2024-04-30 18:17:51Justin brushed a streak of saline sweat off his face. He paused to catch his breath, while his hand clasped a broom. His gaze twinkled across the room and it fell on the two ladies seated at the reception. Justin snagged a sight of them laughing and whispering words into each other's ears. While they stared at him.
Justin couldn't figure out which part of him was the most hilarious to make two grownups laugh that hard. Maybe it was because of the dirty and torn apron he was wearing. He had pleaded with his boss, Bruce Springsteen for a replacement, but the contemptuous billionaire insisted he continued to use the stale and old one.
Or better still, the disgruntled look on Justin's face could be the reason why the ladies are cracked up as if they chugged on an overdose of N20.
Justin's thoughts drifted to the peril he'd been going through at the hands of the Tucsons'. And the mere thought that he might lose his wife soon sent shrills of panic to his heart.
He marveled at how he nonchalantly allowed himself to be duped by a stranger. A stranger who turned out to be his sister-in-law's boyfriend. He also imagined how battered his face would be when the loan shake demanded a payback and he was not able to pay.
"What the hell is going on here?" A gooey and masculine voice shouted from behind.
Justin was startled. But when the familiarity in the voice dawned on him, his limps went numb, and cold adrenaline flashed in his ridge. He held the broom close to his chest and slowly turned to see his boss glaring at him with flaming eyeballs.
".. good, morning boss." Justin stuttered.
Bruce narrowed his lips. "And how long will it take you to clean up this place?" Bruce roared.
"I'm almost done, Sir," Justin muttered as his hands trembled like he had eight cubes of ice concealed in each of them.
"You better do," Bruce stepped forward.
It was at that point Justin noticed Bruce held a mug. Bruce lifted the mug above his chest and dropped it on the floor. It shattered on the floor, with smudges of coffee cluttering the floor. The loud smash snagged everyone's attention. Sanguinely, the ladies at the reception will find a better reason to laugh now.
"Now clean it up," Bruce ordered. Justin bit his lips and commenced sweeping the shattered mug fragments. "No. Give me that!" Bruce said and snatched the broom from him. "You're going to use your bare hands," Bruce said.
Justin exhaled. He stared into Bruce's eyeballs with a million and one vile thoughts skittering through his mind. Justin is way taller than Bruce and when Justin swerved his gaze off Bryce's eyes, his eyes fell on his head. Particularly at how the radiant lights spawned a waxy glow on Bruce's bald head. Maybe a bang on it will tame his wickedness.
Justin knelt on the floor and picked up the fragments. Suddenly Bruce stepped on his hand and the broken piece Justin held pierced into his palm. Justin groaned while Bruce cackled with sarcasm. Justin held his palm with the other hand as blood spurted out of his injured palm.
"Ensure you clean this mess up. I have a notice outside for a new janitor, just in case you're too lazy to do it." Bruce said. He threw the broom to the floor and strode off as an audible but sinister chuckle scrambled out of his lips.
Justin tried to stand on his feet, in a bid to go to the restroom and wash off the blood, but he tripped on the broomstick and slumped. A loud wince rolled out of his mouth. The ladies at the reception cracked up as if they were watching Kevin Hart throw a subtle shade at Dwayne Johnson.
Despite the tears lurking at the corner of his eyes and the sharp pains cutting through his palm and shoulder. Justin managed to rise on his feet and head to the restroom.
Moments later, Justin dashed out of the restroom to see Lilly waiting for him at the Bruce, Justin, and shattered mug accident scene.
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Chapter 557: The Price of Loyalty
The days following his confrontation with Mark felt like an endless storm to Justin. The stench of betrayal hung over him like a cloud, darker and heavier than any he had ever known. It was not just Mark's actions that wounded him; it was the realization that even those he trusted most were capable of turning against him. His empire, his family, the people he had built everything for, none of them were safe.In the quieter times when Justin wasn't surrounded by the unrelenting demands of his empire, the loneliness of the entire thing settled on him,In the silence of his penthouse, the cold glass walls offer no comfort. He knew this day would come. But it's still painful. The idea that someone he trusted, people who have stood by him for many years, can decide to betray him.It cuts deeper than any opponent that he had ever faced. But he didn't have the leisure to brood over it. The fight with Ethan was far from over, and Mark was just one casualty in this war. The loss of loyalty
Chapter 556: Reckoning
The room was silent when Justin re-entered. His expression was cold and disbelieving. There was no need for an explanation to the group still seated around the table for what had happened. The tension hung in the air. Every person in the room knew, it seemed, instinctively that a bomb had just gone off.And the consequences will cause serious damage. Mark sat at the head of the table. His fingers tapped the polished wood nervously. His usual confident demeanor was gone. It was replaced by a feeling of discomfort radiating from him. Justin could see it in the way his eyes avoided his gaze. But there had been more-something darker, something deeper. Silently, Justin walked toward the tabletop; his footsteps rang harsh in the otherwise silent room. Mark's eyes flicked up, catching everything else for the briefest instant before quickly looking down.“Everyone out,” Justin said, his voice harsh, commanding. There was no space for dissent.The team, sensing the heaviness of the moment,
Chapter 555: The Enemy Within
Justin sat in his office, staring at the files Mark had delivered earlier. The quiet hum of the city outside his window was a stark contrast to the storm raging inside him. A leak found in his own company—what he thought was kept safe—had just turned into a full-blown leak. People close to him are betraying him. And he didn't know who it was.In his head, Mark's words played on repeat, but it was the stabbing betrayal that hurt the most. He had single-handedly built this company as anything by steel-back-end deals, through a relentless strategy, and with the will to establish iron-clad grounds for its existence. And now, someone within his entire circle began tearing it all apart and selling to the highest bidder. A slap against the face, and Justin wasn't certain how to take it. He instantly picked the phone, dialing Mark's number. It rang once and twice, and right then came Mark's voice.“Justin?”“Where are we with the leak?” Justin’s voice was clipped, every word laced with an
Chapter 554: The Forgotten Foe
Upon waking, Justin felt gnawing uneasiness. He had won relatively hard and long, but as he walked in the office that morning, something was not right; the air felt heavy, the tension intense and indiscernible. Somehow, Justin couldn't seem to shake an inner feeling that someone was still perhaps watching, waiting for just the right moment to make his move.“Good morning, Mr. Drogonuv,” Mark’s voice broke through the silence as Justin walked into his office. The assistant’s usual upbeat tone was tinged with something more serious. “We need to talk.”Justin raised his eyebrows but waved his hand for Mark to continue. "what happened?" Mark's expression was tense, and Justin immediately felt a sense of urgency in the room.“It’s about the company’s recent movements. "I notice a few discrepancies in our financial reports. At first, I thought it was simply an oversight, but I now doubt it," Justin's heartbeat sped up. “What kind of irregularities?”“A few transactions that don’t add up.
Chapter 553: A New Horizon
The dust has settled. But the war was not truly over. Ethan's fall from grace was swift and unyielding. But Justin knows the road ahead isn't without challenges. As the remnants of Ethan's empire collapsed, Justin is forced to face the reality that his tireless victories have come at a terrible cost.The meeting room is quiet. It was the silence that came only after a fight. Board members who were once concerned about Justin's methods, Now they looked at him with a different respect. They understood the stakes, the price paid for survival in this ruthless world.But for Justin, respect is not as important as the weight of his decision. He sat at the head of the table, looking around at the face he was leaning on. Mark stood on the side. His normally confident demeanor was now marked with a delicate caution. Ava sat across from him. Her eyes narrowed as she examined the information in front of her. “Ethan's downfall has left a void in the market,” Justin said in a low but firm tone,
Chapter 552: The Final Blow
The days that followed the media explosion were chaotic. Ethan’s empire, once a towering structure of influence and wealth, was now a crumbling shell. He had endured the tumult of the tragedy caused by the scandal of Samuel Dayton, more than anything that Justin had ever expected. It had spread so far and caused investors to back out. But Justin was well aware that it was not yet over. He was indeed cornered, but that did not mean he was out of the game.One evening, Justin sat in his office, the dim light from his desk lamp lighting up long shadows on the wall. His thoughts are sharp and organized. With no room for complacency at this moment. It is time to end it all. Ethan has been a thorn in his flesh for far too long. And Justin knows the only way to truly destroy him is to take away everything that matters to him.As he searched through the documents on the table Mark walked in with a solemn expression. “we have a situation. Ethan is trying to play his last card. Word is that
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