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The Billionaire Son-in-law 16. Secrets.
As he strolled through the halls of the mansion that still felt unfamiliar, he wondered why he had no memory of it, or his life there. He walked through the main living room, up the stairs and even checked out his late parent's room before ending his tour at his old bedroom.The bed was huge, big enough to accommodate his whole length even though he was pretty tall. The walls, ceiling and floor all had touches of gold, giving it a royal look. An exquisite chandelier hung in the middle of the ceiling, its beautiful crystal lights adding extra beauty to the already perfect room. To the left side of the room, a sliding door leading to a well decorated balcony stood firmly and as he approached it, the fragrance of Jasmine flowers hit him, reminding him once again of his love for them."How old was I when I slept in this room?""Well, you slept here till you were ten."Ten. He repeated in his head, absorbing the beauty of his childhood bedroom. To think that if his parents hadn't passed, h
The Billionaire Son-in-law 17. The CEO of Mochi Enterprises.
Ivy sat on the sofa reading the latest news online and a particular story caught her attention. 'Former millionaire hits rock bottom', she quickly clicked on the headline to read more.Andreas Peres, CEO of Peres industry and business partner to multiple companies has been said to have gone bankrupt. The reason for this is because of the announcement made by The House of Freddie.His staffs revealed that Mr Peres has began to hit rock bottom after all his business partners decided to cut ties with him to avoid getting on the bad side of House of Freddie.Among the top five latest news, Andreas's bankruptcy was one, two and three. The fourth just happened to be about her. 'Ivy Mochi signs contract with the House of Freddie.' She smiled, feeling proud of herself. She heard a knock on the door and she didn't even had to ask, she already knew who it was."Come in mother." Her mother was the only one that knocked like that. She would knock only three times, like she was some kind of cultis
The Billionaire Son-in-law 18. New Project.
At the Williams mansion, Lucas told Grover of his planning on moving in with his wife."Young master, I'm afraid I don't think I agree with this plan.""Why not?""Mrs Mochi lived here as a child as well and I'm afraid she might recall that."Grover was right. Why didn't he think of that? The fact that he didn't remember didn't mean it would be the same for Ivy. And besides, moving into a huge mansion might not be the best option when you're trying to hide your identity. "You're right. It might be suspicious to suddenly move into a big house.""Yes. Maybe we should wait a little while longer.""Maybe. Maybe when I don't have to hide my identity from her anymore.""Yes, that would be a better time." He still wasn't happy about lying to Ivy because he trusted her with his life, but it was probably for the best."Have you decided on what to do with the buildings?" Grover asked, probably trying to keep him from thinking."I have. I want to build a mall.""A mall?"He knew it didn't sound i
The Billionaire Son-in-law 19. The Birthday.
"Good morning, and happy birthday my love." Lucas placed a kiss on his wife's cheek as he handed her a cup of coffee."Thank you." She took a sip of the hot liquid before going back to her make up. Ivy's mother had insisted they spent the day at their house and Lucas didn't protest.She decided to doll herself up since it was her day so she chose a dark blue fitted dress that adored her curves perfectly. It stopped at her knees and it had a little slit in front, revealing a little amount of her thigh. Honoring Lucas's wish, her lush black hair was let down, adorned with shiny hair clips.Thanks to her mother, she had different brands of shoes and bags so finding the perfect shoe wasn't a problem. She chose a pair of Rosie glass heels and complimented it with her Louis Vuitton purse.She went with a dark red color for her lips and nude brown color for her eye shadow.She wore the necklace Lucas had given her on their anniversary and wore simple silver earrings. Lucas on the other hand
The Billionaire Son-in-law 20. Mr and Mrs Williams.
Lucas watched as Ivy scurried around trying to get ready for her meeting. She accepted the contract and would be meeting with Mike to finalize it.He remembered how happy she was when she saw it, she couldn't wait for him to get home from work, she called him and announced it happily.Deciding to keep it formal, she wore a black suit and wrapped her hair up in a tight bun. "How do I look?" She asked, without taking her eyes off the mirror."For the hundredth time Ivy, you look perfect." "Are you sure?""Positive.""Okay, thanks." She kissed him and grabbed her purse. "See you.""Bye." He called out as she ran out the door.★★★"I'm sorry I'm late, traffic was–""It's okay, I understand." Turns out Ivy was early, because she had to wait ten minutes before Mike's arrival."Let's get straight to the point shall we?" He brought out some documents from his suitcase and placed them on the table. Mr Williams wants us to build a super mall and although your company doesn't deal in architectu
The Billionaire Son-in-law 21. The Loan.
As the evening sky got darker, making way for the twinkling stars that were starting to shine, accompanied by the cresent moon, Ivy mochi walked back home, disappointment in her heart. It was a beautiful night, but she didn't have the time to admire the scenery. Her mother's words kept replaying over and over in her head. She knew her mother was angry about her taking over but she never thought she would refuse to help her.Her brother's reply wasn't any better and neither was her father's. "I'm sorry dear but i spent most of my money on your mother's new car. Maybe some other time." Some family she had.As she arrived home, she didn't even bother knocking. She retrieved her key from her purse and unlocked the door. Pushing it open, she rushed in and called for her husband. "Lucas?, Lucas?" There was no answer so she brought out her phone to dial him. She heard his phone ring from inside their bedroom so she went in and found him stretched out on the bed. "Lucas!" She went to where
The Billionaire Son-in-law 22. The Board.
"Good morning Mr Mike.""Morning Mrs Williams. To be honest, sometimes I feel weird calling you that." He admitted with a smile."Oh? Because of your CEO?" He nodded and she smiled. Working together on the super mall has made them a lot closer, they were even almost like friends. "Then why don't you address me casually, and I'll do the same with you.""I don't known if I can do that." "Just try it. I could call you Mike, or Mickey, any one you prefer. And you call me Ivy.""I don't know, it doesn't feel right."She knew he wouldn't agree to it, after all it wasn't the first time she would be asking him. "If it'll make you feel better, you can just call me Mrs Mochi.""Thanks, I think that's better."When Ivy met Mike for the first time, she thought he was one of those proud, rich guys who always acted cold around people. But as they got to know each other, she realized he was just really shy."So, how far are we in construction?""Well, I was there yesterday and from what I saw, thin
The Billionaire Son-in-law 23. Project Defense.
It had been almost a day and he still hadn't heard from Grover. He knew he was probably still busy but his anxiety kept increasing, and it was the same for Ivy as well. She was seriously worried and he wasn't sure of how he was to convince her again.Lucas kept checking his phone every minute, hoping to get a call or text from Grover but still nothing. That bastard, Marco Platana had made two more public announcements, calling Lucas's company a liar and a fraud. He claims that Lucas wants to build an unsteady mall that wouldn't last long. He said he was trying to prevent the calamities that would befall the society when the mall collapses.The worse part was that some of the people were starting to agree with him. Others still had faith in Lucas's company and were on his side so that was still good."This guy is ridiculous, I can't believe he would do something like this. I'm really starting to hate him more than smelly Andreas." Ivy lamented as she paced around."Relax, okay babe? I'
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255. Epilogue.
"Lucas! Lucas!! You'll never guess what doctor Julie told me!""Okay." He replied casually and went back to the show he was watching."You're supposed to guess." She hit him on the chest."But you said I'll never guess what it is.""You were supposed to be more interested, darn it!""Right sorry. What did she say?""I'm not telling you anymore." She pouted and folded her arms."Aw come on, tell me.""No.""Come on, okay I'm sorry.""No. I'm not telling you. You'll have to wait nine months to see for yourself."She watched eagerly as his face went from confusion to excitement while he did the math. "Nine months- wait, you're pregnant?!""Yes!""Oh my goodness, that's wonderful.""I know.""Congratulations to us!""Yeah! I'm gonna be a mom… again.""Come on, let's call the guys so we can celebrate."★★★"Hey sis,""Peter?" Ivy's eyes widened as she saw her brother after all these months."Long time no see huh?""Oh come here." She pulled him in for a hug. "How've you been?""Good, I see
254. Imperial.
"Ivy, there's something important I would like to talk to you about.""Okay, go on.""I need to ask you a favor.""Anything honey.""Okay. I want you to be my next of kin.""What?""You know, in case anything bad happens to me-""No, zip it!""What? why?""Why the hell are you sounding like that?""Sounding like what?""Nothing bad is going to happen to you. Grover already did his worst and he failed terribly. The court has officially given you full rights over your parents fortune again, so why the hell would you talk like this?""I don't know. I just can't help but feel that Grover hasn't done his worst.""Well let him, we're going to be fine. Lucas , we have come a long way. Just look at all the nemesis you've had over the years . Smelly Andreas, yellow diamond guy, your COO- turned nemesis- turned best friend, my mother… and yet, none of them could defeat you.He's just a butler, he can't do anything. All that power he had was when he was in control of your wealth, he doesn't hav
253. Mama's Boy.
"So, what are you planning on doing about the super mall? I mean, you can't just leave it vacant forever."Ivy was right, he hadn't really had the time to worry about it due to all the recent events that had been happening in his life. "You're right. What do you think we should do?" He threw the question back at her."I don't know. But for starters, I think you should probably employ some staff there. At least get some people to make you money.""I guess you're right. Do you have anyone in mind?""Um no, I actually don't. But I'm sure if you let your staff at the company know, they could make some recommendations.""That's true, I almost forgot I had a company.""Hehe, that's what happens when you're too rich." The couple laughed at her joke, forgetting their troubles for a brief moment. Moments like this.His life would be unbearable if it wasn't for moments like this. The time where they would just forget about their worries, times when they would pretend like their world was okay
252. Killer Thoughts.
Mia stretched as she stirred from her nap. She slowly sat up, yawning slightly."Did you enjoy your nap?"She smiled as she noticed detective Jones. "Yes, I did." She replied energetically, nodding her head."Good to know." He barely knew her but detective Jones found that he was already getting attached to her. Everything about her was utterly cute, her tiny voice, the way she smiled, the way she walked and even the way she snored lightly in her sleep.She folded her legs on the couch and hugged them to close her chest. "Now I'm hungry." She pouted as she rested her head on her knees.He laughed at her comment as he moved to sit next to her. "Well what do you want to eat?""I don't know, can we order pizza?""Sure."When the pizza finally arrived, she accepted it eagerly and rushed to the living room to show it to him. "Pizza's here.""Great." She set the pizza on the center table as he went to get drinks from the kitchen."How's master Lucas doing?" She asked with her mouth half ful
251. The Solution.
"What?!!" Grover barked at a young man who immediately dropped to his knees."I…I am truly sorry sir. They actually believed me at first, but then… uh…" The man stammered, unable to speak calmly."Will you quit stuttering and tell me what happened?!" The young man quavered at the sound of his voice."I'll tell you what happened." Festus intervened. "Milo! That son of a bitch double crossed us." He spat out, his face scrunched up in displeasure."Milo? Is he unaware that his wife works with us?""Of course not!. Haven't we all been in on this from the very begining?""How dare that nobody try to double cross me?""We have to teach him a lesson.""Of course we will. But first, you." He turned to the young man who was still on his knees."B… but s.. sir… I… I'm innocent.""Are you now? I gave you a simple task. Get the people to see the bad side of him, I even told you what to say… and yet you failed woefully. Can you see now that you deserve to be punished?""Please sir, I didn't do any
250. The Threat
"What?!!" Grover barked at a young man who immediately dropped to his knees."I…I am truly sorry sir. They actually believed me at first, but then… uh…" The man stammered, unable to speak calmly."Will you quit stuttering and tell me what happened?!" The young man quivered at the sound of his voice."I'll tell you what happened." Festus intervened. "Milo! That son of a bitch double crossed us." He spat out, his face scrunched up in displeasure."Milo? Is he unaware that his wife works with us?""Of course not!. Haven't we all been in on this from the very beginning?""How dare that nobody try to double cross me?""We have to teach him a lesson."Detective Jones saw his opponent draw a weapon but he was too focused on the little lady in front of him to do anything about it. He felt the bullet pierce through his stomach and he clutched the wound, trying to minimize the bleeding. It wasn't the first time he would be getting shot but somehow, the pain was different this time around, prob
249. Father.
"You keep saying he won't show up, what are we going to do if he does? That boy can be unpredictable, you know.""Relax Festus, I already said he won't show up. And even if he does,I already have a plan for that as well. You know my dear friend, rumors are so easily spread among people,and our young friend here has some dirty rumors about him… all we have to do is dig it up.""Right, I see what you mean. We get someone to bring up all the rumors that had been spread before, and thanks to Marco Platana, we have quite a lot.""Exactly!""You know, now I actually hope he shows up. So I can watch him get really humiliated.""Indeed. And we'll be there to watch it all happen."★★★The announcer called his name and Lucas froze up. It was actually happening, he was the winner. He was getting an award.As he made his way to the stage, he noticed that some people were staring at him. Some with shock, some with envy, others just stared, wide eyed and expressionless.He took the mike and decide
248. Worst Nightmare
"Mother, hey, it is so nice of you to show up." Ivy said with a fake smile as she approached the woman who birthed her. "You know, it warms my heart that you two are here to support Lucas as well."Blanche's response was a hard glare and she scoffed at her daughter's words. "Oh Please, you know why your brother and I are here.""Of course, you are here to support your loving daughter and her hardworking husband.""Ivy–""It's okay mother, you don't have to say anything. I know exactly how you feel." Ivy was loving the look her mother had on her face, taunting her was making her feel so much better. Ivy was very unsure about the outcome of the event as well but she had been trying to put on a brave facade to reassure her husband. While it was true that Lucas was a good person and he always did the right thing, it was also very true that the world was a cruel place. And in some unfortunate situations, good people tend to suffer unjustly… especially if they were going up against powerf
247. Doubt
Detective Jones saw his opponent draw a weapon but he was too focused on the little lady in front of him to do anything about it. He felt the bullet pierce through his stomach and he clutched the wound, trying to minimize the bleeding. It wasn't the first time he would be getting shot but somehow, the pain was different this time around, probably the brand of the pistol was a high one. Slowly, his legs gave in and it was suddenly impossible for him to stand. He went down on his knees as he felt his blood wetting his shirt and down to his pants. He was losing blood… and he was losing too much of it. From the corner or his eyes, he noticed his attackers running off, probably to prevent people from seeing them and the young lady ran towards him.He tried to lay down gently, to prevent himself from hitting his head on the hard ground or else that could cause another crucial injury. Before he lost the strength to stay awake, he noticed her making a call. Hopefully, if the ambulance arr
