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Rise of Power: Return of The Pathetic Commoner Chapter 85: The Mausoleum
AS AUGUST and Charles ended their conversation, the time went fast, and it was already seven o’clock in the morning. Sapphire was continually banging on his door, telling him to prepare faster as she needed to leave early because she had tons of things to do, especially the problem with the product recall.If only Sapphire could leave early to work, she would. But Charles made it a habit for the Remington family members to go to the company together. She found that habit weird, especially when it’s the rule maker— Charles— who disobeys that rule sometimes. There are times that Charles leaves early in the morning without her knowing.However, she couldn’t complain. At least, not with Charles.“Aren’t you done preparing?” Sapphire asked, slightly annoyed while standing in front of his door. “I need to leave! Father and I are waiting!”“Sorry,” August apologized sincerely. “Wait for me for a minute.”As he was done preparing, he stared at his large vertical mirror for the last time. Hi
Rise of Power: Return of The Pathetic Commoner Chapter 86: This Is Sabotage!
“STAY HERE. I’ll go alone,” said August as he gazed from side to side. “It won't take long.”Nicollo couldn’t do anything but nod and watch August as he went inside the mausoleum, and closed the door.“Mrs. Johens,” greeted August. He placed the bouquet of flowers he had bought earlier on the streets on top of her tombstone.“It’s been a long time. I’m sorry that I wasn’t visiting you as much as I promised before.”He smiled bitterly before he sat on the floor.It’s been a few months since Mrs. Johens died, yet the pain in his heart still remains like it just happened yesterday. But what’s more painful was the thing behind her death.“I had too many things on my plate. I wasn’t able to investigate your death for a while…” August placed his hand on both his cheeks as he continued speaking. “And even though I have leads, I couldn’t find any evidence that would lead me to what happened to you.”Suddenly, the wind went colder. Instead of being afraid, August smiled as he took it as a si
Rise of Power: Return of The Pathetic Commoner Chapter 87: Don't Blame Your Greediness On Me
“THIS IS the proposed revised version of the digital blood pressure machine…” explained August as he tapped his fingers on the picture. He tapped particularly on the right bottom side of it, which made everyone’s brows furrow as they couldn’t decipher what could be the purpose of the small red button on it. “Nothing had changed. It is still the same as the old machine— except that we’ll be more cautious now in terms of the ingredients for the manufacturing— so the same problem wouldn’t occur again.” Charles nodded, the same as Sapphire and the other people from the meeting. With just one introductory sentence, August was able to get everyone’s attention, and he made them listen to him, and only focus on him. On the other hand, Katie’s brows pressed more onto each other. Annoyance consumed all over her body as everyone suddenly lost interest in what she had explained earlier. Everyone’s attention is on August now, and she felt betrayed because of that. “However, I placed a red bu
Rise of Power: Return of The Pathetic Commoner Chapter 88: Blackmail
AFTER AUGUST left the meeting room, he worked at the CEO’s office and did errands. He organized some documents and schedules. The work time didn’t take long for him as was busy, and a couple of hours later, it was already lunchtime. He almost wasn’t able to notice it if his gaze didn’t move on the wall clock.He was just waiting for Charles to stand up first and stop working. August was already famished, but if the CEO isn’t taking a break yet, neither could he.He stared at Charles for so long, who doesn’t seem to mind working for a long time. Charles was silently reading one of the documents when he noticed August, who didn’t even bother to look away, even when he caught him. “It’s rude to stare, child,” said Charles as his brows furrowed. Confusion was evident in his expression as well. “You wanted to ask me something?”“Aren’t you going to eat, sir?” asked August. His gaze flickered between the wall clock and Charles. “It’s lunchtime.”“I’ll eat later.” Charles continued what
Rise of Power: Return of The Pathetic Commoner Chapter 89: The Truth
“YOU WEREN’T doing your job properly! What kind of a proposal is this?! This isn't a proposal, but trash! Just like you, you're trash!” It was Katie and Fiona in an abandoned storage room, taken a few days before Katie fired Fiona from the company, and even gave her a failed evaluation on her internship so she could have a hard time finding another job. Katie threw away the white folder onto Fiona, who sat on the floor as she felt her knees wobbly because of fear. “I-I’m sorry, ma’am—” “You’re sorry?” Katie raised a brow, irritated. “What can you apologize for?! Time is running fast, and you’re just wasting it, making worthless proposals like this!” “I-I’ll make another—” “Of course, you should!” Katie’s loud slap on Fiona was heard all over the room, making the latter scream in shock and pain. However, it wasn’t enough for Katie. Despite Fiona pleading with her to stop hurting her, Katie still pulled Fiona’s hair and slapped her on both sides of her cheek. “Do. Your. Job. Prop
Rise of Power: Return of The Pathetic Commoner Chapter 90: Rumor
WITH HIS brows furrowed, August waited for Maxine to speak. However, after a few seconds, Maxine did was to heave a sigh repeatedly. Her lips opened and closed like she was contemplating what to say.“It's okay,” August assured her when he saw her pained expression. “If it's that hard to say, then you can keep it to yourself for now—”“Master Charles is sick,” said Maxine as she suddenly found the courage to speak.“What?”August was stunned. He blinked his eyes twice, his lips parted in shock, and he even forgot to breathe because of the shock he felt.“I'm sorry.” He leaned his face towards Maxine. “Pardon?” The tip of his brows pressed more as he waited for Maxine to speak again. He wanted to believe that he just heard her wrong.But by looking at how tears cascaded from Maxine's face, he knew that he heard everything right. He was just in denial of it.“Master Charles… is sick,” Maxine spoke again slowly and with a lower voice this time.August closed his eyes, feeling the sudden
Rise of Power: Return of The Pathetic Commoner Chapter 91: Temporary Power
“RUMOR?” Sapphire’s statements got Maxine’s attention this time. Staring confusedly at Sapphire, she asked. “What rumor?”“That August did something bad to master so he could take his position!” Sapphire exclaimed, louder this time as she couldn't contain her emotions anymore.“It has been circulating around the company over a while now. I don't know who spread that news, but everyone seems to believe it…”A hint of annoyance and worry was evident in Sapphire's voice. However, her eyes were still fierce and brave. She was still against the idea of August being a part of the transactions, not because she envies August, but because of how painful it will be for him…August would experience hell again for the second time, yet he looked like he didn't care at all.“As frequently as I hear it, the more ridiculous it sounds to me.” August even chuckled lightly as he shrugged. The wicked smile never left his face as he continued reading the document. Suddenly, his eyes fixated on one page
Rise of Power: Return of The Pathetic Commoner Chapter 92: Every Permanent Thing Started as Temporary
SUDDENLY, Myra opened the door and went outside the room. She needed to bring some documents to the marketing department under Katie’s instruction.As soon as she closed the door, Myra saw someone who was taking a peek at the window inside their department.Her brows furrowed as she narrowed her eyes, trying to decipher who that man was. She was sure he wasn't an employee because of his expensive suit. However, she couldn’t see the man clearly because his back was facing her.“Do you need something?” asked Myra as she approached the man who suddenly flinched because of shock.Only to curse at the back of her mind as she saw who was the man in front of her.‘Shit!’“G-Greetings, sir,” said Myra, slightly stuttering, as she bowed down with her gaze fixated on the floor. “I’m sorry, I didn’t know it was you.”It’s no other than Harvey Johnson! She always saw him in every news and her Ashbook account. He was just so popular because he was handsome, and a part of the Remington family. Nev
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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
