Chapter 56 - 48

Edward Buckman P.O.V. 

My name is Edward Buckman and I am in the top 10 billionaires of the world with a whopping 15 billion dollars. 

( in 1987 the richest man has around 20 billion dollars )

I own various industries all across the Globe. This is the information that I provided to the public. 

Besides that, I am also the white King of Hellfire club. I am also in love with Paris Seville. She is also my queen in the Hellfire club. She was an actress/model who turned into a businesswoman and created her empire. She now holds the second position in the USA advertising industry. First, one being taken by Joshua Foley. 

Hellfire Club is an organization whose members are the top businessman of this world. We generally gather for parties and to connect with each other. Who Am I kidding?

The reality is that the Hellfire Club counts among its members the most famous, wealthy, and influential members of society. Membership is passed on to descendants, and can also be earned through wealth or influence. While many accept the invitation simply for the pleasures that the Club offers, others seek wealth and influence. In fact, the purpose of the Hellfire Club is to obtain and exert power through politics and economic influence instead of outward conquest and domination. Since its foundation, the Hellfire Club has been involved in wars and assassinations to further the agendas of the Club's most powerful members.

The Club has branches in New York City, London, Hong Kong, and Paris. The Club has 2 circles, one outer circle, and a second inner circle also known as the 'council of chosen'. The members of the council each have a title based on the chess-like, I am the White King, and my dear love Paris is the White Queen. 

I also hate the mutant as they are a threat to humanity and I have seen how much destruction they can do. So I and my allies are also financing Trask and Stephen Lang's Sentinel program to kill every mutant there is. 

But enough about me let's talk about the club. Well, it all started 6 months ago when Joshua Foley turned 16. He became legal to claim his father's company and all. Winston Frost and Paris wanted his companies. Winston wanted the textile business and Paris wanted his advertising and news company. So they joined hands and bought a member of the director's board in his textile business to stir some problems. Everything was going good and they were confident that Joshua would break.

I too thought that he would break but what happened was something that even I didn't expect. That boy killed that Board member in front of all of them and he didn't stop there, he also killed his family and took back all the shares from other shareholders. I too didn't believe that at first but when I saw their one finger missing I knew that the boy was a monster. 

But I didn't take that as much of a threat, after all, what can he do tonus with his measly wealth and so did Winston and he again schemed against him. This time the boy retaliates so fiercely that no one understands what happens. He made Winston lose everything. His position in the company, His family, his reputation and he also stained his legacy. And he did it all in just a week. None of us knew what happened and in the last he even killed Winston and that was a direct attack on the Hellfire Club. 

But Sebastian Shaw thought that he was a perfect candidate for the inner Circle so I controlled my Anger and sent an invite to him. After all, he is a teenager and he will have some hormones to release. He sent a letter in response and the letter has only two words F.u.c.k You. 

I was angrier than anyone so I started to spread rumors about him and all with my other friends of the Inner circle and then he introduced viagra and his wealth jumped up to 3 billion. And then he used Stark's son to make him look good. Genius move I have to say but he gets Stark as a rival. 

We were going to do something but then the Angel gang took over New York. Every one of your businesses was at their mercy and luckily we were able to strike some deals. And when we got out of that then he flew to Germany and Stark Got the information that he was going to meet the Military Chiefs for some deal and I know that was our cue. We again started to belittle him and this time we did it publicly too. 

Then he met with the Military and all that. And now I realized how he played everyone. He became a hero this morning and we became the worst villains. Everyone from the hellfire is calling me what to do as everyone's shares are falling because we said something about him. 

From the morning I have attended at least 30 phones about this matter as mob's are in front of their offices with banners. And the Paris company got the bad end of the road as she owns various news agencies and all that so the crowd with the banner that says, Joshua is a saint attacked her HQ and started throwing stones. 

Now the problem is that if we go in front of the public and apologize to Joshua publicly then it would mean we all lose and send the message that we are weak but if we don't then that means taking the loss of millions and in my case billions as I am the one who is at the top and has various companies so I will be hit at various points.

I told all the Club members to come to the meeting. This is serious.

A/n: so we found out Hellfire club was the one who was taking a shot at Joshua. So let's see what happens now. 

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