Billionaire Ascendancy

STEFAN POV

I was in my room when the maid told me that Ava was here to see me. I didn’t hesitate to go meet her in the setting room.

“Ava, what made you here?? I shrugged at her as she started crying. “Please tell me that we can’t be together anymore. Not after everything we’ve done and the plans for the Marriage. Are we going to leave it all away like that? She questioned me as I took a deep breath. Gosh, I don’t just know why she can’t understand the reason why I’m leaving her instead of coming over to meet me just to question me on that same thing again.

“Do you really want me to tell you the reason why this relationship can’t work out between us? She nodded her head sadly as she demanded to know. “It’s because we’re not a perfect match for each other and no matter how we try to be, I don’t think everything will ever work out between us. You have to understand that sometimes in Life that some people aren’t your soul mate. Some of the relationships are just there to teach you a lesson and I think the relationship we have so far was one of them”. And for the first time, she cleaned off her tears by herself then walked away. I didn’t think of calling her back because it wasn’t necessary. This is better for everyone.

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I wake-up early the next morning and get myself prepared for work. I was really just so happy to go back again and take what is mine before it will get stolen from me. I just can’t believe that over the few days I was admitted into the hospital my enemy has already made the unnecessary change just to take over my position when I’m not yet dead but just sick. Imagine what would have happened if I was actually dead. It’s only things like this that will Make me be in the mood to find a lady who will be my baby breeder.

We must not have to be married as long as you can be giving me a child. I don’t care. I needed a child that I will take after me if anything happens to me today. After eating breakfast, I went to my car then hopped inside and drove away.

Not quite long I got out of the car and walked majestically, towards the company. I was unshaken and some people couldn’t stop murmuring about me but sadly, a tall skinny guy who I haven’t set my ears on before blocked me from entering the company. I have to look at the co_workers who were different at the moment and found them different and they weren’t someone that I have no idea of.

“What’s your problem? Don’t you know who I am? I shrugged at the guy as he nodded his head at me. “I’m just working according to an order sir”. He shrugged at me but I didn’t seem to understand what was happening. “Who’s your master?” I questioned him and surprisingly, he called my cousin name Jenny. I don’t just know why that girl is betting on looking for trouble. The only company grandpa Ever gave me, she still wants to take it away from me. I have no choice but to threaten the guy that if he doesn’t step out of my way right now, he will be rushed to hospital and instantly, he leaves my presence and I see him making a call to Jenny. The security teams try stopping me but with a blink of an eye, they all leave my present and I finally get to where Jenny was. She seemed startled to see me and I couldn’t understand why she was there. It’s not as if she wasn’t expecting my visits. She knew I was gonna come so why being so surprised.

“What are you doing here Jenny? Have you forgotten something which you were supposed to take? I doubt you know where you are right now”. She smiled at me as I uttered such words and walked towards my direction. “I really do hope your imagination could be true but sadly it wasn’t Stefan. This company now belongs to me and you’re free to call Grandpa Just to confirm what I’m saying”.

I felt my heart trembling in fear as she uttered Such words which sent shivers down my spine. I couldn’t really believe her. I can’t believe her until I confirm everything from grandpa.

“Sadly I don’t wish to confirm with him because I believe that he will never give you Such permission when he already knows that I was the one taking it. Instead of you”. At this moment I heard the deafening shoe sound of someone and on looking back, I saw the person. That Face which looks familiar and it turns out to be grandpa.

It seems like he had been eavesdropping on our conversation for a while now. “Even if you don’t wish to confirm everything from me then I wish to confirm it to you right now. In reality for you to understand how important this is”. Hearing something like that coming from grandpa, I knew that they’ve been plotting this against me for a very long time and there’s no way I could actually get everything back. It seems like I will be losing everything I have including the two of them if they ever go ahead to make this decision I was hoping not to. “Do you know one of the main reasons why I selected Ava William for you to marry despite her not being the person you love? It’s because of their business. I believe if we cooperate together our business will never come down but unfortunately, she had to call me yesterday and threaten me with two different options. One: it’s either I remove you from being the Heir of that company or she has to terminate the contract we’ve signed together and we will never have to cooperate with each other again”. Grandpa uttered as My eyes widened open. I just can’t believe Ava said that to him all because of the fact that I told her we can no longer be together again.

“You see Stefan, you made a terrible decision trying to leave her when you know you guys actually came together just to expand your business”. Father explained More and I decided to shut him up instantly. “I have heard your explanation, father. There’s no need for you to explain More to me because I understand. So in conclusion, you choose to replace me with Jenny?” Jenny nodded her head at me as I questioned grandpa. “I should have known back then you were someone who doesn’t keep to its promise. If I had Knew this was going to turn out differently, then I promise you I shouldn’t have taken it from the beginning. But Why disgrace me by making me the CEO when you knew that you can’t remove me as the Heir from any movement?

That was the most painful part of everything I could ever express. It was at this moment I Knew their real colors and I couldn’t help but be regretful on how I thought my life could change around knowing them not knowing that it’s about to turn bad, into a bag of cement. “You finally fulfilled her promise afterwards. You’ve made her the heir of the Maxwell group company and just as people say, she was indeed your favorite granddaughter. Thank you for making me understand on time because it’s never too late for me to get back at my feet again.

Everything I have passed through these days is just making me strong and for me to know the type of people that’s around me”. I could see the happy countenance on Jenny Face as father finally did everything she had wanted. I’m sure she was the one that brought father notice to this. “Congratulations Jenny. Congratulations on becoming the new CEO of this Maxwell group company. I wish you well in the business”. I congratulated her and went away with no words. I couldn’t help but ponder why Lisa couldn’t call me when something like this happened. It would have saved me a lot from wasting to come here rather than being mocked at. While walking to my car, I called her and she picked me up immediately. “Why didn’t you tell me everything that happened while witnessing it today”.

I questioned her over the phone and could see how quiet she was over the question I asked her. She cleared her throat and finally replied to me. “I didn’t want to wake you up with such bad news. I didn’t want you to start your day with it which is the reason why I chose not to tell you”. I smiled at her words knowing that she was the only one that cares about me. “I understand Lisa and it’s okay.

Please go look for another job. I’m sure there will be a great one that suits your test. Once I have fully recovered and I have lunch at my business, I would like to invite you”. We talked and talked more on the phone and it was really hard for me to say goodbye to her and thank her for working with me all those while. I couldn’t believe that I was going backwards.

Grandpa who I had trusted so much later betrayed me. They all betrayed me at the end and I guess I just need to move on and focus on building myself.

I shouldn’t rely on something that isn’t from my sweat. Let them give me one to two years from now on and they will regret ever hurting me. I think at the end Jenny will call Raven just to tell her that her plans succeeded. If only she has the skills and capabilities of maintaining such a business it would have been much better.

At least she would have known how to protect the company but I will be giving her one year. If that company doesn’t crumble down either with sales or customers. Just under one year I will rise again and my enemy shall crumble. I received a call from grandfather which I didn’t hesitate to pick. I was eager to hear what he had to say this time around.

“I’m sorry that you have to witness everything that has happened so far. But let me know if there’s anything I can do for you. Just let me know if you need any money to start up a business on your own and I wouldn’t hesitate to give you”. I couldn’t help but laugh over the phone. I don’t know what gives him the right to feel this way or feels that he can actually mock me in front of his granddaughter and later called me, talking to me like everything was okay. Was that really the type of person he sees me as? Someone that’s desperate for money.© 2024 Nôv/el/Dram/a.Org.

“It’s your braveness for me grandpa. I just really can’t believe how you could feel comfortable talking to me about this when you know that you’ve shamed me in front of Jenny by letting me know that she was more important than me in your life and for that you’re willing to do anything she requested you to do. I’m saddened to see that you’re being controlled by her but I won’t blame you though. I can see that you can’t make decisions on your own and since you’ve mostly talked with her before Calling me, I will suggest you send someone so he could come and carry the car which you’ve bought for me,

grandpa. If you don’t make any movement on that then I have no choice but to send someone to take it to the Maxwell group company. So that I will be rest assured that none of the things with me now was actually from the Maxwell family group”. I ended the call before he could think of answering me back. I don’t need to hear anything about him. I just need to do things my way and giving him back the car which he had given to me before, will make me believe that I no longer have any of the Maxwell property with me. Just very soon, I will sell this house which I bought with my own hard money and use it to relocate to another state. Since Korean doesn’t seem to work out for me then I’m certain that a place like ‘New York’ could be the perfect destination I have been looking for. I drove the car back to the company and Jenny just to let her know of it since she was at the company.

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I decided to call Ava just to say my final words to her before blocking her off from my contact. “I’m sure you must have been so happy seeing that your plans work at the end Ava. Just as you’ve taken your Revenge, I was removed from being the CEO of the Maxwell group company and Jenny was my replacement. I do hope you find the perfect Guy who will love you and tolerate your character. In whatever you plan to do I wish you success on that”. I ended the call before she could speak. I really don’t need her opinion nor do I wish to hear what she will say.

They weren’t just necessary for me. I went back home and sacked all my co_workers who were so sad to hear of the news. I snapped the house with the only thing with me and that was my phone. I put the house and my car for sales, looking for a serious buyer who would like to buy it at the exact amount which I want to sell it.

Two days later, a buyer came to check the house and he eventually liked it so he bought it instantly and I was left homeless again. After all, I was having a huge sum of money with me which I could use in starting up a business.

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#TWO YEARS LATER#

In the crowded hall, everyone was anxious to see the face behind the MSS cosmetics company. I was wearing masks because I never wanted them to know my identity. My business has Glow to become a global enterprise under two years of running it and I’m grateful for that. Opening a cosmetic company in the city of New York was one of the best decisions I have ever made. I choose not to reveal my identity as the CEO for a reason. I wanted to stunned those that think I couldn’t make it. I want to surprise them and let them know that I’m doing really well the moment they will realize who I was.

They were rumors spread by the outside world. They wanted to know who I am so some of them have chose to drop their different opinions concerning why I’m always putting on a mask when addressing them. Some says ; I had a scare on my face which is the reason why I have disguised myself. Some say I’m a woman although I could have a male voice. Some say I was ugly. They all put on a different reason and thought on why I was putting on a mask on my face which I don’t seem bothered about.

To me I’m just putting it on to surprise my Enemy when the time comes. I was really happy with the progress of My company and was happy that I was able to achieve something which I could call My own. At this moment, I was grateful for everything that had happened so far in my life and was ready to see how far it goes. I couldn’t be more happy than knowing that my company has always been the talk of the town from all over the country. A lot of people from different countries do come and patronize my company, making me have sales of one million daily. I would say my stuff is the best because each day I never fail to come out with a new product. Which could make someone look young and I was able to have Such look just by using my cosmetic products which are working perfectly well.

It was on Sunday so I went to meet my only friend ‘Calvin’ who was a married man. He was a successful business man who had no idea of my identity in the outside world. He only knows me from the inside and chooses not to disclose myself to him so I wouldn’t End up bringing out my secret to the outside world because I choose not to trust anyone again. Not after what happened to me.

“good morning Calvin”. I greeted him as he offered me a drink, the moment I sat down on a chair close to him.

“have you been able to find any business yet?” Calvin shrugged at me as I nodded my head. I only told him I was doing some part of an online business which is fetching me money and he had decided to look for a job for me because he feels so concerned about me getting a good well paid job.

“No but at this moment I’m really not interested in getting any work. I just want to stay at home and get paid”. He did understand what I meant by those words although his countenance was totally different.

“I understand that Stefan. There’s something I have been meaning to tell you! Are you somehow a gay?” I was forced to burst into laughter the moment he asked me Such questions. What made him think so?

“I’m sorry if you Found the question confusing but I have noticed that throughout the time we know each other you haven’t talked about having a girlfriend or aren’t you interested in getting married?” I do understand what he means and why he was concerned as well because sometimes I do doubt why no girl hasn’t caught my attention yet.

“I really don’t know Calvin. I guess no girl has ever caught my attention which is the reason why I found it impossible to meet with anyone or even say hello to them”. I explained

“Your problem has been solved Stefan. Trust me”.. he uttered excitedly as I pondered about the solution he must have had concerning this issue. “I will advise you to go on a blind date. That’s the only solution you have and out of the blind date I will be hosting for you, I’m sure you will be able to find any lady you like”.

At this moment I couldn’t reject his offer but found it interesting. Maybe what I really need Right now is to go on a blind date. I’m sure I will be able to see any lady I like and try to get to know her. “I hope you wouldn’t fall in my hand by bringing an ugly looking lady for me Calvin”.

“And for the work I think I have found a job for you in one of the popular companies in the city of New York”. On hearing him saying that I couldn’t be more nervous than trying to know the company he could be talking about. “What company is that? Are they New and are you sure that their pay is huge?”

The way he was looking at me tells me that the company must have had the above things I mentioned. “Just guess the company name Stefan. It’s actually one of the popular companies here”. He uttered again and I can’t really tell if he was talking about my company or someone. “I’m talking about the SMS cosmetic company. You should probably write an application letter to them because they’re a well paying company”.

On hearing his compliment about my company I couldn’t help but smile widely. I was really happy to hear such a compliment from him.

I decided to question him more and know how he discovered My company. He explained it to me and I was in awe. I was even surprised to see that he was using my product.

A whole high-class man like him choose to accept me as his friend without knowing my identity. I was really happy that I made friends with someone like him. He was actually a lawyer here in the city of New York and we happened to make friends with each other over a simple matter that happened between me and his wife which I helped and at the end, he traced me to where I was staying and he got my number. From them we’ve become a Great friends. I wish to find somebody like Calvin as a wife to stay by my side. Someone that’s willing to accept me on whatever condition I am without looking at my darkest side. “stand up let’s go Stefan. I need to take you to the SMS cosmetic company and see things by yourself.*. He shrugged at me as I stood up in excitement and followed him out