"That's not what I meant, Brianna. Can you just let me finish?" Lucien quickly shushes her up from going further with the idea that she is saying the truth and sighs."What else is there to say? You spoke to Mr. Corbin Connor just now, didn't you?" She retorts and stops dancing and grinning and turns fully to him with raised brows."Indeed, I just spoke to him. But it is not what you think. I happen to be friends with Corbin Connor as I once saved his life. That is why I can freely talk to him and all that. I'm not who you think I am to that company.""But–""Enough, Brianna. He just said he isn't who you think. Stop pushing it and let him be. Must you always win a conversation?""Whatever," Brianna rolls her eyes and steps up, walking faster than everyone else.Lucien smiles up at Juliet in appreciation for coming to his aid but she doesn't smile back. She shrugs off with a sad gleam in her eyes as if she is worried about something and turns to step up but he is fast to get to her and
"He left for Richmond earlier today, uncle. Maybe he went to check up on our people over there!"It seems you don't know but our dear Duke is currently hardworking and so focused! He doesn't have time to waste! Would you believe he stopped sleeping around just so he could concentrate on the project? "Uncle, Shadow Worldwide Company might be something but our dear Duke is more than something! Our dear Duke is extraordinary! Don't be surprised he will be back to tell you that everything is set and he just needs your command on what to do next!" Ryan says enthusiastically and laughs out loud as if he can already see himself being part of the new owners of Shadow Worldwide Company. "Just relax and enjoy my magical hands on your feet, uncle. Soon, our plan will fall into place and Shadow Worldwide Company will be in our hands! Gosh, I'm salivating already!"Hugo exhales at his words and frees himself of the tension initially budding in him. "My son! Yes, he is really something! Like father
Hugo is speechless as he stares at the man sobbing on the floor before him. Why wouldn't he be? The man on the floor is none other than Chad his butler.The same man he just said that he will order to take care of the rumors!And also the same man Lucien had told the receiver of his text to send an HD video of Charles guards trying to dispose of Duke's body!Since all the time Hugo has known Chad, this is the first time he is seeing him sob and behave in such a way and it is making him unexpectedly bothered and his breathing is intensifying!Just a few minutes ago, Ava hurried over and did the same thing. Could it be related to my son? His breath hitches at the thought of that!"No, no," he shakes his head. "Ava can't be right. She can't be right." He stands and walks to Chad on the floor and gradually lowers himself before him. "Why are you sobbing Chad? What's going on?""He left with Charles Thompson, Hugo. I thought they were friends because Charles once saved his life. I don't kn
Right from when Ryan was little he has been using him as a mere toy. And not for one day has Ryan argued with him. He is always obedient. Why wouldn't he be? He is just a poor abandoned dog who without me will die! Hugo will always say to himself and laugh.But by right, Ryan is supposed to be the patriarch of the Douglas family, not Hugo.Ryan happens to be the only son of Hugo's eldest brother who died as a result of a ghastly accident according to Hugo.According to family laws, Ryan should have been made the patriarch but Hugo took it away from him. He was just a little kid then so Hugo succeeded in doing that because he was more advanced in knowledge and because Ryan was merely an illegitimate child. Who would accept such a child to rule his family? That alone gave Hugo the support of the entire family!But little does Hugo know that Ryan has been keeping up with him not because he is a fool but because he is waiting for the right time to strike! And it seems like the time is nea
"Hah! Their blood will be in their hands?! So you are going to kill them?! I guess you guys think you are all powerful! In that case, there's no need for you to live! Every one of you must die!" Suddenly, before the men sent by Hugo can respond two black Maserati pulls over in front of them and ten burly men rush out of the cars and holler at Charles's bodyguards.Adding to the ten burly men that just spoke, before Charles's six bodyguards blocking the young man can know what is happening five more men walk out and join the other sixteen men making them twenty-one!That is twenty-one to six!The ten burly men that just rushed out of the Maserati cars and hollered are none other than the men Chad earlier mentioned that he sent out to bring back Duke's corpse.Since they came from Virginia and in addition to the fact that Charles's guards had already gone far before Chad contacted them, it took them a lot of time to arrive!If not that Hugo is a man who takes extra measures to avoid disa
Before the young man can even react, the hand gripping his neck tightens and twists. With a loud crack, Hugo's bodyguard breaks the young man's neck and he instantly dies!His body turns limp and falls to the ground with a loud thud.Hugo takes a deep breath, stands next to the trunk of the g-class, and opens it with shaky fingers.A pale, dirty curled up corpse whose eyes are still wide open and staring out of the trunk appears in front of Hugo. His son had clearly died with indignation."Son..." Hugo looks at the corpse of his beloved son and can no longer hold back crying. His hot tears fall on the cold stiff corpse.At this moment, he is no longer the powerful patriarch who controls the entire Douglas family but a father who has lost his only son. The bodyguards and powerhouses standing beside Hugo also have a drastic change in expression. Only at this moment do they finally understand why he had suddenly summoned them and rushed to this deserted woods in the middle of the night
"Hahaha, are you that clueless? That's so pathetic," Ryan laughs and scoffs at her. "What else will a gang of powerhouses be doing in your house at this time of the night if not to kill you all? Or do you think we are here to watch your slutty ass get fucked?"His words are so cold and vile seemingly like an angry judge proclaiming a death sentence on a criminal. His eyes are burning with so much hatred and his nose is crinkled in disgust. "But I'm suddenly thinking, why hurriedly kill them when you can make them actresses and actors for a few hours? Wouldn't that be sweeter? Hahaha, of course, it would!"The woman goes pale as all the blood on her visible skin drains out. Her heartbeat hastens and her breathing turns erratic. The cold room is suddenly hot, hotter than when Michael was fucking her, right now it feels like she is standing in the center of a burning fire. Could it be hell?"W.. What are you talking about?" Her voice is barely audible. Ryan has to stretch his ears just
Boom!As soon as the woman hears that the terrifying figure before her is Ryan Douglas, she feels her scalp turn numb and her heart begins pounding rapidly against her chest. Although the young man before her is someone she has never seen before, the name Ryan Douglas is one she has heard several times! A name that makes both the weak and strong tremble! It's not just about the 'Ryan' as it would have been for Duke but the 'Douglas' following it! That family just like the Villes over here in Richmond is known for their ruthlessness in East Highland Park!Their scion Duke who has just been pronounced dead is an example of the kind of beings they make! So terrifying!She had merely guessed Ryan's identity with a hint of doubt in her heart but now he just confirmed it. And not only did he confirm it but also said that they are all going to die!That can only mean that the media are not making up the story, indeed, her husband killed Duke Douglas!And if Ryan is truly Duke's big cousin t