THE RISE OF THE INCREDIBLE ASHER KNIGHT

CHAPTER 8

“Master, Franklin Seth has invited you to the Cedarwood Gala holding tonight.” Roland said as he landed William an invite.

Franklin Seth was the chairman of Seth Industries. They were arguably one of the top companies in Crenshaw city.

He had heard that Asher Knight was in Crenshaw city and was looking to expand his business.

He saw this as an opportunity to gain his favour.

“Are you going to be attending?”

William already knew about Seth Industries and was already planning to do business with them.

Since they had reached out to him first, he decided that he would honour their invitation.

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“You got an invite to the Cedarwood Gala?” Sophia was surprised when her friend Jade informed her she would be attending the Gala.

Jade smiled proudly. “Yes. My boyfriend is taking me as his plus one.”

“I'm so jealous. It's so difficult to get an invite to the Cedarwood Gala. I couldn't even get one.” Sophia said.

“I even heard a rumour that the Incredible Asher Knight will be there.” Jade added.

“Really?” Scarlett asked eavesdropping on their conversation.

She had been interested in Asher Knight ever since she heard he was coming to Crenshaw city.

She had also heard he was single and was looking for every opportunity to meet him.

At that moment, there was a knock on the door. Damon went to see who it was.

It was Ryan. His face was still had plasters for his injuries from the fight with William.

“What happened to you?” Damon asked, noticing his face.

Ryan's brows furrowed. “You never told me your stupid brother-in-law had returned. Didn't you say he died?”

Damon’s eyes widened. The whole room went silent in shock, Olivia quickly turned her attention to Ryan. “What do you mean? You saw William?”

Ryan went in and took a seat, you could see he was still annoyed about what had happened. “Yes. Your brother-in-law William did this to me.”

None of them could believe what Ryan was saying. There was no way William could be back in Crenshaw city.

They had abandoned him on Legolas Island, there's no way he could have survived.

Sophia let out a nervous laugh. “I’m sure you saw wrong. That fool didn't survive our plane crash three years ago.”

“Even if that’s true, there’s no way a loser like that could have beaten you up.” Damon added.

“I don’t know how but he’s a completely different person. Even the President of the boxing association knew him and called him Master.” Ryan explained.

“Master?” Damon burst into laughter. “Now I know you must have seen wrong. No one would call a loser like that master.”

Scarlett still felt a beat uneasy. How could William have survived? Why was he back without letting anyone know?

Well, it didn’t matter anyway. He hadn’t claimed the inheritance then so by law the inheritance had already gone to her.

His return wouldn’t change anything. She would still remain the owner of Grey Industries. If he had truly returned, he was still a nobody.

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William arrived at the Cedarwood Gala. Rich business men and celebrities from all over where in attendance.

He moved to the VIP section to look for his assigned seat. He found a table with the tag “Asher Knight” and took his seat.

Soon, Jade and her boyfriend James Dunn arrived at the Gala. James was the sons of the Dunn family.

The Dunn family were bigshots in Crenshaw city having business interests in real estate and construction.

They were also in the VIP section. As they took their seat, Jade noticed someone seating just across the table.

She had never seen him before. He looked like a very high class person. He wore a custom tailored suit made by Neron. The cheapest of Neron suits were $200,000 dollars.

He also wore a gold watch and black shades. She could tell he was no ordinary man. It wasn’t until after he took off his shades that she noticed that it was William.

William? How could that be William? Ryan was telling the truth. He had really returned to Crenshaw city.

“So it’s true. You are back.” Jade said with a disgusted look at her face.

William turned his attention to her. He balled his fists in anger when he saw her. Along with Sophia, Jade had constantly humiliated him whenever she got the chance.

However, he wasn’t going to cause a scene here. “Hello Jade.” He said casually.

Her eyes moved towards the name tag where William was seating. ‘Asher Knight’

Jade’s eyes widened. “You piece of shit! What are you doing in Asher Knight’s seat?!”

She looked at his clothes and noticed they looked expensive. “You even stole clothes to pretend to be Asher Knight? You're unbelievable!”

“What’s wrong?” James turned noticing Jade was angry.

“This useless man is pretending to be Asher Knight.”

“This is my seat. I am not pretending to be anyone.” William said angrily.

James turned towards him. He recognized William. “Fool! What do you think you are doing seating there? How did they even let you in here?”

He grabbed William by the collar. “Do you think the Cedarwood Gala is where any dog can just stroll into?”

William's gaze hardened. “Let go off me or you’ll regret it James.”