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RISE OF THE INVINCIBLE HEIR CHAPTER 77
At the same Grand Palace Hotel, Adrian was seated with Rhea Smith, the vice president of Alpha Group and David Banks, a businessman, in a different VIP lounge. His legs were crossed and he twirled his glass of wine in one hand while the other rested on the side of the couch as he listened intently to David Banks’s proposal. David Banks, an older man in his fifties, clad in a tailored suit, leaned forward with his hands entwined on the table as he discussed the benefits of his partnership with Alpha Group for the resort project. “Mr. Adrian, I hope you like my ideas for our partnership?” He asked when he was done. Adrian set his glass down on the table and met David’s gaze. “Your ideas aren’t half-bad, Mr. Banks. But don’t you think the residents in those redevelopment areas deserve more compensation? I mean, they’re been evicted from their homes on such short notice, it’s only fair if the compensation they receive is enough to pay for another apartment.” Rhea Smith, who was dres
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Adrian tried to control his anger as he continued speaking to Jonah. “Also inform the manager of The Grand Palace Hotel to come to the second VIP lounge immediately!” He disconnected the call right after he said those words, and Trent frowned as he scanned Adrian’s appearance, contemplating whether to take him seriously or not. His doubts turned to fear two minutes later when he received a call on his phone. With shaky hands he picked up the phone and glanced at the caller ID—it was his father. “Hello—” “Trent, you foolish brat!” His father’s angry voice sharply cut him off. “What did you do to offend the Young family?” Trent’s eyes widened as the realization that Adrian was affiliated with the Young family dawned on him and he felt a cold sweat trickle down his spine as he realized the gravity of his actions. “T-the Young family?” he stammered in incredulity. “Yes, you idiot!” Trent’s father retorted. “Our company has gone bankrupt because of you and we have nothing now! If
RISE OF THE INVINCIBLE HEIR CHAPTER 79
Adrian’s lips pressed into a firm line as he watched the way Regina’s expression morphed into shock. “Yes,” he confirmed with a nod. “Her colleague, Lilian, set her up on a business dinner with the sleazy bastard that did it.” Regina covered her mouth with her hands. “Oh my poor baby, Anita. She must have been so scared. Those people involved need to pay!” she paused a bit, her expression turning into a derisive scowl. “You let them go, didn’t you? I’m sure you were too much of a coward to punish them for their actions.” Adrian rolled his eyes. This is why he considered Regina an unreasonable person because even in a situation like this, she still found a way to blame him. “I’m not a coward, mother. I assure you that they’ve been arrested as we speak.” Regina scoffed, folding her arms. “That doesn’t mean you’re still worth anything. Perhaps, you weren’t even the one who got them arrested.” she grumbled stubbornly. “You’ve done enough for tonight.” she continued and stretched ou
RISE OF THE INVINCIBLE HEIR CHAPTER 80
Vincent Davies, Anita’s father, was being dragged towards the police station. The CEO of the gallery where he worked had framed him for forging famous artworks. He struggled against the officer’s grip, trying to defend himself but his pleas and protests fell on deaf ears. The police officer, who held his arm in an iron grip shoved him forward and he almost lost his balance. He had barely steadied himself when he heard Anita’s voice call out to him. “Dad?”His head snapped up to the direction she had called him from and a smile broke out on his face when he saw her. Then, as quickly as it appeared, the smile vanished and was replaced by a look of shame when he realized that she had witnessed the way the police officers manhandled him. He didn’t say anything as he hung his head low, unable to meet her gaze.Anita hurried towards him, surprise and confusion etched on her face. She gently touched his arm. “Dad, what’s going on? You were supposed to be on a trip. Why are you being arreste
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Anita’s eyes widened at her father’s revelation. “So, they basically deceived you into forging famous artworks for them?” she repeated in a hushed whisper.Vincent nodded, a look of defeat crossing his face. “They did, but that’s not all.” he continued. “One of the buyers of the recently forged paintings happened to be a famous art collector in Wibston named Jonathan Reid. When Jonathan bought the painting, he took it to Nigel Hunter, the renowned herbalist and expert antique/art appraiser to verify its authenticity—something he always did in order to avoid being scammed. Nigel detected the irregularities with the paintings and told Jonathan that it was a fake. Jonathan then confronted the Oasis’s owner who claimed to have nothing to do with it and accused me of the crimes. It seems he had planned to frame me all along, and even forged my signature on the documents which approved the sale of the fake paintings. That’s why I got arrested. We have to find evidence that I was framed befo
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In the evening of the next day, Anita was just about rounding up from work, when she received a call from the police station regarding her father’s release. She suspended the remaining work she had left and rushed to the police station. Vincent was patiently sitting in the waiting area when she arrived and her eyes lit up when she saw him. “Dad,” she exclaimed in relief and rushed to his side. “You’ve been released!” “Quiet down, you’re at a police station not a market!” The stern faced female police officer at the front desk shot Anita a warning glare. “Oh, I’m sorry,” she mumbled sheepishly before returning her attention to her father and lowering her voice. “I’m so relieved you don’t have to spend another night alone in this place.” Vincent nodded with a weak smile. “Yeah…but the case is still on, so I have to prove my innocence or I might face trial.” “Don’t worry dad, Adrian has got a plan to expose Thomas Hardy and the other person who framed you.” She assured him and
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Liam had a mocking smile on his face as he approached Adrian. “This event is not for losers like you, so I suggest you save yourself from further embarrassment and leave.” “Liam,” Adrian muttered dryly. “Don’t interfere in this. It’s none of your business.” Liam snickered as a distasteful expression settled on his face. “A loser like you cannot tell me what to do, so I’ll interfere if I want to.” He leaned in closer to Adrian and gritted in a menacing sneer. “Don’t think I’ve forgotten the humiliation you caused my family at Lloyd Davies' birthday party. If I didn’t have something else to handle tonight, then I’d have made you pay for what you did.” After saying this, he drifted his gaze to Bright Peters, who greeted him enthusiastically. “Mr. Muller, it’s a pleasure you’re here. My name is Bright Peters, the curator of this antique gallery. Don’t let this loser” he glared dismissively at Adrian. “…ruin your mood. Please hand me your invitation so we can verify it.” Liam let ou
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Nigel’s gaze flickered to Liam for the first time since he arrived at the scene. His eyes narrowed a bit as he found him familiar and tried to remember where he had seen him before, then, it clicked in his head. “You’re that brat who insulted the sacredness of the 1000 year old ginseng root by calling it fake at Lloyd Davies birthday party, are you not?” Liam suddenly became uncomfortable under Nigel’s stern scrutiny. He cleared his throat to steady his voice as he replied. “Well, yes I am, but that was because I didn’t know the real ginseng root would be so…ugly and that this loser,” he gestured towards Adrian. “could afford it.” “Hmmm,” Nigel Hunter hummed as his lips pursed into a tight line. He contemplated throwing Liam out of the auction but then, he remembered that Liam had an integral part to play in his and Adrian’s plan for the night, so his face stretched into a smile instead. “Alright, I won’t blame you for being so ignorant. Regarding the invitation, you’re right, a gu
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Adrian was lying shirtless and motionless on the operating table, his eyes were shut tightly, his skin extremely pale and clammy, and his lips had a slight blue tinge to them.His chest was still, and a tube connected to a ventilator was passed through his nose to help him breathe properly.The surgical team had also cleaned the blood that poured from his chest, but it was still bleeding, and it became a serious cause for concern.Doctor Arnold was momentarily frozen when he saw Adrian, and he had to blink severally to make sure he wasn’t imagining things. Never would he have expected that the patient he was treating was his boss, who had left the hospital completely fine just a few hours ago.His shock finally wore off and he sprang into action.For the next approximately five hours, Doctor Arnold and his team of surgeons performed an open heart surgery on Adrian to remove the bullet.Just as they were rounding up with the surgery, something happened.Adrian’s heart rate visibly inc
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Adrian’s eyes widened as it dawned on him that a bullet had struck him, and he stumbled backwards from the scorching pain that shot up his chest. He clutched his heart and felt the warm liquid seeping through his hands. When he looked down, he saw that the crimson color was quickly spreading throughout his chest and dripping down his hands at an even faster rate.He turned towards the direction the bullet came from to see if he’d spot anyone, but no one was there. The streets were empty and quiet, save for the noise from the bikers.Kai had seen Adrian turning, so he quickly turned around and pressed himself to the wall to properly blend with it. A cruel smirk appeared on his face as he replayed what he had done. He raised the gun to his line of sight and stared at it with a hint of fascination in his eyes.“Finally,” he whispered maliciously. “It’s done.”With that, he risked another peek at Adrian and saw that he was no longer looking towards his direction.He quickly tucked his
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Finally calling it a night, Adrian left the bar with Ashley walking beside him. He had decided to escort her to where her car was parked before going on his own way.The moment they were about to cross to the other side of the road, the loud roaring engines of motorcycles echoed in the air.They both looked to see a good number of motorcycles heading towards them, and in a split second they were surrounded.The hairs at the back of Ashley’s neck prickled her skin and she subconsciously held onto Adrian’s arm.“Adrian, what’s happening?” She whisper in hushed urgency as her eyes frantically darted around the motorcycles that circled them. “Do you know these people?”Adrian followed her line of sight as he too searched the faces of the men on the Harley Davidson motorcycles.His brows furrowed as he couldn’t recognize any of them. That was until the person who looked to be the leader stepped out and revealed the person cowering behind him.It was the man from earlier, the one who had ch
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A sliver of unease began to flicker within the man as Adrian said the words he had been dreading to hear.He lost the bet.The punishments.His eyes frantically darted around as though searching for someone to help him out of the situation, but no one seemed to be on his side.“If I could remember clearly,” Adrian continued, his lips tugging into a smirk as he saw the panic that began to appear on the man’s face. “You said the loser of the bet would have to grovel before the winner and lick the shoes of everyone here. So what are you waiting for? Begin already.”“Yeah,” the patrons echoed in unison and began chanting. “Do the bet! Do the bet!”The man internally shook his head. There was no way he’d lick the shoes of everyone at the bar. He had only agreed to the punishment because he thought it would be Adrian doing it.“I have to escape,”‘the man muttered internally. His eyes darted around again, this time searching for the exit. When he spotted it, his body barked into motion as
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Adrian grimaced as he perceived the foul stench that emanated from the man’s vomit. He instantly took off the shirt, and luckily, he was wearing an undershirt underneath which hadn’t been hit by the vomit. He used the clean sides of his shirt to wipe the bits of biking off his face and then threw it to the floor.At this time, the minor tipsiness in his eyes had already cleared off and he could think clearly again, so his movements weren’t slowed down.His gaze shifted to the man and he stifled a laugh as he saw the drama the man was displaying.First, he had taken off his clothes, and was sweating profusely while repeatedly murmuring, “Too hot,” under his breath.Secondly, he fell off his seat and was instead rolling on the floor as he writhed like someone in pain.Some people who found the scene incredibly funny pulled out their devices and began to record.While the other patrons were more empathetic, and filled with pity for the poor man.They turned their gazes to Adrian, expect
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Everyone watched with undivided attention as the man climbed down the chair and made his way to the bar.Once he reached the counter, he tapped it a few times to get the bartender’s attention. The bartender, who had been busy mixing a couple of drinks, looked up and raised a brow in inquisitiveness.“What can I get for you, sir?” He asked politely.“Ten shots of Devil Springs mixed with Everclear, please,” the man replied loud enough for everybody to hear.And gasps erupted from the patrons.Devilsprings was known to be one of the strongest alcoholic vodkas ever made, and wasn’t for the faint-hearted. It was already dangerous enough, but when mixed with Everclear, drinking it could be said to be almost suicidal.Ashley also gasped beside Adrian and looked at him, eyes wide in alarm. “Adrian, that man is completely out of his mind!” She whisper-yelled, and panic seeped through her voice. “Devilsprings is not something to be trifled with. I even know someone who had died from drinking
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The man’s eyes flashed with annoyance, but then he masked it with a challenging smirk. “You can’t tell me what I can or cannot do,” he scoffed as he gave Adrian a disdainful once over. “You’re just a loser.”Adrian shrugged as though the words merely bounced off his shoulders. “Call me whatever you want, but don’t dare bother my girlfriend again.”The man folded his bulky arms across his chest and the smirk on his lips widened aa he openly checked Ashley out, disregarding Adrian’s words.Ashley’s grip around Adrian’s arm tightened and she shifted on her feet as the man’s lustful stare sent bad shivers down her spine. “Pretty lady, I have a proposal for you,” the man spoke up again, after he was done gawking at Ashley shamelessly. He rubbed his lips while licking them as he continued.“Ditch this loser boyfriend of yours, and come to me. I’ll give you whatever you wabt and turn your life around.”Ashley rolled her eyes at the cockiness in the man’s tone, and her gaze met his squarely.
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Adrian sat a bit more upright on the sofa as he glanced up, his gaze steadily meeting Regina’s. “I’ve not done that yet. He’s fainted, so he’s been revived. I’ll take him to prison once that happens.”Regina huffed and crossed her arms. “Him being the culprit, doesn’t make you innocent,” she muttered bluntly.“You still had a role to play in what happened to Anita, because you aren’t rich enough to protect her. I still stand by my earlier statement. You don’t deserve to be near my daughter, so leave.”Adrian’s eyes flashed with fury and disbelief. He knew Regina had always been an unreasonable person, but this was just too much.“Are you serious right now?” He echoed in incredulity. “You’re still blaming me for Anita’s accident?”“Of course,” Regina shot back, her voice rising slightly. “If you weren’t so useless, then a brat like Nathan wouldn’t have been able to harm a single hair on her head. She’s better off without you, so just get out for crying out loud!”“No,” Adrian refused,
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Blaze hesitated for a moment before his voice finally sounded through the receiver. “If that’s what you want, master,” he conceded. “I know there’s definitely an important reason why you made this decision, and I hope whatever it is gets sorted in time.”“Thank you for understanding, Blaze,” Adrian responded with a firm nod. “I’ll talk to you later.”With that he hung up the phone and leaned back against the back rest of the couch, and his mind swirled with thoughts for a moment before exhaustion overtook him and his eyes drooped close.Meanwhile, on another side of Wibston, Lawrence Smith was having a fit of rage as he reeled from the aftermath of his defeat to Adrian.Kai, on the other hand, stood a few meters away from Lawrence, while clutching his side. Despite the pain traveling up his body, he barely registered it due to the anger swirling inside him. His fight with Adrian replayed over and over in his head and he couldn’t still believe Adrian had won the fight. But even more
