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Rags to Stardom Chapter 33
Ethan woke up in the middle of the night, sweating profusely.It was the same dream he had a couple of nights ago that had woken him up.“Why won't it go away,” he asked himself.“Okay, I've received your message, my lord,” he yelled at the medallion on his neck as if talking to someone on the other end of it.Since he was yet to figure out the meaning of the dream, he found it difficult going back to sleep each time he had it.He peered at his bedside clock, “Huh, it's just nine minutes past four,” he grumbled, unhappy that his sleep had been cut short so early in the morning.An idea suddenly popped into his head, ‘Why not hit the gym,’ ‘Yeah why didn't I think of that?’ he thought as a smile suddenly appeared on his face. Since he had never used the villa's gym facility, he welcomed the idea with open arms.Within a few minutes, he had already changed into his workout clothes and he dashed off instantly in the direction of the gym.Suddenly, a slim figure appeared from the shadows
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Ethan's piercing glare scared Titus making him almost piss on himself.“I..I..still have no…idea what you are talking about,” he responded fearfully.Slap…Ethan's slap stunned the security men as it sent Titus rolling on the ground.Loretta's gaze remained the same as she had seen Ethan slap thugs countless times.“You were here this morning while I was at the gym, were you not?”“I know because I perceived the smell of that thing you just dropped but I assumed it was coming from outside, so I didn't think anything too serious of it.”“You must have slipped in using Laura's key card. So what, you came in to poison me?” He's revelation shocked the security men as their eyes widened.“Start talking before I lose my patience,” he warned Titus through gritted teeth.“I didn't know she was going to drink it. It was meant for you,” he finally admitted, shocking everyone. Titus couldn't stand Ethan's menacing scare anymore and he was scared of what he would do to him if he didn't speak up,
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“Isn't this the useless freeloader who had somehow found his way into the arms of another wealthy family after being kicked out of the Gray family?”“Why does he make me shiver with just a glare,” he asked himself.“I'm sure it's nothing. He may have picked that up to frighten some people, but such tricks would only worsen things for him here,” he concluded in his heart before pointing at Ethan.“Seems you've gone blind. Even the dumbest of my men would feast on you…”There was a loud sound followed by a crashing sound as Mathias dropped to the ground cringing in pain before he could even finish his sentence.“Don't just look at him you nitwits, kill him,” he yelled, blood dripping from the corner of his mouth.His men quickly surrounded Ethan, glaring at him with stern faces.“I'm in a really foul mood now boys. Your boss' little stunt just cost the life of an innocent soul. It's him I came here for but if you chose to stand in my way, it's your funeral.Ethan gently placed the pizza
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Ethan's gaze turned cold and he held the steering wheel so hard that his veins almost popped.“What did you just say?” He asked like he was unsure of what he had just heard.“The anonymous user that hired Mathias was Emiliano Gray,” Loretta repeated herself, unsure of what he was going to do next.Ethan gritted his teeth, “So having my mother killed wasn't enough for them, they also tried to have me killed? Alright then!” He said nothing else as he finally pulled up in front of the office complex.***Morrison Campbell sat down, depression written on his face. Since the day he signed the merger documents, he had been restless. It wasn't that he wasn't aware of what it meant when he was signing the documents but he had no choice.Many years ago, Morrison had accidentally killed a 12-year-old girl because he was drunk and driving. He was still in college at the time and had gone to a party with some friends where he had too much to drink.Morrison frowned, “Young people do stupid things
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Lucas frowned, unsure of what Henry meant.He simply smiled and ignored him.Meanwhile, Ethan and Loretta ended the day early as they both needed to clear their head and determine the next step to take.Loretta still felt really betrayed because of all the effort she had put into the prototype but she was shocked when Ethan suggested they work on another prototype for the listening device.“We have something Nolan doesn't have. We have you, so let's surprise them by making an even better listening device,” he told Loretta with an encouraging smile.“But what if Nolan steals it again before we actually launch it,” she asked.Since Ethan joined Lopez Conglomerate, he has been pushing for more products to expand their product line and go beyond what they initially did at Lopez Conglomerate.“That's not going to happen again. Nolan will meet his downfall soon enough. Besides, his spies already left before we found them out, so we have nothing to worry about anymore.”“Alright, so what are
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Nolan frowned, “Is that the reason you barged into my office? Is it my fault that you failed to read the content of what you signed?”“What? So you only used me?” Lucas couldn't believe what had just happened.“Just like you and your father were trying to use me.”Lucas was shocked, “What do you mean? My father had no hand in this. This was between me and you.”Nolan laughed scornfully, “So you think your grandfather signing the merger documents was dumb luck? If that's what you thought, then you are more stupid than I've been giving you credit for.”“You should have listened to your cousin but then, I paid you handsomely for your services,” he winked, laughing so hard that he almost choked.“I’m going to kill you!” He yelled, reaching out to grab Nolan but his bodyguard stopped him swiftly.“Seems you have run out of use to my boss. I suggest you leave and never return.”Before Lucas could cause any more trouble, the bodyguard yanked him from the ground and took him outside.As soon
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The following morning, Ethan had barely settled down in his office when officials of the Cedarwood Revenue Service stormed Loretta Conglomerate with a search notice.From the sternness in the countenance of their leader, it was evident that they had some sort of prejudice toward Loretta Conglomerate.Ethan immediately allowed them to carry out their search, stopping Loretta from calling their Lawyers.They searched thoroughly but found nothing and their leader was becoming agitated.He had come here with the hopes of bringing in a big fish like Lopez Conglomerate and finally landing a big promotion but now it turns out that he had just wasted his time.“The director is going to have my head for this,” he whispered.When he had approached the director with the decision of acting on a tip to search the company of a very wealthy family like that of the Lopez, the director had been against the idea, asking him to drop it but he had refused and insisted that he was going ahead to act on th
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Ethan couldn't help laughing at Sam's statement. He had intentionally left the top of the document that Nolan had tried planting in Lopez Conglomerate, so his inside man would not suspect anything but he had changed the content to sheets of paper with a lullaby.He had also instructed the security at Lopez Conglomerate to detain Nolan's inside man until they returned.Loretta on the other hand couldn't help staring at Ethan, wondering what they were going to Perez Inc. to do.By the time they arrived at Perez Inc., Nolan had already gotten wind of their coming and was already waiting for them, although he acted like he was talking to some of his employees in the lobby.“What's going on?”“Who are you guys?” He asked feigning ignorance.Good day Sir, we are officials of the Cedarwood Revenue Service and we received a report about your engagement in illicit transactions. We are here to carry out a search.At that instant, Ethan and Loretta walked in with one of Sam's men whom he had sen