing her so much love.Maybe the poor boy just couldn't resist her charms. Kayla wouldn't say she was used to being chased around, she was beautiful no doubt but all that beauty was overshadowed by a rotund face.Her chubbiness spared no one's extra glance at her. It was one of the reasons why Reynold was a special boy to her
I Became A Trillionaire After Marrying A Lady Boss CHAPTER THIRTY SIX
“Fight me again.” Reynold paid the young guy no heed. In fact this was getting hard to bear. He shook his head as if trying to shake of the brooding frustration within him. While keeping his eyes on the road. “I know you can do better than that but you went easy on me. So I want you fight me like you mean it.” “First of all young man. I am not going to fight and are you not supposed to be my bodyguard or something. This is odd, you are the one asking me to fight you when you should be protecting me.” Jovian frowned and looked away. He stared into the blurring buildings as the car zoomed forward, soon his face was filled with innocent glee as he admired views and appreciated the running wind. There was something about him that demanded that he should be let off the hook. He had an unnatural face, almost looking like a nerd but at the same time a subtle spark of ferociousness could be noted in his gaze. He arrogantly turned t
I Became A Trillionaire After Marrying A Lady Boss CHAPTER THIRTY SEVEN
“Kayla, I don't think this is right.” Reynold repeated and allowing a slight frown on his face, he forced himself into her room, easily widening the door in her hands and shutting it behind him as she cautiously took steps back.She had a face that told him something was obviously wrong, at the same time she seemed to be mindful of him. It was almost like timidity. Which was very out of place for someone as egoistic as Kayla.So Reynold could only attribute this to one fact and he couldn't be too sure.‘...was it because of yesterday… because she gave him her virginity?’He had not expected such a noble thing from her. Discovering that he was her first man only made him want to fly over the roof. For her. He was falling deeper and deeper in love with her with no one to save him.And naturally, he wanted her to do the same with no remorse.“What do you think you are doing?”She queried with a slightly furrowed brow.“It's unfair. If something is wrong with you, tell me about it. Why do
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
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CHAPTER HUNDRED & FIFTY FOUR
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-
CHAPTER HUNDRED & FIFTY THREE
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
CHAPTER HUNDRED & FIFTY TWO
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
CHAPTER HUNDRED & FIFTY ONE
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
CHAPTER HUNDRED & FIFTY
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
CHAPTER HUNDRED & FORTY NINE
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.
CHAPTER HUNDRED & FORTY SEVEN
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
CHAPTER HUNDRED & FORTY SIX
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
