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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
THE BILLIONIARE'S RISE TO STARDOM Chapter 90: Is This Betrayal?
"Can you give at least a single reason why your name is associated with murdering a thirty-nine year old woman, Sarah Flinn?" Lucian said the moment he walked into Anthony's office.Anthony jerked in surprise. "It's…it's on the news?"Lucian narrowed an eyebrow. "How else would I have found out if it wasn't? Or why don't you check it out yourself?"Anthony hissed furiously while clasping his fingers. Gambino, that little deranged son of a bastard! This was so sick and disgusting of him. He closed his eyes and took in deep breaths, but when he reopened them, Lucian was still staring down at him in that commanding manner of his."Young Master, I swear it's not what you think,""I'm listening,"Anthony clenched his fists and sighed. "While serving my former master, your father, Sir Manchester, I made some mistakes and one was allying with a person I thought was a friend. It was a waste of time. This friend was on Gambino's side, so he spied on me. When the time was right, Gambino accuse
THE BILLIONIARE'S RISE TO STARDOM Chapter 91: Among Two Powerful Men
Althea sat in front of Gambino with a stiff smile. It was an impromptu meeting and somehow, she knew this was about Josephine. It was obvious that Gambino loved Josephine so much, even though she was adopted."When did you come back to town, honey?" Althea asked in a bid to ease the tension in her heart."Three days ago," Gambino replied sparingly. "That's not why I'm here though,""What is it then?""It's about Josephine," Gambino said. "I want to know what happened,""How…how did you know about the accident?" Althea asked while searching his eyes."You don't get to question me unnecessarily," he snapped. "How could anything have happened to her under your watch? Damnit, I left you in charge!"Althea sighed. "According to my men, her attacker fled immediately. They couldn't get to him. We are still looking for clues,"Gambino curled a fist to suppress his anger. Oh, his little princess must have been so scared to death. He had failed to protect her. "What do you know about Lucian Man
THE BILLIONIARE'S RISE TO STARDOM Chapter 92: Who Wins?
Gambino stuttered something incomprehensibly and left his mouth hanging open before snapping them shut.His men marched forward, but Lucian stopped them with a deadly glare. "I'd reconsider If I were you,""Damnit!" Gambino growled, and like an explosion, he lurched towards Lucian and grabbed him by the collar. "What sort of bullshit is this? What the hell did you say?!""Like I said," Lucian scoffed, locking eyes with his opponent. "I buried her, six feet deep. She went in quietly and obediently like a good girl. I guess she was blinded by love,""I…I don't believe you," Gambino said, his voice lowered to a whisper. "Josephine is still admitted to your hospital. I have my men watching, so don't the hell try to play smart with me,"Lucian chuckled. "Why don't we find out if I'm telling the truth?"With a suspicious glare, Gambino released him and grabbed his phone to dial a number. When the person at the other end picked up, he yelled out an instruction and waited. A few minutes later
THE BILLIONIARE'S RISE TO STARDOM Chapter 93: Guilt Tearing At Her.
Josephine heard a knock on the door and her heart skipped a beat as she rushed to open it. Was that Lucian? Her fingers tingled at the possibility. She hadn't seen or heard from him for days after she started living in this beautiful apartment."I'm coming!" She said and straightened her silk blouse before pulling the door open.In a split second, the initial excitement she felt melted into fear when she saw who was at the door. It wasn't Lucian. It was a group of men that looked dangerous and they weren't smiling."Hello," she stuttered. "How may I help you?"The men pushed her out of the way and walked into the room. "Ho..how…""How did we find out about your cozy little apartment?" The leader of the men completed with a mischievous smile. "There's no place to hide, little princess,""But I don't even know you," Josephine chuckled in a bid to hide her fear."You don't need to know us," he replied icily.Josephine closed both her eyes in fear at his dangerous tone. When she opened t
THE BILLIONIARE'S RISE TO STARDOM Chapter 94: Time For A Confrontation.
The next afternoon, Josephine, Darcel, Anthony and Lucian sat across each other. Lucian had summoned them for an unexpected urgent meeting and right now, they were staring at him for some sort of explanation.Lucian cleared his throat, before looking at Josephine. "You had a lot to tell me. Can I hear it?"Josephine blinked, confusion written all over her small face. "Is... is this the reason for the meeting?"Lucian nodded. "Yes,"A slight feeling of embarrassment crept into her skin at his reply. She looked across the room and all eyes were on her. She bit her lips nervously as the words failed her."We're all family, J, there is really no need to be embarrassed," Lucian called out softly as he sensed her discomfort."Yeah, we are all family," Anthony shot her a smile.Josephine nodded and swallowed before she continued. "It's about my accident,"Nobody said a word. It was like they hadn't heard her."I caused my accident," She continued."You did what?" Rose gasped."That was quite
THE BILLIONIARE'S RISE TO STARDOM Chapter 95:
In less than ten minutes, Althea arrived at Josephine's apartment outside of town. It hadn't been so difficult to track Josephine after she was discharged, because her men were always on the lookout.With a brief sigh, she knocked on the door and waited, but no reply came. She repeated the knock twice, but there was still silence from within."Josephine!" She shouted and frowned when there was no response. Was Josephine snubbing her or something?"Josephine?!" She called out again and when she ran out of patience, she pushed the door open and it gave way to a large living room. It was fully furnished, but there was no one in sight."Hello? Josephine? Are you at home?" She called out as she shut the door slowly behind her.The silence in the house was creepy and Althea could feel it. She took careful steps and when she reached the end of the living room, she frowned briefly before shouting. "Patrick?""And there's the name I was waiting for. Alas, it arrived," A cold voice said behind
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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
