All Chapters of the Unexpected Heir: Chapter 61
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Testify Against Him
Chapter Sixty-one: Testify Against Him.Cruz chuckled."Who sent me?" Maybe karma did... Oh, scratch that... Let's go with 'Reckoning' instead... You know that thing that creeps up on you when you least expect... especially after some misdeeds?" Cruz enthused a little excitedly.Laura raised her gaze to meet Cruz. He looked so unbothered and the expression on his face conveyed no malice towards her.There and then, Laura knew it was nothing personal against her from Cruz and she wondered what his endgame was."What do you want, Cruz? Please just tell me, I will do anything you want, I promise... I can't go to jail please" Laura pleaded, her cheeks burned with tension as beads of sweat formed on her brows."For someone who was so eager to send me there? Please...." Cruz smirked."I didn't mean that Cruz, I was just pissed because I really can't stomach blackmail... But now I'm assuring you that I will comply with any demand you make of me." Laura responded almost in tears.She hung her
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A Mayor in Distress
Chapter Sixty-two: A Mayor in Distress.Meanwhile, at the mayor's office, Philip watched with distraught as several documents kept popping on the screen in front of him like a slide show.The computer had obviously been taken over by some external forces as the control keys were no longer functional.Different documents of illegal real estate acquisitions kept displaying one after the other on the screen. Some of the documents dated back to the time his late grandfather— Lance Armstrong was still the governor of Tulzar.Even when his own father— Peter Armstrong served as a member of Congress representing the county in legislature.The documents exposed all three generations of the Armstrongs that had served in government, displaying their corrupt conduct, specifically the illegal acquisition of the state and county's properties.Apart from the land grabbing misconducts, other documents revealed several mismanagement of public resources.And then a particular document made Philip's ne
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Rage and Blaze
Chapter Sixty-three: Rage and Blaze.At Monte Villa Creamy, Blancos frantically paced his heavily guarded office as he waited for the hired team of engineers to fix the lighting and server room problems.Evening was fast approaching and he needed the lighting and server problems sorted quickly so he wouldn't lose his business for the day. The casino attached to the club needed the server room working properly to function, and he would be losing a ton of money if the problems weren't sorted before the regular costumers started arriving.The incident that happened earlier on didn't affect the business much because it happened at an off-peak hour when only a handful of customers were present.The peak hours were usually at a specific time of the day when people got off work and were ready to unwind.So he had called the services of some elite engineers and IT experts to fix the problems and prevent a reoccurrence.Blancos was also worried about how Philip had abruptly ended their conver
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A Second Chance.
Chapter Sixty-Four: A Second Chance.At the Cadbury medical center, the resident doctors and attendings who were allowed to observe the procedure that was termed a 'Surgical Revelation' were still behind themselves with excitement.It was the first of a kind medical procedure at Cadbury and the whole of Tulzar. And even in the entire Vernada, organ regeneration procedures were not a thing yet.So the excitement was still palpable all over the health facility amongst staff and management.Whatever the outcome, it would go down in history that such a surgery was first attempted at the Cadbury medical center in the whole of Vernada.A handful of approved media outfits still littered around the premises with their agents scouting for updates on the ongoing surgery.And at the ICU, Dr. Evansville and his team just concluded their observations of Maria's responses.They stepped out of the ICU in silence as the observing residents and attendings held their breaths.The expressions on the fac
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Cadbury On Fire!
Chapter Sixty-Five: Cadbury On Fire!Belle's action and words startled Lima. Retracted from her abstraction, Lima turned her gaze towards her friend."I...I... I miss..."Lima tried to speak but her voice quivered as emotions surged through her. Tears burned the back of her eyes as her face concorted into a whimper.Belle quickly closed the gap between them as Lima leaned into her chest, whimpering.For a moment, she imagined it was Cruz she was leaning into.She gripped Belle tightly and exhaled softly under the embrace.———At a playground in the heart of the county, Kloop; decked in a tracksuit, hovered around a basketball court. He also had a backpack strapped across.He closely monitored a group of kids, but his keen attention was on a particular kid— a ten year old Rubio.The kids were making free throws at the basketball court and Rubio seemed to be the most influencial and dexterous kid amongst the lot.He had an air of superiority and a bullish disposition.Kloop smiled as
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Complicit
Chapter Sixty-Six: ComplicitShe snuck into a secret garage, popped the trunk of a Chevrolet and placed the suitcase inside before rounding the vehicle and taking the steering.She pointed a remote controller towards a rolled down steel door and the door rolled upwards, creating an access to the back exit of the house.She drove towards a small gate and signaled for the guard stationed there to grant her passage. Once the gate opened, she drove slowly into an alley and turned into a freeway before she zoomed off.Penelope was complicit in many unsavory activities of the Armstrongs and she wasn't sure how many more of the Armstrong's deeds were waiting to come to light.As the scandal was unfolding, a couple of names had already been mentioned as accomplices, and the investigation had only just started.To make an escape while she still could had become her first instinct.———At the covert house, Cruz just rounded up a call from Dr. Evansville. He had a pleasant smile on his face as
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A Drone Warfare.
Chapter Sixty-Seven: A Drone Warfare.Daylight was gradually fading away and the sun had poured what was remaining of its rays onto the ocean at the Cadbury coastline.Bill drew back from the edge of a cliff that overlooked the steepy surface of a rock sprawling into the vast ocean.He gasped and exhaled sharply. Some milliseconds ago, his life flashed momentarily before his eyes.In a flash, he had almost slipped and toppled over as a tiny rock particle displaced under his feet and glided down into the open waters.He had stood at the edge of the cliff and for a moment contemplated jumping, but as soon as he dismissed the thought, his right foot slipped and he had only escaped falling over by a hairsbreadth.It was almost as if fate wasn't in support of his decision to live.Visibly shaken, he quickly retraced his steps down the cliff.He made his way towards his car and silently hoped he had made the right decision not to end it all.He still had a last move to make, so there was st
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An Intuition of Luck.
Chapter Sixty-Eight: An Intuition of Luck.Rubio looked at his grand parents in utter dread. His eyes burged out of their sockets in fright.Blancos knew not to ask further. The message was very clear. Cruz or whatever he was called had already infiltrated his home.He withdrew from his grandson and began pacing back and forth. His mind engaged overdrive as he processed the situation.After the incident at his business place, he thought the guy had gotten his pound of flesh and more, but with what he just witnessed, it was clear the bloke wasn't done and he won't be, until his demand was met.The guy was more dangerous and resourceful than he had previously imagined. And the worst thing for him was that the guy was an unknown; a ghost who operated from the shadows.Blancos knew the fight was rigged against him— fighting an unknown force? There was no winning that.How could one contend with such an opposition? Blancos ruminated.Maybe it was time to give the man what he wanted. When t
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Riding On Luck
Chapter Sixty-Nine: Riding on Luck.The entry stake for each player was $500,000 so the tension was rife.Their gazes darted nervously amongst themselves but there were no small talks. Each player maintained focus with razor-sharp alertness.Bill exhaled.He prayed quietly for luck under his breath as the cards got distributed across the table.His heart was racing fast. He didn't know if he was doing the smart thing, but he needed to turn the five million dollars he had to something in the range of a minimum of thirty million dollars if he was to make it home again.Lesley's money, Philip's balance, initially loan repayment sum, and a little more to use as reinvestment capital was all he needed.Bill's hands shook nervously as he reached for the five cards in front of him.He held his breath as he flipped the cards to peruse their content.Bill released his breath with gratitude at the sight of what he had drawn.Three of a kind 5s of club, diamond and spade greeted his eyes. Then
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A Straight Flush.
Chapter Seventy: A Straight Flush.Minutes later, the stake was debited from their accounts and the dealer started distributing the cards.The couple of seconds it took for the cards to go round the five players present were some of the longest in Bill's lifetime.10 million gone if he wasn't a second time lucky—that was massive. He only now thought of it.He still had 14.5 million, or maybe 13.5 million and some fraction if he remits the 5% of the wins to the house.It wasn't bad for someone who started the night with 5 million, but it won't be great either. If only he had just gone with his win, Bill surmised.'But that's too late now... Just pick your cards and know your fate' a voice echoed in his head.Bill flipped the cards slowly.A sharp exhale greeted his action.What he saw was a Four of a kind 7s.A smile escaped his lips but he quickly concealed it. Poker was a game where one's success was determined by how cunningingly they could manipulate people.Bill quickly dulled his
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