Chapter: Chapter 270: The Sweetheart StoryMiles knelt down to her level, smiling softly. "We did, sweetheart. But winning was just the first step. Now we have to make sure it stays won."Sarah's brow furrowed in confusion. "What do you mean?"Miles quickly looked at his family, then shifted his focus back to Sarah. "We still have a large amount of work in front of us." Nevertheless, I think we are prepared for the challenge. Do you want to assist us in improving the city? Sarah nodded with great enthusiasm. "May I work as your aide?" The room was filled with laughter, relieving the tension that was growing. Miles stood and playfully tousled Sarah's hair. "You have the ability to become anything you desire, young one. "That is the main objective." Maxwell cleared his throat, drawing everyone's attention. "Miles, there's something else we need to discuss. About your role in the family."Miles tensed, memories of their past conflicts flooding back. "Dad, I-"Maxwell held up a hand. "Let me finish. I was wrong, son. I tried t
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Chapter: Chapter 269: AftermathMiles paused at the door, turning back to face his defeated enemy. "You're right about one thing, Ethan. It's not over. It's just beginning. But this time, we're building something better. Something just."With that, they left, racing towards the Lyon compound. While driving through the city streets, they observed evidence of the night's happenings all around - police barriers, lights flashing, and groups of spectators. "What do you think Joseph Lyon has?" Lola asked, her brow furrowed with concern.Miles shook his head. "I don't know, but we can't let him walk. Whatever it is, we'll face it together."They arrived at the Lyon compound to find it in chaos. Creek family members and newly arrived police officers were everywhere, securing the premises and rounding up Lyon family members and associates.Elena met them at the entrance, her face grim. "Joseph's in the basement. He's threatening to upload some kind of dossier to the internet if we don't let him go.""What's in the dossier?"
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Chapter: Chapter 268: The Tone Deaf Declaration Elena's voice came through, tense but steady. "She's inside. Ethan took the bait. He's got her in his office."Miles tightened his fists, suppressing the anxiety eating away at his stomach. "Okay then. I am entering. Always remain committed to the plan, regardless of any obstacles that may arise. With that, he walked confidently towards the front door, feeling his heart racing but remaining determined. The guards by the entrance became tense when he neared. Miles declared that he is here to visit Ethan with a commanding tone that left no room for disagreement. The guards nervously looked at each other before one of them communicated on his radio. After a brief pause, they moved out of the way, letting Miles go through. While strolling through the grand corridors, Miles couldn't shake the thought of the countless lives ruined to uphold this image of authority and extravagance. He prepared himself, aware that tonight marked the end of everything. He reached Ethan's office door, pau
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Chapter: Chapter 267: The ShowdownMiles took a deep breath, his mind racing with possibilities. "We need to create a distraction. Something big enough to draw Ethan's attention away from his office."Lola stepped forward, her face set with determination. "I have an idea. But you're not going to like it."Miles turned to her, concern etched on his face. "Lola, what are you thinking?""Me," she said simply. "I'll turn myself in to Ethan. Tell him I'm abandoning you, that I want to make a deal.""Absolutely not," Miles said firmly. "It's too dangerous."Lola stood her ground. "It's the perfect distraction. Ethan won't be able to resist the opportunity to use me against you.""She's right," Rachel interjected. "Ethan's obsessed with destroying you, Miles. Having Lola in his grasp would be irresistible."Miles shook his head, his voice rising. "No, I won't risk you like that. There has to be another way.""There isn't," Lola insisted. "We're running out of time and options. This is our best shot."Maxwell placed a hand on
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Chapter: Chapter 266: Revelations and Regret"Dad!" he called out. "This way!"In some way, amidst the chaos and lack of light, they succeeded in coming together again and leaving the cabin. In the woods, they ran without direction, with the sound of their pursuers not far behind. "There's a river approaching," Maxwell gasped while they ran. "If we manage to get across, we could risk losing them." They continued moving forward, with branches lashing their faces and the ground unpredictable beneath their feet. At last, the sound of water rushing reached their ears. "We arrived," Elena wheezed. But as they reached the riverbank, a shot rang out. Miles felt a searing pain in his arm and stumbled."Miles!" Lola cried out."I'm fine," he forced through clenched teeth. "We must continue to keep going forward." Stepping into the icy water, they could hear their pursuers approaching nearer. Miles glanced behind him and observed flashlights moving among the trees. With a sinking heart, he came to the realization that we will not be
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Chapter: Chapter 265: The Twisted PathWhile driving in uncomfortable silence, the city lights disappeared in the distance. After what felt like an endless amount of time, Dorian veered onto a dirt path that twisted through thick forests. "He declared that we are nearly there." Out of nowhere, headlights were visible in the rearview mirror. Dorian muttered curses quietly. "They've found us."Miles twisted in his seat, his heart pounding. "How? We were so careful!""Questions later," Dorian growled, pressing down on the accelerator. "Hold on, everyone!"The vehicle surged ahead, jolting harshly over the bumpy road. Sarah began to weep, and Lola tried her hardest to console her while hanging on tightly. "That way!" Elena yelled while indicating the direction in front. A tiny cabin appeared, tucked in between the trees. Maxwell came to a halt in front of the cabin. "Everybody, leave!" "Hurry up!" They scrambled out of the car, Miles helping Lola with Sarah while Elena and Maxwell grabbed what few bags they had managed t
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The Young Student Trillionaire
It was already six years since Chance stormed out of his mother's house burning with fury because she wouldn't tell him about his father and his true identity. But life hasn't been to him as he thought it would, he now lives the exact contrast of what he knew before.
Poor, broke, penniless, and to make it worse, unaccepted in the new world he found himself. Schooling at the Elite Society University (ESU) was a tug of war, as only the rich and famous had their way there.
On the eve of her birthday, Vinita Irons, his girlfriend of almost a year betrayed him, chosing to roll with the elote circle and hence saw Chance as an embargo to her progess.
Together with her new friends, they humiliated Chance and treated him like trash. At the highest of it all, his mother requested he returns back home, she had finally agreed to reveal his true identity to him.
Unknown to all his bullies and everyone who despised him, Chance O'Connor was the son of a billionaire businesswoman who was also a presidential candidate for the country and a trillionaire father who was King of the major four empires in the country.
He left campus as the trashboy, Chance Franklin, and returned as the trillionaire empire ruler, Chance O’Connor. What fates has he destined for them all?
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Chapter: Chapter 268The walk from the CSSA headquarters was the longest of Gerald Seth’s life. Every reflective surface was a potential surveillance post, every slowing car a threat. The weight of his surrendered badge was a phantom ache on his hip, a constant reminder that the institution that had been his lifeblood now saw him as a pathogen to be purged.He didn’t go home. That was the first rule, and it was instinct. His apartment would be the epicenter of the storm—swarming with Internal Affairs agents planting listening devices, scouring his finances, and dissecting his personal life for more evidence. They would use it to paint him as unhinged, further cementing their narrative.He walked for ten blocks, his senses hyper-alert, before ducking into a grimy electronics store that smelled of solder and dust. All of this, he thought, leaning his head back against the cold, damp brick wall, because of a single, calculated, idiotic kiss. He had played with fire, believing himself the one holding the mat
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Chapter: Chapter 267Chance found Gerald deep in the shadows of the western arch of ridgewood abandoned tower. The Inspector was staring out, but his posture wasn't one of contemplation; it was the rigid stance of a man surveying a battlefield.“What do you know about Helsin and Wilfreda?” Chance asked, going straight to the point, and not waiting to beat around the bush or exchange any form of pleasantry.Gerald turned slowly. “I know they were taken by a level of professional that makes my most decorated CSSA tactical units look like mall security,” Gerald stated, his voice low and devoid of its usual bureaucratic cadence. “The kind that don't just avoid traffic cameras; they anticipate forensic counter-analysis. They use aerosolized solvent sprays at the point of entry to degrade DNA and fiber evidence. They’re ghosts.”He took a step forward, into a sliver of light. “This isn’t just about the relics, Chance,” Gerald said, his voice intensifying. “The Acherlands case, the political framing of your moth
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Chapter: Chapter 266Brenda trembled. “I understand,” she whispered. She already knew what she had to do to remain in Richard's good books; if not, she would have her life to start fighting for. Richard released her chin with a flick of disinterest, turning toward the door.“And,” he added casually, as though mentioning something trivial, “the same applies to your sister.”Brenda had expected that, and so, she wasn't entirely surprised. She had known that whatever had to be done to ensure Steven doesn't return from the dead to haunt them, the same also applies to her Susan.“Susan must not be a problem either,” Richard continued, opening the door but pausing in the doorway. “Fail me this time…”His voice dropped to a chilling whisper. “…and I will not be merciful.”The door closed behind him with a soft click but the silence he left behind screamed louder than any threat.Brenda collapsed onto her knees, trembling violently, clutching her chest as her heartbeat hammered against her ribs.“Steven… Susan…”
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Chapter: Chapter 265Brenda’s breath quickened as the implications slammed into her all at once. If the bodies weren’t Steven and Susan, then whose were they?Her mind spiraled, the questions tightening around her like ropes. This wasn't supposed to be happening, especially not now that they were getting very close to awakening obsidian. The reason they had gone to such lengths to remove Steven and Susan from the picture was because they posed obstacles to their plans, and just when they thought their chapters had been closed for good, it was looking as though they were returning from the dead one after the other again.“Who lied?” she murmured under her breath. “Who dared to deceive me… to deceive Richard?”Her pacing grew frantic, her robe fluttering behind her like a restless shadow. She pressed a trembling palm against the cool glass of her window, staring into the night sky as though the stars might provide answers.She didn’t know what scared her more:That Steven might be alive… or that someone wh
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Chapter: Chapter 264Susan froze the moment that question escaped from Gary's lips. and it wasn’t the kind of pause one takes to think—it was the kind born from old wounds tearing open all over again. She had deliberately refrained from revealing anything about Steven even with all the stories he had told them the previous night. But it was beginning to appear obvious that Gary was really bent on uncovering everything that had happened over twenty years ago. In a way, it made a feeling of pride tug somewhere around her chest, seeing her son asking such intelligent questions which even the best detectives might not even ask.Courtney sensed the shift immediately. She straightened, fingers tightening nervously around Gary’s arm.“Susan?” she whispered. “Is… is he dead?” She managed to add her voice to it.Gary’s breath hitched, his heart suddenly pounding harder than before. Something in Susan’s face—something painful, something haunted—told him the answer wasn’t going to be simple.Susan swallowed hard an
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Chapter: Chapter 263Gary sat heavily in one of the plush armchairs, staring at the photographs on the wall again. The stories from the previous night had really opened something deep within him. And that had pushed him back to the photographs once again, as though staring at them might open up deeper layers into what exactly he was connected to.And then, as though the photographs actually did it, the feeling of asking Susan why she had remained hidden for over twenty years came back again. He had been so overtaken by Susan's story from the previous day about "Campus Quadro," as she tagged the group consisting of herself, Brenda, Julia, and Helsin, that it didn't occur to him to ask him that question again.But now that he had remembered, he decided it was time to ask before he and Courtney would finally leave later on during the day.“Mom,” he began, voice low but shaking, “I need to know something. "What's that?" Susan asked, her brow furrowing slightly. And that was because, as far as she was concern
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Chapter: Chapter 186: We can find a way out of this Dexter and the police officers arrived at the abandoned factory where James was holding Sonia, Richard, and Ivy hostage. The officers closed in, weapons drawn, shouting commands for James to stop and surrender. But James had already made up his mind."I'll blow up this whole place, and we'll all die together," he threatened, clutching the remote control tightly, his eyes wild with determination.Katherine, recognizing the seriousness of James's threat and the extent to which he was willing to go for his revenge, stepped out from the midst of the police officers. With a determined look, she made her way into the factory, hoping to defuse the situation before it was too late."Mother, where do you think you are going?" Dexter asked, his voice filled with surprise and concern as he saw his mother stepping into danger with her eyes wide open."It's time to end this," Katherine replied, a short-lived smile tugging at the corners of her lips.Dexter tried to move closer, intent on stopping
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Chapter: Chapter 185: It'll take us an hour to get there“Today, I'll have my full revenge. Today I'll end it once and for all,” James muttered, his eyes burning with anger as he opened the small briefcase he was holding. Mr. Blaq stood beside him wondering what he was doing as that wasn't part of the initial plan. Several other men were in the room, each holding a gun, their faces set with grim determination. “What are you doing?” Richard asked, his voice trembling as he caught sight of the item in the briefcase, which looked alarmingly like a bomb. “I’m about to send you all to the devil,” James scoffed, his tone dripping with malicious disdain. Richard’s eyes widened in fear. “You’re insane! You can’t do this!” James chuckled darkly. “Oh, but I can. And I will. It’s time for the Richmond empire to fall, and you’re just collateral damage.” Mr. Blaq shifted uneasily, glancing at the other men. Despite his loyalty to James and the Rogue's Secret Coalition, he hadn’t signed up for mass murder. “James, are you sure about this? The
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Chapter: Chapter 184: You've got till the end of today Raphael and Priscilla finally faced trial and the court found both of them guilty of all the crimes they were accused of. Raphael got a jail term of twenty years while Priscilla got a life time imprisonment sentence. Dexter couldn't hide how sorry he felt for them seeing how pathetic both of them eventually ended. But there was nothing he could do about it. They've broken so many laws and it was just right that the two of them face the consequences of their actions. It was the day before the U.S presidential elections and in every part of the country, one could notice the euphoria in the atmosphere over the forthcoming elections which was marked by a palpable sense of anticipation and tension. Across the country, campaign offices buzzed with activity as volunteers made last-minute phone calls and knocked on doors, urging every potential voter to cast their ballot. Television screens in homes, bars, and restaurants displayed a constant stream of political advertisements, pundit ana
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Chapter: Chapter 183: I'll give it all up to charity "Raphael and Priscilla are finally behind bars,” Julio said as he addressed members of the Rogue Secret Coalition. “All along they thought they were masters of the game not knowing that they were not even players in the first place,” James scoffed, his voice dripping with utter disdain.There was an unusual silence that fell upon them in the room as if someone had walked in but it was quickly interrupted by president Lee Chan's crackling voice.“There's no need basking in an already won victory. Raphael and Priscilla Wayne were just pawns in this game right from the very beginning. They've served their purpose and it's time to look into the bigger picture,”Julio's respect for Lee Chan had always been massive seeing how much he reasoned like himself. If there was something he liked about Lee Chan, it was the fact that his hunger for power was like a vampire thirsty for blood.“That's right. It's time to hit the big target and that's Dexter Richmond himself.” Julio said, his eyes meet
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Chapter: Chapter 182: Raphael and Priscilla, arrested!The news of James' escape spread like wildfire throughout the entire region. Dexter had issued strict instructions to the chief, emphasizing the need to leave no stone unturned in ensuring James was apprehended and brought to justice. When Raphael and Priscilla learned of James' escape and subsequent disappearance, they couldn't shake the feeling that the boss had orchestrated his escape. It dawned on them that they had been mere pawns in a much larger game, manipulated by the boss all along. As the days passed, Sandy was finally laid to rest in a somber ceremony attended by those who loved her. The atmosphere was heavy with grief and reflection. Standing by her graveside, Raphael and Priscilla shared a moment of quiet contemplation. The weight of recent events and the realization of their manipulation by the boss had taken a toll on them. In the wake of Sandy's funeral, Raphael and Priscilla made a momentous decision. They resolved to end their long-standing feud with Dexter. The
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Chapter: Chapter 181: Our enemies are Dexter and his mother This isn't good,” Katherine's forehead creased slightly conveying a sense of unease. They had left the mourning room as soon as they heard that James had escaped. That wasn't part of the plan. With James already out of the picture, it was left with Julio and Mr Blaq but now that James had escaped, they could smell trouble brewing already. “So what do we do now?” Dexter asked, seeing that there was really not much he could bring himself to think about regarding everything that was happening. “We'll have to be vigilant. If James had failed in his first attempt to kill you, he'll come again and this time, he won't spare you.” Katherine revealed, her hands clasped, with a palpable sense of nervous energy underlying her demeanor. Dexter could understand what his mother was saying but in the midst of it all, he still wanted to know why his mother and Ivy's mother had a rough conversation earlier. The fact that the two of them would become inlaws soon was a matter of concern to him. He
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