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2024-10-29 19:42:56"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 documents from her hand and took a glimpse of its content, revealing a shocked expression.
"They want you to make the deal with Starkcom hotel? Wow, I heard it is headed by a top class beauty called Clarion who is from a wealthy family and she is had to mingle with.
She gives everyone the cold attitude and only those with great influence can strike a simple conversation with her.
Clarissa, the only person who can help you with this now is Donald."
Donald was from a wealthy family, his father is a Grandmaster Elite Mage and his family also has a trade that makes much profit to put them in the top business in Astoria. Donald alone has a net worth of half a billion even though he is young.
"I don't need his help and I need to actually strike a deal, if they don't accept I'll gladly leave the Storm family and start up my business else where."
"Don't talk like that Clarissa, just forget about William for a second and think of the greater good. The only thing William has that is more than Donald's is his handsome face.
And I know you are not a woman that falls in love base on looks."
While both of them were speaking, Rosie walked in.
She looked at Clarissa her daughter and sighed angrily. "Clarissa, I heard that you stupid husband has stolen from our family!
Now I would have to take all the shame for being the mother-in-law of a thief."
"He didn't steal any money." Clarissa defended.
"Oh, you want to play the defending wife role? How about you tell me where he went with the money, according to Charles, he only said he needed the money for something important and didn't even tell them what it is."
"It could be that he actually needed the money for something important." Clarissa defended again. William wasn't a thief, it pains her hearing others calling him one.
"Anyway, I heard you rejected Donald proposal, I knew you weren't thinking right so I talk things out with him and he has agreed to help you.
He would use his connection to let Clarion speak give you an audience, the rest of it lies on your shoulder."
Clarissa eyes widened, she didn't want that man to help her.
"Don't ask me why? I don't want you to bring shame to me so I am preventing it at all cost." Rosie reprimanded and stormed out of the room.
Florence had a satisfying smile on her face, Mrs Rosie has done what she wanted to do and wasn't able to.
DING!
Florence phone vibrated as a notification arrived, she whipped out her phone.
"A big shot has just invested 100 million in Starkcom hotel!" She announced.
"Starkcom hotel?" Clarissa was curious.
"One Mr Windson, he bought 50% of Starkcom hotel, now he literally owns the hotel, if you could build a relationship with such a person, you wouldn't have to worry about Clarion.
He must be very young too, and probably handsome, if things go right, and you two marries your Storm family will benefit greatly from your marriage with him."
Windson is William's surname, however Clarissa didn't even think of that at all as it was impossible for William to accomplish such a feat.
That doesn't mean she looks down on him but she only judges based off what she knew.
He even borrowed one hundred thousand from the family, therefore, it would most likely not be William.
Anyway, if she was friends with this Windsor, it would benefit her a lot but she wasn't the type that believes in building a business based on relationship with big shots.
....
In the business circle, the name Windsor quickly became the most talked about.
Who was this big shot that invested such huge amount?
What family is he from?
Why haven't they heard about him until now?
Is he married? If not, they would easily build a relationship with him to lift up the position of their family.
While all these talks revolves around, William sat in Clarion's office, enjoying the chaos he caused online.
"Mr William, you also want to invest in other Starkcom companies?"
"Yeah, as many as possible. If it possible I would like to buy the main Starkcom share."
"Mr William, 1% of the main Starkcom share is around 2 billion."
"Not a problem."
Clarion has never been this confused throughout her life. Who was this Mr William and why has no one heard about him yet?
Two billion is not even a problem for him, does that mean he is from a royal family?
"Anyways apart from that, I want to know the place where the most expensive gifts are sold."
"Oh, you want to buy gifts."
"Yeah, for my wife to be precise." William smiled.
"Oh you are married?" Her voice sounded a little sad.
"Yeah, and my marriage anniversary is coming up, I want to surprise my wife with a gift, since you are Lady you would know what of gift a fellow lady would like."
Clarion smiled lightly, she didn't expect William would actually be married already.
"I would be very busy today and tomorrow, However, my secretary would accompany you, she is also married therefore she would know more about that."
"Great, I'll be stealing your secretary for a while." William smiled at her.
Clarion smiled back but in her heart, she was trying to solve the mystery about this man.
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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
Rise Of The Powerful Husband 13. Defeat
Charles was the most shocked person in the room right now, he looked at his defeated hands and then slowly at the cold-smiling William.'How did this happen? I used my Rank 1 Elite strength and he defeated me? How is that even possible? Is he hiding his powers? No, it can't be, if he even had a tiny amount of mana in him, Grandma would have noticed it.'He looked at William again, it was as though he was looking at a totally new man."Master Charles is so kind, he gave William a chance to win." Florence clapped her hands.Charles looked at her, he wanted to refuse, just now he didn't hold back at all but yet William defeated him."If Master Charles was really serious, not only would he beat William in arm wrestling, his strength might even crush those feeble hands of his." Florence continued with her nonsense.Lady Storm had no way to save her son's face anymore, he lost the challenge himself and would have to face every other th
Rise Of The Powerful Husband 14. Dalton
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Rise Of The Powerful Husband 15. Shock
Clarissa observed the sudden change of mood.'Who could they have offended?' she wondered.William smirked, "Learn not to run your basket mouths too much from now on," he spoke."Clarissa, come with me." William grabbed her hands and took her inside.Not even Dalton nor Brianna, or even Lucas, stopped him as they were focused on the new problem at hand.Clarissa found the situation a bit strange; they insulted them, and William seemed to have sent a message to someone, making her doubt if he was the one.Who did William send a message to?Why did Lucas lose his job immediately?Could it be William's doing?All these questions lingered in her mind, but she shook her head, 'It can't be William?' she assured herself."Welcome to Starkcom Restaurant," a beautiful staff walked up to them and greeted with a smile."Please, what reservations would you like?" She asked."We have the standard table, silver table, gold table, and platinum table," She listed the available options."We will take
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