****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
*****The next morning, Alex woke again feeling refreshed, something he still wasn’t used to.After stretching on the bed for a while, recalling the events that transpired the previous day, Alex quickly jumped out of bed and went to the bathroom to wash himself.After he exited the washroom, a great issue suddenly beset him, and that was what to wear.At this moment, Alex could be seen standing inside the huge empty dressing room located in his suite, staring with irritation in his eyes at the rags in his hands.“How in the hell am I going to wear this again today?”He mulled helplessly to himself. “In the past, I couldn’t afford good dresses because of the situations, but what about now?”His brows furrowed together, then he started studying the rags that had several almost visible holes in them, and he instantly felt embarrassed of himself. “I now have alone for myself an enormous amount of money, power, and background that could get me literally everything I want in the world, but h
*****“Cousin, I heard you went missing last night, how were you later found?”Presently, inside a not-too-grandiose villa, a not-too-beautiful lady who was dressed in expensive designed clothes could be seen smiling smugly with a sarcasm filled eyes at Jewel, who has once again reverted to her cold self right now.Having no intention whatsoever to answer the lady’s question, like she always does, Jewel gazed expressionlessly at her, acting as if she wasn’t the one the lady was speaking to.Although this had always been the case, the lady was still offended to the core, making her eyes abruptly flash coldly.Suddenly, she remembered something and a smile filled with scorn surfaced on her face.“That wasn’t my problem anyways.”She chuckled before looking down at Jewel as if she was looking at a trash can and she continued. “Grandmother implored me to order you to come see her as soon as possible.”Finished uttering this, the lady gave Jewel a wicked smile and turned to her left before
****Some minutes earlier, Alex arrived at the slum.Upon getting to the rented apartment, he tried opening his and grandmother's apartment door with his key, but no matter how much he tried, he realized to his shock that it wouldn’t open.After a while, he realized, to his shock and disbelief, that the lock had been changed.Just when he was being stomped about this, a drunkard woman opened the door from the inside and gave Alex some strange and suspecting gazes, as if Alex were a criminal.With this, Alex quickly realized that the landlady had really done what he had only thought was an empty threat.With this, Alex scurried to the Landlady’s apartment to ask her what was going on and where she dumped his and his grandmother’s things, which caused the current insults.……..“Useless waste! How dare you have the nerve to come to me for your things, Hun? I thought you and your useless grandmother has died somewhere when you refused to pay my house rent, so I’ve had someone throw out the
**** The moment everybody heard the words of the man in a suit, they first became dumbfounded for a moment, trying to comprehend what they just heard.After a short while, they all glanced toward Alex, specifically behind him, as though they were looking for someone there, and then they all gazed back at the wealthy-looking man together in unison.“Who is he speaking to?”Someone muttered to himself blankly, wondering where the young master was.“What could the son of a wealthy family be doing here?”Every one of them became confused and filled with questions.Even though the wealthy-looking man was currently bowing to Alex, it didn't cross their minds at all that he was speaking to him and that the bow was meant for Alex, which was noticed by Alex. Smiling slightly at this, Alex shook his head and stepped forward. "Sorry for the inconvenience.” "Hun!!!" It wasn't the man who sounded, but the entire crowd.Their eyes immediately became incredibly huge, and they started gapin
*****Everybody, (°o°) Their eyes became wide open the moment they heard what the man uttered, and then subconsciously, they exchanged gazes.“Was… was he talking about the same Sea View Area that belongs to the most powerful people in the city?”“I… I… I think so!” Suddenly, an enormous amount of inexplicable regret filled the crowd to the brim.“But… but what is his identity? Wasn't he just a God-forsaken, cursed child?” The moment this person muttered this; he felt a sudden chill crawl down his spine, which instantly scared him to death.Hurriedly raising his head, he realized to his confusion that everybody was busily moving away from him as if they were scared he would jinx them. He also realized that they were the ones giving him their killing-intent-filled gazes. The man’s face became pale before he quickly glanced toward Alex and only finally became relieved when he saw that the two weren’t gazing at him at all. “I’m… I'm sorry I… I… I didn't mean that!” He muttered, but
***** Alex has known the mother-and-daughter duo for three years already. It must be known that most of his life was spent in the almost rundown building, so he practically knew when several of the tenants moved in. Back then, he had been flabbergasted to the core when he knew the room that had been rented to the mother and daughter duo, and if it wasn't because he hates putting his mouth at what doesn't concern him, he would have done his all then to convince the duo. Well… it wasn't that he doesn't try convincing them though, because that room wasn't a place that even an owner of a slave would want their slaves to be. It was his grandmother who advised him against it. According to his grandmother’s conviction tone then, the legless woman had been sleeping outside for way too long, and her daughter, ever since she was birthed into this world had never known what a room felt like because she too had been accompanying her mother to sleep under the sky, with no roof above them. Lat
***** Immediately after Alex implored her, Alex and the man in the suit took the little girl Favor and her mother to the residences of those who had used Favor and her mother’s services but didn't pay. Before they left, Alex didn't forget to threaten the landlady. Although he wouldn't see her again, not to mention of going ahead with his threat, the landlady, who had known what regret is, would really change for the better and would never look down on or bully anybody again for fear of what they might turn out to be in the future. Even after the group left, the crowd behind wouldn't return to their senses until thirty minutes later. But when they all finally did, regret would immediately eat away from their souls and bones. Not only that. They would envy Favor and her mother, whom they had treated like trash among trashes, and forever until the end, especially in the future when they hear news about Alex and realize the insurmountable height, he stood would they really regr