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Nathan's POV They didn't have to wait for long since the judge entered the room a few minutes later, and the trial began right away. This was his first time being in a trial, but not Nathaniel Hayes first time, so he had to act like this was not new to him. He was slow to respond to commands, but got the hang of it at first round.Nathan never thought they'd lose the trial, even when the opposing counsel got off to a great start. Stating how Hayes Holdings had breached the contract and had to pay the attached fine or reinstate Rivers Estates as the company to manage the project.Once again, they were back to square one. Nathan thought."Your honor, my client never signed any legal agreement or contract promising the project to Rivers Estates." Nathan's lawyer, Jethro, interrupted Rivers Estates' counsel.The judge scowled and picked up the paper in front of him. He motioned for Nathan's counsel to continue with a dull look. No judge wanted to waste their day presiding over a stupid
Rise To Riches: The Rejected Son-in-law's Revenge Chapter 123
Nathan's POVNathan pulled into the empty parking area and stopped his car. He picked up the folder lying in the passenger seat and sighed as he hopped out of the car, ensuring that the door was firmly locked before proceeding to the stairs leading to apartment elevators.This was not his first visit to the building. After forming an alliance with Myla and his team to bring down Ross Construction and the secret organization in Hayes Holdings, as well as discover who was responsible for the Nathaniel Hayes accident 10 years ago, they shifted their meeting place to the condominium. They couldn't always meet in Myla's office or his without Amber or Scott finding out. They needed to be discreet in what they were doing and it was only wise to get a secured location.Myla owns every apartment in the building, and they currently convene at B12 to discuss their plans. It was more secure, free of disturbance and unwanted eyes.He smirked as he saw Myla's black Porsche parked in the parking lo
Rise To Riches: The Rejected Son-in-law's Revenge Chapter 124
Nathan's POVReagan had maintained a chilly demeanor toward him, never mentioning it to his face even when he knew that he was not the real Nathaniel Hayes. From what Nathan could tell, They were desperate, just as he was. They needed Nathaniel Hayes to be alive and well. He too needed to use Nathaniel Hayes body to achieve his plans and he would go to any length to protect Nathaniel Hayes identity, even if it meant concealing the truth.The only person he was more concerned about finding out the truth was Scott, and he prayed his brother would not find out until Nathan completed his task. He didn't want to face Scott as a liar.For some reason, he felt that time was ticking fast and his days as Nathaniel Hayes was counting. He could sense Nathaniel Hayes at the surface of his consciousness.Myla nodded to the folder on the table. "How's it going on your side?" he inquired.Nathan sighed and picked up the folder, handing it to Myla, who began turning through the pages. It was just a
Rise To Riches: The Rejected Son-in-law's Revenge Chapter 125
Nathan's POVNobody warned him that driving behind Myla, especially when the guy was in a hurry, was a big mistake. Myla drove in a way that made it difficult for whoever was trailing him to catch up with him.Nathan was trying to keep up with Myla's car and the only thing making it possible for him to do that was because of the unique color and type of Myla's car; the guy drove a black shiny Porsche car with a gold tint lined around the sides. It wasn't everyday one saw such car on the highway.He saw Myla change lanes and cut through two cars at the same moment. Nathan doubted he could drive like that without colliding with one of the cars, so he stayed in his lane until he found an opening for him to follow Myla.Myla narrowly escaped a red light after nearly twenty minutes of driving, entering the next road." Fuck!" Nathan cursed and slammed his steering wheel, stopping the car before he ran a red light.He wasn't sure if Myla was aware he was being followed because the guy didn
Rise To Riches: The Rejected Son-in-law's Revenge Chapter 126
Nathan's POV"So let me get this right. You are Lucas whatever, in Nathaniel's body, and the man in the hospital is Nathaniel in Lucas's body. Your body?" Leslie asked, his eyes wide. Nathan wasn't sure how many times they'd have to explain it to Leslie before he understood. Leslie, a man who claimed to be intelligent and smart, was clearly lacking in that department at the moment.He sighed, "Exactly as you said. Yes," he answered.After Lucas closed his eyes, they had given the doctor time to examine him, only to be told that once again, Lucas had gone into a coma. He didn't know why it had happened again, but something didn't feel right.Lucas and Nathaniel couldn't be awake at the same time. He had a lot of questions to ask Lucas; like where the guy had kept the flash drive, but it seems Nathan would have to find out those answers himself.Leslie squinted and pulled his fingers through his hair. He fired, "Then who the fuck are you?!"Nathan shook his head. He was done explaining
Rise To Riches: The Rejected Son-in-law's Revenge Chapter 127
Nathan's POVNathan descended the stairs, completely suited for his outing that day. He had chosen to wear a plain black shirt, blue pants, and white sneakers, not to come off as being too formal.He went to the kitchen after hearing voices coming from there. He recognized the voices as he got closer. When he entered the kitchen, Scott, Nate, and Jane were all present.Scott and Nate were sitting on the counter, bent over something while Jane was by the glass cooker. The brief moment brought smile to his face, momentarily making him forget his present situation."Hey dude!" He called, heading over to the refrigerator and pulling out a bowl of apple slices. " Hey! what's up," Scott mumbled back to him without looking up. Nathan mumbled a reply as he picked a slice from the bowl, munching it. Since Nate began staying with them, Jane has taken it upon herself to ensure that there is always a steady supply of fruits in the house.It was health for the kid to take fruits. Nathan was glad
Rise To Riches: The Rejected Son-in-law's Revenge Chapter 128
Nathan's POVA memory flooded Nathan's consciousness, and he saw himself as Nathaniel Hayes, unwrapping a package. The paper fell off the parcel, revealing the identical painting he had been admiring a few minutes before.He realized he was once again caught up in a memory of Nathaniel Hayes and a memory of the painting he had seen. If he was recalling Nathaniel's memories of the picture, it had to be significant and vital.The memory slowly progressed to Nathan hanging the painting on the wall in the room that he recognized as Nathaniel’s room. It shocked him that the room was still the same.Nathan reasoned that the little hole that was currently over his bed served this purpose. The painting had already been hung there before.But that wasn't all; the scenario appeared to be fast-forwarding to a time when Nathaniel stormed into the room, yanked down the artwork in a hurry, and sat on his bed.Nathaniel tore open the paper at the rear of the artwork and placed a miniature vehicle in
Rise To Riches: The Rejected Son-in-law's Revenge chapter 129
Nathan's POVAvery snorted, "The proposition. I read it and kept wondering why Hayes Holdings was interested in our investment. According to what I've discovered, you don't need my money. So, why are you pursuing this?," He explained.Nathan had not anticipated to hear that question from Avery. He had expected a question about the deal, perhaps, the profit cut that dual investments was getting from the deal, or something else, but not this.Nathan snorted. "You don't think I'm doing this for the benefit of both our companies?" He asked.That was always the first priority. To check how the deal was going to favor Hayes Holdings. If they didn't stand to benefit at all, believe it, Nathan wouldn't have even gone after dual investment in the first place; Hidden agenda or not.Avery arched his brow as if he didn't believe what Nathan had said. He chuckled dryly, taking a cursory look around before focusing on Nathan.Nathan wondered again why the man had chosen to meet in an art gallery, d
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Lucas's POVLucas heard familiar voices all around him, but his brain couldn't figure out who was speaking. They had tried to be as quiet as they possibly could, but was failing miserably.He tried to open his eyes, but they seemed to have a mind of their own and were taking their sweet time to do so.His interest piqued as he overheard someone speak. "He's awake! His eyes are shaking. Shouldn't we call the doctor…"Who's awake? Lucas thought. It had to be him that they were referring to. He was lying down on a warm bed too.He attempted to move his body, and while it was impossible at first since his body felt heavy like a log of wood, he was able to finally shift his hand.The folks in the room were conversing quicker and moving around, judging by their heavy footfall. He was now curious about what was going on around him.Lucas tried again to open his eyes, and this time he was successful, but he had to close them again, almost immediately, when blinding light entered his eyes."C'
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Nathan's POVNathan shifted his sitting position so that he was half lying down on the plush couch as he watched Elton Ross being carried out of the court and down the stairs.The reporters waiting for an interview outside the court rushed towards him and tried to get near the man despite the officers holding Elton on both sides attempting to stop them."What can you say about the final verdict?!" Someone shouted, prompting more questions from other reporters." Did you plead guilty or not guilty! Are you responsible for the death of your son in-law?!"" What do you have to say about your daughter's murder!"Nathan sighed. Shaking his head. Elton Ross had this coming for him for a very long time. He watched the man lower his head in shame. He rolled his eyes and switched to another channel, but they were still reporting the same story about billionaire CEO, Elton Ross ordering the murder of his son-in-law, Lucas, and how he had pleaded guilty to the other four counts laid against him
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Elton's POVTo others, Piper was just another person who succumbed to the cruel grasp of death. The notion of being responsible for his daughter's death occurred to Elton, but he took a deep breath and buried it.'Now was not the time to deal with trivial matters, Elton'. He reminded himself mentally."Thank you, doctor. How is she?" He asked, alluding to Margaret.The doctor exhaled and shook his head. "She's not well. Her body is frail, and she is deficient in some nutrients, which we are currently injecting into her. I assume she took your daughter's death the hard way," he stated.Elton sighed. "You might say that." He mumbled. He admitted that he should have taken her to the hospital sooner, but assumed she could handle the loss and grief on her own.Margaret has experienced loss before. She lost her parents at a young age. So this shouldn't have taken a toll on her especially when she wasn't close to Piper, but perhaps, the bond between mother and daughter was too hard to ignore
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Elton's POVElton Ross stood still, staring at the lifeless body in the ironically beautiful casket. He couldn't believe it had been almost two weeks since he received the news that shocked him to his core. His only daughter had been shot dead by none other than a henchman he had hired.The plan had been simple: shoot once to scare Nathaniel Hayes. But the plan, which had been simple, had grown so complex the moment the henchman had decided that killing Nathaniel Hayes instead would scare the man, and that had brought Elton the most regret.He could still see Piper's smile in his sleep, her smirk, and deep calculative frown, when things didn't go her way, which she had inherited from him. Her seductive stare as she was about to ensnare a man in her fingers.He always woke up dreaming about her and the dreams always ended with that disappointing stare from his daughter. He had killed her.How could he forget her nagging? She had gone to him a few days before her death to protest abou
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Nathan's POVHayden laughed and said, "It's funny how you guys could do things that even the police force wouldn't think of." He said, nodding to August.August rolled his eyes but stayed silent. He had the sensation that the man moved mostly in the dark and kept hidden unless it was essential to reveal himself, which explained his location behind the door.Leslie scoffed. "If you want to survive in a large family like ours, you have to learn to do things on your own. After nearly three hours, they left in different directions. I have a feeling they might not even know the members," he remarked."They fucking wore masks inside the house and blindfolds inside the car while leaving. I was only able to catch a glimpse because the compound was surrounded by a huge wall…" August revealed from where he was half hidden."Give me a coordinate, and I'll get satellite footage of the building and its surroundings. Except, they are hidden underground." Chris murmured.While Chris was talking, Myl
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Nathan's POVEveryone huddled together in the living room. Nathan was sitting on the couch, while Scott sat on the armrest, half leaning against him."How are you?" Hayden questioned him.Nathan frowned. He last saw the man months ago. If Hayden needed to notify them of something, he would always call, or Scott would go down to the station. This was the first time he had seen the detective in a long time, and the way that Hayden was acting gave him the impression that he had conclusive evidence and was only waiting for their agreement to proceed with his plans."I'm fine." He responded. "You were shot at, and Scott said you've been asleep for two days; don't you think it's best you get checked out at the hospital to be sure you're in great shape?" the police officer inquired.Nathan arched his brow; he hadn't considered it before, and now that detective Hayden had mentioned it, he wondered why he hadn't woke up in the hospital instead, especially given Scott's overprotective and cau
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Nathan's POV“So, is this a visit or what?” he inquired, smiling. He didn’t want them to notice how tense he was. Too many Hayes in one house was enough for one person to notice something unusual about him and begin connecting the dots.It wouldn’t be long before they discovered that he wasn’t the real Nathaniel Hayes.Noah narrowed his eyes at him, then shifted his focus to his brother, Nolan. Nolan was the one who spoke first.“You were shot, Nathaniel. I didn’t expect you to forget that.” Nathan blinked. He remembered the experience vividly. He remembered nearly avoiding the gunshot because he had shifted slightly, but he didn’t see how this solved the question of why they were all there.August sighed and approached him, laying an arm over his shoulders. “Someone made the mistake of attempting to kill you, Nathaniel. You didn’t expect us to fold our hands and keep them out of it, right? And no,” he replied, shaking his head. “It became our business the moment someone pointed a
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Nathan's POV“So what do we do if they are everywhere, dad?” the child said. The man stated, “We fight for what we have.”If the child was Nathaniel, and he had called the man dad, then it was clear that the man had to be Oleander Hayes, Nathaniel’s father. This was his first time hearing the man’s voice. Why did it have to be now? He wondered. Now that he felt Nathaniel’s consciousness gradually leaving him. He wasn’t sure if he was going to wake up as Nathaniel Hayes again or if he was going to return back to his body as Lucas.Nathan stepped up to the lamp, hoping it would give him an indication as to what was going on in the room. But when he looked closer, it had no switch. The lamp was turned on without a switch.Weird, he thought. How could a lamp be on without a control switch.“ Fight?” the child; Nathaniel asked. “ can’t we do something else, like run?” The question attracted Nathan’s attention. His first instinct when there was trouble had been to run, but Oleander had
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Nathan’s POV The drive home was calm in the car, but the country was not silent that night. He was calm but his mind was running in circles, wondering what had just happened.One minute, he had been talking to Piper, the next, the gunshots went off and he was collapsing on the floor with Piper’s blood around him.He gazed down at his now blood stained sleeves and gasped in shock. He quickly pulled off his jacket and started unbuttoning his shirt when a hand stopped him.He tried to bat the had off, but the person held on strong. “ Let me help you Nathaniel!” Amber muttered.He sighed, calming down when he recognized Amber’s voice and allowed Amber to help him. Amber unbuttoned his shirt and shrugged it out of his body, dropping it together with the jacket on the front seat. They remained quiet after that.Nathan with his eyes closed, leaning on the seat and Amber making and answering calls. He didn’t feel his phone vibrate, so he assumed that Amber was the one with his phone and wa
