Previous Chapter
Related Chapters
JAMES WANE THE SECRET BILLIONAIRE 55
The atmosphere in the room was calm and pleasant as James switched on the TV. He has returned from work and decided to rest a bit.He picked up the telephone in his suite and dialed the room service, and ordered a simple dinner.A few seconds later, there was a knock on his hotel room."Who's it?" He said as he made his way to the door."It's Ellen!""Ellen?!" James said, with surprise written over his voice.“Yeah.”“I didn't know you were coming.” James said as he opened the door. “You shouldn't have. Don't you know you're taking a very big risk?” “Oh! Come on, James. I'm alright. I can always take care of myself.” Ellen said and smiled.“You know I can't stand it when you're hurt. You should have told me you were coming and I would come pick you up.”“I tried your phone several times today but you didn't pick up so I decided to drop by and check on you.”"Oh that! I'm sorry I was really busy today at work. I was gonna call later, though."“Oh yeah”“Come here, I have missed you.”
JAMES WANE THE SECRET BILLIONAIRE 56
Bill Price had gotten a message from someone and he could not figure out who it was. Something told him that he should have shared it right at that moment with his friend Ryan Wane, at least then he would have had only half the problem now because a problem shared, as everyone knows, is a problem half-solved.He had just hoped that the person would stop and that will be just all there is to it, but the messages had not stopped, instead they intensified and worried him badly because there was someone watching his every move, aware of every single thing he does and he couldn’t even smell the person, talk less of seeing them.He thought about it time and again and he could only think of telling it to Ryan Wane. He just might know what to do and save Price from all this stress and threats.He picked up his phone and dialed Mr. Wane’s number and called but got no answer and so he figured Mr. Wane was busy, probably in one of those meetings or some other thing and so he decided to just leav
JAMES WANE THE SECRET BILLIONAIRE 57
In about a minute or two, Treat got to Mr. Price’s office and saw him pacing around and muttering to himself. He swung around when Treat knocked and let himself in.“Treat. You are back. Paula safe yeah?” he asked, trying to compose himself.“Yes, I made sure.” Treat answered looking at Mr. Price sideways and starting to worry.“Okay then, you can take an early one today, go home, get some rest. We all need it after all.”“But Mr. Price?” Treat called.“Yes, is there anything the matter?” Mr. Price asked.“Not really but I’m starting to think there really is.” Treat said.“Go on Treat, stop speaking in riddles.” Mr. Price said.“Well when I returned from seeing Paula off, I asked the others where you were and they told me that you had returned to the office but they also told me something disturbing. They said that you had gotten a text of some sort and that your mood changed after and you looked so pale they couldn’t help but notice but you had told them that you were okay.” Treat ex
JAMES WANE THE SECRET BILLIONAIRE 58
Everyday that passed was a day for Richard Carl to talk about his latest stock exchange thing and to everyone who cared to listen.It made him a really happy man and that was enough to convince him to invest a huge amount of his money into the Enron Stock Exchange.Kate was beside herself with joy anytime her husband talked about the rising stock market to her.“You mean it just climbed up another four percent as at this morning?! The rise is so steady and I have to say this Richard, I feel like this is the best decision we have made in a long long time.” Kate said clutching her husband.“In a long time? Think not. IN FOREVER!”Richard was like a little child with all the excitement displayed in his face. He would finally be as rich as the Sterling’s if not richer, he wouldn’t have to go to Thomas for any little thing that could be done with just a phone call.“We are…” Richard was starting to say something when his phone rang. He gave a series of responses to the person on the other
JAMES WANE THE SECRET BILLIONAIRE 59
Richard Carl was confused for a whole minute and then he panicked. It took him quite a while to process what's going on. Enron was failing, had failed and …and his money… all his…He searched out his friend’s contact and immediately started calling him because that was the only person he could think of and his panicked, confused brain also thought he was the only person that could help him, get back all that he had lost.The phone had just started ringing when he heard the doorbell go off and before he could react to it, Kate was already there and opening the door.“He is here to see you Richard.” Kate announced, she had never seen the old friend of his before.“Marcus…” was all Richard could say and then his throat went dry. He was a finished man.“With the way you look, I believe you have heard the unfortunate news Richard.” Marcus said.“I-I-I don’t understand, how could it just go down in a couple of days? M-M-My money, W-what do I-I-do.” he was stammering.“What are you both talk
JAMES WANE THE SECRET BILLIONAIRE 60
“And mom, what were you both thinking? I pleaded with you to do a thorough research at first but you believed so much in this ‘old classmate’ and now look what has happened. Dad is lying here in the hospital with the right side of his body completely paralyzed and with nobody to look after his work affairs now. Do you run a company mom?!”Alisha was pissed and it wasn’t even because her dad was in the hospital, she was just angry because now there would be just too much for her to do alongside being a manager.“Why are you making this sound like it’s my fault? Why don’t you go on and scream at your dad too? And so what if I cannot run a company? What are you here for? We didn’t enroll you back then in all of those expensive schools just so you could grow up and run only one job” Kate lashed out.Alisha couldn’t believe that her mom would say that to her, like she wasn’t doing enough already.“You are unbelievable.” Alisha said and turned and walked in the direction of the bathroom. Ka
JAMES WANE THE SECRET BILLIONAIRE 61
Williams got into his car and took off the wig he was wearing. For a while this was how he had gone about his day, pretending to be someone else, not that it was hard for him, he had done it a lot of times. It was just that this time it was strangely bothersome and soon he would have to find a solution to his problems.Enron had been one of the most visionary and intelligent things he had thought up, a stock market and it went as planned only just to get tricky towards the end, what with all the officials breathing down his neck.He thought of leaving the country but he was not done here, something told him that his compass was finally pointing to his one true paradise. He still had to make it big, huge.He had done a series of other scams and fraud in other countries and places in general and none of these had given him any issue. He just picked up a new identity each time and when anyone tried to trace it, they just got led to a totally innocent person-oops- or someone dead in best
JAMES WANE THE SECRET BILLIONAIRE 62
Treat Griswold got up early and got ready to leave for work, not that he felt rested or any better. He had a slamming headache plus the fact that he couldn’t fall asleep and the emptiness of the house seemed to scream at him. And so in all of his restless state,he had a fire of determination burning in him and he hoped to do whatever it takes to get his family back to him.All was well planned out and he had begun to feel a little better, the thought of seeing his wife and daughter very soon cheered him but when he got to the office he got a shock that hit as hard as a roundhouse slap.He had gone into Mr. Price’s office only to find it empty and he didn’t seem to find him anywhere around and so he decided to ask the workers there if any of them had seen him.“Do you know where's Mr. Price is at?” Treat asked a guy who was part of the shooting crew present.“Why not check his office?” The guy replied.“He's not there.”“Oh! No! I have no idea.”It was Paula who finally gave him an ans
Latest Chapter
- JAMES WANE THE SECRET BILLIONAIRE Chapter 378
- JAMES WANE THE SECRET BILLIONAIRE Chapter 377
- JAMES WANE THE SECRET BILLIONAIRE Chapter 376
- JAMES WANE THE SECRET BILLIONAIRE Chapter 375
- JAMES WANE THE SECRET BILLIONAIRE Chapter 374
- JAMES WANE THE SECRET BILLIONAIRE Chapter 373
- JAMES WANE THE SECRET BILLIONAIRE Chapter 372
- JAMES WANE THE SECRET BILLIONAIRE Chapter 371
- JAMES WANE THE SECRET BILLIONAIRE Chapter 370