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THE RISING BILLIONAIRE Chapter 1: WOUNDED
WOUNDED "I say one day you will leave this world behind. So live a life that you will remember...." The lyrics of the song sung by Avicii re-echoed in his ears like the re-sounding of a loud bell. Richmond's blood ran cold and tears gradually dropped from his blue eyes. This song which was sung at his parent's funeral ceremony brought back the heartbreak that came with their deaths. The hushed lyrics of the song filtered away from his ears and the dark moments of the past were refreshed in his memory making fresh tears drip down slowly from his eyes. He could still remember that fateful morning. His parents went out to get him a present on his fifth-year birthday but only their corpses returned to the Grearld Villa a few months after. "They did not survive the accident," his aunty announced to his aging grandfather. "No," his grandfather yelled as a stream of tears dripped down from his eyes and he slummed no the chair like someone stripped of his life. As young as he was, his
THE RISING BILLIONAIRE Chapter 2: HER BETRAYAL
Richmond's heart raced as he pulled the door open. Then, he saw the unthinkable and he froze. At the sight of Jennifer and another boy kissing, the award in his hand dropped making a shattering sound. Tears trekked freely down his eyes as he stared at them with great distain. Richmond looked down at his shattered award. Gradually, his anger began to rise to his neck and he could no longer breathe properly. How could she do such a thing to him? "She had always promised to stand beside me," he thought. Immediately they saw him, the duo stopped their act. But there was no trace of remorse in Jennifer's eyes. She shot an irritated frown at him. "How could you," Richmond yelled at her trying hard not to shed tears. "How could I?" Jennifer fired back. "Did you think I was going to be stuck with you poor ass and your rotten limb forever? Did you?" She fired back. Richmond was heartbroken by what she said and he limped forward to her with tears falling from his eyes. While Jennifer hid
THE RISING BILLIONAIRE Chapter 3: THE OAT
Richmond had finalized his admission status as a student of Giwa international University. But he was still the poor student everyone knew at high school. He had given all the money he was awarded by the city's government to his adoptive mother to open her dream supermarket. Unfortunately, a fire incident occurred in the area and the supermarket was razed to the ground. For Jennifer, he had not set his eyes on her ever since that day. And from the enquires he made, she had broken up with Jake and ended her life. Richmond drew a deep breath and sighed. Life hasn't been fair to him. He sat at his table in the male dormitory working on a unique medicine that could stop cancerous growth in any part of the human body. He had turned his part of the room into a semi-laboratory. He looked into his reflection in the wall mirror before him. A tear escaped from his face as he thought about his broken limb that has this odd way of betraying this handsome face. His eyes ached because he had
THE RISING BILLIONAIRE Chapter 4: Sweet Revenge
The city shook violently at the strange news. And some people refused to believe their ears until they saw the magic themselves. Such a thing had not been heard of before. One cure for all forms of cancer was about to be discovered. But the government was still carrying out its investigation into the safety of the drug. And it had been reported that the drug was one hundred percent effective. And the mysterious scholar who had discovered the cure for the ailment remained a mystery to the heart public."On a more serious note, who was this extremely brilliant scholar? The broadcaster on the TV announced. Richmond switched off the new television set recently bought by John and Michael. He was the scholar that discovered the drug but he didn't want anybody to start chasing him for a cure that had not yet been certified. So, he had instructed that his name be hidden from the public. Even his roommates were blind to what was going on. But few people in the city still knew who this s
THE RISING BILLIONAIRE Chapter 5: A grevious Mistake
Six months after, Richmond came limping up to Mr. Steven's mansion to check up on him. Immediately he came into the mansion, the first person he noticed was Tina and his lips parted into a smile. After the incident the other day, she had been all over Richmond and he could not help but love her back. He was very grateful that he had finally found love again. One that had perfectly replaced Jennifer in his life.But he still stood his ground by not accepting a penny from them since he began the treatment up till that time. And nobody in college knew about Richmond's relationship with Tina. He had successfully sealed it away from the public. Even from his close friends. Richmond was grateful that he had finally forgiven her. It made him realize how kind she was on the inside.Immediately she saw Richmond, her lips parted into a smile. "How is my babe doing," she inquired. "I am great Tina," Richmond replied with a warm smile. From the front door, Mr. Steven proceeded out of the bui
THE RISING BILLIONAIRE Chapter 6: Stooping so low
Richmond limped to his dormitory feeling extremely heartbroken. He was finally to avoid those deadly dogs. Tears trekked down his face as he realized all the humiliation he had passed through for being poor and the fact that he had a broken limb. As he continued to limp, a car passed by, splashing muddy water on him. He almost lost his balance but he was able to stand with his right foot. The car that splashed water on him drew a stop in front of Richmond and the window of the car was wounded down. Richmond was extremely scared. "Bum, bum...." He could already feel his heart beating hard against his chest. He wondered what lay in wait for him in that car. Inside the car, Tina and her husband-to-be sat, smiling mockingly at him. Richmond clutched his hands tightly to control his rising anger. He stared into Tina's eyes and the looks on her face said it all. She had the intention to betray him right from the beginning. "Isn't that your stupid boyfriend who was so stupid to think
THE RISING BILLIONAIRE Chapter 7: Drum of revenge.
Mr. Steven's face twister with hate and disgust as he stared hatefully into the eyes of the young man that stood before him without pity. He hated poor asses like his. And this wasn't only a poor ass, he had a broken limb. He could feel his soul satisfied watching him begging on his knees. He saw him shaking on his painful limb. Especially when he deserved it for thinking that his family would stoop so low to get married to such a fool like him."Such a fool," mr. Steven gasped. "I can't help you," he said turning around. "Chase him away," he said to the gateman. At his words, Richmond's heart almost stopped beating. He felt as if his head was about to fall apart. What exactly was he going to do now while his only love lay on her sick bed dying gradually and painfully. Fresh tears dropped down from his face as he stared into the eyes of the man that he had rescued from death. "Didn't you hear what he just said? Or you want me to send the dogs after you again," the gateman fired.
THE RISING BILLIONAIRE Chapter 8: The New Boss
*Sighs* He had all the wealth that he wanted now but he had nobody to share this newly acquired wealth with. His mother was dead now and there was no extent spending his money with people who once saw him as total thrash. He was going to keep his status as a billionaire hidden until the right time came for him to reveal it to everyone and by that time, he was going to make sure everyone who ever looked down on him come crawling on their knees. Call him cruel, he didn't care, a part of him went with her into her grave that day. That part was every good part of him. He had not officially announced his new position as the new manager of Keystone pharmacy, the second largest pharmacy in the city, second alone to his partners who headed the production of the cancer drug. When he got to the pharmacy complex, the first person he met was Tina. She was standing beside a grey-colored car. His face vanished into hatred and disdain as he saw her family as one of those who had a hand in his
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Richmond stared at Gerald for a while and he could not believe his eyes. "Don't tell me that This jerk is going to be living with us for forever." He whispered into John's ears."Tell me that this is so not true. The legend is going to be living With us? Oh my Goddess." He exclaimed.They stared at each other for a while without spitting out a single Word out from their mouths.It felt like a dream or something to them. Finally, Gerald decided to break the silence."I am certainly not living anywhere close to these bunch of idiots in the same room. So gross." He exclaimed as he stormed out from the room to only god knows where."Where do you really think that he is heading to?" Richmond head john saying and be turned over to him swiftly."Maybe to the school authority or only God knows where." He responded.Gerald walked as fast as he could to the guard to see if there was anything that could be done about living there With those people.He finally got to him and he shot a weird star
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Chapter 31
Richmond stayed in the room for a while thinking about what just happened in the room."Do you really think that he is going to come back?" He heard someone saying and when he turned around to see who it actually was, he noticed that it was no other person than John.."After what had happened the other day, I don't really think that we will go even an inch close to this place." He remarked."I think that it is all his fault in the first place." Michael noted and Richmond was really confused. He turned around towards him with so much shock written all over his face."What am I the cause of again This time." He inquired staring right into his eyes."You are the cause that he is going to reject us. Do you know the feeling that we are going to get when he eventually becomes our roommates. The kind of influence that we are going to go around With? We are going to get all the Ladies that we have ever wanted all our lives.""And how is all of this supposed to be connected to Richmond?" John
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Chapter 30
The argument got John to wake up from the bed. He robbed his eyes with the back of his palms and he rubbed his eyes for a while.He saw them entangled in a heated argument and he began to Wonder Why they were actually arguing.He stared at them for a while and he wanted to say something. But he could barely hear himself due to their yelling talk less of the other way around."Will you guys just keep shot and stop disturbing my sleep." Hr yelled at the top of his voice and they seemed to stop what they were doing almost immediately and they turned over to him for a while without spitting out a single word at himThey shot penetrating stares at him and he expected them to say something but non of them did that and it got hi even more Confused than he was already."What the heck is wrong With all of you and if don't mind, can someone actually tell me what is going on here?" He yelled at the top of his voice again and it seemed to get some sort of attention"I Wonder if this is how you gu
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Chapter 29: The fight
Richmond could not believe the words that he just spat out from his mouth"What is he taking me for? A fool or for something else?" The thoughts rang his head.He thought that Michael would not do such a thing but to his surprise, Michael stretched it over to him."See here it is, you can have it now. I am really tired. I have been on this since two." He returned and From the looks that was hanging on his face, he could tell that he was really exhausted.He could have known this right from the Very beginning. This was exactly what the fool had come there to do, to use them as fools and nothing other than that.He sighed briefly, drawing a really deep breath."You know what. I think that something is really wrong with you upstairs." He growled.He turned over to Gerald slowly an he shot a deadly glare at him."And what is it that you have done to him? Apart from the fact that you lack home training, are you also a witch that bewitch people?" He Inquired.The words got Gerald hot red wi
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Chapter 28: The New boss
"And what do you really think that you are doing or even thinking about your jerk." He laughed with a funny note on his face."The same thing that you are doing. Everyone has the right to what they want you know that right?" Richmond returned and he scoffed.He walked gradually towards him and he stared Right into his eyes for a while."Just because you won this competition the last time doesn't really mean you can have what you want because we all know that you won the competition through dubious mean.". Gerald scoffed.Richmond stared at him for a while. He thought that he was still poor an he had cheated in the competition.But he was never surprised because up to that time, there was absolutely no body that believed him but he did not care about a single thing that."No body girl prove that I cheated and until you are able to prove that, it would be way better for you to keep shut will you." Richmond returned to him."I guess that we are staying in the same room so you better com
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Chapter 27: Twist Of Fate
Richmond stared at Gerald for a while and he could not believe his eyes. "Don't tell me that This jerk is going to be living with us for forever." He whispered into John's ears."Tell me that this is so not true. The legend is going to be living With us? Oh my Goddess." He exclaimed.They stared at each other for a while without spitting out a single Word out from their mouths.It felt like a dream or something to them. Finally, Gerald decided to break the silence."I am certainly not living anywhere close to these bunch of idiots in the same room. So gross." He exclaimed as he stormed out from the room to only god knows where."Where do you really think that he is heading to?" Richmond head john saying and be turned over to him swiftly."Maybe to the school authority or only God knows where." He responded.Gerald walked as fast as he could to the guard to see if there was anything that could be done about living there With those people.He finally got to him and he shot a weird star
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Chapter 26: Enemies meet
They Lord Clifford into the car slowly and drove him off to the nearest hospital. He was really pale when they got there.Mrs. Victoria kept on pacing up and down in the hospital but she was not really worried, she was only trying no act worried and nothing more.Once her grandfather passes on, there would be nobody to drag the company from her and her family that was what she had always wanted.She noticed that the doctor proceeded towards her husband and she ran off to them to see what was going on for herself"What's happening here? How is father doing? I hope that he is getting better now?" She inquired with a faked worried look hanging on her face."Well, it wasn't what we initially thought that it was. He is having high blood pressure and I think that stroke is beginning to set in gradually but I think that everything is duly under control." She noted."Oh my goddess. You must not allow anything to happen to my father." She sobbed as she fell into the hands of her husband."Do
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Chapter 25: The Disease
"I just can't believe that I will be living in that crazy dormentary with those poor and crazy kids all around me." Gerald yelled out aloud at the thought of living the comfort of his home to live with those poor peasants. It sounded Way too absurd and he wish that his mom could do something about it."Mum, why aren't going saying anything? Can't your just talk to the principal or something?" I really hate what is going on here." Gerald inquired but she still wasn't saying anything."Mom, why aren't you saying anything." He yelled, snapping his mother off from his thoughts."Snap out of it Gerald. I will make sure that I do whatever it is to bring you out of that Den as soon as I can but Right now, all that you have to do it to be a good son right?" She inquired but Gerald did not spit out a single word out from his mouth.She sent Gerald to the driver and they drove him away from the place.She drew a really deep breath, deeper than he had ever drawn all his life as she walked away
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Chapter 25: The Disease
"I just can't believe that I will be living in that crazy dormentary with those poor and crazy kids all around me." Gerald yelled out aloud at the thought of living the comfort of his home to live with those poor peasants. It sounded Way too absurd and he wish that his mom could do something about it."Mum, why aren't going saying anything? Can't your just talk to the principal or something?" I really hate what is going on here." Gerald inquired but she still wasn't saying anything."Mom, why aren't you saying anything." He yelled, snapping his mother off from his thoughts."Snap out of it Gerald. I will make sure that I do whatever it is to bring you out of that Den as soon as I can but Right now, all that you have to do it to be a good son right?" She inquired but Gerald did not spit out a single word out from his mouth.She sent Gerald to the driver and they drove him away from the place.She drew a really deep breath, deeper than he had ever drawn all his life as she walked away
