All Chapters of The last laugh.: Chapter 1
- Chapter 7
7 chapters
ONE:. From Trash To Throne.
They laughed when I had nothing. Now I own everything they ever wanted.You ever hit rock bottom so hard it feels like the ground punched you back?That was me.I was sitting on the corner of 8th and Main, leaning against a brick wall behind a Chinese takeout spot, soaking wet, with a backpack full of nothing. My phone was dead, cracked from when I dropped it earlier trying to text someone for help. Not that anyone would've answered. I already knew what they’d say."Can’t help you, man.""Sorry, bro, I’m short too.""Yo, don’t bring that bad energy around me."People treat you like a virus when you’re broke.It hadn’t always been like this. A year ago, I was working a decent job at a startup. Nothing big, but enough to get by. I was living with my girl, thinking I was on my way up.Then everything flipped.First, I got laid off.Then she left me.And just to rub salt in the wound, she made a show out of it — breaking up with me at a club in front of everyone. She stood on a table, hol
Two: On His knees
Some people hurt you so deeply, so publicly, that no apology could ever undo it.I wasn’t looking for revenge.I was building a legacy.But some wounds need stitches… and others need fire.That’s what my ex-boss, Mr. Dyer, taught me.He didn’t just fire me.He destroyed me in front of the entire office.He called a meeting. Brought in HR. Pulled up my “underperformance” numbers on a screen like I was a damn PowerPoint. Then — and I’ll never forget this part — he tossed three silver coins at my feet and said, “Here, Jason. Just in case begging becomes your next career move.”Laughter. The kind that stings.No one spoke up for me. No one stood. They just stared at their screens, pretending I didn’t exist as I picked up the coins with shaking hands.I remember walking out of that building, humiliated and cold.Now?Now I owned the entire block that building stood on. It started with a quiet call to Felix.“I want Dyer’s company,” I told him, sitting inside my new Manhattan penthouse,
THREE:. The gods bleeds too
Power always comes with a price.I just didn’t realize how high the bill would be.A week ago, I thought my enemies were people who mocked me, fired me, dumped me. Small-time snakes who smiled while stepping on my neck.Now, I knew the truth.Those people were ants.The real predators? They wore suits worth more than houses. They shook hands across countries. They owned everything — from food to weapons to presidents.And I had inherited a seat at their table.But I wasn’t like them.I wasn’t born in silk sheets and billion-dollar bloodlines. I was made in broken homes, rainy streets, and microwave noodles.And they made one mistake:They let me live.---The PlanBack in the penthouse, Felix and I went dark.Phones off.No internet.All files stored in encrypted drives hidden in safes behind concrete walls.“They’ll try to use your money to control you,” he said. “And if that fails, they’ll try to erase you.”I paced the room, mind spinning.“If they built the world,” I asked, “can I
FOUR: Who owned the sky.
They said I didn’t belong in their world.That I was too loud. Too new. Too different.But I didn’t care.Because I wasn’t trying to fit in.I was trying to build something they couldn’t ignore.And I was winning.But the thing about winning?The higher you climb……the clearer you see who’s waiting to knock you off.---The Sky SummitEvery year, the richest people on earth gather in one place.They call it The Sky Summit — a three-day event in a private city built on top of a mountain in Switzerland.Not open to the public.No press.No cameras.Just billionaires, heirs, CEOs, presidents, and quiet men with deep pockets and darker secrets.This year?For the first time ever…I was invited.---Felix looked at the black envelope on my desk.“This is them testing you again,” he said.“I don’t care.”“They’re not inviting you because they respect you.”“I know.”“They want to see if you’ll kneel.”I looked at him.“I don’t kneel. I land.”He raised an eyebrow. “Land?”I smiled.“I’m not
FIVE: Rise from Ashes.
Magnus Wolfe thought he had the upper hand.He thought he could silence me with a single picture.But here’s the thing about power:It doesn’t always come from the man with the most money or the most influence.It comes from the man who knows how to control the story.And I was ready to write the final chapter of Wolfe’s.---The Legal StormThe first move came through the courts.Wolfe hit me with everything he had — lawsuits, injunctions, accusations of corporate espionage, and claims that my business empire was built on fraud.It was the most coordinated legal attack I’d ever seen.They tried to shut down my companies, freeze my accounts, and even accused me of money laundering.The press was all over it. My name was everywhere again — but this time, it wasn’t the underdog billionaire story people loved.It was the fall from grace.They painted me as a criminal.A scam artist.A fraud.They even made fake statements from “former employees” claiming I bribed my way to the top.It lo
Six: Silent power
I stared at the note for the tenth time that night.> “You changed the world, Jay.But don’t forget — the world can change you too.Don’t become the king you once swore to destroy.”Kenny’s words felt like a punch in the chest.Not because they were harsh.But because they were true.I built everything to get revenge… but somewhere along the line, I became what I hated.I didn’t just win.I conquered.And now I was left with a question no amount of money could answer:Am I still the same man?---Back in Lagos – Carter TowerFelix slammed the boardroom door behind him.“We got five calls this morning. Three from global banks. Two from African presidents. They’re all asking the same thing.”“What?”“Who’s really in control now? You… or them?”I didn’t answer.Amber sat across the table, eyes low.Nova looked restless, fingers tapping her tablet.K-Six, our security head, stood in the corner like a shadow. Silent but alert.Then Deek spoke up.“They’re testing your silence. The Phantom
Seven: The Shadow Table
Jason couldn’t sleep.Not because he was afraid…But because he finally understood something:> The world he thought he had won was just the first floor.The real power?It lived underneath.In places with no lights.In rooms where no cameras could enter.---5:45 AM – Carter Tower, Top FloorJason stood in front of a huge glass wall, watching the city wake up.Abuja looked peaceful.But now, peace made him nervous.Amber walked in, holding a tablet.“We got something,” she said quietly.Jason turned to her. “Go on.”Amber showed him a list of five names.They weren’t public leaders. Not on Forbes. Not in politics.But their companies were behind the biggest banks, weapons, and oil movements in the world.One of them owned the satellites that watched half of Africa.Another funded “research groups” that had shut down Jason’s early schools years ago.And one?Owned the server the warning message came from.Jason stared at the list.“This is the Shadow Table,” Amber said. “They’ve staye