Filed to story: Dumped by Scumbag Adored by Billionaire
“You heard me right. A weed cannot be left to grow else it would choke and deprive the healthy ones of their nutrients. Who knows, when he cannot have your woman, he might decide to kill her. Is that when you’re going to rise?” Sakuzi went on, “You can go ahead to keep your promise to her while I do the killing. Problem solved. You can thank me later,”
Emerald shook his head, “No, that’s not it, I’m thankful, but Cecil is a smart woman and would know in an instant that I’m responsible for his death if something happens to Fernandez,”
“Chill, I understand your fears, “Sakuzi assured him
Emerald narrowed his eyes at him suspiciously, “What do you plan to do?” Sakuzi would not ask him to relax if he didn’t have a plan up his sleeve.
“I don’t intend to be involved in his death directly. In case you don’t know, Fernandez has committed enough atrocities capable enough to make you a saint before him. I’ll use one of his enemies to put an end to him,” Sakuzi laid out his plan.
Emerald was not frightened by Sakuzi’s cleverness – and cruelty – else Valentino wouldn’t have lasted with the title of Sakuzi this long. This life was a battle of survival, and only the fittest would survive.
“It looks promising till the enemy goes spilling the truth,” he pointed out the flaw.
“You should already know how we work,”
Oh, Emerald understood his hint perfectly. Whoever was going to finish the job was going to be contacted indirectly and would not mutter a thing while they fulfill the ends of their agreement as well, else death awaits the contracted killer.
“Alright. It’s not like I can change your mind anyway,” Emerald said, arms wrapped around his chest as he went over the plan mentally.
“Also, I know about your plans of leaving the gang,” Sakuzi revealed.
Emerald’s attention reverted to him, “And?”
“I’m sorry, Emerald but I can’t let you leave like this, you’re a huge asset to the gang,” Sakuzi denied the request that hasn’t even been forwarded to him yet.
Emerald swore, “Fuck Valentino! You of all people know how much this means to me!”
“Hear me out first,” Sakuzi raised his hand, gesturing to him to give him a listening ear.
“Fine, go ahead,” Emerald said through gritted teeth, rearing in the rising anger.
“No one knows this gang thoroughly like you do which is why I want you in its administration. You don’t have to go on missions or shed blood – that’s what you want to avoid, right? That kind of stuff can be left for your subordinates and other members of the gangs. However, you would help overlook the smooth running of the organization, direct and keep the members in check and all, “
Emerald rolled his eyes,” Why don’t you just make me Sakuzi instead, ” He joked. If only he knew.
“Duh,” Sakuzi snorted, “That’s what I’m making you. I want you to be my successor, Emerald,”
“What?!” He was dumbfounded. That was unexpected, he had only been joking.
“I want you as the next Sakuzi, Emerald,”
“Whoah, Whoah, Whoah, wait a minute, are you fucking me? Are you seriously fucking with me?” He didn’t believe Sakuzi was serious here.
“I’m serious here,” Sakuzi gave him his business look and he realized immediately the man was goddamn serious.
“B-but I’m not even related to you,” He was flustered by the whole thing. It felt surreal.
“Idiot, you don’t have to be blood to be family,”
“But your sons? They -“
“Agreed to this suggestion. They already have a handful of their mother’s gang and my other legitimate businesses,”
“And Reina?… “
“Doesn’t want to corrupt her children further, she says to make sure I glue your butt to that position, ” Sakuzi narrated.
Emerald was overwhelmed by emotion, he just stood there shocked. He couldn’t believe that everyone accepted him like this, it was a big honor – an honor other members of the gang would kill to have.
“God, this is too much. I don’t deserve -“
“If you feel indebted, you can finally let me adopt you legally as my son,” Sakuzi grinned, knowing he had him where he wanted.
Emerald groaned, and rubbed his forehead. That sly man, “Fine, I’ll think about it,”
And ask Cecil for her opinion, Sakuzi already read in between the lines, yet didn’t say a word. Let the man do what he wants.
Emerald groaned for the umpteenth time already. Cecil wanted him out of the gang, but then he just sank deeper, to the bottom floor. May God help him as he relays the news.
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The third point of view:
Maggie was becoming anxious, why wasn’t he here yet? Those people had told her that Fernandez would be here, yet he had not made an appearance even with thirty minutes gone. Could it be that they fooled her? No , that cant be.
“Fernandez” that name was deeply engraved in her memory and made bitterness rise in her heart. She couldn’t forget him, not now, not ever, else why would she want to kill him. Desperately.
Maggie couldn’t forget the day he approached her – even though she wanted it erased out of her memory. Then, she had been a young naive model, thriving to find her place in the competitive world of fashion. He had been so gentlemanly in his pursuit of making her his surrogate – said she was special or something.
She found out that the man was married, but his wife had cheated on him and gave him a son that wasn’t biologically related to him. Now, he wanted a son from another source since he couldn’t trust his ‘cheat of a wife’ – so he called the woman then. Maggie didn’t want to agree in the first place but then the stupendous amount of money he offered her was enough to solve her problem – that included her mother’s surgery.
As a surrogate, Maggie had expected them to head to the hospital where her eggs will be fertilized with his sperm to make an embryo, that is then implanted in her uterus. But none of that happened, instead, he impregnated her the natural way and that was when it dawned on Maggie, she was a kept woman.
Although Maggie was not happy with the change of their deals, Fernandez had compensated for that with his love, gifts, and attention. In no time, she forgave him and looked forward to giving birth to his child nine months later. So she dreamt – quite a young, innocent, girl then.
Everything changed drastically two months after when they had gone for a gender blood test and it turned out she was going to have a female child. The way Fernandez’s expression twisted uglily told Maggie she was doomed even before his attitude towards her took a three-sixty degrees turn!
That night, for the first time, Fernandez hit her. He not only hit her but abused her; sexually, mentally, and physically. He called her a slut, claiming she was a succubus who had come to drain him of his money and hit her even as he did her. It was the most humiliating act anyone had done to her and though it was two years already, it was fresh like yesterday in Maggie’s mind. The experience traumatized her, the girl hadn’t been able to live normally since then.
The child in her womb didn’t survive, the kicks to her stomach Fernandez had given her that night took away her surviving chance – and she somehow sensed Fernandez had done that on purpose to rid the child.