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The Billionaire Son-in-law 83. The Warning.
"Mr Williams, I'm really sorry to bother you but I have something important I would like to tell you.""Is it about Platana?""No sir, it's about your wife's parents."Thank God for guilt. His mother in-law's maid had been feeling guilty of all she had done so to make it up to him, she called him to give him heads up of their planning."What's the update?""They're going to call your wife for an urgent meeting, do not let her attend. And if eventually you do, tell her not to eat anything while she's here.""Why?""Madam Blanche's husband suggested they drugged her and make off with her while she's unconscious."Wow. So his in-laws were that desperate that they wouldn't mind kidnapping their own daughter. "Anything else?""No, that's just what they said.""Okay, thank you for the update.""Just trying to help sir. I wish you speedy recovery sir.""Thanks again." She was also the only one from the Mochi residence to check in after his health. Ivy walked in just after he had ended the co
The Billionaire Son-in-law 84. No Secrets.
Ivy didn't understand why Lucas had insisted she didn't eat anything at her parent's place but now that she was here, it was starting to make sense to her.She sat across her parents who kept smiling uncomfortably and talking awkwardly. Her mother still did a good job at hiding it but her father was an easy mark. He couldn't even look her in the eyes."I think I've spent enough time here." She brought out her phone and called the driver Lucas had insisted on getting for her. "I'm done, you can come over now."She still didn't tell her parents she could walk so he was also in charge of pushing her around. Ivy was supposed to be happy she didn't have to stress herself by walking around but she was more than tired of sitting on that chair."Are you sure you don't want to spend more time with me?" Her mother asked, smiling broadly.Where was that coming from? "Spend time with you?""Sure, we could just spend the day together.""Yeah, maybe some other time.""Oh come on now Ivy, can't we
The Billionaire Son-in-law 85. The Ambush.
"What did you say?" Ivy wasn't sure she heard him right. "Who is the father of her child?""She's pregnant with Platana's child." He repeated as he stared at her, trying to read her expression. "So, all those time he was visiting my mother to ask for my hand, he was…he was sleeping with Nina?""Yes.""But…but she's so young. Nina isn't even twenty yet. Why would he do something like that?""I asked her if he forced himself on her but she said he didn't. Instead he used her, he promised her all sorts of things and made her believe he loved her. She never knew he was only using her to get information about us.""That's so awful. Is that why she couldn't tell me? Because of Platana?""She was scared. She said she's going to help us as mush as she can…but we have to promise her we won't let your mother harm her in anyway.""Of course, I would never let that happen. Is that why you didn't want to tell me?""I'm really sorry.""It's okay. Although I would like to have a word with her.""No
The Billionaire Son-in-law 86. Platana.
"What do you intend on doing to him sir?""I don't know. That Lucas is seriously getting on my nerves, I don't think I can take it much longer.""Has he done anything else?""Does he need to do something else before I find him annoying?""No, of course not sir.""Besides, what transgression could be greater than the one he already committed.""Nothing, what he did was beyond terrible. Um sir…what did he do again?""Do you realize how stupid you are?""Yes sir.""You know you're stupid.""I do sir.""That's good. How many times do I have to tell you… Lucas had the audacity to challenge me. That nobody…that rat looked me in the eyes and told me he wasn't scared of me.That puny imbecile told me there was nothing I could do to take Ivy from him.""Oh that is a great offense.""I know.""You should punish him sir, in a way that he'll never forget.""Yes, for once in your stupid existence you finally said the right thing.""Thank you sir.""Where's Steve?""He's downstairs sir, would you l
The Billionaire Son-in-law 87. New Evidence.
Lucas opened his eyes slowly, he felt weak and his arms were starting to hurt. He was suspended in mid air by his arms and he was in a slightly dark room.Peter was on the ground , still unconscious but he wasn't restrained. He heard footsteps and he closed his eyes."Are you awake Lucas?"He felt his stomach turn as he heard the voice of the man he had grown to hate with passion. He opened his eyes to find Platana staring at him, his face closer than Lucas appreciated."Son of a bitch, I should have known it was you.""Yes, it was me." He had his stupid stuck up smile on his ugly face and a lit cigarette in his mouth. "When I woke up this morning, I just remembered you and I was like…how can that nobody annoy me this much? So I decided to teach you a lesson."He said at first he only wanted to get married to Ivy to honor Blanche's wishes but when he saw Ivy, his mind changed.Platana didn't love Ivy, amd it was very obvious. When Blanche asked him to marry her daughter, he probably t
The Billionaire Son-in-law 88. New Friend.
Around five thirty AM, Ivy finally lost the war she was waging with sleep. She held Desmond in her arms to give her a sense of comfort. By seven in the morning, Lucas arrived at their apartment. He quietly let himself in and wobbly made his way to the bedroom. As he laid his eyes on Ivy's peaceful sleeping body, he was relieved. Seeing her confirmed one thing, he was alive, he made it and something good managed to come out of his torture. While he was in captive, he feared for his life, he didn't know if he would he strong enough to withstand all what he had, but now he was here. He could see his wife and his child again.He took a shower and changed out of his bloody clothes before waking her. "Hey love."She slowly opened her eyes and as she saw him, a wave of relief suddenly washed over her. "Oh Lucas." He winced as she threw her arms around him. "Are you hurt? What happened? Should we go to the hospital?""We might have to, I think I night have a broken rib.""Oh my God!" She ga
The Billionaire Son-in-law 89. Warrant.
"How could you not mention anything to me? Oh my goodness, I can't believe it. I had no idea."When her mother called her, Ivy thought she wanted to ask about what happened or at least apologise for ignoring her calls."Are you kidding me right now? Mother I called you, I called you and father, several times…neither of you answered your phones. Do you have any idea how I felt when it happened? And I wanted to talk to you, either of you, and you both ignored me.""That is a lie, I never ignored you.""Then why didn't you pick up?!""Calm down Ivy, there's no need to get worked up.""Don't say that father. It's not fair, why didn't you pick up? Why?""I am sorry my dear child. I must have been busy.""Busy? Too busy to return my calls too?""He already apologised, what more would you want him to say?""Mother, how can you say that?""Please, you guys, I don't want you to get worked up over nothing. I'm here and I'm not hurt." Peter intervened."And what about Lucas? Is it the same for h
The Billionaire Son-in-law 90. Boundaries.
"You wanted to see me?" Detective Jones had called early that morning and asked to meet him at the mansion but Lucas didn't want to leave Ivy by herself so he asked him to come to their apartment instead."Yes sir, I have good news.""What's that?""I have Marco Platana's arrest warrant.""What?" Ivy yelled out from the bedroom. "For real?" She rushed out grinning from ear to ear. "We can finally arrest him?" She asked, excitement written all over her face."Yes ma'am."Ivy jumped up in excitement and she threw her arms around Lucas. He was happy as well but he knew their work was only beginning."What about Ric?""I'll be going over there today to request his bail. Would you like to come with me?""Sure, let me just get changed and then we'll go.""Okay.""Will you be okay by yourself?" He asked Ivy."I'm not a baby Lucas." She said with a smile then she added more quietly. "I can go over to Avery's if I don't want to be by myself.""Okay that's better."Deciding he wanted to go casu
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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
