The rumors swirled through Las Vegas like a desert sandstorm, threatening to engulf Richard’s reputation in a cloud of doubt.

The city was in an uproar. Gossip and rumors spread like wildfire, fueling a frenzy of speculation and whispers behind closed doors.

Everyone was talking about the anonymous news spreading around Las Vegas like roaring fire.

The gossip was centered on Richard Hernandez; the owner of the most luxurious hotel in the whole of Las Vegas.

Glamour Empire Hotel is famous for having the best luxury resort and a luxury casino that host celebrities, wealthy vacationers, award shows, fashion shows, movie premieres, a famous nightclub and so many more.

The hotel has always been praised for its luxurious facilities, but now it’s been ridiculed with lots of hateful comments and speeches, because the handsome and powerful Richard Hernandez was rumored to be gay.

The scandal had reached a boiling point as everyone in Las Vegas seemed to know the rumors - that Richard was in a secret gay relationship.

Every citizen, including all Tv stations in Las Vegas were talking about it, and since Las Vegas was a country known for world-class entertainment, it went very viral.

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A jet dark hair lanky man stood by the door scared to walk through those doors and embraced the ire of Richard.

His name is Luke and he is the personal assistant of Richard Hernandez - a dominant billionaire.

"Should I just go back and come back later?" Luke asked himself, he made to leave, but he halted his feet.

"Maybe I should just face his anger and find a way to stop the rumors" Luke nodded with a smile.

He took a deep breath and he mustered up courage and entered the office of Richard.

The moment he entered, a mug would have landed on his head, if he wasn’t skilled enough to dodge what Richard intended on doing to him.

"Why is the whole of Las Vegas talking about me? Since when did I become a gay? And why is everyone believing such a dramatic rumor?" Richard asked so many questions at a time, his voice boiling in anger, and his face darkened.

"I’m sure is easy for them to believe you are gay. Come to think of it, the founder of the most successful hotel in Las Vegas has never been caught in a dating ru…."

"Complete that word from your mouth and I swear, I’m going to disfigure your throat" Richard’s baritone voice said, meaning every word he just phrased out.

Luke swallowed what he intended on saying, he knows Richard can’t say what he can’t do.

If he said he is going to blow off your skull with a bullet, he is definitely going to do so.

He wasn’t just the owner of Glamour Empire Hotel, but also a CEO of an automobile company owned by his father - Julio Hernandez.

In the business world, Richard has done despicable things just to be at the top, and with his handsome face as cold like the devil, he is greatly feared by his business rivals.

Luke just stayed quiet, waiting for Richard to speak, cuz he wasn’t ready to face Richard’s wrath.

"Find out the mad man who made that stupid post online. He is going to be a dead meat when I lay my eyes on him" Richard’s eyes darkened with fury.

"I tried locating where the post was made, but since the post was made anonymously, it’s difficult to trace his location" Luke said.

"If you don’t find out who this anonymous person is, within twenty-four hours, you will take his place. You know me, Luke, I don’t joke with my words" Richard voice said, sending fearful shivers down Luke’s spine.

"I will dig more into it, Boss" Luke quickly leaves to get Richard’s order done.

Despite Richard’s cold attitude, he is reluctant in resigning from his job.

Richard’s clenched his fists, his veins popping out from his neck, indicating the massiveness of his anger.

"Who ever you are, you better pack your bags that you’d take to your grave" Richard snorted.

His phone rang, and it was a call from his dad.

"Come to the main house, we need to talk" The old man said over the phone.

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A fairly tall, quite slim, curvy, beautiful girl with fringe hairstyle stepped out of the airport, with a smiling face.

She was holding a luggage in her right arm, her small bag crossed over her shoulders.

She has a bubbly dazzling smile that lights up the room!

The beautiful fragrance of Las Vegas penetrates inside her nostrils, and she spread her arms apart.

"Welcome to Las Vegas, Kristin Santiago!" She giggles excitedly.

Kristin was happy to finally be in Las Vegas, after working endlessly to be able to come up with the fees.

"Now that I am here in Las Vegas, I’m going to work out my butt if I need to, and send money to my parents in Glenwood"

"I love you, Las Vegas!" She spines around laughing, not minding the people watching her.

She got hold of her luggage again, and left the airport completely, in search of the cheapest house to rent.

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•THE HERNANDEZ’S MANSION•

A skinny, shoulder length hair woman probably in her late 50’s angrily dropped a news paper on the table.

"The whole of Las Vegas is talking about the Hernandez’s family, what are you going to do about it Julio? Our reputation is at stake thanks to your son!" Ophelia raged in anger.

From her voice, you could easily tell she loathes Richard a lot, and to make it worse, Richard doesn’t give a fûck about her.

She is the wife of Julio, a vicious and scheming woman.

"I’m sure there’s a mixed up of mistakes, Richard can’t be gay".

"I’m sure there’s a mixed up of mistakes, Richard can’t be gay"

"Seriously? Are you eyes blind or your ears clogged not to have heard and listen to the viral post going on online? Richard is gay, and that’s why he has never been in a dating rumor with any woman. That foolish son of yours, is trying to drag your name to the mud!"

"I’d advice you to restrain your words, else you won’t like what I will do" Richard said, stepping inside the suite.

He was well built, with his hands stuck in his suit pocket, his cold aura dominated the suite.

Ophelia got terrified on seeing Richard’s hardened face, but she pretended she wasn’t horrified by his presence

"Son. What’s going on? Why are there rumors about you being gay?" Julio asked.

"I’m going to fix it"

"And how are you going to fix it? Every living soul in Las Vegas is talking about it. We have a high reputation and it’s about to go down the drain!"

"Were you deaf when I said I was going to fix it?" Richard asked her with a cold face, and Ophelia gulps.

"Just like how the news spread like wildfire, it’s going to stop like glacier"

"I trust you son, and I know you’re not gay" Julio smiled at him.

"I’m out of here" He said and walked out completely.

Ophelia scoffed, her hands on her waist.

"Seriously, that’s all you could say?"

"Since you are a talking parrot, you should have talked to him"

"How do you expect me to talk to a possessed devil like Richard?"

"Then keep cool, and watch him fix the rumors. I believe my son can do it. He doesn’t say what he can’t do" Julio said.

Ophelia angrily clenched her fist.

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Lewis comfortably sat in the couch, enjoying the news that was spreading nonstop in Las Vegas.

He sips his wine and grins mischievously, as he watch the newscaster who was talking about the powerful Richard Hernandez.

"Seeing how the whole of Las Vegas is bashing at Richard, makes me wanna a throw a party. I guess he won’t be able to act rashly, because he can’t simply wipe out the whole of Vegas" Lewis said, and smirks.

A already naked woman walked inside the suite and sat on his lap.

"Do you enjoy watching about the downfall of Richard than me?" She asked, drawing invisible lines around his jawlines.

"You already know I hate Richard, and seeing his downfall is the only thing that makes me happy. It won’t be long before the powerful Richard Hernandez crushed to the ground"

"Were you responsible for the anonymous rumor?" The woman asked.

"What do you think?" Lewis asked, inserting his fingers inside her pûssy, and the woman slightly moaned.

"I think you should fûck me so hard with your cock" The woman grins, biting half of her lower lip.

"Go in four" He ordered and the bîtchy woman did as she was instructed.

Moans and cums scattered around the suite.

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The room was silently dark, but a man was being beaten up brutally by some men, while Richard sat down watching as the men descended on the innocent man.

Richard’s face holds no emotions, in fact he was dissatisfied by how the men were handling the innocent man.

A snap of his finger, signaled the men to stop with the beating. They didn’t need to be informed before the wounded man was dragged to where Richard was sitting like a king.

His cold hands went to the man’s jaw, his grey eyes piercing angrily at him.

"Your broadcasting company was the one who started the rumors about me right?" His baritone voice asked, and his eyes darkened with very single words.

"Yes it was, and I am sorry. My broadcasting company was at the verge of bankruptcy and I needed to do something about it"

"By tarnishing my reputation? Do you even know who I am?" Richard asked.

The way he spoke was enough to make even the strongest man pee on his pants.

"I’m sorry Mr. Richard"

"Who was the person that sent the fake news to you? If you tell me, I might reconsider not chopping your head off" He glared.

"Forgive me Mr. Richard, but I have no idea who the person is. It was anonymously sent to my company, we just uploaded it on the internet" The chin-bearded man said.

"You think that I’m going to buy your lies? I ask you for the last time, who sent the message to you"

"I’m speaking the truth, Mr. Richard. It was sent anonymously" The man cried.

He has had rumors about how dangerous of a man Richard is.

If he wasn’t blinded by the thought of boasting his company when the anonymous email was sent to him, he won’t be in the realm of the devil’s son right now.

Richard stood to his feet, just a move of his eyebrows, his men got his message and they resume with the brutal beating.

The man was screaming for help, but it didn’t move Richard.

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Kristin heaved a sigh after coming out from a building. She has been walking around Las Vegas, and yet she hasn’t gotten a cheap house which she can afford.

"Why are houses in Vegas so expensive? I need to start working as soon as possible to take care of my parents in Glenwood, they can’t continue farming" Kristin whines.

"Should I find a rich tycoon and get married to him?" Kristin, chuckled at her own words.

Her stomach rumbled and she knew it was time to eat, she hasn’t eaten since she landed in Las Vegas.

Kristin looked for the perfect spot to sit, and when she found one, she smiled and rushed to sit down.

She opened her luggage and brought out the homemade rice cakes her mom prepared for her before she embarked on her journey to Vegas.

"Mmmm, mom’s cooking is always the best" Kristin uttered dancing with her head.

She wasn’t the type of person that gets shy and that’s why she was comfortably eating on the roadside despite how the people passing by were looking at her.

"Why are they all staring at me? Haven’t they seen someone eating before?" Kristin muttered to herself, enjoying her delicious rice cakes.

"Do you want some rice cakes?" Kristin asked when a lady won’t stop looking at her.

She even went ahead and made a pose when another lady attempted to take a picture of her and post it online.

•I doubt if she is from Vegas•

•She is definitely not from Vegas. No one in Las Vegas eats outside•

Kristin kept beaming a smile at them even when they were gossiping about her, she kept doing so, until she was the only one left in the roadside, still enjoying her meal.

"It’s no big deal in Glenwood when you eat by the roadside, so why is it such a big deal here?"

When she was done eating to her satisfaction, she began zipping up her luggage and in the process of doing so, someone stole her bag containing all the money she has.

"You thief! Come back here!!!" Kristin screamed going after the thief, leaving her luggage.

"You’re so dead, if I get my hands on you!"

The thief was a good runner, but despite his talent, Kristin didn’t stopped chasing after him.

Her whole life savings were inside the bag, the thief stole from her.

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Richard came out of the building, after he instructed his men not to restrain from beating up the man until he speaks.

He was about entering his black Royce car, when a notification from his phone prevented him from opening the car door.

He slide up his phone, his grey eyes reading through the message sent to him.

Meanwhile, Kristin was still on the run, looking for the theft that stole her bag, and she found Richard backing her.

She didn’t take notice of the clothes the theft was wearing, but this man backing her, had the same comma hairstyle like the thief.

Kristin sparked immediately.

"You good for nothing thief!" She spats.

She rushed to him, she jumps and landed a thunderous slap on the back of Richard’s head.

"What the heck!"

Richard knitted his eyebrows and asked;

"You called those small buttons on your chest breast?" He asked, and Kristin's jaw dropped.

This is the highest level of insult she has ever received in her entire existence.

"You barge in without knocking, and instead of apologizing, you chose to insult me?"

"Don't expect an apology from me. I told you to fix up yourself snappily but you decided to give birth in the bathroom" Richard, his face like a ten thousand years old rock.

"Whatever, you should leave, so I can get dress up"

"I have no time to waste, Peanut. Make sure you are ready when I come back" He coldly said to her before leaving the room.

"He is so annoying!" Kristin stamped her feet on the ground.

Remembering how Richard called her breasts small buttons, she quickly rushed to the mirror to look at her breasts.

"It's just the perfect size, how dare Mr. Grouchy call my breasts small buttons" Kristin sneered.

Nevertheless, she dressed up hesitantly in order not to witness the anger of Richard.

She stepped out of the room, and met Richard at the door way.

"I'm ready!" She smiled.

Richard studied the dress she was wearing, she was slightly skinny, but it seems the dress was made for her, because it suited her perfectly.

"Follow me" He ordered and walked away.

Kristin scoffed lightly before following Richard from behind.

They descended the stairs and Kristin's mouth foamed on O, when she witnessed the delicacies of food on the table.

The professional chefs were carrying out their duties of setting up the table.

There were lots of different kinds of food on the table, and Kristin salivated immediately.

When Richard noticed Kristin won't stop watching the food on the table like a movie, he grabbed her hand and made her sit on one of the glass chairs.

Kristin came back to reality.

The different kinds of food on the table was enough to feed the entire farmers in Glenwood.

While living with her parents, they only had one particular meal, but there was sushi, truffle, oysters, and so many others on the table.

"Why aren't you eating?" Richard asked.

"This will be the first time I will be having so many meals on the table" Kristin said with a smile, but her eyes were misty.

"Eat as much as you want, we have a lot to do," Richard said.

Kristin nodded with a smile, and she began eating from different plates on the table, smiling and grinning at its delicious taste.

Being wealthy is definitely a good thing, Kristin thought to herself, enjoying the tasteful meals on the table, wishing her family were here to have a taste of expensive meals.

Richard only watched her as she eats, nodding her head and smiling at the same time.

He wasn't a fan of meals, so he was just eating slowly.

Kristin was still enjoying her food when she noticed that the entire chefs serving them were all males.

The chefs were ten in number, but there wasn't a single woman in their midst, the same thing also applied yesterday in the fine dining establishment owned by Richard.

There wasn't a single female working for him. Kristin drops her cutleries, wondering if the rumors about Richard are true.

"Are you done eating? Then let's leave" Richard tried standing up, but Kristin's voice made him sit back.

"I'm still eating, but I have a question"

"Did I tell you in our contract that you are allowed to ask me questions?"

"It's important"

"If I find your question annoying, then you won't like what I will do to you. Are you in?" His baritone voice asked.

Kristin slowly nodded her head, and her eyes went to the chefs.

Richard got her message and sent the chefs away. They don't actually live with Richard.

Their duties are to cook his meals and leave.

"So what's your question?"

"It's okay if you are gay, you don't have to be shy about it, even if you have a high reputation in Vegas" Kristin said.

"What makes you think I'm gay?" He asked, his gray eyes on her brown attractive eyes.

"It's so obvious! Every employee you have are all males, no single females. It's impossible not to have female employees"

"To me, it's possible. I don't like working with women. Their presence revolts me, I don't have any business with the opposite gender. I hate them with passion" His blood boils and his eyes darken with every word.

"But I'm from the same gender you hate" Kristin said counting her words, at the same time pointing at herself.

"Then you will be the first woman I will be associating with. I only need you to stop the rumors from spreading"

"May I ask why you hate women?"

"My life isn't your business! I have no plans on asking you about your life, so you should do the same. We are in this marriage to clear my name, not to know more about each other, understand?"

"Fine" She rolled her eyes and continued eating, while Richard concentrated on his phone, he's no longer eating.

Few minutes later, Luke came just in time after Kristin was done eating. She is a food lover, a lover of food who doesn't add weight.

"Luke!" Kristin waved at him with a smile, and Luke returned the smile.

"Good morning, Richard" He greeted with a smile, but Richard noticed the sore look on his face.

"You okay?" Richard asked.

"Of course I am. I already booked the reservation for Kristin" Luke said, trying to push out a smile.

He didn't want anyone to find out his problems with his wife.

Richard left the house, while Luke approached Kristin.

"The dress looks good on you" He smiled.

"You were the one who got them and not Mr. Grouchy?"

"The money is his, but I was the one who got the dress for you. Richard has zero knowledge about women"

"Do you know why he hates women?"

"I'd rather not say. Let's go, it's time to get fixed up as Richard's wife" Luke smiled at her.

They both came out from the house, and Richard was at the back seat as usual, his eyes were on his apple laptop.

He is a workaholic, and that's why he became more powerful and influential than his adopted father.

Kristin joined him in the back seat, her head facing the window... she didn't want any trouble from Richard.

Richard's eyes didn't leave his laptop until they got to the department store.