Martins immediately knew at that moment that he'd been caught which is why he immediately grabbed Maddie and tried to use her as a hostage, even pulling out a knife to hold to her throat.“You won't do anything.” Richard calmly remarked as he watched him try to threaten him with Maddie's safety.Martins snorted. “Stop bluffing, Richard Smith. We know just how much you cherish your family, so you'd best do as I say else Madison will surely die today.” Richard sighed. “You know how much I cherish my family yet you still threaten them?... Are you being stupid or you are just that desperate?”“Just shut up!... Now, where is it?”“Where is what?”“The hidden treasure that's allowed you to amass such wealth in a short amount of time?”“Hmm, is that why you were sent?... To figure out my source of wealth?”“Shut up!... I'm the one asking the questions here, now answer. Where is it?... Tell me or Madison gets it!” Martins was quite bold as he demanded Richard's compliance.He knew Richard wa
Richard glanced at General Watson once the maid left. “What's going on?”“I have no idea.” General Watson replied. “But considering you two are most likely here to speak with me, I believe it's best I listen to you both or what do you think?”Richard pursed his lips, considering if it would be alright to meet with the ones who wished to spy on him for reasons unknown.Just as he came to a decision, the door opened and the maid walked in with Caesar Milan.“Hello, General Watson, I hope I'm not catching you at a bad time.” Caesar casually remarked in a manner Thag showed he held no deep regard for General Watson.Richard couldn't help but wonder if they had connections with people in the capital.Only such people could react so casually before the general.General Watson didn't seem to mind as he replied. “You aren't. Regardless, I do have a guest and you should know him.”Saying that he gestured at Richard with Caesar furrowing his brows, having not noticed Richard up until he was tol
Caesar hadn't expected to be caught out so easily.His family was a group of politicians that utilized a martial technique that made it easy to deceive people and convince people to work for them.Initially, he'd thought that he could convince Richard to endorse him so that once he was elected governor, he'd immediately force Richard to become a henchman who would do his bidding.Who'd have thought Richard could see through his martial technique?It caused Caesar to reevaluate the man called Richard Smith.He was too dangerous to be left alone, especially considering he had the backing of an entire city to work with.“You are crossing a line, Mr. Smith. If you don't want to endorse me, just say so, and I'll figure out other ways to win the elections.”“So that I can watch the good people of Intercity get oppressed again?... I don't think so.”“What do you mean by that?”“I'd advise you to give up any hope of becoming Minister of Intercity because I won't let that happen. Even if you f
Don Ventura was speechless.He'd never expected that Richard would give him such an aggressive refusal even after all he'd offered in exchange for his request.He had thought Richard was like every other rich man.Even if others saw him as a hero, Don Ventura saw him as an opportunistic fellow who would do anything for money and fame, just like other billionaires he was familiar with.However, he was wrong.Richard didn't care about the money or favors.He genuinely cared about the city and wished to make it a better place.Such a person would never be swayed by money and would always do things morally which caused Don Ventura to have respect for Richard.It was sure that losing Richard as a business partner would be a major loss for him so Don Ventura remarked. “Haha, Mr. Smith, why so serious?... It was a joke, a joke.”“Really?” Richard raised a brow in response.“Of course, why would I propose such a thing when I know what you are trying to do?... It would be foolish of me to do s
Richard quickly guessed that though Melinda was in dire straits, it wasn't as bad as she made it out to be.If he was correct, it meant that Melinda most likely needed support for something and because she wasn't able to call home for help, she opted to reach out to him, hopeful that he would be able to help her.Letting out a sigh, Richard decided not to hold it against her as she would most likely have her reasons.In any case, it's not like he had anything urgent to handle apart from perhaps the situation with the security and the lack of presence of an administrator for Orion Corp.The latter was done he had to handle it before he left anywhere as he wasn't about to allow his company to run around like a headless chicken.So first, he phoned Maria.“Hello, Maria. How are you enjoying your holiday?” [It's boring sir. I hardly have anything to do and it bothers me. Sir, can't I come back to work?... I feel like I could die from boredom.]Chuckling, Richard replied. “You are somethi
[What's the problem?] Vincent inquired over the phone. Letting out a sigh, Richard inquired. “Do you know about the Great Fire that happened several years ago?”[Of course. It was an accident, a rather unfortunate one if I might add.]“No.”[Hmm?]“The real truth behind the Great Fire. You know the real truth of what happened that day, right?”[... What are you talking about?]“There's no point lying to me, Mr. Dawson. I already know about what happened in the Great Fire all those years ago. All I need to know is if you know as well.”[Hah, you'd get yourself in trouble someday with how you go around digging into stuff like this]“People died, Mr. Dawson, don't try to act like they didn't. Now tell me what I want to know.”[... Yes, I know the truth about what happened all those years ago]“Good. You know that it's the Malcolm family that spearheaded the disgusting act, yes?”[Unfortunately so, but you are mistaken about something.]“What's that?”[If it were just the Malcolm family,
Fiona had always considered herself a fashion icon and a drop-dead gorgeous beauty.With almost perfect looks with an amazing dress sense, she was right to feel that way, however, it came with one flaw.An unbridled sense of arrogance.She always thought herself better than everyone else and didn't hesitate to make others feel less of themselves whenever they crossed paths with her.This was something she did during her time at the company she was fired from.As part of management, she was put over a whole department to take charge of it.During her stay, the department recorded the highest number of resignations to ever occur in the company's history and this was because Fiona was always on their necks, treating them like livestock while she acted like some Queen Bee.Of course, despite the horrifying numbers, they never fired her from her post as she was the lover of the General Manager of the company.However, when the company owner returned to carry out inspections and then found
“It was a big misunderstanding. The owner of the company had asked me out once but I declined, due to that, he always tried to make life miserable for me. After he found out that I was dating his general manager, he used that as an excuse to have me fired for inappropriate relationships at the workplace.” Fiona lied right through her teeth.Of course, it wasn't a lie that the owner of AV had shown interest in her but he ultimately never acted on it as he realized what kind of person she was, he'd stopped bothering himself with her and even left the country for an extended period to focus on other things.Fiona had always felt regretful that the man had run away since she'd initially planned on getting him as a lover.Her failure resulted in the fact that when the owner returned, he was able to think enough to make the right choice, unlike his general manager who was already long gone.In any case, it wasn't like Richard could know that since he had no idea who the owner of AV was in t