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Rags to Stardom Chapter 57
In a dimly lit room, some men were busy gathering weapons while they paid attention to their leader giving instructions.“Alright boys, I want you to make me proud. This is probably the easiest money we will ever make this year, so don't snooze or we'll lose. Got it?”They responded in unison as they shook hands laughing.The leader of the men suddenly received a call, “Alright boys, it's time. Let's move.”***Mr. Morrison had received a message from James that Ethan was inviting him to a special banquet, so he quickly prepared and left for the venue on the invitation card.A few miles from the hall, a black van suddenly pulled up in front of Mr. Morrison's car and 5 men jumped out of the van. They pointed their weapons at Mr. Morrison's driver.“Don't move punk. And no funny stunts.” The leader of the men roared.“Quick, grab the old man and someone tie up his driver. Let's move it, boys.”Within a few minutes, they were gone with Mr. Morrison.Suddenly a Maserati showed up at the s
Rags to Stardom Chapter 58
They all got dressed and left immediately for the family mansion.As they got there they met other members of the family already seated with gloomy expressions written on their faces.Henry and his father came almost immediately after them.“I came as soon as I heard. How did this happen? Have they gotten in touch with anyone yet?” He asked with a worried look.“I think we should get in touch with the police department to find out what we can do to bring back father,” Henry's father responded, seeing that no one was saying anything.“Yes uncle, I agree with you. Time is of the essence here. I think the police should start by questioning that punk, Ethan Banks. It seems he was at the scene of the crime when grandfather was kidnapped,” Lilith smiled secretly knowing that her words would spark some controversy, especially with Henry.“Yes, that's right. Though the other men wore masks so no one could recognize them, we saw Ethan in the news and he was there when grandfather was kidnapped
Rags to Stardom Chapter 59
The police officer quickly thought for a second, wondering if what he was about to do was the right thing, “Maybe I should call for backup. It's good enough that we know where the kidnappers have Mr. Campbell. These men could be armed and dangerous.”The police officer was content with just finding the kidnappers, afterall he would still get some credit for locating where the kidnappers were holding Mr. Campbell.“There's no time for that. Besides, there is a good chance that they could kill Mr. Campbell out of panic if any more policemen come here. We are better off taking care of this on our own quietly.” Ethan could sense the police officer's nervousness.“Relax, I won't let anything happen to you.”The police officer sneered at Ethan, “Who do you think you are? Don't make me change my mind and have you arrested. I could still do that.”“Haha…. that's not happening. So are we doing this or not,” Ethan gave him a frightening stare, causing the police officer to almost piss on himsel
Rags to Stardom Chapter 60
Loretta picked up the box tucked under the table and she ran her hands through it.“I wonder what's in this box,” she whispered as she struggled to open the box without success.After struggling with the box for a while, she decided to return it to where she had picked it from.“I'll just have to wait for him to return. I hope he is alright.”***Ethan and the police officer were inside the building along with Griffin and the kidnappers. They took a few minutes to listen to what the kidnappers were saying. They had Mr. Campbell blindfolded but they spoke quite loudly so he could hear what they were saying.“Mr. Banks made everything so easy for us. He's the real mastermind. The offshore account is brilliant,” one of the kidnappers praised Ethan.“Now I can travel to any part of the world and live like a king for the rest of my life with the generous amounts he'll be paying us,” another one added with what appeared to be joy, written on his face.“Who is this Mr. Banks? He must be thei
Rags to Stardom Chapter 61
There was a loud sound as Ethan dished out a deafening slap to the first one that charged towards them.One of the kidnappers disarmed the police officer and pointed the gun at him but Ethan's lightning-fast reflexes stunned the police officer as he easily retrieved the gun and landed a kick that sent the fierce-looking man crashing into some clustered drums.“Why is he still breathing? How can you all be this incompetent?” Their leader yelled as Ethan grabbed another by the throat, squeezing him till he fell unconscious.The next one did some fancy moves that made the leader smile with excitement.“That's more like it. I taught him that a year ago. Let's see just how….”He paused in the middle of his statement as Ethan stopped the punch coming his way with a special two-finger technique that caused the leader of the group to cringe in fear.“What? How did you do that? Who taught you that?” He asked, unable to comprehend how Ethan had stopped a very powerful punch with only two finger
Rags to Stardom Chapter 62
Both Lucas and Lilith stared at James with wide eyes.“Why do you say that?” Lucas asked his father nervously.“That's what my gut tells me.” Lucas' phone suddenly began to ring, “It's Griffin!” He yelled excitedly before answering the call.“Hey buddy, what's going on with those guys you arranged for us, we've been unable to reach them and your number wasn't also connecting.”“I'm sorry. Seems they chose a place with very bad network reception for security reasons. I had to go look for them myself when I was unable to reach them over the phone,” Griffin gave a very convincing response.“My Dad is really pissed with you guys. Why did they ask for 1.2 billion dollars huh? Was that the agreement?”“What? I didn't know that's what they asked for. I guess they got too greedy and tried to take advantage of the situation but I'll make sure everything comes to guys.” Griffin’s assurances calmed everyone.“So how long will it take for the money to be ready?” Griffin asked him.“In a little w
Rags to Stardom Chapter 63
Lucas drove with his father and Lilith to the Campbells' mansion to inform them that the money had been paid and that they were going to pick up Mr. Morrison.They left shortly afterwards and soon they arrived at the address that Griffin had texted to them and they all alighted from the vehicle.Lucas took a quick look at his phone and smiled, “The network reception here is really bad. These guys must be extremely cautious.”Lilith held Lucas' hand as they all strolled into the building.Meanwhile, Tim quickly sent Ethan another message to inform him of their presence. Since the network within that area had been taken out by the device that Tim was holding, Ethan and the police officers had to use a special device to communicate.The leader of the group and his men were all sitting and sipping some beer when Lucas walked in with Lilith and his father.“Stop there all of you and show me your hands.” The leader commanded.“We are here to get my father. You have your money already, so re
Rags to Stardom Chapter 64
Ethan wondered who the sender of the message was as read the message again while trying not to worry Loretta by allowing the content of the message to bother him.The message was a warning from someone unfamiliar to him telling him that he was going to lose someone precious to him for taking away someone precious from them.“Who could this be?” He whispered to himself, furrowing his eyebrows.“Is there a problem, you look disturbed?” Loretta interrupted his thoughts.“Oh, it's nothing. Sorry, I was just a little distracted,’’ he responded with a wide smile, trying to hide the concern that she spotted on his face.“You would be surprised what money can cause people to do,” he quickly responded to her comment about the Campbells.Loretta stared at him for a second wondering if he was telling the truth about him being alright but then she just concluded that it was probably due to him being really tired.“I'm glad we had the chance to try out our new frequency jamming device and in the p