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The unexpected rise of Ric Maximilanno Chapter 21
When Ric and Damon arrived the event venue, they were very neatly dressed in suits of similar fashion and luxury that stood out amongst others.Damon handed the keys to the new Mercedes to the valet and both men walked in as camera lights flashed from every direction.It was a masquerade ball so everyone wore a mask and everyone was curious to know who the new Chairman of the Hemsworth board was, news had already spread like wild fire about the Chairman being the lost Dragon heir of Lord Maximillano another anonymous figure to the public eye.The ball was filled with people in and out of Avrilla city because most people wanted to know who the chairman was since they never knew Lord Maximillano, a lot of people expected that since the new Chairman has suspended Lord Maximillano before he retired, he would do things differently and reveal his identity.Rumor already had it that he was a simple man that chose to live in Avrilla city amongst common people despite all of his riches and infl
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While everyone panicked, Johnson immediately got bodyguards to take the chairman and the man on top of him to safety.When Johnson arrived the room where they were both kept, Johnson realized that Ric had not been injured at all except a cut on his wrist when he fell from the impact of the man that had jumped on him.The man was completely unconscious as he had taken the bullet for Ric and Ric sat there in shock.Where these some of the perks that came with being Chairman?More than ever before Ric was more determined to keep his identity hidden and Johnson fully agreed."Come with me please," Johnson led Ric to an inner room where he immediately changed out to the suit he had come to the ball with initially but he forgot to change his mask.Ric had returned to the busy crowd to mix up with everyone else before someone immediately shouted, "That's the Chairman!"Ric felt self conscious and his heart dropped to his stomach when he realized he was the one the lady pointed at.While all
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Ric walked in with Damon to meet someone."I think you should wait for her at the table alone," Damon told Ric when they accessed the restaurant address they were given.Lord Gullathova had insisted that Ric met his granddaughter even if Ric had agreed to the marriage.Ric sat at the table number he was given dressed in a casual White dress shirt with several buttons from the collar left undone.He busied himself with pending work he had left incomplete to attend this blind date. The only thing he knew about his date was that she was the grand daughter of the man he had just entered into a business deal with.He had told the man he did not care what his granddaughter looked like since he was marrying her based on the conditions stated in their agreement and to Ric it was a fair deal on both sides.Two beautiful and familiar ladies pushed open the restaurant door and chatted away, one had jet black hair while the other had blonde hair."What do you think he will look like?" The blonde h
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In the Gullathova Mansion, Lord Gullathova threw a party, he invited all his family members and close relatives saying he had an important announcement to make."Attention everyone." Lord Gullathova clinged his glass to get the attention of everyone around the table and there was silence."We are gathered today because I want announce to you all that my grand daughter Aaliyah will be getting married soon." Lord Gullathova spoke very confidently but Aaliyah did not look very happy."Father, did you really find a rich man for our Aaliyah?" Aaliyah's mother Charlene immediately asked excited. She knew how much her father in law loved her daughter and often bragged about how he was going to make sure he married her to a very rich and influential man."Oh, my Dear Aaliyah surely deserves the best and soon everyone will meet her husband, as for now enjoy the party." Lord Gullathova concluded.When Aaliyah got a chance, she approached her grandfather and questioned him."Grandpa," she called
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When Ric and Damon got home, both men were exhausted and completely exasperated but Damon had something weighing on his mind.Damon; his excitement mixed with concern ultimately caged him in an intricate web of uncertainty."Do you really trust this process?" Damon inquired from Ric who changed out of his clothes into a casual attire. The day was still very young and noon was yet.Ric had a lot of documents to review in his new position as Chairman and a lot of get acquainted to do, the last thing he wanted was to explain himself to his friend who was not going to understand the reason for his decision."What are you talking about?" Ric always had this extra cool demeanor about him that portrayed to others that nothing ever bothered him.Ric was always carefree yet meticulous and calculated, this personality combination was one thing his friend Damon could never wrap his finger about."You accepted to marry the Gullathova girl on the spot last night and by this morning you're meeting h
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"Who do we have here?" Ric looked over his shoulder at the sound of the voice to find Shirley, his wife Melissa's cousin and her Fiance Dexter.Shirley and Dexter never liked Ric and never hesitated to humiliate him at every opportunity they got especially when he was still married to Melissa.Now that Ric and Melissa were divorced surely, Shirley and Dexter had been starved of the opportunity to torment and humiliate Ric with their taunts as usual."Hello Ric," Dexter mocked as he extended his hand to Ric but Ric would not accept it."Oh well if you're having trouble gaining access I can help you but you seem to be very proud." Dexter continued with a smirk on his face.Dexter had welcomed the opportunity to humiliate Ric and better still it was going to impress Shirley if he showed that he was superior to Ric so why not?"Thank You but I don't need your help gaining access." Ric declined and it hurt Dexter's Ego."Who do you think you are?" Shirley queried "Simply because someone wa
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When Mr Lombardi said those words, the security immediately granted Ric access, Mr. Lombardi had intentionally invited Ric to the event to evaluate his wealth and influence and he was a bit disappointed when he discovered that Ric did not even have as little as a Milano Garden gold card."Brother, did you forget your card at home or do you not have one at all?" Mr. Lombardi asked this question to ascertain the extent of Ric's wealth and influence.However, Ric was not one to boast so the question did not make him feel any less and he did not try to claim importance or fame either."No, I don't own any card from the Milano Gardens," Ric answered rather politely though he was very uninterested in the conversation."You should have told me earlier and I would have made an alternate solution for you to avoid such embarrassment.""This is my first time being here so I did not know the rules." Ric did not want to go into details of telling him that he actually had a VIP pass to use the VIP
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Ric simply turned around and exited the hall."Sold to the Boss on the phone for three billion Dollars." The applauds erupted everywhere.For Shirley and Dexter, it was much easier for them to believe that Ric was only privileged to attend such a high profile event than for them to believe that Ric had become a rich man.When Ric stepped out, he put a call through to Johnson and gave him instructions on how to credit the amount he just spent.When Ric returned, there was an uproar. The announcer had informed everyone that the project had been bought over by Mr Maximillano.Though a lot of people felt this name sounded familiar, only a few could piece that the same person was the new Chairman of the Hemsworth board.A lot of things in Avrilla city was owned by the Maximillano family but a lot of people were unaware.The Maximillano family was a wealthy and influential Mexican group that most people in most parts of the world feared but the smaller cities like Avrilla city were obliviou
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Melissa barely had time to react before Frank’s gun was up, the polished steel gleaming under the cabin’s soft lighting. The weight of the silence was suffocating. The intruder—a tall man with sunken eyes and a scar running along his jaw—stood just inside the doorway, his hands raised slightly in mock surrender.Melissa’s pulse hammered against her ribs.Where the hell had he come from?Frank didn't speak. He didn’t need to. His finger hovered over the trigger, his entire body taut, ready. The other men in Ric’s team—two she hadn’t even noticed standing in the shadows—moved subtly, closing in. It was a trap the intruder had walked straight into.And yet, Ric remained seated.Unmoved. Unbothered.Melissa turned to him instinctively, expecting—what? Some kind of order? A reaction?Nothing.He leaned back in his chair, fingers wrapped loosely around his whiskey glass, watching the scene unfold like a spectator at a play.The intruder’s gaze flickered to Ric before settling on Melissa. A
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Melissa let out a slow breath, shifting against the plush leather of the reclining seat. The aircraft's quiet hum vibrated beneath her as she stared out of the panoramic window at the vast stretch of sky. The golden hues of the setting sun painted a mesmerizing view, but she wasn’t in the mood to appreciate it.Not when her mind was still reeling from the past few hours.She couldn’t shake the image of the airport staff’s reaction to Ric’s mysterious card—the way their faces had drained of color, how their hands had trembled as they stepped aside without a word. It was unsettling. Whatever influence Ric had, it wasn’t normal. It wasn’t just money or status. It was something else.Something dangerous.Her fingers tapped absently against the armrest as she turned to glance at Ric. He sat across from her in the private first-class cabin, legs crossed, posture effortlessly relaxed, his hand swirling a glass of whiskey.He hadn’t spoken much since they boarded. Instead, he’d exchanged occa
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Melissa’s heels clicked softly against the aircraft’s pristine floor as she stepped into the luxury jet. The tension in her shoulders loosened ever so slightly, but her guard remained up. They had made it through, but at what cost?Her mind reeled at the way airport security had reacted to Ric. The fear. The respect. The utter deference.What the hell had he shown them?A deep voice interrupted her thoughts.“You screwed up.”Melissa stiffened.Frank.He stood near the entrance of the first-class cabin, arms crossed, his usual unreadable expression in place.Melissa swallowed, keeping her face neutral. "I handled it."Frank arched a brow. “No, I handled it.” He stepped closer, his tone dropping just low enough for only her to hear. “I don’t know how you lost the passports, but next time, don’t expect to be lucky.”He presented the lost passports to her making her gasp. She clenched her fists but forced a steady breath. There would be no ‘next time’ for mistakes like this. She wouldn'
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Melissa’s heels clicked softly against the aircraft’s pristine floor as she stepped into the luxury jet. The tension in her shoulders loosened ever so slightly, but her guard remained up. They had made it through, but at what cost?Her mind reeled at the way airport security had reacted to Ric. The fear. The respect. The utter deference.What the hell had he shown them?A deep voice interrupted her thoughts.“You screwed up.”Melissa stiffened.Frank.He stood near the entrance of the first-class cabin, arms crossed, his usual unreadable expression in place.Melissa swallowed, keeping her face neutral. "I handled it."Frank arched a brow. “No, I handled it.” He stepped closer, his tone dropping just low enough for only her to hear. “I don’t know how you lost the passports, but next time, don’t expect to be lucky.”He presented the lost passports to her making her gasp. She clenched her fists but forced a steady breath. There would be no ‘next time’ for mistakes like this. She wouldn'
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The VIP lounge exuded something different, a stark contrast to the controlled chaos of the main terminal. The air carried the rich aroma of aged whiskey and imported cigars, mingling with the faint hum of conversation spoken in clipped, hushed tones.Melissa should have been taking it all in—the plush leather settees that seemed to swallow their high-class occupants, the towering floor-to-ceiling windows that overlooked the private runway, the soft golden glow of the chandeliers that bathed everything in an understated luxury was something she had never experienced before.But all she could think about was the passports.Her fingers dug into the lining of her handbag for the tenth time, her breathing shallow as she searched in vain. The leather interior was smooth, empty, and utterly unhelpful. She had sat a bit farther from Ric and emptied the content of her bag in vain.Her mind raced. She had called the hotel to check, if they didn’t have them, and they weren’t in her bag, where th
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Melissa’s heels clicked against the sleek airport floor as she followed Ric through a corridor most travelers never saw. It was quiet, private, and reeked of exclusivity—the kind of place where powerful men passed through unnoticed.She didn’t belong there.Not because she lacked confidence, but because she wasn’t one of them. The entire mission required her to act, to pretend, but what she noticed was that Ric could slip into this role naturally. She, however, would felt like an outsider.She knew that she was more of an Elite than he would ever be or so she thought to herself but something about the way he carried himself disgusted her, she didn't attribute it to the fact that he was a great actor but she thought that he would stoop so low for just any job yet act so high and mighty. "Stupid leach, Aaliyah—Ric's fiancee would be embarrassed if she knew what he did for a living." Melissa muttered underneath her breath angrily as she looked over her shoulder to him.Ric, as always, se
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The ride to the airport was quieter than Melissa expected, but not uncomfortably so. The city lights blurred past as Oscar maneuvered the sleek black sedan down the nearly empty highway. The soft hum of the engine filled the silence between them, a stark contrast to the rapid thoughts racing through Melissa’s mind.She had a long journey ahead, not just in distance but in consequences.Oscar stole a glance at her before focusing back on the road. “So… where are you headed?”She contemplated her response for a second then she thought that it was harmless to at least let one person know her actual whereabout. She also thought that Oscar was a perfect fit since he was random."I want to see what the towering grandeur of the Colosseum looks like." She sighed, a small smile on her lips."Italy...yh?"
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Melissa carefully fixed her table and arranged the files she needed, for the next few days after she had told everyone that she was leaving Avrilla city, she had lodged in a hotel far from the city and had continued with the assignment she was given till fruition."Where did I keep those cards," she rummaged the contents of the drawer as she searched for the items that had got her in the fix in the first place. "Stop being Clumsy Melissa, relax and think. Where did you put them?" She strolled herself and breathed. Several repetition of the act and her nerves were calm, her brain also seemed to cooperate as she recalled. Carefully she used the bedside table to elevate herself slightly above the wardrobe and she felt around the area with her hand. "Eureka!" She exclaimed when she found them. She had put them away the same day she had arrived the room so if incase the room service or anyone else searched her property for those items, they would not find them no matter what.She stuff
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Away in a dark room, a man twirled a tall glass with slender fingers as he flipped through an album filled with pictures of a particular woman.Slow music played that filled the room with an emotion that brought depression to its listener. His dark eyes were hid under dark shades despite the darkness of the room, his expression reflected his dark mood and desire."Son," someone called out to him disrupting his solemn moment—more like a ritual as he mourned a future he never hard but still had faith in."You can't keep doing this," she turned the life on."Turn it off!" He barked, those moments were times when he preffered to be alone with no light illuminating the sorrows that pierced his heart."You can't keep doing this Son, you need to get a life! She's gone–belongs to someone else now." His mother had long tried to talk him out of it but each time she tried, the deeper he plunged in an abyss, dark and bottomless. He was long lost, to him great injustice had been done to him and
