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Rags to Stardom Chapter 272
Thomas suddenly had a demure look as he cowered before Ethan.His cheeks burned from the slaps the thug had given him, causing him a tremendous amount of pain.Gabriella stared at him, wishing she could poke her fingers at his swollen cheeks to inflict further pain on him for being so stubborn.Loretta on the other hand kept a close eye on Gabriella as she didn't trust her intentions.‘She must be using her father's incarceration as an excuse to be here,’ she thought to herself as she observed Gabriella.Ethan suddenly spoke, breaking the brief silence in the room, “Thomas here would be joining your father in jail, it would only take one phone call to the narcotics department to make that happen, at least that way he can show us just how tough he really is!There was a sly smirk on Ethan's face as he spoke, causing Thomas to gawk at him.“How did he find out about that?” Thomas held a shocked expression on his face as he whispered to himself.Thomas instantly became even more afraid o
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Gabriella nodded, her response surprising Ethan.“Tell me everything you know about it!” Ethan responded eagerly.Meanwhile, at the other penthouse, Daniel was becoming increasingly concerned about Gabriella and Thomas.He knew Gabriella had gone to speak to Ethan about letting their father go but he didn't trust his brother to let it play out, especially with the way he had stormed out of the penthouse.What if he had gone to cause trouble at the other penthouse and caused Ethan to change his mind or even hurt them? He wondered.“No,” he responded to his own thoughts out loud, causing the men in the room to stare at him.“Is everything all right?” One of the men suddenly asked, observing the frown on Daniel's face.Daniel shook his head, “No, I think we should head over to the other apartment, Daniel and even Gabriella might be in trouble!”The men who had been engrossed in their game of cards, suddenly paused, every one of them turning their full attention to Daniel.There was a loo
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"The man looked exactly like you!” Gabriella re-echoed her words with a higher pitch as if her voice hadn't been audible enough the first time.The words shocked both Ethan and every other person in the room.Gabriella's words kept replaying, again and again in Ethan's head.Does it mean that the words of the stranger were indeed true?Was his origin really from May Paradise City?So many questions that demanded answers raced through Ethan's mind as he forced himself to concentrate on the rest of Gabriella's tale.“The man beckoned on me to bring the key. He had a smile on his face when he explained that he had been looking for the key,” Gabriella paused, giving her words time to sink in.Loretta stared at Ethan, a tinge of excitement in her expression.Although she was still skeptical about Gabriella's intentions, her instincts told her that Gabriella's tale wasn't fabricated.“Ethan, if what she's saying is true, then your ancestral roots may actually be here in May Paradise City!”
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Daniel stood outside the door, unable to make up his mind on whether to knock or to yell the names of Gabriella and Thomas.The apartment appeared to be quiet, with no indication whatsoever of anything dangerous happening within it.He snorted at himself for even attempting to come here in the first place.He thought about returning to the other penthouse but if he did, the men would know he couldn't see his plan through and would make mockery of him at his back.He was still pacing back and forth, trying to figure out what to do when the door suddenly opened to reveal several pairs of eyes staring at him.***The plane touched down at the Stanberry International Airport as Ethan, Loretta, and Samantha alighted with smiles on their faces.The trio felt glad to be back from their vacation as they made their way to the parking lot where Tim was already waiting for them.Tim had insisted on personally picking them up from the airport and Ethan had accepted slightly reluctantly.“Boss, la
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The sound of a scream suddenly interrupted Maurice's depressing thoughts.Maurice furrowed his brows, his confusion palpable.“What's that sound?” He wondered, peeping in the direction of Ian's room.A part of him wanted to go and see what the noise had been about but he shook his head instead, recalling his own reaction when he saw his father's lifeless body.The image still haunted him every time he closed his eyes.He had left his father's room as quickly as his feeble legs could carry him, having endured several days with little to no food.It still felt like a terrible nightmare to him, one that he desperately wished he would wake up from.He suppressed the feeling of going into his father's room as seeing his father lifeless was only going to cause him more pain.“But what will I tell the girls?” He suddenly asked himself in a barely audible tone as Loretta and Samantha crossed his mind. He was grateful that Ethan had been able to hold the girls off for a little while even thoug
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Ethan's mind raced through several possibilities as he rushed to the Maserati.What could have happened?Was she all right?He feared the worst as he turned on the engine and drove off in the direction of the Lopez family estate.Ethan rushed into the house as soon as he got to the estate.His heart did several flips as soon as he saw a tear-stricken Loretta.“Hey, what's wrong? What happened?” He asked softly.“It's our parents!” Samantha responded before Loretta could speak.“They want her to get married to Nash!”Ethan froze on hearing what Samantha said.He shook his head, looking around to see if he could find Sarah.Ethan drew Loretta closer, consoling her, “Hey, is that why you are crying? Don't worry, it will be all right, okay?”Ethan disliked seeing Loretta cry as her tears got to him very easily.“Why don't we go somewhere else,” Ethan suggested.Loretta simply nodded as she lacked the strength to say anything.“Please take her to the car,” Ethan gestured at Samantha, handi
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Ariella sat down next to her mother, “Mom, you know the burial of the mother of Lopez Conglomerate's head of operations is the day after tomorrow.”Martha's eyes widened instantly, “Really? We have to be there!” Her eyes gleamed at the thought of all the top shots that were going to be present.“Yes, Mom.” Ariella responded with equal enthusiasm.“Jay would be making all the necessary arrangements so we won't be left out. All of Stanberry has been talking about it. It's really going to be big. Although it's quite a shame that it's a funeral,” Ariella opined.“Funeral or not, we have to be there. It's not such a big deal anyway. Everyone will die someday, so there's no need to be so sentimental,” Martha countered.Andrew suddenly walked in, looking lost in thought.“Andrew….Andrew!” Martha called him more than once before he responded.“Mom, did you just call me?” Andrew responded, his thoughts still someplace else.“Yes, Son. Where has your mind been?” Martha asked, frowning.Ariella
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Ethan had tried severally to assure Loretta that such things weren't casted in stone and they could easily be changed but Loretta wouldn't hear any of it.“Don't you know who my father is? He is as stubborn as a mule,” had been her response to him when he told her that.Ethan stroked the tender curls on her hair. 'She looks so beautiful when she sleeps,’ he whispered to himself.A shame her family would rather give her to someone like Nash than him.Ethan was no fool. From the brief conversation he had with Sarah, he knew he had something to do with the decision by Loretta's father to marry her off to Nash Barrington.“And it's all thanks to that damn woman,” Ethan whispered, furrowing his brows.He had been too lenient…too compassionate…too forgiving with Sarah and it was because he always thought about Loretta whenever the thought of putting her in her rightful place came to his mind. But now that she had dared to make Loretta cry, he was no longer going to be so forgiving.Ethan t