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Rise of Power: Return of The Pathetic Commoner Chapter 170: Photo Album
FROM: Fiona WalkerI got intel from one of my friends in the hospital, and the data storage room was completed. They resumed their operations last month, and Sir Francis didn’t know about it, maybe because of his preparations for his wedding with Miss Daphne.However, it was only the owner who could go inside. As far as I know, he never gave any access to anyone else except him.August’s brows furrowed after reading Fiona’s message. After he left the hospital, as he drove towards the restaurant, he asked her about the Data Storage room since he heard Francis ask about it earlier.‘I was right. There’s something fishy about that hospital,’ said August at the back of his mind as his gaze darkened, and his grip on the phone tightened. ‘Francis must be hiding something.’“If that is urgent, we can go now,” said Daphne when he noticed how August’s gaze was fixated on his phone. “I’m starting to get full, anyway.”“No, it’s fine. I’m just thinking about something,” replied August in a serio
Rise of Power: Return of The Pathetic Commoner Chapter 171: Negative Revenue
LUCAS’ brows furrowed as he bent his body and took a peek at whatever August was looking at.“Oh, that girl?” he asked, slightly surprised, as he pointed at the woman beside Mrs. Johens. “I don’t have any idea, either. But it looks like they were best friends,” he added.August shared the same sentiment with Lucas. As Mrs. Johens’ and the woman beside her formed a heart shape using their hands, he knew that she was an important person in Mrs. Johens’ life.However, something bothered him.“Mrs. Johens told me before that she wasn’t able to make friends with anyone because of her situation before. I wonder what that was…” August trailed off, his gaze never leaving the old picture. “But I’m sure, I’ve seen this woman somewhere. I just don’t know where.”August placed his hands on his chin and lightly caressed it, carefully analyzing if his hunch were true. All he knew was that he was desperate to find any clues that would give him even a little clue on why the Wellington family would
Rise of Power: Return of The Pathetic Commoner Chapter 172: Special Employee
“YES, young master.” Sapphire nodded. “I heard that they acquired the hospital at an affordable price, but the payback was too bad to the point that they couldn’t even get back their acquisition price.”“Why would that happen?” August asked and scanned the documents again. He wasn’t that good at accounting, so he hoped that Sapphire could explain the overwhelming amounts in front of him.“I’m sorry, young master. I don’t have any idea either,” answered Sapphire honestly as she scratched her head.“It’s fine.” August showed her a small yet genuine smile. “Good job on this. You may go now.”“Yes, young master,” replied Sapphire and left the room.It has been a while since he had a one-on-one conversation with Sapphire, and he expected that everything would change, especially with everyone’s knowledge that he was the real heir. However, he hoped somehow that their previous relationship as siblings would go back… But it shouldn’t be thinking about that as of now.As August was left in t
Rise of Power: Return of The Pathetic Commoner Chapter 173: The Beginning of Misery
AUGUST tilted his head, confused. “A what?” “A special employee, young master,” Maxine repeated as she took a glance again at her laptop. “If you’re sure about the information you got that she worked here, then it might be the reason why she isn’t on my list of employees,” she added, her gaze going serious. “I’m certain,” August answered, knowing how attentive to detail Fiona was as he had worked with her before in the Strategy Department. “What is a special employee? I didn’t know that there’s such a term here.” “Special employees are those people inside this mansion that was personally chosen by Master Charles,” Maxine explained. She turned off her laptop. “They were working in the mansion for a confidential reason, and no one knows it. It’s even rare for some of the employees to see them inside.” August nodded, but his thoughts were wandering somewhere else. For him, it sounded like a spy, and even if he tried to think of something that could be a reason for Charles to hire M
Rise of Power: Return of The Pathetic Commoner Chapter 174: Orphanage
CHARLES, despite the fear he was feeling, was able to call for help as he saw his son being critically injured while the blood didn’t stop flowing on his head.His people brought him to the Remington Medical Center, and Charles couldn’t stop from shaking as August was placed on the stretcher. He was afraid that August would also leave him… Like Clementine.“Sir August!” Maxine called, gasping in shock when he saw August being unconscious. “Are you okay, sir?” she asked when her gaze moved onto Charles.“I-I’m fine…” answered Charles, slightly stammering as he could see the horrible past in August’s situation right now. “Do everything to save my son!”“We will, Sir,” Ma
Rise of Power: Return of The Pathetic Commoner Chapter 175: The Traitor's Existence
“REPEAT what you just said. You’re messing up with me, aren’t you?” asked Charles in a stern and authoritative tone as he went to the same orphanage again after six years. “Why are you telling me my son isn’t here anymore? I left him here six years ago!”His heart almost fell out of his chest when he heard the news.Charles was known by everyone as a calm person. He knew how to handle things with authority and calmness at the same time, but now, as he stood up in front of the new owner of the orphanage, he couldn’t help but exclaim as he burst into a rage.“Please calm down, sir,” the new female young owner said as she moved her hands gently, telling Charles to stabilize his breathing. “That man you’re looking for was adopted a few days ago. Even if you try to find him in every corner of the place, you’ll never see him.”“Why is he placed for adoption in the first place?! I only told you to take care of him until I come back!”This time, Charles stomped his hands on the counter, hard,
Rise of Power: Return of The Pathetic Commoner Chapter 176: The Men In Black
SOME of the questions in August's mind had been answered, but at the same time, there were new questions where he needed to find the answer again. At this time, he was curious about whoever the traitor inside the mansion was, and if it was related to Harvey since he was the one who instructed Mateo to attack him on his first day staying at the Remington Mansion.No matter how hard August tried to sleep, he couldn’t, so he stopped trying. He stood up from the bed and went outside of his room to go to the garden and breathe some fresh air.He walked down the stairs and stopped when he was in front of Charles’ big painting located in the middle of the two brown stairs on both sides. In his back, there is another stair that would lead him to the ground floor.“Father, you look authoritative here, but no one knows what you’re really feeling inside…” said August in a sad tone. “You tried to act strong for all of us, even if it costs you your health.”August sighed. He knew that it was too
Rise of Power: Return of The Pathetic Commoner Chapter 177: Motive
“WHO… who are you?” Cecile stammered, her voice quivering with fear, as she instinctively shielded August behind her. “Are you… one of them?” she managed to ask, her voice trembling but determined, desperately trying to project bravery.Standing before Cecile and August were a middle-aged couple, their hands tightly clasped together, fear evident in their eyes. The woman's brow furrowed with confusion as she responded, "What do you mean by 'them'? Who are you referring to? We heard there's an orphanage nearby. Could you please tell us where it is?"Cecile, her voice barely above a whisper, replied, "I know where it is, but the situation there is chaotic right now.”Her words were filled with concern, fearing that the men in black might discover where they are.Seconds later, her worst nightmare became a reality.“W-What was that? It’s gunshots, isn’t it?” the woman exclaimed, as she was on the verge of screaming, trembling in terror.But her husband held her firmly, preventing her fr
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Chapter 245: Time To Live (Epilogue)
TWO YEARS LATER…The waves on the water splash on the yacht where August was standing right now. Both his hands were holding onto the rail as his gaze fixated on the sunset in front of him. It was beautiful, ethereal, and breathtaking… Just like the woman who was walking toward him.“August,” Daphne called her as she gave her husband a fruit shake. “You’ve been there for an hour already. Would you want to spend this day with fish than me?” she asked, pretending to be pissed as her lips curved into a smile.“No need to be jealous of nature, my dear wife. I just want to appreciate how beautiful the sunset was.”August laughed, pulling Daphne gently closer to him using his other hand. Now, both of them were staring at the sunset with genuine smiles plastered onto their faces. August’s hand was resting on Daphne’s waist, while the latter had her head leaned on her husband’s shoulder.A year ago, both of them got remarried, for real this time. At that moment, both of them couldn’t help bu
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Chapter 244: Where The Game Ends
COUPLE DAYS later, August was able to heal from the beating he had endured when Raquel took him down. He was now as good as hell, and he could now work tirelessly to catch up with all of the deadlines and meetings he had neglected while he was at rest. Fortunately, the press, with a lot of help from Daphne, didn’t know a thing about what happened to August, or else he would be bombarded by the press in front of the Remington Corporation. However, it would not be for long, as something grand would happen now. August had been waiting for this day—The day when the final showdown begins. This day had come down to this moment, where the tables would turn, and justice would finally be served. This time, August made sure that Francis would not be able to run away from his crimes, nor frame someone up to escape from it. Inside August’s office, all of his allies, Daphne, Sapphire, and Maxine, were inside the room. The air was thick with tension as they were looking at the wall clock from ti
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Chapter 243: One Final Task
RAQUEL, at that moment, was too stunned to speak. Shivers sent down his spine as the unexpected news lingered in his mind. His shoulder was aching because of the pain, but suddenly, it became numb as the pain struck his heart.“W-What?” Raquel asked, blinking his eyes twice. “Are you… fooling me?”“No… It’s the truth.” Sapphire shook her head, the pain registering through her rounded, brown eyes. “We’re Maxine’s children—Her lost twins.”“But how?” Raquel’s brows furrowed in confusion and annoyance at the same time. “If she is my brother, and you’re my twin, and you knew everything about it… Then why didn’t you approach me?”“Maxine only knew it recently, the same as mine.” Sapphire heaved a sigh and bit her lower lip afterward to contain her emotions.After a few seconds, she spoke again.“August informed me recently by giving the birth certificates Master Charles hid in his cabinet. It turns out that Maxine didn’t want to know us at that time because of the complexity of her job… Sh
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Chapter 242: Hidden Truth
AUGUST WAS in a daze when he woke up from his not-so-peaceful slumber. He didn’t wake up naturally, but he woke up when someone poured him cold water placed in a bucket, causing August to jolt in shock… Only to realize that he was tied to the chair.Same situation. Same abandoned room.Shivers sent down his spine because of the uncanny coincidence both of the situations had.‘Fucking shit. This is déjà vu,’ said August at the back of his mind when he realized that this is where everything started—When Charles had his people take him so he could have a one-on-one talk with August about being a pretend heir.However, the only difference between the event before and now, is that the person in front of him looked like he was eager to kill him in an instant, but he was just taking his time to do it.“R-Raquel…” August mumbled, slightly stammering, as his gaze fixated on Raquel.“How’s your sleep, August?” Raquel threw the silver bucket on the floor in force while wearing his most sardonic
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Chapter 241: Be Careful Who You Trust
[RICHARD WELLINGTON]August blinked his eyes twice, trying to confirm if what he was reading on the paper was true, or if his eyes were just playing with him. However, a few seconds had passed, and he still read the same name.“H-How…” August was at a loss for words. It wasn’t something that he expected. He almost thought that it was Francis, but turns out that the lead scientist is Richard, the Wellington family’s original heir.“Are there—”“Greetings, Sir August.”August was about to ask the lead engineer if he found more documents other than the white folder he was holding now, but his words went midway as three cleaners who were wearing personal protective equipment suddenly bowed in front of him.“One of your employees called us to clean this room,” one of the cleaners said as she glanced at the mess August made earlier.“A-Ah. Right.”August only nodded at them, not knowing what to say. His mind was so shocked that he didn’t even notice his employees leaving him alone in the ro
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Chapter 240: Lead Scientist
TWO WEEKS LATER, the event about Bruce being confined to the Remington Mental Hospital scattered around the country. According to the doctors, Bruce was diagnosed with Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, and he would need long-term medication and treatment to heal.While some people sympathized with Bruce for it, some people say that it was karma because of what he had done to August.However, August didn’t care what those people think about now. He had work—A bunch of them—And it was never-ending.It was already one o’clock in the morning as August had finished meeting with the different departments, and reviewing business proposals. He wasn’t eating his lunch yet but he was determined to finish everything first. August wanted to have free time so he could take care of his other business that he neglected because the work became surprisingly overwhelming.“Maxine…” August called, causing Maxine, who was sitting on the couch, to look at him. “Do I still have any urgent matters
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Chapter 239: The Salvation He Needed
“MR. JAKE SANDOVAL, the head of the Sandoval family, was arrested for torture against his son, Bruce Sandoval. The police said that they were investigating thoroughly about this matter and that they will preserve results with fairness and no biases—”Before the reporter could finish her sentence, August already took the remote and turned the television. Daphne, who was immersed in watching the news, jolted in shock as she turned around, only to see August smiling at her.“I’m home,” said August in a sweet tone as he extended both his arms, asking for a hug.Daphne couldn’t help but laugh a little. She went toward August and wrapped him in her embrace. “How was it? What happened to Samantha?” she asked in curiosity.“I think Samantha and Bruce divorced… But I’m not yet sure.” August caressed Daphne’s hair lightly and gently pushed her head more onto his chest. “Stop watching the news, okay? It’s already enough that you know anything, but don’t think about it too much.”Daphne only nodd
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Chapter 238: Last Attack
“WHERE DID you go? Why do you look like shit?” Nicole asked as Bruce went inside the room, all his clothes were soaked because of the rain. “Take a bath first before you go to the dining table. You know that your father didn’t like seeing you like that,” she added, shaking her head. “Yes, Mother.” Bruce nodded as he was tired to explain everything. He went to the bathroom to fix himself. Bruce wore a simple white shirt and sweatpants before he went to the dining table, joining Nicole and Jake for their late dinner. Samantha was already out of the picture as his parents were also informed of what she did earlier. However, they weren’t aware that Bruce felt hurt because of the same reason. “Did you chase that bitch away?” Jake asked while they were eating. “Y-Yes, Father.” “That’s good,” Jake commented, and Bruce only smiled subtly in response. Bruce ate his steak, but because of his stomach churning and his heart thumping rapidly, he felt like that piece of steak was hard to sw
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Chapter 237: Divorce
SHE IS the most stupid person in the world, and she knows it. Samantha couldn’t help but look at August in disbelief, the pain and betrayal registering upon her facial expression.“August… You can’t do this to me…” Samantha mumbled as her knees went wobbly. If not only for the table in front of her, she might be sitting on the floor now. “This isn’t what we have talked about…”“I know,” August said, and Samantha didn’t notice that he was just done talking to someone on the phone. “That’s why it is called betrayal. It’s painful, especially when you’re feeling desperate.”“How can you do this to me? I am your girlfriend!” Samantha exclaimed, gritting her teeth and clenching her jaw.“Ex-girlfriend, Samantha,” August corrected before he heaved a sigh. “Our relationship was over years ago.”As if on cue, two guards entered August’s office and took Samantha away, just like what he did yesterday. He could even hear Samantha cursing and begging him at the same time before the guard closed th
