Becoming the Richest Man Alive

“You’re the one who spread rumors about Sheryl online and spurred your silly fans to attack her, causing her to lose her job and
suffer from depression!”
Faced with Casper’s death stare, Hanson was scared out of his wits. He hurriedly debated, “No, I initially wanted to let it slide
because I’ve used to love Sheryl a lot. I still have feelings for her, so I don’t want to hurt her. It was Lingham Group who lured me
into doing it with a lucrative sum.”
Upon hearing that, Casper let out a cruel smile. The truth revealed to him was just as what he had predicted.
Suddenly, footsteps were heard in the room. Hanson looked up and saw a frail figure appearing from the corner. It was Sheryl,
holding a sharp kitchen knife in her hand.
“Ah, no, please don’t!”
Like a frightened rabbit, Hanson began quaking in his boots. He struggled to escape like mad, but was restrained by the rope
and could only move an inch.
“Sheryl, don’t dirty your own hands.”
Casper gripped the woman’s hands which had the knife. As he did so, he realized that she had no intention to harm anyone; she
was not holding it tightly.
“I just wanted to scare the living daylights out of him and to see it for myself if there’s any difference from the fish on the chopping
board.”
A devilish smile settled upon Sheryl’s face. She had no more tears to shed for Hanson since three years ago.
“Is there any difference?”
“Of course! A fish doesn’t speak.”
Sheryl released her grip, and the knife fell onto the ground with a loud thud. Coincidentally, it dropped in between Hanson’s legs,
making him jump out of his skin.
“Sheryl, you...”

Before the man could finished his sentence, Casper slapped him again. “Are you worthy of calling Sheryl by her first name? You
should address her as Ma’am!”
“I’m sorry, Ma’am. I’m extremely sorry! Please forgive me. Sawyer is the mastermind behind all these; he’s the one who
instructed me to do it!”
Sheryl looked bored as she listened to him ramble on and on. She even let out a yawn and rested her head on Casper’s
shoulder.
“I’m tired. Casper, can you take over?”
The fragrance from her hair hit the man like a wave, making his heart raced rapidly. Subsequently, he shouted at Hanson,
“Quickly tell me all the details of how Sawyer got you to do what you did!”
Hanson quickly shared about what had happened three years ago. He brought them back to the day when he met up with
Sawyer, who had been sipping tea then.
“Oh, it’s you? What’s up? Have you settled your girlfriend?”
Though Sawyer was not a university student back then, his temperament was similar to his one now — narcissistic and
pretentious.
“Um... Mr. Lingham, something came up, and I regret to inform you that I can’t help you out in this matter,” Hanson uttered,
looking glum.
At that time, Hanson had not undergone any plastic surgery and only applied light make-up. Yet, he definitely still looked pleasing
to the eye.
“What do you mean? Weren’t you the one who confidently swore that you had the woman wrapped around your little finger? My
family is going to start conquering the food and beverage industry soon. The hotel has already been established. A talent like her
should be our star employee! Our signature who makes the hotel a cut above the rest. Yet you’re telling me now that she’s not on
board?”
Sawyer’s words made Hanson break out in a cold sweat, and the latter said hopelessly, “She found out that I cheated on her. So,
she’s like an insane woman now, refusing to listen to me...”
Sawyer narrowed his eyes. “It’s not a big deal. You can still turn things around.”

Hanson sensed something sinister was brewing behind the scenes. “How?” he asked warily.
“Since she caught you cheating on her, you might as well take it to the next level and badmouth her on the Internet. Use the
power of the netizens to attack her. Make her resign from her job. When the time is right, I’ll chime in and assist. Lingham Hotel
must own her.”
“This... This is too malicious. The netizens have no limits. Will something untoward happen? Sheryl is my girlfriend, after all.
This...”
“Tsk, did you bother to think about how she must have felt when you betrayed her with other women? Did you think for her sake
when you used her to deceive the online viewers? And when you reaped the benefits off of the videos you made? Why are you
feeling bad now?”
Sawyer then growled out, “Let me tell you, arranging the manpower for the hotel is an assessment given to me by my family. I
must perform exceptionally well within the shortest time possible to prove that I’m capable! You have no choice but to do it. Don’t
you forget that your videos are all fake. You depended on her to complete them, and she can easily call out on you anytime. If
you don’t act first, you’re going to lose all of your subscribers, including your popularity.”
Fearful of the consequences, Hanson agreed.
Thereafter, the Alder sisters were attacked severely on the Internet, leading to them needing to move into a new place. Sawyer
appeared then, acting as their savior. He arranged a new accommodation for them and presented Sheryl with the opportunity to
be the hotel’s head chef.
Unfortunately, Sheryl was affected tremendously by the incident, and she could not cook properly. As a result, Sawyer used
Sharon instead, albeit she was not as good as her sister.
Hearing thus far, Casper could connect the dots, and he soon figured out the entire story. He shook his head at Jeremy. “Did you
record everything he said?”
Jeremy waved his phone and replied, “Yes, every single word. Verbatim.”
Hanson’s face turned as pale as the sheets upon hearing that. He could see his star idol dreams vanishing in front of his eyes...
Casper searched Hanson’s body and fished out a phone.

“Unlock it for me.”
Hanson obliged and entered the passcode obediently. Casper browsed his phone with interest as he mocked, “Whoa, for a sissy
like you, you sure are something. From the number of girls you’ve dated, it seems that you have a strong physique.”
“I couldn’t help it... They’re all my passionate fans.” Hanson felt so embarrassed. Casper seems to be more dangerous than
Sawyer. I better not offend him.
“Are these few applications the ones you used to upload your videos to social media?”
Casper noticed that a few applications in Hanson’s phone were the popular ones amongst youngsters.
“Yes, yes they are.”
“Jeremy, is there anyone in the gang who knows video editing? Edit the voice recording just now, remove our parts, and then
upload it on his channel via his account to make it more believable.”
“Um... Boss, though everyone here is street smart, none are equipped with such video editing skills.” Jeremy scratched his
head.
Hanson trembled in trepidation. Through the dialogues, he knew that his secrets were going to be exposed. In addition, he also
discovered that Casper had the backing of a gang, whom he could not afford to offend.
“I’ve never heard of him. Where did he come from? he muttered while Sharon walked into them.
“I know how to edit videos. I did research on this because I wanted to expose this jerk one day.”
“Great! We’ll hand you the mobile phone and recording then.” Casper nodded. Then, he gazed at Sheryl, who was still leaning
on him. Gently, he asked her, “Sheryl, what do you plan to do with him? Kill him? Castrate him?”