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That hadn't been a date," Jade was quick to clear the air.Kraig frowned; he was curious about the reason why she would immediately refute his claim. He had thought that she would be smart enough to know that he was still in character. What they had done that night had been for the cases. If anybody were to find out that they had gone out for undercover work, they might get into trouble.But Jade was myopic and inherently stupid. She didn't see things the way he saw them, and that was why he kept uttering all sorts of profanities in his head.Meanwhile, Carolene was looking at them, seeing how desperate Jade was not to sound as if she was cheating on her or anything.Cheating?Carolene was shocked by the choice of word.This wasn't cheating.They weren't in a relationship.She looked at Jade; the woman's eyes were on her own as well, and in that second, it felt like they were instantly thrown into a place where they were alone, lost in their affections for each other.Carolene shook h
The Billionaire Takeover Chapter 158
Those words made a lot of sense to jade but atbthe same time they didn't. She couldn't however think of a reason why she would ever assume that Carolene would be in live with Kraig. But the more she thought anout it, the more it syarted to make sense tk her.Take for example, the list. Why was Kraig at the top? Why was it that she kept the baby deaoite the health challenges shebwas facing? Why did she put a lot of effort into making sure she knew eveeything there was to lmow about Kraig, even knew that he had been thenone that set her laboratory on fire.If she didnt love him, why woukd she be treating him like the sun of her solar system.But then again. Carolene was fucking her. Carolene was twirling her hair in her fingers. Carolene hd added her name to the list even though she didn't deserve tk be there. Carolene had showed her immense favour and even offered to helo her to finf someone to run her company for her.Did Carolene only seeher as a plaything or there was somethjng mor
The Billionaire Takeover Chapter 159
The sun was just setting, painting the sky with a mixture of ornage and yellow. The stars were akready peeking out to the sky, trying to overshadow the light of the sun. And the moon waitwd patiently for it to have its chnace to finakly display its glow, whether or not it was incomplete.Juan, dressesnin a black tux stood beside his car under the orange sky. Gkancing at thw clouds that looked like the stars were magical dusts that scattered around it, givung it a glitter never seen before.His short hairnwas well trimmed, and gelled to the back, somentendriks hanged aroubd his the side of his foirehead making him look like annart from the renaissance. He stood, resting on one of his leg amas he peeled his eyes away fem the grandiose sught above him.Wynn, who had been having a hard timw at jome ever since Leah got arrested, walked from her oathway yo the gate where Juan was waiting for her.She wore a dress. A silk, ruched dress that made her look like she fekk feom a modelling magaz
The Billionaire Takeover Chapter 160
Kraig quickly found his way to the front of the venue of the party after he had gotten his towel from his room. The maid had been right; a lot of people were already there. He was smiling and talking to each of them, exchanging pleasantries.However, despite the crowd, he couldn't find the reason why he had run downstairs. But as he was about to give up, turn around to leave the entrance, he spotted a familiar car suddenly pull up. It was a black Mercedes, something he had seen before countless times, but there was something about this car in particular that caught his attention. He was fixated on it as he wanted to see who it was that had driven the vehicle there.His first thought went straight to Tabitha, but he didn't think she would arrive too early to the party. For some reason, he thought that because he had gone to her own party late, then maybe she would arrive late.The car door opened, and Kraig took in a sharp breath. It was as if his heart had stopped as he waited to see
The Billionaire Takeover Chapter 161
Wynn saw in him a pain, a heartache she had never seen before. He looked utterly broken, and his rage could not hide that. His eyes were red with anger, and his eyebrows furrowed with hate.She opened her mouth, but no words came out. She could not think. She could not feel. She didn't know what to do or say to clarify anything.She admitted that her reluctance to make it clear to him that they were no longer together had been for the sole reason that she was in love with him. There were no other explanations for how she felt. No other explanation for anything. The only thing going through her was how her heart itself was breaking from watching this devastating scene in front of her."What's going on here?"The two of them turned to the side and saw Juan walking towards them. His brows were knitted, and his demeanor seemed to carry with it rage.Wynn didn't say anything; she just looked at him then back at Kraig as she said, "I'm just making it clear to him that the two of us are done
The Billionaire Takeover Chapter 162
Kraig walked through the crowd to meet his grandfather. He wasn't excited anymore because the fight he had with Wynn had managed to strip him of the joy he used to possess. Now, he was walking around wearing a fake smile like it was an accessory. He tried too hard to seem excited because the last thing he wanted for his grandfather was for him to be upset or worried about what was going on with him.Kraig finally met up with his grandfather, who was busy talking to other men of his class. They were laughing, smiling, and probably talking about the old times.Kraig tapped his old man on his shoulder, and when he turned around, Kraig wrapped his hand around him, pulling him into a deep hug.Mr. DeVille groaned into the hug as he was enveloped in his grandson's scent. He was delighted, very happy—happier than he thought he would ever be."I never thought I'd reach this age," he said.Kraig laughed, as if all the despair he had been feeling had completely washed away."Much less be dating
The Billionaire Takeover Chapter 163
Kraig's heart skipped a beat, and without even realizing what he was doing, he dashed into the bathroom. A crowd had already formed at the entrance, and his presence brought about a silence and a sort of acknowledgment. Everybody standing in front of the bathroom made way for him, allowing him undisturbed entrance to the place.Mr. DeVille lay there; his body didn't move, and Kraig could not see his chest heaving up to signify if he was breathing.He froze up.His head ached, and bile rose up in his throat. He couldn't fathom anything except his need to hold his grandfather and find out what was going on.He was on the bathroom floor in no time, holding the man. He looked him over; there wasn't any mess on his body. There wasn't any sign that this had been intentional. He looked like he was just asleep, but why would he fall asleep on the bathroom floor during his birthday celebration?"I've called for an ambulance; they'll be here soon," Daniel said after he found his way through the
The Billionaire Takeover Chapter 164
After that realization, Wynn quickly fished her phone out and dialed Kraig's number. She knew that the ambulance would've already left the scene, so she decided to call. And she had to go over to a much secluded area where there was nobody around just so that she could make this phone call.Considering what had happened between the two of them, Wynn actually thought that there was no way that Kraig would pick up the call. She assumed that he wanted absolutely nothing to do with her, and that was one of the reasons why she had pulled away a bit.But no, she needed to tell him. She needed to make sure that he knew that his new friend was not to be trusted. There were no good enough evidence to back up her claim, but she needed to let him know of this, and the same way she was informing him, she was also planning on informing the detectives.Kraig answered."Hello?""Oh my god!" Wynn breathed out, "I didn't think you would actually take the call.""Wynn, what do you have to say to me?" H
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Juan had definitely had enough of bickering with Jade. He didn't get the whole idea surrounding her relationship with Carolene; if she liked girls, then she did. What was the whole deal?He looked around the room for a while, tired of looking at the blonde, tired of seeing her face and hearing her voice. He had come here for the specific reason of trying to recall how his life used to be so uncomplicated with her. And well, he recalled because entering here, he realized that he was small and minuscule in her life and as a result, insignificant and uncomplicated.Juan waved his hand at her, "just forget everything and just come out if you will.""Are you going to keep it a secret?" Jade asked again."If I'm asked, I will tell, if I'm not, then surely won't go spreading shit about you to who doesn't even want to listen," he said. "I think your biggest issue should be getting yourself better and getting out of this hellhole." He looked around again as if he had reached a new height of di
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Daniel felt so frustrated; he didn't know what to say or even how to say whatever would come to his head. He wasn't in any way pleased with what he had just heard. And although he had no say in matters like this, his disgust was apparent.Kraig took in a deep breath, "I know you guys obviously hate that you're listening to this, and you feel that I am stupid." He sighed, "maybe I am stupid. I knew she is a criminal, but I still indulged; I still blurred the lines and just delved into this, and I'm coming to you with excuses such as these."Christian shook his head, "you've never been one to hang onto what has already happened. The whole thing has played out already, and instead of biting our fingers and wishing things were different, we would just be wasting our time.""So what do you propose we do?" Jraug inquired, seeing as one of them was not going to stay on the fact that he had been foolish."Well, I think you taking the initiative, regardless of your feelings for her, to inform
Chapter 196
Jade paced around the room. Trying to reason with someone as simple-minded as Juan was proved to be anything but simple. She wanted to explain to him that if he did not change his statement or even pretend to be on her side at this moment, he was risking his head.She didn't know the abilities of Carolene, but surely, silencing a man so small, a man so insignificant would not be such a hard thing to do.However, she couldn't. There was a front that she was putting up for the world; Carolene was appearing as a weakling, a stupid blonde who did nothing but get pregnant for the most important man in the business world.But she was more than that. What she was was actually complicated, something that Jade couldn't guess but rather had an idea for. She was more complex than any of those men or women that would say a thing or two about her.And even this man in front of her had no idea who Carolene was, and that was why his request did not drift from a threesome.What the heck was even wron
Chapter 195
Daniel took two steps forward. Though such a small number of steps should not possess the ability to completely obliterate the distance between them, but his strides were the guilty party.With just two steps, he now stood right beside Fabio as he peered into the evidence bag to scrutinize clearly the bullet kept within.Fabio was made cognizant of the imaginary distance between them. He felt Daniel's breath on his neck; he could smell the overpowering cologne, the aura of his being. Everything was too much for him; he had no choice but to take a step away from him.Daniel raised an eyebrow, "what is it?"Fabio rubbed his neck, trying to smoothen out the goosebumps that showed up on his skin, trying to rub away his presence away from him."If you want to look at it, here," he tossed it to him and then turned towards the funeral home where Wesley and his mother were still hiding.As Fabio approached, he saw that an older woman was placed on a stretcher and was being pushed towards the
Chapter 194
Tabitha's heart raced violently in her chest. The anger that suddenly arose within her obviously had no recipient. If it was any other day, she could probably rant to Carolene, but the woman in front of her, sitting with a wrinkle between her eyebrows and a tired expression mixed with her livid one, surely wasn't in the mood to hear her bullshit.She cleared her throat and tried to work her way around her emotions, to be careful not to let Carolene's rage come upon her and to not let hers find comfort in Carolene.Tabitha bit her bottom lip until she drew blood. It was the best way to keep her lips shut. Her anger was nowhere near what Carolene would do to her if she spoke out of turn."Juan?"Carolene nodded her head, her fingers twirled in her hair as an exasperated sigh left her mouth."I have more reasons to kill him now." Their eyes met, "you were the one who wanted to keep him alive, why?"Tabitha immediately pulled her eyes away, bringing them beneath, showing the authority Car
Chapter 193
Kraig took a step forward, the distance between him and Patricia only the space of two fingers. "I don't know why you are being like this," he said coldly and in utter disrespect. "I am the heir, I am the son of your nephew, and I apologize for the patriarchy, but I wasn't the one who made the rules.""And in addition, we have our own company we manage. Uncle had been quite understanding of how unfavorable the system is, and he gave us a company," Wesley said.Kraig raised an eyebrow in surprise, "so you have your own company, then what is your problem with me?""You own everything; you men took everything," she cried out. "I don't like this, I don't want this."Tabitha stood on the side, watching everything. She noted that surely it was because of the woman's age that was making her cranky and not just that; she might have some sort of disorder.When they first met, the woman had never really liked her, nor even tried to hide her disgust and hate. But as she thought, it could be beca
Chapter 192
Leah woke up in the small room she had been waking up in for over a week. She could recall how she had gotten out of prison, but no matter how many times she thought about it, it just didn't make sense to her.The woman arrived at the cell with the keys that would free her, and then the two of them just walked out. There were people there, officers everywhere like a pandemic, but she just waltzed through the crowd like it was nothing, like they were all beneath her.And from what Leah had seen with her eyes. They were really beneath her.She jumped off the bed and checked the time on the small black alarm clock resting on the nightstand. It was over three in the afternoon. She was lucky.She had been given her own space where she would just exist. She had no idea what her role here was, but she assumed that it had something to do with the baby in her womb because they were always giving her food for two people and as such, she had added a lot of weight.She was still tall and slim and
Chapter 191
Different exotic cars were parked in front of the simple funeral home. There were people coming from all directions with one aim in their hearts: to get to the funeral of Petrus DeVille. Although it was considered a tragic event, there were still reporters lined up across the place just so they could get an overview of what was going on in that small, cheap-looking funeral home.Kraig stood by the door as he welcomed people; some he recognized, but many were a mystery to him. He had a frown on his face, which should match the ceremony, but his frown had not generated from sadness but rather frustration.The last place he wanted to be caught in was standing by the door and addressing the people coming in and out. His grandfather did not deserve it.The noise reporters kept making and the noise from the funeral home joined together, giving Kraig a severe headache. He hated being there; he hated that he had to be the one welcoming people.His eyes went down to his black suit and ran his
Chapter 190
The room was hot, the sun that illuminated it was hot. Thw air-conditioning was doing nothing to help with the heat. Wynn wondered if itnwas a heat wave or she was just too overwhelmed by rage. She paced around the room, unabke to settle, unable to sit still and carefully align her thoughts abd how she was feeling. The only thing shebwas thinking about, the onky thing shebhad been thinking about, the only thing she coykd think about were the words that Juan had told her thw day he came over.She coukd akso recall how poorly Camille had spoken to her blaming her for everything tgat happened to Leah. Ever since Leah was arrested, they basucallt havent heard a word about her. The police refused them to have any interaction with her which agonized the family. They had a rught to see her but they were refused.Camille hsf been very angry, that got a lawyer but howverr, their hands had been tied. They knew what was happening with their daughter, whether she was alive or not.And that ange
