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THE BILLIONIARE'S RISE TO STARDOM Chapter 82: Beyond The Fake Smiles.
Disbelief flickered in Phoenix's eyes as he stared at the waitress. "Excuse me? Are you talking to me?""Of course, I'm referring to you. I repeat, you shouldn't be in a hurry to leave when you haven't settled your bills," the waitress said strictly.Phoenix turned to Lucian, refusing to believe what he had just heard. "What is she talking about?"The initial smile on Lucian's face melted into a frown. "You heard the lady,""Fuck!" Phoenix growled as a hand raked through his hair. "Can someone please spell out exactly what is going on here?""The cost of everything you've eaten is $70,000. We have a machine In case you're willing to make a transfer. I'm also available to collect cash,"Phoenix swallowed painfully, shock restraining him from being able to utter a word. He opened his mouth and tried to force the words out, but all that came out was a rush of air. He felt foolish."Lost your voice?" Lucian smirked as he looked at Phoenix's face which was twisted with so many emotions.It
THE BILLIONIARE'S RISE TO STARDOM Chapter 83: Overwhelming Threats.
"Mr. Lucian, we are aware of an official announcement declaring you as the new president of All Gold, but you asked your sister to reign in your stead. I'm confused, why was this done without a proper introduction?" A shareholder of All Gold, Mr Ryan asked with a straight face."Unless an official introduction is done, we don't think we would recognize her as the president of this company. Besides, she didn't even honor our request for a meeting," A middle-aged woman, Mrs. Pam, said.One by one, the shareholders voiced their displeasure, but Lucian didn't say a word, instead, he studied their faces from the head of the table where he sat."Recently, Howards was involved in a huge scandal, one that almost cost the reputation of the company. Even though we believe it isn't true, we are concerned about the dark enemies desperate to see you fall, Mr. Lucian,' Another spoke."Why aren't you saying anything, sir? The silence is unappreciative,"All eyes went to him, yet Lucian maintained a
THE BILLIONIARE'S RISE TO STARDOM Chapter 84: Handling The Trigger.
Josephine felt a slight shudder run down her spine and she swallowed effortlessly. "And you…you think your plans would work?""My plan rarely fails, darling, unless someone is trying so hard to sabotage it," Althea stood up and scrutinized Josephine for a moment before landing a hard punch on her cheeks.Josephine groaned and coughed harshly, her face hanging limply to the floor. "Wh…what did you do that for?"In response, Althea dragged her hair from behind and landed another hard punch, drawing blood. As she saw the blood, she relaxed and collapsed into the chair, smiling sheepishly like she had just won an award. "That's for walking out on me the other day and for mocking my efforts by testifying for Lucian,"Josephine chuckled in disbelief. She couldn't believe that the woman she respected as a mother was doing this so shamelessly. There was a hot sting of tears in her eyes, but she sucked it in.There was no giving Althea the luxury of seeing her cry."What now?" She chuckled dry
THE BILLIONIARE'S RISE TO STARDOM Chapter 85: An Uncomfortable Possibility.
The blaring sound of American music and the sharp smell of sweat mixed with alcohol was what Betty craved as she walked into her favorite club. Clasping her hands tightly together, her eyes roamed across the stuffy room as she made her way to the bartender and lowered her butt to the cushioned stool at the counter, forcing a stiff smile. "Hey, a glass of whiskey,"The bartender scrutinized her at first before he smiled affectionately. "Hey, been a while,"Betty wriggled her fingers in response, not in the mood to initiate a conversation. As the bartender poured her a glass, she wasted no time and brought the glass to her lips.The whiskey burned in her throat and she groaned in satisfaction, in relief. This was an escape from the painful realization of the power Lucian wielded over her. Closing her eyes for a brief moment, she remembered their marriage.The way she had treated him like something common, cheap. She remembered how she attended parties and clubs alone because she was to
THE BILLIONIARE'S RISE TO STARDOM Chapter 86: First Encounter.
It was his day off work and Lucian sat on his comfortable king sized bed, reading a book on business. He was engrossed in the book, until a small knock on his door distracted him. "Come in,"The door opened and the housekeeper walked in with a careful look on her face. She bowed in respect and clasped her hands behind her back. "Young Master, there is a lady by the name Betty Madison that insists on seeing you,"Lucian lifted his attention from the book with a frown. Betty? Why was she here?"Let her in," he said sparingly and the housekeeper nodded before leaving.Seconds later, the door reopened and Betty walked in. At the sight of Lucian, she took slow steps towards him, a jumble of emotion racing in her eyes."Hey," her voice was barely above a whisper.Lucian narrowed an eyebrow. Damn, this was Betty acting strange, so unlike her. It was confusing, almost weird. "Such an unexpected visit," he said dryly."Thank you for letting me in," she said, ignoring the sting in his tone."
THE BILLIONIARE'S RISE TO STARDOM Chapter 87: The Mission.
As soon as the thought came, Josephine banished it, flipped her hair across her shoulders, and adopted a stern look. "I might be the enemy's daughter, but that wouldn't change the fact that you slammed divorce papers at his face. Tell me, did you come here to get on your knees and beg for forgiveness like the shameless brat that you are?"It took a lot of self-control for Betty to suppress the urge to smack this lady across the face. "Careful of what you say!"Josephine shrugged. "I didn't start this verbal attack, you did,"Betty was quiet for a while before she licked her lips in a smile. The smile wasn't friendly at all. It was mocking. Daring. "Lucian doesn't need another woman in his life when I'm available, so don't get your hopes too high. He would come back to me and when he does, you'll be long forgotten. I can't wait for that to happen,"Josephine felt her back straighten in anger and instinctively, she reached into her purse to grab a stack of candies she had brought for L
THE BILLIONIARE'S RISE TO STARDOM Chapter 88: A Message From Nemesis.
Lucian felt a surge of electricity travel through his entire body as he rushed towards Josephine. He used his arms to support her head while shaking her repeatedly. "Josephine!"No reply, her eyelids didn't even make an effort to flutter."Shit!" Lucian mumbled and reached for his phone. With shaky hands, he made a quick call and within minutes, the siren of an ambulance was heard.Lucian entered the ambulance after Josephine was carried in. It didn't take long before they arrived at the hospital and Josephine was immediately taken into the operating room.Lucian sat in the hallway, tapping his knuckles in that familiar way of his. His thoughts were racing in confusion, but he forced himself to remain calm as he waited. It seemed like an eternity before the door of the operating room opened and a doctor walked up to him."Hello, Mr. Lucian. I'm Doctor Jaden in charge of Miss. Josephine,"Lucian stood up. "How's she, doctor?""We were able to stop the bleeding and thankfully, the bulle
THE BILLIONIARE'S RISE TO STARDOM Chapter 89: Bring Me A Broken Lucian.
Josephine woke, squinting slowly at the bright light overhead. Pain slithered between her temples, fogging her thoughts. She winced and turned to observe the environment. It was a hospital.Her eyes widened as she saw Lucian sitting by her bedside, his head hunged a little bit low. He had survived. Gosh, his survival meant a lot to her and one was that the plan had failed.She hadn't betrayed Lucian as Althea had planned. She had saved his life.Despite the pain in her forehead, she released a sob that awakened Lucian."You're awake?" Lucian smiled softly. "I shall go call the doctor,""No," Josephine stopped his hands before he could stand up. "No, please don't leave me…""I'm not leaving you, Josephine,""Promise me…" her voice trailed off. "Promise me, Lucian,"Lucian sighed softly. "I promise,"Josephine smiled, a stiff smile, then she nodded and relaxed into the bed. Soon, her eyes closed in sleep.********Two days later."How is her treatment going, doctor?" Lucian asked the do
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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
