Vincent was in his study at home, indulging in some personal reading when his phone rang.He promptly picked it up and answered. "Yes, Melinda?... How was the auction?"As he asked, he had a doting smile on his lips, a clear sign of his joy at speaking to his adorable granddaughter.However, his expression soon shifted as he heard what the other party had to say.By the time Melinda was done, Vincent erupted into a fury as he bellowed. "How dare that bastard come after you?... Does he think that I am so easily beaten?"[...]"Tell me where you are, I'll send our men to come and pick you up immediately!"[...]"Richard Smith is there?... Is that so?... That's good.'[...]"He should come along with you as well."[...]"He said what?"[He would like to speak with you]"Alright then, put him on the phone."***"Hello, sir," Richard remarked as he took the phone from Melinda. [Thank you, Richard. My Dawson family is eternally indebted to you for protecting our heir.]"It's my mistake so
"Father, you called for me," Mirabel remarked as she walked into her father's office in their family company.It had been a long time since he stepped into the office with Mirabel tasked to take his place but with the current situation, he was needed in the company now more than ever.His expression revealing his tiredness, he replied. "I did. Take a seat."Mirabel quickly sat down and then Diego began."Richard has agreed to come for the celebration next week. I hope everything has been prepared on your end.""Yes Father, there's no way Richard Smith will be able to escape what we have planned for him," Mirabel remarked before adding. "It's regretful that we were unable to catch him off guard with the divorce papers but it's fine, this time, we won't let him be.""That's good. Unfortunately, I had to agree to his offer to own shares in our company. The money has already been transferred and 25% of controlling shares have been sent to Maria.""It's fine, soon enough, he'd be giving us
Richard watched the news on his cell phone, a brilliant smirk on his lips as he hungered to see the looks on the Martinez's faces.They had treated him with contempt once upon a time and it was because they were rich and powerful, so he was going to ruin them and watch them suffer for their sins.He pocketed his phone as he was walking only to pause as he grew hungry.But then, taking a look at what he was wearing, he decided to pause and get something comfortable to move in before heading to a restaurant.He strolled over to a nearby store and after purchasing a t-shirt and jeans, he quickly got dressed before making his way over to Gauloises, which was a popular restaurant chain in town, only second to Jade Panda Restaurant.As he walked through the gates, he couldn't help but notice the look of contempt with which the guards regarded him.Considering he no longer utilized [Adam] and was dressed in ordinary clothes, it seemed they didn't recognize who he was.Ignoring them since th
Arturo was the head chef and also the manager of the Gauloises branch that Richard was currently in.He'd just emerged from his office and was preparing to head to the kitchen to try out a new recipe he had in mind when a waitress approached him."Sir, there's a problem in the restaurant." The waitress named Nina, remarked.Arturo snorted. "Is that why you should stop me?... Why did I hire you fools if you can't handle a simple problem.""No sir, it's nothing like that. someone went ahead to order the most expensive dishes in the restaurant and that fool Celine that you hired on probation served it to him.""Huh?... How is that a problem?... Are you trying to waste my time?" Arturo quickly grew angry as he glared at Nina.He was well aware that the other employees under him didn't like Celine because she was a hard worker but that wasn't his concern as all he saw was a person he could use like a slave while paying her mere peanuts.As far as he was concerned, he never planned to make
Lauren was a single mother of two girls who had lost her husband to cancer 5 years ago.Her husband was a landowner who owned a block of apartments which served as a source of income for the family.During the early years of their marriage, everything was okay and there were no financial issues but after her husband got sick, everything started going downhill.Enormous amounts of money were used to help him recover but it was all to no avail as at the end of the day, he died and left behind a mountain of debts to be paid.The apartment building they owned wasn't able to generate enough income to pay for the numerous debts they had and that was when First City Bank approached her through a proxy to purchase the property.However, she refused knowing fully well what would happen if she sold the building.Several people had gotten refuge in the building due to its cheap rates and First City Bank planned on rendering them homeless to build a resort.They had already approached her husband
"Thank you, sir. I don't know what I would have done without you." Lauren praised Richard after she'd left the bank premises with him.Richard shook his head. "No need to thank me, I despise when those in power maltreat the vulnerable masses just because they can.""Very few men have the same mindset as you. Most would enjoy trampling on those lesser than them." Lauren spoke sincerely, clearly the incident caused her to see Richard as different from so many other billionaires that she'd come in contact with.Which was why she was currently considering something in her mind.There was a reason First City Bank wanted to get her husband's land by any means necessary.It was because, just adjacent to the apartment building he'd built, there was a gold mine that was worth at least 3 billion dollars.Unfortunately, her husband never had the chance or funds to mine the gold as most companies wished to cheat them whenever they heard about it.If they got their hands on it, it would be a windf
Richard Smith looked particularly dashing tonight as he stepped out of his estate dressed in a black suit with [Adam] activated.He walked over to the parking lot where a Bugatti Veyron was already waiting for him with a driver to boot.He'd asked Maria to get him a new car after the last one was totaled but he couldn't have imagined that she would get so extravagant.He could only accept her desire to please him as he got into the car and ordered the driver to head to Central Park.Maria had informed him beforehand that the popular songstress, Edith Selene, would be performing at the charity function and, instead of getting paid, she opted to perform for free as long as he listened to a request of hers.Based on what he'd dug up on her, Edith was an orphan with a good heart refusing several record labels all because she wanted to ensure the orphanage she'd come from wouldn't be destroyed.Intrigued by such a good woman, Richard looked forward to meeting with her.***The venue for th
Silence loomed at the event ground as everyone had their eyes on Richard.He had just arrived and was currently escorted by his driver who seemed to double as a bodyguard.Regarding everyone currently present with a disdainful gaze, Richard sauntered toward the stage with a few already murmuring amongst themselves."What is he doing here?""Didn't his company already send someone to attend in his place?""What's going to happen now?"Richard ignored the chatter and promptly got on stage to face the two men who had decided to turn his humble charity function into an avenue for disgusting men to reveal their degraded thoughts."You must be Larry Vaughn," Richard said to the first before turning to the second. "And you must be Reginald Collins." Both Larry and Reginald puffed up their shoulders as the former remarked."For Mr. Smith, the newest billionaire in town, to know us, then we must be quite popular." Reginald concurred as he added. "Well, it's only natural, after all, we are at