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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
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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
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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
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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
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“Who could that be?” Ethan murmured.Loretta wasn't returning until the following day and since he wasn't expecting anyone, he had no idea who was knocking on his door.A surprised look suddenly appeared on his face as he saw a petite-looking figure standing in front of him.The look on his face gave her a hint as to what he was about to do.“Please don't shut me out. I didn't have a choice,” something about the emotion in her voice almost got to him but he wasn't buying it.I'm sure you had your reasons but I don't want to hear it. He gave her a cold stare before slamming the door against her.Maria was shocked. She hadn't expected Ethan to be so cold towards her. After her last attempt on him at the Lopez estate, she and Sarah decided the only way to get Ethan was to appeal to his emotions and not his hormones but even that failed.Maria decided to spend the night at a motel and return to the Lopez family estate the following day.***Andrew was having breakfast with Ariella and the
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Sarah was visibly shaken as she read Ethan's message. Her face suddenly became flushed, as her heart pounded hard against her chest.At first, she didn't understand what was going on until she peeked into Loretta's phone and saw the embarrassing show of Maria and the strange man.Sarah stared at Maria furiously and gave her a look that told Maria it wasn't over.“Your maid never even came into the villa? She spent the night in the arms of this man and returned here to lie against me. Now why is that?” Ethan asked Sarah.“You should be ashamed of what you've just done, Sarah! If you were not my daughter-in-law, I would have had you dealt with!” Ian fumed.“As for you Maria, you have five minutes to leave this premises or you'll be sorry.”Maria was too ashamed to say anything. She simply left to pack her bags. The other maids stared at her. Some felt sorry for her while others laughed at her.Maria was about to leave when Sarah handed her an envelope.“You made me look like a fool in t
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Ethan gently turned, looking in the direction where the voice came from.The bartender briefly froze at the sight of his boss, Eddie Hamm.Eddie Hamm was the greedy owner of the bar who was also believed to be the owner of an illegal car assembling outfit.When Eddie spotted Ethan's car, his eyes switched and he wished he could keep it for himself. All he would need to do would be to change the body of the car and no one would recognize it again, not even the owner. He was that good.“Boss, this jackass has been gulping down our beer and he doesn't even have the means to pay. If not for these gentlemen here, I wouldn't have even known,” the bartender explained to Eddie.“Yes Mr Hamm, he is just a nobody who loves to act like he has power and connections because he drives around without that Lopez girl,” Lucas' friend sounded even more pained than Lucas who was glad that Hamm had walked in when he did.If not for the fact that he heard them talking about Ethan, Eddie would have assumed