THE RISING BILLIONAIRE

WOUNDED "I say one day you will leave this world behind. So live a life that you will remember...." The lyrics of the song sang by Avicii re-echoed in his ears. Richmond's blood ran cold and tears gradually dropped from his blue eyes. This song which was sung at his parent's funeral ceremony brought back the heartbreak that came with their deaths. The hushed lyrics of the song filtered away from his ears and the dark moments of the past were refreshed in his memory. He could still remember that fateful morning. His parents went out to get him a present on his fifth-year birthday but only their corpses returned to the Grearld Villa a few months after. As young as he was, his blood ran cold and he shivered absently as he stared at the dead body of his parents at their funeral ceremony. Large droplets of tears formed in his dripping gradually on the bare sand. "Drip..." It sounded as it landed gently on the dusty floor. His heart ran cold as he continued to recall these sad events.

Richmond had finalized his admission status as a student of Giwa international University. But he was still the poor student everyone knew at high school. He had given all the money he was awarded by the city's government to his adoptive mother to open her dream supermarket. Unfortunately, a fire incident occurred in the area and the supermarket was razed to the ground. For Jennifer, he had not set his eyes on her ever since that day. And from the enquires he made, she had broken up with Jake and ended her life. Richmond drew a deep breath and sighed. Life hasn't been fair to him. He sat at his table in the male dormitory working on a unique medicine that could stop cancerous growth in any part of the human body. He had turned his part of the room into a semi-laboratory. He looked into his reflection in the wall mirror before him. A tear escaped from his face as he thought about his broken limb that has this odd way of betraying this handsome face. His eyes ached because he had

Six months after, Richmond came limping up to Mr. Steven's mansion to check up on him. Immediately he came into the mansion, the first person he noticed was Tina and his lips parted into a smile. After the incident the other day, she had been all over Richmond and he could not help but love her back. He was very grateful that he had finally found love again. One that had perfectly replaced Jennifer in his life.But he still stood his ground by not accepting a penny from them since he began the treatment up till that time. And nobody in college knew about Richmond's relationship with Tina. He had successfully sealed it away from the public. Even from his close friends. Richmond was grateful that he had finally forgiven her. It made him realize how kind she was on the inside.Immediately she saw Richmond, her lips parted into a smile. "How is my babe doing," she inquired. "I am great Tina," Richmond replied with a warm smile. From the front door, Mr. Steven proceeded out of the bui

Mr. Steven stared hatefully into the eyes of the young man that stood before him without pity. He hated poor asses like his. And this wasn't only a poor ass, he had a broken limb. He could feel his soul satisfied watching him begging on his knees. He saw him shaking on his painful limb. Especially when he deserved it for thinking that his family would stoop so low to get married to such a fool like him. "I can't help you," he said turning around. "Chase him away," he said to the gateman. At his words, Richmond's heart almost stopped beating. He felt as if his head was about to fall apart. What exactly was he going to do now while his only love lay on her sick bed dying gradually and painfully. "Didn't you hear what he just said? Or you want me to send the dogs after you again," the gateman fired. Without saying a single word, Richmond rose from the floor with a painful stagger and he began to limp away aimlessly. "One-legged monster," the security officer yelled after him. Mo

"Well, I don't think there would be any need to sanction you. In the real sense, you rescued me from that brutal slut," Richmond revealed with an air of authority. At the sound of this, Mrs. Juliet lets out a sigh of relief. She could never imagine leaving that prestigious company at someone else's mistake. "Thank you, sir," she appreciated from the dept of her heart. "Please have your seat," Richmond said gesturing to the seat before him. Miss Juliet slowly took her seat on the chair. The new manager wasn't as terrible as had thought. "So what're your new directives for the company sir," Juliet inquired. Richmond drew a deep breath before proceeding to answer this question. He wished he could look into her eyes and tell her the truth but it would make him look like a psychopath.He wished he could make her an accomplice in this battle against his blood. He had just one directive and one drum to beat. And that was the drum of revenge. He was going to use this new position to t