All Chapters of Benjamin Knox's Rise to Riches : Chapter 421
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Chapter 421
CEO Johnny placed a confirming hand on Olivia's shoulder, patting her with a confused smirk.“Let's see how things play out first, huh?”Olivia was not satisfied with this reply and she wanted to protest.“But ……”Johnny Biggs cut her off.“These groups of scientists you see before you are some of the best on the continent. Plus, they are some of my most trusted people. Everything they do at this training facility is geared towards one goal: to draw out April's potential to the maximum degree.”Olivia still looked a bit uncomfortable.“But that's not what April came here for. She just wanted to be able to control her telepathy. She didn't ask for all this.”Johnny Biggs hummed with an unreadable expression on his face.“Miss Hearts, do you not wish to see your best friend become the best version of herself?”This question took Olivia off guard, and she stared at the CEO in a daze.“Huh? W…What are you trying to say? Why won't I want April to become the best version of herself?! Are y
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The test had to continue. April now had the spherical object bear her with her telekinesis.“What's next?”The lead scientist spoke into the mic.“You have the object, but can you keep it safe?”April frowned slightly at this.“What do you mean?”The old scientist replied.“The speakers have been deactivated, and this room is now being filled with needle ejectors.”April was stunned by this.“I'm sorry, what did you just say? What are needle ejectors?”The old scientist pressed a button.“It's exactly what they sound like. On various parts of the walls surrounding you, there are tiny muzzles reaching over a thousand in number. These muzzles will be ejecting tiny sharp metal needles that are all targeted towards the spherical object in your possession. Your job is to ensure that not even a single needle touches that object. Otherwise, you've failed. Do you understand?”April allowed a moment of silence to pass before nodding her head.“Yeah, I got it.”True to the lead scientist’s wor
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The entire room was nicely filled with millions of needles, all aiming for April and the fragile spherical object levitating next to her.The forcefield was rapidly dissolving and the endless streams of needles were now surely about to impale themselves into April's flesh, and most definitely tear into the levitating object.But then, April's eyes shot open with immense fierceness, and with a loud grunt that seemed to echo in a vacuum of momentary silence, she rose back to her feet and spread out her hands once again, seemingly pushing back out on her surroundings.This sudden action sent a wave of spiralling, almost greyish light growing out of her and expanding to the entire room with a loud boom.The force of that spiralling light that burst out of April as she got back on her feet and made an outward pushing motion was so powerful that it actually reached the transparent glass window that led to the watch room on the other side where Olivia, the Coretex Tech CEO - Johnny Biggs, a
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The bald head of orange light shook itself laterally.“Give me a second, Sir.”A few seconds later, it replied.“Apologies, Sir. The primary hardware that grants me access to the energy supply route has been physically damaged by a recent burst of power in the area. Their energy supply to this area will need to be manually shut down.”Johnny Biggs didn't panic as he spoke to the AI assistant hovering over his clearly advanced wristwatch.“Call the tech staff in the area and pass my instructions to them, ASAP!”At this point, it was obvious that whatever needed to be done to put an end to this nightmare that had become a training simulation, it would take at least minutes. This amount of time, though, might not be something April could afford, as she was being endlessly bombarded from all sides by these needles being shot out with more than enough force to puncture tiny holes in the human body. With the endless streams, a human would definitely die if they suffer a moment of impact.A
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As everyone in the watchroom slowly got back up on their feet, looking down at the destroyed training room, they were shocked to find that the east wall now had a huge circular gash right through it. It should be noted that these walls are made of special steels mixed with concrete and other kinds of rare materials, all to make sure that these walls are practically impregnable. Yet, April had caused such a powerful degree of destruction, all with her psychic powers.Clearly, this woman can be easily ranked as a kind of existential threat, if she turned out to be one.April was still levitating in the air, an unnatural wind blowing, and her hair As she rose to the watchroom and floated into the broken window.Right beside her is none other than the fragile spherical object, looking as perfect as ever.Without taking off the blindfold, April smiled as she gently landed on her feet with a bright smile “So, did I pass?”There was utter silence for a couple of seconds before the female
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Johnny Biggs shook his head.“Apart from the serial name, she doesn't have one. But we usually leave that to the owners to decide on their….” April immediately came up with the name she found most suitable for her AI assistant.“Athena. Her name is Athena Scott.”Olivia raised an eyebrow at her best friend.“You're giving her your family's last name?”April nodded her head with eyes shining with glee. She was like a child naming her doll for the first time. Olivia could tell that the relationship April would foster with her AI assistant would eventually become a pain for her.Olivia pointed at April with a dead stare.“Don't you dare make me the third wheel in this relationship.”April chuckled before raising her pinkie.“Deal! Let's make an oath to it.”This is not the first time April has initiated a promise with a formal pinkie swear. At first, Olivia found it childish, but she had quickly come to accept April for who she is: a simple young woman who refuses to shed her naivety d
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Less than an hour later, the female Whiteridge soldier pulled up at a high-end mega-mall that had all sorts of businesses in their various sections.Eight-Clover Chain is the name of this mega-mall. Worth hundreds of millions of dollars, it has various branches spread across the United States of America, including New Stone City. The shops here ranged from restaurants, movie theaters, to Salons, and Arcades.Olivia got out of the car, and the door opened by one of the Whiteridge soldiers who rode in the SUVs.“Eight-Clover Chain? What are we doing here, April?”She sounded like she was back to normal. A few minutes spent in the company of her best friend had helped a bit in raising her mood.April also walked out of the car, the door opened by the female Whiteridge soldier who drove Olivia's car.She rushed around the car to grab Olivia's arm, like the young woman would suddenly bolt and run away in her high heels.“We're here to unwind. Today marks the seventh month of knowing each
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The conversation between April and Olivia from here on happened telepathically, which enabled Olivia to convey her thoughts without having them minced through her words. Olivia Hearts found out that Johnny Biggs, the CEO of Cortex Tech, is actually her mother's older brother.Apparently, the two of them grew up very poor, with an abusive father and a mother who got sick six days a week. Despite the hardships that they encountered at home on a daily basis, the two siblings got used to it. Johnny Biggs is half a decade older than Olivia's mother, so he had always taken it upon himself to keep his little sister safe from their abusive father. Due to their poor status, Johnny could only afford elementary school, but his IQ was so high that he was already solving mathematical formulas meant for high schoolers. Things got worse after they were evicted from their house, and they had to live in a homeless shelter.Despite not being able to further his education, Johnny began taking a part-
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Olivia shrugged her shoulders.“I don't know. Honestly, I didn't even think to ask that question. I was already struggling to digest all that history lesson. I got from him, and the fact that my life, as I knew it, had been a lie. It didn't cross my mind to ask that particular question.”April reached across the table to caress her best friend's hand.“It's fine. You've been through a lot in the span of minutes of storytelling. Tell me, what can I do to cheer you up?”Olivia thought about it for a minute before a smile suddenly spread across her face, a sign that she had reached a conclusive answer.“Shopping spree! I wanna shop for some jewelry and dresses! Also, I think it's high time that I upgraded my shoe collection. I was thinking of getting the latest Versace shoes and bags.”April thought about this and shook her head with a duck lip-pose.“Girl, no. We're gonna get you something better. The bulls are on me.”Olivia perked up at this.“Really? You better not take that back, b
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The Whiteridge soldiers could only think of one thing: the future wife of the young master is surely fierce, even willing to stand up to the domineering lieutenant. We like her.Olivia, on the other hand, simply raised a thumbs up at her best friend, fully supporting this assertive side of her. She'll definitely need this kind of attitude to survive in Benjamin's world, especially once Benjamin begins integrating with the rest of the Whiteridge family.With such a powerful family like that, there's no doubt that each family member will have an incredibly fierce personality that will be backed by their private wealth, status, and influence.April then urged these soldiers to go pick a bag each. Once they were done, everything totaled a sum of $4 million, which she happily paid off.Once they were done, they headed to a store filled with all kinds of expensive dresses and suits.Here, the two women had fun trying out various dresses and even joked around with a few oversized suits. The