All Chapters of The Illegitimate Heir: Chapter 41
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Chapter 41
“Yes, I accept him,” Seraphina said without hesitation.The shocked silence that followed was palpable. Everyone looked at the lady as if she had grown two heads. Somehow her unbothered expression, like she truly wanted, made Adrian feel larger than life.“See? Not all the ladies here are blind and daft, after all. " Caroline’s words were the first thing that shattered the silence. “Congratulations, Adrian."Instead of finding fault with her words, everyone echoed the chief of staff's wishes."Congratulations" rose all around as people looked at themselves with raised brows an
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If that was the case, then she miscalculated. Every young miss and their parents in Aurion knew that if anyone wanted to get to Cross's purse, then it would be through Daniel. A smart lady like that must have figured that out, even if she did not go out much. So, that cannot be the main reason.Adrian intended to find out her main reason.“Bring her to me once I am receiving, okay? I need to go rest these old bones now,” Charles said with an affectionate smile at Adrian.“We will catch up, Romeo,” Caroline added. Then she turned to Seraphi
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Adrian wondered if Richard had left with the general or something. He was waiting for one thing after all. The information his father promised him.He met Richard giving instructions to his assistant when he got out. His father ignored him as he told his assistant to "handle the rest". Then he turned to enter the car."Father". Adrian stepped forward, holding the car before it shut behind Richard.The guards looked conflicted. If it had been before, they would have immediately pushed him away.
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Chapter 44
Seraphina stood in the shadows from across the Valaris Hall parking lot. Her expression did not change as she watched the interaction between father and son. Just as she had thought.After the chairman left, Adrian soon got into his old model car too. For a moment, Seraphina had seen pure rage on his face, but then it was gone so fast that it was like she had imagined it.The way he calmly handled the valets who tried to humiliate him impressed her, though.She tensed when a figure slipped out of the darkness behind her.
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Adrian made the call from the car."Cross,", he said calmly, “You know what to do.”“Yes, master,” came the swift response.The deed had been done by the time he got home.Just as he was heading towards the front door, Richard stormed out of the house, followed by Daniel, who was still trying to tuck his arms into his sleeves.Patricia was right behind them with an anxious look. “Can't this wait till tomorrow? I am sure you can still handle whatever happens then. Daniel just got back home and he looks really tired. At least let him eat…”“Since when did you start concerning yourself with my business?” Richard's cold question a
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Adrian went to a hotel that night to pass the night. In no mood to deal with the elites' hassle that night, he went to the part of the city that most of them avoid like the plague.The half-asleep receptionist in the low-class hotel barely glanced twice at him as she told him the cost of a room for the night and asked for his name.The name 'Cross' felt sore in Adrian's mouth at the moment. So, he impulsively gave his name as Adrian Hex.The room was almost bare, having just the bed, a chair and an old TV mounted on the wall. The toilet was small and grey with age and
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The man trying to get the unfair bargain scowled and almost told him to mind his business. But then he swallowed his words, thinking that he must be part of the elites. He knew that a single word from the elites could ruin him forever.So he huffed and glared at the seller, then walked away.“Thank you so much, sir. Thank you. I know it looks a bit rough, but I can assure you it handles very well. I am only selling it because I need the money for my daughter's medication.”“That's alright. Hope she gets better soon,” Adrian said as he brought out the money from his trouser pocket.He had a little over a hundred dollars in total, so he gave the man a hundred and kep
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“Young Master Scott…”“Don't you dare call me, you traitor!” Scott yelled at Edward. “And you better address me properly. I am no longer just a young master. You should call me Chairman".“Someone is really eager, I see,” Adrian muttered in amusement.Scott heard it and turned his wrath back on him. “What did you say?”Adrian said, his calm eyes on Scott's burning ones as he responded, “I said there is no need for you to yell at Edward. If you want to know why I am here, you only need to wait for a few minutes more. Not jump into conclusions.”“Wait?” Scott blurted the word as if it was an alien thing he had never dealt with. “I don't wait for anything, you dimwit. I don't need to wait to know you are a thief trying to weasel your way into my home like a worm. I don't know what trick you and Edward are playing, but you better be sure it won't work on me! Guards!”The men rushed to him immediately, waiting for orders.“Throw this garbage off this property. Break his bones and make sure
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“Pleasure to meet you, young master.” Adrian responded calmly with a slight tilt of his head.“Pleasure? Plea…” A humourless laugh rose in Scott's throat, erupting out like sandpaper on rocks. “Pleasure? You came to steal from me and you dare mention pleasure?”“I didn't steal anything, young master.” The title sounded more like a mocking slap on Scott's face. “I am only here to fulfil the chairman's wish.”“Of course you are. You bastard! You…!”His movement was too fast for Edward to protect Adrian.Before the man could move, Scott had already pounced.But the greatest shock was that in a blink
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“Everything is as my attorney says. I made this decision after long thought. In fact, you made it easier for me to arrive at this decision.”“What?! How?!” Scott unfolded his arms with a jerk as he moved closer to the screen like he was about to argue with the dead. “I made you humiliate me like this?! How?!”The attorney paused the video and played it back when he had stopped talking.“Adrian Cross is my protégé. And no, he is not my bastard. I never cheated on your mother. She is too precious to me. As you are, until you decide that money and status are more than family. Adrian has all the qualities I hope you have. But it's still not too late, my son. Listen to him and do as I am about to say. I am sure he will treat you right.”
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