Since accepting Edmundo's offer, Alexander's life had never been the same. Despite Edmundo's help and connections, it was his love for him that helped him overcome the pain of losing his mother. The betrayal he felt in the last six months was nothing compared to the pain of losing his mother. It made him feel like he was dying.
Vivian had dumped him suddenly because of his status. But now, he was one of the richest billionaires in the city, with the city in his palms and big connections no one could ever imagine. He didn't know whether he would become a trillionaire or something bigger in the future, but his wealth was growing rapidly. As he looked at her, his hunger for revenge grew. "I'm just a staff here, Mrs. Robert. I'm sorry, but your invitation was canceled," he said.Vivian, who had been overwhelmed with shock, finally sighed. "Ha! Can't believe it's you again, Alex," she clicked her tongue, gazing at him up and down. "Mother nature says it all. I knew there was no way you could be the owner of the party. Over my dead body would that be true. Once a slave, always a slave."She made a girly laugh. She initially thought he was the CEO based on how he dressed. But she didn't believe he could get rich so fast in just six months.Alex clenched his fists, glaring. Here she was again, taunting him. However, she could remain in the dark for all he cared. "Says someone who's a bitch that can't keep to one man. Once you're done talking, you leave with your partner."Her anger flared and she raised her hand to slap him. However, Alex saw it in time and held it mid-air. The bodyguards who knew his identity wanted to intervene, but he signaled them to stay back.Even Daniel wanted to intervene, but Alex's scary aura, coupled with the stare from the bodyguards held him back.Vivian burned, a surprised glare shooting at his hand holding hers. Alex was never one to defend himself. What gave him the guts? "How dare you, Alex?"Alex scoffed and flung her hands aside, causing her to stumble. "You dare to raise your hand against me?""I'll do it again and again so you come to your fucking senses and learn what true wealth is!" she shouted. "And you call me a bitch when it took you so long to make just ten thousand dollars? Look at me, Alex. This dress and this bag are worth forty thousand dollars. And soon, I'll be signing a partnership with this company..." she taunted non-stop. Alex clenched his fists, his eyes red, looking at the woman who had shattered him without giving a damn, after all he had gone through because of her. She didn't know what was coming for her."Baby, let's go. Stop wasting your time talking to a vegetable," Daniel urged, taking her hand. But she stopped him. "You can wait for me in the car. I'm not done yet," she insisted and turned back to Alex. Daniel decided to stay with her."Enough, Mrs. Robert. I have things to do," Alex stated calmly, ready to leave. Then she laughed again, and her words made him stop. He was already at his breaking point."Oh really? So tell me, loser, what are you going to do now? Continue cleaning toilets or watch the event to ensure that losers like you don't waltz in? Pfft, my father did me a favor finding a real man, sparing me from marrying a loser who can't even feed himself twice a day. So, how's your dear mother doing? Bet she regrets giving birth to a useless son," she sneered, twirling a strand of her hair.But her words hurt Alex deeply. "Respect my late mother," he retorted in an icy tone. But she mockingly imitated his voice, going further to relish in his pain."Oh! So she's dead. That pathetic woman is where she won't suffer anymore. I'm sure raising you was hard on her. You brought her nothing but stress, mama's boy. She gave birth to a worn-out bastard, a loser who's still struggling. My dad just took away sorrows and brought happiness. Otherwise, I would have been struggling with you and your poor mother. The daughter of the Argent family married to a church rat? Nah, it doesn't make any sense, dude. You stink!" She jeered.Alex had enough, shaking his head in disbelief. If looks could kill, Vivian would be dead by now. "So, this is the real you, Vivian. You've shown me your true face," he took a step closer, his eyes piercing. "Changed because of money, huh? Be ready to lose all of it!"Vivian cringed at his threatening words and couldn't help but yell in anger, "How dare you speak to me like that, you son of a gun!"Ignoring her, Alex stormed off and climbed the fleet of stairs to the hotel manager's office, shutting the door with a bang. After a few minutes, the bodyguards followed suit. All of them inside the office, at the sight of him, including the manager, instantly bowed their heads.They saw how upset he was and fear grew in them."Who dares to upset Alexander the Great!" Shouted the high-pitched voice of Mr. Collins Deen, the hotel manager, with his head still bowed.Alex slammed his fists on the table, his fury mood activated. "Mr. and Mrs. Robert must leave the hotel immediately! They are banned from ever entering or holding any events here, or any other hotels associated with Hotel Cestello!" he demanded angrily, his fists clenched on the table, eyes turning red. It was time to teach them a lesson.Collins's mouth was agape, shocked by the demand, but he knew there was no use arguing. Alexander had the power to do and undo as he pleased. He approached Alex, moving closer."Yes, sir! It is done already!" he exclaimed, hurrying out of the office.Alex's personal manager and assistant stepped forward. The manager, Mr. Barney, observing the immense fury filling his boss, asked, "What needs to be done, sir?""At that moment, the only thing on my mind was to beat them till they were covered in blood!" His cold hearted assistant Rockson, who was acting as a bodyguard and was there the whole time, growled with clenched fists.Alex simply thrust his hands into his pockets. "That would only soil my hands with their contaminated blood. I want you to cut all ties with their company, ensuring they have no support or assistance from any major corporations. Diminishing their sales won't be enough; I want to strip away everything she holds. Let anyone who dares to help them face the same fate as their company," he sneered, a smirk forming on his face."Consider it done!" his assistant responded.Vivian returned home, feeling annoyed at seeing Alex after all this while. She never knew he would defend himself like that. However, she couldn't deny that she noticed a few changes in Alex, especially in his outer look. He looked sophisticated, smart and exude with confidence - things he never possessed before. What could be the reason?What was even more disturbing was his last words. She wondered why that lingered in her mind, giving her a headache.However, she shrugged it off and decided to think about the good things. Now that FarthestStone Enterprises was going to cooperate with her husband's company, their sales will rise again. This made her smile, sipping her juice on the dining table. "Fuck!!!" Suddenly, a piercing scream from Daniel echoed in the living room, causing her to spit out the juice in her mouth in surprise. She turned back to see how furious Daniel was, pacing around with his phone clutched to his ear. "This isn't possible!" He roared, smashing the phone on
Alex got into his fifty-million-limited-edition car, ready for another business day, when he suddenly received a call from Edmundo. He had just returned from overseas after an impromptu business meeting and was eager to meet with Alex, saying he had something urgent to discuss with him.Lost in thought, Alex wondered what that "urgent" thing was that he had to discuss. However, Barney's voice snapped him back to reality."This is what you requested, boss," he handed some documents to Alex. "All the detailed information is in there. And you were right, Matt has been fired from SALMAS Automobile company after uncovering some illegal activities. Not only that, he was threatened not to expose it," Barney paused, noticing the brewing fury in Alex's eyes."They even threatened him with his life, boss. They took everything away from him and left him with nothing," Barney continued.Alex felt extremely angry that he almost exploded. He could never have imagined such a thing happening while he
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 th
"Good question, Barney," Alex started, "But I can assure you that either way, his reaction will still be the same."From what Alex noticed about Daniel over the months, he could deduce that his reaction would still be of pure hatred. And Alex was ready for him!"So, what's the next thing on my schedule?" He asked, stepping out of the car. Rockson, his loyal assistant, hurriedly rushed to smoothen the wrinkles formed on Alex's suit, adjusting it."We have an appointment with McCall Group in ten minutes from now. They will be arriving soon!" Barney informed, leading him into the open space lobby.As Alex heard it, he nodded, then realized this meeting was with no one other than Argent McCall, Vivian's money-minded father. He couldn't help but give a vile smirk. What proposal does he have to offer now? After all the suffering Alex had endured at his hands because of Vivian, it was finally time for Argent to face the consequences.Alex knew that this meeting was crucial for McCall Group
Alex ran his hands through his hair, with his other hand thrust in his pocket. Who had done this? And what was his aim?"You can't trust anyone! Being one of the richest men in this city, many people will come after you," Rockson chimed in. Alex nodded in agreement as they walked out of the office, with Rockson taking charge of disposing of the tainted gifts, and Barney beginning his investigation."Sir, what about the..." Barney started to ask."Cancel the appointment. I don't have time for that now," Alex interrupted, his mood ruined. Just as he was about to leave, he thought of something sly and turned back to Barney."No, tell Argent McCall to wait for me if he can," he grinned with a hint of smugness.Barney frowned. "But you're not coming back to the company today, right?" Alex replied with a smirk, "Of course, I know." Barney suddenly grasped at what he was about to do, gasping. It was obvious his boss wanted him to wait for no clear reason! He could see that Alex intende
The guard who had been laughing was the first to feel Rockson's wrath. With lightning speed, Rockson slammed the guard against the wall, causing him to let out a startled yelp.Then, he turned his attention to the second guard, who had been talking trash and delivered a punch to his gut."Argh!!" The guard howled, doubling over in pain as Rockson snatched the broken stick from the ground and struck it on the guard's back. Alex smirked at this. This was the Rockson he knew. He could hear Barney calling the manager already.The guard crumpled to the ground, in tears. But Rockson wasn't done yet. He continued to rain blows down on the guard mercilessly."What the hell happened here!?" A voice boomed. It turned out to be the manager of the restaurant, rushing down to meet them. Immediately he saw Alex, his eyes widened with fear, and he lowered his head. "It's a great honor to see you here again, Great Master! What a pleasure to have you here!" "Your security guards have ruined my outf
Alex smirked. "I thought you knew during 'my' welcome party. Anyway, should we proceed? I need to leave here because you disgust me," Alex leaned back in his chair, crossing his arms over his chest.He then gestured at Rockson and Barney for them to leave and with a nod, he assured them he could handle it on his own. Amos began angrily scolding Daniel. "Get down on your knees and apologize to your master!" Though hesitating slightly, Daniel knelt down, still in shock over how Alex had become so wealthy in such a short time. Deep down, he did not truly wish to obey… But what could he do??He got down on his knees and bent over double, bowing until his head touched the floor. "I'm… I'm sorry… Please… pardon my manners. It won't happen again!"However, Alex scoffed and ignored him, letting him remain on the floor. He gestured to Amos to sit down and handed over some documents to him. "Here are the documents…"Daniel wanted to curse at Alex. Won't he ask him to sit?! He stubbo
When Daniel said that, Alex confirmed he was truly the one who had sent the poisoned wine and corpse cake. He had worn those clothes to see Daniel's reaction, after all, looking like the former Alex would not surprise him. However, Daniel still looked extremely shocked and pale when Alex entered. Like he didn't expect to see Alex… alive!"Now tell me why you did that, Daniel," Alex took hold of Daniel's chin, glaring fiercely. He was in no mood for jokes.Daniel only scoffed, an eyebrow raised. "First, tell me, how did you become rich within six fucking months?" He asked, holding Alex's hands as he tried to pry it from his neck. But Alex was not letting him go."Is there any sign that I am here to joke around? Since you're not telling me what I need to know, I may have to invite Rockson to join our discussion." With that, he forcefully threw him to the ground.Just as he was about to step away, Daniel quickly spoke, preventing him from moving. "Wait!"Alex smirked. He knew that mentio