All Chapters of The Disowned Heir's Revenge: Chapter 31
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Chapter 31
The event was soon in full swing and Penelope had already arrived with Harry as her plus one. Don was also there clad in a navy-blue suit along with Zachary greeting the guests. The hall was looking lively because a whole lot of people gathered there, each one with their own reasons but one thing was common amongst them. They wanted to know who the new President/CEO of Rodriguez Enterprises was. They had all heard the rumors about Don and Zachary Rodriguez stepping down but they also wanted to see it for themselves.Manuel had finished changing in the room reserved for him by Gavin. He looked so handsome and sophisticated in his tailored suit and shoes. He had a diamond cufflink on to match and his hair was held back with gel causing it to glisten under the lights and then, a few strands of hair were joined together using the gel and left to hang above his left eye.Manuel walked out of the room with Gavin in tow right behind him as they approached the hall where the event was taking
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Don reluctantly took a microphone and stood on the podium along with Zachary who plastered a fake smile on his face and signaled for the music to be put on hold. “Thank you all for being present for the 26th annual anniversary of Rodriguez Enterprises. As most of you all have heard, my son and I stepped down for a fresh blood who is more capable of leading the company to greater heights. Join me in welcoming Manuel Rodriguez!”It hurt Don so much to say this but he had no other choice. The lights were dimmed and there was a spotlight set on Manuel as he climbed to the stage, walking ever immaculately.Harry, Penelope and Mary were shocked out of their wits and could not think straight. How on earth was that possible? Yes, there was a correlation in the surname but there could be coincidences, right?Manuel collected the microphone from his uncle and said, “Thank you all for coming, I really appreciate you all. As my uncle right here has said, I’ll be taking over the position of the Pre
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“Uncle, to what do I owe this personal visit?” Manuel asked lazily.“I don’t think its bad to congratulate my nephew,” Don replied. “And I also wanted to remind you about the money.”“Uncle, why are you in such a hurry to receive the money?” Manuel leaned forward. “Or are you involved in anything weird requiring money?”Don chuckled, “You always did have a very good imagination.”“Good, I’ll send it to you tomorrow once I make another move on my chessboard. My partner has made his.” Smiling, Manuel stood up and left the room with his things and proceeded to go to his Bugatti Chiron that he made Gavin drive there.Don stood there a bit confused as he furrowed his eyebrows. Why did Manuel’s words have a bit of correlation with the message from the strange number?It couldn’t be him. Don nodded to himself in confirmation that Manuel was unrelated to any of that.Harry saw Manuel heading out of the venue and rushed to his side, and fell on his knees. “I’m sorry, I didn’t know that you wer
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“But what if I’m not able to?” Penelope asked.“You will. Try begging him during these few days for him to lower his guard against you, once that’s done, invite him to talk about something over a drink and then drug him such that he has no choice but to lay with you. And from there, I think you know what to do.” Mary said without batting an eye.“That might actually work. Thank you, mum,” she stood up merrily and hummed while she went to her room to prepare to go to her office.On getting to her office, she called her assistant and sent her on an errand to get food for her and present it in a lunchbox like she cooked it.Once the food was brought to her, she picked up her handbag and the food and drove down to Rodriguez Enterprises. She got to the receptionist and of course the receptionist recognized her and it was like Penelope put a lot more effort to her outfit today.“I’m here to see your President,” Penelope said and the receptionist looked at her like she had lost her mind. Thi
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The next day Lisa calls Penelope and sends the address to her and Penelope thanks her. Without further wasting time, she takes extra time on her dressing, puts on her best outfit and shows up at Manuel’s estate unannounced. The security guards allowed her in because of the car she took along with her and her dressing, they quickly decided that she could be a friend to the owner of the West side villas after she told them who she came to visit and the part of the estate it was at.Penelope drove in and located Manuel’s villa. She came early in the morning because she believed that she could get him before he went to his office and she also brought food along with her. She knocked on the door and no one answered and so she tried opening the door and it opened up very much to her surprise because back when Manuel was still her husband, he had a habit of going to check if the main door was locked. But it was after Gavin left his villa the previous night did Manuel forget to lock the door.
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After work that day, Manuel gives Gavin the permission to go home and drives to Eastbay Diner alone and orders a drink. Zachary is also there and when he spots Manuel, he becomes angry and agitated. He was with a group of guys that he called his friends and suddenly he made a bet. Pointing to Manuel, he said, “Whoever that gets to beat that bast**rd over there to a pulp then the person gets forty thousand dollars.”That was a lot of Money but because of how desperate Zachary was to see Manuel in pain before him, he could not think straight.Afterwards, Manuel was done with his drink at the Eastbay Diner and paid for it. He went outside and was about to get into his car before a baseball bat and a bottle flew out of nowhere. Manuel dodged but wasn’t able to completely dodge the bottle and so he got a slight injury on the side of his forehead. Before he could even say anything, the culprits showed up, five guys. None of them, had he met before. Within a minute, the five of them were all
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Manuel went out to have marinated crab for lunch and he sat at a table that was at a blind spot. Lisa also happened to be there and as she took a sip of the coffee she ordered, she spotted Manuel, led by curiosity, she took up her bag, left her coffee and walked over to Manuel’s table.“Hi there,” Lisa said. Manuel looked up at her and returned his gaze back to his food, he had to hurry up in order to get back to work and finish the pile of workload waiting for him so he could return home early. Lisa sat on the chair opposite him and said, “We’ve met before but I did not have the chance to introduce myself properly. My name is Lisa.” She extended her hand for a handshake and Manuel just stared at her hand and finally rested his eyes on her face trying to remember where he had met her before but he did not seem to recall.“I don’t remember meeting you,” Manuel curtly said. At this Lisa awkwardly retracted her hand and clasped it with her other hand, placing it on the table. “We met in
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Not long after, there was a knock on the door of Manuel’s office and a little delay before the person came in. Manuel looked up to see Brandon Walker. His trip to Rodriguez Enterprises caused quite a stir, right from the parking lot and as soon as he got to the reception, people started to converse in the employee’s group.“Is that not Brandon Walker?!!” @little angel said alongside a fawning emoji.“What is his connection to Rodriguez Enterprises?” @smart asked with a thinking emoji.“Our boss has been dangerously popular these days so I wouldn’t be shocked if it’s for a business collaboration.”@little angel said.“Oh pleaseee, what does Brandon Walker have to offer except his tyrannic reputation?” @kiarovex asked.“You’d better keep quiet if you know nothing. He may have a tyrannic reputation but also in the business world, his reputation could also beat most people asides our boss of course. He also had a well-known popular diner in the whole of Colburn- The Eastbay Diner.” @zenith
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Manuel finally responded, “Exactly, the one in charge is meant to be aware of everything going on. But since you as the person in charge does not even know what is going on, are you still meant to be in charge of it?”The board room was silent as no one understood what Manuel was talking about.“I’ve been working in this company for a very long time and so there’s no way I’ll fumble over a small project that has been handed over to me,” Eli said, his jaws twitching slightly.Manuel stood up, adjusted his sleeves immaculately and began to clap slowly and stopped. “That’s quite the confidence Mr. Eli, I must say.” Manuel began to walk slowly round the long rectangular board table to get to where Eli was, “But for the fact that you have stuck around for a while, I expected more but unfortunately you disappointed the board members and yourself.”No one still understood what Manuel was trying to say and they all had a confused look on their faces. Eli was not exempted, he for one was becom
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Eli had just been thrown out and had no idea on what to do. He thought of going to Don to help him negotiate with his nephew to have him back and so he called Don and they linked up at their usual spot.Don looked at Eli wearily and said, “So my nephew found out that you had been leaking the company’s information and he did not know I was the one?”“Yes, the photos he took all blurred your face and you were not visible. Moreover, your voice was altered in the voice note he played in the board room and he did not talk about it so I strongly doubt that he knows you’re involved,” Eli responded.“Can you also help me plead with him or cover for me? He’s your nephew at the end of the day.”Don looked at Eli sternly and replied, “Okay. I should leave, it’s not safe for us to meet at this spot again.”On getting home, Don locked himself up in his study as usual. This was very unusual. He and Eli took great care in covering up their tracks, be it their phone calls, text messages and when they