All Chapters of From Prison To Billion-Dollar Empire: Chapter 11
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Chapter 11 Take it Higher
“What do you mean, no?” Micheal forced a smile upon his face again.He’d been the president of the Kingston Enterprises for years. The highest-paid employee in his company was at eight thousand dollars per month, even when they had to work overtime again and again for him. Yet, he’d offered Liam fifty thousand dollars and he refused it?“Okay, I know you are a man, maybe that is not enough for you, huh?” he smiled awkwardly.“I will give you $100,000. That’s over a 100% increment.”“Take it and leave Greenfield.”The air in the office tightened, thick with expectation, as though the walls themselves were waiting for Liam’s response.“NO!” Liam thumped his hand on the table.“Even if you increase it to five million dollars, I will not leave Greenfield. Instead, I will be here and I will make your life miserable.” Liam smirked.“If that will be all, I will take my leave now.” He rose to his feet, adjusted his suit and stepped out of his office.The door clicked shut behind him, and with
Chapter 12 Betty’s Reaction
“Oh… baby… you didn’t tell me your dad is going to humiliate the bastard on TV.”Lucas’ laughter carried a tone of satisfaction, the kind that came from wounded pride being slowly stitched back together.“I love it and I am going to make your father happy. The partnership is his.”Betty smiled. She was done preparing the meal and was already setting the table after she refused the chefs to help her out.The aroma filled the room, rich and inviting, masking the tension that had followed her since morning.“And that’s not all.” She smiled at him and walked to him.Closing the distance between them, she wrapped her arms over his shoulder as she stared in his eyes. “Tonight is going to be a good fucking night for us. After that, we start preparing for our wedding.” She placed a kiss on his lips.“Now, come and eat.” She pulled him to the dining room.Lucas smiled. He still remembered what Micheal said on the news, and he couldn’t wait to see the public reaction when they finally saw that
Chapter 13 The Wedding Day
“This sacred union is witnessed not only by those gathered in this hall… but by countless others watching across the country and beyond.” The priest paused, allowing the weight of his words to settle over the silent congregation.“Therefore, I ask before God, before these witnesses present, and before those joining us through the screens of television…” his gaze swept the room slowly, deliberately.“If anyone here or anyone within the reach of this broadcast knows of any lawful reason why this man and this woman should not be joined together in holy matrimony…”A thick hush fell.“Speak now or forever hold your peace.”Betty’s eyes swept across the guests and across the cameramen and women filming the event. Pride and fear wrestled quietly within her chest.She knew they’d not properly divorced Liam and he could be in the audience and raise his hand no matter what they had told on TV.Her heart beat louder than the church bells.The silence stretched.“I will count from one to three,”
Chapter 14 Arrest
Micheal didn’t realise the impact of his words until he saw how Betty fell to her knees immediately after he confessed.Tears streamed down her face, her shoulders shaking as the weight of his words settled over the room.“Betty?!” His voice cracked. In trying to save himself, he had just pushed his daughter into the fire.“No! No!” he shouted quickly.“It was not Betty’s fault,” he said, forcing the words out. “I bought a damaged car for her birthday. I knew the brake pad wasn’t working. I wanted Liam to drive it and commit a crime. But he didn’t. My daughter was too eager… she drove the Ferrari and lost control.”His confession hung heavily in the air.“It is all my fault. Please blame me and not her!”For a second, no one moved.Then the murmurs began.Gasps rippled across the hall. Faces that had once been smiling at a wedding were now twisted in shock and disgust.“And we blamed your innocent son-in-law for the crime you committed,” a man from the crowd shouted. “You should be ja
Chapter 15 The Law Suit
“What if he is not bluffing?” Betty’s voice trembled.The confidence she had displayed on the phone was gone. The moment the call ended, reality settled in.Carter paced around the living room inside Micheal’s villa. They had left the wedding venue in silence, each of them lost in their own thoughts, but now the tension could no longer be contained.“He is bluffing,” Brandon said, though his tone was less certain than before.“There is no way someone who couldn’t afford his own meals can suddenly afford a lawyer to sue us.”“But he can go public,” Carter countered immediately. “And if he does, this situation will get worse than it already is.”He dragged a hand across his jaw as he walked. Their father was in custody. The wedding had collapsed. Investors were watching.One wrong move, and everything would crumble.“Let’s calm down,” Brandon said, forcing steadiness into his voice. “Panicking won’t solve anything.”He turned to Betty.“Right now, our priority should be Dad. He is the pr
Chapter 16 The Next Plan
“If Liam could afford a lawyer and most especially from the Blackwood & Associate, then this means that…” Brandon kept quiet. He flickered his eyes to the side as though he could see what was forming in his mind.The silence stretched, tightening the air in the room.“Then that means what?!” Carter boiled.“Fucking talk, Brandon!”“…then that means that he is not working alone!” Brandon concluded, and immediately his voice went higher like he’d solved the puzzle.The realization seemed to hit all of them at once.“Of course! That is it!” he called out louder.Carter walked towards him and placed his arm on his shoulder. Betty raised her head. Her tears had already dried. The way Brandon sounded, bright and certain, she felt hope stir again. He had connected the dots.And history had proven one thing — when Brandon connected dots, he was rarely wrong.Seven years ago, before the Berry, their grandfather sickness even got worse, Carter and Betty always went to Brandon, their youngest br
Chapter 17 Betty To Liam
Immediately after the Kingstons retreated into Micheal’s building, the heavy gates shut behind them, cutting off the noise of reporters still shouting outside.“Close the gate and send them all out,” Carter ordered their gate security from the in-house telecom.He was not taking chances. The performance was over. Now, damage control continued behind closed doors.“Okay, fellas, party is over. Now, leave.” The security clapped his hands loudly and approached each camera lens, gesturing towards the gate for all the reporters gathered in the compound to leave at once.One after the other, the vehicles rolled out.Only when the compound fell completely silent did Carter release the breath he had been holding.Immediately as they all left,“Now, Betty. Make sure to make him accept you.” Brandon looked at Betty, holding her hands firmly.Unlike Carter and Betty, Brandon and Betty still shared a kind of sibling affection towards each other. Aside from being siblings, they were also best frie
Chapter 18 Fuck Her
Betty’s hands trembled terribly.Never had she had to do this before. She was a Kingston. The Kingstons were prestigious in Greenfield Nation as a whole. But now, she would lick pee.Lucas stood watching. His brow raised. His cheeks widened. He wanted to see it happen. Wanted to see how she licked it all.Betty closed her eyes. Her heart crashed, but she didn’t have a choice.She bent low to the floor. Paused the instant her lips almost touched it.She heaved out a deep sigh, pulled out the tip of her tongue, and touched it with it.“I said lick it like the dog you are, not taste it.”Lucas bent, grabbed her head, and shoved it to the floor.“Lick now, dog!” Lucas bellowed.Betty pulled out her tongue and licked it all without any trace left.Lucas rose and burst into a wide cackle like a satisfied witch in the jungle.The taste of the pee floor was bitter and salty, but the taste of her own pride dying was worse. Every time Lucas laughed, it felt like a physical blow to her chest.Be
Chapter 19 Invite Over
Five hours after Lucas tried to reach Williams, he got a call back from Williams himself.“Father, I am deeply—”“Come home,” Williams interrupted. His voice was cold. Then he hung up the call.Left with no room for explanation, Lucas immediately prepared to return home.The Williams estate was in the heart of Greenfield, almost close to the Kingsley Estate.For the longest time, the Williams House International has been in partnership with the Kingsford Supreme Collective, and as a result of this, their business relationship elevated the Williams family to the noble social status of Greenfield nation.At that very moment, Williams sat in his home office, staring right at Lucas’ picture.He remembered when Lucas was much younger, when he was just a 13-year-old child. He was filled with many questions as regards the family dynamics.He asked intelligent questions which were more than his age at the time. And for this reason, he named him the heir of the Williams House International. Bu
Chapter 20 Brandon Saw it
Brandon stood outside of Betty’s villa.He’d seen it.From the way her villa was built, her bathroom was upstairs just inside her master bedroom since it was en suite. She’d left the light turned on, and he saw her shadow clenched down to the floor from the walls.From where he stood, the scene inside was painfully clear.He saw how she screamed and wept loudly.His eyes became reddish immediately. He’d loved his sister like he loved himself right from their tender age and he couldn’t stand watching her being hurt. But what possibly could he do?Lucas was someone who was in a higher position than even their father. His father curried favour from him right from the beginning.Only he had the connection to facilitate their partnership with the Williams House International and the Kingsford Supreme Collective.Realizing this, Brandon slowly lowered his gaze.“I’m sorry, sister,” he muttered sadly as he turned away from staring at the window.With nothing else he could do, he stepped back