Ethan held Chloe's warm hands the whole time the doctor tended to her.After 20 minutes of examining and cross-examining her to be sure he didn't make a mistake, the doctor straightened up."Her vitals are all in perfect condition," Josiah Haworth said, standing behind Ethan in an expensive Italian suit. He didn't need to say who he was for the doctor to know he was someone of importance.However, the doctor wondered who the man such a big shot like Josiah Haworth was being so careful about."Are you sure she's okay? She bled a lot," Ethan sounded worried as he gazed at Chloe's pale face, a result of the enormous amount of blood she had lost the few minutes it took him to get her to his villa.Even though Ethan's voice sounded worried, it was extremely cold, without any warmth in it, making the doctor's heart skip a beat."I cross-examined her more than once just to be sure. She only bled so much because she cut an artery. However, I've stopped the bleeding. She'll be fine as long as
Daniel pointed the pipe at the man's eyes and stayed in that position for a long time before he stepped backward and threw the pipe away."All these big families do is look down on us. We do all the dirty work that could soil their names and still take the blame if caught for them. Yet, they don't even care if we live or die. Once you get caught by the police, you can end up rotting in jail for more than thirty years or even die in there.""Over time, you'll be replaced by them. They won't even remember someone like you exists after a few weeks. To them, it's just business. They pay you to take the fall; you take the money and get lost." "Is that the life you want to keep living? Yes, you own millions of naira in assets, drive around in luxurious cars, eat whatever you want, and party as much as you want, but that can change in just a minute if a detective cracks down on your dealings and finds out you committed a crime that wasn't properly covered."Your luxurious life will come to
Kane was releasing a frightening aura that could be felt by everyone present. Shivers ran down their spines, and none could muster enough courage to ask him who he was. Kane felt the blunt edge of the wood for a moment before raised his eyes to look at them.He pinned it on the two bosses who had come for Daniel's head and asked coldly, "Someone talked bad about the Commander. Was it you? Or was it you? Or was it both of you?""You rascal, have you no respect? We're old enough to be your father!"Although scared by his frightening aura, the man with the goatee snorted when he realized Kane wasn't putting on anything luxurious. He only feared the rich and influential. And a scion from a rich family wouldn't come to such a place without his bodyguards.Obviously, this man wasn't someone from a wealthy family."My father died ten years ago. So if you think you're old enough to be my father, then you've lived more than you're supposed to, you old fart!" Kane snorted back in reply.The m
As Ethan and Chloe made a stop at the police station, Matilda Brown, unaware of what her family was going through, rushed into the house in a frenzy and ran up to her room.She knelt on the floor and took out a box from under her bed.She opened and rummaged through it for a moment before whipping out an envelope. She didn't bother to confirm its content before rushing out of the house with it.Three hours later, she returned to the house, looking more enthusiastic than ever.She waltzed into Chloe's room and emerged from it some minutes later hiding something behind her back.Coincidentally, Claire happened to walk out of her room at that moment to see her mother hurrying out of her sister's room hiding something behind her back."Mom? What were you doing in Chloe's room?" She paused and asked suspiciously, raising a brow at Matilda.Matilda flinched and swiftly turned around. However, she smiled when she saw it wasn't Chloe but Claire."What? Oh, that. Nothing. I went into her room
In less than an hour, Claire brought 500 million dollars in cash and placed it beside the first bag of money Matilda had. "With this money, Claire, no one would dare to look down on our family!" Matilda said, overjoyed. The money doubling man massaged his beards for a moment while staring at the two bags of money. He then waved his hand at his assistant who hurried to him. The duo whispered about something for some seconds before the money doubling man shook his head a little. "This is the biggest amount of money we'll be doubling for one person today. You'll need to come back in twenty four hours to take back home your profit." "24 hours? Isn't that too much?" Claire asked, furrowing her brows into a light frown. The man placed his hands on the table and interlocked his fingers together. "For the amount of money you brought to be doubled, it isn't. Usually, one hundred million takes about three hours. Five hundred fake fifteen hours. And a billion dollars should take thirty ho
Downstairs, the dining room was filled to the brim with various people who were chattering nonstop.Matilda's loud laughter was enough to show she was in an extremely good mood.So one of her relatives took the opportunity to ask a question that had been bugging everyone in the room."I heard Chloe is close to Chairman Haworth of Astoria Corporation. It's still an unconfirmed rumor. But since we're already here and related to you in one way or another, why don't you just tell us if the rumors are true? Is your daughter really close to Chairman Haworth?""That's true. People are also saying he pulled some strings and got her a job in Springdale National College," another seconded.The chattering gradually stopped, and everyone looked towards Matilda, who had stiffened at the questions, with expectant gazes.However, before she could retort, someone harrumphed in disdain."If the rumors were true, why would the William family remove their names from the family tree? Chairman Haworth att
"Engagement? Who are you getting engaged to?" asked one of the relatives whom Matilda invited, leaning towards Violet with curiosity."Vincent Dutchman. He's the heir of the Dutchman family in Willow Creek County," Violet replied and shrugged, as if what she said wasn't a big deal."The Dutchman family of Willow Creek County? Are you kidding me? You're acting too nonchalant for someone getting married to the heir of a first-tier family!"The woman sitting next to Violet placed her hand on Violet's hand and massaged it with a gentle smile."Oh, don't be like that. Violet isn't one who likes to brag about things like that. She prefers to keep things to herself. Her father and I were even the ones who bugged her into informing our relatives about the engagement.""Left to my Violet, she prefers to keep things to herself even though it's a great accomplishment that should be known by a lot of people.""Only ten invites are available, and each family here gets one." Tim Brown reached besid
"A package for Ms. William?" Scott William repeated, a puzzling look settling on his face.The deliveryman held up the card in his hand. He stared at it for a few seconds for confirmation before nodding his head at Scott."It says here that these gifts are intended for C. William."Before Scott could say anything, someone suddenly pushed him from behind and squeezed her way to the front.Matilda looked around the compound, her eyes brimming with anticipation, but didn't see anything resembling a gift besides the two medium sized boxes on the delivery man's bike.She frowned and shifted her attention to him. "Where are the gifts? I don't see any gifts."The deliveryman smiled a little and presented the card and a log book to her."Are you C. William? Mr. Wilkins specially requested that she signs her name here as the rightful recipient of the gifts before we hand the gifts over to her."Matilda's excitement had died down when she didn't see any gift box besides the ones on the delivery