“I KNOW how smart and capable you are and that you aren’t executing plans without calculating the risks. However, you still need to be careful. Not everything will work out in your favor.” Those words lingered in Damian’s mind until now, and his heart thumped rapidly, thinking that something wrong might happen in the future. But he chose to ignore them, especially when he saw where he was. Damian is in the hospital, specifically in Caroline Nelson’s room. “Hey, Damian,” Caroline greeted, her tone warm and confused at the same time. “You don’t have a schedule for the consultation today. Did something happen?” She pointed at the chair in front of her. “Anyway, have a seat, please.” Damian nodded and obliged. “I’m not here for my consultation. I’m here to talk to you about Dollie Medivien.” He looked from left to right, confirming something. “You don’t have any patients for now, right? So, can you spare me a few minutes?” “Sure,” Caroline agreed. “I also want to talk to Dollie’s guar
“Y-YES. I understand,” Caroline replied, nodding repeatedly as she immediately got intimidated by Damian’s gaze. “No one will know about this. I will keep my mouth shut.”“Good.” Damian took one step away from Caroline, yet the intimidation didn’t fade from his aura. “Thank you, Doctor Caroline.”Damian left the room afterward, and that was when Caroline sighed in relief. “Goodness, I thought he was going to eat me alive,” she muttered, clutching tightly onto the hem of her shirt because of fear. “But I only did the right thing. Dollie Medivien deserves to live peacefully in her young age.”Caroline looked at the hospital room with a sad gaze. She stayed in this room, treating patients for a long time, and she already created so many memories in this place.Too bad, she needs to let everything go now. It was also the way to fulfill the promise she told Damian.“I will go now before Sir Carson finds out what I did,” Caroline told herself as she fixed her things—only the important ones
UPON HEARING those words, Damian suddenly narrowed his eyes, looking at Dollie with confusion. This is the first time he sees Dollie acting like this, and it breaks his heart to see Dollie being afraid of him. “Dollie,” Damian spoke, his tone gentle and warm. Slowly, he took steps toward her, trying to be careful not to infuriate Dollie more. “I don’t understand what you are talking about—” “I said don’t come near me!” Dollie exclaimed again, her voice and body shaking as she pointed the frying pan toward Damian. “Just…Just stay there! Don’t take a step to approach me!” A few seconds later, tears were already streaming from Dollie’s eyes. Her eyes were empty, yet Damian could also see a mixture of rage, frustration, terror, and confusion in it. There, Damian suddenly had an idea of what was happening to Dollie. ‘I never noticed this earlier, but she is looking at me like a strange person. It is like she doesn't know me at all,’ Damian thought, staring at Dollie as he confirmed his
Hello, everyone! Again, just a heads up for the next chapter. There will be a trigger warning about depression, abuse, and violence as Dollie's past will be revealed. Dollie is one of the main characters in the story, and she will have a great impact in Damian's life. We will all know everything in the Arc 3. The Arc 3 is the climax of the story, and it focuses on Damian's past and the hidden villains unlike the first 2 arcs which focuses on Damian's growth and the way he manage his businesses. I organized it that way because I don't want Damian's characteristic to be unrealistic. Also, sorry for the inconsistent time of chapter update. We've been going back and forth to the hospital for three days now, but once everything is okay, I will update at least two chapters a day. I have a lot of things to learn. I know that. But I want to thank everyone here for the reads, comments, reviews, and gems! I hope you will continue supporting this story until the end. I hope you're enjoying r
DOLLIE MEDIVIEN is an illegitimate child. The daughter of a poor maid which Cielo impregnated as Helena went to another country for a business meeting. Helena and Ethan wanted Cielo to do something about it—to abort the child in specific—but Cielo refused.“She may be an illegitimate child, but the child she is carrying is still mine. Who knows if she got the intelligence I have in the corporate world?” Cielo asked, his tone authoritative. “I know how to spot talents even if a person is still young. Ethan got it, but not all. And Ava? She’s good for nothing.”“How can you tell that to your daughter?!” Helena asked, her voice laced with disbelief.“Why? Is it bad to tell the truth now?” Cielo retorted in a condescending manner. “I’m not looking at things as their father, but as the CEO of the Medivien Corporation. I need to take risks, and this is one of them.”That was the reason why Dollie was born into this world. Right from her birth, there were so many rumors circulating about her
“I will take you from the Medivien family, and make myself your guardian,” said Damian in a serious tone, looking at Dollie intently. “It will take a long time to fight that in court, but I will not surrender. With the statements you gave me now, I know that I will be able to take you from them.”Dollie felt warmth inside her heart, hearing how concerned Damian was for her. She wished for that to happen for years—for Damian to be her real brother because Damian treated her like a sibling more than anyone else. However, it is easier said than done.“Although Helena is my stepmother, and Ava and Ethan were my half-siblings, Dad is still my biological father,” Dollie explained, her tone low. “He never laid a hand on me nor treated me badly. In fact, he was the one defending me now against Ava and Mom.”“I know.” Damian sighed. “He is protecting you because based on what I’m seeing right now, he is planning to give you most of the company shares and rights. Among the three of you, you ar
“Give?” Damian snorted and looked at Carson with disbelief. “What is she, a thing you can take whenever you want?”“It is none of your business, you fucking bastard,” Carson replied, his tone laced with rage. “You have two choices now. Leave voluntarily, or let them take care of you?” He glanced at his men behind him.Damian did the same way, and it was the time he recognized who they were. They were from the Ferremento family’s security team, and Damian's anger increased, seeing how Carson uses Veron’s people for something like this.“Well, if you really want me to leave, then you should take care of me by yourself,” Damian said as he smirked. “But the question is, without all those people with guns behind you, can you even defeat me?”“Arrogant bastard!” Carson exclaimed and gritted his teeth. His blood boiled upon hearing Damian’s words, and seeing how nonchalant he was. However, he remembered his real intention for why he was here. “I’m not here to fight with you, but for Dollie.”
CARSON WAS stunned in his position after hearing Damian’s statement. Of course, he knew about Damian being the heir, but he miscalculated something.He didn’t know that some of their men already knew about Damian’s identity, and that placed him at a disadvantage! And now, Dollie, who also had a shocked reaction as him, knew all about it, too!“The Ferremento family’s hidden heir…” Dollie trailed off, covering her widened mouth using her hands. “Y-You are really the heir?”“Yes,” Damian answered, smiling. “I am the real heir.”Dollie gasped for the second time after hearing those words. Her mind couldn’t internalize the sudden revelation. As Damian suddenly had money when he bought her a limited-edition headband before, she suspected that Damian won the lottery.But she was wrong. It wasn’t only the lottery. Damian is the wealthiest man alive!‘I don’t know what happened, but if Damian is the hidden heir, then Carson’s claims were not true?’ asked Dollie at the back of her mind, her br
Hello, everyone! Damian and Anya's story ends here. Writing this story was a rollercoaster ride of emotions for me, especially after witness how Damian retaliated and had the happy he deserved. I'm also grateful to each of you for being with me from the start to end. I hope you enjoyed reading this one as much as I enjoyed writing it, too.As we close this chapter, I want you to know that I'm planning to write another story, soon. I'm outlining a new one, and it was somehow different from my first two stories. The protagonist would be Oliver Hunt: Damian's old acquaintance, who was in the last chapter. I will let you once it's available to read. <3Anyway, please do give a review if you loved this story~ I hope you will still be here in my next one!You may try my other stories as well~ - Rise of Power: Return of The Pathetic Commoner (Completed) - Zero: God of Mercenary (Soon)Sincerely, Star
THE hostage-taking Carter did in the warehouse spread in various news channels like wildfire. Everyone was shocked because of his sudden escape from prison, making the residents afraid for their safety, knowing that the management wasn’t doing their job properly to monitor the prisoners.With that, the warden and his apprentices, who were also under Carter’s authority, were fired from their jobs. They were replaced by a management who cared about their citizens, removing the patronage system in the prison, and bringing back justice at the same time.Due to Carter’s crimes being in high intensity, he was transferred to a high-security prison. Carter could only laugh as his mind was still in the past, thinking how rich and powerful he was, even though that wasn’t the case now.Carter had already gone insane, but it was only the beginning of his suffering.“At last, you finally arrived,” Catelyn, who was waiting in Carter’s cell, greeted. “Did you miss me?”“What are you doing here?” Cart
THE lights were flickering, adding tension in the air, as Damian entered the warehouse alone. He doesn’t have any guns or other weapons with him, nor he didn’t call anyone like Carter instructed.Damian was on high alert as he continued walking when suddenly, two men wearing full black clothes started to approach him with their guns.‘Fuck,’ cursed Damian at the back of his mind, seeing how helpless he was right now.Especially after seeing Ava tied to the chair, his mouth gagged, while Catela is sleeping in the crib beside her.Despite the situation, he couldn’t give up. Damian needed to save himself along with Ava and Catela and end this fight with Carter so it wouldn’t repeat.The two men tied Damian’s hands and feet to the chair, but unlike Ava, they didn’t gag him.“It is so unusual to see how obedient you are. I never thought you could do it,” Carter, who appeared from the shadows, smirked upon seeing Damian being helpless. “That’s right. They will always be safe as long as you
“That was not enough for all the bullshit you did to me before. But for now, let’s call it even," Damian said.Carson only shook his head as he wiped the blood on his lips before leaving the house. And the only thing that was running through his mind was how strong Damian’s punch was… before until now.THE NEXT morning, Carson didn’t just confess what he did to the board members, but he conducted a press conference to publicly apologize to Damian. He knew that Damian deserved to clear his name and regain his reputation, and although his public apology wasn’t enough, he still did it to show his sincerity.“Starting today, Carson Ferremento is now terminated as the CEO, and will face two years of suspension because of him ruining the Ferremento Corporation’s reputation,” Piper announced, her tone colder than usual. “The position will go back to Damian Giovanni Ferremento.”Carson smiled sadly, but he knew he needed to accept the consequences of his actions.However, since Damian had a
“That bastard. He told you that even though you have a husband?” Carson asked, his teeth gritting.“Well, this is just an arranged marriage, and he knows it.” Ava shrugged. “To be honest, I would marry a man like him although he isn’t the richest, than stay with a puppet like you, who only knows how to follow someone else—”“Here,” Carson interjected, giving Ava the signed papers. “I will let you take Catela because I need to deal with something, but I will take her away from you once I'm done.”“Hah. As if I will let you do that.” Ava scoffed and rolled her eyes. “Thank you for this, Carson. Catela will benefit so much from this.”And as if Ava was waiting for this to happen, when she went again to their bedroom to take Catela, she already had her luggage with her and was talking to someone.“Yes, he already signed the divorce paper, and I’m all set…” Ava said, smiling from ear to ear. “Oh, your bodyguard is outside the house already? Alright. I will let him in.”Ignoring Carson, Ava
After Carter went out of the house unnoticed, that was the only time Carson could breathe properly. He didn’t even realize he was suppressing his breath because of fear.‘Is that really the brother I used to be with ever since I was a child?’ Carson thought, his heart racing, as he leaned into a tree. ‘We are family. Why would he threaten me like that? Is the company and the organization more important to him than me?’And upon asking himself that question, Carson got his answer. Carter wouldn’t mind killing everyone who would be a hindrance to his plans, and he is not an exemption.His gaze went to the house—Something he had because of Carter. Everything he had was him, not giving Carson any chance to carve out his own identity. He was only known for his surname, and for all his careless actions when he was in teenager days.The only thing he had that wasn’t connected with Carter was Dollie, whom he took for granted, and now his family; Ava, his wife, and Catela, their child.“Ava,”
Realizing that Damian needs him right now, Veron took his phone and called a number. It was someone he thought he would never talk with again.“Veron,” Charlie Wiles, the CEO of the Legion Mercenaries, called. “It has been a long time, huh? What do you need this time?”“I have to ask you for a favor,” Veron replied.“A favor?” Charlie raised an eyebrow. “If it is about our operations, I’m sorry, but I need to decline. You know that we can’t take clients in other countries other than Colossia, right?”“I know that. You are not taking me as a dumb person, aren’t you?” Veron shot back, his voice laced with irritation now. “I need someone I trust to do this task for me, and I’m willing to pay any amount you want for it.”“Any amount, huh? Talking to rich people is different.” Charlie chuckled on the other line, yet he became serious afterward. “But alright, deal. What is it that you want me to do?”“I want you to find Correl Ferremento’s location and kill him,” Veron commanded, his tone s
“Carson,” Damian called as his eyes darkened in anger. “It is you, isn’t it?”“If you are asking about the new CEO of this company, yes. It’s me,” Carson answered, smirking, as he placed the documents he brought to the table. “Why? Are you surprised that a person who was once a happy-go-lucky like me would be chosen to replace you?”“Why would I be surprised if you planned everything for this to happen?” Damian shot back, the annoyance evident in his tone. “Seeing you in front of me now just strengthens my hunch. It was you who messed up with the data. How could you?”Carson’s smirk widened. He didn’t answer. Instead, he stood proudly in the middle with his arms folded.“I’m not here because of the shitty things you accuse me of, but because I have given the board of directors a proposal strategy that you can’t provide.” Carson slid the document in front of Damian. “Here. Look at this.”Damian didn’t move at first, but a few seconds later, he took the folder and looked at its contents
“Young master,” James, whom Damian called, answered on the other line. “Young master Carson is still doing his old routine; working in his office the whole day and going home afterward.”“How certain are you?” Damian asked.James’ brows furrowed, but he still answered in a polite tone, “I’m always monitoring him, young master. I didn’t even let him out of my sight.”“I know, but something might have happened that slipped your notice,” Damian said, his tone low and serious. “The Ferremento Corporation is in chaos right now, and I’m sure Carson is involved with it. I need you to think carefully.”James obliged. The tip of his brows pressed harder on each other upon recalling the surveillance, and his lips widened as he remembered something.“There was one incident. A few days ago, Miss Ava Medivien bumped into me and caused a commotion. For a moment, I lost sight of young master Carson’s office,” confessed James. “But it was only for a few seconds.”“And that is the only amount of time t