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THE BILLIONIARE'S RISE TO STARDOM Chapter 123: Deceptive Moves.
Upon the third knock and still no reply, Irex sighed and pushed the door open gently. He walked into the furnished office to find Josephine behind her desk, engrossed in work."Hey…" Irex called out softly and walked towards her until he was a few inches away.Josephine looked up with a little frown and at the sight of Irex, she flinched and shifted backward, fear flashing through her eyes. "Wh…what…you shouldn't be here,"Irex forced a smile. "I'm here to see you,""Irex, can you please not do this? I'm not in the right frame of mind for your dramas," Josephine heaved."Can I sit?" Irex said, brushing off the weight of her words."No, you can't," Josephine said bluntly. "As you can see, I'm in the middle of work and I have to finish it up before sunset. Unlike you, I don't have the luxury of time,""I won't take much of your time," Irex said and when he saw hesitation flash through her eyes, he added. "Please, Mi Amor,""Okay, I'm gonna flip if you call me that one more time. My name
THE BILLIONIARE'S RISE TO STARDOM Chapter 124: A Sudden Feeling.
Irex took one step back as he sized Lucian with a scowl. "Are you always everywhere? Must you fúcking interrupt every single goddamn conversation of mine?!"Lucian chuckled as he tsked. "Actually, that look on your face is hilarious. You're such a clown,"Lucian paused and expelled his breath in a long, steady hiss, dragging out the tension in the air. When he finally spoke, it was with a sly smile. "Tell me, was I wrong to have given you my forgiveness, because this amount of betrayal from you is quite a lot,""What are you doing here?" Irex said, ignoring the question."This is still my company," Lucian frowned slightly.Irex raked a finger in his hair and scoffed. "You're so impossible,"Lucian waved him off and settled his gaze on Josephine. "Are you okay? Your eyes look a bit puffy,""Yeah, yeah, I'm fine, thanks for the concern," Josephine replied, before stuttering. "Wer…were you behind what happened to Irex's company?"Lucian scoffed. "Is that what he told you,""Don't listen
THE BILLIONIARE'S RISE TO STARDOM Chapter 125: A Peek On His Cheeks.
Irex bit hard on his fingers as he paced around his office in boiling anger. That Lucian, son of a bastard! Why must he be so difficult to deal with all the time?And a fùcking undertaking?!With a growl, he grabbed his phone to pick up the incoming call. "Hey, man,"The person at the other end sounded harsh and cranky. "Have you made any progress?"Irex scoffed. "Progress? If anything, these last few days have left me doubting my sanity,""What do you mean?" The caller was John, Lucian's stepbrother."It means what I just said! Lucian is not to be underestimated,""Did you go back to him to apologize and try to win his trust just as I asked you to?" John arched his brow."What do you mean, of course I did!" Irex shouted, hating how frustrated he felt. "I went to see him. I apologized and he accepted, only for him to show his stinking ass in Josephine's office today and slam an undertaking letter to my face! He wants me to steer clear from the woman I have feelings for, and as if that
THE BILLIONIARE'S RISE TO STARDOM Chapter 126: Merry Christmas.
The moment Lucian was out of the bathroom and fully dressed, Josephine began to unpack the content of the basket. She brought out freshly baked croissants, scrambled eggs, a bottle of white wine and a bowl of fruits.Upon noticing Lucian's slight change in mood, Josephine picked up a piece of egg and placed it at the tip of his lips, seeking entrance."Open up. Eat,""I'm not a little child," Lucian said, looking away."C'mon, don't be stubborn," Josephine pouted. "I won't accept No for an answer,""Alright, lioness," Lucian chuckled and opened his mouth for Josephine to place the egg into it. He chewed carefully, before pouring them a glass of wine."An amazing Christmas Eve to you, Lucian. Thank you for choosing to spend today with me,"Lucian shot her a warm smile. "Happy Christmas Eve, J, and you're welcome,"After a pause, he continued. "How do you feel?""Huh?" Josephine blinked. "I'm great!""No, not in that way. I mean, how do you feel knowing that you won't be spending Chris
THE BILLIONIARE'S RISE TO STARDOM Chapter 127: Christmas And Questions.
After the family dinner, Josephine laid on the bed next to Lucian, but her attention was focused on the white ceilings."Are you okay?" Lucian asked, upon sensing her discomfort."I'm sorry, Lucian," Josephine said, dragging her eyes from the ceiling and settling them on him."I don't understand. What are you sorry for?""You never had a happy childhood. From an early age, you grew up without the love of a parent, even though you had one. I'm sorry that you had to spend a greater part of your years navigating through this difficult world. You bore the burden alone, and…"Josephine's voice trailed off, but she continued. "After hearing your story at the dining table, I was overwhelmed,""Hey, it's okay," Lucian comforted. "That was the past. What matters is that the future is promising. I might have lost the chance of experiencing a happy childhood, but I'm not ready to forsake my present happiness because of that,"Josephine flipped back her hair. "The orphanage...was it difficult to
THE BILLIONIARE'S RISE TO STARDOM Chapter 128: Nostalgia At The Orphanage.
Lucian packed the last bag of gifts and instructed his driver to take it to the car, while still waiting for Josephine to emerge from the house. She did so a few minutes later, wearing a pink flowery gown. Her dark hair was packed up into a bun. "Hi," Josephine greeted as she got into the car.Lucian returned the greeting and was about to enter the car when the voice of his son stopped him. Jenson ran towards his father and hugged him tightly. "Hey Daddy…Good morning,"Lucian smiled, planting a kiss on his forehead. "Good morning, buddy. You had a lot of goodies yesterday, huh?"Jenson nodded before he left his father's side and rushed over to Josephine who was already beckoning on him. "Hi, Aunty Josephine,"Josephine had been introduced to Jenson at the dinner table yesterday and at first sight, Josephine adored the little boy. He was so cute and smart."Hi, sweetheart, how are you?""I'm fine. Are you going somewhere with Daddy?" Jenson asked innocently.Josephine nodded. "Yes, an
THE BILLIONIARE'S RISE TO STARDOM Chapter 129: Confusing Emotions.
Lucian and Christie stood outside the orphanage watching the happy kids thank Josephine for the gifts she had shared with them. Their excited cheers filled the air."So beautiful," Christie noted. "Is she your wife?""What? No, she isn't," Lucian replied quickly.Christie chuckled softly. "I can sense your tenseness from where I stand, Lucian. I'm older than you, remember,"Lucian sighed. "We are just friends,""Well, your eyes say otherwise," Christie insisted.At this point, Lucian couldn't help but laugh. "Are you trying to impose your thoughts on me now? I told you she's only a friend,""Is she?" Christie said softly. "Look, Lucian, I know life has been pretty rough with you hence the need to hide your emotions and not show them, but I want you to know that sometimes acceptance might be the key,"Her frail hand grabbed Lucian's own. "You don't need to put on a facade when faced with the truth, son. I may be old, but my eyes are sharp. I see the tension between the both of you, and
THE BILLIONIARE'S RISE TO STARDOM Chapter 130: Suspicious Visit.
"I heard you came around my place yesterday. Why?" Lucian asked, placing a hand on his office desk as he stared at Irex.Irex hesitated as he seemed to fumble with his words. "I…I brought you Christmas presents. Do you have a problem with that?"Lucian scoffed. "Christmas presents? Why do I find it difficult to believe that? First of all, let's talk about how you got my address?"Irex forced a smile. "That shouldn't bother you, Lucian. What you should be concerned about is the welfare of the project and the launch coming up in a few days. Also, you heard I came around, yet you never called back. Why?""We'll get to that. There's something I'd like to drill into your brain first." Lucian said and leaned closer, his blue eyes spitting fire. "If there's one thing I despise to the marrow are lies. Once I find out that you've been feeding me with lies, the outcome would be disastrous. Understood?"Irex swallowed. "Understood, but for the sake of fuck, why do I feel like you're being so dif
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Chapter 184: The Billionaire's Happy Ending.
Lucian released a deep sigh as he made his way to the boardroom. It was time to correct some of the whispers flying around about him, but it seemed Anthony was not sharing the same thoughts."Young master, the shareholders don't care. They're becoming nonchalant, so I think you should…""You think I should hide?" Lucian cut him short with a frown causing the other man to hesitate as he fumbled for a reply."I didn't say that…""Then allow me to do my duty. Even though the police would reveal the truth about the matter soon, I still want to do this,""How exactly? You'll only have to do a lot of talking in there to people that ditches on you the moment things go north,""Some," Lucian corrected. "I still have loyal people on my side and you'll see," The door of the boardroom opened and Lucian walked in to find the shareholders exchanging whispers, but even at the sight of him, they didn't seem to care.Lucian smirked and walked to the head of the table where he sat confidently, his ey
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Chapter 183: Admit It Or Not, Lucian Had Won.
"What the hell did you just do, bastard?!" Summer yelled in apprehension, her voice sounding raw and scratchy.It was Irex's turn to exercise dominion, so he took eager steps toward Summer and stopped when he was an inch away. With his left hand, he flicked off the bead of sweat that had settled on her forehead while staring down at her with mischievous glinting eyes."It is dangerous to be out here on the loose, living with normal people, Summer. You should take your rightful place while it's not too late," He hissed into her ears, and as her body went tense, he smirked. "Yeah, in prison where murderers and sadists are kept,""Fuck you, Irex, fuck you!" Summer pushed him away in panic and made to escape when one of the officers stood in front of her, the cuffs extended forward."Ms. Summer Madison, you're under arrest for…"Summer didn't let the officer complete his sentence before she cursed angrily at Irex. Gosh, if only it were possible to rip him apart from where she stood. The f
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Chapter 182: You're Ruined, Summer.
"What the hell do you think you're doing?!" Rose fired after finding her voice. "You had better come to your senses and let me out of here,"Annoyed at how Rose's confident tone made her feel, Summer turned swiftly and landed two hard punches on Rose's nose and as the blood trickled, she laughed in satisfaction. "Now there's the picture I was looking for. When Lucian sees this, he'd come running and begging like a fool,""Wh…what the hell are you trying to achieve from all of this? What…do you…want," Rose stuttered as she coughed."The inheritance, all of Howards, including that damn company you're running. All of that wealth would make me the richest person in the world," She rolled her eyes dreamily. "I can finally avenge my son,"Without warning, Summer hit Rose again on the nose who flinched in pain. "I'm sorry, sweetheart, but your brother is a stubborn one. It'd take a lot to break him,"She positioned the camera on Rose's bloodied face and took a picture which she sent to Lucia
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Chapter 181: Things Get Twisted.
Irex didn't reply. He just stared at Summer with curious eyes and like an open book, he could see the rage steaming off from her. She was trying so hard to control it, to keep it under control, but how long before she exploded, burning everything and everyone in her path?"You look a lot healthier than the last time we met. Looks like you've been taking your sleep seriously," Summer forced a weak smile.Irex sighed as he settled into the couch, legs crossed. "Before you bore me with your compliments, get me a glass of wine, would you?""With pleasure, honey," Summer chuckled and disappeared into a room. She returned seconds later with a bottle of wine and two glasses. After she had filled the glasses, she crossed her hands and watched him take generous sips."What? Don't stare at me that way or I might choke," Irex frowned. "I'm not your child,""Asshole!" Summer sighed and took up a seat opposite him. "Tell me what you think of my proposition?""If I should agree to work with you, th
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Chapter 180: Taming An Ally.
It was the day of John's funeral and Summer stood in front of his grave dressed in all black. There were tears in her eyes, but she refused to let them fall, not wanting to be a crybaby on a day like this.As she stood, anger brewing inside of her, she thought of how perfect her life used to be before all of this. How she used to run the company single-handedly, parading herself as a reigning queen. How people revered and respected the power she possessed. All of that changed when Lucian came into the picture.And that instance, she almost felt regret for treating him badly, like a nobody, but she told herself not to. Regret was a sign of weakness, and she was far from weak. Even if she had lost her two children because of that bastard, she had to be unyielding.It was what John would want her to do."I'm going to miss you, buddy. Take care of yourself over there for me, alright? I'll do my best to pray for you every day knowing that you are in a better place,"She sat on the bare gra
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Chapter 179: Confusing Thoughts.
Lucian didn't say anything, he just stayed at her like he had been compelled to be her listening device. As he looked on, he couldn't help but feel a pang of pity. The loss of John must have really hit her and he almost couldn't imagine the turmoil she was going through."Is that fear I sense?" Summer laughed. "Oh, come on now, isn't it time you bid the games goodbye? You've held on to this inheritance for long, cherishing it as one would a beloved toy but unfortunately, it doesn't belong to you,""Says who?" Lucian crossed his legs. "I'm curious to know who said Howards doesn't belong to me,""Drop your nonsense and hand over the conglomerates already. Isn't it you who said we should respect the dead?"Lucian scoffed, leaning closer. "You don't deserve a shit neither you nor your late son,""And that's why you killed him?" Summer flared, dropping the bombshell. "He didn't deserve to die. He was so young and full of life but you killed him nonetheless,""That's enough," Lucian interru
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Chapter 178: Interrogation In Prison.
"I ask again, why did you kill Mr John? You are a very influential man yet you decided to stoop so low to take someone's life?" The stern-looking detective sat on the chair opposite Lucian questioning him for the past few minutes like one would do a little child.Lucian sat still without a word as his eyes darted around the hot, dark questioning room the police had brought him. Finally, his gaze settled on the detective and he frowned. "Don't you have an air conditioner in here? If that isn't available, perhaps you could turn on the fan. Do you make it a habit to suffocate your suspects to rake out the truth from them? Even innocent ones?"The man didn't find Lucian's words funny, so he stomped his hand hard on the table and glared at him with dangerous eyes. "Now isn't the time for your jokes. Answer my questions,""So I should answer your question why you don't bother to provide a simple response to mine? That's not fair," Lucian pulled his lips into an intruding smile. Even if he f
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Chapter 177: On His Knees.
"You need my help?" Irex repeated, his voice almost shaky. "Why would you need my help after all this time? What do I probably have to offer you?"Lucian sighed. "A lot more than you realize,"Irex scoffed. "Is this even believable? Are you kidding me? I'm so surprised that you are here asking for my help when a reality I'm just a pawn to you. None of the people I call friends ever cared,""Have you tried me?" Lucian smiled lightly. "You haven't tested all the fishes in the water, have you, Irex?""I don't need your pity, Lucian," Irex hissed, hating how badly he wanted to break down. Here was an opportunity to finally apologize for his mistakes and be free from this tormenting guilt, yet he couldn't even form his mouth to say the words. How selfish."You are the reason why I'm stuck in here, and worse, you never permitted anyone to visit me. I haven't had a single visitor since I came here. I…it's been so lonely, and when I see other inmates despite being criminals loved and welcomed
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Chapter 176: A Visit To An Old Friend.
"The people didn't get to him. He died in a car accident," Anthony announced."Rather unfortunate," Lucian said calmly although his heart felt a pang of pity. It didn't have to end this way. if only John had shown a little maturity for someone his age maybe the tragedy might have been avoided."I feel sorry for him," Josephine shook her head. "I mean I knew he would meet his end soon, but in such a disgraceful manner?""He had a choice, but choose to fuck it up. It's nobody's fault. I just wish he had a bit more sense," Lucian said.Josephine massaged her forehead. "He didn't even get the dam inheritance he was so obsessed about. I mean, why did he even choose to fight over something like that when he has more than enough wealth in Italy?"Lucian sighed. "He wanted the title or he was just plain jealous. Heaven knows I wanted to hold him off for a little longer but he wasn't backing down,""I wonder how summer is taking the news. She lost her only son," Josephine said. if she was feel
