❣️LOVE IN THE ELITES’ WORLD❣️
🌏🌏Her new world 🌎 🌏
📖📖CHAPTER SIXTY NINE. 6️⃣9️⃣
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❣️❣️The peasant—prince ❣️❣️
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Don found out that Lord shark was behind Paulina’s abduction after having a chat with her about it, and he reported it to Mr. Ethan immediately. Upon getting the information, Mr. Ethan paid a visit to Mr. Hearst (Steven’s father)—they once worked on a deal together in the past, Mr. Ethan and his father were part of the few people that knew the anonymous mafia boss. Mr. Hearst was filled with guilt after Mr. Ethan told him about his granddaughter, because he owe a lot to Mr. Ethan’s father in the past. In order to set things right, he summoned lord shark over, and they set the trap for Mr. Packard together.
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MR. ETHAN’S WAREHOUSE^^^
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Mr. Ethan couldn’t stop laughing after he got the news of Mr. Packard’s arrest.
“All greedy politicians think alike, I knew he would fall for the trap,” he said, still laughing. “How is Charlotte?” He asked Don who delivered the news to him.
“I already sent her to Mr. Louis’s hospital, she fainted after the whole incident,”
“That girl is really weak. I wonder how she survived this long on her own,”
Don checked his phone when a message beeped in, and he gasped after reading it.
“What’s it?” Mr. Ethan asked already impatient.
“Ms. Grace is d£ad,”
“She is d£ad? So fast?” Mr. Ethan said, and Don looked at him. “How could she dle? What kllled her?”
“A fire accident,”
“What the d@rm fire!” Mr. Ethan blurted in furry.
“Boss…”
“I wanted her o commit sulcide, I wanted her to take her own life. I wanted her to feel the same pain that Charlotte left before she attempted suicide. Why did the fire had to get involved?” He shouted, and kicked the table beside him. “Go back to my granddaughter. That man can act rashly now that his daughter is gone,”
“Yes, sir. And I received news from the prosecutor. They have enough evidence to ensure that Mr. Packard will rot in jail, a seize and seizure warrant have been approved, and our spy there already took the prosecutor around. They discovered Mr. Packard hidden basement, and other proof,”
“Do you think he is going to stay quiet in jail after losing in daughter? I was also in jail, but look at me now, here I’m getting my revenge,”
“Boss, but we can’t do anything about it,”
“Let’s see how the trail goes,” Mr. Ethan muttered, and Don bowed.
“I have to return to Miss Paulina now,”
“You should. Take good care of my granddaughter. Protect with your life,”
“My life belongs to you, boss,” with that, he left.
“That d@rm fire…” Mr. Ethan grumbled, and threw a fist in the air.
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THE HOSPITAL^^^
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Paul sat in the waiting room devastated, after hearing the news of Grace passing. She dled before getting to the hospital, she already dled from the overdose she took, even before the fire broke out.
Tears flow freely from his face, and he felt a hand on his shoulder. He looked ip and saw Louis— coincidentally , the hospital happened to be where Louis works.
“Are you relived that she is gone?” He muttered, and Louis gave him a weird look.
“Why would I be relieved?”
“You thought she tried to klll Charlotte, you thought she was the one behind everything that happened to Charlotte, so you must be happy,”
“Why would I be? Grace was also my friend,”
“She was? She was our friend for years, we watched each other grow up, we attended kindergarten together, we protected her together, me and you because she is a girl. We were friends even before Charlotte entered the picture, and she has always regard you as a friend. Even when she asked you to leave, when she sent you out of her house in anger, she cried herself to sleep that night looking at our childhood picture. That picture was her wallpaper all these years, even when you cut ties with her, she still considered you her friend. That was the Grace we knew Louis, that was the Grace that was our friend, my best friend
“Paul…”
“She could never hurt anyone. She protected Paulina from her father when she thought Charlotte passed away, she never tried to hurt her. She could look so mean… but she has a pure heart, she could never try to kill anyone, not even Charlotte. She hated Charlotte because of the one-sided feelings she has for me… Grace was a good person, I know better because I was her friend for so long, and we were married for 19 years. She couldn’t hurt anyone, so why did she hurt herself? Why? Why did she do it? Why did she commit suicide?”
“Suicide? I thought it was a fire accident. Was it arson?”
“No. You are a doctor, so you should know better. It’s not possible for her to dle immediately she was brought out. She took overdose… she klled herself with her insomnia pills,”
“What?”
“Grace kllled herself, Louis. She decide to end our years of friendship that way. She didn’t want to be just friends, she left me instead of signing the divorce papers,” he cried, and Louis patted his shoulder.
He managed to calm down later, and wiped his tears.
“How is my daughter? I was told you are the doctor in charge,”
“Yeah. I’m in charge of all the VIP patients. Your daughter is fine, she is already out of danger, we just have to wait for her to wake up,”
“Thank you, Louis. I should see her,” with that, he left.
“Charlotte was abducted by Grace father, turned out he has been the one behind everything. But I can’t tell you that right now,” Louis muttered, staring at Paul’s retreating back.
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HOLLAND HIGH^^^
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Stanley hurried out of his class immediately school dismissed, and went to Jessica’s class. He waited for by the door till she came out, and he surprised her with a back hug.
“Let go of me,” she whined, pulling away.
“Are you still angry at me? You were with Jake throughout the party yesterday, you didn’t even spare me a glance. You ignored my message too,”
“I was simply reciprocating the same energy. Relationship is supposed to be fun, this night be e first, but I feel neglected,” she said, and he peeked her cheek
“I’m sorry. Everything just feels too good to be real. You, Jessica. The heiress of Haven group is my girl…” he said, and embraced her.
“You should feel honored and treat me well,” she muttered, and he kissed her.
👤*gosh, are they dating?*
👤*isn’t that Jessica and Stanley?*
👤*when did they start dating?*
The few students that passed by grumbled words, pointing fingers at them.
“Shall we go on a date?” He whispered in her ears.
“No,” she muttered.
“Why? Are you still angry?”
“Not that,”
“So, why no? Oh! You are preparing for the exam,”
“I have other plans. I am escorting dad to a meeting,”
“Oh… you are always his date to every gathering,”
“Yeah, and that will never change,” she said, and he smiled, wrapping his hands around her waist.
“Then I’ll walk you to the parking lot, he said, and she smiled.
They went to the parking lot talking about random stuff, and he looked around for her car.
“Your driver isn’t here,”
“My dad is coming to pick me up. He is coming from the office, so he might be a little late,”
“Oh… I rode a bike to school, I can go get Austin’s car keys, we could wait in his car,”
“It’s fine. Let’s just wait here. He will soon be here,”
“No. I can’t let you stand here. You should swag on the bike,” he said, and carried her to seat on his bike, while he stand next to her. “Your dad will be here, does that mean I’ll get to meet him?” he asked, immediately he realized it.
Jessica stared at him blankly unable to utter a word, and remembered her conversation with her father.
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FLASHBACK to hours ago—in the morning***
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Jessica was having breakfast with her father, and started thinking of a way to tell him about her relationship with Stanley before he finds out himself because he always has a way of figuring things out.
“Say it away. What’s bothering you? I have to be at the office, so be quick,” her father said, and she chucked.
“Dad, what if I decide to have a boyfriend,” she muttered, and he smiled.
“You said you weren’t interested,”
“Well… I just…”
“Jessica, who are you?”
“I’m Jessica Lockwood, the heiress of Haven group,”
“Good. You are feee to have a boyfriend, I won’t stop that. You should have fun while you can,
It’s not like you are gong to marry whoever he is. But, you should always remember who you are. I sent you to holland high because of thier class status, I don’t want you to associate with the lower class, so if you will like anyone, if you will get involved with anyone you should remember who you are,”
“But should that matter? It’s not like I’m getting married,”
“Whoever you get involved with, whatever you do, will always be a part of you. You take after me so much that you are very realistic, you don’t even like Cinderella stories like other kids because you know it’s highly impossible for a peasant to marry a prince, and suddenly become a princess overnight,”
“Dad… but what if the peasant was once a princess,”
“The moment they became a peasant, then they are no longer a princess. Jessica, who is the guy?”
“Come on, dad. I would have told you if it’s something serious. It’s just a crush,”
“You crushed on Mike for years, and you were heartbroken when he dated someone else,”
“And it passed, this is a new crush,”
“Get over it now if it doesn’t worth it. Whatever you do, whoever you get mixed with, will be a part of you forever,”
“I understand, dad,” she muttered, and paid full concentration to her meal.
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FLASHBACK ENDS***
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Stanley noticed that she was absentminded, so he pecked her lips to get her attention.
“I also don’t want to meet your dad, I’m scared that he might ask us to breakup,”
“You haven’t even met him, but there he comes,” she muttered, and jumped down from his bike. “See you tomorrow,” she waved, and hurried away.
“I thought you are going on a date,” Austin said from behind.
“She just ditched me. She has plans with her father,”
“She is literally her father’s wife. Mike also got ditched. Lina is studying in the library,”
“Is that so? Should we grab a drink?”
“Who drinks in the afternoon?” Austij stated.
“We should grab a drink,” Micheal said, approaching them.
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They all went to Mike’s suite, and they noticed that Stanley wasn’t in his right state.
“Do you have a problem with Jessica?” Micheal asked.
“Jessica? Are you this way because she ditched you? You have to get used to it, man. She is literally her father’s wife,” Austin said.
“I’m leaving,” Stanley muttered.
“We just get here, and we are here because of you so why leave this soon?”
“I’m not leaving now, I’m leaving after the kid semester exam,” he muttered, and they all looked at him.
“What’s he getting at?” Austin blurted.
“You are leaving school,” Micheal stated.
“I’m leaving California,” he muttered.
“What?” They all shouted.
“Why leave?” Austin whined.
“Mum wants us to leave. We are going to Spain, all my effort to convince her proves abortive. She divorced dad because of me, so I should at least respect her decision to leave,”
“Must you go with her?” Austin blurted.
“I can only be at ease if I am with her. I can’t send her to Spain alone,”
“But she isn’t a child!” Austin lashed.
“Can’t you stay?” Micheal muttered, and he shook his head.
“Then what’s going to happen to us if you leave? Sliver left, but we now have Steven, but you, who can ever replace you? How can we get a genius friend? What’s going to happen to us, MASS?” Austin lashed.
“I’m sorry, man,”
“If you are sorry then stay!” Austin shouted.
“Do you have relatives there?” Micheal asked, and Stanley nodded.
“My mother’s maternal grandparents are there. My mum is half Spain, that her maternal homeland,”
“How are you going to live there?” Micheal inquired.
“Fine enough. We are going to a small village by the countryside, my grate grandparents own farmlands, not just any farmland, they own the biggest farm, and my grate grandfather has been the village head for years. You see, I am going to be just fine,”
“Are you seriously proud of that?” Austin snapped.
“Do you want to leave?” Micheal asked, and he shook his head.
“But mum wants to. I might be able to bear all the humiliations because I have you guys, but I am the only one mum has, I have to go,”
“If you leave, then you are a traitor!” Austin blurted, and left.
“Why not try to convince her? At least till we finish high school,” Steven said.
“I wish I could. But I have never seen my mother so determined before,”
“Austin is just sulking. But I guess I also need space, I can’t breathe properly here,” with that, Micheal left.
“The air here is indeed stuffy. We should leave,” Steven muttered, and patted Stanley’s shoulder before leaving.
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THE DETENTION CENTER ^^^
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The arrest warrant issued for Mr. Packard was approved, and he was sent to the detention center, and his lawyer paid him a visit, telling him how difficult it would be for him to be ruled innocent because of all the evidence and charges against him.
“But we will do our best to get you a light sentence,” he concluded, and Mr. Packard nodded before he left.
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He was taken to court later for his first hearing, and the prosecutor announced all his charges
“Defendant, do you admit to all the prosecutor’s charges?” The judge asked.
“I admit to all the charges, I’m guilty as charged, Mr. Packard muttered, and everyone was taken aback, including Mr. Donald who never expected him to surrender that easily.
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TO BE CONTINUED…
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