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
GLOVES & GLORY DOWNTOWN, AURORAFor the first time in months, it's a big day for the martial artists in Gloves & Glory. But this time, the big day is not on the positive side as they are conducting the send-off of their Supreme Master, Shadow.Under normal circumstances, that is if Shadow died a purposeful death, it should have been a big ceremony that the whole of Aurora will know about. One that would have shaken Aurora to its core as the prestigious heads of the five major families and every other big shot; musicians, actors, models, and the rest, would have graced the ceremony.But now, their Master, Shadow, was killed by a youngster. A mere teenager! Much worse, he didn't die fighting an honorable course, but one born out of the ridiculous act of vengeance. That is too humiliating!As of now, they haven't even openly declared that Shadow is dead. So, aside from the Howards, Dani, Mickey, and Lucian, no one else knows Shadow is long dead! And they intend to keep it that way unti
"What?!" Everyone is utterly flabbergasted. They can't believe Sparrow said just that! Does he even know what he is saying? Perhaps, did he lose his senses after Shadow died? They just can't understand!Like, is he planning to make Gloves & Glory lose its reputation in Aurora and status among the other martial arts schools?There are three martial arts schools in Aurora. For so many years, Gloves & Glory has been ranking first among the three schools.This is basically why as martial artists from Gloves & Glory, they can walk around with their heads held high and with no fear whatsoever.How can Sparrow then say they will be closing down? Is he sure he truly thought about this? They ask because it sounds so ridiculous to their ears! Hah! They didn't expect this from him at all! It's safe to say they are disappointed!As Sparrow sees the expression on his comrades' faces, he sighs helplessly and says, "It will be closed down until a new teacher is found! I didn't say it would be clos
It is Spider, Sparrow's second in command. Not long ago, he stepped out to answer his phone. He'd wanted to ignore the call, but when the phone wouldn't stop ringing, had no other option but to step out and receive it. Given that it was a phone call that caused him to leave, could it be that the news of Shadow's death has already gone out and someone called him to find out if it's true?The artists' thoughts wander far and wide as they watch Spider run toward them, toward Sparrow to be precise, with all his might.The atmosphere is suddenly tense and their hearts are panting. His dramatic entrance and assertions are scaring them to death! Ah!"Brother, brother!" As Spider finally gets to Sparrow, he exclaims and drops to the floor."Spider!" Sparrow hastily lowers himself to his level. "What is it?! Why are you this way?" He asks anxiously."I... It was Mickey on the phone just now! H... He told me that Mr. Wood was stabbed! That asshole, Dani, stabbed him right in the chest!"Mr. Woo
"Isn't that Mr. Howard and Ms. Helen?" The spectators around, can't help but gasp.When the assorted luxurious cars pulled over in the hospital just now, they were so drawn to the fascinating sight that they hastily left everything they were doing in the lobby and rushed outside. This they did so they could see the cars more clearly! It is not often that they see such cars and they couldn't miss the opportunity of admiring them to their full! Hah! This is more than fifteen Bentley Bentayga Speeds that they are staring at! Bentley Bentayga Speed!Each Bentley Bentayga Speed has a starting price of $263,000. That's not even its end price! Just the starting price! Ah!It would not be wrong to say that each of the cars could at its end price reach up to half a million! And since there are more than fifteen, that is more than five million dollars in total!Hah! It might be a little amount for the extremely wealthy but it is a staggering amount for people like them! If the sight of the ca
"What?! How can that be?!" The other spectators exclaim, wide-eyed."How can it not be?!" The young guy retorts at their naivety and rolls his eyes. "You guys should give it some more thought! Mr. Howard is seldom seen, but he suddenly appeared in public today! And it's all because of that lad!"Isn't the fact that he left his shell, ran all the way here, and cares so much for the lad proof enough? See, also, if that is not proof enough, Ms. Helen keeps addressing the lad as 'My Lucian! What does the word "My" mean to you guys? If I address a girl named Abigail as "My Abigail," doesn't that mean that I'm trying to demonstrate to the world that I own her, which means that she is my girlfriend? If that is not the case, why else will she address him that way? We already know she has no brother!""But it sounds too good to be true!" Another spectator objects. "I have a point to back up my claim. And that is if he was her boyfriend, why hasn't she declared him openly? "We all know Ms. Hel
As they do, the jets, which have a stylish golden 'H' inscribed on them, settle in a triangular formation, covering the entire parking lot and stirring up clouds of dust into the air. As a result, the atmosphere of the hospital suddenly becomes obscured by haze.The spectators, Mr. Howard, Helen, and the rest have to shut their eyes lest the dust particles enter them and also their ears due to the noises the fans of the jets are generating.Due to their long hair, some of the spectators, females in particular, have to also move backward, so far away from the range of the fans to keep their hair from moving out of turn as the heavy air incited by the fans has already started doing that. Fortunately for them, in no time, the jets' fans gradually come to a halt and the air is cleared back after a while, the noises also coming to an end!"Wow! I must confess, that was a one-in-a-million experience! It's my very first time witnessing this!" One of the spectators exclaims enthusiastically wi
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