2023-09-07 19:54:26The man on the other end was Ryan Wane, James' uncle, and the younger brother of his mother.
Ryan Wane is currently the richest man in the whole of Emerald Falls.
He is in charge of all the major companies in the state. He is what you can call the man of the people and everyone loves him because of his philanthropic nature.
James's mom was supposed to be the heir of the rich Wanes family, but she died together with her husband when James was a kid.
So, James's uncle, Ryan Wanes, had to take charge until James got older.
When he knew it was James calling him, he was so excited. He had been looking for James for the past three years after he left home.
"Oh! James! How are you, son? Where have you been all these years?"
"I'm good," James replied.
"Where are you now, James?" His uncle asked him excitedly.
"I'm safe. I want to tell you two things." James declared.
"Go on, James. What's this you want to tell me? I will do whatever you ask."
"The first is I want to let you know that I'm divorced now."
"Divorced?" His uncle asked, surprised.
"Yes."
"Now, what's the second?"
"I want you to buy a company for me."
Surprised and excited, his uncle felt so happy about it. He paid more attention to the first thing he said about getting divorced.
The last time they tried getting in touch with him, James had told them that he was married, and now he's getting divorced, his uncle wondered.
"James, name any company in Emerald Falls and it will be all yours."
"I want you to buy Emerald Multisource Cooperation for me."
Buying a company is not a big deal for him, because he controlled one of the richest consortiums in the country.
Moreover, James is the heir apparent to the Wane dynasty, the richest family in the whole of the country.
As the heir apparent, his whole life was kept secretly from the public eye because of the Wane's enemies all around the country.
He was raised just like every other middle-class kid in the country and was to be revealed as an heir when he graduated from college.
Also, for political alliances, he was supposed to marry Ellen Princeton, the daughter of Donald Princeton who is the richest man in Newhills.
Instead, he fell in love with Alisha Carl, a middle-class girl in his college days, and eloped with her after graduation to become a live-in-son-in-law in her family.
His grandpa, Charles was so angry and disappointed with James that he demanded them not to look for him as he had embarrassed him in the face of Donald Princeton.
Even though Alisha has strong feelings for James, she doesn't have information about his family history or background. She only knows him as someone from a lower-class family
For three good years, everyone in Carl's family treated him like shit and took him as a nobody because according to them, James is a nobody who works as a cleaner in a grocery store while his wife works at the Emerald Multisource Cooperation, one of the biggest companies in Emerald Falls.
However, even after he had given up everything for her, she abandoned him only for the position of manager in Emerald Multisource Cooperation.
"Alright, James. I'll buy the company for you. Just let me know where you are at the moment, and I will have my men come pick you up." his uncle said. "You're the heir to the Dynasty and must not put your life in danger."
"I can take care of myself, uncle. I've been doing that for the past three years now."
"You still need to be protected."
"What about Ellen?" James finally asked his uncle.
"Well, Since you left, and did not honor them, the marriage was canceled. The Princetons dislike you now James. You have created more enemies for our family." His uncle said sadly.
James did not say anything. He felt sorry for how everything had turned out, most especially for Ellen, all because of the love he had for Alisha and now she is divorcing him.
'I must be a simp now,' he thought.
"I'm sorry uncle I didn't intend for everything to turn out this way."
"It's okay now son."
Just immediately as he ended the call, Alisha and Jaxon both came out of the company, too.
Alisha supported Jaxon to walk as his face was all bruised and battered and he could barely stand upright.
Jaxon with blood on his face continued to curse James with resentful words.
"You son of a b*tch, just so you know, I'll get back at you. You'll suffer in my hands till you die okay?" Jaxon said harshly.
Alisha helped him and he managed to get into his car and drove away.
James didn’t care because he would get the company soon, become the owner, and kick them all out.
A smirk appeared on the corners of his lips.
Alisha asked him to join her in the car but he walked past her without uttering a word.
He didn’t get on her car but rode home on his electric bike, while she drove the car slowly following him.
Looking at his back, she felt so complicated about how it all started.
She loved James. He had always been a very charming young man in college, every woman dreams and that was one of the reasons she fell for him.
They both graduated from one of the best colleges in Emerald Falls and James had asked her to marry him and she accepted.
But soon after the marriage, he became an ordinary cleaner in a local grocery store. working as an employee and he has remained poor ever since.
Meanwhile, she and the rest of their classmates work and earn well in the big companies of Emerald Falls. But this didn't stop her from loving James any less.
When Jaxon came into the picture, everything changed.
With her family’s persuasion, she gradually thought James couldn’t match with her and as such she would be calling off the marriage.
Unlike James, Jaxon is the son of a billionaire. Mr. Sterling, the Chief Executive Officer of Emerald Multisource Cooperation.
Jaxon had bought expensive gifts for Alisha and her mom. He promised to buy even more gifts and said he would give her a big promotion at the company if she agreed to marry him.
She had been hesitant at first and insisted that she would not divorce James but her mother was furious and would not hear any of it.
"What's so good about that poor thing you call a husband?" Kate had scolded her.
"He's kind and I love him so much," Alisha replied.
"Who cares about love anyway." Kate quizzed her.
"I do." She had cried, rolling on the floor.
The whole Carl family mistreated her and told her they would disown her entirely if she did not divorce James and accept the marriage proposal from the Sterlings.
Jaxon kept sending them lavish gifts worth thousands of dollars. Alisha's mom was pleased, and she saw this as a golden opportunity for the family's future.
The promise of the position of the manager was like a dream come true for Alisha.
Finally, she had succumbed to Jaxon's lavishness.
Jaxon always invited her on dinner dates, even when she knew she would be hurting James' feelings. But instead, she had accepted the invites from Jaxon to go out on dates with him.
'Oh my God! What a mess I've gotten myself into.' She thought.
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