"This all looks amazing," Damien exclaimed as the waiter dropped the last of his exotic dishes.
Against Angela's wishes, he had ordered a bunch a different dishes; dishes he could never afford before and that Courtney and her family had constantly mocked him for. "Wait until you taste them," she said, smiling at the Damien's obvious excitement. She didn't have to tell him twice. Not caring about all the judging looks he was getting from some other guests, he dug his utensils in and started to devour the food. Although he didn’t care, Angela couldn't stand the people looking down on him. She knew it wouldn't be the case if he looked the part. "We should get you a change of clothes," she said, making him pause mid-chew. "Well, seeing as I've divorced my ex-wife, I think I've lost the right to go into her house where all my clothes are," he replied before going back to his food. Angela leaned in closer as if she was going to reveal a secret. "You're the CEO of the Delaney Company. You own major shares in a bunch of different clothing brands; luxury and otherwise. I'm sure we can figure something out." Damien let out a hearty chuckle. "Yes, I'm sure we can. It was still baffling to him how much his life had changed literally overnight. But for some reason, he didn't feel out of place. In fact, he felt right where he was supposed to be, like a goal that he didn't know he had had been fulfilled. "I'm sure I own a bunch of houses and apartments all over the city too because I'm currently homeless," he said. Angela recalled when Damien's grandfather, Daniel Delaney, had first taken her and Renee in. It had taken a long time – years – for her to realise how powerful the man actually was. Everywhere he went, he was treated like a god. People practically worshiped the ground he walked on. She had once seen a popular movie star get nervous around Damon. That was when she truly began to grasp what a titan of a man he really was. Damien seemed to be in the dark like she was. "You can sleep in a different building every night of your life if you want. You don't seem to fully grasp who you are yet, do you?" Damien paused. Of course, he knew he was CEO of the Delaney Company and logically that must come with significant wealth and power but for the night, he wasn't ready to think about the sheer scope of his new life. "I'm sure I'll figure it out eventually." Angela smiled. That made perfect sense. There was no need to rush things. "I'll be here to guide y–" "Gorgeous Angela. It is such a blessing to lay eyes on your fairness this fine evening." Angela rolled her eyes before she turned to face the loud, extravagantly dressed man, in a white blazer, skinny jeans and of course sunglasses…indoors Damien raised and eyebrow but continued with his meal. "Raymond, good evening," Angela said with a polite smile. "You wound me, Angela. Raymond is my father. I told you to call me Ray," he said with a toothy grin. Raymond Ronchester of the Ronchester Group, a smaller, longtime partner of the Delaney Company. Raymond was the overconfident first son of the family, destined take over and run the thriving family business. "By the way," Raymond continued. "I was invited to a fundraiser. It's holding tomorrow. I'm sure your presence will motivate many men to let go of their hard earned money just to please you." The idiot Raymond was beginning to get on her already raw nerves. Not only was he blatantly hitting on her like a caveman, he had completely ignored Damien's presence. "An interesting invitation but I would ask that you respect my guest and let us continue with out dinner," she finished with a flat look. Raymond made a big production of noticing Damien for the first time, turning around to stare at him with wide eyes. "Oh, I didn't see him before." Angela felt a twinge of embarrassment when Damien didn't stop eating to acknowledge Raymond. Worse yet, Raymond was staring at him like he was a pest. "You really are an angel, taking on charity cases like this," Raymond absently noted. "I admire you philanthropic act but a lady of your calibre should not be seen with such a man. It doesn't befit you. Come and have a seat at my table." Angela had to take deep breaths to restrain the anger brewing within. Social decorum could be so tedious sometime. "Another interesting invitation," she said. "but I'm having a meeting with my boss." Raymond's eyes lit up like halogen bulbs. "Oh, Mr. Delaney is here? I've been meaning to talk to him about a lucrative business proposal I have." Self-serving bastard, Angela thought. He didn't even bother asking about the old man's health. Moreoever, Damien was the new Mr. Delaney. "I don't think he's in a position to discuss business at this point," she said. "Oh come on, I'm sure he'll ne interested. It's an incredibly profitable business model and –" "And why don't you do it and take all the profit?" Damien interrupted. Raymond slowly turned to face him, regarding him like a petulant child. He couldn't believe Angela had turned down his invitation to stay with this… person. He could even call him a person, just a waste of space, eating from three different plates as if he'd never had food before. "Hey, do you not see me having a private conversation here," Raymond seethe through his teeth. How dare this pauper address him. "You should consider himself lucky that he wasn't immediately kicked out of here. Don't you dare get on my nerves or you won't like me very much." Raymond had had enough. He couldn't stand being in the paupers presence. He grabbed Angela's hand and moved to guide her out of her chair. "Come on, let's go have this conversation somewhere we can't be disturbed," he said with his signature toothy smirk, the chandelier lights glinting off his shades. Angela pulled her hand away from his clammy ones, making him frown. "I told you, I'm having a meeting with my boss," she said with finality. "Is he in the bathroom?" Raymond asked. "He enjoying his meal," she replied. Raymond glanced at Damien quizzically, then back to Angela. Back and forth, his head whirled, looking from Angela to Damien before inevitable realisation dawned on him. His threw his head back and burst into laughter.Related Chapters
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"Oh, Angela, I didn't know you were such a joker," Raymond said, wiping the tears from his eyes. "You mean he's Mr. Delaney?"More laughter ensued as Damien watched on in amusement. He had never felt the need to prove himself to anyone. Not when he was a struggling office worker and definitely not now when he was potentially the most powerful business man in the world.Angela had begun to enjoy the unfolding drama. Of course, Raymond was too arrogant to believe that Damien was the man he had to answer to. And Damien would not want to flaunt his power. She felt tingles trying to imagine how it would all play out."That's exactly what I mean," Angela said, smirking."Him?" Raymond chuckled. "He's been eating all this food as if he'll never get to eat in his life again. I know he definitely won't get to eat here ever again. Unless, of course, he plans to keep mooching off you.""I don't mind that," Angela said.Raymond sharply glanced at the beautiful woman. Was she bewitched? What was h
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At the last second, Damien grabbed his hand and in a flash, had Raymond spun around with his hand behind his back. The angry man yelped like a little girl as the pain finally registered to him. "You were so angry just a second ago. You're telling me this is all you got?" Damien asked, sounding genuinely disappointed. "Let me go, you fool. Do you know who I am? Let me go now or – ahhhhh."Hearing his incessant spiel, Damien twisted his hand a bit more. Assholes like this never really learn until they hit rock bottom. Depending on how out of touch they are, some of them don't learn even then."Security, get over here now!" Abigail whispered into her earpiece. "I'm so sorry about your experience here today, sir. I promise it's not usually like this," she pleaded with Damien.Still restraining Raymond, Damien casually replied. "Must be something in the air, huh?""Yes, maybe that's what it is," Abigail giggled.The sight of the both of them casually conversing while Damien had a man's a
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"What the hell is a street urchin like you doing in a place like this? Are you here to steal?" Alison shrieked.At the sight of Damien. Andy began to lose his temper. This was the bastard who dared put hands on his father, despite everything they did for him. Worse yet, there was a beautiful woman with Damien so he had to keep his composure. How could this useless fool get with a woman like that anyway?"Is what you've resorted to? Trying to impress a woman with your ex-wife's money? Don't you have any pride as a man?" Andy asked.Alison's head snapped to Andy and a growing smile formed on her face. "Oh really. Courtney told me he didn't take the money.""Of course she did." Andy said. "She was trying to hide his shame. Now here he is with another woman, trying to live lavishly. That is the only explanation for all this.""Wow. What a shameless man." Alison said, shaking her head. "I should collect every penny she gave you because you don't deserve anything." Her eyes went over to An
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"Is this true?" He titled his bespectacled head down to look the clerk in the eyes."Yes sir," she said indignantly. "I've been trying to kick them out but they won't leave.""What did they steal?" he asked her.The clerk looked at Alison hopefully, waiting for the answer that would justify her actions to the manager. Alison said nothing, even going as far as avoiding the girl's eyes."What did he steal," the manager repeated, sounding irritated.She only looked about like a lost child. He smacked her upside the head and shoved her away."Go inside," he ordered. "Damn imbecile," he muttered.The crowd had forgotten what they came to the store and the manager saw fit to remind them."Everyone, nothing to see. Let's all go about our business," she yelled, waving his arms like a conductor then turned to Damien. "Accept my sincerest apologies sir. She's my niece and she knows nothing about working." He extended his hand for Damien to take.Seeing this, Damien switched the black card from
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"I guess this is the surprise he had for me," Damien whispered to Angela."You're unlucky today. Seems like you stepped on the wrong toes," the head thug said, a wide grip on his face. "Unfortunately for you, we were chosen to make you see the error of your ways." He stared at Angela. Damn, she really was a beauty. He might have to keep her for himself.Damien found himself getting excited. Never before had he faced such an opposition. It was always a small fry idiot, too drunk to know any better. But these guys; not only did they look like they would give him a challenge but they would also deserve every bit of pain he was about to inflict on them. Six men around them, all poised to pounce. The anticipation was making his heart pound against his ribcage. In the distance, he saw Andy's car parked facing them. He would deal with him after.Dropping his bags in the ground, he asked. "Are there more of you or this is everyone?"The thug faltered a bit, not expecting to hear that but th
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"Damien, dear boy, to what does this old man owe the pleasure?"Daniel was using an elliptical bike with a lady in a lab coat, holding a clipboard standing next to him. He still looked agile as ever but Damien could tell the man wasn't in tiptop condition."I can't have you dying on me," he said as he handed the old man his Yin necklace.Daniel took it eagerly and put around his neck, not stopping to pedal his bike."Sir, you need proper form so you don't hurt yourself," the lab coat lady said.He glared at her as if she'd asked him to sacrifice his grandchild. "This necklace makes me feel better than you and your team of useless crooks ever have. I don't know why I keep you around."Damien felt bad for her especially when she hung her head and blushed. "You know why you keep me around," she muttered, trying and failing to keep the smile off her face.Damien raised an eyebrow at Angela, who shrugged in response. He glanced at his grandfather, who seemed high off of the effects of the
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“Also, you're going to have to talk to a lot of people, seeing as you're Mr. Delaney.”He didn't really care. His ex wife could be the host for all he cared, if he had to be there, he would. Plus, talking to people wasn't a big deal so long as he didn't have to pretend to like them.“What do I need to know about this Ball?”Taking a deep breath, Angela started downloading all the information she knew about the ball; all the powerful people that usually attended, how they loved to flaunt their money, how they tended to be classless at times and how one or two people would get drunk and cause a scene.“Sounds delightful,” he jeered as he pulled into his driveway.“Wait till you experience it.”The next day came and he had his suit prepared and shoes polished. Angela really was the best right hand he could ask for.He decided he wanted to take one of the fancier, older cars and Angela had already had it delivered.“I'd give you a raise but you probably already make a million dollars," he
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So much had been happening that Damien hadn't noticed her beauty. Even though she wore the same uniform as Jan and the other lady, it was clear she'd had hers tailored to fit, and fit her, it did. She made no attempt to hide her luscious curves and tempting cleavage. Despite all that, her face was her selling point. She was so pretty she gave Angela a run for her money. "I'll hold you to that," Damien said, returning her smile."I'll do my best to please you, sir. You can call me Krissy, " she returned, twirling her hair.Angela was getting irritated by her obvious flirting. "We should go in," she said.Damien couldn't help smiling at the edge in her voice. Krissy acted as a guide, showing them their assigned seat at the very front row. Damien couldn't help noticing how much her hips swayed as she walked. Her skirt stretched tight over her toned butt was such a sight to behold. Everytime, they rounded a corner, she would glance at him over her shoulder with a sweet smile as if to co
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It had been a hectic couple of days so I decided I was going to shut everything out and actually enjoy my vacation time.Dad, once again, was hounding me to wrap up my me-time and get back to work. The whole point of vacation was to de-stress. As far as things went, it had been nothing but stress.I was trying to relax in a lounge chair in a hot spring resort when my phone rang, jarring me and everyone around me.“Sorry,” I whispered, seeing all their pissed off faces.The caller ID showed it was dad. I hesitated, wondering if I should ignore the call, not wanting to be lectured about ignoring my responsibilities. But I ultimately picked it up.“Hey, Dad.”“Get home. Now!” his gruff voice boomed directly into my ears, making me cringeEven though he was my dad and I knew he would never hurt me, I started panicking. What could have made him so serious? The fact that he was so direct, with no explanation whatsoever made it even worse.My mind raced faster than my car as I sped home, fig
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Tristan gave me a questioning look but dropped it when I gave him a sweet smile.“I heard you're still working with Deandra,” Sadie said. Her tone was neutral but the implication was crystal clear.“You heard?” I asked, raising an eyebrow at her. “Well, Tristan told me. He said he warned you against it. You would think your mentor's words would be enough to convince you, but I guess not.”This woman was hellbent on getting on my nerves. But Tristan stepped in, stopping me from speaking my honest mind.“Oh stop, Sadie. I'm her mentor, not her micromanager. She's an adult. I'm sure she knows what she's doing. Sadie scoffed, casually taking another sip of wine. “If she's working with that… woman, I'm not sure she does.”This bitch. I wanted to rip her hair right off her scalp. I didn't realize how long I was glaring at her until Tristan touched my arm, jarring me back to consciousness.“Remi, are you sure everything's okay? You seem… distracted,” he said.My heart ached at his concern.
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I was on my bed, staring at the ceiling, thinking about my life and how things got so complicated.Jesse had practically gone off the deep end, asking to be part of my revenge on Oscar. I was delaying telling Deandra because I knew how much she loved drama; she would welcome Jesse with open arms, potentially other open things too. And then there was Sadie. She had been calling and texting, but after my meeting with Deandra and the soft- reveal that Sadie wasn’t how she seemed, I decided I’d keep my distance.My phone rang again. I was at my limit with her. I picked it up to scream at her to stop calling me but froze when I saw the caller.Sighing, I answered. “Hey, Tristan.”His voice was calm and soothing. Such a jarring contrast to the storm of thoughts and emotions going through my mind. “Hey, Remi. It’s been a while. How are you holding up?” he asked, his words laced with genuine concern.My heart started racing. I knew this wasn’t a casual check-in because Tristan never called w
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Daniel levelled a glare and Arthur. “Control your grandbrat!”Arthur shrugged a smug smile on his face. He had stopped the last fight between the two young men too soon and knew Garth was eager to get his revenge. “They are men. Let them settle their issues between themselves. And it is suspicious how he seemed to find it so quickly, isn’t it? I’m sure you must have helped him.”“I did not. He is a capable young man. How long did your grandson take to find him again?” Daniel asked, now wearing his own smug smile.The news that Damien had found his Celladona in a month had spread around the society like wildfire. Daniel himself was shocked beyond belief. He knew that Damien was proficient – he was his blood after all – but even he had been surprised. Arthur’s frown made Daniel even more proud of his grandson. “You helped him. Stop lying,” Arthur seethed. “It’s not against any laws to do that but he can’t go around claiming merit for something he didn’t do. Own up!”“Ask him yourself,
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Daniel knew what that bastard Arthur was doing. Entice Damien with insane strength so he would forgo the medical secret. To be honest, Daniel wouldn’t blame Damien if he went with either of the other two options. He was a young man once and he definitely understood the allure.Garth too was anticipating Damien’s answer. He always knew Damien was a selfish scumbag. Him falling for Arthur’s trick would only confirm that notion.By now, it was pretty obvious to everyone that Damien was going to go with either a martial arts secret or a Mystic art secret. How could he not? It hadn’t been a hard decision for them at all. It shouldn’t have been for him either but then Arthur had pulled out all the stops and had a demonstration done for him. A ripple of mocking snickers came from the crowd; he must have been feeling stupid now for choosing a medical secret.“I’m confident that I can fulfill any tasks you throw at me in record time, so the other secrets are within my reach anyway. Give me a m
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A week had gone by and Damien was getting ready for his secret ceremony. He could hardly hide his eagerness, as he restlessly paced the house on the eve of his ceremony.“You know, this won’t make it come any faster,” Angela said, getting distracted from her work by his constant pacing.She was right but he couldn’t bring himself to settle down. “Do you realize what’s going to happen tomorrow?” He asked, confused by how casually she was taking the whole thing.Angela rolled her eyes. “Yes. You’re having a cult meeting.”“Sure, but seriously. I’m getting a secret. I’m leveling up. Do you understand that?”“You’re already pretty great as you are,” Angela muttered shyly, glancing away so he wouldn’t meet her gaze.He stared at her, wanting to say something but the anticipation of what was to come was at the forefront of his mind.“The Aston is fueled right?” he asked, changing the subject.“Always,” Angela replied, grateful for the tension release but a little hurt that he didn’t acknow
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Having already seen him coming, Angela sprung into action, sending Andy sprawling backward with a fist to the gut, milliseconds from the bat hitting Damien square in the face.Andy hit the ground with a painful thud, howling in pain and sputtering like a misfiring exhaust.“Courtney, what the hell are you doing with this bastard?” he croaked in between agonized wheezes, glaring daggers at Damien.Courtney was beside herself. Worry, confusion, anger, desire; all these emotions swirled around in her head, rooting her to the spot. She wanted to go to Andy to check on him but what would Damien think about that? And that bitch with him, she would try to make it seem worse than it looked to Damien.Damien stared down at him with a smirk. “Seems you’re back on your feet. I barely even laid hands on you and it took you weeks to heal up? What a joke,” Damien said with a chuckle.If looks could kill, Damien would have been a pile of ash from the scorching glare Andy was giving him. “I have noth
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Courtney’s eyes grew wide, flabbergasted that he would say something like that and embarrass her in the presence of his new woman. Did he ever even love her? Her gaze traveled between Damien and Angela as if trying to remind him they weren’t alone. “Or have you decided that his son’s dick is enough for you?” Damien followed up, his voice dripping with disdain. Courtney’s eyes brimmed with tears. “Why the hell are you asking me this, Damien? What does this have to do with us? I’m sorry, okay? I made a mistake and I regret it every day. We need to let go of the past if we’re going to get back together.” Angela burst into a mocking laugh making Courtney’s face further redden. She felt her ears getting burned and the room started to spin. She couldn’t believe the man who claimed to love her all those years was treating her like a common five-dollar whore. “Get back together? Who said anything about that?” Damien asked, raising an eyebrow. The woman was truly delusional to think he w
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“I’m fine, Damien. What, are you going to follow me into the bathroom next?” Angela asked with a giggle. Ever since their experience with Don Simenn, Damien had been borderline obsessive with Angela’s safety. Everywhere they went, he would scan the place like a hawk, searching for potential trouble. If someone so much as breathed wrong in her direction, he was alert and ready to take them down. That bastard Saul was going to pay dearly, he thought. Although Angela found it endearing how much he cared about her, it was starting to get overbearing. Damien glanced at her as if she’d asked if the sky was blue. “You’re not following me into the bathroom,” Angela snapped, trying to hide her blush. He rolled his eyes. “Fine.” His phone rang. At this point he didn’t need to check to see who it was because the person had blown up his phone so much, he set a custom ringtone. “Her again?” Angela asked. “I don’t understand why you don’t just block her.” She knew he didn’t love