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The deprived Orphan who became a Billionaire Chapter 52. The Prying stranger
Zachary flushed in embarrassment. He turned his face away to prevent Maraya from seeing the red color burning on his cheek. He could not get himself to look at Maraya because of that. This was one of the most awkward moments of his life as he never saw that question coming. Did she just say that to him after feigning unconcerned?"Well… Uhmm." Zachary was lost for the right words to explain himself with. "Actually, it's not what you think." Zachary defended himself and Maraya threw him a glaring face."What do you think that I think?" Maraya was not backing down which made Zachary feel uneasy. He adjusted in his seat and tried to loosen his tie which he assumed was the cause of his discomfort. Zachary scratched the back of his head with the left hand and drew invisible traces of lines on the table with the other hand. Was he blushing because of Maraya's question or because he was indeed in love with Mirabel?Opening his mouth to say something, Zachary was interrupted by the waiter st
The deprived Orphan who became a Billionaire Chapter 53. The night visitor
The puzzled men stared at themselves with furrowed brows and mouths agape, throwing each other a questioning look. What just happened? Was this some sort of prank?Zachary was the most confused among the men. Was the lady a friend or a foe? If she was a foe, it certainly meant that trouble was brewing. Zachary's thoughts wandered around as he thought of who the spy could be. Was Duncan up to something again? Certainly not. He has been severely dealt with and can't even lift a finger.Well, his grandfather was right. More than anything else, he needed the bodyguards' protection. Zachary hated to admit that. His little freedom would be limited. Zachary threw a glance at Stone and he made a hand gesture while signifying that he was also confused.If the bodyguards weren't caught unaware, they would have chased down the intruder and found out what her mission was snooping around. Zachary did not utter a word, he just went back to his car and they drove in with his bodyguards following
The deprived Orphan who became a Billionaire Chapter 54. Flesh and blood
"Can someone tell me what the hell this man is doing here?" Zachary yelled, drawing the attention of everyone present. The bodyguards looked at themselves. The we're so lost.Since they had just been sent over by their agency on Kelvin's demand, they had no idea what was going on. Carlos Paddington stood from his seat and strode towards Zachary. Nathan followed behind. "Mr Carlos Paddington. Please leave my house. I have nothing to discuss with you nor do I have any business with you. What exactly do you want from me." Zachary questioned the man."Your forgiveness." He answered.Zachary was speechless.Flicking his fingers, he turned to the bodyguards and said. "See him out of the villa. If he refuses, you know what to do then.""Yes, young master." They replied and started towards the man. As they were about to get him to leave, a voice stopped them."wait." Nathan's voice came through and they halted. With their eyes, they sought the opinion of Zachary and he nodded to them. Since
The deprived Orphan who became a Billionaire Chapter 55. A coincidence
Zachary came in for work in a very bad mood. It was now like a reoccurring incident that each time he bumped into his so-called father, a bad mood followed afterward. The last time his father showed himself to him, he had a very rough night and ended up getting kidnapped after his father's presence stirred up old memories. He had decided to visit his mother's gravestone but could not achieve his aim because of a rascal. How could he dare show his pathetic face to him again? The worst was that Grandpa Nathan had already forgiven him. He was even pushing him to forgive and forget about the past heartbreaking incident. Gosh!How could Grandpa Nathan easily let go after all he went through? How could he just forget about it just like that? Well, Grandpa Nathan and himself were two different people. He could not easily let go just like his grandfather. Since he came in for work very early, he decided to actualize what he had failed to do the other time.Taking up his phone, Zachary dialed
The deprived Orphan who became a Billionaire Chapter 56. Two losses
Zachary's mouth went apart in stupefaction. How the hell did she know?"Uhmm… Em… Mirabel? What are you doing here this early?" Zachary stammered as he questioned the lady standing before him. She had a warm smile on her face. "Well, I'd say that I came here for the same reason as you." She replied."Hi, Zach." She finally greeted but Zachary was too dazed to hear her. "But, how come you know? How did you know about whom I was looking for? Zachary was curious. "Well, that's a story for later. I'd leave you to do your thing." Mirabel reluctantly left him alone as she imagined Zachary holding her hands as they visited his mother's grave. She wanted to share that moment and many more moments with him. However, he was yet to fall in love with her whilst she had fallen head over heels in love with him. As Mirabel calmly walked out, Zachary called out her name. Pausing in her steps, Mirabel smiled inwardly and let out a sigh before turning around. "Yes.""Please, can you wait for me close
The deprived Orphan who became a Billionaire Chapter 57. Repaying unknown debt
Mirabel eyelids flickered. She was totally clueless on how to react as she had just made a serious confession. No one knew about this except for the young man she paid some years ago to find out the truth. Now she had just disclosed it to Zachary. Really? How was she able to freely say that without holding back. Was it because of love? Yeah. Love could make one do crazy stuff.With Zachary's eyes still fixated on her, Mirabel lowered her gaze. She was somewhat embarrassed. What she did was crazy indeed."Why do you keep staring. Did I do something wrong?" Miracle muttered from under her breath, causing Zachary to flash a smile. "No, you didn't. As a matter of fact, I'm glad that you did what you did. It shows how concerned you are about me." Zachary was grateful indeed. He hadn't even thought of anything that would link him and Mirabel. However, he did not want to be indebted to the lady. He needed to pay her back for what she did. She had been taking care of his mother's gravestone a
The deprived Orphan who became a Billionaire Chapter 58. Anxious
Zachary thought that dinner was romantic but there was nothing he could do. To him, dinner was better as it would be dark already and prying eyes would be lessened. Even though the restaurant would be littered up with florescent bulbs, it was still better than the daytime as poking noses would be limited to merely the customers in the restaurant. Stone shook his head in incredulity. He thought that Zachary had already fallen in love and was lying to himself. Stone was speechless. He was lost for the right words to respond to his boss. He only managed to mutter something somewhat inaudible. "Well, that was just my honest review."Zachary heard him right but said nothing. He was still maintaining his stance. Nothing would ever happen between him and someone who was Emily's friend. After the dinner, he has to avoid her completely. The ride back to the office was calm as none of the men spoke anymore words until they reached their destination. Alighting from the car, Zachary saw himse
The deprived Orphan who became a Billionaire Chapter 59. Peace offering
It was six pm and it was time for work to close. One hour before the proposed dinner. Zachary was tense. Did he make a mistake by choosing to leave it at dinnertime? Lunch would have been better. Should he go home and prepare or just go from work? He might not be able to meet up if he decides to go home. Yeah, he would have to go there from the office. Cupping his face with both hands, Zachary fell into a deep thought. Peace offering. The idea came to him. But why?He needed to offer Mirabel a peace offering. Yeah.Zachary had been undeniably rude to her since the day she confessed her feelings for him. That was not a crime. It was bold of her to chase after love. Zachary had to commend her for that. Not every lady would have the temerity to chase after a man they loved.Even though he had yet to reciprocate her gesture of confessing her feelings, he still had to applaud her.A gesture. The thought of that took him back to the main idea. Peace offering. What would he offer her as a
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Chapter 118. Demoted
“Sir, the meeting will start in thirty minutes.” Maraya informed him before leaving for her office.It didn't take long and the meeting started. After the meeting was over, Zachary asked two men to wait behind. They were the general manager and the assistant general manager.Since John was the general manager, he had to wait behind. However, his heart was pounding heavily as he kept wondering what Zachary was up to.“Sir, you asked us to wait. I hope there's no problem?" The person who spoke was the assistant General Manager, Mr. Vincent.“Uh, Yeah. Please have a seat." Zachary replied to the men while his gaze was fixated at the file before him.Zachary soon lifted his face to stare at the other man. “ Mr. Vincent." He called out.“Sir." The man replied, looking tense. He was also wondering in his heart why the young boss asked him to wait behind.After a deep sigh, Zachary nodded his head and smiled at the man. “Mr. Vincent. I must say that I'm impressed with how you handle your job
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Chapter 117. Work or quit
Thinking that the lady will get angry, Zachary was stunned to hear her dismiss the matter.“It's ok, I hope it went well?”"Yeah, it did go well before someone came to piss me off.” Zachary replied truthfully. Although he had no intention of telling Chloe about going with Mirabel."What happened?” Chloe asked with concern. "And who's the person who offended you?”"It's a young lady flirting with me. What got me angry was the way she treated the waiter. She was so rude and arrogant. I had to tell her off and left the venue.”"Oh.” Chloe was at a loss for words.After a moment of silence, Zachary decided to change the topic.The duo chatted for a while until they were taken away by the sandman.At the office the next morning, Emily made her way to Zachary's office. On her hands was the file she was asked to work on that weekend. She was already through with the work and kept praying that Zachary would not ask her to work on something else.She already has her own work and Zachary was g
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Chapter 116. What do you think?
Stone, who was not expecting such a question, lifted his eyes and glanced at the rearview mirror. “Ma'am, what did you say?" He pretended not to hear her the first time.Mirabel chuckled and asked the question again. “Do you think that anything can happen between me and your boss?”Stone swallowed hard. He was completely at a loss for words.After a moment of silence, he replied to Mirabel. “I…uh,.. I don't have an answer to that question.”Although Stone really wanted Zachary to end up with Mirabel, his boss was the one to make the choice himself.Mirabel smiled while still watching Stone from the mirror.“Ok, tell me what you think about me? Do you think I'd be good for Zach?" Stone pursed his lips and nodded. “Yes Ma'am, you're a great person and I think you and my boss will look good together. However, he's the one who would make the choice." “Does Zach have a girlfriend? Tell me the truth." Mirabel continued to probe further. Although she had confessed her feelings for Zachary
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Chapter 115. Serious Question
When Emily left the mall, she went back home to finish up with the weekend job Zachary gave to her. He was really punishing her and she doesn't know how long she'd take it.She had angrily left the mall and went back to dig herself into the work. It was a way of getting her mind off everything.Mirabel went out with Zachary as his date.After a while, her father was back and went to knock on her door. “Honey, I'm back." Swiftly, Emily rose to her feet and raced to the door. “I'm coming, Dad?" Before she could open the door, John was already on his way downstairs. “Come on, let's have our dinner." Without another word, Emily raced downstairs and to the dining table. “Hi, Dad. You're back." John only glanced at his daughter and nodded. " Yeah, what have you been up to? Tell me, did you speak with Mirabel?”Emily instantly darkened her expression when she heard Mirabel’s name.“That betrayer." She muttered to herself.“What did you say?" John inquired. It was him who encouraged E
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Chapter 114. Competition
"What do you mean by that?" With furrowed brows, Zachary gave her a questioning look. "Why would your name be on the news tomorrow?""Nevermind Zach, it's just an expression. You should understand what I was trying to imply. Did you not see the way that girl spoke to the maid like she was not a human being? That was not fair and I could no longer stand the sight. If I were to stand up for the maid and confront her, she might insult me and I would be able to take it."Zachary was silent for a while before saying to her."Emily was your friend for so many years before you guys fell apart the previous night, did she not demean people before your presence?"Emily was rendered speechless."Ugh, actually Zach…""You don't have to answer that." Zachary didn't let her finish before cutting in."Well, I'm sure that you're no longer in the mood for the dinner party. I'll go look for my grandparents and inform them before we leave."Mirabel nodded in approval. Indeed, she was no longer in the
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Chapter 113. Another version of Emily
Zachary lifted his face to see a gorgeous young lady staring down at him. She was smiling at him as she stretched forth her right hand to shake him. Zachary didn't need to confirm her question because everyone was already talking about him. "My name is Alice and you're at our home. Mr Ferdinand is my grandpa."The Ferdinands had called for a dinner party and invited only the elites in the city. It was a way of building a network and for business expansion. Zachary was only there because his grandfather invited him. He didn't know a lot of VIPs. All the people he had had business contact with were confused to see that Kelvin made him the new CEO. To them, it seemed that Zachary just came out of nowhere and was made the CEO of such a reputable company.However, they could not question Kelvin's decision. It was only the staff who knew the relationship Zachary had with Kelvin. Although they wouldn't dare run their mouth for fear of being sacked.Rising to his feet, Zachary shook the you
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Chapter 112. Long lost grandson
Zachary and Mirabel were approached by Kelvin as soon as they alighted from the car. Zachary's car was initially refused access to the residence until he called Kelvin and it was confirmed. The security guards stared at Zachary in bewilderment and wondered how he was suddenly related to Kelvin, the richest man in Texas. They knew Kelvin because their boss had had some contact with him. And the social media also portrayed him as the richest which was quite true.Kelvin reached out and hugged his grandson. After they pulled out of the embrace, Zachary introduced Mirabel to him."Grandpa, This is Mirabel, my…""Your girlfriend." Kelvin helped him to complete the statement with a broad smile on his face. Mirabel was already blushing from the initial compliment Kelvin had given to her. She hurriedly ended the call with Emily when Kelvin started throwing compliments at her. Hopefully, Emily didn't hear any of it or she'd get more jealous. 'So what if she gets jealous. That's her problem n
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Chapter 111. I was wrong
"That person looks like Mirabel." Emily muttered from under her breath. As she turned to look closely at the type of vehicle, the car had already started leaving. However, she was able to catch the plate number and deduced something. It wasn't Mirabel's car. Moreover, she drove her car by herself."Whose vehicle was that?" Emily tried to think of where she had seen that exact vehicle."Yeah, I remember now. I'm sure I've seen that plate number somewhere and it matches with the color of the vehicle I know. Oh! It's Zachary's. I've seen him exit the company in that same car."Emily was stunned at the discovery. "What would Mirabel be doing in Zachary's car when she has her own. Moreover, where were they going?"Emily was trying so hard to find out what was really going on. Mirabel had earlier told her that they were not in a relationship yet. However, it looked like they were going to some kind of party together."Yeah, that's it. I'm sure Zachary had asked her to accompany him. It only
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Chapter 110. Most beautiful girl in school
Zachary descended the stairs in style. He was dressed in a black notch lapel suit and black shoes to match. He had a pair of glasses on his right hand while his left hand was inside his pocket. He looked dashing in his outfit and quiff hairstyle. Mirabel could not help but gape at the young man as he marched towards them.Following Mirabel's gaze, Nathan saw that it was Zachary approaching. He stared at the young lady and to Zachary before clearing his throat, distracting Mirabel.Mirabel smiled and turned her face away, a blush making its way on her face. She was happy that the man had been distracted from probing her to answer his question."Ofcourse, everyone in our class knew Emily. Infact, she was popular in the whole school because she thought she was the most beautiful girl. However, that wasn't entirely true because there were other girls whose beauty superseded hers."Zachary glanced at Mirabel and continued. "Dad, Mirabel is our guest and you shouldn't be asking her such kin
