Introduction:
Marcus wakes up to find himself on the news.
Wednesday, 8:05 am
Buried in my bed sheets, my phone woke me with its
incessant buzzing. I blindly reached for it without
success and cursed as I reluctantly opened my eyes
and began sorting through my blankets looking for the
damn thing. During the process, my phone stopped
which made it harder to find. The entire time, I had to
remind myself where' I was and what had happened
over the last five days. Inheriting billions of dollars,
buying a company, and fucking numerous hot women
who threw themselves at you was something that
most people could only dream about, so it took a bit of
convincing that I had received a lapdance and blowjob
from my ridiculously hot assistant last night.
I finally located my phone and glanced at it to see a
missed call from Helen and a text:
Turn on the news. Doesn't matter which network.
I grabbed the remote, turned on the television, and
scrolled through the channels till found the first one that
resembled a news network. A blonde, blue-eyed
wornan was in the middle of a report with a picture of
my grandfather's face superimposed next to her.
"...cause of death hasn't been confirmed, but officials
say that at this time, there is no indication of anything
other than natural causes. What has much of the
country on edge though is the burning question of who
Gerrard left his estate to."
That's right Melody," a man said and then the camera
panned to focus on him.
"For years, it's been left up to speculation on who
would inherit the Gerrard empire. It's no secret that
there was a rift between one of the wealthiest men in
the US and his children."
The screen cut away from the news reporter to show a
clip from an old interview of Colin Gerrard speaking to
an off-screen Interviewer, "Have you decided who is
going to take over your controlling shares at Gerrard
Holdings?"
Colin leaned forward, his hands steepled in front of him
and bushy eyebrows drawn low in consternation. "Well,
I can sooner tell you who it won't be," Colin said. His
voice had the raspiness of a man who had smoked
most of his life.
"So you don't know?" the interviewer asked.
"I can't say at this time' would be more accurate," Colin
responded.
The screen cut back to the male reporter, "However, an
anonymous source has confirmed with the Affiliated
Outlet who is to receive the keys to the Gerrard
kingdom.
An image of my face flashed on the screen next to the
newscaster, and I immediately sprung to my feet on
the California King mattress.
"Oh fuck!"
"Marcus Leonard Upton has been named the sole heir of
the Gerrard empire"
"Shit!"
"The estate, which includes several companies across
the entertainment, technological, hospitality, and fuel
industries makes this man one of the wealthiest in the
United States."
"What the fucking fuck!?"
I jumped off the bed and started searching for my
clothes. My phone screen was already on Helen's text,
so I hit the call button.
"Economists estimate Marcus' net worth to be around
seven billion dollars."
"Wait. What?"
"Hi Marcus."
Helen answered the phone without the usual husky
tone in her voice. This was business Helen, which I
needed.
"Helen, what the actual fuck?" said, hopping around on
one foot as I tried to throw on the pants from
yesterday. Remaining in my underwear while I was
being outed to the entire world as a billionaire felt too
vulnerable.
"I don't know, Marcus," Helen said. I could hear her
furiously typing away at a keyboard.
We're looking into it right now. The break-in and the
leak both happening yesterday can't be a coincidence.
Someone obviously has it in for you. I know you didn't
want the news to spread, but that ship has sailed, so
we should commit our resources to damage control and
finding out who did this and why."
There was a knock on my door and I snatched my shirt
off the bed before going to answer it.
"Who is it," I yelled through the door.
"Erin!" came a muffled response.
"Who is it?" Helen asked over the phone.
"It's Erin," I replied as I threw open the door.
Erin stood in the doorway looking completely different
than she had last night. It was hard to do anything
other than stand and gape. Her exotically colored hair
had been pulled back in a loose bun that left strands of
hair falling loose around her face in a subtly messy
style. It looked more artistic than sloppy. A pair of thick-
rimmed glasses framed her big, dark-brown eyes and
magnified then slightly. Her makeup had been reapplied
- a dark shade of lipstick, black eyeliner, and a bit of
blush that gave her a hint of goth, while remaining on
the correct side of looking professional. She wore a suit
jacket left open to show a loose cream blouse
underneath that showed off almost no cleavage and a
pair of pants that did a magnificent job of accentuating
her small, tight ass and hips. It was all complimented
by a pair of heels that added an extra two inches to her
height. She was the perfect blend of professional and
sexy.
She didn't look me up and down and give me the shit-
eating grin she'd given me last night despite me being
bare-chested. Instead, she pressed one of the two
coffees she held in my free hand and brushed past me
to enter the room.
"Good morning sir. Hot latte with an extra shot, two
pumps of cream, and one sugar... just how you like it."
She glanced at the phone pressed to my face, "Is that
Helen?"
"Yeah," I said, suddenly remembering I was on a call
with my lawyer dealing with the fact that I'd barely
been able to hang onto the biggest secret in my life for
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