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I am a Billionaire now?

Author: Katherine Scarlett
last update Last Updated: 2024-10-29 19:42:56

'' Get out of my face I am disgraced to have you as my granddaughter. Your dad and mom are not qualified enough to me my son and daughter-in-law nor you are. Your family should leave this place immediately '' barked Lord Campbell in a loud voice, 

Lucy felt the intensity in his tone, her feets trembled. '' Grandpa , I ...''. But all of that shouting caused her grandpa's pressure to go up as he just recovered from a stroke. All of a sudden he felt some pain in his heart. 

Lord Campbell's face went pale as he clutched onto his chest. '' Grandpa, what's wrong with you? '' shouting this Julia went to his side to support him. He was in the wheelchair but from the pain, he was about to fall from there. 

'' Grandpa '' shouts Isabella the wife of Gray. Lucy looks up to see her grandpa in pain. '' What's wrong? are you having pain?'' asked Gray. Lord Campbell while clutching to his chest faints.

Hughes who was standing there holds onto him. '' I think he's having another stroke '' remarks Olivia. '' WE need to admit him to the hospital now then shouldn't we? '' Steven asserts. 

'' Someone calls the ambulance '' Julia shouts while shedding fake crocodile tears. Lucy was approaching her grandpa at this time someone got in her way stopping her from going there. 

'' YOu can't go near him Lucy '' Hughes said '' You and your husband is the reason why all of this happened. Get out of this house immediately ''. '' But I want to see grandpa let me go '' she pleads. 

'' NO means no, you can't go there go back to your house we will take care of the situation here '' he retorts looking at her disgustedly. '' No I will go to the hospital he's my grandpa also '' she insists. 

'' Why are you making a fuss over this when you are the one who is the reason behind his stroke? '' Olivia remarks stepping in between them. Lucy was shocked '' what do you mean by that I am at fault ?''. 

'' Aren't you? '' Julia adds '' You and your husband is the reason why all of this is happening here right now. He was the reason he got angry and because of you he shouts and the stroke got him ''. 

'' Will you take the responsibility if something happens to Grandpa? huh, Lucy? and your dear husband will he take the responsibility ? my dear sister ?'' snarled Hughes in a sarcastic tone stepping in there. 

'' Well....'' Lucy looks down at her feets. '' Instead of this should not we take him to the hospital ?''. '' Yes we will take him and you need to take responsibility if anything happens to him '' Isabella bellowed. 

Lucy clenched her fist and replied '' Alright, I will take the responsibility now take him to the hospital or else something will really happen to him ''. '' Remember this '' said Hughes going away from there. 

'' The ambulance is here '' Steven asserts with a shout. Then they take him in there with a strecher. All the other relatives starts panicking. His grandchildren and their partners they all go to the hospital following the ambulance,.

At this timee Robin who had run away from there aand went out into the street. He was feeling gloomy and all depressed. All the lights shimmer and glimmer of the streetilights was making him feel even more gloomier than before. 

The old town made him feel as he's the most strange object there that exists. He felt as if all they eyes of people were looking down on him. This made him feel even more angry and humiliated. 

He could hear the sounds of laughter ringing in his ears. He could not take all the jostling and bustling crowd and their shouts. Their words which pierced through his skin like needles. 

As if the whole world was laughing at him. He could hear the only phrase '' Useless painter ''. All the efforst that he puts in his practise are they all in vain? they have no right to call me useless '' when he recalls that he grits his teeth. 

He passed by the busy crowd and wanted to take refuge somewhere quiet all alone. And he knew where he will find that. He started running from the main street. He ran and ran as if there was no tomorrow. 

In the dark and light he was running , at last he found some place to be all alone. It was near the St. Trinity Bridge where usually not many people goes at night. He stood there facing the river. 

Then sighs. The cool breeze of summer night was making him feel comfortable. He loosen the tie which he has been wearing for many times during the occassions at the Campbells main mansion. 

'' I feel like smoking to take some steam off , but I don't smoke do I ? '' he mutters looking at the dark lit sky filled with stars. '' So beautiful as if the whole sky was painted fresh just now ''. 

'' I finally feel calm now ''. Then he heard some footsteps coming behind him. It stopped behind him. '' Is it you Young master ? '' said a low voice. '' Who? I really don't feel like entertaining anyone now go away '' he pleads. 

' Won't you face me Young master? '' pleads the man behind him. The voice rings something in his heart. Robin looks behind right away. In front of him stood a man in his late thirties. 

'' Is this you Chris? why are you back here? wasn't it enough to throw me out of the house ? ' he barks.  '' I feel sorry about the bad experience you had after that '' he bowed down. 

'' Well, that won't make us for all the hellish experiences that I had to face. Grandpa threw me and my mom out of the house when I was little. I don't know what happened to my dad after that nor do I care as he did not dare to help us survive after that '' Robin snarled. 

'' My mom and me stayed in an orphanage and somehow managed to survive as she worked '' he continued. ' Where is madam now? '' asked the butler. '' As she had to maintain both of our iving expenses she overworked herself. Then eventually , she caught herself an incurable disease. As I was a little boy I did not had enough money to treat her as a result she died without medicine and treatment '' his eyes filled with tears instantly. 

'' I still can't forget about that incident ''. '' And that is the reason behind of my sleeplessness , my mom comes to haunt me in my dreams '' he thoughts. 

'' I am so sorry to hear that , Lord Bradley learns about his mistake after that he searched hard for you but could not find you. Your father wants you back in the house as the only heir of him. Your grandpa is waiting for you please come back to the mansion '' pleads the butler. 

'' No, I won't go back to that scum of a man, I don't want to see the face of my dad either. Get out of here '' barks and shouts Robin clenching his fists. ' Are you sure about it? do you know what happened to lord Campbell after you left the place? '' Chris remarks. 

'' What do you mean? what happened to the old man? ''. '' He had second heartstroke and he's in the hospital and the other relatives are blaming your wife for that. Are you fine with that? they will ask her to pay all the bills as compansation. Can she pay all of that money? '' Chris said. 

'' Are you threatening me or anything like that? '' . '' No, I just wanna remind you that if you don't help Miss Lucy pay all of that bill they might kick her out of the house. What do you wanna do? help her and leave her to being ridiculed by the other family members? ''. 

'' What do you want to do? the decision is upto you solely. I guess you need some time to make up with all the bottled up feelings within yourself. Don't worry you won't have to go back immediately. For the time being you can claim all the industries and companies that our Bradley family owns and they will belong to you permanently ''. 

'' Lord Bradley wants to welcome you in the family and to show that he wants to give you the Walter group of industries as present. You may own all the ownership over it ''. 

Chris takes out something from his pocket. '' Take this, this is a silver card this has around two hundred billion dollars as pocket money in it. These only belong to Bradley family which is the top wealthiest family in the country. You may use the money as you like ''. 

'' And this is my card it has my number you may contact me if you need more money again or if you are in any kind of trouble. I will be always at your service young master Robin. I hope you will decide to come back to the family, I will be waiting for you along with the other masters waiting for your arrival anytime '' the butler bows down. 

'' Now, if you excuse me I will leave now. Have a good day master '' Chris turned back and left. He got into the big black and lavish car which can be hardly seen in this city. 

Robin just stood near the bridge and could not move from there. '' What just happened here? This card has two hundred billion dollars in it? then the whole Bradley family has around over one thousand billion dollars. And this is only just pocket money? ''. 

'' Did I just became a billionaire in the blink of an eye? or something? this isn't a movie or something. This is real and all of this is really happening '' he was shocked. 

The silver card was shining just like real silver the card number was embedded with real silver it seemed. '' I hate my dad, I hate him for what he did to me and mom. I can't forgive him as my mom died because of him ''. 

'' But even my mom would want me to inherit the fortue. She wanted only me to get accepted into the family and now it's all coming true. I guess now I will be able to sleep in peace now. I am glad '' he sighs. 

Then he recalls Chris's words that the old man was admitted into the hospital. '' I need to go there and help Lucy there or else she will be in trouble, Even if I hate my dad and grandpa and their money but this money will help me to help my wife then I don't mind ''. 

'' Even if she hates me but I don't mind cause I believe that there is more to this relationship and I won't let it get broken like this. Should I tell her about the great amount of fortune that I inherited just now? ''. 

'' No if I do it then I will make myself an enemy of all the other campbells. I can't reveal my identity so easily. I need to maaintain a low profile and take over the Bradley industry in secret without her or her relatives knowing. Let's keep this matter secret from her for the time being then '' he smiles a little. 

'' Lucy, I am not the useless painter anymore, your husband is more powerful than all the other members in your family now. I can easily take over your small family easily now. I will get back against the members that made fun of me and insulted me. I won't forgive them easily , I will take my revenge on them ''.

He looked up at the sky and smiled. '' The me from now on will be completely different from the previous ones. Yes I will be reborn and changed I will show them what I am made up of and my worth. I am a billionaire now I can do whatever I want '' he was laughing to himself. 

Then he grabbed the taxi and heads towards the hospital where Lord Campbell might be admitted into.  

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Katherine Scarlett
Thanks for reading
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Maxine Barnes
the amounts of money they've been calling out for the amounts spent on gifts are a bit much
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