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The Overnight Billionaire's Revenge Chapter Twenty-Two: A LOSS
Victoria Wong sat in the corner of the restaurant, sipping on a cocktail while she tried to convince her old associates to work with her again. She kept hearing the same words.“I’m not sure this is the right time.”“Deal with your current problem and then get back to us.”“I’ll have my assistant give you a call soon.”She had been there for hours, speaking to different people and she still got the same damn replies when she asked them to go back into business with her. Now, she sat across from her long time friend, Marissa Devon, smiling incessantly, knowing fully well that Marissa would never do anything business wise without being wooed and cosied up to first.“You know, I do have another business venture coming up. Of course, one where my name would not be involved.” She brought up, dropping her glass on the table.“Oh, so like an anonymous kind of business. Like you still own it but no one knows that it’s you?” Marissa asked, somewhat intrigued. “Yes, exactly. A ghost venture. I
The Overnight Billionaire's Revenge Chapter Twenty-Three: MORE LIES
Victoria Wong stood at the podium, perfectly composed in a cream-colored suit that made her look both powerful, innocent and more like a woman scorned. The press conference room was packed with reporters, their cameras trained on her face as she delivered her statement with a monotone voice like she had practiced what she was going to say to them beforehand. "I want to thank everyone for coming today," she began, her voice steady and clear. "As many of you know, I was recently subjected to a humiliating public arrest based on completely unfounded allegations. I was dragged out of an important meeting by the New York Police Department against my will and on completely false charges. These charges were dropped immediately due to a complete lack of evidence."She paused, allowing her words to sink in before continuing. The reporters were hooked and she was going to keep them that way. At least until they turn their fangs to her next victim. Marcus. "What happened to me was nothing shor
The Overnight Billionaire's Revenge Chapter Twenty-Four: RICHARD WONG
Just as Sarah had reminded Marcus, the date for Victoria’s father, Richard had arrived. The courthouse steps were crowded with reporters, their cameras flashing like strobe lights as Marcus made his way inside. He kept his expression neutral, ignoring their shouted questions about Victoria's latest interview – the one where she'd tearfully described him as a "manipulative man who would do anything for power.". They also shot questions at him, asking him of his involvement in the case as a potential witness. He didn’t answer any of them but he made a point to clear all that later. Inside the courtroom, Richard Wong sat at the defendant's table, somehow managing to look both dignified and victimized in his perfectly tailored suit. Their eyes met briefly, and Marcus saw nothing but cold contempt in the older man's gaze. Good. Let him be angry. Angry people made mistakes. Marcus sat in the pews as one of the audience. He turned his head only to be met with Victoria and Eleanor glaring at
The Overnight Billionaire's Revenge Chapter Twenty-Five: JAMES PARKER
Marcus adjusted his tie for the third time as he waited outside the courtroom. Being called as a character witness for James felt wrong on every level, but his lawyers had insisted it was necessary – something about being subpoenaed or forced if he didn’t agree to what the defense wanted. Still, defending the man who had helped enable the Wongs' corruption left a bitter taste in his mouth."The defense calls Marcus Chen to the stand," James' lawyer announced.As Marcus walked to the witness box, he caught James' eye. The man looked smaller somehow, his usually impeccable suit hanging slightly loose on his frame after weeks in custody. Despite everything, Marcus felt a twinge of pity. James had always been more of a follower than a mastermind. A bad friend but still. "Mr. Chen, how long have you known the defendant, James Parker?""Approximately seven years," Marcus answered, keeping his voice neutral. "We worked together at Wong Enterprises and he was my best friend.”"And during tha
The Overnight Billionaire's Revenge Chapter Twenty-Six: RAY ALVAREZ
“This is everything I found," Lori said, spreading files across Marcus' desk in his study with practiced efficiency. "Ray Alvarez, forty-two years old. Stage four lung cancer. His treatment costs are being covered by an offshore account that I traced back to a shell company owned by – guess who?"Marcus leaned forward, examining the documents, his ear perking up at what Lori was telling him."Victoria.""Exactly. But, the payments aren’t going through like they normally did. Anyway, he's got a daughter in college, massive medical debt despite Victoria's contributions, and..." Lori pulled out another document, "three previous arrests for violent crimes, all mysteriously dropped after intervention from high-priced lawyers he shouldn't have been able to afford."Marcus absorbed the information, already formulating his plan."And you're sure about the cancer diagnosis?""Terminal. His latest scans show the cancer has spread to his liver. Doctors give him two months, tops." Lori's voice so
The Overnight Billionaire's Revenge Chapter Twenty-Seven: ONE STEP FORWARD, TWO STEPS BACK
The police station was nearly empty when Marcus and his men escorted Ray through the back entrance. It was the end of the day and some of the officers had headed back to their homes but there were a few who lounged about, trying to finish their workload before calling it a day. Detective Zhang was one of them. He had waited for them, his face grim as Marcus walked into the station with Ray in tow."How exactly did you find him?" Zhang asked Marcus, his voice stern and on the verge of beration."Like I said on the phone, I have my ways. I'm not tied back by the law like you are." Marcus loosely explained, causing Zhang to frown."I know I'll regret this later but before anything we need his statement first. We'll come back to this later." Zhang caved in, wanting to get what he needed first before he asked Marcus how the hell he had tracked down an assassin and convinced him to confess to the police all of a sudden."Let's go." Zhang said as he grabbed Ray by the arm and led them straig
The Overnight Billionaire's Revenge Chapter Twenty-Eight: CAUGHT RED-HANDED
Marcus and Zhang managed to copy the recording on several devices before Zhang went away for the day with his own copy. With the recordings now divided and safe, Marcus was ready to find some other ways to bring Victoria down and as he sat in his bedroom, nursing a glass of bourbon, he came up with something he didn’t believe he didn’t think of before. The damn video footage from the police station. They had checked it earlier and noticed that it was corrupted but there was one thing that Marcus forgot. He had a genius hacker working for him and he was sure that she would be able to revive the lost footage somehow. Unfortunately, it slipped his mind at the moment and he couldn’t help but berate himself in his bed. He dropped his glass and picked up his phone from his night stand, sending a text to Zhang as quickly as he could telling the man that he would be at the station first thing the next day to speak about something important. Obviously Zhang didn’t reply since it was three in
The Overnight Billionaire's Revenge Chapter Twenty-Nine: LANDON KELLER
The station was bustling with its usual morning activity when Marcus and Zhang walked in. Officers were milling about, some heading out for patrol while others worked at their desks. Zhang's face was set in stone as he scanned the room, quickly locating Landon at his desk, casually sipping coffee while reviewing case files with a focused look. "Officer Clay," Zhang called out, his voice carrying across the room. "Arrest officer Landon Keller."Officer CLay, a veteran cop who had worked with Zhang for years, looked confused but moved toward Landon immediately, not sure why but willing to do what his superior asked of him. The trust in Zhang's judgment was absolute.“Is this some kind of joke?” Landon asked with a chuckle causing the other officers to laugh. “You didn’t tell me that you liked that kind of stuff, detective.” He ended with a smirk, oblivious to the severity of the situation. “Cuff him, Clay.” Zhang said, not following up on the try at a joke. Clay paused for a second b
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Chapter One Hundred and Ten: DOUBLECROSS
While his family had gone back home, Marcus had gone straight to the somewhat abandoned motel where Lori’s family had been kept hostage with his men in tow. He had called some of his personal guards to follow him to the location just in case green eyes or his men had alternative ideas to the meeting he had also called them about. He hadn’t cared to learn their names. It was not worth his time to be honest. He waited for some time before he could hear the purring of a car that was coming into view and pulling up to the parking lot of the building. The men from before, got down from the car, each of them giving Marcus some sort of stink eye because of the men he had standing behind him before they stepped forward and acknowledged him.“Wei. I see you brought some men with you to our meeting. Now, why would you do that?” Green eyes spoke.Marcus shrugged.“I might have you on my payroll but it doesn’t necessarily mean that I trust any one of you. These men are what you call an insurance
Chapter One Hundred and Nine: HIDDEN INTENTIONS
Marcus, Rachel, Micah and Elias got down from their respective cars and walked into the precinct where the evidence Marcus had promised was waiting in Coleman’s safe of personally kept evidence. Marcus looked around to make sure that they weren’t being watched and when he was sure that the coast was clear he entered into the building with the rest of his family.Some officers stood up at the mere sight of almost all the Wei family entering the precinct. It had never happened. At least, not after they had been here asking for help to find their son Marcus in the past. It was a rare sight as most of them knew that this family liked to handle their businesses on their own most times and if they were all here at the same time then something wrong was going on. The officers greeted them as they walked by and as Marcus led them straight to Eric Coleman’s office. The same man his uncle had introduced him to.“Who is it?” Coleman shouted out as he heard a rap on his door. The door opened up
Chapter One Hundred and Eight: THE TRUTH IS REVEALED
Marcus had made the necessary arrangements to have Lori and her family relocated abroad. He also had his mind set on sending Rachel with them after his encounter with his uncle the afternoon of the kidnapping, but Rachel had opted to stay back and she was adamant about it. He sighed as he sat down in his office as he wondered why she was being so stubborn and wouldn’t allow him to protect her. Oh, that’s right, he already knew why. She had already told him her reasons but still she had to know that she was in danger because his uncle would do anything to get to him. He couldn’t have her still in the house with that man.Apart from sending Lori to safety and having a mild fight with Rachel about taking her to safety also, the police; specifically, Eric, the chief and Callum the detective had done their part in contacting the officers in Italy to help them with the security issue. When the officers over there were informed that a Wei would be paying them for the job, they jumped at the
Chapter One Hundred and Seven: DECLARING WAR
“Another thing. I need that laptop back. It’s important that I get it back.” Marcus said as he turned back to the smirking men, wanting to get one thing straight. That laptop was still important. One of them shook his head. “We can’t. We still need to get paid by our previous employer.” He said, a small sneer forming on his face. “Do you still want me to pay you or do you want nothing?” Marcus slightly threatened. “What do we tell him when he asks?” Green eyes asked. Marcus rolled his eyes as he couldn’t believe that these men were able to kidnap people in broad daylight and not be caught but can’t lie to save their own lives. It was truly unbelievable. It was a let down. “Tell him that you got the evidence and destroyed it. As for me, let him know that you couldn’t kill me. I went straight to the police while the girls came over here and did the exchange themselves. Assure him that you’ll keep on trying and soon enough, you’ll have me killed.”The men glanced at one another bef
Chapter One Hundred and Six: MONEY SOLVES EVERYTHING
Those green eyes stared back at Marcus, Rachel and Lori menacing and ready to pounce. The man who Marcus could see clearly now, smirked at him, taunting him with that sly grin. Marcus had a feeling that this meeting was probably going to end up with someone dead since the man was purposefully going to kill him before. He could smell the bloodlust from the man.“Calm down. I’m not here to kill you. We need to take care of this business first and then I can finally end your life maybe later.” The green-eyed man spoke out, placing one hand on his waist. “Who ordered you to do this?” Marcus asked, getting a bit on edge as the man and his two partners edged closer to them.“Who ordered me to do what exactly? I have a lot of employers.” He retorted, toying with Marcus. “You know what I mean. Who asked you to kidnap those people and try to kill me?” Marcus asked him more clearly, not in the mood for fun and games. The green-eyed man waved his hands in the air.“Whoa, whoa, whoa. I’m not h
Chapter One Hundred and Five: GREEN EYES
Marcus left the mansion in a hurry with the new found knowledge that his uncle had been watching him. It irked him as he got into his car wondering how long Eric's spying had been going on. He knew that there were cameras at every inch of the mansion but he didn’t think that his uncle would be keeping such a close eye on him. Now that Lori's family had been taken by Eric, of that he was sure, he had no choice but to turn in the evidence that they had just uncovered. It was annoying that Callum was right to say the least, but he couldn't risk having anything bad happen, especially to Lori's little brother. She would never recover from that and he would blame himself explicitly. Marcus swerved through the streets trying to decide whether to go to the police station and tell Callum what had just happened or to go straight to a place he knew could disable the cameras of his prying uncle without being noticed.As he made his next turn he noticed that a car turned with him. It wouldn't ha
Chapter One Hundred and Four: THE BIG BAD WOLF
Marcus successfully got Rachel on his side after he took his time to explain what was really happening. He had pulled her into his room, Lori too and re-explained everything to the both of them also while showing Rachel the pictures that Lori had brought to further prove his point to her. At the end of his talk, Rachel blushed, extremely ashamed of the behavior she had shown when she thought that something else was going on when she saw the both of them together. She had gone through a rough time with Davon and although she and Marcus weren’t romantically involved, she didn’t want another ruined relationship that would be based on lies. She wasn’t sure that she could take that again. “Oh, I see.” She uttered, bending her head a little and staring at the ground while Lori just stood there and rolled her eyes at the situation.“But now that we have this, we have to take it to the authorities and even if nothing can be done, we have to take matters into our own hands.” Rachel said, gett
Chapter One Hundred and Three: EVIDENCE
Ever since the impromptu meeting that Marcus had attended with his family, the emotions in the mansion had shifted. While some people were rallying up against the police force and whoever they thought had put them up to framing Eric, the rest of them were confused at what had happened and right now, had no idea what route to take. Mostly because they trusted Eric but it all seemed very convenient. One of the latter being Marcus, already had something working in the background as the house was in a state of utter confusion. He sat in his room, at his workstation trying to wrap his head around not only the whole Eric situation but also the standing of the company in terms of their records when he received a call from Lori. He had called her earlier hoping that she could help him find something that could prove that his uncle was either innocent or guilty like Callum had insisted but something felt off.“Hey. You’re calling very early. Do you have anything yet?” Marcus spoke as soon as
Chapter One Hundred and Two: CAT AND MOUSE
Marcus ended up going home after some minutes of reflecting on what he wanted to do when he came face to face with the rest of his family. His car pulled up to the front of his house and he got out while a valet came up to him and took the keys to his car before taking it to the garage where it was meant to be kept. Marcus took in a huge breath before he stepped into the house.He had some relief when he entered the lobby of the house and no one was there to greet him. He turned to go up the stairs when his name rang out in the space.“Marcus!”He turned around, feeling a bit nervous about meeting her. Rachel walked briskly towards him; a questioning look on her face. She pouted as she reached him.“Marcus where have you been? Eric came back all by himself. What happened?”“Nothing. I picked him up but I needed to get something while he wanted to get back to the house as soon as possible. I gave him a car and we went our separate ways.”Rachel crinkled her eyes, obviously showing susp
