A Trillionaire’s Revenge

CHAPTER 40

9 YEARS AGO. . .

"Why are we running, mommy?"Lily asks, tired.

Jack has a frown on his face as he waits for his mother to tell yet another lie.

"We're not running away, sweetie. We're just moving to somewhere much safer"

"Safer? Mom! We didn't do anything! Why do you and dad keep making us run from place to place? Dad's innocent so shouldn't have to run or hide!" Jack yells, tired of moving endlessly.

"We don't have another option, son. Please, no arguments, we need to get going and meet up with your father!"

Jack gives up, but he's not satisfied. Anna was young, so she didn't quite understand what was going on or why they had to run continuously. But as for him, he knew what was going on, at-least, to an extent.

Almost a two hour trip, Ava Hugh-Gray and her two children reach their destination. As soon as they get down the bus, she reaches for her burner phone and dials her husband.

"The alley? We've arrived, come to the door" She says. She directs her children to the dark alley not too far ahead and looks around cautiously, hoping no one had followed them or even worse, watching them.

Following a very crooked path in the dark alley, they arrive at their destination. Their new haven. George, Ava's husband and the children's father quickly opens the door. They get in and he locks the door. Jack notices the door has several locks.

He holds his sisters hand, as he watches his parents caress each other.

"Lily" George says, as he picks up his daughter.

"Hi, daddy. Ice- ice cream"

He chuckles, "You want some ice cream? Dad's got you some toys, you wanna see them?" He turns to Jack, "Hello, son"

"I'm tired of hiding, dad. I told mom. I didn't want to come here"

"Son, you need to understand, your father and I are only doing what's bes-

"Exactly! Running away isn't what's best mom,

his voice echoing. "Why don't we go out for

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father and son, quiet, walking on the cold streets of London.

finally breaks the silence. Jack was very intelligent for his age. His IQ might've been

don't get punished and the innocent get punished. There's

it because we're

"Yes"

I promise! I just don't think we should run away. We can report to the police

leave for good"

leaving London?" Jack asks,

tomorrow

we

Don't give your mother a hard time again. Get the ice cream and

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it. The doll lay down on the floor, in the dark alley. Did it drop while they were

to have any negative thoughts or believe what his mind was telling him to. He begins to run towards their house for

He

He knocks again. There's still no answer. As he knocks the third time, Ava opens the door. He could see that she was worried and he knew something was amiss, but before he could ask, the

stops dead in his tracks, witnessing what had just happened. Lily's teddy drops from his hand

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stealing the happiness they deprived me of. The Richardson's murdered my entire family. My father, mother, sister- they all died in

At certain points, I even had the

with a heart full of hatred. I felt no love, just hatred, especially during my time in the

5 years ago....

was empty. The Marquis and his subordinates weren't around either. The other kids were in the home room, studying.

to do this? What if I put the other kids in danger? I shakily reach for the lighter. I had to think fast. I peep through the window and settle

thinking twice, I set the curtains ablaze. The fire alarm would start ringing shortly,

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