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THE BILLIONIARE'S RISE TO STARDOM Chapter 97: I'm Sorry, Mr. President.
"What's the matter?" Lucian dropped his briefcase carelessly on the floor and rushed over. "Did anything happen at work?"Rose did not reply, instead, she hugged him tightly with teary eyes. When she pulled out, she punched him on the arm. "I missed you, jerk!"Lucian sighed in relief, then he smiled. "You almost gave me a heart attack!""Like I care," she pouted. "I miss you, big brother, can't you see? We haven't spent quality time together like we used to do in the past. It's like you abandoned me and…""Hey, it's okay," Lucian cut her short as he patted her hair. Whenever Rose rambled without control like this, it meant she had tolerated enough. The rambling was an opportunity to let the stored-up emotions flow."Look, sis. I never abandoned you,""Clearly, you have!" Rose protested. "When was the last time we went out together? You always take me out and buy me things despite your meager earnings,""We have our different jobs now, so you cannot really blame....""That's no excuse
THE BILLIONIARE'S RISE TO STARDOM Chapter 98: Blame Game.
The following morning, Josephine stepped down from the cab and hugged her small figure nervously as she made her way to Lucian's office. On getting there, she saw him sitting on his chair as usual, but this time, he wasn't looking through some files, he was pressing his phone. "Hey…" she called out softly to announce her presence.Lucian looked up. "Oh, you're here. Please sit,"Josephine did as commanded while searching his emotionless face. What was with the cold tone? "You called for me,"Lucian nodded and opened his drawer. He brought out some paperwork which he dropped on the table. "Those are your papers; ticket out of the country. I had Anthony prepare them for you,"Josephine left her mouth hanging open as she looked at him in surprise. "Travel papers? What do I do with them?"Lucian stared at her like he didn't understand the question, then he smiled. "You deserve a better life, J, one that might not be found in this country. This is a chance to explore, get to see other pla
THE BILLIONIARE'S RISE TO STARDOM Chapter 99: A Simple Game.
Betty didn't look threatened, so she repeated herself without bothering about the effects of her words. "I said what I said. Truth is bitter, isn't it?""You know what?" Summer gritted. "Just get out of my sight and come back when you're less of a roaring lion,""Oh, please," Betty snapped in irritation. She was reeling both in anger and frustration. The feeling was choking, suffocating, spreading through her body like the charred remains of a battle, and since there was no one else to pour it on, her mother seemed like the perfect vessel."Don't make rash decisions you'll regret and then come running to me when things go north. Unfortunately, I won't be able to help," Summer said."So what? You're just going to sit and do nothing? You're just going to enjoy watching him cripple us completely?""There's a difference between being patient with the prey and being callous," Summer forced the words through gritted teeth.Betty shook her head. "Unfortunately, I'm not familiar with any of t
THE BILLIONIARE'S RISE TO STARDOM Chapter 100: Plans.
"What are you talking about?" Lucian narrowed an eyebrow as he regarded Betty."I might be able to withdraw the lawsuit on condition," Betty smiled, even though nothing was funny."And who said I was interested in a sick condition? I came because I'm a bit concerned about the unjust accusations,""Oh, are you?" Betty replied in sarcasm. "You know the accusations are not thoroughly unjust. My son is with you and not with his mother. How fair is that?""I'm running out of patience, Betty," Lucian snapped. "This is a chance to withdraw the case or live to regret not making wise choices when you had the chance,""I'm withdrawing the case on a condition. I made that clear earlier, didn't I?""Let's hear the sick condition already," Lucian said coldly."My son stays with me for a year and I get back my position as CEO of All Gold," Betty said with a smile that didn't reach her eyes.Lucian chuckled. "The Mother of the Year award would go to you at this rate, wouldn't it? All of this for poo
THE BILLIONIARE'S RISE TO STARDOM Chapter 101: Acting Mad.
Lucian looked at his wristwatch for the third time since he entered the eatery. He sighed and searched the environment for signs of Betty, but there was none. Just when he got fed up and was about to leave, Betty walked in with a sweet smile."Hi, handsome!" She smiled wider when she noticed the signs of anger on his face."It's not nice to keep people waiting and you know that. You did that yesterday, but I ignored it. Do you think I'm as jobless as you are?" Lucian said with a glare that would make anyone piss in their pants, but Betty controlled the feeling."C'mon, stop being so ungentlemanly," she said and reached out to touch him."Don't," Lucian warned, turning to his side and gesturing towards a table. "Respect yourself and say whatever the fuck it is you have to say, so I can leave,""Oh," Rose mouthed casually and turned to look at Thomas who glared icily at her. "I see you brought your bodyguard,""The more reason why you shouldn't speak foolishly," Lucian stated.Betty nod
THE BILLIONIARE'S RISE TO STARDOM Chapter 102: Fabricated Evidence.
The man stood in front of Lucian with a frightened look and clattering teeth like he had just eaten a pack of ice. He was especially scared of Thomas who was standing tall and huge behind him."I…I…just took the videos because I wanted to. Please…let me go," he pleaded without being asked.At this, Lucian scoffed. "It's wrong to take videos of people without permission and yet you took a video of me in the heat of a drama? You had better keep shut if you can't say something reasonable,""Sir, please. It was nothing…" the man insisted, and Thomas sent him a hard kick between the legs to shut him up."Listen, don't make this harder than it already is. Give me the information I want so we can all go our separate ways," Lucian asked with a calm expression and even though he suspected Betty to be the pioneer of the whole plan, he wasn't so sure. It could be anyone else.The man kept pleading. "I didn't do it intentionally, sir!"Lucian was slowly becoming irritated, but he tried not to let
THE BILLIONIARE'S RISE TO STARDOM Chapter 103: Playing Dumb.
Darcel began setting up the camera while Anthony and Lucian were on either side of her, scanning the environment. They were hidden out of sight at the top of an empty building."Why the hell are you slow with that thing? At least you should have brought something else that worked," Anthony snapped at Darcel when it looked like she wasn't making fast progress in setting up the camera."Maybe if you stop being unnecessarily picky, you'd notice that it's done, ready, and set to capture," Darcel said."Make sure to focus on capturing at all aerial viewpoints so as not to miss anything," Lucian instructed, ignoring their bickering."Yes sir," Darcel replied.A car drove into the premises at that moment and a group of bodyguards stepped down at first, before one of them opened the car for their boss to climb down.The boss stood with a frown as he fitted his hands into his pocket while glancing around. Seconds later, another car drove in and Summer climbed down. She had a look of confidence
THE BILLIONIARE'S RISE TO STARDOM Chapter 104: Furious Summer.
Lucian was becoming irritated, but he forced a smile. "You know the answer to that question quite well, Mr. Donald,"Donald shrugged. "I don't believe so. If the team says you're disqualified, then you are,""I want to know for what offense," Lucian stated calmly.Donald went silent for a while as if in contemplation of what his next words would be. When he finally spoke, it was with a pissed tone. "Mr Lucian, if you don't mind, can you excuse me? I have load of work to do,""You mean loads of bribes to hook up with?" Lucian interjected with a piercing gaze.Donald edged closer, his head tilted as if he couldn't have heard him right. "I'm not sure I understand you. What exactly do you mean?"Lucian smiled, but it was a dangerous smile. A smile that contained a volume of disgust and fury in his heart. He brought out the evidence from earlier and played it, but his eyes were not fixed on the video, they were fixed on Donald. He saw the look of horror and the way Donald's eyes drained o
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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
