Chapter: Chapter 557: The Price of LoyaltyThe days following his confrontation with Mark felt like an endless storm to Justin. The stench of betrayal hung over him like a cloud, darker and heavier than any he had ever known. It was not just Mark's actions that wounded him; it was the realization that even those he trusted most were capable of turning against him. His empire, his family, the people he had built everything for, none of them were safe.In the quieter times when Justin wasn't surrounded by the unrelenting demands of his empire, the loneliness of the entire thing settled on him,In the silence of his penthouse, the cold glass walls offer no comfort. He knew this day would come. But it's still painful. The idea that someone he trusted, people who have stood by him for many years, can decide to betray him.It cuts deeper than any opponent that he had ever faced. But he didn't have the leisure to brood over it. The fight with Ethan was far from over, and Mark was just one casualty in this war. The loss of loyalty
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Chapter: Chapter 556: ReckoningThe room was silent when Justin re-entered. His expression was cold and disbelieving. There was no need for an explanation to the group still seated around the table for what had happened. The tension hung in the air. Every person in the room knew, it seemed, instinctively that a bomb had just gone off.And the consequences will cause serious damage. Mark sat at the head of the table. His fingers tapped the polished wood nervously. His usual confident demeanor was gone. It was replaced by a feeling of discomfort radiating from him. Justin could see it in the way his eyes avoided his gaze. But there had been more-something darker, something deeper. Silently, Justin walked toward the tabletop; his footsteps rang harsh in the otherwise silent room. Mark's eyes flicked up, catching everything else for the briefest instant before quickly looking down.“Everyone out,” Justin said, his voice harsh, commanding. There was no space for dissent.The team, sensing the heaviness of the moment,
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Chapter: Chapter 555: The Enemy WithinJustin sat in his office, staring at the files Mark had delivered earlier. The quiet hum of the city outside his window was a stark contrast to the storm raging inside him. A leak found in his own company—what he thought was kept safe—had just turned into a full-blown leak. People close to him are betraying him. And he didn't know who it was.In his head, Mark's words played on repeat, but it was the stabbing betrayal that hurt the most. He had single-handedly built this company as anything by steel-back-end deals, through a relentless strategy, and with the will to establish iron-clad grounds for its existence. And now, someone within his entire circle began tearing it all apart and selling to the highest bidder. A slap against the face, and Justin wasn't certain how to take it. He instantly picked the phone, dialing Mark's number. It rang once and twice, and right then came Mark's voice.“Justin?”“Where are we with the leak?” Justin’s voice was clipped, every word laced with an
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Chapter: Chapter 554: The Forgotten FoeUpon waking, Justin felt gnawing uneasiness. He had won relatively hard and long, but as he walked in the office that morning, something was not right; the air felt heavy, the tension intense and indiscernible. Somehow, Justin couldn't seem to shake an inner feeling that someone was still perhaps watching, waiting for just the right moment to make his move.“Good morning, Mr. Drogonuv,” Mark’s voice broke through the silence as Justin walked into his office. The assistant’s usual upbeat tone was tinged with something more serious. “We need to talk.”Justin raised his eyebrows but waved his hand for Mark to continue. "what happened?" Mark's expression was tense, and Justin immediately felt a sense of urgency in the room.“It’s about the company’s recent movements. "I notice a few discrepancies in our financial reports. At first, I thought it was simply an oversight, but I now doubt it," Justin's heartbeat sped up. “What kind of irregularities?”“A few transactions that don’t add up.
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Chapter: Chapter 553: A New HorizonThe dust has settled. But the war was not truly over. Ethan's fall from grace was swift and unyielding. But Justin knows the road ahead isn't without challenges. As the remnants of Ethan's empire collapsed, Justin is forced to face the reality that his tireless victories have come at a terrible cost.The meeting room is quiet. It was the silence that came only after a fight. Board members who were once concerned about Justin's methods, Now they looked at him with a different respect. They understood the stakes, the price paid for survival in this ruthless world.But for Justin, respect is not as important as the weight of his decision. He sat at the head of the table, looking around at the face he was leaning on. Mark stood on the side. His normally confident demeanor was now marked with a delicate caution. Ava sat across from him. Her eyes narrowed as she examined the information in front of her. “Ethan's downfall has left a void in the market,” Justin said in a low but firm tone,
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Chapter: Chapter 552: The Final BlowThe days that followed the media explosion were chaotic. Ethan’s empire, once a towering structure of influence and wealth, was now a crumbling shell. He had endured the tumult of the tragedy caused by the scandal of Samuel Dayton, more than anything that Justin had ever expected. It had spread so far and caused investors to back out. But Justin was well aware that it was not yet over. He was indeed cornered, but that did not mean he was out of the game.One evening, Justin sat in his office, the dim light from his desk lamp lighting up long shadows on the wall. His thoughts are sharp and organized. With no room for complacency at this moment. It is time to end it all. Ethan has been a thorn in his flesh for far too long. And Justin knows the only way to truly destroy him is to take away everything that matters to him.As he searched through the documents on the table Mark walked in with a solemn expression. “we have a situation. Ethan is trying to play his last card. Word is that
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Rise of the Rich and Powerful Jamie Ashford
On the day Jamie lost his mother to cancer, he also lost his only accommodation and his girlfriend. Years of torture, humiliation and servitude from his stepfather and stepbrothers, Jamie was nothing more than a miserable bastard to the Reynolds, one they so desperately needed to do away with. His mother’s death was their perfect opportunity as his stepfather evicted him from his house, abused him and his dead mother publicly, and ordered the doctor to sell her corpse to organ harvesters.
His stepbrothers made a spectacle of him and his dead mother, treating them as though they were worse than animals. And to crown their hall of humiliation, they took his girlfriend and cost him his job. With everything lost, there was nothing to live for anymore. Jamie owed the hospital over $100,000 and his boss over the same amount. His life was at risk, his existence was meaningless, and everything was set against him…
Except for a sudden alert of $10,000,000,000 and a call from the world’s richest and most powerful man, claiming to be his grandfather. Jamie wasn’t a bastard after all; he had a family—a rich and powerful family at that—and he was their rightful heir.
With a net worth of tens of trillions of dollars and the power to shut down the world with the snap of his finger…
What fate awaits all those who did him wrong?
What end has he destined for those who mocked his dead mother and her dignity?
What was in the heart of the trillionaire for those who made his life hell and paraded their measly change over him?
Revenge is best served cold…Or whatever temperature the Rich and Powerful Jamie Ashford wants!
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Chapter: Chapter 458 Jones Cottonwood nodded his head, relaxing a bit after getting this content. “It's quite hot in the entertainment circle. After all, Crooks Studio is growing into a mid-tier legendary household name within Hollywood.”“It's weird enough that they're suddenly working with a nothing-burger agency like Reynold’s. So far, many private mouths have concluded that this is an act of personal vendetta against the Carson family. Though, no one understands why they would do this.”Stella felt awkward for her young master right now. If only Chairman Jones knew the truth, that the cause of the trouble plaguing the Carson family right now is the man sitting right across from him.Jamie couldn't help but slightly adjust his seat as well, as he awkwardly wished through him rapidly. “Anyway, the son of the Carson family is a very close friend of mine. But I can't directly interfere as I'm currently hiding my true identity.”Chairman Jones nodded his head. “I see. To be honest, I have no authority ove
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Chapter: Chapter 457 Even if this was a dream, Breanna had no desire to wake up from it. Now that this unbelievable miracle has touched upon her, she will do whatever she can to not disappoint her new direct boss. She shook the chairman's hand firmly while standing her ground firmly, not letting her nerves get to her at an important time like this. “I will do my utmost best to serve my new role, Sir!”She then turned to Jamie and fell to her knees. “ I won't fail you, Sir!”Jamie nodded his head as he signaled to Stella to help the woman off the ground. “I noticed that your former colleagues looked down on you. I hope you won't disappoint me with your new post.”Breanna immediately raised her head, shaking it. “I'm not a petty woman, Sir! I can be the bigger person, and not seek any revenge. I'll let bygones be bygones.”Surprisingly, Jamie shook his head. “Actually, I'm counting on you flaunting your new status to those who looked down on you in the past.”Breanna gazed at Gerald with confusion on her
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Chapter: Chapter 456 As a security guard who has been working here for years, Breanna was well aware of the kind of privilege a private security unit gets.Within the entire hiding of Glendon Hills Group, only a few people below the chairman have earned the privilege of getting private security. Apart from the fact that it increases the allocated salaries monthly, you really have to be deserving of such a privilege.Now, private security units are considered to be part of the overall protective unit in the building, but they don't fall under the command of the public security teams.This grants members of the private security unit the ability to do things as they see fit without having to answer to anyone other than the executive they serve.Private security guards are like private bodyguards. They enjoy the benefits of being part of the company, while also benefiting from the private rewards of the executive they serve.This is why even head security guards within this humongous building work hard to ea
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Chapter: Chapter 455 Chairman Jones let out a sigh of relief when he heard this. The young man before is a very important figure after all, and he's just a member of one of the many Ashford subordinate families.With one call, Jamie could have him fired from his position, and his family would automatically fall in the ranks, losing the wealth, power, and influence they've been afforded over the years.He directed Jamie to the single couch while he sat opposite him, that professional smile on his face. “Please, how may I be of service to you, Sir?”Stella pulled Breanna over to stand behind Jamie.Jamie took a sip of the warm tea Chairman Jones just served him before he began. “Well, before we go into the important bit of why I am here, I would like to introduce you to this woman.”Chairman Jones took a good look at this woman before it clicked for him. “Wait, isn't this a member of the company's security unit? Sir Jamie, did she do something to offend you?”Jamie shook his head calmly. “She's an outer se
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Chapter: Chapter 454 Tom understood what Julius was getting at. “All of this is too weird, but with what we've discovered so far, we know that, at least, one of the family members takes homemade remedies with this thing.”“But there's more to it. Come, let's go…..”Tom stopped talking, as he noticed Julius staring at the walk-in closet in Jonathan's bedroom. “What else are you picking up on?”Julius didn't answer, but walked over to open the doors of the walk-in closet. He led Tom inside, where they found rows of clothes, shoes, and accessories. “There's something else in here.”Julius began running a scan with his own nanotech bracelet, and he soon found another hidden room at the edge of the closest, the farthest point away from the doors they had walked through.Julius scoffed. “Just like the secret door in that private office, this one had code licks on it. If we were ordinary people, we wouldn't have the handprints needed to break in.”Tom smirked at this. “Well, it's a good thing we have ways to cr
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Chapter: Chapter 453 Julius gazed around the environment. “It could easily be raw material for the HL-66 drugs.”Tom nodded his head. “I believe that, but I can tell that you also don't believe that is all. You suspect that there's a hidden truth we still don't know.” Julius led Tom back up to the private office, where the older man was still lying unconscious. The knockout gas that Tom had released through the entire mansion ensured that everyone was passed out for half a day. That way, they would have fingered everything they need to without necessarily having to rush out of the house. Well, except if one of the masters of this estate returns home.As they walked by the unconscious man, Julius nudged his chin at him. “I'm guessing he's the mansion's butler or something?”For someone who grew up as a member of one of the Ashford subordinate families, Julius has seen more than his fair share of butlers, and this, he could tell by their uniforms.Tom tapped his wristband and a holographic scan ran over
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