All Chapters of The Day I Stopped Being Mr Nice Guy: Chapter 151
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CHAPTER 151
Dante sat in his Vertex office, reviewing reports. The morning was quiet. Too quiet. He checked his watch, as the second phase results were due any minute now.The door burst open and Liam ran in with a widest grin Dante had ever seen on his face.“Success!” Liam shouted happily. “It was a huge success! The second trial was a massive success!”Dante stood up from his chair quickly and asked, “what? Tell me everything!”Liam grabbed him on the shoulders and said happily, “The patients are responding beyond our wildest expectations! The higher dosage worked perfectly! Regeneration markers are off the charts! There are no adverse reactions! Nothing!”Dante’s heart pinned on his chest. “Show me.”Liam thrust the tablet in his hands and Dante scanned the screen hurriedly. The numbers. Charts. Graphs all pointing to one thing.Success.“It is real,” Dante whispered. “It is actually real.”The door flew open wide again and Anya ran in excitedly, closely followed by Raj and Dr. Matthew. Lewis
CHAPTER 152
Mason paced back and forth in his penthouse office, with his phone pressed to his ear. His face was tight with frustration with sweat beading on his forehead.“I need you to speed things up, Peter. The Lotus shares I want to acquire them now. I am tired of waiting. Tired of all this.” Mason said bitterly.Peter’s voice came through in calm and measured tone. “Mason, I am working on it. These things take time. You can not just snap your fingers and expect major shareholders to hand over their stakes. It does not work like that.”Mason stopped pacing and shouted to the phone speaker. “I do not have time for excuses! Clara is becoming a problem. A real problem. The sooner I control Lotus, the sooner I can deal with her. She getting suspicious. Asking questions. Poking around where she shouldn’t.”“And what about Dante? He is still the second largest shareholder. Even if you acquire more shares. He is still a block. A big block.”“Which is why I need the major investors!” Mason shouted an
CHAPTER 153
Clara stormed through the Lotus building, with her heels clicking angrily against the polished floor of her company floor with her face red with rage and her eyes blazing angrily. The security guard at the front desk took one look at her and looked away quickly.She had been up all night. Tossing and turning and raging as Mason’s words echoed in her head over and over.You are just another problem. I am always cleaning up after you. You are weak.The elevator ride to her office floor felt like hours. She clenched her fist so tight that her nails dug into her palms.Then the door opened and she marched into her office, ready to bury herself in work and forget the entire miserable night.Lena spotted her from down the hall and hurried over with a nervous and worried look on her face.“Ms. Vance! Ms. Vance, wait!” She called out to her nervously.Clara did not slow down. “What, Lena? I am not in the mood.”Lena scrambled to keep up with Clara’s hurried steps and said breathlessly, “it is
CHAPTER 154
Mason sat at his desk in Lockwood Hotel, staring at the documents spread out before him with frustration in his face and his jaw clenched tightly. His eyes moved back and forth across the papers, but nothing made sense anymore. Everything was falling apart. The door opened and peter walked in. He did not smile and he did not greet. He just walked over to the desk and dropped a thick folder on top of Mason’s papers. Mason looked up, annoyed. “What is this?” Peter replied flatly in a cold manner. “Look through that. All of it. Every report. Every contact. Every lead I have been working on for the past months. Then tell me if I am as unreliable as you accused me of doing?” Mason scoffed and pushed the folder aside. “I do not have time for this, Peter. I do not have time to pat you on the back and tell you what a good job you are doing.” Peter narrowed his eyes. “I did not ask for a pat on the back. I asked you to look at the work I have done. The work you dismissed Without eve
CHAPTER 155
The ball of the grand imperial Hotel was transformed with crystal chandeliers sparkling overhead and soft golden lighting bathing the room with warmth. Flowers adorned every table. A massive banner hung behind the stage: Vertex pharmaceuticals presents: The future of Medicine.The whole room buzzed with excitement. Men in sharp tuxedos. Women in elegant gowns. Reporters cameras were positioned at every entrance and champagne flowed freely.Caleb stood near the bar, and adjusted his bow tie. Anya stood beside him, looking stunning in a deep blue dress. Lewis was nearby, looking nervous, but smiling, with his wife holding his arm.“You okay?” Anya asked Lewis.Lewis nodded. “Nervous. But good nervous. Like something amazing is about to happen.”Anya smiled. “That is because it is.”Matthew walked over to where they were standing, looking sharp in his tuxedo, and asked, “where is Dante?”Caleb pointed towards a corner of the hall. “Talking to Dr. Alice. Making sure she is comfortable.”D
CHAPTER 156
The party continued around them in bursts of laughters and jeers, but at the corner, tension crackled thickly like electricity.Clara stood frozen for a moment after Eva had walked away. Then Sophie grabbed her arm.“Clara, let us go. Now. This is too much.” She whispered.But Clara did not move. Her eyes were fixed on the group across the room. Dante. Mason. Amara and her friend, Benita. They were all still standing together, the tension between them obvious.“Clara, please,” Sophie tugged her arm nervously. Clara pulled her hand free from Sophie’s grasp, and without a word, she marched towards them with her heels clicking sharply on the polished tiles and her red dress swishing with purpose.Sophie gasped and hurried towards her. “Clara! What are you doing?”Clara ignored her. She reached the group and stopped in front of them and asked in a loud and clear voice.“What is the problem here?”Every one turned. Dante raised his eyebrows slightly and Mason’s face became pale, then red.
CHAPTER 157
Mason sat at the head of the conference table in Lockwood Hotel with five men sitting around him. They looked uncomfortable and restless. They kept glancing at each other.But Mason did not notice. He was too busy talking.“The expansion plans are moving forward and the Lorian fund has been very supportive. Their money will allow us to acquire two more properties by the end of the year.” He said with a smile on his face.The board members exchanged glances, but no one spoke.Mason continued. “With the Lorian backing, we can double our revenue in eighteen months. Maybe sooner. This is the beginning of something huge.”Mr. Dawson, the company accountant, cleared his throat nervously. “Mason, about that…”Mason looked at him and asked sharply, “About what?”Dawson shifted uncomfortably in his seat. “The Lorian money. There has been no further funding from them. Not for two months now.”Mason stared at him. “What?”Dawson swallowed hard. “The promised funds never arrived. I have been wait
CHAPTER 158
The hotel room was small and cheap. It was nothing like the penthouse Mason was used to. His belongings were stacked in a corner, with half packed suitcases lining the walls and clothes scattered out around the room.In the corner, Jasper sat in the floor, crying. His small shoulders shook with anger and tears streamed freely down his face.“Daddy, I want to go home. I do not like it here.” He cried.Mason paced back and forth and ignored him completely with his phone pressed to his ear and his face twisted with rage.“Answer, damn it. Answer.” He snarled at his phone.Jasper cried louder. “Daddy!”Mason whirled on him and barked angrily, “Stop crying! You are disturbing my peace! Can you not see that I am trying to fix things?”Jasper squeezed his small face and cried harder. His small body curled into himself in grief.Mason turned back to his phone. He dialed again.Miller’s number. Switched off.He cursed loudly and dialed another.Peter answered on the second ring. His voice was
CHAPTER 159
The bar was quiet and dimly lit and Dante sat in a corner booth with Caleb, and a half empty bottle of whiskey between them. Both men looked relaxed, with huge grins over their faces.Caleb raised his glass for a toast and jeered, “To Mason Lockwood. The man who lost everything on one night.”Dante clinked his glass against Caleb’s and smiled, “I will drink to that.”They both laughed and drank.Caleb shook his head in amazement and said in a mocking voice, “I still can not believe it. The gala. Amara. Clara walking in on all of it. Mason losing his hotel, his money, his son, all in one day.” He chuckled. “That is a huge karma.”Dante nodded his head and said, “And the way he disgraced Clara at the gala. Right in front of everything. Fighting over another woman while his fiancée watched.”Caleb laughed loudly. “Shameless. Absolutely shameless.” Then he took another sip. “But honestly, Clara deserved every bit of that embarrassment.”Dante raised his eyebrows and shrugged, “you think s
CHAPTER 160
The Lotus boardroom was packed with every seat at the long table filled. Board members whispered restlessly among themselves. Clara sat at the head, with her face pale but determined. Dante sat at the far end, looking very calm and watchful, while Caleb stood by the wall, watching the proceedings with sharp eyes.Then the door opened.Mason walked in like he owned the place. Three lawyers followed him, each carrying a briefcase. Mason entered with a cruel, confident smile on her face.Clara stood up and asked sharply, “what is this, Mason?”Mason did not answer. But one of the lawyer’s stepped forward and announced in a formal tone.“Ms. Vance, my client is now the rightful owner of Lotus Group.”There were Loud murmurs around the table and the board members exchanged shocked glances.Clara asked sharply. “On what grounds?”The lawyer opened his briefcase and pulled out a thick file, then he placed it on the table.“These documents show that Mr. Lockwood has acquired enough shares and