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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Jimmy Larson suddenly took keen interest in Ethan as he watched the Cedarwood Police Department acknowledge his help in catching Mr. Morrison’s kidnappers.“Take it easy,” he yelled as one of the girls ran her fingers all over his body.“Let's take this party to my room,” he stood up to leave but his phone rang, causing him to stop briefly.“Have you seen the news yet?” The voice at the other end asked in a feminine voice.“Yes, I have. He doesn't look that tough to me,” Jimmy boasted.“All I want are assurances that you would give me what I've always wanted if I take care of this problem for you.”“You have them. I just hope you won't let me down” the voice at the other end responded before ending the call.Jimmy licked his lips in anticipation.All he had to do was to break the legs of Ethan and he would have her all to himself.His plan was to have her for good but he knew he had to take things one step at a time and right now all he wanted to do was to have a good time with the la
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Andrew was taken aback by William's remark. Even a one-eyed man would have observed the excitement in him.“Okay, so tell me. I'm listening,” Andrew's response sounded somewhat skeptical as he doubted that Williams was going to tell him anything that could change his mood.“The viper has agreed to your offer.” Andrew's eyes widened as processed what Williams had just told him.“What did you just say?” He asked in disbelief.“Dude, he accepted your offer. All your worries are over.”Andrew suddenly chuckled excitedly.“This is the best news I've heard in a long time!”“You know what, I think I'll have that pie I've been hearing you talk about.”“Hahaha, see what I told you? You wait till you have a taste,” Williams chuckled.“Hey Anna, get me and my friend here a plate of your special apple pie each.”In less than five minutes both Andrew and Williams were served their pies and Andrew wasted no time in emptying his plate.“Hahaha, you are quite predictable my friend. I see you really e
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Jonathan and all the others who had been looking down on Ethan were thrown into shock when they saw how respectful Henry was to Ethan.“Isn't that a member of the Campbell family? Why is he speaking to our former janitor that way?”“I'm sure there must be a mix-up somewhere.”“You must be mistaken, sir. I think you are addressing the wrong person. Don't be fooled by his appearance or the gorgeous lady beside him. He must have fooled her as well. This is our former janitor who also happens to be an ex-convict. I'm even surprised that he's still allowed to roam free.” As if hearing what the others were thinking, Jonathan took it upon himself to clarify things.Slap…The sound of a slap echoed throughout the VIP section, stunning everyone there.“How dare you speak about Mr. Banks that way. Don't you have any manners?” Henry’s action wiped off the mocking expressions on their faces, replacing them with discombobulation.The door to the VIP section suddenly swung open and Emiliano, Ariell