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The Billionaire Pauper CHAPTER 89
THE NEW PROJECTAfter the call, Reuben heaved a sigh of relief and got out of the car. He unlocked the car's bonnet if there was enough water in the water tank.He closed it back when he saw it was okay.He got back in the car and started the engine. He left it running for about ten minutes before finally entered and drove out of the garage slowly.He was going for a test drive to ensure the car was running smoothly and there were no malfunctions.After driving through the park for about five minutes and ensuring everything was in order, he drove back to the garage and parked the car at its previous spot.He got out and locked the doors, and headed back to the hotel room.He got to the door and rang the doorbell. There was no answer after some minutes. He was about dialing Annabelle's phone when he remembered he took the access card with him while heading out.He took out the card and opened the door.He entered the roomWhen he got there, Annabelle was done packing their belongings i
The Billionaire Pauper CHAPTER 90
WE CAN GIVE IT OUT TO CHARITYReuben woke up the next day very early. He looked around. Annabelle was fast asleep beside him.He smiled and laid back on the bed, staring at the ceiling.He laid down for a while before finally getting up from the bed.He went to the washroom to have a shower. He returned and got out to the living room and put on the television.He was watching a documentary, but his concentration was not there.He was deep in thoughts, thinking about what his grandfather had told him the previous day. He knew that the Andersons were on their way to doom.They were on their way to their end. If he purchased the company from the Anderson family, they would go broke and lose their net worth by more than sixty percent.To him, it was a perfect revenge for him. The Anderson family was a rich one, but ever since the death of the owner, Mr Anderson, the company had reduced their worth gradually.If he bought the company, the Andersons would be off the hook and would go as a s
The Billionaire Pauper CHAPTER 91
TICKETS FROM THE " MANAGER"Reuben and Annabelle got to Annabelle's apartment and got out some of her belongings. As much as the car could carry and drove off to Reuben's apartment.They reached the house and reuben unlocked the door after parking the car in the garage." Whoah, we have got a lot of cleaning to do sunshine," Reuben exclaimed as he saw the room.Since they had left for a week, the room was unkempt and untidy.Annabelle entered staggerring with one of the luggage. Reuben quickly went to her aid and took the luggage from him." Hey, you have to take it easy. I'll do that myself. There is no need to stress out." Reuben said as he took the luggage from her.He dropped it at a safe place and came back to meet Annabelle, sitting on one of the dusty sofas gasping for breath." Hey sunshine, you don't need to stress out yourself. Help me clean up this place, and I will bring the items in myself, " Reuben said to a panting Annabelle and walked back to the kitchen.He returned
The Billionaire Pauper CHAPTER 92
THE UNPUNISHED MANAnnabelle sat up on the bed with the tickets in her hand. "Wow, your manager is a very generous man," She exclaimed." Yeah, he sent me a message that the company has gained some tickets to attend the succession ceremony of the Brooks family. So, since I was a supervisor, I was entitled to two of the tickets.I thought they would be given to me tomorrow. " Reuben explained " Wow, you are privileged to be the supervisor of the company. I can't imagine myself in the house of the Brooks family. Wow." Annabelle exclaimed happily. " Wait, looks like it's already evening, I heard the delivery captain say evening." Reuben said as he picked up his phone. It was half past six in the evening." Wow, we have to get dinner. I'll be in the kitchen, " Reuben said and stood upHe headed out.Annabelle stood up too and dropped the tickets in the wardrobe " I will join you soon," Annabelle said and entered the washroom.Reuben went to the living room and put on the music.
The Billionaire Pauper CHAPTER 93
ITS TIME TO WORKIt was a Monday, and both Reuben and Annabelle were both going to resume work.Annabelle was the first to wake up She had woken an hour earlier to iron their work clothes and prepare breakfast.By 6 a.m., she was done working and woke reuben up." It's morning. You've got to wake up and prepare for work." She said as she tapped Reuben to wake him up." Good morning," Reuben greeted as he stretched lazily on the bed." Good morning," Annabelle responded and left the room. Reuben sat up for a while and stood up from the bed and headed to the washroom.He came back minutes later to meet Annabelle, already dressing up for work." Breakfast is ready. Please hurry and get dressed," Annabelle cautioned.Reuben did not respond. He went to hang the towel on a hanger and came back to dress up.Annabelle walked out to the dining hall to serve breakfast.Reuben went to the dining room in a pair of trousers and his singlet.He went to sit down while Annabelle served breakfast.
The Billionaire Pauper CHAPTER 94
WE NEED TO TALK IN PRIVATEReuben worked right from the time he sat down till his fingers went numb, and his back was aching him seriously.He felt really hungry at this timeHe ignored all calls and notifications from his mobile phone. As he felt his back aching, he stood up from his chair to stretch and relax a bit.He stood up from the chair with a grunt of pain.His eyes were blurry as he had been focused on the laptop screen for hours without break.He was pacing up and down the office, throwing his arms in the air as a form of a stretch out exercise.His eyes chanced upon the wall clock, and he couldn't help but look again to satisfy his curiosity.According to the clock, it was already midday, and it was time for his lunch break.He picked up his phone to confirm the time, and it was true.It was then he understood why his whole body was aching and his fingers had gone numb on the keyboard. He had been working without a pause for the past four and half hours. He picked up his
The Billionaire Pauper CHAPTER 95
PRIVILEGED TO BE GIVEN SUCH OPPORTUNITY Reuben's alarm sounded, signaling the end of the day. Reuben heaved a heavy sigh of relief as he finally closed the file he was working on.He closed the laptop and rested his head on the headrest of his chair.He stood up from the chair and did some simple stretching exercises to get rid of the aching on his body.After a while of some stretching, he felt okay and sat back in the chair, this time adjusting himself so that he felt relaxed in the chair.He took his phone and dialed Annabelle's numberAnnabelle answered it on the first ring." Hello, I was about to call you. Have you closed yet?" Annabelle asked as soon as she answered the call." Oh yes. Just about leaving the office. I just called to know if you've closed yet." Reuben replied." uhhm, yes. But I'm currently working on my last file. I need to close before the end of the day, and I will be done within ten minutes. That means I will be ready by the time you get here, " Annabelle
The Billionaire Pauper CHAPTER 96
I WILL PUT HER THROUGH A TESTMonday morning, Louisa prepared to go to her former workplace to inspect Christine's works as directed by Grandma Anderson. She left the house very early to go to the office.On reaching the office, Christine had not yet reached. All the workers had arrived and started working except Christine.She asked the secretary about the whereabouts of Christine and was given the response that she had not arrived.Annabelle nodded and walked into her office.Everywhere was in order.She sat on her chair and waited for her to arrive.A few minutes later. Christine came rushing in at the office.She looked frightened when she saw Louisa sitting. She looked quite surprised but pretended she was not." Good morning, louisa," she said and dropped her handbag and her laptop on the table in front of Louisa." Good morning. Why are you so late to the office? As the manager, you should have been here about at least an hour ago. " " Sorry, I passed by the second warehous
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CHAPTER 268
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 267
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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CHAPTER 266
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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CHAPTER 265
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
