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2024-10-29 19:42:56"William, what do you need one hundred thousand dollars for?"
A harsh voice asked William, belonging to Charles, Clarissa's older brother. He has a large body build, and although he might not look it, he actually is one of the strongest elites in Astoria.
"I need the money for something very important. I swear that I'll pay you back after two days."
"Humph, you plan to take our money and run away! I know that is what you want to do. You think I am my foolish sister that you can easily deceive."
Hearing Charles call his wife 'foolish', William couldn't help but glare at him. However, he didn't retort.
"Well, two days from now is me and Clarissa's marriage anniversary, and I would like to get her gifts."
"You want to get her gifts? Now I know you are really sick in the head. Two days from now, she would fail to sign a contract with Starkcom and would be thrown out of the Storm family. Even your gift won't wash away the pain she would feel that day," Charles mocked.
"Gifts aren't to wash away pains. Please just lend me one hundred thousand dollars."
"No, I refuse to be tricked by you, swindler."
At that moment, someone walked in. It was none other than Lady Storm in the flesh.
"What is this disgusting fool doing in my mansion?"
"Grandma, this fool wants to borrow money from us and run away with it. He claims he wants to get Clarissa an anniversary gift, but we all know that is a lie."
Lady Storm didn't reply to Charles. From what he said, she saw an opportunity to get rid of William.
"William, we will give you one hundred thousand dollars."
"Grandma! That is too much!"
"That amount is enough for us to pay all the maids and guards for two months. We shouldn't give it to him!"
Lady Storm ignored Charles once again. "However, if you fail to return the money in two days, you will willingly sign a divorce with Clarissa."
A cold smile crept on William's lips. "I w-won't agree!" He pretended to be scared.
"See! He wasn't going to pay back. He wants to steal the money and run away. Grandma, don't do this."
"If you don't agree, then you won't get the money you requested for."
"Okay, I agree. If I don't pay back, I will sign the divorce without you guys having to force me, but I also have a condition."
Charles: "When did beggars start having conditions? Grandma, don't listen to him."
"Speak, what condition do you want?" Lady Storm found this conversation fascinating and engaged in it with a smile on her face.
"If I do pay back, I want Charles to bow to me and Clarissa and apologize for calling her a fool."
"Deal! Charles, give him one hundred thousand dollars."
Charles's eyes were fixated on William with anger. "How dare you? In your dreams!! I would never bow to you. If you don't pay, you will also bow down to me and lick my shoes."
Charles arrived with a check and passed it to William. "Thank you, Lady Storm." He appreciated her and left.
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At the living room of the Storm Family Mansion.
"Lady Storm, I am willing to help Clarissa get the contract signed by Starkcom," Donald revealed with a smile.
"I recently signed a contract with them, so I know the ins and outs and the tricks to get the contract signed."
Lady Storm was seated opposite him, Clarissa and her personal assistant, Florence, were present as well.
Clarissa came to collect the contract documents from Florence when she somehow got into this meeting.
"Clarissa, why don't you accept this?" Florence whispered to Clarissa. Apart from being her P.A, she is already her friend.
"Mr. Donald is handsome, his family is well-to-do, and he can help you sign this contract. If I were you, I would accept without looking back."
Clarissa ignored Florence. "Donald, I don't need your assistance. I would do this on my own. I don't mind failing as long as it is my effort."
Florence immediately stepped out. "Mr. Donald, she actually doesn't mean what she said. She needs your help, Mr. Donald."
"I know she needs it. She just doesn't want to admit it in public." Donald smiled confidently, causing Clarissa to frown.
"Florence, when did you become my mouthpiece? Donald, I don't want your help."
"Clarissa? What are you even saying? Are you saying all this because of William? That good-for-nothing?"
"Don't you dare speak about my husband in such ill-mannered way."
"Clarissa, you should understand the difference between a man that means well and a man who only wants your money and body. Tell me, ever since you guys got married, has he brought you any gifts?"
Clarissa didn't reply. William really hasn't brought her any gift. Although she doesn't actually need it, as a woman, she can be easily moved with gifts.
"See, but Mr. Donald, you guys haven't even started courting, and he is already willing to help you."
Donald had a proud look on his face. At first, he was jealous when Clarissa defended William. However, hearing what Florence said made him feel better.
"Indeed, my granddaughter, William is nothing but a leech. Donald is the ideal man for you. You should let him help you; afterwards, you guys can get to know each other more."
"By the way, your husband would not return home anymore. He has stolen money from us and ran away."
"What do you mean? Did William actually steal from the Storm family?" Donald stood up with anger in his eyes.
"He stole one hundred thousand from us and ran away with it. He claims to borrow it, that he would pay back tomorrow, however, we all know it is a lie.
Clarissa, did he even tell you that he was leaving?"
Clarissa shook her head. Before she woke up this morning, William had already left.
"See, he would have told you if he wasn't running away."
Clarissa could not believe her ears. Did William actually leave her?
No, it can't be. Last night he didn't even tell her a single thing about leaving.
Frustrated, she grabbed the documents and stormed out of the room.
"Clarissa, wait for me." Florence rushed after her.
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Rise Of The Powerful Husband 5. Hotel
Starkcom Hotel:The hotel is one of the many businesses owned by the biggest business group in Astoria."This is the first time I am seeing it, and the view is indeed heavenly as described," William remarked, gazing at the magnificent hotel.He then started walking inside. According to the information he got online, someone he knew was actually working here."Good day, sir, welcome to Starkcom hotel. May I know how I can be of help to you?" The receptionist asked without even looking at William as she was focused on the monitor in front of her."Julian," William smiled and let out.The receptionist looked up, how did this person know her name?"William??" A surprised look appeared on her face as she found this face extremely familiar."Yeah, it's me, Julian, long time no see.""Oh, William, it's actually you. What are you doing here?""I am here for something important," William answered with a smile as he felt the hateful tone in her voice."You are here to look for a job, right?""N
Rise Of The Powerful Husband 6. Deal
"If I find out this is a joke or some prank you plan to display online for some senseless fans, I swear I will chop off your fingers one after the other and feed it to dogs."William felt a chilly aura spread around the room as Clarion released a very strong energy."Answer my questions," William demanded confidently. In the past, he would shiver and run away from such powerful and wealthy people, but now...He is the wealthiest man on earth! He couldn't be afraid as long as money is involved.Clarion settled down when William spoke, since he didn't run away after her threat, she began to trust him a little."The highest share in this hotel is 40 million dollars, which is 20% of the company. We only accept shares from 5 million and above. If you plan to invest anything less, I'm sorry, we will have to throw you away."A smile crept on William's face, the price wasn't so big after all."Great, I will invest one hundred million dollars.""One hundred thousand dollars?" Clarion thought s
Rise Of The Powerful Husband 7. Florence
"I told you he was nothing more than a thief and a leech." Florence yelled at the top of her voice."If you would have listened, you wouldn't be this hurt now. Mr Donald is interested in you and even volunteered to help you get a contract with Starkcom, if I were you, I would have accepted.William is really handsome but in a world where Money and Magic rules, William is nothing."Florence didn't stop badmouthing William ever since they left that room. Right from day 1, she had always disliked William for being a pretty boy with no money and power.She always suspected that he there to steal her money and he has already done it. She felt pity for her friend.Clarissa didn't reply Florence, no matter what others say, she believes William wouldn't do such a thing, if he needed to amount of money, he would tell her about it."Well, since you don't want to talk about that failure of a husband, how about we talk about the contract."Clarissa still didn't reply so Florence snatched the docu
Rise Of The Powerful Husband 8. Strange
William thanked Clarion sincerely for her help as he left the hotel with Monalisa, the lady who would be taking him to the most expensive gift shop in Astoria."Mr William, you left your car at home?" The secretary asked with a smile."Actually, I don't have one yet." William smiled wryly and scratched the back of his head, he had so much money now however the thoughts of buying a car hasn't arrived in his head.Monalisa looked at William, her black eyes filed with surprise. Such a big shot didn't have a car?She didn't ask further and ordered a quick ride online, the can arrived and droved them smoothly to Lovebirth House, the home of fascinating gifts.The guards outside the magnificent place wanted to stop William but stopped after noticing the classy lady with him."This man is lucky, he has such a beautiful and wealthy woman even though he is poor. Handsomeness is really important for a man." They thought."Welcome to Lovebirth House, what kind of gifts would you like to buy and
Rise Of The Powerful Husband 9. Contract
"Florence, I told you your husband is a cheater and a thief. Guess who I saw when I went to buy gifts for my boyfriend today? William! I saw William with another beautiful lady buying gifts. Can you imagine that? He hasn't even left for up to a day and he is already out there with a different woman," Florence exaggerated. Clarissa was looking at her, not even knowing what to say. Florence was her friend as well as her secretary, and she is aware that she dislikes William for stealing her glow. However, why would she go this far to lie? "Florence, I won't believe anything you say." she replied"Clarissa, this time you really have to believe me, I saw him there, she was going to buy gifts for William." "Please, I am very tired now, I need a nice sleep so I wouldn't mess up my meeting with Mrs. Clarion tomorrow." Florence decided to shut her mouth since Clarissa looked tired. However, she would not stop until she exposes William. "By the way, are you sure Clarion is going to see yo
Rise Of The Powerful Husband 10. Liar
Clarissa returned home and passed the goodnews to her family, who took her news as a joke till they saw the signature!!"Is this a joke? Do you think you can scam us with fake signature?" Charles could not agree to this term, is this was real, he would be losing something he cherishes, his position.Lady Storm held the documents and scanned the signature with her eyes.If this was legit.And this equally mean her plan to break the bond between her daughter and that miserable husband of hers has shattered."Clarissa!" Lady storm called."Yes, grandma." Clarissa replied calmly even though she was pissed at Charles' remark."How much did you pay the scammer to give you these fake signatures? I can't lie, it looks legit, that means you have paid them a huge amount of money.""What do you mean?""These signatures, who did you pay? Signatures can be forged, especially those of famous people like Clarion. Tell me, who forged these for you?""Grandma, Lady Clarion signed it herself, why don't
Rise Of The Powerful Husband 11. Return
"You returned!You thief, are you here to beg grandma to forget the deal"Charles ran to meet William and grabbed him by the neck."Speak now, tell us how you spent the money, don't lie." He continued.William looked at the hand grabbing his shirt and a cold frown appeared on his face."Get your hands off me this instant." He declared coldly."You, do you think you can talk to me like that, you are indebted to my family and you are also weak, without any powers."William continued to smile, although he hasn't unlocked magic yet, he still has super strength.He looked at Charles and shook his head, then he turned to Lady storm who had a frown on her face."If he keeps holding me like this, how am I going to say what i have to say?"Lady Storm looked at Charles and shook her head.Charles gritted his teeth angrily, "Fine, because of grandma, I'll let you go for now.""Good." William let out as he arranged his shirt."William, start narrating how you used up the money you borrowed from u
Rise Of The Powerful Husband 12. False
William looked at everyone as they displayed their most surprised expression at the amount of gifts he had purchased. Out of everyone, the most surprised was Charles who could not believe what he heard."Five million? How did you get your hand on five million? Have you been stealing from our family? I know you are a thief but I never knew you were this bold to reveal your act."William looked at Charles ranting, it was as though he was looking at a fool.Well, at this moment, he doesn't want to make his wealth known to the family."I used the money you gave me to visit a casino, Mother Luck smiled at me and I got more than five million in profit even though I lost more than that.However, I discovered that I haven't bought my queen any gift and that is the exact thing I did."Then William turned to Clarissa who couldn't help but blush at his words."I did it because of you, Clarissa, and also, congratulations for getting the deal signed with Starkcom Hotel." He smiled.However, everyo
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