ALEXANDER THE GREAT: The Unlikeliest Boss

10. The unexpected reunion.

Edmundo nodded his head, his heart heavy with sadness as he observed Alex's saddened face. He had always known that his father was alive, but he never expected that he would return filled with regret.

Why was he repenting now? After what he had been though with his mother, the suffering alone that they have passed through was worse than death, now he back with nothing more than an apology.

"Yes, but your stepbrother, Daniel, and Amos are so cruel," Edmundo started. "He abandoned her after getting her pregnant, denied you, and then went on to cheat on her by marrying Daniel's mother. I'm sorry to break this to you."

Alex clenched his fists, a mix of rage and hatred passing through him. He never imagined that something like this could happen so suddenly.

So he was an illegitimate child of his father. But why was his father regretting it now? Did he really want to ask for forgiveness? Of course, Alex had no intention of granting him any sort of forgiveness.

He slammed his left hand on the table with a straight face that one could tell he is really angry at that moment.

"He got her pregnant and then just vanished," Alex seethed. "And now he wants to show up? Where the fuck was he all these years that we have been suffering? Why now?"

"Look at me, Alex," Edmundo said solemnly, his voice filled with sympathy for him.

"I sincerely support whatever you decide to do to those who have harmed you, but remember, you are not a bad person. It's time to let go of the past, alright? Right now, your father is suffering. He's financially struggling, his company is on the verge of collapsing and I'm certain you had a hand in that. But consider giving him a chance and helping him out. The company went bankrupt because of the massive debts they borrowed from financial..."

Alex interrupted, his tone respectful but firm. "With all due respect, sir, you want me to go against my own stance and save my ex-girlfriend's husband's company?"

"No, it's your father's company, Alex," Edmundo explained.

Alex let out a deep sigh, feeling overwhelmed by what he just heard. He despised the idea of having to lower himself, but he knew he had to find a way to make everything work out as he planned.

Even if it meant going into vile actions, to make sure they pay, he was willing to do it. However, before taking any drastic steps, he needed to speak with Amos.

"So where is he now? I want to hear this directly from him, not from you. I want to see the person who turned my mother into a laughing stock," Alex remarked coldly as he kept taping his fingers on the desk.

Edmundo gave Alex a reassuring pat on his shoulder to help him calm down. Alex's face was red with anger, showing how upset he was.

Edmundo always wanted the best for Alex, wanting to make sure he enjoyed everything he could and always had a smile on his face. It was hard to see Alex so angry, it made him so upset like if it where a different situation he would have dealt with the person responsible.

Edmundo pulled out his phone and made a call.

"Here's his address..." Edmundo said, but before he could continue, Alex cut him off.

"No, he should meet me here, and I'll give him less than five minutes to do so," Alex said, his anger shown on his face. He stood up abruptly, leaving the office accompanied by his bodyguards and Barney, his manager.

Edmundo understood how Alex must have felt at that moment. He hoped that their family could come together again, he glad that Amos was back, but he also felt a deep feeling of sadness.

He loved Alex like a son and longed to hear him call him "dad." However, with Alex's real father now back in the picture, Edmundo knew he had a tough talk ahead of him.

He sat down comfortably in his chair, Memories of how much Alex had transformed over time filled his head. He was aware that Alex needed to hear the truth even at that he was bent on to stand by him no matter what. He would support him until his dying day.

Alex was sitting in his car outside Edmundo's villa, waiting for him.

The car door was open, and two bodyguards stood on his left and two on his right. Alex was feeling sad and confused also annoyed after learning the truth about his father.

Although he had always thought of Edmundo as his father, he never thought that Amos would show up ever in his life. Alex had always been loyal to Edmundo and had never refused his requests, if not he wouldn't have thought of seeing Amos.

It was the fact that he was the illegitimate child of his true father that frustrated him the most and he turns out to be Vivian's husband stepbrother.

Out of nowhere, the sound of a car approaching grabbed his attention. A shiny Red Benz pulled up and came to a stop. An older gentleman, in his late fifties or early sixties, emerged from the car. He looked very similar to Alex, and it was immediately clear that he was his father. Alex was taken aback, he approached him nonetheless and respectfully lowered his head.

"You have grown so well son, Alex dear.." he paused and sniffed.

"I am deeply sorry for everything. I know that what I did was wrong, but I promise you, my dear son, that I will treat you the best I can," Amos pleaded with regrets filled in his voice. Rockson, on the other hand, suddenly erupted.

"Do you have sores on your knees? Why can't you get down on your knees and properly beg for forgiveness?" he shouted in anger. Rockson's emotions got the best of him, and he quickly fell to his knees as he was taken aback by the way his voice was stern as he lowered his head.

Alex, on the other hand, didn't know what to say, tears were threatening to fall with the mixture of a boiled anger.

He spoke with a quivering voice, "Where were you when my mother and I were going through tough times? Did you abandon her because she was sick? Or maybe she was too naive to fall in love with someone like you? You used her and tossed her aside like a piece of garbage, leaving her to be ridiculed. And now that you seen your rich son, you come crawling back, asking for forgiveness? Really?" His words made tears stream down his eyes, and Barney couldn't bear to see him like that.

"Excuse me, sir," Barney said, but Alex lifted his hand, stopping him from speaking further. Alex got into the car, and Amos hurried to his side, holding onto his leg.

"Please... please forgive me, son!" Alex, already irritated, tried to gently remove Amos's hands from his legs. However, two of his bodyguards took offense and dragged Amos out, hitting him hard in the jaw at the end.

They drove away, as Alex was clenching his fists in anger. He couldn't believe Amos audacity to ask for forgiveness now that he was wealthy. If he was still poor, would he even bother to apologize? And also why did this have to happen when he was already busy trying to make them pay using the Halogenics company?

"Sir, what's the plan? Should we go on with the plan?" Barney broke the silence.

"No, we can't do that. I have to settle the company's debts, repay the shareholders, and invest a billion dollar into the company to save my father's legacy," Alex declared firmly. Barney looked at him in shock and disbelief, also amazed by what he just said.

"You are indeed Alexander The Great. I'll make it happen, sir! But what about..." Barney trailed off, unsure of what to say next but Alex already knew what he was going to say as he scoffed with an unfriendly face.

"I promised them I'd come back, and I'm not going back on my word. I'll show them a lesson they won't forget, especially that materialistic woman called Vivian. And to make matters worse, we are now a family!" He bellowed running his hands on his hair.

Rockson chimed in, "Now that he's your family boss, how do you think he'll take the news? And how do you want to reveal the truth? Do you want to go in disguise or reveal yourself as the Great Master?"