Alle Kapitel von The Tycoon's Wild Card: Kapitel 11 – Kapitel 20

Trish’s POV:Despite the fact that I got to the restaurant in twenty-five minutes, I found Rachel seated at a table at the far corner of the room. She looked every bit as imposing as she always did.She was dressed in a power suit, with a penciled trouser that stopped at her ankle. She sat with one leg crossed over the other, phone in hand and sunglasses sitting on top of her nose. Her brown skin was spotless and if you did not know her, you might mistake her for a thirty years old lady, despite the fact that she was almost fifty-five.Rachel was one of my many role models while growing up and I had learnt quite a lot from studying her, which made it feel even sweeter whenever I made a power move before she did, or whenever I found out information from her company and carried it out before she could do so.She hated me, I knew that much, but now we had common ground.“Rachel, you look lovely.” I said before taking the chair opposite hers. I signaled for a waiter and when the young man

Trish’s POV:“You must have no shame for you to show your face here.” Leonard Hooke’s voice sounded behind me and I felt the hair on my arms stand.Slowly, I turned around to face him, glass of champagne in my right hand. I gave him a once over and let a small smile appear on my face.My ex-father, ever the fashion icon was dressed in a white suit, with a tie that was as red as blood. His grey hair was combed into perfection. He wore a nice wristwatch and his most cherished diamond necklace. On his black shoes, I could almost see my reflection.“I don’t see how it’s your problem that, I’m here, Leonard. It wasn’t me screaming the other day that they’d lost their dignity.”I almost burst out laughing at how red my father went upon hearing that insult, but the menacing step he took made me compose myself.“I’m not here for you, father.” I clarified.“No, I didn’t think you were. I suppose you’re here to grovel at Declan’s feet and beg you to take him back.”I let out a scoff at that. “O

Percy’s POV:Despite all of his… muscles and big build, Declan punched like a bitch, he always has. When we were younger and he’d hit me, I barely flinched and that always got him enraged to the point of using whatever object he could find as weapon.One time in middle school, when our results were out and I aced all my subject and he failed history, he’d come into my room and gave me a punch to the nose. I’d done nothing but smile up at him and his eyes shone red with fury.Declan had then picked up my baseball bat and hit me straight on the head. I’d passed out and when I woke up, I was in bed, where I’d passed out, dried up blood on the side of my head and a couple of painkillers on my bed stand.Nobody spoke about that day, and shortly after that, I was sent away to Italy.I crouched to pick up my lighter that had fallen when Declan hit me, and that was when I saw, through the small opening of the door, a piece of red clothing. I straightened, pulled out the pack of cigarette I’d

Trish’s POV:Percy left the empty office before me after making it incredibly loud and clear that I would not get any help from him, and I was left alone with my thoughts.The reason I had decided to attend this event was not for any important reason, I had simply come to see Declan so that I could reassure myself that whatever feelings I might have felt for him in the past were well and truly gone.Seeing him on that dais earlier had confirmed what I already suspected. I hated Declan with every fibre of my being, but then I’d seen Percy and had watched Declan and his mother’s reaction to him and then came the announcement, and I just knew that Percy was going to be my secret weapon in taking Declan down.His refusal to go against his brother did not bother me at all, infact, I had not expected him to agree to work with me, if he had, I would’ve been suspicious.I’d simply wanted to know what kind of man, Percival was, and I had succeeded in doing that.It appears that besides his own

Percy’s POV:Declan might be bigger than me, in body size, and he might look more intimidating, but he had the fighting skill of a nine year old kid.He swinged at me and I was able to dodge his punch. He came again at me with a right hook and I dodged that just as easily.With every punch that he threw and I dodged, Declan grew more furious and when he finally managed to land a punch because I wanted to avoid bumping into Latricia who stood frozen by the desk, he had the guts to smirk.I wiped the blood from my lips before giving Declan a smirk of my own.“You punch like a bitch, you always have.” I said to him before taking a step towards him.“Since we were kids.” I spoke the words I’d always so badly wanted to say to him back when we were kids and he would hit me.It felt so good saying it finally, and to prove my point, when Declan tried to punch me, I made no move to dodge. His hand connected with my nose and I only smiled as blood poured.I didn’t think it was possible for him