***** “You sure that boy is a Nobody?” Presently, the old Patriarch of the Sotto family was glaring coldly at Cliff whose heart was about to shoot out of his throat. Without any need to be told whom his grandfather was talking about, Cliff quickly nodded his head with certainty. “Yes, grandfather. He… he was worse than a hopeless person which was why I was sure he was just a nobody.” “Oh…” The old man stared at Cliff expressionlessly for a while more, trying to judge whether Cliff was lying, or meant what he just said. He nodded his head and coldly ordered Cliff to leave after a while more, which Cliff did instantly as if he was being chased off. Once outside, he wiped off the sweat which had unknowingly covered his face, while back in the study. Ignoring the fact that he was aware of how terrified his favorite grandson, who had loved him the most in the past, was of him, the old man banged the desk in front of him with his middle finger, his eyes peering into the space befo
***** Alex was presently tied to a chair inside an abandoned room within an abandoned house and surrounding him were his abductors. “Why is this boy still this calm?! Has he been kidnapped before?!” After studying Alex for a long time, one of the kidnappers couldn’t help taking a note. The remaining gangsters exchanged gazes at this before ultimately locking their sight on Alex at the same time as if expecting him to answer the question, but in response, Alex just rolled his eyes, owing to the fact that his lips had already been securely taped. “What do you say, guys? Should I remove the tape on his mouth so we could hear from him?” Another of them, who was as interested as everyone else asked, instantly making Alex able to tell by their expressions that they were extremely tempted to know the truth. But just then, one of them returned to his senses. “Nah… let’s not do that. What if he was only feigning calmness and immediately screamed the moment, we free his lips?” “Ah…
***** Alex didn’t even know whether to laugh or cry right now. He watched as the gangsters approached the currently scared-to-death Shana with evil glows in their eyes with a dumbfounded expression on his face. As for Shana, her face was already covered with huge beads of sweat as she stepped back with a petrified expression on her face. “Sto… stop right now!” She tried to be brave, but her voice unfortunately only showed nothing but how deeply scared she was, which excited the gangsters more than they already were. This made Shana realize that she was done for today. Then like a clock, her brain started working nonstop, thinking about how she was going to save her ass. After a while and just as the gangsters reached her, she remembered that she still possessed a powerful weapon that no one in their right mind would want to go up against, and she promptly deployed it. “If you dare to do anything unhumorous, I guarantee that you shall only despise coming to this planet.” The g
***** With her head ringing hysterically and her eyes wide open, Shana gaped at Alex in shock as the soldiers shielded him from all sides as if they were scared something would touch him. No matter how much she thought or what possibilities crossed her mind, she refused to believe them. At this moment, she had already forgotten everything that almost occurred not long ago. Poor her. She continued gaping at the soldiers who finally started heaving deep sighs of relief only once they were eventually certain that nothing was of threat to Alex, there then she saw as they apologized profusely to Alex, about how they came late. “Nah, you shouldn’t be sorry. Weren’t you already very fast enough?” She saw Alex respond dismissively, resembling a very nice young master of a powerful family. ‘Could Cliff achieve a feat like this? Commanding more than twenty powerful military men and making them heed his will?’ Shana hurriedly denied the thought as she knew it wasn’t possible. Then
***** From that day on, life assumed a predominantly tranquil demeanor for Alex.Upon waking up each morning, his breakfast would have already been prepared by Dami, and after they both ate, Dami would drive him to school.In school, Alex's classmates still frequently mocked and taunted him, though the frequency had dwindled since... although Alex didn't display it at all intentionally or not intentionally, it was evident to all that things had undergone a slight alteration for him, that resulted in a massive reduction in the manner in which they treated him.Furthermore, he and his class President, Jewel, had grown closer, engaging in regular conversations via phone within the classroom, even during lectures. Hence, observing their class President, who had seldom grinned in the past, perpetually beaming now, no longer elicited surprise from the entire class.On the contrary, Cliff had been absent from school for several days due to reasons known only to himself. While everyone was in
****Alex no longer wears the previous smile on his face anymore.Instead, he could be seen gazing emptily before him with a contemplative expression on his face, and still drifting aimlessly right before him was the young man.Still perspiring profusely, the young man who had never expected to encounter something like this in his life prayed fervently in his mind that Alex wouldn't eliminate him.Back to Alex.He was currently recalling everything the young man before him had just shared with him not long ago.According to the young man's words, he was a member of an organization that undertakes tasks as long as they were compensated with equal prizes.He mentioned that had someone contacted his superior just a few days ago, for them to gather all the information they could about Alex, and since he goes to the same school as Alex, the task had naturally been assigned for him to carry out. But due to his unfortunate luck, he hadn't found any leads since that day.Well... that was unti
***** By the time Alex was finished there, even the manager of the boutique had already come to see him, as that was the first time a rare item was sold since the branch was opened. He even wished to present Alex with a VVIP card in case there was a next time he desired to purchase something, which was when they discovered that Alex was, in fact, their boss. After a considerable amount of flattery and sycophantic words, Alex finally departed from the boutique with his purchased item and went home. Upon returning home, he indulged in his sumptuous meal, which had already been prepared by Dami before he arrived, and packed into a warmer by her. Then the two engaged in a lengthy discussion, with Dami doing most of the talking before she eventually departed for her residence, and Alex retired to his room. As usual, immediately after Alex cleansed himself and changed into his pajamas, he assumed a meditative position. However, tonight, he refrained from cultivating anything;
***** The following day, Alex was awakened by a call from an unidentified number, which he promptly answered in a drowsy and semi-conscious state.Although Alex was now a powerful and overpowered cultivator who could go for several days without any sleep, he didn't want to deprive himself of one of the things he had lacked most in the past. Therefore, he always made an effort to get as much sleep as he could each night.Stretching his arms lazily, Alex connected the call. But as soon as he heard the words uttered by the caller's urgent voice, his eyes snapped open, and all the traces of drowsiness in them and his body vanished into the thin air. After a brief pause, he furrowed his brow and inquired, "Are you certain about this?"With only Alex hearing what the caller was saying as the call wasn't on a loudspeaker, he instinctively nodded his head, momentarily forgetting that he was on the phone. But fortunately, he didn't forget to voice his response, or else, the caller wouldn't