All Chapters of Road To Revenge: Obtaining a villain system : Chapter 61
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061. Third Task Complete
One by one, the ripple effect began. People who had been watching the live stream took to their phones, some were dialing hotlines, others were sending anonymous tips, and a few even marching directly to their nearest police outpost. Within minutes, multiple stations were flooded with calls all reporting the same thing: a murder confession, corporate fraud, and the brutal attempt to silence the whistleblower.It didn’t take long for the police to act. Several patrol cars stormed toward the company headquarters. Joshua, Gregory, and the woman who had been sitting smugly in that office only moments ago found themselves surrounded. Their arrogance quickly dissolved into panic as armed officers stormed inside. The employees who had been too afraid to speak earlier finally stepped out of the shadows, pointing fingers and recounting years of abuse, corruption, and exploitation.Joshua protested, shouting at the top of his lungs that he was innocent, that this was nothing more than a scheme.
062. The Downfall Of A Tyrant
Two days later, Niccolo was finally allowed to leave the hospital. The doctors had called his recovery miraculous, but he didn’t correct them. How could he? How could he explain that his body had become something beyond their comprehension, that wounds that should have ended his life were erased as though they had never existed? Better to let them wonder. Better to leave them unsettled.The sun outside was warm on his skin, and yet the words of the voice still echoed inside him.“Hold on. The road gets really bumpy from here.”It looped in his head like a warning bell, a prophecy teasing him with the promise of darker days.Reporters who had been waiting outside the hospital gates swarmed him the second he was in view. Cameras flashed, microphones were thrust forward, questions fired like bullets:“Mr. Niccolo, how did you survive the assassination attempt?”“Was the broadcast staged?”“Are you claiming ownership of Phoenix Corp now?”“What will you do next?”Niccolo’s sharp eyes cut
063. New CEO
The news of Joshua’s downfall was still fresh, spreading like wildfire through the city and even beyond the borders of Westview. People whispered about it in buses, coffee shops, and offices, unable to believe that the once untouchable man had been brought down so completely.Kimberly had barely recovered from the shock herself, it was hard to believe that the same Niccolo was now the CEO of the company he used to work as a janitor. She needed someone to complain to, and she knew Rose wasn't an option, so she called Lyla. “Pick up, Lyla,” she muttered, her fingers trembling as she dialed again. But still no answer. That would make it the fifth time in a row, and she found it odd. Lyla was always ready to lend a listening ear to her, even when she was still working. “Where are you, Lyla?”Lyla was standing in the small bathroom in her hotel room. For once, she didn't care about Kimberly or her problems. She had her own storm to face.She stared at her reflection in the mirror that ni
064. The Meeting
When Niccolo opened his eyes that morning, clarity struck him like a well rehearsed script. He knew how the day would unfold.He would take over Phoenix Corp officially. He would weed out those who had no business being there. He would stamp his presence into the company so deeply that no one would dare to challenge him again.The rest of the day would drag on with the usual boring tone, and then he would return home to the only place that mattered.After dressing, he slid behind the wheel of his sleek black car and drove toward the towering glass building of Phoenix Corp. The city seemed smaller now, the streets quieter. Not because they had changed —but because he had.The moment he stepped through the lobby doors, the reaction was immediate.Familiar faces froze, eyes widening before quickly averting, mouths pressing shut. The men who once laughed at him behind his back now found their shoes fascinating. The women who once whispered insults avoided his gaze. Fear had replaced mocke
065. The First Step
Niccolo was already awake before dawn and had already run the day through his head a dozen times. Although he didn’t need to, the plan had been clear the moment he’d left the cafeteria the day before. Gregory would be first. The man was rotten to the core — fragile ego propped up by stolen merit, a fake degree slipped into a hollow resume, a bully who’d spent his career stepping on people to climb. He would expose him, make an example of him, and the rest of Phoenix Corp would do the rest of the cleaning for him.By eight thirty the office hummed with usual motion, but there was a new alertness in the way people moved — eyes lowered, whispers quick. Jake met Niccolo at the elevator with a tablet clutched in his hand. The two of them rode up in silence, a pair of predators in a steel box.“HR ran everything I asked overnight,” Jake said as the doors opened. “We’ve got audit histories, account metadata, timestamps for degrees and credentials. There’s nothing physically wrong with Gregor
066. Termination
Niccolo rose and paced to the window and looked outside like he was admiring the skyline. He let the moment build. On the surface he looked like a man enjoying a view, but underneath, every nerve sharpened.“Miss March,” he said, “please tell everyone what you did for Gregory when he applied for promotion. We’ll need full transparency. Don’t hide anything.”Elena’s throat bobbed. All across the room, the staff leaned forward, curiosity winning over caution. Someone from their media department had already taken out his phone, ready to record every word. The conference hall buzzed with the exact sensation Niccolo intended; dread, the human pressure of a story witnessed.“I… I processed his files,” she murmured. “I checked his documents. I—”“Why did you mark the digital signature as verified when it wasn’t?” Jake asked, steady and clinical.Elena crumpled into honesty like a fragile thing. “He… Mr Gregory told me to help him out. He said he had connections that would verify it later. He
067. A New Man
(FLASHBACK)The room erupted with whispers. Some staff exchanged nervous glances, others stiffened in their seats. The atmosphere was a mix of fear, indignation, and faint hope. Niccolo leaned against the podium casually, as if he had all the time in the world, watching their reactions like a predator studying prey.Jake, who stood at his side, folded his arms and surveyed the crowd with the same cold calculation. He didn’t need to say a word, Niccolo's presence alone reinforced that he was no longer the timid man they once knew, he was the man in charge, and no one could challenge that.“You all have forty eight hours to submit your credentials,” Niccolo continued, his voice steady and sharp, cutting through the murmurs. “No excuses, no delays. If you fail to submit on time, I'll consider it a voluntary resignation.”He paused deliberately, letting the weight of his words sink in. His eyes scanned the crowd until they locked on Gregory, who was trying to make himself invisible behind
068. Gathering Storm
The city buzzed with whispers about Niccolo’s swift rise. Within days, he had not only claimed Phoenix Corp but also established himself as someone untouchable —a man who had survived betrayal, humiliation, and even an assassination attempt. To the public, he was an inspiring figure. To those who once mocked him, he was a nightmare come to life.But in the hidden corners of the city, not everyone was pleased.At a high-rise hotel that overlooked the glowing skyline, a group of men and women gathered in a private suite. The air was thick with smoke and the tension of unspoken thoughts. These were not ordinary citizens —they were business tycoons, power brokers, and hidden figures who had quietly benefited from Joshua’s rule. His fall had left them exposed, vulnerable, and furious.The one who seemed to command the room was a man named Maurice DeLange —a sharp-eyed investor with deep ties in both politics and the underworld. His voice was calm but carried weight.“Joshua was reckless. H
068. The Weight Of A Throne
By the time noon struck, Phoenix Corp was buzzing like a disturbed hive. Gregory’s abrupt removal hadn’t just unsettled the staff — it had changed the way they looked at their new CEO. Fear, awe, suspicion, admiration… every glance Niccolo caught was layered with one of those emotions, and sometimes all at once.Jake had worked fast. Within hours of Gregory being escorted out, an all hands message was sent across every department. Niccolo would address the entire company in the cafeteria at 03:00PM. Mandatory attendance. No excuses.Niccolo sat alone in his office until the hour came. He wasn’t nervous, not anymore — the strange, gifted clarity inside him wouldn’t allow it. But he was aware that this moment would set the tone. One wrong step, and the entire company could see him as a tyrant rather than a leader.When he finally walked into the cafeteria, the room fell into silence. More than twenty pairs of eyes locked onto him. The space smelled faintly of coffee, cologne, and tensio
070. The New Order
The office on the top floor of Phoenix Corp had always felt like a cage when Joshua ruled —stuffy, gaudy, and dripping with false grandeur. Niccolo’s first act as CEO was to strip it bare.The gold framed portraits of Joshua were torn down and stacked in a dusty corner. The massive velvet curtains were ripped away to let the daylight flood in. And the cluttered desk, buried in paperwork and cigars, was replaced with something leaner, sharper, black glass with steel edges.Niccolo wanted a throne room, but one made of glass and steel, not velvet and lies.Jake stood by, watching as movers dragged out the last of the heavy furniture. “You’re not wasting time, are you?”“I don’t waste what I can use,” Niccolo replied, his eyes locked on the city skyline. “Phoenix Corporation is a giant. But for too long it’s been walking in circles, drunk on corruption. I’ll make it run again.”Jake smirked. “And how do you plan to start? Half the executives here only survived because they were Joshua’s