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“Thank you for honoring my invitation to another meeting.” Jack stated charismatically as Lucas Zack, the chief executive officer and lead director of Zack holdings walked into the meeting room that was an extension of his office with his secretary. Zack was a young twenty-five-year-old man, fresh out of business school. Upon graduation, he took over the management of his family's business. Zack holdings were one of the fastest-rising private firms in San Francisco. Even though they had been in business for over fifteen years, they still weren't as big as they should be, mainly due to poor management. “My pleasure,” Lucas replied, shaking Jack's hands firmly. They both sat on opposite sides of the table. Lucas sat with his male secretary by his side while Jack sat alone. His secretary was standing in front of the projector screen.“I found out that you rejected the partnership.” He stated after Lucas had made himself comfortable in his chair. There were cups of coffee in front of all
He sat at his usual VIP corner in the boisterous bar as he drank from his bottle of expensive scotch. He was seated alone, watching the different people that crowded the bar on a midweek dance to low and sensual music that blared from the speakers. After his meeting with Lucas had ended, he had stayed back at the office to sort out some things before going over to the bar. The bar was somewhere he visited frequently though he didn't really go to drink. He wasn't much of a drinker, he just went there to ease some pressure and boredom of staying at home alone. Karen walked into the bar with Ciara and they both went to the VIP section. Ciara had forced her to go today. She was a big PR staff in one of the major companies in the whole of California so she was financially capable of taking care of herself. Not filthy rich, but enough to spend some dollars carelessly. Ciara dragged her as they both walked to the VIP section and took an empty table. She was dressed in a short black gown tha
He took out his phone, dialed Jenna's number and put a call through to her. Ever since their little drama at the restaurant, he hasn't spoken to her and it bugged him deep in his conscience. He swirled on his chair, waiting for her to pick, and few seconds later, she picked up.“Good morning, this is Jack Antonio.” He introduced himself and Jenna sighed. She was yet to recover from the insults he had hurled at her at the restaurant the previous day.“What do you want, Mr. Billionaire?” She mocked angrily and Jack ran his hands through his hands. Though her voice was irksome, he had to ignore it.“Is the deal still on?” he asked for clarity and she scoffed angrily. Even though he said he was going to think about it, the deal ended the moment he slut shamed her.“There is no deal, Mr. Antonio” she answered with a professional tone and ended the call on him. His eyebrows knitted in surprise as he stared at the blank phone screen. He had thought about his actions and decided he had been to
Karen's phone beeped beside her and she dropped her laptop on the table to pick up the phone. She wasn't particularly focused on her work. Her mind drifted continually to her phone beside her, so it was more of a relief to her when it beeped. She unlocked it and it was a message from her I*******m account. She quickly opened it and was shocked to see a message from Jack. She screamed in delight and dropped her phone on the chair. It was already more than five days since she dropped the message and she had already given up on getting a reply.She picked up the phone again and clicked on the message. It was a simple “Hi”, but it was enough to send her over the edge. Enough to send butterflies flying in her stomach. She sent a response immediately introducing herself. She was nervous. Texting him was something she had just decided to give a try. She just hoped her nervousness wasn't visible in the way she texted. “Ya. I already know who you are. I'm not dumb not to go through your profil
He was dressed in a black designer shirt that tucked into a jean. He folded the arm of the shirt, exposing his arms that were designed with different tattoos. The first two buttons of his shirt were left undone, giving him the hot playboy look. He looked at himself in the mirror one last time. His black hair was gelled and curled backwards. On his neck was a simple, yet expensive gold necklace and he wore a diamond watch to compliment his dressing. He wasn't a sucker for jewelries, so he loved using few pieces on his dressing. He stepped out of the house into his Mercedes AMG CLS 53 and zoomed off. He arrived at the hotel, the venue for the dinner less than twenty minutes later. It was a multi-million five star rated hotel he had bought and transformed few years ago. He took the elevator to the restaurant section of the hotel and was greeted politely by the security. He had recognized Jack as the CEO. He went to the VIP section and took a seat close to the huge glass window. He had se
Jack sat comfortably in the backseat of the uber as the driver drove through the streets of New York. He had arrived from Los Angeles by flight a few minutes ago and ordered an uber. He was going on a working visit to his hotel. It has been over three months since he had last visited.The uber parked inside the hotel and he stepped out. He walked inside through the big glass door and bumped into someone.“I'm so sorry.” He apologized but the man walked away, not sparing him a glance. He was dressed in a grey hoodie with big boots. His head was bent low as he walked out of the door.“Strange” Jack muttered as he watched the stranger he bumped into walk out of the door. He walked to the front desk and was immediately recognized by the staff there.“Good morning sir.” She greeted politely and he responded. She put a call through to the manager informing him about Jack's presence and a few minutes later, the manager rushed out. The manager was an advanced man. He looked to be around his fi
Karen walked into one of the most popular fast food restaurant dressed in a blue jumpsuit and white Jordan kicks. Her hair was combed perfectly and left to fall on her shoulders from under the head warmer she wore. It has been a week since she suddenly became a celebrity and so far, celebrity life has been stressful for her. From the tons of messages and tags she received on social media daily to the few times she had been cornered by a mob of fans at the mall where she had gone to get something. She had walked in when she noticed the stares and whispering that rose from the people at the mall. She had first thought she was dressed inappropriately but after some group of girls walked up to ask her if she was Karen, she realized that the people were staring because of the rumors. Word on the street was that she was a model and with her perfect figure and great fashion sense, it was hard to dispute that. Due to the fact that she was thought to be a model, different agencies had contac
The doorbell dinged and she panicked slightly. She smoothened her long black dress and rearranged her hair one more time before she walked up to the door. She pulled the door open and stood nervously in front on Jack who was leaning slightly on the door frame. He was dressed in dark jeans pants and a blue shirt that was tucked in with the first two buttons of the shirt left undone, exposing a bit of his tattooed chest. His hands were in his pockets as he stood lazily against the frame, staring at her. He cleared his throat slightly and she caught herself, looking down in embarrassment.It had taken him about an hour to finally prepare for the dinner. He wasn't someone that was ever nervous, but today had kept him completely wrecked. After getting home from work, he took a quick shower before walking into the closet in search of what to wear. He had previously tried on over four jeans and seven shirts before finally settling for the dark jeans and blue shirt he wore. All the clothes he
We've come to the end and final episode of the book. “Billionaires don't love”This book is my first ever attempt at writing and publishing a novel and I'm proud of the little feats it has achieved so far.Though the writing may not be perfect but I believe with time, I'll get better.Shout out to all my readers, subscribers and voters, and to my editor and Goodnovel for the opportunity. I love you all.My second book is up on the app titled “Cielo: Chronicle of untold truths”Please check it out, you'll surely love it.Thank you all, and God bless!
“There is a fifteen million dollar trust fund in your name. Your father instructed me to give you the details so you can access it.” Mrs. Lillian said, shocking Karen.“What? Are you for real?" She asked after an extended silence.“Yes, ma. Everything is real.” Lillian answered.“Why should I believe you?” She asked. She no longer knew what to believe“Can you give me your mail address so that I will forward the pieces of evidence your father sent to me.” the secretary said and she called out her mail address. “I will drop the call now. Please check your mail in thirty seconds,” she added politely. The secretary dropped the call and she rushed to open her email inbox. She had a new message and attachment from “Lillian brown.” she clicked on the video and her father's image came on“Hello, Karen. I'm sure my secretary has contacted you, and I'll be on a sheep cruise to the other part of the world by the time you watch this video. I'm sorry for all the wrongs I did. I'm sorry for leavin
The attorney stared in shock at what had just taken place in front of him. He stared speechless at a dying Damian as he clutched his neck, going breathless. He stared back at the side the bullet came from. He noticed a hole made in the glass. It was where the bullet had passed through. Whoever shot that had a lot of precision.He called for help and Damian was rushed to the hospital. Few minutes after getting to the hospital, he was declared dead.With no more evidence and the death of the only testifier they had, the investigations into the deep four were put on hold.**Few months later**After the death of Damian, calm returned to Jack. His company was now performing very well. It had been many months since Karen left, but he lived every day with the conviction that she was going to return one day. He hadn't heard from her since she left and he had also refused to date again. He parked his car in the parking lot of his company and stepped out. He noticed a strange car parked in the
“No”“Yes. I'll be waiting for you.” he pulled her into a hug before kissing her on the forehead. “Be a good boy, kiddo.” he turned to Jayden and roughened his hair.“Now, go.” he muttered and stepped back. Tears welled up in Karen's eye as he stared at him before turning and pulling her box inside the airport building.***Meanwhile, the news of Damian's arrest had spread all over the city. Jack had made the police keep the reason for his arrest a top tier secret, however, there were already speculations flying about. His company had since been shut down for investigation over corruption charges and interrogation intensified. Seeing the turn of events, most of his investors had pulled out, leaving the company to crumble.“Hope this interests you.” the attorney stated, pushing a document to him on the table they sat. Damian picked it up and stared at the content before looking at the attorney. “Your company has been shut down, your investors have left, and there are fresh charges of
The sound of the gunshot alerted the cops and they all rushed into the room with their guns out. Damian was disarmed and handcuffed while some men went to Jack's side. Harry untied Jack and he got up, feeling the soreness of his hands.Karen laid on the floor, weak and almost passing out. The bullet had caught her arm and it was now bleeding. If not for the timely push Jack had pushed her, maybe it would have hit her chest.Jack rushed to her side and tried to lift her up. The muscles in his body failed him, making him almost fall forward. Harry rushed to his aid, and together, they helped Karen to the car. Jack tore a piece of his clothing to tie Karen's wond while Harry drove to the hospital.They arrived at the hospital thirty minutes later. Karen had been alternating between consciousness and unconsciousness. Karen was rushed into the operation theatre while Jack was admitted into a room.After twenty minutes, the bullet was taken out of her arm, and she was left under anesthesia
The loud buzzing of Karen's phone woke her up from her sleep. She had slept late the previous night. She picked up her phone from the nightstand and checked the time. It was few minutes past six am. Who the fuck was disturbing her sleep by this time of the morning!“It better be something good.” she muttered before opening the message. The message was short from an unsaved contact. It contained an address and direction to the address with a simple text that read “Jack's location. ” She jumped out of the bed, her heart beat increasing.She quickly brushed, washed her face and changed into another cloth before placing a call to Harry “Good morning Harry. Please, get the cops on standby. I think I have information on Jack's whereabouts. I'll meet you in your house in ten minutes.” She spoke breathlessly without giving him a chance to respond. She dropped the call and kissed Jayden on the forehead before picking him.She rushed out to her car, put Jayden at the backseat and took the wheels
She crashed to the chair slowly and Harry rushed to her side. He got the phone from her and checked the content of the text. His expression darkened as he finished reading the text.“When did he send this?” he directed the question at Karen.“Two days ago. He left here angrily and I haven't heard from him since then.” She answered.“We need to inform the police. This may be bigger than us.” Harry spoke. They all drove to the police station. Harry met with the inspector and filed a missing complaint. He showed the police the text Jack had sent and Karen informed him of how he had stormed out angrily.“I need this search to remain secret. None of these must get to the press or anybody in the public.” Harry cautioned.“Be rest assured, Mr Blake. We will find Mr Antonio very soon, and none of this will get to the public.” The inspector replied. Harry nodded in understanding and shook hands with the inspector before walking out. The police soon began the search. They visited some of the h
“Hello, Jack Antonio.” Damian called out his name scornfully. He smoked from the pipe in his hand, puffing the air out through nose.Jack remained silent, fixing a deep glare at him. His phone was switched off inside his pocket. At that point, he only hoped she had gotten the text and was planning another line of action. A smirk spread on his lips at the thought of ridiculing Damian.“You are now a drug dealer, huh?” he smirked. “It makes a lot of sense now. You needed a lot of money to compete and keep up with me.” Jack added with a sly smile. Damian remained calm as he puffed smoke from his pipe.“I told you this is a battle, not a war and I'll always be victorious.” Damian got up from the chair and walked up to Jack. He dragged his smoke for some seconds, puffing the smoke on Jack's face. “And what did you say about Karen being your woman?”“Guess who has a one year old child with her?” Jack smirked in a bid to spite Damian.“Guess whose child is gonna grow up without a father.” Da
Karen sighed before speaking up. “Is there anything to talk about?”“Of course. There are a lot of things to talk about.” Jack replied. He walked closer to her untill he stood few feet away from her. “Lets talk about us. I know I fucked up massively and I am really sorry. All I'm asking for is that you forgive me and give me one more chance, let's build our future together.”Karen stared at him as he finished speaking. Her stare was long and piercing. She got up from the chair, walked to fridge in the dinning room and pulled out two bottles of water before returning. She handed one bottle to Jack and uncapped her's, drinking a little quantity.“You clearly broke up with me. You wronged me greatly, and I don't wanna go back to that past.” she replied, defiant.“You-” he paused, stopping his sentence at the beginning before running his fingers through his hair. He realized if he wanted to win her back, he had to be calm. “What about Jayden?” he finally asked.“I will take care of him. I