All Chapters of The Ultimate Showman: Chapter 191
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Debby Warne stopped at Papyrus company, for which Cecilia was the CEO.She did not get out of her car.“What’s the net worth of this company?” she asked.Her assistant checked on the tablet and said, “328 million dollars.”“Ho,” Debby raised an eyebrow, “an intermediary delivery service is worth that much? What’s special about them?”“They’re adding their own touches to the packages,” the assistant said. “For instance, she created a lock for the packages that will sound an alarm if the wrong code is entered.”“Lock for paper packages?” Debby’s face warped. “Sounds stupid.”“But that boosted her company’s profits significantly, ma’am,” the assistant said. “That’s not all. She created see-through top-view packages specifically used to gift the bride or groom during weddings. That’s another idea of hers that brought great success.”“What? That see-through gift package was her idea?” Debby was pleasantly surprised.“Yes. She used a convertible design to open the box in unconventional ways
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At Jack’s penthouse.Andre finished a task and returned to check on Ryan.Ryan was watching television. The news was talking about Kevin, branding him as a notorious criminal.Andre smirked and said, “The sooner you pay your debt, the better it is for you. Or, you will be dragged into your son’s mess, too. So, tell me, what have you decided?”“If I agree to this deal, will you people guarantee me that my son will be announced as innocent by the same news channels?” Ryan asked. “Will he be freed from the clutches of the O’Brian family? And from his wife who didn’t give him a child for three years?”“That’s not something I can guarantee you,” Andre was saying, and the main door opened.Jack walked in.“I heard what you said, Mr. Ryan,” Jack said.Ryan was surprised to hear that. Jack wasn’t even in the hall, so how could he hear Ryan’s words when Ryan didn’t even shout? On top of that, the television’s noise was also there.It didn’t feel right, but Ryan didn’t think too much about it.
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Jack quickly ran out of the hall to meet the guest.Andre had never seen Jack react like this for anybody.“Just who is this Jim Draknor?” Andre wondered. He followed Jack and came downstairs.On the ground floor of the apartment.A tall man was reading a magazine in the hall. His hair was mostly black, but there were touches of blonde dyeing here and there. He was so fit and handsome he would easily pass for a professional model or sportsman.The female staff members were not able to take their eyes off him so much so that they put off their work aside and kept staring at him.Some of their eyes burned with lust, and they wanted to make him theirs if possible for this man lacked nothing. Style, looks, charm, wealth, power, and the calm character to wait as the entrance guard told him to.This man was none other than Jim Draknor, one of the richest men in the world, far richer than the tech and oil giants, but the common people did not know about him being the head of Draknor Finance.
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“If you have a score to settle with Kevin, then fight him face to face,” Jim’s voice was calm but contained a sense of advice and warning. “Don’t bring his father into your equation. Let him go.”Jack’s brows drew together a bit.Andre’s brows knitted much more. He stepped forward, pulling his sleeves back. “Let me handle this man, Boss.”Jack was startled by Andre’s reaction. “Step back.”“I can handle him, boss,” Andre stressed his words.“Step back if you don’t want to die,” Jack’s voice grew cold.Andre looked at Jack, a bit confused. He got no explanation, so he stepped back.“Forgive my bodyguard’s foolishness, Mr. Jim,” Jack said. “He thinks fists can solve everything.”Jim did not even glance in Andre’s direction once.And Andre did not like that.Just who exactly was this guy in the suit for Jack to be so polite with him?“Can you please repeat what you said?” Jack asked.“Leave Kevin’s father out of your equation,” Jim said. “That’s all I’m asking you to do.”“Kevin’s father?
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Jack returned to his flat on the top floor.Ryan was eating fish. “This salmon is good. You should eat it.”Ryan’s vibrance changed very much. Was it because he learned that his son had paid the debt?Jack felt like he could still use Ryan to get a grip on Kevin for good, but he was also not confident in facing a guy like Jim.After all, it was from Jim that the scientist was able to get an aural crystal in the first place. Though it was bought in an auction, Jack dug for the seller’s info and found that it was actually Jim Draknor.It was thanks to researching on that crystal and then consuming it that Jack was able to attain his current strength.Even though he had sit face to face with Jim, he couldn’t gauge Jim’s level.He didn’t want to take the risk of offending Jim right now. That would be very bad for him in the business and political world since so many bigwigs often took loans from Draknor Finance.Jim sat down and started eating salmon.“How is it?” Ryan asked.“Tastes grea
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The car stopped at a small restaurant called Drake’s.“Why did you bring me here?” Ryan asked Jim.“This is my restaurant,” Jim told him. “You will be staying here until your son picks you up.”“We can’t stay in someone’s restaurant for an indefinite amount of time,” Ryan reasoned.“Don’t worry. This is my restaurant.”“What?” Ryan looked at Jim intensely to see if he was joking or not.“But then the customers greeted Jim, and Ryan understood that Jim wasn’t lying.“Didn’t you say that you gave 100 million to my son?” Ryan asked. “How the hell can a small restaurant owner have so much money? Are you involved in money laundering or something?”Jim smiled as he entered the kitchen. “I’m rich. That’s all you need to know.”“If you’re so rich, then why are you working in this restaurant as a chef?” Ryan asked, seeing Jim getting into the uniform. “If I was a billionaire, I would have invested millions in crypto, millions more in AI and robotics. They’re the future.”“In that future you im
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At Drake’s restaurant.It was closing hours.The workers cleaned the tables and were leaving one after another.Ryan also walked out and was looking around. No car was stopping by.When Jim came out, Ryan said, “It doesn’t look like my son is going to come today. I’ll stay at a hotel tonight.”“No, you’re a guest,” Jim said. “You will be staying at my home.”“I can’t do that.”“I wasn’t requesting,” Jim replied.Ryan couldn’t say anything after that. He quietly entered Jim’s car.Jim took Ryan home: Marcus mansion.It was a small mansion named after Jim's dad. Jim also gave the same name to his son.It was so beautiful in Ryan’s eyes. More than the designs, the people received him well.Jim’s wife Rena greeted him and offered him food. She introduced her sister Shiney. Jim told Ryan the story of how Kevin saved Shiney from the burning bus.Shiney showed Ryan the guest room and told him to feel free to stay in the home for as long as he wanted.Ryan sat down, and he could hear a child’
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A minute earlier.A taxi stopped at the junction.“It’s raining outside,” Rob said. “I’ll wait until the rain stops.”“It will cost extra money,” the driver said.Rob gave him another ten dollar note, and the driver quietened after that.“Dammit. I wanted to meet Kevin’s dad and talk to him, but this rain is making things difficult,” Rob was looking out through the window.Just then, he saw a young lady walking in the rain while everybody else was running for cover.“Don’t bother yourself with it, Rob,” he told himself. “I’m sure it’s just another stupid story where the woman makes herself sound like the victim.”But then the rain strengthened.Rob didn’t like that. Hissing under his breath, he opened the door and rushed out.“Sir, you forgot your documents!” the driver called out.“I’ll be back. Wait!” Rob told him. While scuttling, he removed his jacket and used it to cover the young lady.She slowly tilted her head up and looked at him.She didn’t blink.She didn’t look happy, eith
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“Are you stalking me?” Shiney raised her voice and asked angrily.But she did not look intimidating, not with the half-shrunk green-colored ice cream in her hand.“Ah?” Rob looked at her. “Why would I stalk you? You must be stalking me now. You women really love to flip the script! I shouldn’t have helped you. I regret doing that.”“Whoa, whoa,” Shiney harrumphed. “Stop with your gentleman act. I’ve seen men like you since I’m in school.”“I bet you never had a boyfriend,” Rob said.“What?” Shiney gritted her teeth.“I knew it,” Rob smirked. “I was correct, wasn’t I? You must be a crazy kind of woman for you to have never had a boyfriend.”‘You…” Shiney glared at him. The reason she did not have any boyfriend was because she had been in love with Jim for as long as she could remember.At some point, Jim was also reciprocating her feelings, but then her parents arranged Jim’s wedding not with her but with her sister! This really broke her heart. If she were capable of going back in tim
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“O-Obnoxious?!” Rob’s jaw dropped. “N-Not even my devilish ex-wife called me that!”“Your ex-wife clearly wasn’t smart,” Shiney indifferently snorted. “Or she would have never married a stalker like you.”“Ugh,” Rob sighed. His jaw hardened. “Didn’t I make it clear that I’m here to meet Kevin’s dad? Why are you still calling me a stalker? Besides, do you really think you’re worthy of being noticed by me?”“Hmph, I know my worth. Did you think I didn’t notice you checking me out when you first covered me with your suit?” Shiney retorted.Rob’s expression changed. “Ahem, that was just…”“Yeah, yeah, I know. Men have weak eyes. They can’t control themselves from watching what’s beautiful. You can give all the excuses that you want, but that doesn’t stop you from being a stalker.”Rob rolled his eyes in frustration.“Shiney, show him Mr. Ryan’s room,” Jim told her.Shiney’s mouth opened for a second. “Are you serious?”“He’s a guest.”“And so am I.”“But you’re part of the family,” Jim sa