A Billionaire’s Ruse

I grinned obviously pleased with the little information he gave to me.

“Is that all you know?” I shrieked

“This is all I know,” he replied, visibly shaking.

I was tired of his cowardice. If he expected me to give him such an amount for a few sentences, he must be joking.

“Thank you. Sometimes, there are some promises we can’t fulfill no matter how we want to…” I started

“Please, don’t kill me,” he pleaded, obviously not what I intended to do.

“See you in hell,” I said to him, pulling $500 from my pocket and dropped it on the table.

That’s all you deserve.

I decided to do a lot of underground investigation to truly know who these ladies are.Belongs to (N)ôvel/Drama.Org.

I was intrigued by their courage and their show of class. This can only be seen among people of the elite club who have tasted what true wealth is.

I kept on with my investigation using the little information given to me by the bar man.

It was truly difficult making progress until I stumbled across a guy in a bar who was obviously drunk.

I prepared and left my house looking like a top executive.

This is my best way to disguise my real identity because it offers me the opportunity to meet with the rich and wealthy without being detected.

Not that I am not rich.. I am Alexander Pierce but I’m not Alex Pierce, the CEO of PIERCE Enterprise, that’s my Twin

I am so unsuccessful but I have money at least to flaunt

I sat down at a strategic position when I heard all the talk between drunken men in the bar.

One of them caught my attention.

“If only I could have one night with Emily Thornton, I will be the most fulfilled man on earth,” the first man said.

“You are such a dreamer. What chances do you think you have to get the famous and powerful Emily Thornton on your bed to even have a night?” he asked his friend, laughing hard obviously in sarcasm.

“I might just be favored by the goddess of good luck” the other man laughed hard, obviously enjoying the sarcasm.

That name caught my attention and I brought out my phone to search for this name. Obviously, this might be the missing link I have been searching for all this while.

I looked at my screen in amazement. This is what I have been searching for all this while. Here was the lady I met in the bar. She was obviously from a rich family and was truly worth looking into.

“!!!” I heaved a sigh of relief.

“Excuse me,” I said, trying to break into their conversation.

“What the hell is wrong with you, lad?” one of the men said.

“you have obviously lost your manners and do not know when to respect those ahead of you” the second man said to me oblivious of who he was talking to.

I bit my lower lips in a bid to suppress my anger. If only they knew who they were talking to.

“Tell me more about this Emily lady,” I asked, feigning curiosity.

They were both quick to dish out information like an open tap that had no control.

“she is the only child of the owner of Thornton construction” one of them said to me trying to appear as a great person for knowing so much about this family

“They are very rich but rumor has it that they are on the verge of crumbling because of the loans and debts they have experienced in the last two years” the other man said.

I was glad with the information they offered and when I felt I was satisfied.

I walked out of the bar silently, obviously seeking for a way to come up with a better plan.

At first, I wanted to have my revenge for being ridiculed by this lady but right now, no, I had other plans for this lady.

This is my chance to enjoy true wealth that my generation will never exhaust. I have worked for this opportunity all my life and I am not ready to let it slide at the very last moment.

***

I spent the next two months doing a real undercover investigation in a bid to get more information about this family and how I can penetrate them to achieve my goal.

I believe there is always a devil in every organization. My job was to find the devil in Thornton construction and make that devil work for me.

It took me more than a month to discover that devil but when I eventually found him, I was glad I did because he proved to be the real devil himself. He was so funny that I feared if he had truly seen the devil in flesh before.

We arranged a meeting the next day at a secluded location. I was prepared to finally get my hands on real wealth.

***

I woke up the next day very early. I was prepared to meet with the devil, Michael Hastings. I knew how crafty he was as a result of the brief chat with him and I was not ready to leave any stone unturned.

We met as arranged and I spoke up first trying to ease the atmosphere and understand him.

“hey, Michael” I greeted

“hey” he replied coldly

“Lee, let us go straight to the point, what do you want?” he asked me, still maintaining the cold feeling.

“at least have a good drink before we discuss business” I said to him.

“I do not have all the time in the world and if you have nothing important to say, let me know so I can pull the trigger on your thick skull for wasting my time” he replied

“OK, have a seat let us discuss business” I said to him finally giving up.

“What do you want?” he asked again after sitting down.

At that point, I felt as if this man could look through my soul. I could not afford to give a thoughtless answer if I will truly have a chance to get all this my soul desires.

I looked deep into his eyes and spoke rather slowly.

“I want wealth and power that the Thornton’s can offer” I said to him