Mr. Howard glares viciously at her and points a finger at her, his body shivering in rage. "You caused all this, you heartless woman!" He barks, not caring that Helen is right there beside him. "If you didn't provoke Mr. Wood till the point he had to send us away to retain his sanity, he wouldn't have been left alone with those brats! He wouldn't have been in the state he is now! Harper, I swear on my late mother's head, if that lad dies, I'll never have anything to do with you till I die! I swear!""I swear on dad, if Lucian dies, I would also never have anything to do with you! You will seize from being my mum!" Helen doesn't give Harper the chance to speak and also swears. "Now, get out of our way and pray to whatever you serve that nothing happens to him. Such a bitch!" She quickly adds and hisses.Harper's face turns gloomy. She staggers slightly and her mouth flies open. "Y... you too will really kick me out of your lives if anything happens to that punk? So, the lad is more imp
Authority does supersede authority. It's just as Doctor Bertram stated; every man no matter how big he is must have someone much bigger than him. To Mr. Howard's lackeys and several others beneath Mr. Howard, he is more like God. But right now in front of Chad Kennedy, Mr. Howard is so terrified that he is visibly shaking!It is such a fascinating sight to behold!"Mr. Wood attacked the rascals that tried to molest my daughter all by himself to exact revenge for her, Mr. Kennedy, but before he could get it all done, one of them, Dani Young, stabbed him in the chest. He-""What?!" Chad roars. "No, you must be kidding, Hale," he laughs hysterically. "You must be kidding! But if you are not, then make sure nothing happens to that lad! That young man is very important to the Hutton family! If anything happens to him, consider it that you have drawn a battle line between your family and the Huttons! Pray to whoever you serve that nothing happens to Mr. Wood! Pray! Ah!"He is very important
Meanwhile... In a big classy spacious room at the Hutton family's Mansion...As soon as Chad Kennedy drops the call, he angrily picks up the golden classy glass lamp on the drawer base cabinet beside his master bed and hurls it against the wall.He picks up the flower pot next to it and also hurls it against the wall. This is just the second day Lucian came into their lives and he is already facing all this. How would he tell Mr. Michael what happened? Ah, his heart is panting.He has to leave. He has to leave! He hurriedly picks up a suit and rushes out the door only to bump into Michael who is just waking up and seems to be heading to have breakfast."I'm so sorry, My Lord," he hurriedly apologizes and bows. "A blissful morning to you."Michael doesn't answer. He looks Chad up and down skeptically and asks calmly, "Tell me the truth, Chad, did something happen to my son?"Chad's eyes dilate. He just got off the phone with Hale Howard not long ago, how did his Lord suddenly know abo
"Enough of the question," Mickey hisses, pissed. "Forget about what happened here and do as I asked!""We will need that video to place our charges, where is this Mr. Wood?" The male cop retorts, looking around."Dani Young stabbed him and ran away," Mickey winces. "He has been rushed to Silver Crest Hospital. The video is with him."The cops exchange glances and shake their heads. "That blood is his?" The other female cop, a brunette, says, pointing at the blood littered all over the floor.Mickey sighs and nods.She shakes her head sadly. "For someone who lost that amount of blood, I doubt he will make it. Sorry if I'm blunt. Anyway, we should all head to Silver Crest Hospital to get his phone and transfer the video.""Alright, that will be cool. And mind your business. You don't know Mr. Wood! He died a few hours ago and somehow rose back to life! He is no ordinary man from what I've seen and if there's anyone that would survive that, it would be him! I have so much faith in him!"
It's a busy day in Silver Crest Hospital. A busy day for every Doctor, nurse, and the rest of the employees; cleaners, security, etc. Earlier today, Lucian purchased the hospital for a whopping sum of $400 million and had Doctor Bertram promoted as the new medical director.Not long ago, Doctor Bertram arrived at the hospital only to see all the employees in the hospital, fellow doctors, those senior to him and those he is senior to, nurses, and the rest, staring at him weirdly. He couldn't understand why and tried to talk to them to know what was going on but none accepted to talk to him.He shrugged it off as nothing and went to his office. He had just finished his short morning prayer he always did every morning before going about his daily activities and was about to settle down when he was suddenly informed by an employee that the CEO, Mrs. Catherine Garfield asked to see him in her office immediately.He was shocked to hear Catherine was already at work! Catherine he knows neve
"Bertram!" Catherine yells. "What was that for?" Bertram's dramatic entrance just now had frightened her beyond words. She almost deleted the five pages report she's managed to type and compile! Ah! She is so furious!"I'm sorry, Missus Garfield, but there's a huge problem!" Bertram gulps and says whilst rubbing his hand over his panting chest to curtail his breathing."What problem would cause you to storm into my office like that, Bertram Campbell?" Catherine scowls. "You are the medical doctor of this hospital! How can you be acting so unmanneredly?!""Quit scowling at me and listen to me! Fuck!" Doctor Bertram snarls. "Mr. Wood was stabbed! A young man carrying Lucas just rushed him in!""What?!" Catherine exclaims hysterically, her heart leaping into her belly. "How did that happen? How is his injury? How is his state? Is he at least alive? Did you feel his pulse? Is there any?" She asks all at once, panicking.This is the same Lucian she was just piling up her report for the da
The paramedics don't delay, they rush back to Lucas and lower their heads as they apologize for their negligence.Lucas's only aim has been for Lucian to be attended to so he doesn't even spare them a glance. He doesn't see a need to waste his breath on them since Lucian has been taken in to be attended to by the CEO of the hospital herself. They can kiss his ass for all he cares.He puts his hands into his pockets and walks out of the lobby to wait for Mr. Howard. He is so happy that he did as Mickey stated. He didn't give up Lucian even when he was declared dead by the other doctor. Right now, he hopes he survives. That is all he owes Mr. Howard.Seeing Lucas's reaction toward them, the paramedics have no other option but to sigh and walk away to continue their respective activities.Meanwhile, AT SILVERLIGHT MICROSOFT COMPANY...Yvonne Xavier is sitting in her office with a sad expression on her face. Since Lucian left the company yesterday, she hasn't been able to concentrate f
Here she was all this time thinking Lucian was purposefully ignoring her calls and had perhaps chosen not to come to work, only for her to receive such horrible news!"How can that be true?" Her breath hitches and she begins gasping for air."Ms. Xavier," the young lady scoots to her. She stands an inch away from her and begins rubbing her chest whilst asking, "How do you feel? Does your chest hurt? Are you alright?" "How can I be alright when you just said Mr. Wood was stabbed?!" Yvonne shoves her hand away from her. "Are you serious about what you are saying?" She looks at her with bloodshot eyes, her heart panting."Yes, Ms. Xavier," the lady sighs. "From what I heard, he might already be dead. He was stabbed at a vital point. So sad. I was salivating meeting him again today!"The young lady in question happens to be one of the ten employees Lucian reinstated, promoted, and tripled their salaries. She is currently the chief director of the marketing department at such a young age
Dear readers, I know I've wronged so many of you by not updating for so long. 😭😭I'm sorry. so so sorry. I've been caught up with my second book A Billionaire After Divorce and school. I graduated last year.I promise, I'll try my best to resume writing in March. Unfailingly. Since I left the book for so long, I'll need to read it again and refresh my memory then dive in. Please give me just one more month and I'll resume updating. I hope you guys can still stick with me. Thank you. From your lovely author, GHOSTWRITER.
Perhaps he believes as far as he pushed down his ego and begged, he would undoubtedly be forgiven. After all, Lucian is a man who appears to be easily moved by apologies, regardless if they were genuine or not.But he had got it all wrong this time as Lucian merely scoffs as soon as he finishes putting up the forgive me drama and retorts,"Fancy you kneeling there and yelling I shouldn't do this when you brought it upon yourself. Hah! I've been patient enough with you, but I see you might be taking my benevolence for weakness and dismissing me as a pushover you can snap at and curse whenever you want. "As a result, I might pardon others as they didn't concur or refute you when you said what you said, but I would never pardon you! "Since you've finally succeeded to cross my bottom line, you might as well bear the consequences! Only after you've suffered that would you realize how ruthless I am as a person and know that I'm no pushover!"He sways his gaze to Chester. "Keep away from
With each word Lucian says, Cole and his brothers feel a pang in their chests that by the time he is done talking, their chests can't help but begin aching. Simultaneously, their brows crinkle and their face contort in discomfort. This is indeed what they planned to do. They'd suffered so much just because of the useless little girl and her boyfriend.Obviously, there was no way they would have let that lying down. It was just as Lucian said, they'd silently planned in their hearts to seek revenge against him later because they had to verify his identity first but would go ahead to kill the little girl and her boyfriend immediately since they already know their statuses. Like, they had not been planning to let that revenge-seeking cross today.They've always loved serving their revenge hot. But what they never expected is that Lucian will easily figure out their untold plans. A plan they had not even discussed amongst themselves but harbored only in their respective hearts. They
'My sister,' as those simple yet powerful words leave Lucian's lips and infiltrate the little girl's eardrums, an overwhelming sensation course through her veins, and her eyes well up with tears. She doesn't know why, but hearing Lucian refer to her as his sister makes her so aroused and emotional.Maybe because she never had a big brother, let alone one who would stand up for her so selflessly. What aggravates her emotions even more is the fact that Lucian knows nothing about her. Like, he has never met her before yet he is so willing to go to the ends of the world for her. The knowledge that she now has a stranger as a big brother and a powerful one at that is quite weird yet so overwhelming and soothing."Thank you, thank you so much," she can't help but express her heartfelt gratitude. "I'm really grateful!" Her eyes sparkle and she pouts, looking much like a pouting kitten.Lucian is instantly overwhelmed with the strong urge to laugh as the little girl is so amusing right now w
Callum's brows furrow and his face contort in displeasure. At this moment, he seemingly appears to be both perplexed and displeased. According to what the little girl said, she accepted his apologies. He is sure he heard that right, so why should he apologize to her again, or could it be that the girl was merely being sarcastic?But it doesn't seem that way. In that case, that can only mean she meant it and that Lucian is the one who is twisting her words for whatever reason. An acid taste creeps into his tongue and he clenches his fists.Since Lucian now calls the shots, he must be doing it on purpose to trample on his ego and shatter it if possible.His nose flares up in rage and he furiously turns, seemingly as if he wants to pick a fight with him, but as his gaze lands on Rome and Chester's murderous faces, a chill runs down his spine and he jerks twice as if he had been electrocuted."I-""You are twisting my words!" Before he can say anything, the little girl says helplessly an
The little girl is gaping at Callum as if she is seeing him for the first time and her heart is thumping so strongly, loudly, and quickly, a cloudburst of blood surging through her veins in tides upon tides. Who would have guessed that Callum, one of the burly figures who seemed so powerful and tyrannical to her would be reduced to this?She is so stunned at the sudden twist in events that her jaw is practically dropping to the floor, and she doesn't in the slightest know how to handle it. Regardless, she is just a pauper who has spent her entire life in the slums and is at the bottom of society. As a result, her self-esteem has taken a significant hit, plummeting to an all-time low. And this has had so many negative effects on her, one of which is the fact that she has, over the years, grown accustomed to being the one begging others, and with the exception of her boyfriend, who begs her occasionally when he offends her, no one else has ever begged her. One could imagine just how bi
"That's very easy," Lucian grins darkly. "Don't they like to fuck anything in a skirt? We can as well have them try something new!" "Something like what, My Lord?" Rome doesn't even let a second pass as he quickly asks, his eyes gleaming with so much curiosity in them."Something like fucking the same gender!" Lucian sneers and passes his tongue over his lower lip, exuding a sinister aura."Wow!" Rome gasps and an ecstatic smile breaks out on his face. "You sure deserve to be My Lord!" He proclaims with so much reverence, admiration, and pride in his voice and bows 90°. Yes, this is the formidable Python Lord he has pledged to serve for the rest of his life! He sure lives up to his name!"I have no doubt that this is a nice blood-rising plan, My Lord, but there are no new guys here, so even if that was possible, who would they lay with?" Chester twists his brows disconcertingly as he implores, seemingly not that enthusiastic yet."How can you be so slow-witted?" Lucian frowns. "Do the
"Such a bunch of cowards!" Rome hisses, glaring disdainfully at Cole and his brothers. "For experts with such murderous auras, I assumed you guys would be at least interesting and hard nuts to crack but turns out you three are so pathetic and a disgrace to your expertise! You don't deserve to be called experts at all as you are just a useless bunch of scared mice! "Gosh, you three might be the death of me if I don't take time because you infuriate me to no end!" Rome is so provoked that his babbling spirit suddenly takes over him and he loses rationality and begins babbling and babbling at the top of his lungs, his eyes bloodshot and his fists clenched so tightly that they now bright red and might start bleeding anytime soon if he doesn't control his rage and loosen up."Buddy," seeing this, Chester doesn't waste a second as he smacks him on the head, yelling, "Earth to me!"Rome shudders violently, almost dropping to the floor, but Chester is fast to catch him and steady him. "This
"But I've already been struck before," before Carl and Callum can bring themselves to say anything, Cole, who had assumed he wouldn't be included in the beating since he has already been struck by Rome and suffered a vital blow, says in a barely audible whisper, his voice full of so much reverence and his face flustered.It's not that he respects Lucian, or fears him, nah, not at all. To him, Lucian is still a lad who doesn't deserve his respect. So what if he might be an heir to a top-tier family? Does he have what it takes to command respect from a man of his skills?Hmph! He's just a fragile heir who only has his family to rely on, and without them, he is nothing. He has never taken all these heirs seriously because the majority of them are utterly useless and incompetent. They can't even fight themselves out of danger and would always depend on their guards.Their very existence irritates him and as such his reverence towards Lucian just now is only because of Rome and Chester at h