Richard Valkar’s Dominance Has Come

Chapter 11

Richard stood upright and answered the call.

Despite what had just happened, none of them had the guts to stand up to Richard or face him head-on.

“Hello Ms. Janae.”

“Good day Dr Richard. I’ve made a reservation at the Clubhouse Jairo, please meet me there now,” a soft voice came through the other end.

“Clubhouse Jairo?” Richard repeated, his tone calm.

Hearing Richard mention Clubhouse Jairo, murmurs broke out immediately.

“Did he just say Clubhouse Jairo?” Layla whispered, her tone laced with disbelief.

Another gasped. “That’s the most exclusive place in the city! You need connections just to get through the doors.”

“Chill! Did you guys also hear him say Janae? Like Janae Janae?”

Janae was from the city’s wealthiest family and was admired by many so how was Richard speaking to her right now? They wondered.

“Alright, I’ll be there,” Richard concluded and hung up, preparing to leave when one of the guys hesitantly stopped him.

His voice was trembling out of fear. “Was that Janae… Janae Vester?”

After witnessing Richard put Dustin in his place with ease, a hint of fear had settled over the group.

“Yes?” Richard answered.

Lydia scoffed, “There’s no way someone like you knows Janae, let alone get into Clubhouse Jairo.”

She kissed her teeth, shaking her head, “Do you always have to pretend and lie?”

Her face was laced with weary disgust and disbelief.

“Exactly!” Layla exclaimed. “Can’t believe I was stunned for a second. It’s empty boasting today… uh? You really have no shame, Richard.”

“Janae wouldn’t even look at you twice, let alone give you a call.”

To them, Richard having a connection with Janae was completely absurd.

However, he ignored their taunts and left.

To him, there was no use wasting any more time.

On the other hand, as Janae was walking into Clubhouse Jairo, she met Cane at the entrance.

“Janae!” His face lit up, excited to see her. “You look just as stunning as always.”

She smiled politely. “Thank you Cane. How are you?”

“I’m good,” he replied. “And your grandfather, I hope he’s doing much better now.”

Cane asked because earlier that day, he left Janae’s house due to a call from his father, just before Richard arrived.

Janae nodded. “He’s now very healthy and out of danger,”

Cane straightened proudly, a satisfied smile spreading across his lips. “That must be thanks to the doctor I brought. I’m glad I could help.”

He glanced at her, clearly hoping that his efforts would’ve improved their relationship.

Janae’s smile didn’t falter. She didn’t bother to correct him either and said, “We appreciate everyone’s support during the time.”

Though she wasn’t that fond of him, she just thought alienating someone from such a powerful family was unnecessary.

Cane grinned, misinterpreting her response as agreement. “Well, you know I’d do anything for you, Janae. You can always count on me.”

Her polite smile remained. “Thank you Cane. I have something to attend to so I should be on my way,” she said and headed inside the Clubhouse.

Cane then proceeded to Ares’ Haven, where Lydia and her friends were, as it was near the Clubhouse.

When he arrived, he scanned the room until he spotted Dustin slouched on the chair, wincing in pain with his shirt rumpled.

He walked over, his brows furrowed deep.

“Dustin” Cane said, frowning. “What happened to you?”

Before he could answer, Layla scoffed and piped up. “Lydia’s ‘poor fiancé’ is what happened,” she said, making invisible quotes in the air,

Lydia rolled her eyes. “What do you mean by that, Layla??” she said angrily before turning to Cane. “Some lowlife called Richard did that to Dustin.”

“What!”

“That guy is so useless and is a complete fraud!” the redhead said. “You should’ve seen how he shoved dog waste into Dustin’s mouth and then kicked him, as if that wasn’t enough.”

“God! He infuriates me and he’s a goddamn liar and a pretender!”

“Ohh that he is! Someone who rented a Rolls Royce and even hired actors just to pretend like he’s rich,” Lydia chimed in, chuckling. “Guess what.. Before he left, he claimed to be meeting with Janae. I mean Janae Vester!”

Once Cane heard the name, he couldn’t help but laugh.

How could a loser like that be meeting Janae Vester?

“That’s interesting…” Cane said, still laughing. “I just met Janae at Clubhouse Jairo before coming here and she mentioned that she had something important to handle there, so he’s clearly lying. What a crook,” he said and hissed.

The moment they heard Cane mention the Clubhouse Jairo, everyone fell silent, exchanging shocked glances.

Wasn’t this the same Clubhouse where Richard had said he’d be meeting Janae?

“Did you just say Clubhouse Jairo?” Lydia asked, her eyes widening.

“Yeah?”

She glanced away, her brows furrowing as if trying to process her conflicting thoughts;

Could it be that Richard wasn’t lying after all?