All Chapters of The Illegitimate Heir: Chapter 291
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Chapter 291
Dr Trent automatically accepted the handshake, shock still evident on his face.Poison Sage?The legendary protégé of the ancient Miracle Doctor?The man who lived like a nomad, sometimes appearing where he's needed and only granting the requests he found worthy?The Poison Sage could cure poisons nobody else could identify.Rumour claimed he could even treat terminal illnesses with poison itself.This man was the enigma everyone in the medical field had been wondering about?Dr Trent shook his head as he took in Seth’s simple look again. “Impossible! You can
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Moments later.“Ghost Orchid Venom?”Seth nodded, his eyes still on the general.The ECG had totally stabilised now.His skin no longer held that silvery tinge.And Seth had promised he would wake within minutes.But the poison?“Orchid. He was poisoned by a flower?”Seth finally looked at him and shook his head. “Not just any flower. Ghost Orchid is rare indeed, and normally it's harmless. But centuries ago, an alchemist discovered how lethal it is when combined with extracts from other rare plants, then subjected to a fermentation process. A secret process that was never shared publicly, of course.”His contemplative look turned serious as he said, “Whoever did this went to great lengths to get it done. This venom is hard to find.”“And hard to detect too,” Dr Trent said with a pained look. “I am not sure I would have found it if Poison Sage was not here. What I gave him wouldn't have helped much.”Adrian's heart thumped as he raked a hand through his hair.The general could have di
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Adrian didn't want to move an inch.No. He wanted to force Seth to stay.Make sure he understood the enormity of the situation.What if something else was slipped in to hurt the old man?Even as the thoughts formed, an exasperated sigh escaped him.Money, power and even persuasion might have worked on someone else.But this was Seth.The Poison Sage came and went on his own terms.“Stay here and monitor him,” he said to Dr Trent. “Any change at all, I want to hear it. Immediately.”“Yes, sir.”
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“Scared you good, did I?”the general said as soon as Adrian rushed to his side.Adrian’s smile was strained as he reached for his hand.Feeling the warmth made something clog in his throat as he responded gruffly, “Let’s never do that again, okay?”General Charles smiled weakly. “Maybe I was desperate for attention.”Adrian quickly propped up the pillow as the general sat up.“Of course. You diva. You just want my undying devotion, don’t you?”He patted the sheets into place."Rascal", the general smiled indulgently, then so
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“Is this all?”Adrian asked the man standing before him.They were currently in the office given to him by the hospital director.It was right down the hallway from the general’s room, where three of Adrian’s men had joined the soldiers to stay on guard.“Yes, sir,” the man responded reverently.Adrian inclined his head towards Octavio.The man immediately passed the copy with him to the butler.Octavio froze when he saw his name at the top.The document contained everyone who had been around the general before his collapse.His eyes widened when he realised even the staff who had recently retired or been sacked were also included.After scanning the document, his gaze went to Adrian’s.For a moment, he was jolted by the hard look in the young master’s eyes.Gone was the easy-going man who had joked with him on occasions.Octavio swallowed hard as something occurred to him.Young Master was investigating him. Adrian’s silent stare was disconcerting.Years of training were what stoppe
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Cameron Stuart married into money.His wife loved and trusted him with all she had.She was the only child of an ageing father.Ricardo Everest loved his daughter, and his only hope was that she would remain taken care of long after he was gone.Ricardo never had strong business acumen, so he made his money through lucrative investments.Dominion Group was his biggest.He had 20% shares before the Riverine scandal.When a few shareholders started murmuring about eventual loss, Ricardo bought the shares off them, making him the highest shareholder after Chairman Cross.Thirty per cent shares in a billion-dollar group was nothing to sneer at, after all.A heart attack scare at a golf club made Ricardo have a meeting with his daughter and son-in-law.“Dad, you know I have never been interested in business,” his daughter had responded to his question. “I just want to be a good wife to Cameron and a good mother to our son. Do you even need to ask?”Dutiful as always, Cameron had only smile
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Cameron looked around as if to check if there were hidden cameras.None.His hand tightened on the phone.“Look here, if this is a prank call, I would like you to cut it out right now. I don't appreciate it.”He was about to disconnect when the voice responded with a hint of steel.“I must have it wrong.”“Have what wrong?” Stuart snapped.“Here I thought you were a sensible businessman who would take up this deal, knowing he might not get anything this good any time soon. Would you prefer a repeat of what just happened in the meeting now, then? You know next time won't be any different with people who have already labelled you an unworthy outsider, right?”“Of course not. But…”“I am a man of my word, Mr Stuart. I will pay you your worth and respect you while at it.”“We're talking 30% here. Even I know the worth of a group like Dominion. And you are saying you can get that right away?”There was a hint of a smile in the voice this time as the man responded.“I knew you were a reason
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“Of course. Like I said, my boss respects you. Haggling with a gentleman like you is not very respectful, is it?”Cameron's heart thumped.Just like that?No argument.No hesitation.No attempt to negotiate.A cold sensation crept up Cameron's spine.He remembered a saying just then.If your offer for a sale is not countered, it's probably because it's worth way more.Had he just sold thirty per cent of Dominion for far less than it was worth?Shit. Maybe he could still…
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“Okay. Yes, I appreciate you telling me this. I will get to the bottom of it.”Richard Cross's face looked stormy as he disconnected.He stood lost in thought, oblivious to Patricia's approach.“What's wrong, darling?” she asked, jolting him out of his thoughts.“Nothing is wrong. Stop creeping up on me,” he snapped.She responded meekly, “I am sorry, dear. I just thought you looked tense. You've been working too hard lately. Would you like chamomile tea?”“I don't want any silly tea. Don't you have something else to do elsewhere?”“I am so…”He walked past her and headed upstairs. Then he paused without turning. “Send Daniel to my office.”“Right away,” she responded with a slight bob of her head.The moment he was out of sight, Patricia straightened, her eyes narrowed at the spot he had just left.Something was up. She knew it.But just as always, he kept her out of it.It must be about business if he was calling for Daniel.It seemed urgent too.As much as it smarted to still be an
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“Understood, Dad,” Daniel responded solemnly before leaving.As soon as he stepped out of the door, his expression darkened.“Threatening me now? What's he going to do? Disown me and give my inheritance to that bastard?”He had cut back on his outings and laid low since the scandal, all out of consideration for the old man.Yet he was still not satisfied?Good thing he had a perfect excuse now. Going out could simply be chalked up to research.As he headed to his suite, unbidden relief swept through him.For a second there, he thought what he did had been traced back to him.
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