The filthy beggar disappeared. What emerged from under the rags was a very handsome, elegant, and feared face throughout the world of business and investment.<\/p>\n
\u201cW-What\u2026?!\u201d Julian\u2019s jaw dropped. He turned pale as if he had seen death. His legs began to tremble until he was clutching the chair.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy name is not Lando, Julian,\u201d the man said coldly, now looking like an angry king standing at the altar. \u201cI am Gabriel Imperial. The CEO and Founder of Imperial Conglomerate \u2014the very company you are now begging to give you a fifty billion peso investment to save your failing business.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Truth That Broke the Billionaire<\/p>\n
Reporters shouted and\u00a0\u00a0cameras<\/span>\u00a0flashed. The billionaire guests were in a frenzy, unable to believe that the man they had been laughing at was the richest man in the entire country.<\/p>\n \u201cM-Mr. Imperial?!\u201d Julian stammered, shivering, cold sweat dripping down his face. \u201cW-How\u2026 why did you pretend to be a beggar on the street?!\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cBecause I know about your dirty game, Julian,\u201d Gabriel thundered back, shaking the cathedral. He pulled a black flash drive from his tattered suit and held it up for all to see. \u201cI received an anonymous tip about your illegal activities in the stock market. I posed as a beggar outside your office and mansion for three months to collect all the evidence of your theft and money laundering.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThat\u2019s a lie! That\u2019s AI!\u201d Julian shouted in panic, about to run out of the church.<\/p>\n \u201cLock the doors!\u201d Gabriel ordered.<\/p>\n From the church doors, dozens of National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) agents in uniform and armed with guns entered. They blocked all exits.<\/p>\n \u201cThis flash drive contains all the evidence!\u201d Gabriel boldly announced. \u201cIt includes evidence of how you sabotaged Clara\u2019s father\u2019s company, which led to her death, and how you stole your investors\u2019 money!\u201d<\/p>\n Julian collapsed on the church floor. The man he thought he would use to humiliate me was the very man who had ruined all his evil. He was crying and begging as the NBI agents mercilessly handcuffed him.<\/p>\n \u00ab\u00a0Mr. Imperial! It\u2019s like you\u2019re taking pity on me! I\u2019ll take you as my partner! Clara! Please ask him, we were together before!\u00a0\u00bb Julian cried out as he was dragged out of the cathedral in front of the screaming guests and flashing cameras.<\/p>\n I felt no pity. I just watched him disappear from my sight. The man who destroyed my\u00a0\u00a0family<\/span>\u00a0was completely destroyed.<\/p>\n The True Oath<\/p>\n When the cathedral fell silent, Gabriel faced me. Even though he was still wearing a faded and old suit, to me, he was the most handsome and gentlemanly man in the world.<\/p>\n He took my trembling hands.<\/p>\n \u201cClara,\u201d he whispered softly, his eyes full of respect and sincerity. \u201cI have been watching you for a long time while I was on the road. I have seen your hard work, kindness, and sacrifice for your family. My mission to save the business from greedy people like Julian is complete. I have also had my staff explain the entire operation on your mother at the best hospital this morning.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cGabriel, come on,\u201d she smiled. She slowly knelt on one leg in front of the altar. \u201cI don\u2019t know if you still believe in love after what happened\u2026 but can I continue this marriage, not as a punishment, but as the beginning of a lifetime of protection and love?\u201d<\/p>\n My tears flowed and I smiled so sweetly. Amidst the applause and screams of the guests who had earlier been laughing at us, he kissed my hand. That was not the day of my shame. That was the beginning of a love that began with the darkest disguise and ended with a very bright truth.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The filthy beggar disappeared. 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