Last Descendant Of Money
Last Descendant Of Money
Author: Favour Usoro A.
One.
Author: Favour Usoro A.
last update Last Updated: 2023-11-22 05:55:55

Money can buy everything.

Yes, you read that right.

If you say otherwise, then you need to work harder. If your money can't buy anything, it just isn't enough.

This was Edgar's belief. Of course it will. He was the last descendant of money.

Like Literally.

He came from a place where the fate of the world's fortune lay. He looked through the window. He could see people moving around fast, trying to gather as much money as they could.

He smirked.

Money was a spirit and he being its last descendant he had the ability to control who it'll favor or who it wouldn't.

"Edgar!!! Where is that son of a bitch? That pauper does nothing but eat our food without doing a thing."

How ironic. Edgar scoffed. He came from money, but was called a pauper by an ordinary woman.

He shrugged. That was what he got from deciding to live as the good-for-nothing son-in-law of the Simpsons and the husband of Patricia Simpson, a successful business woman.

"Edgar!" Patricia shrilled. "I work hard everyday to fend for this family but that mother fucker does nothing all day."

Work hard? Edgar scoffed. If it was for Patricia's hard work alone, she and her family would most probably not have a roof over their head. Everything Patricia was was made by Edgar. When Edgar married Patricia, she was a struggling seamstress who could count the number of dresses she had sown in her lifetime. Patricia started her sewing business at the age of 17. Edgar married her when she was 28. All throughout those years, they were years she had not sown a dress. It was that bad.

He had married Patricia because it was the dying wish of Patricia's father who had saved his mentally ill grandma.

"Grandma," Edgar whispered softly while remembering his grandma. She was the only family he had.

He then recalled what had happened 25 years ago. He was 10 by the time. Before his eyes, a man in all black killed his father, mother, siblings, uncle, and cousins.

Edgar's father was a demigod. The son of the god of money himself who came to earth, got married to a human just like his father did. While he was alive, he was known by everyone on earth. Who wouldn't know about a man who controlled Zillions? A man who could spend billions everyday and still hold the title of the richest man on earth. He was just not rich. He could decide who should have no money and who should.

Who ever killed his father was no ordinary person? Edgar knew this, but the question was, who did? The only person that was rich enough to pay death to take the family of the Demigod of Money was the god of money himself.

But, the god of money had gone missing immediately Edgar's father was born. By the way, which father was cruel enough to kill his son?

Edgar closed his eyes and somehow he time traveled to 27 years ago.

"Grandma!" Edgar watched as the 10 year old screamed, as Lucas, the servant whose care his grandma had placed him in, threw him on his back and ran through a tunnel underneath the house.

"Grandma, please come with me," He cried out. Lucas had taken him far away from home, but somehow he hoped that his grandma could hear him and come to save him.

Suddenly, he heard his grandma's voice. She was screaming and cussing. Edgar glanced at the 10 year old version of him. He knew he could hear it too. They were about to see a vision. A live vision that was actually happening at the moment. It was a gift. A family thing. Well it was not actually a gift since it was of course bought by his demigod father.

His family had everything anybody could think. Flying cupcakes, scentless perfumes, invisible clothes, charms, powers, whatever weird thing one could think of were owned by at least a member of Edgar's family.

"Where is that seed of Mammon?" Edgar heard someone roar. It was the most evil voice he had ever heard. Immediately, the scene changed from a crying 10 year old version of himself and Lucas escaping to his grandma being tortured by his family murderer. He couldn't see his face.

Every other thing was as clear as day, but weirdly, the murderer's face was blurred off.

"Don't you dare touch Grandma again," He roared, but of course, no one could hear. Nobody ever did. It was a vision and he wasn't really there after all. He remembered trying to escape from Lucas to save his grandma, but each time he tried, he failed to.

Edgar felt a sharp pain in the chest as the cane with nails struck his grandma back. Her cries drove through his soul like a sword through the heart.

The scene changed again to when his grandma underwent a mindwipe. The mindwipe was for him. Grandma lost all her memories. She lost her insanity too.

The scene changed to when his grandma was condemned to death since she was not useful. She managed to escape to the cold streets which could have killed her if she had not been saved by a man. The man was Patricia's father and that was one of the reasons he was here in the first place.

"Edgar! You son of a bitch."

Patricia's annoying voice interrupted the journey from 25 years ago.

Edgar turned to look at Patricia who was at 5he door. He frowned. Patricia was nothing like her father. Well, she was not as bad as she currently was, 7 years ago. Then, she was nothing. Had nothing. But of course, money makes people change. When he married Patricia, she was a 28-year-old single mother of a child whose father had dumped after always beating her up in whatever ways he could. She was broken, unhappy and shamed by society when he met her. One would think that she would be grateful for Edgar not joining society in seeing her as flawed, but the opposite was the case. He had decided to help in making her business successful. He basically gave her all the money she had. He should have probably considered before deciding to give more than enough of it.

"Ungrateful brat! How dare you talk to who made you what you are today however you like," Edgar wanted to say but he could not. That was the whole idea of being in disguise by the way, wasn't it?

"I-I'm so sorry," Edgar said instead feigning a stutter.

"Ma'am," Another voice chipped in. "You should add ma'am. You're nowhere near my daughter's class after." The person who talked was Beatrice, the mother of Patricia. If Patricia was bad, she was evil. She had always been evil from day one. She wanted a rich husband for her daughter. It was quite disappointing when she did not get what she wanted.

"Mum, this husband of mine is just so useless," Patricia whined.

"Husband?" Beatrice scoffed. "Please. He's not your husband. He has never been. He is not. He would never be. As far as I am concerned, you are very much single." Beatrice turned to Edgar and eyed him from head to toe. "This piece of trash is just nobody we decided to take in and feed."

She looked back at her daughter and smiled. "How was your night with the CEO? Associating with him would really be good for business."

"Great!" Beatrice cheered. "That's great. Hope you told him that you're single and have never been married, because that's obviously the truth."

"Yes. Though, I need to divorce legally so my truth would be legal."

Edgar smirked. Patricia divorcing him would definitely be her downfall.

"But your father wanted this marriage," Edgar pointed out.

Beatrice raised her hand and before Edgar could realize what was going on, the hand had landed on his chin. He heard the resounding sound before he felt the sharp pain across his face.

"What father? The same father that was as useless as you are? I forbid that my daughter marries a man like that man. The most annoying part was how he lived in the illusion of being able to help other people when he had nothing. First, he burdened us with that useless old hag who shares the same blood with you and still decided to increase our burden by adding you. As far as I am concerned, my daughter, Patricia, has no father."

Edgar clenched his fist. How dare this vile woman look down at his grandma the way she did? He tried taking in more deep breaths. If he failed to control himself, Beatrice, her daughter and the house and few more houses around would be burnt to ashes. It'll draw attention and attention was the last thing he needed at the moment.

"You can divorce me if you want, but you'd be doing two things if you do. One, you won't fulfill your father's last wish and two, you'd be doing yourself more harm than good. Remember, you became more successful when I came into your life.," Edgar said softly.

Beatrice cackled. "You're the one who would be at the losing end, foolish man. You'd no longer be living the good life we give you for free. On the other hand, my daughter would be more successful. Plus, get rid of the idea that my daughter is successful because 0f you. She became successful when her father left our lives. She would definitely be more successful if you leave too."

Edgar smirked. Time will tell.

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    "I think it's time I taught that woman a lesson or two," Edgar said bitterly as he looked around the messed up kitchen which was most probably messed up on purpose for him to clean up."I think so too, but you should do it in a sensible way. Forget the messed up kitchen. You can clean it up with the flick of a finger. You have what a normal person does not. Powers bought with your father's money." Lucas, his caretaker since birth pointed out. He was 10 years older but looked as young as Edgar. Edgar frowned. Lucas came and went whenever he liked. It was annoying. Edgar sometimes liked the fact that Lucas was not like any other ass-licking servants he knew. However, he still found it annoying sometimes and whenever he did, he could say nothing. The Lucas he knew would never make an effort to change after all. Derp down, Edgar hoped he would not anyway."I have received enough insults from her. Does she know who I am?""No, she doesn't. If she did," Lucas paused and laughed. "She would

  • Last Descendant Of Money   Three.

    "Mother," Patricia cried out.It was for the sixth time since the day began.Edgar smirked. He was just starting. When he would be done, she would lose the voice to cry out.Angela ran to her daughter in the sitting room and Edgar watched them from the dining room."What again? Don't tell me there's another problem.""There's a huge problem. My business is no longer mine." Patricia broke down in tears. "More than half of my branches all over the country have been burnt down."Angela shrieked in anguish. "I'm doomed. My haters have won."Today was the worst day for Patricia. It started with a call out on social media by a customer. Then, it escalated to a high-profile lawsuit. Before afternoon, more than half of the company's shareholders had sold their shares. Afterward, more phone calls came. Each phone call was to tell bad news."What have I done wrong?" Patricia lamented. The new news was the last straw she could take. Any more bad news and she might die.Edgar watched as mother an

  • Last Descendant Of Money   Four.

    Edgar leaned back on his Plume Blanche diamond-encrusted sofa. He had to admit that the last thing he wanted was to go back to Patricia's house.He enjoyed life without having to deal with Patricia and her mother's nagging. Edgar smirked at the thought of Patricia and her mother. Since he left, they had been moving from one disaster. The man, Patricia had divorced him to get married to, left her. Of course, as a businessman, the last thing he wanted was a liability."If you continue relaxing all day, you would never get to at least avenge your family's death and you'd increase the chance of him finding you."Edgar frowned. He hated Lucas' voice and that was because it was always ringing in his ear whenever he did something he should not do."So you think me letting rude and good for nothing people mistreat me is the best way to stay away from the eyes of my family's murderer.""Exactly."Edgar rolled his eyes. He had listened to Lucas in the past when he asked him to disguise himself

  • Last Descendant Of Money   Five

    The music, 'get busy' blaring from the speaker next to him and Lucas complaining about losing jobs he worked hard to get from him as a background did nothing to soothe him.He poured the last drop of beer from the bottle before him into his cup and gulped it. He looked up at the ladies flaunting their behind and throwing themselves at men they believed could spend as much as they wanted on them, and they irked him the more."I came here to cool off and your complaint is doing nothing to help," Edgar snorted and Lucas frowned."Nothing can cool you off, so stop wasting our time. Let's get out of here and figure out the best way to disguise you properly even if you're under his nose.""His nose?" Edgar scoffed. "His. Him. He. What the hell is his name? Do you know? Do I? Why the hell should I be scared of a man whose name I have no idea of?""The fact that you don't know anything about him should scare you the most. As humans, it is natural we get scared of what we don't know. It is sen

  • Last Descendant Of Money   Six.

    It was one pm.Edgar turned to glance at the lady he had saved last night.He frowned. How long was she going to sleep? She was snoring loudly and it made the scenario more annoying.The last thing he wanted was an unknown, snoring lady sleeping on his bed all day and it made him rethink if saving her was a good solution."I know you feel like beating her up till she wakes up, but don't think of it."Edgar frowned. He turned to his right hand side which was empty a few moments again to see Lucas standing. He could not emphasize how much he hated it whenever Lucas did that."Why are you always sneaking up on me? Dude, that's creepy. Don't do it again.""You're not the one to tell me what to do? I always keep on telling you this?""What do you want?" Edgar frowned. The dude was annoying. "Just go away.""You can't tell me to do that, either?"Edgar turned to him and frowned. "Didn't you say you would gladly leave if I told you to?"Lucas laughed. "Of course, that's a joke. You have no r

  • Last Descendant Of Money   Seven

    "Daddy!"Edgar smiled. He was very happy to meet Julian, Patricia's daughter, who he saw as a daughter too.He was not her biological father, but he saw himself as so and she saw him that way too. And, that was why he kept tabs on when she was returning home, so he could rush to the airport to see her before her mother did."Julian."Edgar's smile widened. He held his hands wide open for her and she ran into them."Dad, I really missed you."And, for the first time in a long time, a tear rolled down his cheeks. The last time he cried was when his family got murdered. Well, Julian was not murdered, but the thought of today being the last time he was most likely to see her hurt him."Daddy, where is mummy? Is she still treating you badly?" Julian's face fell. "I wonder why mother is mean to you. You're just so nice and she treats you badly."Edgar's chest squeezed in pain. Julian had no idea of the divorce."Julian," Edgar said softly. "You know daddy loves you."Julian was visibly scar

  • Last Descendant Of Money   Eight.

    "Don't you think you are overdressing, especially for an occasion you say you're not interested in." It was Lucas talking.It was the day to do Edna 'a favor '. She had invited him to a party of which she had to come to with a plus one."It's a party filled with those snobbish rich people who love showing off. How am I overdressing?""Isn't it obvious? You're wearing a suit worth fifty thousand dollars. That's too much even for a party filled with snobbish rich people who like showing off. Aren't you doing the same?"Edgar rolled his eyes. He wished he could cast a silencing spell on Lucas. He was disturbing his peace."Plus, with news going around of you trying to kidnap Patricia's child, the last thing you want is to draw more attention to yourself."Edgar made a fist. He turned to Lucas abruptly. His face was red hot. "I watched those evil people take Julian away from me. Why? Because you don't want me to get the attention of a man who might even be dead. Don't you dare try to scho

  • Last Descendant Of Money   Nine.

    "News of you being Edna's boyfriend has spread like wildfire.""Let me guess. It's a bad thing and I should find a way to stop it." Edgar's eyebrow pulled down."You're being on the news too much," Lucas complained."I'm not the only person who is always on the news, Lucas."Lucas sighed. "I just want you to be extra careful. If anything happens to you, I would end up not doing what your Grandma expects me to do. I don't really care that much about you, but your grandma once saved my life. I owe her.""That's your business not mine. I won't let you control my life so you can pay your debt," Edgar said hoarsely."I used to think you cared about your grandma too.""I do. Why do you think I still listen to you? Why do you think I let those brats that are nowhere near my level call me a church rat?""Then don't let those insults go to waste. Finish what you've started."Edgar scowled at him. "You made me start this. I didn't.""The point is that you've started it already, so complete it."

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    Thirty.

    "Ladies and gentlemen, we have begun our descent into New York. Please turn off all portable electronic devices and stow them until we have arrived at the gate. In preparation for landing in New York, be certain your seat back is straight up and your seat belt is fastened.""Finally," Edna muttered under her breath. She was scared of heights and she hated being in an enclosed place.Edna looked at her wrist. She gave a small smile. It was Edgar who gave her. He said something about the watch alerting him if she gets into any form of danger."Hope you know that wristwatches are not allowed in."Edna frowned as her father spoke. "I thought we could not take phones in.""And wristwatches too," Meyer added."Oh, okay."Well, that wasn't a problem. Edgar had told her to hide the wristwatch if it was not allowed along with a small phone he gave to her. According to him, no one could detect it even with a detecting machine or whatever it was called.She trusted that he was right. Edgar was f

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    Twenty-nine.

    Edna gave Edgar a small smile when she saw him walk into her office. Somehow, she was grateful for the accident that almost took place. She liked the fact that Edgar now picked her from work after closing hours."Ma'am, your husband is here," Sid, who was standing before her, announced as soon as he saw Edgar too."She saw me so you don't really have to announce it," Edgar glared at Sid. "Stop trying to find a place here when you obviously can't fit in.""Don't you think you're sounding a little bit like Violet and her daughter?"Edgar scoffed in disbelief. "Are you seriously comparing me to those evil family members of yours?""I'm not. I just feel like you're making Sid feel how they both tried to make us feel. I feel we should be able to connect to Sid and not try to discriminate him because —""Because he is poor? You think I am behaving the way I am towards him because I feel he is poor?" Edgar scoffed. "Wow!""Because my father employed him." Edna said, frowning. "That was what

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    Twenty-eight.

    The news of Edgar being the brother of the owner of The Clique restaurant was everywhere. Questions of Edgar's true background were asked by everyone.Edgar watched Lucas pace up and down his room. He hated the publicity they were getting, regretting the action he took at Edna's workplace."Have you seen the downgrading video that the daughter of the devil herself made for me?" Edgar spat angrily after watching a video Patricia uploaded online.In the video, Patricia told the whole world how He was the lazy brother. How he and Lucas were from the street but Lucas was just smart enough to con a rich old man and became rich himself. She said that Edgar had tried to do the same by marrying rich women like herself and Edna but won't succeed because he is stupid."That vile woman called me stupid." Edgar was pissed."Don't we have better things to worry about? The news is everywhere. My face is

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    Twenty-seven.

    The next day at work, news of Edna and Edgar getting a VVIP invitation to The Clique restaurant was what everyone could talk about.Edgar, afraid that there might be another accident, decided to take Edna to work and as they both walked in, the volume of the gossip only reduced.Everyone whispered what they thought to each other as they watched the court walk past them.‘It must be the doings of Meyer Jones.’One of the workers said and Edgar clenched his fists. It took a lot of willpower for Edgar to walk pass without throwing a fist at his face. ‘It is not, Meyer Jones hates that Edgar had taken his daughter out of his house and Meyer Jones himself has never gotten an invite.’‘Then, who did?’ Someone else asked."She probably slept with the owner to get two tickets for herself and her husband," a brunette said. She wore a red dress which showed half of her breast and barely passed her hips. She had a cake face. It was hard to know if she could breathe well with so much makeup on h

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    Twenty-six.

    "Am I dead?" Edna asked as soon as her eyes flipped open. She looked around and after a while began to recognize the room she was in. She was at home and in her room with Edgar and Lucas peering at her."Is heaven a replica of what our environment looks down on earth? Or, are we in hell? And, why is Lucas with us? Was he in the car with us? Why—""We are not dead," Edgar had to chip in."I saw the truck. We should definitely be dead by now." She sat straight up on the bed and began to inspect Edgar's body. She did the same to herself. "And how on earth did we not sustain any injury." Then, she gasped. "Was I in a coma? What year is this? Were you in a coma?"Edgar shook his head. "I'm also as confused as you are as to how we survived but today is still the same day the accident almost occured.""Almost? It did not?" Edna was shocked. She was happy, but shocked."It is a miracle. If you ask me how? I honestly don't think I can give a reply."Edna heaved a sigh of relief and with a smil

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    Twenty-five.

    The next day at work, Edna met her office cleaner than it used to be. Most times, she arrived at work earlier than the cleaner so her office was always like she had left it the day before.Edna heard a soft knock on her door, then someone opened the door slowly and peaked in.It was Sid."Good morning, ma'am," He greeted as soon as he stepped in.Edna said nothing in reply, then she looked up at his face. "Were you the one who tidied up my office?""Yes, I am," He replied with a smile. "I saw—""I'm grateful but please do not do it again. Strangers are not allowed to walk into my office the way they like. The fact that it is not always locked does not mean a random person can walk in the way they like."Sid's face fell. "I'm sorry ma'am."He turned to leave then paused and looked at Edna. "I know you don't need it in any way, but I would be happy if you let me work for you. I can do anything for you. Wash your car, be your P. A. Anything. It took me a long time to get a job. I know I

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    Twenty-four.

    "Are you ready to do this?"Edna looked around the room.Her PC looked fine, the camera was in place, the lightning was good, her microphone, internet, everything she needed was in place.She turned to Edgar who was at the door watching her and nodded. "Yes, I am ready."She took a deep breath and clicked on the ‘start recording’ button."Hello," Edna began, waving. "So, there's a funny video of me trending that I had gone mad. Well, this is me, perfectly fine contrary to the rumor flying around. That video was supposed to be for a commercial. A commercial portraying the effect of hard drugs and not a video of me going mad. However, someone thought it was funny to upload my part of the video and caption with words that suggested I had gone mad. That is untrue and I would make sure the culprit is caught and punished. And, the voice note that supposedly ‘leaked’ was a fake one. I am not mad and no one is trying to kill me."Immediately, Edna clicked on the stop button and took off her h

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    Twenty-three.

    It has been days since the news of Edna running mad had gotten out.Edgar looked at Edna who was sleeping peacefully on the bed beside him. It has been days since she woke up too."What did you give her? Will she wake up anytime soon?""She will. Just have patience," Lucas reassured and Edgar frowned."You told me the same thing a few days ago, but Edna has still not woken up."Lucas shrugged. "Well, a few days ago does not sound long to me."Edgar glared at him.Lucas frowned. "I am not obligated to wake her, okay? Stop acting like it is my job too.""It is your job to do whatever I want you to do.""Perhaps, you should get another butler if that is what you want. I thought by now you would have realized that I cannot do whatever you want me to.""Edgar," Edna whispered softly and Edgar beamed."She said something. She has woken up."Edna's eyes slowly opened. "Edgar." She called him again. She sat up right on the bed and looked around the room she was in. The room looked new and exp

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    Twenty-two.

    The past few days had been a peaceful one for Edgar. Life was simple and peaceful. Though it seemed boring but he liked it- and a little bit more than he thought he would ever do.He woke up, ate, laughed, and talked with Edna, ate, ate, and then slept back."I sincerely needed the rest and peace of mind," He muttered to himself as he looked through the window.He wondered why he was truly at the window. Was it to watch and appreciate nature or was he awaiting Edna's return from the market.Edgar frowned.Edna was back but she was with someone else. "No random person was allowed to enter this place and now she is bringing a man," Edgar crossed his arms."You can come in,"He had her say as she pushed the door open."Who can?" Edgar asked, frowning."Oh, I told you I needed an electrician, rememb