As Adrian yelled, “You! What are you doing in a place like this?” confusion etched across his face.
A man stepped out from the entrance. A man I hadn’t seen before yet he was smiling at me like he knew me. “Mr. Carnegie! It’s nice having you here, Sir. Please follow me,” he said, his voice smooth and professional. I smirked, nodding at him. He indeed knew me. Just before we could move, Adrian's voice rang out again, louder this time. “Sir! Why are you calling him ‘Sir’? This man here is a broke ass peice of shit, who should be begging on the street after getting divorced by my cousin and thrown out of the house!” The man beside me laughed ; The one who was ushering me in. He turn to look at me, then back at Adrian. “I am sure that you don’t know what you’re talking about,” he said, his tone dismissive. “In fact, in a few minutes, he’s going to own this company alongside other billion-dollar enterprises.” Adrian scoffed, disbelief etched on his features. “Come on! you really think because he’s dressed up in an expensive suit, he can just buy this place? I’m the manager here, and my father is the CEO! There’s no way we will be selling our company, not to talk of selling it to fraudulents like you,” he said, his eyes drifting between me and Marcus. Marcus kept quiet, I was sure that he was enjoying the moment like I was. But then, Shock coursed through me. I hadn’t known this about Adrian, this was his father’s company? Good lord! I couldn’t help but smirk at the thought of it. “Well, you’ll see upstairs,” the man said, motioning for us to move forward, And we did. Well, Adrian trailed behind us, his expression still that of arrogance and disbelief. --- ADRIAN’S POV: I followed them into the building, my mind racing. This had to be a joke. There was no way that dude would own enough money to buy the company in just a month. Frauds! As they approached the CEO’s office—My Dad’s office, I felt a surge of irritation. How would my father even entertain this losers? I shook my head in disbelief. This is absurd. As I walked into my fathers office, nothing prepared me for what I saw. My father was on his knees, pleading with Ethan. (Scuffs) someone tell me what is going on. “Please Ethan, forgive me for all I did, I didn’t know,” “Father, Why are you kneeling in front of him. Don’t you remember him. The broke guy with the unreachable dreams, Nora’s useless ex-husband,” I raised my brow, hoping to see my father come back to his senses but my father shook his head in disagreement. “He’s not who we think he is Adrian. He’s someone else, someone completely different. And now he owns our company,” My father mumbled and slowly, fear began to seep in. “Dad, don’t tell me you’re selling your biggest companies to him!” I shouted, my voice a mix of anger and disbelief. “Who is he to purchase this company?” “Adrian, shut up! You’re making things worse,” my father snapped, his forehead glistening with sweat. “Why? Why are you holding me from speaking?” I demanded, my heart racing. “He’s not just buying our company; he’s buying the whole estate! Our company is going down with it!” The realization hit me like a punch to the gut. My father was groveling at the feet of the very man we had mistreated. And now, he was the one holding our cards. I stood there, frozen at the thought of it. But How? How did Ethan become this? How did he acquire so much wealth in a short period of time? This is so good to be true. ETHAN’S POV… “I could see it, I could see the regret seeping in as he looked up at me, not just regret but fear. I could only wonder how the Adrian I once knew—so confident, so powerful—the one who would always ruin the little happy moments I had— the one who would always remind me of how useless and poor I was. was now trembling. His whole body shook with the reality he couldn’t bear to accept. He was staring at me, his expression that of disbelief. And In that moment, I felt strangely satisfactied. I mean, How else would he have received his Karma?—how else? The tables had turned, and the man who once belittled me was now confronted by the consequences of his actions. I said it, I said it that they would all pay, but sadly, this was just the beginning. “No!” he yelled, his voice cracking as he wiped tears from his eyes. Anger replaced the fear on his face, and I watched as his expression shifted dramatically. “This is a lie! And I’m not buying this!” With that, he stormed out of the office, the door slamming behind him. The room was quiet and I could hear the echoes of his footsteps fading down the hallway. In the silence that followed, I let out a shaky breath. The man who had once thrived on my suffering was now faced with his own collapse. I could almost taste the irony. (Giggles)
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Luckily, just as I was dealing with the arrogant receptionist, my attention was drawn to a figure entering the mall. This man exuded power; everyone turned to look at him, some trying to maintain their composure, just like the receptionist, whose pride faltered for a moment.A smile crept across my face as an idea clicked in my mind. I had no time to waste, but I refused to let that moron get away with his mockery.Just as I was about to approach the powerful newcomer, I noticed a group of men in black suits rushing through the entrance. There were six of them, and as their eyes locked onto me, a chill ran down my spine—I knew they were there to kill me.I turned to run, but the unmistakable sound of gunfire echoed through the mall as they fired at me.“Bang! Bang!”I kept running without looking back, needing to find a safe place as people screamed and scattered in every direction, shopping bags flying as panic set in. I whipped out my gun, dashing toward a nearby store. Inside, I du
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As I fought with the decision, the bike swerved slightly, reminding me of the risks and dangers around me.My heart raced not just from fear but from the uncertainty of who I could trust.“What if this is a trap?” I thought, recalling every moment of deceit I’d encountered with Marcus.Why did Marcus want me dead? Was he the one who had killed my father?While still contemplating, my phone began to buzz again, consistently this time.I answered, placing the phone to my ear when I heard Josh call to me. “Ethan,” he said, and I fell silent, unable to speak because there was something unfamiliar about Josh's voice—he sounded a bit desperate, or at least that’s what I thought.I took a deep breath before answering him, keeping my eyes on the road.“Josh!” I said, trying to mask the panic in my voice.“Where are you?!” he demanded, urgency echoing louder through the speaker.“I’m on the highway,” I replied. “I heard what happened. Are you okay? Are you hurt?” He asked, and I felt a sudden
Bang!!!
“Over there! It’s him!” one of them yelled, and I felt my heart drop as they charged toward me.I needed to hide—there was no way I could take on six armed men.But just before I could retreat, I spotted a metal pipe on the ground. It wouldn’t do much against guns, but I had to try.I crouched behind the wall, clutching the pipe tightly, my breath quickening as I listened to the approaching footsteps.Suddenly, one of the men lunged forward, gun raised and aimed directly at me. In a split second, I wiped the gun aside with the pipe, the metal clanging against the weapon. Before he could react, I smashed the pipe into his stomach, knocking the wind out of him.As he stumbled back, I instinctively used his body as a shield, feeling the bullets whizz past me. I began to panic again, but I kept my focus.With a quick glance, I saw the fallen gun on the ground. I bent low, snatching it up just as the remaining men regrouped and aimed their weapons in my direction.I squeezed the trigger, f
Danger!
“How much is it?”“Let’s just say your father was a quadrillionaire, which means—” he said, brow raised. “Are you for real? Am I a quadrillionaire?” I asked as he nodded. “Yes, Ethan, you are. But I trust that you will be able to multiply that over the years, with your new company and others to come. I believe you will make triple that in the next few months,” Marcus said, picking up his phone because it had just buzzed with a text.“Hold on, I have to make a quick call,” he said, getting to his feet to leave.In the few times I had been with Marcus, he wouldn’t step out to make a phone call if he wasn’t hiding something from me.Thankfully, I had all I needed right now, and all I had to do was find my way forward, away from this mess.I stood up to leave as well, but when I got to the door, I paused.I could hear Marcus speaking to someone on the phone again; this time his tone was lower because he obviously didn’t want me to hear him.I leaned in closer, pressing my ear to the doo
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Hi readers! I trust you’re enjoying this book :)Please do not forget to comment your thoughts down below, it would really mean a lot to me.Thanks again for giving my book a chance.Best regards,——————————————————“You haven’t really told me how you got into my office. No one knows the password except me,” he said.“Well, let’s just say I have my ways. Now let’s talk business,” I said, immediately diverting the topic. “About my father’s company, I’m here for the documents,” I said, and I watched a kind of emotion cross his face—not the kind I expected; he was completely pleased by my words.“Sure, I know you’re still mad at me for pulling that stunt on you, but I had to get you in a way you weren’t expecting,” he said, searching for the documents on his desk while I ignored him.All I wanted was to get the hell out of there.“Here,” he said, handing me a file—one that resembled the one he carried the first time I encountered him. It was the same.“Here are all the documents you need
An Urgent Message.
“Uh, about that, I, um,” I stuttered, unable to find the right words when I heard a knock on the door.“Who is it?” Marcus asked. “It’s me, sir. I have an urgent message for you,” came an unfamiliar voice, that of a lady.Marcus pressed a button on the controller to let her in.Once the door opened, my eyes caught sight of a brown-haired, middle-aged lady. She glanced up at me, her eyes flickering in shock, but she immediately masked it with a smile.“Good day, sir,” she greeted, and I nodded, wondering if she knew about Marcus’s plan or if there was something else in the way she looked at me.“Sir, we have news on the Orions. They were spotted boarding their private jets,” the lady said, handing Marcus some pictures while she handed me some as well.I took them from her, even though my initial plan was to get out of there. I needed to play things safe for my own life.I glanced at the pictures. It showed a man wearing sunglasses, with black hair and a black coat, alongside a woman
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