Few weeks later, The invitation card to Brian and Lyra’s elaborate wedding circulated the whole of Ashton Hills. All her friends celebrated and looked forward to the wedding. Although it wasn't yet confirmed, people overheard Brian talking about having the wedding on a yacht. He had promised to make it the best wedding of the century, the best wedding in the whole of Ashton Hills. Lyra became the woman everyone envied. They all wanted a perfect man like Brian Duke, but that would be in their wildest dreams. Lyra had been with Brian even when no one recognized him, so none of them deserved someone like Brian.Harry stared at the invitation card and scoffed. Lyra and Brian were planning a second wedding? The one everyone in Ashton Hills would notice? Even if he wouldn't have Lyra, then maybe no one else should. The next wedding would never be successful. Not when he was still alive. ***“Albert.” Brian called out when Albert walked into his office. “Congratulations on your wedding, m
“Father, we've only acquired 10% shares.” Martin said proudly, earning a glare from Landon. Landon looked like he had seen a ghost, as he was unable to digest Martin's words, or perhaps, did he hear wrong?10% shares. That was impossible. “Martin, you're joking right?” Landon asked, his voice raising slightly as he turned to the imbecile he called a son, “Tell me it's not true! In months you've only acquired 10%? How's 10% going to be useful for me? Do you think I can threaten Brian with 10% shares? Does that even make sense to you?!” he growled as he flinged the file away. He was angered by Martin's incompetence. In a month, Martin was supposed to have acquired something tangible. Something reasonable and satisfying, but 10% shares wouldn't get them anywhere! “I gave you enough time, Money and resources! Why..why do you only have 10% shares? Are you this incompetent? Getting shares now is tough for you?!” he spat, his anger palpable. Now that Martin only had 10% shares, how was he
Martin stumbled to the back, his eyes wide with terror. The words he never wanted to hear again, his father had said it with no remorse. He shook his head, hoping everything would be a joke but it wasn't. He was no longer the heir to the Scott's Empire. “Father, you c..an't do this to me.” he stuttered, hoping his father would change his mind. For the past few weeks, being the heir to the Scott Empire brought back his lost respect, but losing it again would ruin him. People would wonder if he had messed up again, and he wasn't willing to give people the satisfaction of watching him falling to the ground. His heart was filled with despair, and he badly wished that his father would have mercy on him. His position was his life and losing it would only drive him insane. Martin got on his knees. He placed his forehead on Landon's shoe and pleaded, “Please, please don't take everything away from me.” his voice choked as he cleaned his tears on his father's shoe. Martin was devastated, dev
Tyla walked towards Martin and chuckled, “Martin, just look at your state.” she said, bending down to his level, “Just look at what you've done to yourself. Come on, go clubbing again tonight. Don't you think your little bitch is waiting for you?” she smirked, her eyes filled with coldness. For what Martin did a few weeks ago, slapping her in the presence of a wh*re, she despised him to the core. To make matters worse, he allowed the wh*re to insult her and say all sorts of words to her. Tyla was angered beyond words, but Martin still had the guts to push her out of the club. He clearly told her to stay out of his life, and that was exactly what she would do. Hearing Tyla's words, Martin was filled with rage. He tried to stand, but he fell back to the ground. He groaned in pain as his injuries hurt as hell but Tyla stood there unmoving. “Martin, I trusted you with all my heart but you chose a slut over me. Where is she now?” she mocked, walking around Martin like a predator staring
Few days later, James decided to visit Brian and apologize. With each passing moment he was losing his stand and respect. He had promised an organization to return with the staff and share the contents of the vault with them, but he had failed shamelessly. As he had exhausted almost all his funds in searching for the staff, all he had left wouldn't last him a year. The Tycoon 6 was really his life, and getting kicked out has affected his life in several ways. Upon reaching the Duke's Empire, he wondered how Brian was going to react upon seeing him. Although James was a member of the Tycoon 6, he had his own Empire, but without the backing of the Tycoon 6 would make it collapse any moment from now. He had started to regret all his actions just when he got kicked out. He didn't receive special treatments anywhere again. Now he was just an ordinary person. After having a talk with the receptionist, he was allowed to go into Brian's office. After knocking for a while, Brian's voice ra
Landon Scott walked into the courtroom with a frown etched on his features. It was just the first hearing, but he was sure Brian must have gathered enough evidence. Slowly, Landon walked towards the opposite seat next to Victoria, sitting right beside his lawyer. Victoria flinched, fear creeping into her heart but her lawyer assured her, “It's okay. He can't do anything to you.” he gave her a small smile, making Victoria relax. The courtroom was silent with everyone eagerly staring at the judge, wondering why he was taking too long to start the session. At the same time, the judge banged the gavel, “The court is now in session.The case we have before us today is Victoria and Landon, case number 2023-002. Mr Gerald, proceed with the opening statement. Mr Gerald, Victoria's lawyer, stood up and bowed slightly. He then said, "On behalf of Victoria, my client, we allege that the defendant, Landon deliberately caused a third degree burn on her arm which caused her skin cancer. In this
“The Hidden Location of the Vault?” he gasped, his eyes widened in surprise. His heartbeat quickened, his hands trembling as he read the next words on the black sheet. As he read the words, his frown deepened as he couldn't believe that the Vault was actually in the outskirts of the city. Below a building which looked weak and deserted. It could be any building, but then, a symbol was going to tell. The symbol was drawn on the black sheet and he was suddenly determined to get that Vault. Below meant underground. Right? Then the code written on the staff was definitely the code to unlocking the vault. No one would have realized that the vault could actually be hidden there. Checking the time, he shook his head since it was almost midnight. He wished the next day would come quickly, Just so he could hurry to the location and find the vault. Due to how secretive the information was, he decided to act on it alone. Not like he didn't trust Albert, it was better some things remain hidden t
Seated calmly in his office, Brian was checking through a pile of files. He sighed as he was quite tired of the unending work he had to settle everyday. As he picked up his pen to sign on the file, Albert knocked on the door and walked in when Brian instructed him to. “Master, this is an invitation card to an event which would take place today.” He said as he placed the card on Brian's desk. Brian furrowed his brows, taken aback by the sudden invitation. He opened it up and chuckled when he read the content. “The event was taking place today and they're just informing me now? Haven't they heard of the word, ‘Busy’?” his voice carried a bit of irritation, making Albert wonder why his boss was in a bitter mood. “I'm not going. Toss it in the trash can.” he ordered coldly as he pushed the invitation card away. He was exhausted, and attending an event now would only add to his problems. Albert picked up the invitation card and sighed, “Master, it's an annual event. One for higher-ups. A