2025-03-24 22:32:08William stepped into Zerano Couture, the most exclusive high-end fashion boutique in the city.
This was the kind of place where the wealthy came to show off their status. For an ordinary person, the price tags on the clothes would make them dizzy. A few years ago, William wouldn't have dreamed of walking into a store like this. He wouldn't even be able to afford a pair of socks. When he stayed with the Grey family, they would spare no expense in getting the best clothes. However, for him, they would give him clothes that even the cleaners wouldn't wear. They didn't let him forget his place. He was casually flipping through a $50,000 tailored suit when someone bumped into him. “Oh. I'm sor-” The lady was about to apologize before she stopped abruptly.
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The Luxe Royale Club was the kind of place where only the richest, most powerful figures in the city gathered. William sat in a private booth sipping a glass of whiskey. He didn't wear anything flashy, he just wanted to relax without being disturbed. The calm environment was disrupted by a loud voice on the other side of the room. “Haha! You should’ve seen his face when I outbid him on that Ferrari. Classic!” William glanced over. The guy making all the noise was Logan Pierce, a well-known businessman with old money and an even bigger ego. He was dressed in an overpriced Brioni designer suit and a gold Rolex. Around him were beautiful girls and his group of lackeys which helped to feed his ego. He was the kind of guy who believed money made him untouchable. Logan had always had a thing for Scarlett and initially wanted to marry her but was angr
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The dealer shuffled a fresh deck and dealt two cards to each player. Logan smirked as he glanced at his hand, then casually pushed $200,000 in chips forward. “Let’s start small.” William matched the bet without hesitation. “Sure.” The dealer revealed the first three community cards—the flop. Logan’s eyes flickered with excitement. He smirked and quickly slid forward $500,000 in chips. “Feeling lucky.” William took a sip of his whiskey, barely paying attention as he matched the bet. “Let’s see.” The turn card was revealed. Logan’s confidence grew. His smirk widened. He leaned back, then shoved forward $1 million. “All in.” Gasps spread through the club. Logan’s friends grinned widely, already celebrating. William stared at the chips for a moment before shaking his head. “Not yet.” He folded his hand, surrendering the round. Logan chuckled as the dealer pushed the winnings toward him. He had just taken $1.7 million from William. Now, Logan’s stack had grown to $6.7
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“Thwack! Thud!” Each strike echoed through the gym, the bag swaying side to side. Sweat rolled down Damon’s head as he launched shots at the punching bag. Being the No. 1 boxer in Crenshaw city didn't come easily . Brandon, Damon’s manager, strolled into the gym with a grin on his face. “Champ! See you're getting the work in.” Damon grabbed a towel wiping off the sweat on his muscular body. “Do you have any new fights for me?” Brandon smiled. “I think I might have just gotten you the biggest paying fight of your life!” Damon raised an eyebrow “How much?” Brandon paused before speaking. “300 million dollars!” Damon’s mouth dropped. The highest he had ever earned from a boxing fight was 15 million dollars. “Who's offering that much for a fight and who will I be fighting? Perez?Conner?” He asked, unable to hide his desperation. Brandon sat back in a chair. “It's not even any of the big names.” “I heard he's a newbie boxer with 0 fights. He's just backed up by really
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“Are you crazy?!!” Scarlett fumed after Damon informed her about his fight. “How can you risk all that money? To fight William?” Damon frowned. “Why are you so angry? It's an opportunity for me to teach that street dog a lesson and earn a good amount of money.” Sophia entered the conversation. “I agree. He can easily take down William.” Scarlett grumbled. “I don't feel comfortable about it. I feel William is planning something. He must still be holding a grudge against us.” “Just because you were made Chairman doesn't mean you get to tell the rest of us what to do!” Damon shot out at her. Scarlett sighed out loudly. “Why are you being so stubborn? I'm just trying to be careful.” “Don't worry about it. I'll take care of him.” Damon said confidently before walking out. “Any luck with Asher Knight?” Fiona asked, changing the topic. A sad expression quickly formed on Scarlett’s face as she melted into the nearby chair. “Nothing. Ever since the incident at the restaura
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Damon adjusted his robe as he strode confidently into the dressing room where William was waiting. William sat on a bench, calmly wrapping his hands as he prepared for the fight. Damon chuckled. “I still can't believe some rich idiot is throwing away $300 million on you.” William remained silent as he finished wrapping the tape on his right hand. Damon took a step closer. “Hope you enjoyed whatever training you did, cause it won't matter. You're just a joke. You're not even in my league.” Still, William didn't say a word making Damon feel a bit uneasy for a brief second. “You're scared aren't you? Don't worry. I will knock you out fast. I might even let you land a punch just so you can say you at least did something before I knocked you out.” Damon said trying to taunt him. William's lips curled slightly, but it wasn't a smile. It was something darker. He still didn't say a word. “I hope you have insurance because you'll need it.” Damon chuckled as he walked out. Thi
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“Snap!” The loud crack echoed through the ring. Blood gushed down Damon's brow. He stumbled back, reaching to his face. He struggled to breathe, gasping for air. It was all just too much for him. William came at him again. A hard right hook to his jaw sent two of his teeth flying into the air, the pain ringing in both ears. Damon had barely registered what had happened when another thunderous punch landed on his temple. He fell onto the ropes, his vision blurry as his head spun. He wasn't even sure where he was anymore. The Grey family held their hands over their mouth terrified at what was happening to Damon. “Still standing?” William said with a mocking tone as he stood over him. Thoughts ran through Damon's head. “How can I lose to this thrash? This nobody? I am Damon Grey. I can’t lose to scum like him!” Damon summoned all the strength he had and launched a sharp left hook at William. However instead of hitting William, he walked into a punch to the liver. Damon opened
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William was still speaking with Roland when two men walked into the room. They took their positions standing at the sides of the door. William recognized them. They were members of the Legolas army. General Ryker walked into the room. One could feel his presence and aura as he stepped in. He was no regular man. William stood up straight to pay respect and salute. “You should have informed me of your visit, General. I would have made arrangements for you.” William said calmly. General Ryker waved his hand dismissively. “No need for that. I just came to check on you. From what I can see, your revenge is going smoothly.” Rykers' eyes narrowed, his voice taking a more serious tone.“I hope you have not forgotten about our deal?” “Of course not General.” William responded. Ryker studied him for a second before nodding. “Good. I'm sure I don't need to remind you that you are first and foremost a member of the Legolas army before anything else.” “Yes sir.” William said ste
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William drove down the busy street. He had been contemplating the next stage of his revenge plan. Damon had been dealt with but next in line was the wicked witch Sophia. He was still in thought when he glanced something through his rearview mirror. He noticed that some black SUV’s were behind him and had been following him for the last ten minutes. He made two different turns but they made the same turns. The men in the SUV’s worked for Tyson Rex. Damon had ordered Rex to kidnap William and teach him a lesson. William tightened his grip on the steering wheel and stepped on the accelerator quickly speeding up. The cars equally sped up and closed in on him. He realized it would difficult to get out of the situation but he first had to figure out who they were. He took down the front license plate number from one of the cars, and with a quick tap on his smartwatch, he put in a call to Roland. “Check this plate number. Find out who it belongs to.” He said calmly. There was
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William instantly recognized him. “You…You are…" “Yes. I'm the man you spared two years ago. My name is Roland.” He responded. William took a step back, a bit suspicious of his sudden appearance. “Why are you here?” “To pay you back for your help.” Roland replied. William's eyes narrowed. “Pay me back? How?” “I have gained a particular set of skills that would help you greatly. I can hack into almost any system in the world and build high tech programs” Roland continued. “I've researched you and I know you have a vendetta against the Grey family. I'd like to help you in your mission.” William raised his eyebrow. “How can I trust you?” Roland's expression turned serious. “Although I am eternally grateful that you saved my life, I also need your help with something else.” William's voice lowered. “What would that be?” Roland's gaze flickered to the ground before meeting William again. “You were able to leave the Legolas army. I want you to help me get my sister out
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[ 3 years ago, Legolas Army base] The soldiers gathered around for a briefing on their next mission. William was among those chosen for the expedition. It was his first official mission as a member of the Legolas army. General Ryker stood in front of them communicating his orders. “We've been contracted to eliminate a war criminal known as Robinson Tradwell.” Since the Legolas army was a private army, they weren't interested in the details of what their employers wanted as long as they got paid. Ryker pulled up a map on the large screen behind them. “The Intel reaching us is that he and his men are trying to escape and are currently in the Rhunakis desert.” “Remember, this is a clean mission, and there must be no witnesses. We move in and we take out the target. Is that understood?” “Sir, yes sir!” The soldiers roared in unison. The team of six including the general set out in their chopper at night. As they flew nearer to the drop point, William grew increasingly nervous.
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William's car engine roared as he drove into the parking lot of his penthouse apartment. He was quickly met by Roland who was waiting just outside. “Where is she?” William asked impatiently. "She's in the living room waiting for you." Roland responded. William sighed. “Okay. Did she by any chance see Martha? I don't want her dragged into this in any way.” "No. I told Miss Martha to stay in as you're having a very important meeting." Roland responded. "Good." William and Natasha knew each other from his time in the Legolas army. Natasha was one of General Ryker's most trusted intelligence operatives. However, this visit wasn't about old memories. The general had sent her for a reason. Natasha sat with her feet crossed having a drink when William walked into the room. “William! It's been too long. The general sends his regards.” she said with a light tone. William smiled. “It's not even been up to a year. Did you miss me that much?” “Let me guess. He wants you to bab
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William swallowed hard. Was she on to him? He slowly turned around trying to keep a composed face. “What do you mean?” Sophia narrowed her eyes as she walked closer to him. “It's your glasses." she said as she tilted her head. "I thought they used to be round? You've always worn round glasses.” William stomach tightened. He had put on his special glasses for recording and forgot that Leblanc didn't wear square shaped glasses. “Oh.” William chuckled nervously rubbing the back of his neck “Just wanted to try something different.” Sophia stared for a second longer before shrugging lazily. “Hmmm…Alright. You may leave.” She said dismissively before returning back to her phone. William exhaled sharply the moment he stepped out. Next, he had to figure out the perfect way to expose the video of Sophia confessing. Sophia's birthday was coming up and she always loved to throw big parties where she would host popular names from all over. William decided that that would be t
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“Yes.” William replied. “ His name is Leblanc. He works for the Grey family, and there's no way he's going to admit that Sophia sent him, he's way too loyal.” “So how do we prove that this was Sophia's doing?” Roland asked. William's voice lowered. Is Project Chameleon finally ready for launch? Roland's eyes widened. “You mean….” A wicked smirk formed on William's lips. “Yes, I'm going to beat Sophia at her own game.” Project Chameleon was a secret high tech project being carried out by Knight Industries. They had been working on a highly sophisticated AI mask that made it possible for the wearer to assume any face they wanted. It even had the ability to change the voice of the person who was wearing it. William had been planning to use it for something else, but because of this, he was going to use it early. “So you're going to act as Leblanc?” Roland asked. “Yes. I'm going to trick Sophia into confessing that she was responsible for those images.” William replied.
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“I promise I'm going to get to the bottom of this and if it turns out to be Sophia, I'm going to make sure to expose her for everyone to see.” William assured Martha. “Call Roland,” William said, giving an audio command to his phone. The phone rang once before Roland answered. “Hello sir.” “Roland. I need you to analyze the photos of Martha and Michael. Find out who created them.” “Yes sir. I'll get right on it.” Martha glanced at William with uncertainty. “Where are we going?” “I'm talking you to my place. You can lay low there for now, at least until we can take care of this.” Soon they arrived at William's penthouse apartment. He led the way inside, looking around to make sure none of the reporters had followed them. William escorted her into one of the guest rooms. “You can stay here. No one will disturb you. I'll be in the other room if you need me.” “Thank you so much.” Martha said softly. About an hour later, Roland returned with news about the images. He
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Sophia paced around her room impatiently. She clenched her phone so tightly that her knuckles went white. Media outlets had already published articles about how she admitted that Martha was a better actress than her. A knock sounded on the door. “Come in.” she snapped. A slim man wearing glasses walked into the room hesitantly. “Miss Sophia” he greeted cautiously. “Did you get what I asked?” Sophia demanded. The man nodded. “Yes, but Miss Sophia, are you sure about this? If this goes wrong…” Sophia cut him off. “Listen, your job isn't to question me. You do what I pay you for and shut up.” The man handed a tablet over to her. She smiled wickedly as she scrolled through. “Yes. This is very good.” Sophia picked up her phone and anonymously messaged the top gossip reporters in Crenshaw city. "I have a juicy story for you all. A rising actress who isn’t as innocent as she pretends to be. Interested?" Within seconds, replies flooded in. "Depends on what you have."
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Sophia turned sharply at the sound of the familiar voice. "William?" her eyes widened in shock. William stood there with his hands in his pocket. "That’s right. I made sure the award wouldn’t be given to a cheater like you." He said calmly. Sophia let out a mocking laugh. “You? Who do you think you are to influence the judges?” William stepped forward, closing the space between them. “Oh. Why don't you tell her?” he said, turning his attention to the judge. The judge hesitated before speaking. “The committee was persuaded to do the right thing.” Sophia raised an eyebrow. “Persuaded? That doesn't answer my question!” William chuckled, shaking his head. "You bribed them. I simply reminded them what would happen if they accepted dirty money." Sophia twitched, but quickly scoffed trying to sound composed. “I don't know what you are talking about.” William folded his hands across his chest. “Oh really?” He pulled out his phone and sent something to Sophia. “Check y
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Humiliated, Sophia ran out of the room. Michael was speechless as he watched the scene. He looked at Martha a bit surprised. “Wow… I didn’t see that coming.” Martha shrugged. “She needed someone to teach her a lesson and I'm glad I did." All attempts by Fiona and Sophia to sabotage the move failed. Production was completed and it ended up being a huge blockbuster. It also cemented Martha's place as an A-list actress. Soon it was time for the Emerald Acting Awards, and Sophia saw it as an opportunity to get back at Michael and Martha. The Emerald Awards were the pinnacle of recognition in the film industry. Every year, the best actors and actresses came together waiting to see who would walk away with the prestigious awards. For Sophia, this was going to be her night. She had already boasted to everyone that she was going to win the Best Actress award. She had made sure to bribe the judges to vote in her favour. Sophia walked onto the red carpet wearing a flashy
