HEARING THOSE words, Ava wasn’t able to speak. She was astounded that the woman with Damian wasn’t only beautiful and looked like a queen. She is Anya Montgomery, the heiress of the Montgomery Corporation—The one who always disposes of her rarely used bags to online garages for donation and charity.And she hated how Anya looked at her with pity.“H-How…” Ava’s words trailed off as she had a hard time internalizing her thoughts.“How am I able to recognize your bag? Of course, before I disposed of it, it was mine.” Anya held the bag and lifted it so both of them could see the bottom. “See this? It even has initials on it.”Anya smiled, seeing the letters “A.Y.M” engraved on the bag’s skin. On the other hand, Ava was completely speechless. She held onto the hem of her dress like her entire sanity was dependent on it.“How dare you humiliate me like this?” Ava uttered, piercing a deadly gaze toward Anya.“Humiliate me? No. You brought that upon yourself,” answered Anya in a sarcastic t
“What? Are you denying that you lost now?” Oliver asked in disbelief and laughed sarcastically. “You can’t deny it, kid. You even have the business proposal with you, which means Anya Montgomery didn’t even take it…Or did she even look at it?”Oliver laughed harder, remembering what Kate told him earlier. Damian was thrown out of the Montgomery Designs, looking confused as hell about how things didn’t turn out in his favor. Well, Damian may have guts, and he admired that, but Oliver had connections and deceit.“She didn’t look at it,” Damian answered, raising the document in his hand. “She even scanned it and gave modifications.”“Modifications? HAHAHA!” Oliver couldn’t take it anymore. He burst again into laughter and even had his stomach crunched. Some tears were falling from his eyes, too. “How dare you lie to me? You weren’t able to meet her. You were kicked outside the building before you even got the chance to present yourself…”Oliver took a step forward and held Damian’s colla
IN JUST an instant, Oliver was kicked out of the company. With the help of Kevin, Damian immediately processed Oliver’s resignation. The higher-ups became also aware of how Oliver created favoritism in the Business Development Department and bullied some of the employees.There is a high employee turnover in that specific department because of Oliver, too. The higher-ups didn’t notice it at first because Oliver was always giving exceptional work and progress, which stood out more than his bad character.“This is shit,” Oliver complained while placing all his things on the big box on his table. “All the things I’ve worked hard for years are now gone because of Damian. All of this is his fault.”Every employee in the business development department was looking at him, and he couldn’t help but wish that the floor would split in half and eat him alive. This is the first time he felt deeply humiliated. Either way, he was the one humiliating and degrading other people.He can’t accept it. H
“REALLY? That’s great news,” the man replied, grinning ear to ear. “What are they doing now?”“We just finished having a meeting, and now, all of them were going to focus on finding some leads about the schedule document, which is impossible now.” Freya smiled sinisterly, knowing that she had eliminated all drafts that could help them retrieve the schedule. “What about the other documents? I heard from Kitty that there are three,” he asked, his fingers tapping on the table as he was sitting on the office chair.“They said that the venue selection document was in process, but I will investigate more about that. I will report immediately to you once I find something valuable,” Freya reassured.“And the other one?”“The potential connections?” Freya bowed and covered her lips using her other hand to make her voice lower. “One of the interns here managed to get Montgomery Designs as a business partner.”“Pardon?” The man suddenly stood up, his eyes widened. “Montgomery Designs, you say?”
DAYS LATER, the employees of the operations department were still in panic, hoping they could find some way to retrieve even a draft of the schedule. Still, they found none, and they were already close to the day Freya told them when the schedule with the clients would start.“The start of the schedule is approaching, and we don't have any leads yet.” Rachel sighed in frustration, staring at the tons of documents in front of her. “I hate to say this, but it is hopeless now. More than two weeks had passed, too. Should we just be honest with the higher-ups?”“Ma’am Kierra isn’t here yet, so we need to wait first before we decide,” Violy told her. Like Rachel, her voice was low, too. “It’s a good thing we were able to solve the problem regarding the potential connections and venue selection somehow, but this is different. It’s not like we can find other clients to schedule with.”“Or if we can, once they found out that we didn’t attend with the clients listed on the previous schedule,
“SOMETHING that you need the most?” Freya asked, her brows furrowing. “And what is it?”“The information about Glamorous Glitters company, Hellion Corporation, and most importantly, their next moves and the main purpose on why they are stealing documents from this company…” Damian answered in a low tone.Freya suddenly cursed at the back of her mind upon hearing that. She remembered sending Damian the files when she thought that her previous management already kicked her out. She almost forgot about that!“Give that back to me. It is not yours to begin with,” Freya said, her fists clenching.“I asked you the same thing a few days ago to return the schedule document. But did you do it? No,” Damian retorted as he smirked. “So what made you think that I’ll return it to you? The documents you stole were not yours in the first place, either.”“You jerk!”Freya repeatedly told Damian infuriating curses, but Damian only chuckled as he shook his head. She wanted to burst into a rage, but she
THREE DAYS later, everything went back to normal at the Operation Department. No more overtime, recurring meetings, and no more anxiety that important documents would go missing again. Aside from the cloud software, the IT department also managed to create three more backups just to make sure the files were secured.The higher-ups were able to know about what happened, just in time after the Operations Department team solved all the problems. Instead of receiving a sanction because they hid the problem, all of them received an incentive and a salary raise.“This is your reward because all your hard work and plans were successfully executed, and it gave good feedback to the company’s overall performance, too,” said Francine, one of the executives. “However, if something like this happens again, be responsible and accountable enough to inform everyone about this. It’s not like every plan you make will be successful, isn’t it?”“Yes, Ma’am Francine,” Kierra answered and bowed. The other
EVERYONE went silent momentarily, realizing it could be the case. Not only did Freya fail to do her task, but the consequences of her failure put Glamorous Glitters Company in a state of bankruptcy, too. Their low performance impacted the net revenue harshly, and in such a short time, they were suddenly drowned in debts.“It could be,” Damian answered, his gaze fixated on the floor. “If I were the mastermind of stealing someone’s crucial files, and someone messed it up real bad, I would do anything to exact revenge, too…”“This is worse than I think,” Kevin added, his eyes still shut. “This is why we shouldn't let ourselves be blinded by our greed and desire for money, no matter how difficult life gets.”“You're right. Once you get tied into a series of wrongdoings, the cycle will continue, and it will be harder for you to escape,” Violy agreed. “You will desire for more, and you will not be content with what you have.”“And that was the reason for Freya's downfall.” Rachel sighed. “
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