Dollie, who was eating silently while enduring the awkwardness she felt toward her own family, raised his head when Helen mentioned her name. “M-Mom?” “Goodness. Do you have a speech defect?” Helen asked, her brows furrowing. Dollie bowed her head again while her hands were clenched tightly to the utensils. Her body started to shake, too. “N-No…” “Then why are you stuttering? Gosh, someone might have mistaken that I’ve been treating you badly!” said Helen in a slightly high-pitched tone before looking at her husband. “I told you. We shouldn’t have called her for this meeting. She’s useless.” Upon hearing those words, Dollie’s heart shattered into pieces. It is not the first time she heard harsh words from her mom, but every time it happens, it still hurts her. “Dollie will inherit some of my assets and subsidiaries soon, whether you like it or not, Helen,” Cielo answered, his tone stern. “And you don’t have any right to complain. I will distribute my assets however I want to since
“What?” Cielo asked, confused because of the kind of gaze everyone gave him. “If he wasn’t poor, he may have dominated every business industry he entered in. Damian had a keen eye on business opportunities, and he knew how to solve complicated problems, too.”When Ava and Damian got married, Cielo observed how Damian interacted with other people and solved problems on his own. He may be poor, but he was able to buy and provide for Ava’s needs. It was not only because Damian took multiple jobs, but he created some strategies with his time, too.“Too bad, he’s not rich. He only looks like one,” Ava said, her tone condescending. “Wait. Is that the reason why he wanted to pursue studying again? Is it because he is in good company now?”“Once Damian furthers his education while he is still working at Mid-Century Elegance Events, it would look like he slapped us in the face indirectly,” said Cielo in a serious tone, gritting his teeth. “Although we are the only ones who knew that he was a f
“It’s mine. Why would I give it to you?” Damian asked, his brows furrowing as he closed his laptop given by Kevin. “What are you planning to do, Cassandra?”“With your question, you’re making me look like a villain, don’t you?” Cassandra said, crossing her arms and raising an eyebrow. “I’m not planning anything. I’m just doing my duties as a president.”Damian and Cassandra had known each other since Damian entered his first year in college. Cassandra was the one who assisted him in the scholarship, and at the same time, the one who ridiculed him, telling everyone that he was the scholar with the poorest financial standing.“I am not a part of the Scholarship Association anymore,” Damian said as he stood up, his voice stern.“Well, you’re not, because you paid the tuition in full,” Cassandra uttered as she intentionally let her words trail off. “But what if I prove that you stole that card you used in paying the expenses? You will be under me again…Or I guess not. Maybe the Medieven f
Despite the shock, Amy continued explaining the process. “If it is a stolen card, the name that will show here should be different from the person using it.” Her gaze flickered between the piece of equipment and Damian. “But in this case, where there is no information placed in this card, it is highly likely that this card was potentially fraudulent.”Everyone gasped in shock because of what they heard.“Fraudulent? Does that mean that Damian paid for his tuition fee isn’t really his money?”“Yes, girl! And it seems like the money was hacked from someone else’s account!”“I thought his life was average now, but damn! That was horrible!”The whole classroom was suddenly buzzing with gossip, and every student’s gaze was on Damian now. All of them were looking at him condescendingly and disgustingly, making Cassandra smirk.‘Got you, boy!’ said Cassandra at the back of her mind.“Thank you for your wonderful explanation, Amy,” Cassandra said, smiling like she just had hit the jackpot. “
Cassandra raised an eyebrow as she deciphered what Damian was thinking about, but all his emotions were concealed by the smirk on his face. But she was curious what secret Damian was talking about, so she had already given the card.“If he tries to run, beat him up!” Cassandra commanded, and his men obliged as they became more attentive.“You have a lot of trust issues, don’t you?” Damian said, smirking, as he took the card from Cassandra’s hand. “I won’t run and hide. I don’t have any reasons to do that.”Everyone’s gaze was fixated on Damian, curious about the secret he was about to show them. So, Damian did not waste any more time as he immediately took something at the bottom side of the card. Under the barcode is a gold chip.
“Well…It depends whether I’ll believe you or not.” Cassandra crossed her arms, smirking. “But yeah, let’s see what kind of a lame excuse you will give me right now.”The side of Damian’s lips rose as he pulled the card from his pocket. “No. I will not say it.” He raised his hand, and his fingers gripped the card's side. “I will show it.”What Damian did shocked everyone in the accounting office. He pulled the card to the side, revealing that the black color was only a cover, and it showed what color Damian’s card was.“A gold card!” some of the students exclaimed in shock.The black card was only a facade as the card’s color was shiny gold. Based on its appearance, it looked
“Why are you raising your voice at me? Did you forget that you’re the one who asked me a favor about this, huh?” said Cassandra in a threatening tone, looking at her surroundings to ensure that no one was eavesdropping on them. “This is your fault. When you talked to me earlier, you were sure that Damian stole the money!”“Because it’s true. He couldn’t get even one thousand dollars just by saving. There must be something!” Ava persisted in her hunch. She even stopped doing her make-up for a moment because of how intense her conversation with Cassandra was.“Yeah, there is,” Cassandra said, sighing in frustration. “He gambled in the lottery, and he won.”“Lottery?” Ava asked as her forehead creased. “What lottery?”<
IN A DARK, cold room, in the middle of a queen-sized bed, Cassandra was naked on all fours, while two men were on both her sides. The one was thrusting from behind and holding her waist properly, while the other one was in front, thrusting in Cassandra’s mouth.“Whose whore are you?” the man in the front asked, but Cassandra could only moan as an answer. “Answer me, Cassandra Thayers. Whose whore are you?”Cassandra removed the c.ock from her mouth temporarily as she groaned in pleasure. “I am yours! Yours! I’m only for the two of you—Ugh!”“Shit!” Cassandra immediately stopped the video and deleted it from her email. Her hands were shaking badly, but she still managed to call Sienna, who answered after just a few rings as if she expected Cassandra to call her back.“Did you see how slutty you are, huh?” Sienna asked in a mocking tone. “We fed you, took care of you, and even made you study at Medivien University, yet you’re fucking guys around behind our backs?”“Who sent you this?”
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