"What the fuck was that back there?" Elina yelled at Veron as they tried to catch their breath. He www wonded on the knee, and the excruciating pain he was experiencing made Veron groan."Did you seriously try to kill me? How could you do that to your own niece!" Elina asked him, and Veron scoffed. He managed to stand up and he shot Elina a glare."Do not think that you are so important that I cannot dispose. At the end of the day, you are still another human being that I know. Nothing more. You are not special, you are not indispensable. You are... Nothing." He yelled at her back. Elina just gasped when he said the words."What do you think my father will say when he hears of this? He will have your head for it. Do you think that you can survive his wrath? My father will destroy you!" Elina screamed at him. Veron growled and restrained himself from punching her face. His burning mansion brought so much pain to his heart, and he did not know what to do."Do not test m, you brat! I wil
"How could you be so stupid Elina?" Viktor Grey yelled at Elina as she sat down on the long chair. Her heart was racing, and not just that, she was filled with burning anger. She kept her gaze fixed on a particular spot while she just listened to his rants."You worked with Veron to kidnap Mia. Do you have any idea how stupid that is? Do you have any idea what you've done?" He asked her."No! No I do not know what I've done. Why don't you enlighten me, then? I was trapped with your brother. I almost died! But you do not care about that do you? All you think about is your stupid new child while I have been here forever!" She yelled at Viktor Grey."Nonsense. I love you and you know that. But I do not want you to soil your hands with blood under Veron's influence. Nothing good ever comes from him and you know that. Oliver will destroy him. I do not want you to get destroyed with him." Viktor told her."I understand, father, and I promise you that I will be careful. I know what kind of pe
Chapter 1.The room was cloaked in blackness, light that illuminated the room was the single flickering Xander at the center of the table. Everyone knew that Viktor Grey was a man of colossal power and influence, he had called for a meeting among the billionaire and it felt as if he held more power than them, like the fate of the whole world was in his hands. As they took their seats, the atmosphere grew heavy with anticipation.Viktor cleared his throat, the sound echoing through the room, even though the weather was warm, everywhere in the room was filled with a chilling sensation. “This is why we are here,” Viktor started, he was about to lay out his plans, “I want to head this table. It’s about time I take over. It’s about time I take what’s mine. It’s about time for Oliver’s reign to end.” Viktor was saying all of these to make the other billionaires turn against Oliver. He was really urging them to be on his side, the seemingly untouchable force that had dominated their wo
Oliver walked into the company of one of the billionaires in the country. He made his way to the receptionist and rested on the counter gently while looking straight into the receptionist's eyes. She stared at him waiting for him to talk but he didn't."What do you want, Young man," She finally said and he stood up straight as if that was all he was waiting for."Now, that is how you know a good receptionist with great customer service but it took you long enough," Oliver said with a smile broadened on his face but the receptionist did not return the smile. "Well, I want to see Mr. Roger," he added and she bent her head to pick at Mr. Roger's schedule."What is your name?" She asked and he ran his hand through his head."It's Oliver," He answered and she kept staring at him. He didn't understand until she raised her eyebrows. "Just Oliver," he added and she smiled, taking a peek again at Mr.Roger's schedule. Oliver waited patiently as she rolled her eyes on the book, checking every na
Viktor Grey felt a heavy knot of worry in his chest as he stepped into the sterile, fluorescent-lit hospital room where his daughter Elina lay, frail and weak in a patient’s uniform, beneath white sheets. She had been in a car accident, and he was desperate to see her, but what he encountered was not the warm welcome he had hoped for.The machines around her beeped rhythmically, a constant reminder of her fragile state. Viktor had barely seen her since the accident that had left her in this condition, and guilt gnawed at him. He couldn’t help but feel overwhelmed even though his absence was justified where he had to attend to his other daughter, Mia.Elina's face, usually so gentle and caring, contorted with anger. Her eyes once filled with warmth and love, were now clouded with jealousy, as she spotted her father. "Where were you, Dad? You're always with Mia, and now you show up here?!" Her voice trembled with a mixture of pain, malice and resentment. Mia, his other daughter from a p
Chapter 4.It was on a Thursday, Mia was at home, and she was heavily on duties because she had deadlines to meet, she had stories to finish and published. While she buried her head in her laptop as she work oblivious to what was going on around her.She had planned to stay home today and canceled all her schedules which included meeting with Oliver, but when it comes to scheduling work, Oliver understands and there were times when she puts everything on holds just to be with him, and it was worth it.Unlike today, she really needed to finish work.Mia had put her phone on silent to block distractions and locked herself in, she sat on her favorite couch, wearing a black leggings and oversized shirt, apparently it was Oliver’s shirt. Her neighborhood was usually quiet and something unusual was happening, Mia thought, she was hearing the sound of cars speeding through and abruptly stopping, getting distracted and out of curiosity, Mia got up and went to the window, she noticed that th
Chapter 5Oliver was in his office, he barely had much work to attend to, he had been thinking about Lionheart Group and how to elevate the company to new heights. As he sat at his desk, contemplating his next move, a notification popped up on his computer screen. It was an email from his assistant, informing him that they had arrived.Oliver, being determined to take his company to new heights, made a strategic decision to establish a board of directors. He believed that having a diverse group of individuals with different expertise and perspectives would greatly benefit the overall company's growth. Also, the levels at which company would want partner with him will be with company thy are on the same page as him, he didn’t want to go through the stress of having to partner with a company that wants to grow except if it’s a company that he bought to save from liquidation.Oliver knew that finding the right people to choose to be among is board of directors was crucial for the succe
Betty, Oliver's secretary quickly stepped down from the cab as rumbling thunder sounded in the sky. She paid the cab man and as he zoomed off, she quickly dashed into her house. It was starting to drizzle by then, and when she searched for her key, some of the waters fell on her.Her house was a good one standing by the side of the street. Other than the most neighbors and the dog that always barked whenever it sees her coming, it was a pretty good place to stay. There were several flowers adorning the front of the houses, and the green field in the front made it seem like the landscape was dreamy.Betty quickly opened her door and stepped inside. She locked the door behind her, and pulled off her coat."Brit, I'm home..." She called out to her cat. Betty looked down and saw that the cat had not eaten a single meal from it's plate. It was unlike her to do so. "Brit..." She called out again as she took the plate to search for the cat. By that time, rumbling thunder sounded wiu flashe