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Levi Lloyd: Race To The Top 126: Going Ring Shopping (I)
[Popular don, Dominique, released on bail][Popular don, Dominique goes berserk at the city station][Actress Jenna wins Oscar award for Best Leading Actress for the fifth time][Prominent CEO Miguel and son, Juan featured in an exclusive interview at NewsQuill][CEO of the Russell Group international gets featured in first interview, organized by The Chronicles][Notable family exposed for the ruthless killing of their maid who was reportedly pregnant for the heir- The Continental Times][Award-winning musician, Flynn Cornell dies at 84]The tabloids and other print media means were ablaze with news.San Jose was currently bustling with controversy of three print media companies, NewsQuill, The Continental Times and The Chronicle securing interviews and news scoop with big figures.Overnight, the companies were bombarded with so much traffic, their official websites crashed many times.This fueled the need to know the face behind the anonymous person who had just newly acquired these
Levi Lloyd: Race To The Top 127: Going Ring Shopping (II)
The high ceilings, marble floors and opulent chandeliers added to the dazzling beauty of W.Bruford jewelry store.It was the largest store in the capital city and the most popular one amongst the high class. Display cases glittering with exquisite jewelry were arranged in an orderly manner. The entire place smelt of expensive perfume and luxury.A soft, classical music was playing in the background and there was also a group of attentive sales people going up and down attending to people.Despite this, no one looked in Levi's direction when he walked in. Probably because of how casually he was dressed.Other customers there were dressed so sophisticatedly to the peak so although it was unreasonable to think this way, it was understandable."Excuse me," Levi had to walk up to one of the saleswomen himself. "Where is the ring section located?"Instead of responding, the woman quickly gave his physical appearance a prudish, scrutinizing gaze.Looking up and seeing the little frown on his
Levi Lloyd: Race To The Top 128: Going Ring Shopping (III)
"Initials are something that can be forged despite their difficulty. Receipts are substantial proof. Where is yours?" Levi asked her coldly again."Just show them the receipt and end all these. You'll even get a refund," Someone yelled out from the little crowd behind.The woman was already fidgeting. How could she show a receipt when there wasn't one? She was already looking around as if searching for someone.Levi picked up every little action and was convinced of foul play.But just then, a saleswoman walked out. "Sir, we'll handle this from here. This woman will be taken to the manager's office."She tried to collect the remaining pieces of necklace in his hand which he held unto.With a cold, piercing gaze that was like he could see through her, he spat out, "Where were you when she was assaulting your colleague?"The saleswoman didn't expect him to be so blunt in front of so many people and hesitated to respond."Let her present her receipt and you can take her to your manager's
Levi Lloyd: Race To The Top 129: Invite From The Baileys
[Payment Declined!][This transaction cannot be processed]Just like Oliver predicted, he turned to Levi and laughed in his face. "Bwah ha ha ha!!!"The salesgirl: "...""Sir, this has never happened in our store before and I have confirmed the Internet connection is working so there must be a problem with your card," the cashier spoke politely as she returned the card to Levi who accepted it with an expressionless face."Why do you even bother Ava? Losing your face like this is quite embarrassing," The saleswoman from earlier led the customers she had assisted to the counter just then.Ding!The desktop vibrated and the cashier smiled as she returned the card to the other customers."Thank you for shopping with us."The saleswoman found this an opportunity to give Ava a stink eye mocking her."What are you still doing here? If you have the littlest of dignity, you would scurry out of here and head to pawn stores. You will find jewelry you can afford there," Oliver snapped sarcasticall
Levi Lloyd: Race To The Top 130: Brooklyn & The Baileys- Shared Past
[You've been away from MercCentral for so long. So many missions have been popping up. Don't you want to level up your ranks?]Levi flexed his arms as he adjusted the headphone on his head. He had just completed some cyber missions on the Dark Web and was going to log offline when Valkyrie came online.He withdrew the money he had earned from the Dark Web and clicked on the chat box just as she sent another message.[Woah! I see you've moved up the ranks here. You entered the top thirty on the leaderboard. How many days did this take?][Just today]Levi responded to her message and tagged the first one before sending another response also.[I'm out of town so I can't accept any missions for now][Wait dude, you mean you leveled up within a few hours. Are you kidding me? Tell me, are you a bot secretly?]Valkyrie was too excited about his first message to respond to the second.Levi chuckled and glanced at the mini clock on the table. His brows furrowed slightly while wondering why Bro
Levi Lloyd: Race To The Top 131: Proposal
Levi got out of the car and looked up at the spectacular view of the magnificent skyscraper in front of him."Sir, I'll wait for you at the garage," The chauffeur called out for his attention and he nodded."I'll be right back.""Should I have warned him? The young missus won't blame me right," The chauffeur fidgeted slightly, watching Levi disappear into the building.It wasn't hard for Levi to find the hall where the banquet was taking place but the hardest part was him getting past the security."Sir, we do not allow unauthorized people in. Entry is granted strictly based on invitations," Although the guards told him this, they were looking at him weirdly.Just as he was about to say another thing, he heard one of the guards."Isn't it weird? Doesn't he look like one of the Lloyd's?"His voice wasn't audible but Levi heard him loud and clear. His brows knitted in contemplation.Lloyd's? Is it his own family name?But before he has the opportunity to dwell further on this thought, a
Levi Lloyd: Race To The Top 132: Accept Defeat
"It's you!"The embarrassment of being left on his knees disappeared quickly as Oliver sprang up, slamming the jewelry box on the table.He remembered Levi clearly. The man who had robbed off the particular set of rings he had wanted to purchase.The mysterious man with the mysterious black card. How could he be robbed of those rings and his girl too? This is simply unacceptable!"Yes, it is me," Levi answered him coldly. He pulled off his coat and wrapped it around Brooklyn which made her flush crazily."It's so cold here compared to San Jose but you still wear so little... Did you deliberately dress up for someone?"Brooklyn could sense danger from his eyes so she quickly shook her head."Of course not. The only man I'll dress up for is my husband."Gasps from the crowd came again. Someone even said,"Husband... Wife... What's going on? Is Brooklyn married?""I guess the ex-fiancée you mentioned earlier was Brooklyn," Levi turned his attention to Oliver who was already beyond humili
Levi Lloyd: Race To The Top 133: R-18
Brooklyn's face was red with shame as the car pulled up at her residence. Her swollen lips added to the sensual view.Click!Levi got out and held out a hand for her, clearly pleased with his hand work but she snorted at him, too angry to chastise him.She simply turned to the other door and got out, rushing into the house as if afraid to allow the chauffeur see her current physical state."Welcome home young missus," The housekeeper seemed delighted to see her and greeted heartily.But her eyes went round like saucers when she saw her young missus' unusual disheveled appearance.Brooklyn's ears flamed and she rushed up the stairs. Levi wasn't too far behind. The housekeeper stifled a smile at this scene."Hey, wait up," Levi tried to catch up with her but she was one step faster and burst into the room.She finally came to a stop when she was enveloped by darkness. "Huh, why is the light off? Did the circuit blow off?"Her fingers moved on the wall to find the light switch and she al
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235: The End II
Juan is right. He really owes Laura even in the next lifetime. She trusted him, loved him but he tore their family apart and couldn't even cherish the one person she left behind. Did he still deserve to live? __________ A few weeks later after the news of what had befallen the madam of Hernandez family broke out, Levi was in the ward speaking to his father who was about to be taken away to the Wales by Cyrus, Marie and Lincoln when a guard walked in. "Sir, the young madam's father has come for a visit. He is currently with her." Heading this, Levi brows furrowed and he stood. He looked down at his father who didn't even react like he had heard his words and sighed. "Father, be good, okay? I'll come with Brooklyn to visit you sometime when she has fully recovered. Bye." He turned to his uncle, aunt and cousin with a grateful look. They all shared a hug and he told them, "I wish you a safe trip and please tell grandfather I sent my greetings." With that, they bade farewell and h
234: The End I
Juan simply gave Luis a look that made him feel like he was a fool and walked around him, going straight to Yolanda and completely ignoring him. "Should I tell them about the aphrodisiac or you will?"When he said these words, Yolanda's eyes widened in fear and she panicked. He didn't stop there, "Or I should talk about the vitamins instead. I'm sure my brother will like to learn more about Andy."Yolanda's knees turned weak and she almost collapsed if it weren't for the cops holding her. Seeing her reaction, Luis walked up to them. "What are you talking about?"Juan finally gave him attention and pointed at him, "You are such a fool. I can't believe you cheated with this thing on Laura. You should atone for your sins at her grave for the rest of your life!"Luis gritted angrily and his fingers balled into fists but he knew he stood no chance against Juan if he attempted to strike."That's enough Juan," Grandfather Hernandez stepped in. "What's all this fuss about? Ask the cops to l
233: Game Over II
"Here are records of her purchasing many illegal drugs from this black market trader. They managed to track her transactions and realized that besides purchasing a potent poison within different time frames and a few other drugs yet to be identified, she also purchased a strong aphrodisiac that has been banned for years."Levi's expression turned rigid upon hearing this. Aphrodisiac? He looked at the hospital bed where Brooklyn was sleeping peacefully wrapped in bandages and suddenly remembered the first time he had met her.She had run down the street trying to escape from Larry. He could still remember how strong he had felt the scent of the aphrodisiac from her.All those times, he used to think Larry was the one behind the aphrodisiac but what if he had an accomplice.Larry might have wrongfully listed after Brooklyn but Levi knew he was too chickenhearted to purchase that contraband himself.So it must have been someone who gave it to him and that person could be Yolanda."Uncle,
232: Game Over
Gunshots suddenly rang out in the warehouse and the guns in the thugs hands began to fall to the ground one after the other as they cried in pain,"Argh!""Ah!!!!""Argh!!!!""Ow!!!"Noah's eyes almost bulged out of their sockets as he watched all his men fall to the floor and writhe in pain. "You bastard!" He yelled into the microphone as he watched cops emerge. "Are you so foolish? Do you think your wife will go Scot free now? Just a word from me and her mutilated body parts will be sent to your doorstep!"Levi's eyes darkened at his words. He looked around because he knew Noah could see him. "Do you know what has become of your accomplice, Billy? Just surrender now or your term will be worse."Noah laughed and the warehouse echoed with his laughter. "That was all my plan, you fool! He was after my ring too so how could I let him remain with me?! He is no longer useful so I tossed him out.""You have gone against me and I can see you value the ring more than your wife. That is w
231: Come Get It
As the chaos subsided, Juan received a call and stepped away from the gathering. He found a quiet place and answered the call just before it was disconnected."Hello, did you find out anything?" He was a bit anxious about what the other person was going to say. If Luis is really declared guilty, he won't spare him."Sir, we tracked his call records and his bank records even deleted transactions but found nothing unusual."Juan didn't know why he released a sigh of relief. He wasn't wrong after all. Luis might be temperamental and easily pissed off but he won't do anything to hurt his own family. Then who tampered with the vitamins? Because Juan had a bit of knowledge in medicine, he knew the vitamins were manufactured by a popular pharmaceutical company and they were original products.Which means someone must have tampered with the vitamins after they were purchased? He had almost forgotten that he was on a call until the person spoke again."Sir, we also checked the call records of
230: Lloyd's of Wales
"She's missing," Hector announced as he walked into the sitting room where the cops were handling Billy and the bloody mess he had causedLevi was on a sofa with an oppressive expression that showed one shouldn't come closer to him."Oh no! Our poor Brooke! She only just got released and she's gone again!" Yolanda was on the other side of the room crying her eyes out.This sound made Levi's fingers clench with every passing second. Why act like she cares?"Mr Lloyd, do you know who could be behind this?" A cop was asking Levi for the umpteenth time yet was receiving no response.Luis walked up to them furiously and pointed at him. "How dare you act nonchalant?! Officer, hold him responsible if anything happens to my daughter!"Levi's face hardened but he refused to say a word and just sat there listening to Luis' rants. Images of Brooklyn's current state kept on running through his mind and he almost couldn't breathe."Levi!" The door the cops were entering and leaving through suddenl
229: End Of You
Brooklyn was walking down the hallway to her room when she felt someone sprinted across the hallway. She didn't think too much about it as she was still upset about what had happened in the sitting room.She has never seen her father so angry and that too at his own brother. These days, she feels her father is gradually turning into someone they all don't know anymore.Not to mention the cold war he has been engaging with these days.Tap!She halted when she saw the shadow of the person sprinting across the hallway again. She was suddenly scared and called out, "Who is there?!"No one answered her and she turned around. The hallway was silent. "Maybe I'm just being paranoid," She mumbled to herself.No one could get into this house anyway. But as she shook her thoughts away and took another step, someone suddenly strangled her from behind."Ah—" Her shout was muffled as a cloth was put over her nose. Her body went paralyzed with fear as she realized what was happening.She wanted to s
228: Don't Dare Me
"This wasn't what we both agreed to. I don't agree to this," Billy kicked a chair as he flared.Noah Lloyd didn't bat an eye at his actions. He simply said, "If you want to get Levi, this will be your only way.""Why do I have to go in there and get his wife himself? You have so many men they could easily carry out the job. Why me? It feels like you are sending me straight to the enemy's trap."Billy hated to admit it but he was a bit scared about facing Levi. Now he has to find a way to sneak into the Hernandez family residence himself, knock Brooklyn out and find a way to sneak her out.Noah's plan didn't sound feasible to him and he wasn't a fool. No way will he do that.Noah smiled craftily. He knew it. Billy wasn't as foolish as he thinks so there was no way he could keep him now. He just has to get rid of him.Besides, the dumbo also wants his ring. All the more reason for him not to survive but first he had to convince the fool."Your first attempt at the hospital was a complet
227: Familial Ties
"I'm certainly not a tour guide now."Levi chuckled at Juan's words but waited for him to continue. He relished the taste of the first food he grabbed and wondered if Brooklyn had her dinner yet."I think... I should keep what I do as a secret but it has nothing to do with our family's business.""That's not fair uncle. What's with the suspense?" Levi frowned and Juan laughed.The former was quite curious about this eldest son of Hernandez's family that has managed to evade the discerning eyes of paparazzi for years.Although Juan was estranged from the family, he appeared to be living better than his younger brother, Luis.Heck if they were to stand together one wouldn't be able to judge who was the younger one or the older one."Let's keep that aside now. Maybe someday... What I just want to say is whatever my brother does, just know he means no harm. He is ambitious and all but doesn't take it to heart. Go easy on him."Levi paused and swallowed the food in his mouth. One would hav
