It was clear Jemima wanted to die.Richard could see that if she was left as she was, it was doubtful she would remain till tomorrow.“Jemima, please give me a chance. I can help you.” Richard remarked with Jemima turning to stare at him.Her eyes were devoid of hope as she replied. “There's no way to help me, Richard. I don't want a temporary solution that would result in more pain and suffering. I'd rather give up, don't you agree?... Death is the only permanent solution for me now.”“Big sis!... Please don't give up, please, just don't.” Jerome cried out as Jayden could barely understand what was happening.“Mummy…” Jemima glanced at her little boy with tears in her eyes. “I'm sorry I couldn't do much for you… I'm so sorry.”Unable to take any of this any longer, Richard remarked. “Jerome, take Jayden outside.”“I…”“Just do it!”Jerome glanced at Richard and noticing the expression he held, felt compelled to do as instructed.Albeit unwilling, he left the room with Jayden, leavin
The rest of the day was spent packing up and moving back to Richard's estate after which Richard got the information about the company Jemima had worked for before she got in contact with the radioactive material.It was a sewage company and their worker conditions were downright horrible.Jemima wasn't the first person they left to die after realizing that they'd come in contact with the radioactive material.The owner didn't bother ensuring that his workers were learned enough to differentiate such things and their equipment was just a shame to look at.Knowing that closing down the company would be a waste, Richard just bought the company and then had the original owner try for extreme neglect of the workforce.Considering the company needed a revamp, Richard felt like he had his work cut out for him.Meanwhile, Jerome who was with him through all this couldn't help but gawk at Richard's capabilities.How can he just casually buy an entire company?... Is this the lifestyle of a bil
Done with handling his security affairs at home, Richard went back to his room and freshened up, before getting dressed as he intended to take Jerome with him to announce the latter as his endorsed candidate.It would be difficult considering Jerome was unknown but Richard didn't think that was an important factor since he could handle that.His worry was if Jerome would be able to stand up to Caesar when the time came for it.Richard could help in some ways but at the end of the day, Jerome would be going up against Caesar, and considering the kind of man Caesar is, he could expect some low blows.It was disconcerting, but Richard wanted to believe in his best friend and what he was capable of.But first, he had to ensure that Jerome would have no weaknesses going into the battle that was about to take place.Putting a call across to Vincent, he called in a favor, hoping that he would investigate the company that Jerome once worked for that ended up firing him on false accusations ma
Jerome couldn't even feel insulted being referred to as a nobody as that was indeed the truth.Right now, he was a nobody but that didn't put him down but made him even more willing to push the limits to reach a level where he would be considered somebody.Meanwhile, Richard was less than pleased with Commissioner Watson's reaction to his plan.“Why won't it be feasible?”Commissioner Watson sighed. “It's a brilliant plan but there are two problems; the family behind Caesar and the fact that one of the Princes shall be presiding over the elections.”“Wait what?”“Didn't I tell you?... One of the Princes would be coming from the Capital to preside over the electoral processes. I told you before, Intercity is an important city to the empire and do you think they would appreciate it if a literal nobody is placed as a figurehead of the city?”“This is troublesome. Fine then, what do I do?”“Make him a somebody.” Came the quick response.“I don't quite understand.”“If it turns out that you
[Are you prepared?] The patriarch inquired over the phone, his voice hoarse as it was threatening. “Patriarch, I know I made a mistake and…”[I don't need your useless assurances. I have done some work to ensure this… Richard Smith won't be getting much help in the battle against you. I have also made it so that one of the Princes would be presiding over the process. Make sure to impress him. For this, a substantial sum will be sent to you soon, use it well. And remember, fail me and I won't hesitate to end your entire lineage.]“.... Understood, Patriarch.” With that, the call ended and Caesar was left sweating profusely.He couldn't afford to lose again.No matter what, Intercity would be his!***The drive back to the estate was mostly silent with Jerome lost in thought while Richard made the preparations for the take off to Riverdale.Richard allowed Jerome to head back to his place to inform Jemima about the impending trip while Richard busied himself with packing up for the bo
Vir Enterprises is one of the biggest consulting firms in the world.Having consulted for some of the most powerful companies in the world, they had established themselves as a powerhouse and so, those that worked for them considered themselves the best of the best.Established by the Ramirez family, it was currently no longer a privately owned company and was instead headed by a board of directors with the Ramirez family holding a fair portion of the company out of respect for their founder.Jerome had always been happy that he managed to get into such an establishment.It was a testament to his years of hard work and he felt that as long as he kept pushing, he would one day be at the top.Unfortunately, it was not to be so and he lost out on everything and ended up deported as a result.Perhaps, due to feeling nervous about the inevitable meeting, he was unable to sleep the whole night, tossing and turning while looking for something to get his mind off things.At the end of the nig
“I'd say nice to meet you but I can't lie, so I'll get straight to the point and ask, what the hell are you doing here, Jerome?”Jerome hesitated, unsure of how to respond as he knew that a wrong word would be used to rip him apart.Cecelia was good at that, picking apart the statements of others and utilizing that to bring them down completely.He hated her for framing him but he had to acknowledge her skills.“Hello, I asked a question, Jerome, or are you suddenly dumb?”Jerome took a deep breath as he replied. “I have important work, that's all I can say.”“Hah, you, important work?... Do you plan on violating an unsuspecting woman again?”“You know I did nothing wrong!” Jerome exploded.Cecelia smirked as she knew that was his weakness. “Tell it to the cops, now you'd best leave before I inform them of your presence. I mean, how were you able to reenter the city after you were deported?”Jerome bit his teeth, hesitant to respond.He'd known he was a fugitive considering the circum
Lucia was helped down from the car by her guards, her gaze sweeping the premises before ultimately landing on the trio standing at the entrance.Her gaze remained on one in particular, the latter of which was a man dressed quite casually, revealing no intent of having wished to wear a suit or something more corporate.That was her target. That was the man that had given her the shock of her life.Taking a deep breath even as her heartbeat increased, she slowly made her way to the trio with her guards escorting her.When she got close, the woman amongst them tried to speak.“Hello ma'am, my name is Cecelia, I'm…”A simple hand gesture rendered her silent with Lucia not even bothering to regard the man standing in the middle.Soon she was standing face to face with the mystery man who looked back in slight amusement.“Ms. Lucia.”“And you must be Mr. Smith. I expected you to be dressed more formally.”“Apologies for disappointing you then.”“On the contrary, I quite like your current a