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Rags to Stardom Chapter 53
Ethan gently turned, looking in the direction where the voice came from.The bartender briefly froze at the sight of his boss, Eddie Hamm.Eddie Hamm was the greedy owner of the bar who was also believed to be the owner of an illegal car assembling outfit.When Eddie spotted Ethan's car, his eyes switched and he wished he could keep it for himself. All he would need to do would be to change the body of the car and no one would recognize it again, not even the owner. He was that good.“Boss, this jackass has been gulping down our beer and he doesn't even have the means to pay. If not for these gentlemen here, I wouldn't have even known,” the bartender explained to Eddie.“Yes Mr Hamm, he is just a nobody who loves to act like he has power and connections because he drives around without that Lopez girl,” Lucas' friend sounded even more pained than Lucas who was glad that Hamm had walked in when he did.If not for the fact that he heard them talking about Ethan, Eddie would have assumed
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The look on Eddie's face sent shivers down everyone's spine, everyone except Ethan who wasn't surprised by the call.He swallowed the pain he still felt as he answered the call but the voice on the other end sounded very angry, “You fool, you just exposed us. I can't protect you anymore. The police are on their way. Don't ever call this number again, you got that!”“Wait, what do you mean? What's going on?” He was terrified of going to jail. He wondered what all the people he had ripped off in the past and framed would do to him if he ended up in jail. He was sure he wouldn't even last a day in there.“You just pissed off someone high up you moron. I thought I warned you to avoid those with means and connections. I shouldn't even be talking to you.”The call immediately dropped with cold sweat breaking out on his face. The call was from his contact within the Cedarwood Police Department. He had been under the commissioner’s protection and in exchange, Eddie paid him an agreed sum eve
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Ethan was certain that Loretta would spring up from the couch because of the noise but to his surprise, she didn't even blink an eyelid.He felt a bit relieved. He wasn't sure if he was ready to face her especially since he had refused taking her calls after he left her family estate.He took a whiff of his clothing and twisted his face from what he perceived. He had somehow gotten some beer on his clothing and he didn't like the smell.As he took off his clothes and went into the bathroom for a shower, a bugging thought came to him. What was Lucas doing at the bar? He remembered seeing Lucas at the bar with his friend but something about the two of them and their meeting gave Ethan a bad feeling.He decided he was going to warn Henry about his cousin.Lucas drove as fast as he could without attracting the attention of the law enforcement officers. Though he was bleeding, he decided to head home directly and not stop at the hospital to avoid any unwanted questions.“That good-for-noth
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Loretta felt terrible after hearing what Ethan said to her.He had immediately left for his room, giving her no chance to explain.“I have to make things right.” She told herself as she went after Ethan.Ethan was lying on his bed and flipping through his phone when she came in.“I'm sorry for doubting you but it has nothing to do with you being an ex-convict. She just looked so convincing and I got carried away for a second,” she pleaded.Ethan looked at her and nodded his head, “All right, apologies accepted.”“So are we good.” She asked with a questioning gaze.“Not yet. Not until you tell me how much you missed me.” Ethan responded grinning. He decided to just let go of it all.“What? Loretta asked, with wide eyes. “That's not happening,” she responded, smiling at him.“Then no deal. We are still not talking,” he gave her a mischievous wink.Loretta couldn't help laughing.“All right, fine. I kind of missed you,” she admitted, blushing.“Kind of? Haha.”“That's all you are going t
Rags to Stardom Chapter 57
In a dimly lit room, some men were busy gathering weapons while they paid attention to their leader giving instructions.“Alright boys, I want you to make me proud. This is probably the easiest money we will ever make this year, so don't snooze or we'll lose. Got it?”They responded in unison as they shook hands laughing.The leader of the men suddenly received a call, “Alright boys, it's time. Let's move.”***Mr. Morrison had received a message from James that Ethan was inviting him to a special banquet, so he quickly prepared and left for the venue on the invitation card.A few miles from the hall, a black van suddenly pulled up in front of Mr. Morrison's car and 5 men jumped out of the van. They pointed their weapons at Mr. Morrison's driver.“Don't move punk. And no funny stunts.” The leader of the men roared.“Quick, grab the old man and someone tie up his driver. Let's move it, boys.”Within a few minutes, they were gone with Mr. Morrison.Suddenly a Maserati showed up at the s
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They all got dressed and left immediately for the family mansion.As they got there they met other members of the family already seated with gloomy expressions written on their faces.Henry and his father came almost immediately after them.“I came as soon as I heard. How did this happen? Have they gotten in touch with anyone yet?” He asked with a worried look.“I think we should get in touch with the police department to find out what we can do to bring back father,” Henry's father responded, seeing that no one was saying anything.“Yes uncle, I agree with you. Time is of the essence here. I think the police should start by questioning that punk, Ethan Banks. It seems he was at the scene of the crime when grandfather was kidnapped,” Lilith smiled secretly knowing that her words would spark some controversy, especially with Henry.“Yes, that's right. Though the other men wore masks so no one could recognize them, we saw Ethan in the news and he was there when grandfather was kidnapped
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The police officer quickly thought for a second, wondering if what he was about to do was the right thing, “Maybe I should call for backup. It's good enough that we know where the kidnappers have Mr. Campbell. These men could be armed and dangerous.”The police officer was content with just finding the kidnappers, afterall he would still get some credit for locating where the kidnappers were holding Mr. Campbell.“There's no time for that. Besides, there is a good chance that they could kill Mr. Campbell out of panic if any more policemen come here. We are better off taking care of this on our own quietly.” Ethan could sense the police officer's nervousness.“Relax, I won't let anything happen to you.”The police officer sneered at Ethan, “Who do you think you are? Don't make me change my mind and have you arrested. I could still do that.”“Haha…. that's not happening. So are we doing this or not,” Ethan gave him a frightening stare, causing the police officer to almost piss on himsel
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Loretta picked up the box tucked under the table and she ran her hands through it.“I wonder what's in this box,” she whispered as she struggled to open the box without success.After struggling with the box for a while, she decided to return it to where she had picked it from.“I'll just have to wait for him to return. I hope he is alright.”***Ethan and the police officer were inside the building along with Griffin and the kidnappers. They took a few minutes to listen to what the kidnappers were saying. They had Mr. Campbell blindfolded but they spoke quite loudly so he could hear what they were saying.“Mr. Banks made everything so easy for us. He's the real mastermind. The offshore account is brilliant,” one of the kidnappers praised Ethan.“Now I can travel to any part of the world and live like a king for the rest of my life with the generous amounts he'll be paying us,” another one added with what appeared to be joy, written on his face.“Who is this Mr. Banks? He must be thei