AS SABRINA was driving, Damian, who was in the back seat, had his brows furrowed while looking at the back window.
“Mom, where are we going? And why isn't Father coming with us?” Damian asked, his tone low and sad. “And why Uncle Correl wanted to kill me? I can give him Carter the inheritance if that will prevent anyone from being hurt—”
“No, Damian. Just because I’m taking you away, it means that you aren’t the Ferremento family’s heir anymore. I will just prioritize your safety for now, since you are still young, but when the time comes, we will go back,” Sabrina explained. “As long as I’m here, no one can hurt you, my son. No one—”
But before she could finish her sentence, the extreme lights coming from a white truck illuminated i
“Right. What happened to her? Did she go to jail?” Damian asked, remembering his plan to imprison Catelyn in jail with high security so Carter couldn’t even go near her.But he wasn’t able to do that as he became unconscious for a week. He never expected Carter to plant a bomb on their mansion, though.“Well, at first, she was almost sentenced as not guilty, but after knowing how she almost killed you, I pulled my strings to make her have the maximum sentence,” replied Anya in a serious tone. “No one can hurt my husband, especially not on my watch.”Upon hearing those words, Damian couldn’t help but smile. He didn’t know what kindness he had made in his past life for the universe to bless him with a kind and loving wife like Anya.
“I DON’T need your acceptance, Carter. What I need for you to do is follow the rules,” said Damian in a cold and authoritative tone, making the board of directors gasp in shock.“Don’t you think you are being too harsh, Mr. Damian?” Elena asked, her eyes widening and her lips slightly parted. “When you were still unconscious, it was Carter who took care of everything. What is this attitude…”Elena’s voice trailed off, seeing how Damian was giving him a cold and intimidating stare. It suddenly sent shivers down her spine, piercing the walls inside her heart. She could only clear her throat and look away in fear.“Meeting adjourned,” Damian commanded, looking every member of the board in the eye, and they immediately knew what Damian wanted them to do.Without wasting time, all of them fixed their things and walked out of the room, leaving Damian and Carter alone. Damian locked the door and turned his direction to Carter, who was leaning against the wall with his arms folded.“You waste
“IT MUST be the papers Carson always brings for work purposes,” Dollie muttered, sliding the envelope in her direction to fix the papers inside. “In this aspect of his life, he never changed—”Dollie froze, not being able to finish her sentence when suddenly, she had a glimpse of the document’s contents inside the envelope. It wasn’t related to any work or such.Rather, it was about infiltration, gaining alliances, and conquering other businesses… and plans to take down the Ferremento Corporation and the people operating it.“Red Snake… Organization?” Dollie muttered, her tone so low that she couldn’t hear her own voice either, as she pulled one of the documents to read it. “C-Carter?”And there it is. Dollie’s skin went pale upon seeing that the person who was having such a horrifying plan was Carter. She almost had a hard time breathing because of shock, yet she shook her head, trying to regain composure.“Damian must immediately know about this,” said Dollie as she took her phone a
“Really? Even if I kill Damian right now?”“What?” Dollie’s brows furrowed in confusion. “Why would you kill your own cousin—”Dollie stopped speaking as she realized what she was about to say. However, it was too late. Carter had already heard everything. Loud and clear.“So you know something more than I expected, huh.” Carter clicked his tongue and smirked. “But don’t worry, Dollie. I will spare your life as long as you don’t tell what you discovered to anyone else. You are Carson’s ex-girlfriend, after all.”“I-I-understand…” Dollie answered, her breathing ragged.“You better be. Because if you don’t, you will regret it.” Those were Carter’s last words before ending the call.Dollie, on the other hand, let go of her phone upon feeling her body trembling. Tears streamed down her eyes, remembering Carter’s threat. However, she was determined not to let that fear stop her from doing the right thing.She transferred all the pictures of the documents from her phone to a memory card and
The man was wearing a full black suit and a face mask which only showed his eyes. They made eye contact, and Dollie’s knees almost wobbled upon seeing how the man looked at him intently.And deadly.“I-I need to get out of here!” Dollie exclaimed, and without wasting any time, she ran for her life toward the gate like a runaway bride.Her hands were in the hem of her dress, lifting it so she wouldn’t trip while running. Despite the sunny day, there weren't any cars passing on the street, given that the safe house’s location was in the countryside.Seconds later, she saw The Cozy Corner, where Ava loved drinking with her friends. She was about to go inside but stopped when she noticed the same man who was watching her when she was having a friendly date with Anya.That person didn’t see her yet, and before it could even happen, Dollie turned to the other side instead—to the abandoned construction site near The Cozy Corner.“This is nuts,” muttered Dollie and cursed repeatedly while roam
THAT WAS the end of Carter telling the whole story to Damian. The side of his lips rose upon looking at Damian, who was shocked and agitated because of the revelations Carter told him.It made Carter satisfied. That was his main goal; to see whether Damian would still be affected by Dollie’s death, and if he could use it to his advantage like before, and Damian’s reaction confirmed it all.“This is the first time I moved on my own. See how much of a problem it gave me?” Carter said, massaging his neck a little and snapping it afterward. “If I didn’t kill her, she would ruin all of my plans, so you understand where I’m coming from, right?”Damian didn’t answer. He clenched his fists and gritted his teeth, looking Carter in the eye.“To think about it, it was your fault, Damian. Why didn’t you teach her to stay still?” Carter asked as the side of his lips rose. “If only she didn’t know anything, Dollie would still be alive by now, don’t you think?”“You… You are a psychopath…” Damian mu
Then, the fight began. Correl was skilled in physical combat, given that he was also trained like Veron. However, Correl was at a great disadvantage. There were too many opponents, and he was ambushed.“All of you are bastards! You are nothing compared to me!” exclaimed Correl, snapping his opponent’s neck, before running away from the other enemies that were determined to attack him.Correl ran wherever his feet would bring him, and turning to the other side led him to Carter and Carson’s location, where an enemy was attacking.‘Sabrina, you bitch! You are involving my children in this mess, too?!’ said Correl at the back of his mind with his teeth clenched.And without any hesitation, Correl took the enemy’s knife in one swift, and slashed the man’s throat, making the latter fall to the ground—lifeless.“Aaahh!” Carson shouted in fear upon seeing blood in his father’s hands.Carter, on the other hand, remained silent. He covered Carson’s eyes and assured him that everything was alrig
“Why are you laughing? Do you think I’m fooling around?” asked Veron, his tone irritated because it seemed like Correl wasn’t taking him seriously. “I know you are ambitious, but why? Why would you betray me like this?”“Hmm. Is it just me who is betraying you?” Correl retorted. He clicked his tongue and shook his head in amusement. “Sabrina also betrayed you, and if you only knew how snaky she was, you would divorce her this instant—”Correl wasn’t able to finish his sentence when suddenly, Veron slammed him into the side of the staircase and held him by the collar.“Stop spouting nonsense. Ask for my forgiveness, and promise me that you will stop rebuilding the Red Snake Organization,” Veron demanded as his hands gripped tighter to Correl. “Do it, and I might spare your life.”“Might spare my life, huh?” Correl raised an eyebrow, looking at Veron in disbelief, not even showing any signs of fear. “And why would I ask for forgiveness? I just wanted to increase our wealth and influence
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