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Rags to Stardom Chapter 43
Henry's father became scared that his son had gone insane.“Son, is everything okay? Do you need me to call the doctor?”“I'm fine Dad, of course not?” He gave his father a look that made him realize just how ridiculous his last question had sounded.“So what's with the sudden jubilation? Did you win the lottery?” His father persisted.“I'm not yet certain Dad, but I'll have more answers for you when I return.”“I wonder what's gotten into him. Even his response sounds a little off. I better call Doctor Mark.”***Just as Ethan had anticipated, the new listening device was an instant success with total sales hitting several hundred thousand in only a few days as almost every gadget shop in Stanberry wanted it.Ethan called for a meeting with both the senior-level and mid-level employees shortly after Loretta finished her interview with Gadget 360, the biggest gadget review service in Stanberry.“Well done guys!” Ethan began amid cheers from everyone.“You all made this happen. We just
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A few hours later, Henry woke up rubbing his eyes as the light in the room caused him to squint.“He’s awake now!” His father yelled, causing a man in white overalls to rush to his side.“Father, what happened? I remember walking in and suddenly losing consciousness.”“Wait, what's Dr. Mark doing here?” Dr. Mark frowned a little, “He's fine sir. I don't think he is insane. There is quite a high amount of hormones in his blood, probably due to his excitement but other than that, he is fine,” he told Henry's father before leaving.“Dad, what was that all about? Are we still on this crazy talk of yours?”“Sorry Son, you were yelling and dancing like you had gone bonkers. I overreacted. Sorry about that.”“It's okay Dad.” He remembered what he was going to tell his father before Dr. Mark injected him.“So Dad, guess what.”“You won a jackpot?” “No Dad, something bigger.”“Okay, come on out with it. The suspense is killing me.” His father said, throwing his hands up in resignation.“I wa
Rags to Stardom Chapter 45
“Mother sure has a way of turning the tables around,” Samantha thought to herself.“I'm alright, Mother. Dad is here, you should cheer up.”Samantha walked away, surprising Ethan with a slight tap on the back.Ethan turned around, looking up and down as if he couldn't see anyone.“Haha…very funny.”“I'm surprised Her Highness thought me worthy of basking in her presence today.”“He's quite the charmer,” she thought. I think I see what my sister sees in him.“Quit with the flattery already and tell me what I want to know.”“And what would you like to know?” He asked, feigning a poker face.“What's up with you and my mother? She's been staring at you like you some sort of puzzle that she can't figure out.”“Then you must be asking the wrong person because I didn't even know she had a special fondness for me.”“No, I know you are definitely insane,” she rolled her eyes and walked away.“My sister finally conversed with you, huh? First, it was my mother, now it's my sister. You must reall
Rags to Stardom Chapter 46
“His father can be your butler,” Tim responded, reading what Ethan had sent to him to say but none of them were aware.Since they couldn't disrespect Tim, they just got up and left shamefully.***Since the Labell Corp. was now in full swing with Henry overseeing things satisfactorily, Ethan sent for Tim.“I want you to put out a contract notice for the redecoration of my mother's home. I want it handled by Labell Corp. but with the opportunity for cooperation with a suitable partner. The budget is 150 million dollars.”“Okay, Sir.”***Ariella was the first to get wind of the redecoration project notice, issued by Lopez Conglomerate for Labell Corp.Since all her previous attempts to see the head of operations of Lopez Conglomerate for possible business opportunities had failed, she was hoping to use this contract to get his attention.So she brought the news to her father and Jay.“Dad, I think this is a great opportunity to sell our modern approach to design.”Ariella had been tryi
Rags to Stardom Chapter 47
The following day Ariella saw Andrew.“Hey, we missed you yesterday. Where were you?”“Nowhere important sis. You are leaving for work quite early today, is anything happening.”“Why is he changing the topic that fast? I hope he hasn't gotten into trouble,’’ she thought to herself before responding to him.“No, I'm not going to work just yet. Jay will be coming to pick me up. We are trying to get the Labell Corp. redecoration contract for Sun City. It's up for a whopping 150 million dollars.”“Whoo…that's a lot of money. Wait, Sun City? Isn't that where Ethan's mother lived before she passed?”“Yeah, it is.” She suddenly remembered. No wonder it kept ringing a bell.“But why is a big company like Labell Corp. spending 150 million dollars to remodel Sun City,” Andrew asked her.“I'm not sure. I think it was acquired by a rich heir or something a while back, so my guess is, the new owner paid Labell Corp. and Lopez Conglomerate to handle the remodeling contract.”“Whoo…that must have co
Rags to Stardom Chapter 48
Before Jay could make any trouble, the security men dealt him some slaps and pushed him and Ariella out.Ethan smiled as he watched Ariella and Jay being shoved out of the building.He entered the elevator to Henry's office.Henry stood up to greet Ethan since they were the only ones there.“How was your trip, Sir? I hope the traffic wasn't too bad.”“No, it was alright. So, you needed my attention. What's the problem?”“It's nothing too serious. It's just that I want everything done just as you would like it.”“I'm thinking of presenting specific designs to whoever we decide to work with, but I need to know what you have in mind, so I can streamline our options.”“Okay, I understand your dilemma.”Ethan quickly picked some designs and left everything else to Henry's discretion.“It feels weird, moving around without her,” he thought to himself.“He didn't see the need for Loretta to come since he was only coming here briefly. Besides he needed her to take care of some things in the o
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Lucas sat down, upon hearing Lilith’s suggestion.“Have you gone bonkers? How can you bring such a suggestion?”“She's right.”James's voice surprised Lilith but Lucas wasn't really surprised.Although he had thought of the same idea before Lilith said it he didn't want to be the one to say it.And even after Lilith suggested it, he decided to pretend like he was against the idea to see what his reaction would be.“Father, what did you just say?”“You heard me son. But if we are to pull it off, we'll need a foolproof plan and some capable hands.”***Ariella and Jay were still licking their wounds from the day they went to Labell Corp.Jay even had to spend some time indoors because of what the slaps did to his face.He even lost twenty thousand dollars that day to the cunning security man.Ariella was furious when she later heard that some companies had been selected and the remodeling had started already.Her mother believed that Ethan had connived with the security men to frustrate
Rags to Stardom Chapter 50
Ethan couldn't stop looking at the pictures in the box and wondering how the person had gotten past the security before leaving the box. He combed through his apartment to make sure nothing was missing and when he was certain that everything else was intact, he sat down.His phone suddenly rang out and when he picked up, he heard Loretta's beautiful voice on the other end.“Hello partner, are you back to the villa?” He asked, trying not to sound disturbed.“No, of course not. You promised to come back for me, remember?”“Yeah, I know and I will. Don't tell me you miss me already.”“I think it's the other way around. I think you miss me and that's why you asked if I was back to the villa,” she smiled as she cunningly turned his question around.Samantha suddenly walks in, slamming the door hard behind her.“Who was that?” Ethan asked.“My sister. She just got back from who knows where. She's really getting more weird by the day,” there was so much concern in her voice.“Yeah, I noticed