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THE POOR ORPHAN WHO BECAME A BILLIONAIRE Blood and Guns
(Meanwhile….)Derek paced the room back and forth, it was the same room they always had their meetings; Jonathan was also there, occupying one of the dining chairs the room had while he sipped a beer. Elena had told them to wait in the room, if Sam agreed to transfer the ownership of Ethan’s corporation she’d give them a call so the next process would be done, but however, it was almost two hours now and there hadn’t been any call from Elena. Derek was starting to run out of patience, and he was getting uncomfortable with all of these acts, Jonathan had been compromised, if Elena didn’t get the right answer from Sam, she’d also be compromised, which means; one day, Sam would expose them to the police for threat and for killing his ex personal assistant. Derek knew that Sam would have been told that Jonathan was in with them, and he was the one behind all these threats. If Elena’s approach didn’t work, he would be in a mess. “Take a chill, Derek, don’t you trust your mother?” Jonat
THE POOR ORPHAN WHO BECAME A BILLIONAIRE Tears Like Raindrops
(Somewhere in Between) “Drive a little faster, Shawn,” Clinton frowned, he was sitting in the front of one the Landrovers that his security team uses for operations. Sam had tapped the button some few minutes ago and he had to get there as soon as possible. He had been investigating the case of Jonathan for a while now without finding anything suspicious apart from the fact that Jonathan was always visiting Derek, and Elena also. That alone was enough to deduce that something was going on, but he couldn’t just jump into conclusions that Jonathan and Elena was plotting to take Ethan’s corporation from Sam and give it to Derek. It was something so obvious since it was the same thing Elena and Derek wants to do, but doing it in such a way was what Clinton was finding hard to believe. “We would be there in fifteen to twenty sir, no matter how fast I drive,” the driver responded but he also increased his speed as instructed. Clinton nodded, and continued staring at the road, luckily
THE POOR ORPHAN WHO BECAME A BILLIONAIRE Traumatized
Clinton froze for a few seconds staring at Sam with a stunned look, and his mouth agape; he slowly glanced around the room and his eyes met with Elena lying in a pool of blood beside the chair Emily was tied to, she also looked like she was dead. “Emily too?” Clinton gasped, walking over to the scene, he couldn’t believe his eyes, what the fuck happened here? He thought. “No, no; Emily’s probably fine, she passed out due to fear, I need to get her to the hospital, but I just needed to wait for you to come,” Sam looked at his unconscious fiancée, admiring her even though she looked lifeless.Her red hair had covered most of her face, he sighed; if it wasn’t for Smith, he’d have been dead by now. He owed his life to him now, but it seemed what Smith’s first murder had traumatized him. Clinton squatted beside Elena’s dead body, just like Sam, he didn’t like Elena but he never wished for her to die, seeing her in a pool of blood broke his heart, not exactly because of who she was, but
THE POOR ORPHAN WHO BECAME A BILLIONAIRE Elena is Dead
The thought of that dawned on Sam, and he realized how effective it would be on Ethan considering his underlying illness, he didn’t even think about it until Clinton mentioned it. “Oh my God! I never even thought of that,” Sam brushed through his hair with his right hand in frustration, his head was so full with so much thought and this wasn’t part of it. “Ethan’s illness is already an issue, if we tell him Elena’s dead, it’d be a big blow to him, then if we add that Derek and Jonathan were actually working together and might be arrested, that would finish the job. He might get a heart attack,” Clinton frowned, not at Sam but at the delicate nature of the situation. “There’s only one way out of this, and I think it’s going to work,” Sam sighed, glancing at Emily, she needed immediate medical attention and he was still here. Well, Ethan meant a lot to him too. Clinton focused his gaze on Sam, anxious to hear the idea he had; the help would really go a long way if it was worth it,
THE POOR ORPHAN WHO BECAME A BILLIONAIRE The Request
“What the hell did….?” Ariana’s voice was so loud until Clinton cut her short by holding her mouth, he glanced back at the door to Ethan’s room, after a few seconds; he released his hands from her mouth and placed both of his hands on her shoulder. “You have to calm down, Ariana, or else, we might have another casualty immediately,” Clinton whispered, his eyes fixated on Ariana’s. She was looking so scared and he could feel her body tremble, tears had started to fill her tear ducts, she already understood what was going on and why Clinton didn’t want Ethan to find out. “I’m so sorry, Ariana, but what I said earlier is the truth, I really wish I had got there more earlier,” Clinton tried to console her, he still felt some guilt in him for Elena’s death, even though he never really liked her. “What happened, Clinton, how did my mother die?” Ariana held her mouth, trying to suppress the sound of her tears. If Ethan heard about this, he might have heart failure; Clinton’s approach wa
THE POOR ORPHAN WHO BECAME A BILLIONAIRE Wait till it gets to you.
“No, he isn’t, but he would get to know, this is a peculiar mess and we know it’d affect everyone but we have to consider the person it would affect the most and that’s Ethan.” Clinton answered, Sam was the one who’d reveal the death of Elena to both Derek and Jonathan, he’s in the right position to do it. Although it is quite chaotic, it would allow Derek to see that life could come at you so fast. Ariana wanted to burst out into another set of tears, but she forced it back and swallowed. Her mother just died and her job was to relay the message to her dad, why was she getting the delicate jobs; if something happens to Ethan by mistake, wouldn’t she be the one that they’d blame? Ariana thought. “I’m not so sure about this, Clinton, despite their differences; Ethan loves Elena so much and if he hears about her death, it might cause harm to him, especially with his underlying health issues,” “That is exactly why we need you, Ariana. You’re the one who's closer to Ethan, you’d have
THE POOR ORPHAN WHO BECAME A BILLIONAIRE If Walls Could Talk
Derek stepped out of the vehicle slowly, gazing at Clinton with so much suspicion; no one except he and Jonathan knew about the location that Elena was, then how the hell did Clinton know about Elena? That was Derek’s first surprise, but that wasn’t all, now that it seemed like something was going on in the location where Elena was, he also had information about that. It was obviously concluded that Elena had been discovered, Derek thought, closing the door to his vehicle carefully. “Let’s go in, Derek. What I’m about to tell you is very important,” Clinton didn’t wait for approval, he started walking towards Derek’s mansion as soon as he finished talking. Derek glanced at Jonathan and then at Clinton again who was already close to the front door of his house. What exactly was going on? Derek was utterly confused and he was being killed with uttermost suspense. “We need to hear him out, Derek. Clinton doesn’t joke around, but you and I know that for Clinton to have information ab
THE POOR ORPHAN WHO BECAME A BILLIONAIRE Walls Have Ears.
(Back in Ethan’s Mansion) Ariana went into the guest bathroom to wash up her face, she had cried her eyes out and Ethan would definitely know no matter how hard she tried to hide it. She could reduce the swollen part of her face but the redness in her eye balls wouldn’t be easily removed. She stared at the mirror, looking at her reflection for a few seconds; but all she was seeing was the flashes of her mother’s face. Still, she couldn’t believe that Elena was dead, it was the most difficult reality to accept and it shattered her heart to molecules even though she didn’t have a perfect relationship with her mother. Now, it was evident and obvious that she’d become an orphan very soon, losing both her parents at such a tender age. The fact that none of them was going to hold her hand and lead her through the aisle and bless her marriage when she decided to have one was heartbreaking. Ariana had no idea how she wanted to relay the message to her father without him getting a heart a
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An unusual End
Ariana stood outside the hospital, ever since she called Derek, she hadn’t gone back inside. She wanted to be the first one o recieve him, she had to try and stop Derek from doing any harm to Sam, she knew he was going to blame him for everything that happened to both Elena and Ethan. Even though a part of it was his fault too. An ambulance arrived the hospital, but it sound didn’t jolt Ariana from her thoughts, she kept on going forward and backwards on the open area in front of the big hospital. “Stay with us, sir…stay with us.” The words were loud and demanding and it got Ariana to stare at the person who was saying it. Just as she looked behind her shoulders, her eyes fell on the man who was lying on the moving stretcher, it was Derek! Ariana didn’t know when she started running towards the stretcher, tears streaming down her eyes at will. What the hell happened? What’s going on in her miserable life? These unanswered questions hit her hard, it was as if her heart would rip o
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And there was Darkness
Immediately Ariana reported the news to Derek, she heard a beeping sound that indicated that the receiver had hung up. She fell down on her knees outside the hospital and continued crying her eyes out, somewhere deep inside her heart; she prayed that the news hadn’t affected Derek in anyway.***The cell phone dropped from Derek’s hand and landed on the marble floor of his sitting room, the glass of whiskey he was holding in his left also fell off his grip and shattered on the floor, causing Amelia to rush out of the kitchen that was close to the sitting room. His eyes were wide and filled with uttermost despair, he couldn’t describe what he was feeling at the moment, he heard what Ariana said clearly, he had an hunch something was wrong that was why he picked up the call immediately. Ever since he joined his mother to get the inheritance off Sam, Ariana hadn’t called him in awhile. Amelia hurried out of the kitchen, rushing into the room; she had a shocking expression on her face
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The Share of Guilt
Sam felt a double blow to his heart, in the midst of all these tribulations, Derek was coming for him. It wasn’t as if he didn’t expect it, he was somehow responsible for thier mother’s death, and Derek who has forever hated him would always believe he was the cause of Elena’s death. “Although I’ve spoken to him about not doing something stupid, but I’m not really sure he’s going to heed to my advise, which is the reason I’m telling you.” Clinton continued, staring at Sam closely. It was now somewhat his responsibility to take care of Sam, now that Ethan was in the brink of death, but he kept praying in his heart for God to give Ethan few more months. “What do you mean Derek is coming for him?” Ariana who had been listening for awhile chipped in, sniffing and staring suprisedly at Clinton. “You and Ethan are the only people who would believe the story about Elena’s death, Derek will not; and I’m sure you know why,” Clinton responded. Sam was still silent and confused as fear stre
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Emergency
Sam pulled up from the embrace and stared at his fiancée with so much affection in his blue eyes. Emily’s eyes widened and her smile brightened, she was pregnant for Sam, just when her step sister aborted his child. It seemed the child reincarnated or something. “Are…are you for real?” The surprise and joy was so obvious on her expression, she hadn’t felt this much joy before, despite the fact that she just escaped death narrowly. How situations can change in a split of a second. “The doctor just told me now, the baby’s safe and I’m mostly glad that you’re also,” Sam revealed, he was almost starting to tear up now. “Oh gosh, I’m so so happy… can’t believe this is happening, Sam.” Emily’s voice sounded like she’d burst into tears soon. “It is happening, Em, you’re going to be a mum and I would be a dad, even though we just experienced the most traumatic experience of our lives, this news has brought so much joy, enough to overwhelm our sadness,” Sam narrated, staring at Emily wit
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The Pinnacle of Pain
“Talk to me, Ariana, what is it you want to tell me?” Ethan climbed off the bed and rushed towards Ariana, holding her hands. He was surprised at her sudden burst in tears, what could have gone wrong, his heart started to pound abnormally in an instant. “I don’t know how to say this, but, promise me that you wouldn’t be affected by this news,” Ariana cried, even though she had mentioned the first two words, Ethan hadn’t grabbed what she wanted to talk about. He was still totally in the dark. Ethan looked at her confusedly, she was making him more scared and his heartbeat continued to move up drastically. He couldn’t promise such a thing, because he had no idea what she wanted to reveal to him and with all of this fuss, it was certain that it was something negative. “What’s going on, Ariana? You’re making me anxious already, just spill the beans,” Ethan's patience wouldn’t last long, has he held Ariana's hands, he was staring into her teary eyes and it was breaking his heart. But
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Difficult Words
Sam’s mouth fell open, but no words came out. He was totally unaware of that, especially in this kind of situation, who would have thought that Emily was pregnant. “The baby’s fine, even after the drugs and stress she went through, it’s actually a miracle somewhat,” the doctor continued, smiling broadly, oblivious to what was going on in Sam’s head. Sam still remained shocked and mute, Emily was pregnant for him, God was really working miracles, just when Amelia had gone and aborted his child, then came another one. “Mr. Sam…. Mr. Samuel, are you okay?” The doctor was suddenly concerned about Sam's silence and shocked expression. Sam nodded positively without uttering any words, his eyes still popped wide. “Why is it so surprising to hear that your wife’s pregnant, actually I thought you’d tell me you know already,” the doctor was starting to get confused with Sam’s reactions and response to the news he just delivered. “You… oh God, you wouldn’t understand, doc. But I’m so glad
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The Beginning of the End
Jonathan who was already scared because of his present predicament, and wasn’t concentrating on the conversation was overwhelmingly shocked by what he just heard Clinton say. Dead? How’s that even possible? He thought, Jonathan couldn’t believe it, just as he couldn’t believe he’d be going to jail soon. Derek shook his head, staring at Clinton with his eyes wide open and his heart beating so hard like it’d pop out of his chest. It seems what he just heard was a fluke or something, there was no way that was true. “Wha…what…what did you just say?” He stuttered, trying as much as possible to calm his nerves and not believe what he heard earlier. Clinton sighed, this was the real reason why he came to pass the message himself, he was so sure that Derek would take the hit harder than Ariana because Derek loved his mother more than Ethan, it was as if the two children picked one parent each. However, they still loved both thier parents. If it had been Sam giving this report, it’d even
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Walls Have Ears.
(Back in Ethan’s Mansion) Ariana went into the guest bathroom to wash up her face, she had cried her eyes out and Ethan would definitely know no matter how hard she tried to hide it. She could reduce the swollen part of her face but the redness in her eye balls wouldn’t be easily removed. She stared at the mirror, looking at her reflection for a few seconds; but all she was seeing was the flashes of her mother’s face. Still, she couldn’t believe that Elena was dead, it was the most difficult reality to accept and it shattered her heart to molecules even though she didn’t have a perfect relationship with her mother. Now, it was evident and obvious that she’d become an orphan very soon, losing both her parents at such a tender age. The fact that none of them was going to hold her hand and lead her through the aisle and bless her marriage when she decided to have one was heartbreaking. Ariana had no idea how she wanted to relay the message to her father without him getting a heart a
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If Walls Could Talk
Derek stepped out of the vehicle slowly, gazing at Clinton with so much suspicion; no one except he and Jonathan knew about the location that Elena was, then how the hell did Clinton know about Elena? That was Derek’s first surprise, but that wasn’t all, now that it seemed like something was going on in the location where Elena was, he also had information about that. It was obviously concluded that Elena had been discovered, Derek thought, closing the door to his vehicle carefully. “Let’s go in, Derek. What I’m about to tell you is very important,” Clinton didn’t wait for approval, he started walking towards Derek’s mansion as soon as he finished talking. Derek glanced at Jonathan and then at Clinton again who was already close to the front door of his house. What exactly was going on? Derek was utterly confused and he was being killed with uttermost suspense. “We need to hear him out, Derek. Clinton doesn’t joke around, but you and I know that for Clinton to have information ab
