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The Billionaire Son-in-law 42. The Jade.
Lucas stood in his office, looking out the large window. It was a beautiful day, partly cloudy bland partly sunny. Like those days that were perfect for a picnic or to go for a drive. He wasn't enjoying the scenery though, he couldn't even see anything other than the reflection of his frowning face on the glass. His mind was clogged with different thoughts. He glanced at his watch, checking the time before he resumed his pointless staring like he had been doing for the past thirty minutes. He needed to get that necklace back, it seemed so unfair to his mother that Blanche was wearing something that held such meaning."Sir?" Lucas flinched as someone tapped his shoulder. "I knocked." He said as Lucas turned to him, still wearing a frown."Its alright, I just didn't hear you come in.""Is something on your mind?""Its nothing I can't take care of. Is something up?" He gestured at the little envelope Mike had in his hands."Oh no, it's not work related." He handed Lucas the envelope and
The Billionaire Son-in-law 43. Family Dinner.
"On behalf of the whole family, I would like to thank you sire, for your hospitality towards this family. We are really grateful for all you've done for us.""Oh, you don't have to thank me ma'am. Grover is more like a father to me and I want to do everything I can to make him comfortable, so this is nothing. Hope you're all enjoying your stay?""Of course. More than you know sire.""That's good to hear." Grover's wife was really beautiful, even for someone her age. He didn't know how old she was exactly but, he was sure she would be over fifty and she was rocking it. She was slightly chubby, like their daughter and she had a young face."Where is Grover?" Lucas hadn't seen him since he arrived at the mansion, and that was unusual."He's napping. Should I wake him up?""Oh please no, let him rest." Lucas was sure Grover didn't get much sleep since he was trying to be there for him at all times."Okay sire. Thank you once again.""It's fine, really.""If you need anything, please let
The Billionaire Son-in-law 44. Mother Daughter Bond.
Ivy was alone, again. Ever since her accident, she was always indoors. She couldn't go to work, neither could she go for her occasional strolls. She really hated being confined to that stupid chair.Doctor Julie said she was getting better, but she didn't feel any different. Sure she was starting to regain her sense of feeling in her legs, but they were still too heavy for her to move.She felt so helpless.She heard her mother's usual three knocks on the door and she went to open the door. "My Darling, are you okay? How's the fever?""Better mother." The reason for her obvious concern was because Ivy had called her mother earlier that she was sick and she needed her mother's care. "Thank you for coming so early." She said, even though her mother wasn't really early. She had called her by seven thirty, before Lucas left for work. And she was only arriving, nearly four hours later."Anything for you my dear." She dropped her bag on the center table as she settled on the couch. "I broug
The Billionaire Son-in-law 45. The Engagement Party.
Ivy was in the room when she heard Lucas screamed out from the living room. "Lucas?, honey?" She called out but he didn't answer. "Fuck!" He cursed, sounding closer than he did before.She forgot about her condition and leaped to her feet. She tried to move but her legs felt like they were implanted in place. "Lucas!!" She yelled, with more urgency."I'm so sorry love, I didn't mean to startle you, I was–." He paused as he saw Ivy on her feet. "Ivy?""I heard you scream and I got worried." Her breath was shaky as she spoke. "I wanted to check on you, and well, this happened." She pointed to herself. "Are you okay?" She asked, scanning his body for any sign that he was hurt."You're standing." Lucas pointed out. "How…? How are you…? you're standing Ivy." He went to her and held her waist to keep her steady and she leaned towards him for supoort. "Does it hurt anywhere?""I feel heavy." She held her stomach as she tried to steady her breathing.She was breathing hard and her body was s
The Billionaire Son-in-law 46. A Symbol Of My Love.
Lucas and Ivy were discussing the suitable time for them to leave without offending the couple when Avery called for their attention.She thanked everyone who showed up to congratulate them. "It means a lot to me, to us." She turned to where Lucas stood with Ivy and smiled. "Then I'd like to make a special toast to the man who made all this possible. The esteemed CEO of Williams Megacorp. Lucas williams himself." The whole room went silent and all eyes fell on him. Lucas thought he heard Avery wrong but the stares he got from the guests confirmed he heard her perfectly well. Even Ivy turned to look at him. "What is she talking about?"The crowd had started to murmur, pointing at him and it made Lucas very uncomfortable. He turned to Mike, help, he pleaded silently with his eyes. He wasn't expecting what happened next, Mike threw his head back and started laughing hysterically. "No babe, he's not my boss." He said after he finally got a hold of himself. "They just share the same las
The Billionaire Son-in-law 47. Blissful Marriage.
Ivy sat in front of the mirror, eyeing her present. The Jade was more beautiful than she had noticed. The deep red color was mesmerizing, the more she looked at it, the more enchanted she felt.To think that a piece of jewelry that old was still so beautiful. Her mind backslided to Lucas's words. 'I want you to keep it, as a symbol of my love and my undying loyalty to you for the rest of my days.'Her lips parted into a blissful smile, feeling lucky. She remembered that day five years ago when Lucas asked her out.They were the only ones at home that day and Ivy was feeling uncomfortable being alone with him. Ivy could remember she was seriously crushing on him then and she didn't know how to tell him.When he told her he had feelings for her, her heart did a little leap in her chest. She replied to his request with a kiss and Lucas blushed completely.She found out later that she was his first girlfriend and he said he was shy to ask her out.From the very first day of their relatio
The Billionaire Son-in-law 48. Richmond Styles.
Lucas stared at the headstones of his parents. Being here always made him feel sad, there were many times that he tried to convince himself that it was their fate, but he didn't believe that.Grover placed a hand in his shoulder and Lucas smiled slightly. He was really grateful for him, he was the only one left as a father figure for him."Your kmow sire, when your mother was alive, she had a dream she really wanted to fulfill.""What's that?""She wanted to build a hospital for the less privileged. You mother hated seeing orphans and helpless people die because of inadequate care. She tried to convince your father to help her with it but, sadly neither of them lived long enough to do it.""Then I will. After the mall is done, I'll build a hospital for the less privileged and dedicate it to my mother.""Your mother would be so proud to see the man you've become."His eyes stung with tears but he was determined not to cry. There was no use shedding tears now, all he could do was to l
The Billionaire Son-in-law 49. Relations.
Lucas hadn't heard from Richmond since he last saw him at the office and Ivy said he hadn't called her either. She said maybe he had finally given up but he knew he couldn't go away that easily.His phone rang out again and he checked the name, Andreas, again. What was this man looking for? And what was he trying to do?He called him late at night and said he had found his sister. The sister Lucas never had. Obviously Andreas was trying to mess with him.His phone vibrated and this time it was a text from Ivy. Meet me at mother's place now, please.He grabbed his phone and car keys and left the office. "Tracy?""Sir?" She jumped up from her desk, her usual broad smile on her face."I need to head out, if anyone asks of me, tell them I had a meeting to attend to.""Sure things sir. Should I tell Mike as well?""Yes please.""Alright.""I'll be back later.""Okay sir."Since the whole scene about him embezzling funds and being a fraud, Lucas had permanted his Ferrari at the mansion, on
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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
