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The Billionaire Son-in-law 34. Tight Corner.
"Grover, I don't know what to do. Things don't seem to be getting any better.""Calm dowm young master, I'm trying to work on a solution as well and I'm sure somethimg will come up very soon.""What about Mike?, things are bad for him as well and his only mistake is being a loyal secretary to me.""I understand how you feel, but please sire, you must be patient. In a day or two, I'll get back to you.""Any luck with finding my stalker?""Nothing yet, but I have someone keeping an eye on you so I'm sure he'll report to me if something comes up. For now, all you have to do is try to stay calm and assure Mike that everything will be sorted out soon.""Okay, thanks again Grover, for everything.""You don't have to thank me sire, I'm simply doing my job.""You're a good man Grover.""And so are you, young master. My regards to your wife.""Okay, thanks."★★★Lucas sat alone in his office, trying to decide on what to do. The people's comments on Marco's post were getting much more, and nobo
The Billionaire Son-in-law 35. Scratch My Back, I Scratch Yours.
Lucas had just arrived at work when Mike rushed in to show him the latest update on their site. Marco had posted another story, and this time he had someone backing him up. Lucas Williams is not only a fraud, but also a criminal. His greed for his wife's fortune compelled him to create a fake accident to harm Miss Ivy Mochi. He even moved her to a different hospital to prevent her parents from knowing her whereabouts.When his concerned mother in-law confronted him, he threatened her, saying he would make her the day she was born if she did anything.He should have known that his horrible mother in-law would somehow be connected in all this. With the secret he had on her, she was sure to do anything to silence him. And Platana wanted revenge on Lucas for rejecting his momey, so they teamed up to ruin him completely.They backed up their bogus story with a video of Blanche, fake crying, beginning Lucas to let her see her daughter. She said she didn't mind to pay if it was money he wan
The Billionaire Son-in-law 36. The CEO of Williams Megacorp.
"Young master I highly doubt that this is a good idea.""Why not? No one truly knows the CEO and all you have to do is come out and say a few things. We can go over the lines if it'll make you feel better.""Sire, I have never disobeyed your orders before, have I?""No.""Then please permit me to disobey this one.""Grover, please. I'm not ordering you as your young Master. I'm begging you, just think of it as your son asking his father for a favour.*"Sire…""Please Grover, help me out.""Alright fine. I'll do it.""Thank you so much, you're a life saver.""I'm glad I can be of service.""I'll call Mike and we'll come up with a little speech for you.""Very well sire.""Thank you."He hung up and dialed Mike to immediately share the news with him when he noticed something odd. A young boy, probably a teenager. He looked eighteen or at least seventeen. Lucas hadn't paid much attention to him before but he had been following him around all day. He was there when he went for his morning
The Billionaire Son-in-law 37. Crisis Averted.
After all three of them had testified, Grover decided to wrap everything up. "Now I don't know why Marco Platana would go to all this lengths just to steal another man's wife but I think we can all agree when I say he's not an honorable person. Please, I would like to urge you all to disregard any further news from that man, all he'll do is fill your head with lies. Does anyone have any other question?" The press and paparazzi looked from one person to the other but none of them spoke up. "Well I think that wraps up everything then–""Why have you chosen to stay hidden all this while?" Someone spoke up from the crowd. "You could have just come out to disregard the rumors from the start, why wait this long?""Well…" Grover glanced in Lucas's direction and he slightly shook his head. He didn't know what to say. "I never thought it would drag on for this long.""Okay, but why don't you show your face in public? I heard your secretary is the one who handles all your meetings.""And that
The Billionaire Son-in-law 38. Pleasant Season.
Lucas watched with genuine happiness as Ivy caressed her legs, smiling to herself. She had gotten her first cramp earlier that day and she was thrilled. She was recovering faster than he expected."Having fun?"She looked up at him, giggling like a child. "Yeah, I am." He sat on the sofa next to her and took her small hand in his. "See, I told you you were going to recover faster than you know. I wasn't wrong now, was I?""No. You really don't know how happy I am Lucas. I thought I was going to be confined to that chair all my life.""I didn't. I knew you were going to walk, and run again. I never lost faith in you for one second. I knew you were a strong woman, and that you were going to pull through." He had to admit, there were some times he almost lost faith but he had to remind himself who he was married to."Thank you, I don't know what I would do without you." She hugged him and rested her head on his chest. He held her close and he realized she was crying. "Are you okay?" S
The Billionaire Son-in-law 39. A Sister.
Ivy sat on the bed and crossed her arms. She was upset. Lucas had been trying to convince her all morning but she wouldn't listen. He knew she missed her mother, she was just being stubborn. Ever since Peter told her their mother was missing her, she had been thinking about it and Lucas could tell, even though she tried to hide it."Honey, try to reason with me." Peter had texted him later, he said he was the only one who could convince her to go."No, I won't. I don't want to see that woman.""Yes you do.""Have you forgotten what she did to us? To you?"Lucas hadn't forgotten, he didn't think he could ever forget. But this wasn't about him, it was about Ivy. "No, I haven't forgotten, but I'm sure she has learnt her lesson. And if she hasn't, we can always cut ties with her again."She stared at him, her frown softening a little. "You really don't mind?""I don't. I can take you there right now if you want me to."Her lips parted into a sweet smile. "Thank you.""You're always welco
The Billionaire Son-in-law 40. Reconciliation.
Lucas sat awake in the pitch black room, he was having a hard time falling asleep. The fact that he might have a sister still bothered him greatly.If this sister was real, where had she been all these years? Was she older than he was?, was she still alive? Would she recognize him if they met?There were so many questions on his mind and he desperately wanted answers to them. He quietly got up, trying not to wake Ivy but just as he was about to get up, he heard her sleepy voice."Are you going somewhere?"He should have known she would wake up, Ivy had always been a light sleeper. The slightest sound or movement could wake her up. "I just need a glass of water. Do you want anything?""No, just hurry back.""Alright." Ivy was afraid of the dark so she always had trouble sleeping whenever it was dark, and Lucas on the other hand, couldn't sleep with the lights on. They concluded that she would let him turn off the light on the condition that he stayed with her all through the night.He
The Billionaire Son-in-law 41. Frenemy.
Lucas sat next to Grover, his mouth slightly opened in shock. He couldn't believe that something like that would transpire between his father and that woman. As if Grover read his mind, he added. "I know how shocking it must be for you to hear but its true."His father had an affair with his mother in-law. How was that even possible? "I don't understand.""Blanche had had her eyes on your father since they took them in. She tried so many ways to convince him to bend to her wishes but your father refused.Blanche never backed down, she tried so many things, plotted so many schemes until she finally got your father to bend to her demands. Their affair however, didn't last long. He confessed to your mother and she forgave gim. He gave her an expensive necklace as a symbol of his love and the two remained happy, until the tragic incident."So his dad didn't fall for her, she seduced him into doing it. It definitely sounded like something she would do. "Thank you for clarifying things."
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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
