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The Billionaire Pauper CHAPTER 132
A SPEECH FROM THE RULER HIMSELFJohn walked up the stage as Grandpa Roland sat down.He stood in front of Reuben, Annabelle, and grandpa Roland and saluted them.Reuben and Grandpa nodded, and Annabelle smiled.John turned around and faced the audience.He addressed them as the applause died down." Thank you, everyone, thank you. Right now we have seen our new boss, this is the major activity in this event.Very soon, the whole event will come to an end here.But for now, we will plead with our band crew here to give us a song, for us to get relaxed, then we finally move on to our next program of the day. Thank you, " John said and walked down the stage.The music crew started playing a song.All the guests in the room were dancing around happily with the song.Grandpa Roland and Reuben were busily discussing something in whispers.They kept smiling as they conversed The music continued for about five minutes before they finally ended it on the signal of John, who was walking u
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A LOWLIFE IS NOW A RULER“Ladies and gentlemen, can we all give it up for him? That was a wise speech right there. Give it up for him”. John said as he walked unto the stageThe guests clapped with moods of happiness and satisfaction registered on their faces.“ Right ladies and gentlemen, thank you all for giving our boss a listening earVery soon, we will bring this ceremony to an end.However, right after the ceremony ends, I'll entreat all of us to go to the dining hall and have some dinner for ourselves.However, before we move on, we would like to end the ceremony once and for all so that right after dinner, we can all leave for our various houses. So I will call on Mrs Andrea, to come give us our vote of thanks for the evening. Can we give her a round of applause as she comes? " John said and stood aside The guests clapped as Andrea walked up the stage.John did not descend the stage. Instead, he stood at one end of the stage as Andrea addressed the guestsShe wore a beaut
The Billionaire Pauper CHAPTER 134
FRUSTRATION SETS INGrandma and Louisa watched as Madam Rebecca walked back into the hall. They all shook their heads.As soon as she was out of sight, they both looked at each other“ What a nightmare” Grandma said and sighed Louisa shook her head in the negative.“ This is not a nightmare, Grandma. This is reality. We are screwed up to the highest point. There is no way out for all of us” Louisa countered.Grandma nodded. “ I know, but I will have to find a way out of this. By tomorrow morning, I would have found something to get us out of this mess.” Grandma replied with a tone of certainty.“ That would be better because as far as i’m concerned, all our plans have backfired.Our enemy is now a superior and a powerful one at that. He can do anything in his power to get us down. From what I see, he is hungry for revenge, and it has been served on a silver platter for him. I’m honestly scared’ Louisa saidGrandma nodded again“ I understand your frustration, but i can assure you we
The Billionaire Pauper CHAPTER 135
THE LIITLE BOX OF REMEMBRANCE Suddenly, she saw a box in the room.A medium-sized brown box.She looked at the box and smiled.She walked towards the box and took it out of its hiding place.She opened the box with a smile, stared at it for a while, and opened it.The box belonged to her late husband, Mr Edward Anderson.Her smile suddenly turned into a frown .She remembered it was her late husband who brought reuben to the house in the first placeShe dropped the box on a small table beside her and stared at it.She was lost in thoughts as she stared at tube box‘ If Mr Edward Anderson had not brought that boy to their house, maybe all this would not have happened’ she thought.………….When Mr. Edward Anderson brought the young man into the house, he did not explain it to anybody, not even to his wife.Grandma Anderson was pissed off when her husband refused to disclose anything about the boy to her. However, there was nothing she could do.To make things worse, Mr Edward Anderson
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DID YOU SIGN A CONTRACT?Annabele was wowed by the ulterior decor of the rooms.Beautiful and expensive paintings hang on the walls.Annabelle looked around with a smile on her face.Reuben was standing right behind her, looking at her with a smile on his face as she admired the placeAnnabele chanced upon one of such paintings. She had to look at it twice.It was a painting of herself and reuben.She looked at the painting and realized it was one of the pictures they took when they got married a few days ago. Annabelle turned around and looked at Reuben, who wore a smile.Annabelle smiled back and walked inside the bedroom.The colours in the room were breathtaking. " Woow," she exclaimed.Reuben walked to her and hugged her from behind." You are welcome home, Annabelle," Reuben said." I love you too, Reuben, " Annabelle replied.
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EVERY DECISION HAS CONSEQUENCES" Have you signed a deal with them?" Louisa asked Grandma as she read the heading.Grandma shook her head and pointed to the paper." Read it, and you will understand," Grandma said.Louisa nodded and sat on a chair directly opposite Grandma.She began reading the contents of the contract.As she read about two paragraphs, she paused and aloof at grandma once again." It's just a contract signed by my grandfather and the Brooks.He was just asking for a grant. He might have paid even before his death." Louisa said and looked at grandma.Grandma shook her head in the negative."Read the second and third paragraph on the second page."Louisa quickly flipped to the second page and began reading the part that Grandma had told her.She read the phrase, looked at grandma in surprise, shook her head, and read again." What!!..." she exclaimed in shock" So Grandpa went for a loan and got me married to Reuben." Louisa said as she looked at grandma.Grandma nod
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HAVE PITY ON THEM?Reuben woke up to the beep of his phone.He stretched himself on the bed and looked around.Annabelle was sleeping peacefully beside him.Her face was as bright as the morning sun.Reuben smiled and sat up.He tried remembering how he slept off the previous night.When they emerged from the washroom the previous night, they fell into a romantic conversation that night and had a good time together.Afterward, they both stood up to have a second shower and came back to bed, with Annabelle's head on his chest.That was all. They both fell asleep .Reuben looked at Annabelle as she slept peacefully beside him.A trace of a smile on her face.Reuben smiled at her. He sat up on the bed and picked up his phone, and checked it. It was a message from his cousin Andrea." Good morning to the newest ruler in town. Don't
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IT'S HIS TIME TO TAKE OVER"Alright, I have heard you guys. You are actually right. So, we are going to go as the deal stated.Now, this is how we are going to go about it.We are going to request a full refund of our money and its interest due the three years. The time frame we will give them is a weekI know for sure they would not be able to pay up.Now, the week also coincides with the time ultimatum the investors gave them for the oil factory.That means, if the time is up and they can not pay either of us, they are going to go bankrupt as a result of the investors pulling out of their business.Now, the Andersons will be down by one.Next, we also demand for their oil factory in compensation of some part of the money they owe.That leaves them with no option than to give in, " Grandpa said." Okay, but how much are we talking about here? " Andrea asked." Principal amount of two million dollars and a total interest of a little over a million dollars for the total three years.
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I AM GOING TO BE A FATHER Grandma had just returned home from the courtroom and was in her mansion. Madam Martha and Madam Rebecca were with her, still trying to console her. Grandma could just not bear to see her going to jail. She had broken down in tears right from the courtroom and had to be brought home. They had to bring her to the house forcefully. As they sat down weeping, a knock came on the door. “ Come in please” Madam Rebecca said The door opened, and a guard walked in. “ There are some people here to see you ma'am” the guard said. Grandma was absent-minded about the whole surroundings as she kept weeping. “ Who is that?” Madam Rebecca asked. The guard did not reply. Instead, he stood aside. Three policemen walked in with one other man. The man without a uniform came forward. He had an ID in his hand and a paper in the other hand. “ My name is Mr Andrews, and these are inspectors Jack and Jill, we have an arrest warrant against Mrs Evelyn Anderson, and we
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CHAPTER 267Monday morning. CourtroomThe courtroom was set for the proceedings to take place.Reuben was seated with Annabelle and their family lawyer.They sat on the side of the plaintiff.On the defendant side sat Grandma Anderson, Jake’s father, madam Rebecca, and a few new unfamiliar faces.They had two lawyers on the defendants side, The Jakes family lawyer and the Anderson family lawyer.They were all seated and waiting for the proceedings to start.Earlier in the previous day, Grandma, together with her family lawyer, had visited Louisa and Jakes again, and they had spoken.According to the conversation with their lawyer, they were better off by pleading guilty to the accusations and pleading for mercy, in that case, they were going to be pardoned and their sentence was going to be released.They had come into an agreement with the family lawyer for the Jakes family to do that.Both families had no money left in their accounts to drag th
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THE VISITThe driver drove into the premises of the police station.The sun shone high above the sky, and everywhere was bright light.Grandma got down from the car and hurried towards the entrance." You are welcome ma'am" one of the policemen who knew her greeted her as soon as she entered." I want to see Louisa now," she fumed, ignoring the greeting from the policeman." Certainly ma'am, you have to wait for just a few minutes. I will be right back with you, " the policeman said with a dry smile and walked back in.Grandma stood in front of the policewoman at the reception.She looked at her with a deadly look, and the woman did her best to avoid the gaze and ignore her.Grandma stood there shaking vibrantly.She could feel her knees hurt from the stand, but she ignored the pain and stood there.Her only aim at that time was to see Louisa and speak with her, and that was exactly what she was doing.After standing for about three minutes, she was already losing her patience.Just
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A SCARY REALITYGrandma Andersons Mansion.Three hours later, Grandma had just alighted from her car with the factory manager.She saw madam Rebecca and Martha coming towards her.They all wore sad faces to meet her.There was an awkward silence amongst the trio as they welcomed Grandma, but Grandma did not say anything.She was just smiling through the whole process.The two wondered what there was to smile about the trouble they had at that moment.They went to the living room, and all of them sat around." Where is Louisa? I was told she was coming to the hospital to see me but she never came.Where is she now?" Grandma asked.She noticed that everybody else's face changed at once.She suspected that something was wrong." What is it? Why is no one talking to me?" Grandma asked.She was eager to know what was going on.The manager looked at Madam Rebecca." Have you told her yet?" She asked him.The manager shook his head in the negative" What is there to tell me, someone to speak
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CHAPTER 264
ALL IS UNDER CONTROLLouisa and Jakes were pulled out of the police van, with the handcuffs on their hands.They both looked surprised as they could not fathom how they had just been intercepted in the middle of their operation and arrested by the police.The police had confiscated their phones and all that was with them.Louisa had seen Reuben and Annabelle earlier at the scene, while they walked away, after Reuben told the policeman something.She was sure Reuben had found out about their plan and had laid ambush for them." Is this what your plan led us to? In prison?" Louisa screamed out to Jakes when they were arrested.All she got was a caution from the police to keep her mouth shut, with the addition that whatever she said at that time could be used against her in the court.Louisa knew that was the end.They had been caught in the act, and she was sure that the boys were going to confess that Jakes was their leader.She was caught with Jakes at the same time at that scene,
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CHAPTER 263
ITS A STRIKEGrandma was in her room in a phone call.It was time for dinner and she needed to go eat.The househelp had served her meal and informed her about it.Grabdma came out to the dunning room when one of her guards entered, with an envelope in her hand." Excuse me ma'am, there is a parcel for you," the guard said as soon as he walked in." Who is it from?" Grabdma asked " There is no sender's address, only the delivery address, and that is here." The guard said.He handed over the envelope to Grandma.Grandma took the envelope and muttered a " thank you" as the guard left.She was curious as to who would send an envelope without a sender's address.Grandma did not touch any of his cutlery. Instead, he opened the envelope to see the contents.The envelope contained a single sheet.She took out the paper and read the contents of the paper." Dear Mrs Anderson, We have not8ced your recent activities, and we know where you invested all your money..We can assure you that the
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CHAPTER 262
THE PLACE WHERE IT ALL STARTED"What is going on here?" Annabelle asked in surprise.She could not just fathom what was going on, although she knew she was just about being kidnapped.Reuben held her hand and led the way back to the car, away from the sirens and the people who were being arrested. " What just happened here? Why is Louisa and that man being arrested? Who are those men? " Annabelle asked all at once." Let's sit in the car and speak for a bit.There are still a lot of things you need to know, " Reuben said as he unlocked the car with the remote.He opened the door for Annabelle to sit down and closed the door.He walked to the driver side and sat behind the steering, roaring the engine to life." I'm ready for the questions now, but before to ask, let me begin with narration," Reuben said as he drove out of the parking lot and out of the premises." I know you have a lot of questions. First of all, our date has not been canceled. We are on our way to a new restaurant.
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CHAPTER 261
STAGED KIDNAPFriday Evening, 4:30pm, Honeymoon Hotel.Louisa and Jakes were out of the hotel and were heading towards the garage.They were done with all their planning for their mission ahead, and everything was carefully laid out.Everything they needed to make their work successful was ready.They walked into the garage, and Jakes unlocked the door to a new car.They both sat in it as they talked.Louisa had gone there with a car, but according to Jakes, it was too risky to use her car, as it might be identified by Reuben.They had hired a new car they were going to use.They sat in the car as the driver drove out of the premises of the hotel." So we are going there earlier, so we can monitor their movements, they should be there around 5pm, and we should get there about ten minutes before them.Everyone else is ready over there, and this should not take a long time.We will pull out quickly, " Jakes said.Louisa nodded.She was okay with the explanation and how things were go
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CHAPTER 260
TWO WAYSLouisa went to the hotel and met with Jakes as they talked for the last time.Jakes made it clear that he had confirmed news from the Brooks mansion that Reuben and Annabelle were going out on a date the following day.He, however, stated that they did not know exactly where and when they were planning to go.Louisa rejoiced with the news as she knew they were getting closer to victory.Jakes told her he had the vans ready, and they also knew where they would be sending Annabelle after they had gotten hold of her.He had a private ship that was on the shores of the seas, waiting for him.He planned on going back home with Annabelle on the ship instead of air.He was doing that for his own safety, at least,until things went calm.After about thirty minutes of talking with Louisa, they finally dispersed, and Louisa went back home to prepare for the day ahead.It was a careful and nice plan they had laid out there, and they were sure it was going
