*****"The task is completed, Sir President."Like a secretary reporting to her boss, the director reported to Alex after returning to him.“Hmm.”Without looking up, Alex nodded his head, his attention not leaving the screen in front of him.It was only after a while that he finally lifted his head to look, only to see Rebecca still standing where she had been, reporting to him just now.Smiling wryly, Alex motioned for her to take a seat.“Thank you, Sir President.”Alex nodded a little, and Rebecca took a seat respectfully, not feeling the least bit offended by the way she was disregarded.“Please, could you tell me everything you know about this company and my family? Most of the things on the internet seemed to be fabricated.”“Huh?”When Rebecca heard Alex's inquiry, her head arched slightly and her mouth opened wide, giving off a very amusing appearance.'Who, between me and him, ought to be more knowledgeable about those things?' She thought about it in her head, but as soon as
*****Back inside the Crest Conglomerate headquarters, in the president's officeRebecca could still be observed talking with her eyes gleaming brilliantly, and she appeared to be completely immersed in her narration right now, while AlexAlthough he wasn't as amazed as Rebecca, he couldn't hide the slight shock he felt after hearing her story."So... Godfather was the one who single-handedly altered the country’s situation.’‘Wow!’He kept on listening intently when suddenly; the phone on the desk began to ring again, startling the two of them.Due to his concentration on the story he was hearing, Alex's expression briefly changed to one of displeasure. However, it quickly went back to normal, and then he motioned for Rebecca to answer the phone.Rebecca stepped up to answer the call after bowing politely to Alex. But as soon as she heard what the caller had to say, her face twitched slightly, and she put the phone back in its rightful place before turning to face Alex again."Sir, P
***** Alex listened to Rebecca's story for another hour, unaware that Cliff was still kneeling outside the company's building and causing a scene. Poor Cliff Sotto. Although he had nearly passed out from the excruciating pain he was in time and time again, he dared not get up from where he was kneeling.……Back in the President’s office, Rebecca finally finished her tale after a long time had passed, and Alex was still busy savoring it.After appearing momentarily lost, Alex finally sighed and returned to his senses."I've already occupied far too much of your time; I should get going."Rebecca sprang to her feet and bowed to Alex as soon as she heard this. "No... no, sir. My time, along with myself, is meant for you, Sir President."“Hun!”An awkward expression instantly appeared on Alex’s face when he heard Rebecca, and then he glanced at her face.But upon realizing that it was still straight, clearly meaning nothing as dirty as he had thought, Alex smiled with embarrassment. ‘O
*****When Alex heard the old man's question, a smile of understanding formed on his face, then he bent his head slightly to look at Cliff.His face immediately developed a little grin before he turned to face the old guy again, his face becoming expressionless once more."Yes, the President first intended to leave, but he changed his mind when he learned that there were some stalkers outside."Even before Alex finished what he was saying, the eyes of the trio—Cliff Sotto, his father, and grandfather—had already widened."Stal... stalker?The elderly man's face turned completely pale before he abruptly sent a chilling, deadly intent at Alex."Was that really what the President said, or something you came up with?" He yelled at Alex in a threatening tone.Who is Alex now, though? Someone who has the capability of destroying the old man with just a single breath, therefore, wasn't affected by his threat or tone at all.Well, that doesn't mean he wasn't offended, though, since he was awar
*****Hearing the tug’s words, Alex glanced coldly at him for a moment, then ignored him and looked at the remaining ones one after the other.After a second, he saw them ignore him as if they couldn't be bothered with him, and then their gazes filled to the brim with hunger and greediness turned toward the lady whose head was still completely bent, looking very nervous.Immediately he saw all this, Alex's heart went cold, and he began to wonder how such an innocent lady could be taken advantage of.“Brat! Are you deaf or what? Why don't you get going now if you have no business here?"One of the bullies whose irritated gaze hadn't left Alex yelled angrily, clearly unhappy that Alex was delaying their urgent mission.When Alex heard this, he finally returned to his senses and grinned coldly.'Perhaps I wouldn't have gotten involved if I were weak, but now that I have the strength and capability to get involved, wouldn't I become worse than them if I did nothing to assist the individual
*****Never had Alex expected to see what he was currently seeing, so his mouth became wide open with shock as he and Jewel stared at each other.After a time, Jewel returned to her senses and felt apprehensive, then she took several steps back while burying her face behind her palms.When he saw this, Alex also returned to his senses, but it was a humorous smile that emerged on his face, while he was filled with questions within himself.'Wasn't it claimed that the Class President came from a wealthy family?' 'What's she doing in a location where she is being molested?'Alex took in a deep breath, then finally turned to the tugs, who were still howling as if their a$$es were on fire.Looking at them, Alex noticed that they were all attempting to rise with menacing expressions on their faces, so he crossed his arms on his chest and let them stand up, but the next second, he felt someone tugging his shirt nervously from behind."Le... let's go already!"Alex heard an anxious voice full
*****Alex had a puzzled expression on his face as he marched silently alongside his class President.He couldn't help but think back to what he just heard from her, which made him even more bewildered as to how such things could be happening.According to his Class President's statements, which she wouldn't have told him if it hadn't been for what Alex did for her tonight,She told him about the already known knowledge about her family, and then she told Alex about what actually drove her to do what she did tonight: becoming drunk.According to her words, her family was always filled with competition, and to her misfortune, her immediate family was one of the ones that don't get the support of the family leader.She stated that when her grandfather was still alive, her immediate family was the most adored, but immediately he died and her grandmother took control of the family, she began to show her uncle and his family the greatest favoritism and support.Well... she said that wasn't
****In the Sotto family’s estate.Although it was already very late in the night, nobody was sleeping yet, and the atmosphere inside was so heavy and creepy right now.It was as if an extremely important member of the family had died which was very contradictory to the vibrant and lively atmosphere present in the previous nights and that morning.At this moment, with their faces looking like they were mourning, all the members of the Sotto Family could be seen standing inside a sitting room while the old Patriarch and his wife who looks so nervous to death right now were seated on a couch.“What the heck are you trembling for? Do you want me to have you thrown out?”The old man suddenly snapped at a five-year-old boy who was presently too scared of the heavy aura on him, making the boy become even more overfilled with dread, then within the blink of an eye, the boy’s face became utterly pale and he fell to his butt which only angered the elderly-man even more.Seeing this pitiful-look