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Rise Of The World's Overlord 218. Making You A Promise.
For a minute, no one made a reaction as they all had their attention on Alaric who was seething in anger. Grabbing Liam's award, he was about to smash it against the floor when Giovanni held his hand from behind. “Get off me.” He yelled, trying to shake him off but his grip was tight. “Don't do anything stupid.” He snapped, snatching the award from him and then pushing him backwards. “Here you go.” He handed the plaque back to Liam before returning his gaze to Alaric who was still seething. Soon there were murmurs and whispers all over. Everyone wanted to speak and at the same time get to the root of what had happened. Where she sat, Madam Aurelia was already having a panic attack. Alaric’s sudden behavior met only one thing and that was he was livid. “I wonder what he is going to do now.” She muttered, blaming herself for not stopping them when they suggested giving Liam an award. “Please calm down.” Mr. Jones said, trying to calm her down but it was of no use. “He is going
Rise Of The World's Overlord 219. You Have To Do Something!
A few days later… Sitting on a chair which he had pulled close to her bed, Liam was resting his head on the bed with Rose’s hand resting on his back. He has placed it that way to feel her warmth. After the incident, she had been in a coma with no signs of waking up anytime soon. Even the doctors were lost and confused, they had no words to say whenever Liam comforted them with his numerous questions. Madam Aurelia and Naya had tried their best to make him leave the hospital but all their efforts had been futile. “Are you going to sit here doing nothing?” Rose's voice rang across the room and at once Liam sat up.For a moment, he left his gaze on Rose who was sleeping peacefully before he began to dart his eyes around as he wondered who had spoken. He was still trying to decide who exactly had spoken when Rose grabbed his arm to aid her sit up. Surprised, Liam's mouth dropped open as he stared at her in shock, it was like he was dreaming. Rolling her eyes, Rose propped herself u
Rise Of The World's Overlord 220. I Won't Stop...
Walking side by side with Madam Aurelia, Liam had his hands folded behind his back.Since he arrived a few minutes ago, there had not been any word exchange between them as both were lost in their separate words. While Liam was itching to inform his mother about his resolve to take Alaric down, Madam Aurelia was contemplating on if she should spill her intention or not. “Mother.” Liam broke the silence after a while, causing her to halt. “What's on your mind?” She crackled, her voice breaking from the grief she was carrying. “Why do you keep protecting Alaric? He is a threat to us, we should get rid of him as soon as possible.” Holding her shoulder, he peered into her eyes and with a shaky voice, he said, “I almost lost my sister and the only thing that could be done was probation?” He huffed, his eyes burning with tears. “My hands are tied.” She muttered, trying to break away from his grip but he wouldn't let her. “Liam, let's stop this already. With the way things are going, w
Rise Of The World's Overlord 221. This is unbelievable.
After ending the call with his mother, Liam raised his head only to lock eyes with Alaric who had been staring at him. Smirking, he waved to get his attention. “Come up.” He called out to him, the smile on his face never leaving even for once. Trying to subdue his anger, Liam clenched his fist by his side and then began to walk towards the elevator, bumping into enraged staff. The moment he got into Alaric's office, he slammed the door shut, making the whole building shake in response. “What do you think you are doing?” He yelled, anger welling up in his veins. He took all his will power for him to restrict himself from lunging at him. “The game is over, Madam Aurelia must have said that to you.” He laughed, hitting his palms together. Swelling the content of his glass in his hand, he twirled his head to the side, a large smile on his face. “You think everything happened naturally? No way! Before now, I had already laid out a step by step plan on how to accomplish my goals.” H
Rise Of The World's Overlord 222. “Kingpin?”
“Please let's recast our votes.” Martin said after a long silence. The vote casting process was completed in another five minutes. This time around, Martin didn't withhold the result. “Well, a majority of us want to go with the staff request.” He muttered, connecting his iPad with the projector. Approximately, eighty percent of the board of directors and shareholders equally wanted Alaric out of the position. Exhaling in relief, Madam Aurelia pushed her hand into her hair. Liam had caught her doing this, thus increasing his curiosity. Just when Martin was about going further with his words, Alaric rose, stamping his feet against the floor. “This is partiality. The system was tweaked, that's why we have that result.” He yelled.Despite all the scenes he was creating, no one acted like he even existed, increasing his rage and when he couldn't bear it any longer, he stomped out. “For the meantime, we wouldn't have a chairman to lead the board.” Martin said and after a few more wor
Rise Of The World's Overlord 223. Mixed reactions.
The tension in the air was palpable as everyone awaited the presence of Daniel Armani who was said to be heading to the company. Wondering who the important guest was, Liam turned to Madam Aurelia who was wearing a stoic expression with her hands strapped across her chest. “Mother, who exactly are we expecting?” He asked, leaning towards her. “Your father.” She blurted, gritting her teeth as anger coursed through her veins. She didn't want Daniel anywhere around her and all efforts to stop him from showing himself was futile. “Father? But you said he was dead… how come…” Liam was confused. The more he tried to understand what was going on, the more confused he became. Rubbing his hands against the fabric of his pants, he was about to ask another question when Alaric arrived, standing next to him. “You still don't know what is going on around you.” He said, using the tip of his finger to scratch the bridge of his nostrils. “What are you talking about?” “Your mother, you should
Rise Of The World's Overlord 224. That's not respect.
Taking in a deep breath, Liam plopped on his bed only to head for the door the next minute. Hitting his knuckle against Naya’s door, he waited for her to grant him access but she remained mute as she sulked by the side of her window. When she refused to reply, he pushed the door in. “Naya, I’m sorry.” He said, standing by the side of the door. “You aren't sorry, stop feigning to be.” She yelled, stamping her feet on the floor. Swirling in his direction with her hands still across her chest, “Why don't you prove that you are indeed sorry?” She asked, sizing him up. “Of course I’m.” “Then tell me what exactly is going on in the company. I need to have an idea, even if it's just a hint that I can hold onto.” She yelled as Rose walked in, slamming the door shut behind her. Rolling his eyes to the back of his head, Liam began to regret why he decided to meet her. It would have been better if it was only Naya but now that Rose was involved, it would be hard for him to slip off easil
Rise Of The World's Overlord 225. Is he a sort of god…
It had been a few days since Liam accosted Madam Aurelia, still yet, he hadn't laid hold of the information he wanted. Whenever he had spare time, he was on the web, surfing for information that might give him a hint about Daniel but to no avail. At the moment, he was sitting behind his laptop, drumming his fingers against the table as he racked his head. “What am I going to do now?” He mumbled only for his door to creak open and Rose walked in.Thinking she wanted to lash out at him, he quickly sat up. With his hands by his side, he parted his lips to speak but she hushed him. “You wouldn't believe what I found out.” Her tone sounded excited but her expression said otherwise; she had a deep frown on her face. “What is it about?”“Alaric isn't the main character here.” Her words sounded foreign to Liam that for a moment, he didn't act like she had said a word.Parting his lips, he tried to speak only to swallow his words as he stared back at her. “What are you talking about?”“G
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262. The End.
Six months later… The county had returned to normalcy after a thorough reform was put in place. To honor those that had made it happen, a mass meeting was organized where all members of the country were invited to be a witness to. Tyler Greene, the newly appointed President, was present in the mass meeting, being an icon in the revamped version of the country. His face was brightly marked with excitement, as he left the smile on his face and was distributing it to the citizens, who were seeing him. They had come in their masses as they wanted to witness the occasion first hand."First, I'll formally announce the reason for his honorable, reasonable and democratic meeting." Tyler started, his voice cool at first, accompanied with the sound of his laughter. "We all know about the change in the course of events in this country and those who made it happen.." Tyler spoke with clear gladness and couldn't hide it. Tyler's vice was beside him, holding a thick colored banner in his han
261. It's all in the past.
Daniel's voice was loud, as he kept making gestures with his hands. He was seated with his friends, conversing with them about the current news that spread around the country. Suddenly, someone rushed into their midst and exclaimed, "I heard another news…" "What's that, boy?" Daniel said, his voice breaking confidently, as if he would not be shaken by Liam's dealings. "Tell me, what's the news?" "The deal you made…" the boy started, but as soon as Daniel realized it was about a deal, he took the boy to a side to continue their talk in whispers. "The deal you strongly made and stamped with Karl had been released and broadly spread!" "What deal?" Daniel questioned him out of shock, and was rubbing his face until he stopped, as asked the boy again, "I don't get you. What deal?" "The chip infusion." The boy replied, his voice lighter as soon as he sensed anger in Daniel's voice."What!" Daniel reacted, as he nearly collapsed. "You know what? Just run away!" "To where?" The boy ask
260. What's the news?
Alaric had gone back to the operating room, and was still in bed. Fortunately, the surgeon realized he was all right. Alaric was totally healed, but he happened to have lost his memory. His constant surrender to Karl was all robotic. He was later brought from the operation room to a ward, on instruction that he needed to rest. "Hello?" A surgeon asked him. "What do you feel now?" "Feel what?" Alaric returned, his voice clear but light. "What do you mean?" "Oh, I know you're just coming back to normalcy…" the surgeon said, turning to his colleagues. "Do you think he is totally okay?" "Yeah," another surgeon responded, walking up to Alaric to check on him. "I think we should seek the attention of the senior surgeon, so he can see him." "Is that necessary?" The first surgeon questioned in return, holding her lips as she smiled. "Well, you can. At least, he is all right." Soon, the senior surgeon was around. He turned to the first surgeon and whispered to her ears, "I hope no chi
259. "Take this call!"
Kaylan didn't perform less than she was asked to do. She had spread the news of Rodriguez's illegal dealings vastly. Liam had ordered the release of the article which contained almost everything about Rodriguez and Karl. Rodriguez had felt comfortable with Karl's soothing words, continuing his illegal business with Karl became easy for him that he had no remorse, and even hid his fears about any form of leakage. "How far have you gone with the task I gave you?" Liam asked Kaylan, his voice deep but clear, an expression of his excitement. "In what state could the biotech company be, right now?" He mused. "I've forwarded the news to my team." Kaylan replied, returning a clearer tone in her own voice. "It will reach the masses easily that way…""I'll prove to Karl that I can thwart his schemes and nullify all his tricks." Liam chuckled, his voice making him sound like a villain and threatening Karl's attitude as though he was present. "Exactly, Liam." Kaylan responded in agreement.
258. I have evidence...
To spice up their plans, Liam had mailed a flashdrive to Rodriguez. The flash drive contained all the information they had gathered about him and Karl. Rodriguez made up his mind not to return the flash drive as he had a conclusion that something important was attached to it and so he was curious to find out the content. With that he made his way back to his office and as the Chief Justice he sat behind his imposing mahogany desk in the room.His eyes were fixed on the small, sleek flash drive that had been tossed on the table. The audacity of Liam to think of doing this hit him but he smiled while the question popped in his mind.Who did he think he was, trying to blackmail him?What was on his mind?Curiosity getting the better of him, Rodriguez inserted the drive into his computer and waited as the files began to load. Suddenly, the screen flickered to life, revealing an array of documents and recordings. Rodriguez's eyes widened on seeing the images which had himself includ
257. A risk we must take.
Madam Aurelia began walking in circles inside the living room as thoughts of what they were going to do next consumed her thoughts. She was still recovering from what she had seen in the file that Dave had brought, and the evidence was sickening. There was no doubt as to whether Karl and Rodriguez were crooks, and should they manage to expose them, it would definitely influence the outcome in their favor.Liam walked into the room, “Did you manage to find anything good among the papers?” He inquired, looking eager and hopeful.“Yes.” Madam Aurelia replied, gripping the folder firmly. “There are records of money movement as well as transactions which are quite illicit. If we conduct this campaign in the proper manner and present the right audiences with this evidence, the extent of Karl and Rodriguez’s dealings… It would be interesting corruption news that will come to light.”“Then we have no time to waste.” Liam affirmed in his stern tone. “Whatever this information gives us, they
256. This is perfect!
Liam stepped out of Tyler Greene’s office with a heavy heart, blaming himself for keeping his expectations high. He had wanted a better answer than that. However, Tyler’s indecision was a cause for concern. Time was running fast and voices of opposition against Karl were still weak. During the drive home, Liam found himself troubled. Would Tyler really lend his support for the cause? Or was he simply yet another hindrance in their efforts? He needed to collect his mind and think of a way out but he was too worried to even think properly. Instead of heading to him, Liam headed to the hotel to meet with Madam Aurelia who sat in the living room in the living room on his arrival. Her face was solemn, though she appeared to be happy with his arrival. “How did the meeting with Tyler go?” she asked, concern evident in her tones.“It didn’t go as well as I hoped.” Liam admitted, ruffling his hair. “He is not willing to take any actions against Karl, and I am afraid he has no nerves f
255. We need to strategize...
Liam stood still only to start pacing about because he was restless. He began to plan what step to take after Alaric's revelation. He was desperate to put an end to Daniel and Karl but he didn’t know how to go about it. He felt like an ill-fated knight who had lost everything; the very thought of Harrison now felt as if it was a heavy stone placed over him.Madam Aurelia was seated on the table sorting some papers. “We need to strategize on how best we are going to eliminate Karl.” Her tone was firm although not loud. “It is not enough to just wait and see what he intends to do next.” She added, casting him a glance. “Of course I understand,” Liam answered and twirls his hair with his fingers. “But what can we do? There is too much influence and too many people surrounding him.”At this point, Giovanni dashed into the living room, his eyes darkened as he looked around, “Liam!” he shouted – gasping for air. “Daniel and Karl are up to something. We must hurry before it is too late.”
254. This is very bad.
Alaric felt dejected in that small dingy room as he was at a stand still. He found himself strapped to a chair with metal rings cutting deep into his wrists. On the other side of the room, Xavier was strutting around confident with a sneer on his face. “Look at you now, Alaric ” Xavier said as he put his hands on his hips and laughed. “Formerly you had stature, nowadays you are just a flat back guy. What do you think about it?”Alaric turned his gaze toward him, internal rage reflected on his face. “You think this is a joke? You’re a mere puppet in Karl’s shadow. You will realize that one day.”Xavier let out another laugh. “Karl is top management. You would have done better staying with him. Instead, you went soft and turned the other way, and now look what this has led you to.”“Break all the connections with Karl.” Alaric spoke in a strained tone. “He’ll drain you dry. You will end up exactly like me.”Xavier shook his head but his grin had gone away. “You do not get it. This is
