Fool's Gold Series Novels & Stories

Marcus grabs my waist and pushes me behind him, “Your highness.” He did a bow-like gesture. “What are you doing?” Marcus opens his mouth to say something but doesn’t. “ And do not even think about lying. Your job was to stay hidden and to keep your eyes on her.” The purple eyes slowly faded to gold and Marcus sighed.

Goldie drags him away from her, leaving a light trail of blood as he gathered an acceptable distance in between the two. “YOU FUCKER! SHE’S GOING TO GET US KILLED!” Goldie clamps down Leonardo’s mouth with his hand. A golden glow emits from the two as Leonardo continued to struggle and yell another string of curses. He jerks under Goldie’s hold, adamant about being set free. The more he opposed, the more energy he loses, and eventually he loses consciousness.

"Him? the real grandson of Miles Langford, and the only heir of Skymex Group? When did you find the audacity and spout such barefaced lies?" That was when Jennie had an idea and leered at me in disdain, "Did you forget your meds again? Are you having another episode?" And behind them, Harold started to choke with tears. "It's all my fault. I knew James was crazy, but I had to bring him here…" Everyone around them were leering at me in disdain right then, as they clearly heard how that trio twisted the facts. Some of them were even scoffing loudly. "So James is just some bum sponsored by Harold? That explains that bum getup."

In fact, their words doesn't affect her anymore. On the morning news: "Federal agency conducted a wide-scale bust on four different locations. All of which where properties under the name of a family of the Higgins, or owned by the Higgins Corporation. Every location is either a drug laboratory or a warehouse full of illegally smuggled guns. Another report just came in from one of our field reporters, Billy, what do your have for us?" It's the news anchor, Florida Haynes.

The second person, who was standing over her head, made a cut on Akshara's finger and collected it in the glass bowl and added some other liquids to examine the effect. Akshara could barely see what was happening above her head and what they were trying to do was mysterious but still, she protested in all the ways she could. The liquid poured into the glass bowl turned its colour from red to gold. The third female said after examining the effect of liquid, “Virgin… but the liquid turned to gold.” Apart from the shouting of Akshara, the trio of females discussed something about the test results of turning gold. Akshara’s ear keenly noted some of their whispers, “If it’s gold, there is only on

I gathered my courage and said emphatically, "I hope you won't go back on your promise." Felicia's eyes darkened. It was almost as if she couldn't believe that I'd stop putting up a fight so easily when I'd been on a rampage just moments ago. I stared at her face, noting the shifts in her expression. After a long, tense silence, she fished out her phone and unlocked the screen. She was still using the cheap phone case that I'd bedazzled myself. The liquid glitter inside the casing was like a shimmering rainbow, our initials swirling with it. Looking at the phone case now, I realized just how at odds it looked with Felicia's extravagant get-up.

“Everyone, this is the underground distribution map of the deposit generated through X-ray analysis. The total volume is estimated at around five hundred thousand cubic meters, with recoverable gold reserves of roughly ten thousand tons.” After finishing the explanation, I looked at Jane coldly. “Does that count as proof?” “So who exactly is the one talking nonsense here? You know the answer better than anyone. “The last few times, you used that mind-stealing sorcery parasite to steal the results of my work and pretended it was some kind of clairvoyant sight. Well, now your act has fallen apart.” The moment I said that, the room erupted in discussion. “So that’s why she could always pinpoint

“Stay in there, Mason. “There was something in that water. By the time the gala starts, every important person in the city will see you make a fool of yourself. “You’ll look completely unstable. “And once everyone believes that rumor, let’s see how Claire protects you as the Harrison heir.” My head began to feel heavy. The room swayed around me. Lucas’s voice grew farther and farther away. I pressed myself against the cold wall as my legs gave out beneath me.

Meanwhile, Serlon went to the storage room and filled up a bucket with acid. “These must be the gold coins your beloved queen gave you, emblazoned with royal symbols.” Hugo gave Serlon a look. Serlon poured the acid onto the spilled bag of gold coins. The gold washed off like a sparkling river, leaving behind dull and worthless iron. “They’re fake!” Ben exclaimed. Oscar cried out in anguish. “Now, do you want to sample one of my knives? Or are you going to tell the prince where Luca is hiding?”

“Or egos.” The investors exchanged glances. I had their attention now. One of them, a silver-haired man who had previously ignored my pitches, cleared his throat. “Tell me more.” Damian stiffened. I didn’t look at him. I didn’t need to. Because for the first time in my life— I had just stolen his stage. *** To be continued… *** Hey, awesome readers! Thanks for sticking with me through Once a Fool, Now a Queen! I hope you’ve loved the drama, the twists, and all the swoon-worthy moments as much as I loved writing them.