Mr. Ethan immediately panics, breaking out in a cold sweat. No matter what, Tyler is still his brother. His blood. No matter how strenuous their relationship is, that can never be changed. How then can he stand by and watch him be assassinated?"Please let him off, Mr. Wood," he begs, falling to his knees and clutching Lucien's foot. "He is still my brother after all. Please do not murder him. For my sake please."Lucien doesn't respond. He doesn't even look down at Mr. Ethan or pretend to be the person he just spoke to; instead, he pulls out his phone, casually pushes Mr. Ethan's hand away from his foot, sits on one of Elliot's henchmen, and starts playing chess.Mr. Ethan grits his teeth and sighs exasperatedly. He crawls over to Lucien and grabs his foot once more. "Mr. Wood, please. I'm pleading with you. Declan is getting close to him. Please let him off. Please."Lucien remains deafeningly silent, focusing on the game he is playing.This gets Mr. Ethan agitated. Lucien's silence
As Jack speaks, he can't stop shivering. The events of the day he became the new helmsman of the Villes are still fresh in his mind. How can he forget how Lucien single-handedly tore his family apart?How can he forget that his uncle died as a result of it and his cousin got banished?If that wasn't enough to scare him, he had gone on a research to find out little things about Lucien and that's when he discovered he ran away six years ago and no one knows where he went or what he did there.He also went ahead to check his birth record, but found nothing! Nothing at all! It's as if Lucien appeared out of nowhere in Richmond.While he was deliberating on such shocking findings, Lucien suddenly called him that day and told him to stop what he was doing or else he shouldn't blame him for taking his breath away! How Lucien found out about his activities is still a mystery to him. A mystery he doesn't want to solve. In fact, he has stayed away from the search since that phone call.The youn
Earlier when he came back to Richmond after so many years, he had heard about Shadow Worldwide Company, its height as the no.1 company in the country, and its net worth.He was greatly enticed and wanted to get in touch with the Chairman so they could do some business that would most likely benefit him more, but he couldn't as the said chairman was keeping a low profile.Since that wouldn't work, he decided to go through Corbin Connor since he was the only one who knew his boss on a personal level and tried to use him to get the information he wanted. Corbin, however, refused to yield to him no matter how he persuaded him and how much money he offered.Lucien had sternly warned Corbin on different occasions about keeping his identity a secret so no matter how much and how mouthwatering the amounts were, it wasn't enough to move Corbin into selling Lucien's identity. He preferred to be killed than for him to release such information.Tyler could have dealt with him out of frustration a
"Hahaha, I told you he can't be that mysterious young chairman. I knew Mr. Bryson must have thought wrong!""Hmph! Did I argue with you? I knew that before you said it! I've never believed that that jinx can be anything awesome and would never will! He's such a disgrace to manhood!""Hehe, I agree with you! People like him are the reasons these 21st-century ladies are thinking they are better than us. Hah, how shameful it is that he can be so high and mighty while depending on a woman!""If I was him, I'll never get out of that house! I'll always be inside because how will I speak when my peers are speaking? Mere thinking about it is so disgusting and shameful! Well, far be it from me that I become him! Never! Even for a day, I wouldn't wish to be him!""Hahaha, but on another note, what about the voice just now? It sounded exactly like Mr. Corbin Connor, the general manager of Shadow Worldwide Company. I feel Mr. Bryson is right in that aspect.""Can you hear yourself? You spout nons
Tyler shudders. He knows he's been keeping tabs on that company? How? His pupils dilate in shock. But it quickly vanishes as this gives him an idea.If Lucien knew all this time that he has been keeping tabs on that company, doesn't that mean he purposefully avoided the company so he wouldn't be able to guess his identity?He smiles eerily and sneers. "You thought you were threatening me, but all you did was give me a rather interesting hint. You know, I'm curious how you knew I was keeping tabs on that company, and why you were watching it to the point of discovering I was always there. I'm also curious to know what business would keep a punk's eyes on such a great company."You see, I usually keep tabs on this Galaxy just to see how things are going. Only a company's owner would be so concerned about what's going on in his company that he wouldn't mind always keeping tabs on it! Lucien Wood, did you really think you'd be able to keep your identity hidden for so long? "You mysteriou
Pfft! Brianna can no longer stifle her laughter. She had been doing everything she could not to laugh, but Lucien's curse 'dummy doll' threw her off the cliff. How much she adores how sweet he is with words. His charisma and sense of humor are second to none.The people are amused as well. The fact that Lucien speaks without concern about Tyler's identity is thrilling in and of itself. And, after considering what Lucien said, they can for the first time see the logic in it. Indeed, it's all over Tyler. Old man is looking for every possible way to alleviate his shame.Besides, they still don't believe Lucien is anything interesting.Tyler's face reddens as he glares from Brianna to the people back to Lucien. "I...""Shut up. This discussion is over," Lucien abruptly cuts him off."How dare you?" Tyler berates him. "I'm free to speak whenever I want! Who are you to tell me to shut up?"Lucien snorts. "Declan, if this old dog speaks again, silence him forever!""Yes, Lucien!" As Declan
The people inhale sharply, their eyes widening dramatically and their hearts leaping into their bellies.When Lucien said he was going to take ownership of this Galaxy as struck in the deal, they didn't think he would be so brazen enough to go ahead with it. Isn't he afraid of death?"That loser is really something!""He has nothing to his name yet he wants to claim ownership of Mr. Bryson's Galaxy because of one useless bet.""How overbearing! He is courting death!" They exclaim disdainfully, their faces crinkled in anger and disgust.Declan frowns. Is everyone in this part of the country like this? This group of people never ceases to amaze him. They're a bunch of ass-lickers with three tongues!A few minutes ago, they were all present when the deal was struck. They are aware of everything that led to it.But now, because it's Lucien, they do not think he is worthy of redeeming the deal. Would they say the same thing if the tables were turned?"I must have been quiet for a long time!
George quickly opens his briefcase after slightly getting a grip on himself and pulls out some documents. Lorenzo does the same as they make their way to Tyler to present them to him and have him sign them.Tyler is extremely dejected. The Galaxy is all he has. It is all he managed to build after staging his death. If he loses it, he may never rise again and will be reduced to the status of a beggar.His eyes are welling up with tears. His body shivers with agitation, and his heart pants.His world appears to be crumbling right before his eyes, and he is powerless to stop it.He is now sorry for his actions. If he had known Lucien was powerful enough to call over his brother, he would never have made that deal with him. If only he'd known.He was clouded with his fury to shame him. Now, he is the one being shamed. How unbearable!"Please sign here, here, here, and here, Mr. Bryson," George and Lorenzo say as they reach Tyler, holding out four documents for him and pointing at the pa