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“…and it is worth billions…”Linne could not get those words out of her head. it was a good thing she stayed back and eavesdropped, because Darwin did not want her to know, just as he did not want her to know about most things that went on in the company, and Luther would never have said a word of it to her.“Bastards,” Linne said, grounding her teeth.Darwin left some minutes ago, and Luther also left almost immediately to only God knows where. He and his father had argued for some more minutes where Darwin was trying to get Luther to come to the office today so that they could join heads together and see what can be done about this new development, but Luther stubbornly objected.“I already have today scheduled for something else,” Luther had told his father.“You know I am doing all this for you. Come to the company and let us talk properly about this; I already asked the lawyer to come around as well. It will just be for a few hours, and you can go about your day from there,” Darw
Rise Of The Rightful Heir Strange Things
Since Laxus was no longer going to work, he spent the entire day thinking about his meeting with Bowman.First of all, the man seemed like he knew much about the Kinkaid family; things that Laxus obviously didn’t know, and now, he was offering a huge amount of money to Laxus to start up something for himself and fight his family. Bowman did not reveal anything else, which bothered Laxus; he only told him to spend some days thinking about his offer.“That offer is too much,” Laxus said to himself. What if he failed? What if Bowman decided that he needed his money back? Laxus would never be able to pay back, and that would make him be at the mercy of Bowman forever. Laxus wasn’t stupid or ignorant. He might not be rich anymore, but he was once in the midst of plenty, and he knew how men like Bowman operated.“Getting away from my family was freedom to me, and there is no way I am going back to being under anyone’s mercy, ever again,” Laxus vowed to himself.In fact, if his family could
Rise Of The Rightful Heir Uncertainty
Abandoning what he had just experienced, Laxus hurried to Nessy. It was getting dark now, and from what Nessy told him, she was still at the store. Laxus knew he shouldn’t be going there, especially considering the fact that Mr. Henry fired him, but he could not get over how scared and frantic Nessy sounded, as though she was in danger.The moment Laxus got to the shop, the sign there was close, which means they had closed for the day. However, Laxus tried to push through the door, but he was stopped by Drake.“What are you doing here?” Drake asked harshly. “You have been fired already, so why are you here?” Drake questioned, facing Laxus menacingly.“What have you done to her?” Laxus asked, breathing hard.He was breathing hard from rushing over to the shop and he was also breathing hard because he was ready to fight Drake if he had hurt Nessy. Laxus did not have any feelings or attachment to Nessy, but he just hated it when people, especially women were being bullied, especially the
Rise Of The Rightful Heir An Old Staff
Laxus was stunned, speechless, and confused as to what to do. He saw Nessy shaking as her eyes went from the man to Laxus, and her quivering lips released whimpers occasionally.“What…what happened here?” Laxus asked Nessy.He could not see the man’s face, but from the grey in his hairs, it was obvious that he was not exactly a young man. Anyway, Nessy found it difficult to open her mouth, and when she did, no words came out.“Nessy, you have to talk to me. What happened and who is he?” Laxus asked again.He could not possibly think of anything that could have gone wrong, and Nessy looked too innocent to kill a man in cold blood, but then again, looks were very deceiving, but all the same, Laxus could not find himself in this kind of situation. If the cops arrived and met him here, he would be in deeper trouble, because there was no way they would not realize that he was a Kinkaid.It dawned on Laxus that there was no way Nessy would say anything if he did not do anything to make her
Rise Of The Rightful Heir Panicky
Laxus staggered backwards, shocked.“What is it?” It was now Nessy’s turn to ask him. “Do you know him?” Nessy asked further when she saw that the color in Laxus’s face had disappeared.Laxus could not tell Nessy that he knew this man well enough. The man in question lying in his own pool of blood was Mr. Gary, an old staff of the company, and also, the same man who worked closely with Laxus’s father. Laxus had no idea that a staff of the company lived around these parts, and he could not tell if the man retired from the company and moved down here, because Laxus had been away from home for long now, but all the same, this was a messier situation than Laxus had thought it would be. If the cops got here and found him here, he would be in a deeper shit. First of all, they would think he possibly murdered the man, because he was kicked out of the Kinkaid Distillery company, and secondly, his family would buy that story and watch him rot in jail.Laxus could not risk it.“We have to go,”
Rise Of The Rightful Heir Unwanted Guest
“Hello, Laxus,” Linnie said with a broad smile on her face.Laxus just stood there, shocked to his bones and as a result of that, he could not utter a word. The last time he set his eyes on Linnie was the day his father had coldly announced to him that she would be getting married to Luther instead, and the hurtful betrayal he had received from her that day.Laxus Kinkaid would never forget that hurt in a lifetime.“Been a while, isn’t it?” Linnie asked, her smile neither wavering nor faltering when Laxus didn’t say anything, or even bother to let her in.Her soft, sweet, and feminine voice floated into his ears, and for a moment, Laxus almost allowed himself to be melted by the sound of her voice. Linnie’s voice was one of the reasons Laxus had fallen in love with her from the very beginning, but now, he was quick to remember that she did not waste any time in dumping him for his brother, Luther.“What do you want here?” Laxus asked, his voice sounding harsh and gruff. He liked it a
Rise Of The Rightful Heir Forgotten Items
Laxu would be a fool to believe or trust any word that comes out of the mouth of someone like Linnie.“I don’t want to know anything, Linnie. Get out of my apartment, right now!” Laxus said and meant every word.Now that they were alone, Laxus could not stand the sight of her. He had thought that Linnie was the only good thing he had going on until she betrayed him without any iota of remorse. “This shabby thing is what you call an apartment?” Linnie asked condescendingly. “Laxus, this place is a shithole that even pigs should not live in,” Linnie said.Laxus jaw tightened with annoyance. It was one thing to have to deal with her betrayal from afar, and it was another thing entire to have her stand in front of him and bring him down after all he had been through. “Get out,” Laxus ordered Linnie, more sternly this time around.He was ready to lay his hand on that delicate skin of hers and throw her out himself, because he knew without a doubt that Linnie was here for a suspicious mis
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Laxus was unable to sleep that night as several thoughts ran through his mind. He was bothered about Nessy and where she would have gone to at that time of the night, but he was more worried about Linnie’s visit. First of all, she had shown up unannounced, meaning that her visit meant something, but then again, Laxus did not even give her the chance to corrupt his mind with whatever reason she had come for.There was also the issue of her mini-purse which was left in his apartment.Thinking about it now, Laxus could not tell if Linnie deliberately dropped the pause or she really forgot it, because as far as he could remember, she did not even sit for a minute, so how on earth did she leave her purse on his couch. Something was definitely not right.Laxus was woken up by the ringing of his phone. Laxus was surprised to see that it was Mr. Henry that was calling him.“Good morning, Mr. Henry,” Laxus said immediately he picked up. Laxus sat up in bed immediately, because regardless of
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Cold Shoulders
“You made the right move, Laxus,” Bowman said to Laxus proudly when Laxus arrived at his house after the close of work and told him everything about his deal with Thaddeus, and also showed him the contract. “You see, I did not have a single doubt about your skill and integrity and intelligence as a business man when I picked you to run that company,” Bowman commended, making Laxus’s head to swell in pride.“I wanted to be certain that you were cool with it,” Laxus said.“Of course, I am,” Bowman said. “Some other dubious businessmen would have taken the poor man’s idea, used it for his own benefit without settling him, but you did not,” Bowman said, and unknown to Laxus, he was referring to Darwin.“I couldn’t have done that,” Laxus said. “Even my conscience wouldn’t have allowed me,” Laxus added in honesty.“In business, a man must be ruthless and dogged when need be, but he must do so with some iota of sense and conscience,” Bowman seconded Laxus. “So you can send him the money and
An Unlikely Opportunity
Luther stood, frozen in shock at what he had just done. He could not even believe that he was capable of something like that, talk more of actually doing it. The living room was dreadfully quiet, the impact of Luther’s damage hanging over him and Linnie.Linnie also stood, frozen in shock as they both stared at her broken and damaged phone by the wall.The only thing that could be heard from both of them was their breathing, which was as a result of shock. Neither of them ever thought that something like that would ever happen. In a flash of a moment, Luther had become a violent beast and had acted in a way that was erratic and irrational.“Goodness…” Luther said through gasped breath, breaking the ice. Neither of them tore their eyes away from the shattered phone; it was as though they were staring at a scientific resolution and trying to figure out what it might be. “I…I am…sorry,” Luther apologized, stuttering.Linnie swallowed hard. This wasn’t the outcome that she would ever have
A Wounded Lion
Linnie finished dinner about an hour ago and she just relaxed in the living room. She wanted to go upstairs and maybe sleep early, but she also had the urge to just stay in the living room, and she decided to go with the urge of the living room.Linnie was already used to having dinner alone and most times, going to bed before Luther arrived from the company or wherever he always went after work, because Linnie knew for a fact that when Luther always arrived home was never the time that he usually closed from the company. Initially, she had thought to trail him, but when better and important things came up in her mind, like securing her place in the Kinkaid Distillery Company, she abandoned that thought.While watching the TV, Linnie’s phone chimed; it was a notification from the blogs. Taking her phone and looking at her screen, Linnie’s eyes widened at what she saw.“Two Billionaire CEOs seem to be giving us the love vibe! For the longest time, we have not had a power couple who are
Firm Agreement
Laxus went back to the company after the so-called lunch date with Abby Golden. Right after he saw that flashlight, he just became very uncomfortable being there, and somehow, he suspected that Abby had something to do with it, but Laxus did not say a word. Instead, he managed for the rest of the time with her, but when he could no longer bear it, he had to lie that he had something urgent to do at work.Laxus flopped on his office chair, exhausted and drained. He really wished he had been able to get hold of the photographer and pay him off to never post those pictures online. Anyway, Laxus was quick to stop thinking about it, because he had more important things to worry about, like Nessy and the meeting with the Zayomi man.Regarding his thoughts, Laxus called Bridget. “Please come to my office,” he said into the phone, and almost immediately, Bridget arrived.“You are back early, sir,” Bridget said lightly. They were slowly cultivating a cordial relationship, and Laxus was comfort
Right Next To Each Other
Nessy could not recall the last time she sat at the back of a beautiful and expensive car…actually, she had never sat in a beautiful and fancy car of her own free will, so she had never enjoyed any of the drives.All the times that Nessy had been inside cars like this, she had been forced against her will, from when her parents gave her off to Gary for free because of the money they owed him, to when Linnie Kinkaid persistently disturbed her.Right now, Nessy was not being forced at all, and she allowed herself to enjoy the drive to Laxus’s mansion.However, Nessy’s mind wandered to an uncomfortable territory; she could not stop thinking and imagining Laxus on his date with a woman he referred to as Abby Golden. She would never even be able to forget her name. Nessy knew that it was none of her business, but she could not stop thinking about it. Even though she might not know this woman, Nessy suspected that she would be a wealthy and powerful woman in the country. People like Laxus a
Subtly Planned Date
Laxus could not believe how happy and relieved he was that he had been able to get Nessy to agree to work for him. Usually, Laxus should not have cared at all. In fact, he should have thought of somebody else the moment Nessy turned him down, and he was certain that if he had looked, he would have found someone equally worthy, or even more competent, but he just couldn’t.“You are in love with her.”Bowman’s statement flashed in Laxus’s head again, and he quickly shook it off.“I am not in love with Nessy or any other woman for that matter,” Laxus declared to himself firmly. He couldn’t even be in love with Nessy, because if he did, he could have known. To Laxus, he only loved at first sight, just as it had been with Linnie and the few women he had been with before Linnie. Once he saw a woman and his heart skipped a beat, he would know. However, in Nessy’s case, he saw her severally at Mr. Henry’s restaurant, and she even passed the night in his apartment once, but Laxus felt absolut
Need Over Pride
“Maybe I should have taken the offer,” Nessy said as she lay on her makeshift bed in the counter and thought deeply.She hadn’t been hungry since she last left Bowman’s house, although Nessy was deeply pained that she did not get to eat to her heart’s content or even pack up the food because of Laxus, knowing that she was broke and hungry.Now that she was back to her shack, she did not have a dime to buy any food. Things were very difficult, and Lily was unsafe out here. She could not even believe that despite all these challenges, she allowed her pride to get the better of her.Nessy wasn’t even that kind of person. With everything that she had gone through in life, she could even take the job of wiping the very ground that her enemy walks on if it would feed her.“You know you need the money to feed and get an apartment, but you foolishly turned down an offer that could fetch you all that,” Nessy scolded herself.She bit her fingers in regret. She really shouldn’t have turned Laxu
One Problem Solved
Laxus was a proper business man, and not just that, he also knew how well things were done in the world of business to avoid further scandals and lawsuits, so he had given Thaddeus hours to think about his proposal, because he did not have all the time in the world to wait for him.After three hours, Thaddeus returned to Laxus.“Have you come to a conclusion?” Laxus asked him.He would be disappointed if Thaddeus turned him down, of course, but it would not stop Laxus from using his ideas to fly in the company; he was not that kind of man. Being in the business for years, Laxus knew how hard it was to come up with a single proposal, much more something as unique as the one Thaddeus had come up with. Since Laxus wanted to use it as his own personal pitch; he would add a few more ideas to it, of course, but the least he could do was pay Thaddeus for the trouble. Laxus also wanted to do that so that in the nearest future, Thaddeus would not say to anyone that Laxus stole his ideas, even
The Ways Of Integrity
Laxus had been plagued with two major thoughts; how to get Nessy to accept his job offer, because he still wanted her to manage the store, and what he would present to the man that was coming to Abby’s house. Frankly, this was an honorable invitation, and not just that, it was also a rare one, and Laxus knew more than anyone else that he should never let this opportunity slip past him.That morning, Laxus kept going through his files, thinking of the right pitch to make. He had to get it right, because Laxus was not a man that even liked to fail. Also, he knew that he would have to come up with something mind-blowing and fresh. The Zayomi company was the largest distillery company anyone had ever seen or heard about, and as such, the man coming might have heard most of the ideas that Laxus might have used on his own company.Then there was the issue of his company being new in the distillery business, which meant that he would have to go extra hard.Laxus continued to go through the f
