"Hey kid!"
The familiar voice sent a chill down Aslan's spine, and sure enough, the new owner of the orphanage was waiting for him.
Aslan hadn't thought anything of it before when a teacher said someone was looking for him, waiting in the lobby. Aslan's school had a kind of lobby to receive guests.
At first, Aslan thought it was just the Messenger of the governor, who usually came to give books. The Messenger of the governor was very active in providing new quality books every month, which Aslan was very happy about, because he loved reading books.
But seeing the harsh reality he received made him break out in a cold sweat.
Why did that person come to the school at all? There was even a principal there. What was going on?
"Have a seat, Aslan!" The principal said, smiling his usual friendly smile, as did the owner of the orphanage, Alonso by name.
Alonso's friendly smile only gave Aslan goosebumps, it was terrifying.
"I'm just here to see how you're doing, Aslan said he's grown up and wants to live on his own, I told him not to go, but he insisted, it's good to see the boy is doing well."
Alonso's deceitful words only made Aslan want to vomit. He spoke so sweetly, when in reality Aslan had been beaten and kicked out of the orphanage. It was bad luck that Aslan's wounds had healed so quickly.
"Aslan is a smart kid, I think because he's 18 he wants to live independently, he's a good kid," said the principal, who didn't know anything.
"Well, I'm just worried, after all, I consider Aslan like my own son, can Aslan and I talk alone?"
"Oh sure, go ahead, I'll excuse myself" the principal smiled and patted Aslan's shoulder before leaving.
Aslan reached for the bottled mineral water on the table, took a quick sip, before glaring hatefully at Alonso.
"What are you doing here to harm me?"
Alonso looked at Aslan's changed appearance. The uniform and shoes looked new and nice.
"Looks like you're living comfortably in that dorm, huh? Are they nice to you? Well, I don't care either way. I just want you to leave and not report anything else that makes me bother, if you're still acting up, you know what I can do to your younger siblings at the orphanage, right?"
Aslan growled his displeasure at Alonso's words. Unfortunately, he didn't have enough power and evidence. Money yes, but proof?
"I won't say anything, as long as you don't do anything bad to them."
"Okay, deal! And also, don't say anything bad about me."
Aslan was silent, how could he not say anything bad? Everyone knew Alonso was a bad person, it was public knowledge.
"Fine," Aslan said at last.
"Where did you get your uniform and nice shoes? You didn't steal them, did you?" Alonso asked in a dismissive tone, making Aslan even more fed up.
"I'm not you, think of it as a favor, a lot of people are nice to me. Why, you want to take it away like you alway did? I'm weak, I can't fight you, but don't expect me to be like that forever."
Alonso laughed loudly at Aslan's words, "You're getting better at talking, aren't you? Whatever, let's act like we don't know each other."
"Fine, with pleasure."
After that, Alonso said goodbye to the principal, greeting the other teachers again. Ugh, so sickening.
He thought Aslan would continue to be weak and not fight back? Well, for now Aslan would just build up power and strength, and then fight back and destroy Alonso.
It would just take time.
Aslan had been in a terrible mood since meeting Alonso.
He even daydreams a lot, to the point of ignoring Debby who keeps calling him. Debby is a girl who has always been kind to Aslan, they have been friends since they entered high school.
Initially they became friends because they were both often bullied.
Aslan was bullied only because he was weak and an orphan, while Debby was bullied because of her fat body.
Even though Debby is beautiful, adorable and smart. Debby is actually the daughter of a rich man, maybe even richer than Jaden. Debby lives in a luxurious house in an elite neighborhood, a house worth 30 million dollars.
Even so, Debby is very kind and friendly, Aslan only found out about Debby a year ago. Because Debby is a simple child and doesn't like to show off.
After finding out that Debby was from the elite, the girls didn't stop bullying her, instead they harassed Debby even more. Saying that Debby should get plastic surgery, liposuction surgery, to make her more beautiful. Of course there was only Aslan who encouraged her.
Debby didn't want any surgery, because she herself was afraid of needles. Debby's parents loved their daughter very much, accepting Debby as she was.
"Aslan!"
Aslan only realized when Debby shook his body.
"Yes? What's wrong?"
Debby giggled, "You're daydreaming all the time, is there a problem? It's time to go home."
Aslan also paid attention to his surroundings, it turned out that many other children had already left the class.
"Sorry, I have a lot on my mind, let's go home too! Do you want to go for a walk first?" Asked Aslan, while cleaning up his stuff and putting it in his backpack.
"Going for a walk?" Debby asked with a flushed face.
"Yes, we're going for a walk, like a date."
Debby's face reddened even more, "I'm too ugly and fat for you -"
"What are you talking about? You're beautiful to me, come on!" Aslan pulled Debby's arm to follow him.
Aslan was just bored, he needed some entertainment.
"I'm going to the bookstore, buy some business books, I'm in the mood to study them, do you want to come? We'll take the bus or a taxi."
Of course Debby would, she would follow Aslan wherever he went.
But Debby's sweet smile had to fade when a group of girls from their class turned out not to have gone home yet, still chatting in front of the class.
"Uh, here comes the most compatible couple of the century!"
"It's not a good match, Debby is too ugly and fat for Aslan!"
"Yeah, Aslan is really handsome you know, even though he's poor, he's smart."
"That's right, not bad for fun."
"Hey Debby, look at your mirror first!"
"At least know yourself to be a girl!"
"If Debby wasn't rich, Aslan wouldn't have approached her, poor thing."
Aslan glanced annoyed at them, but they squealed in delight. No wonder, Aslan was handsome, even though he was poor. Once Aslan was even offered a lot of money just so he would sleep with them. Obviously Aslan refused, he was just poor, not without pride. Aslan didn't like being demeaned like that, even though he really needed the money.
"Debby, don't listen to them, okay?" Aslan said.
Debby just shut up and looked down, Aslan thought Debby
didn't care what the crazy women said, so he kept walking.
Aslan was wrong, Debby became more moody at the bookstore. The girl even bumped into someone because she wasn't focused. "I'm sorry," Debby said. "You use your eyes when you walk! Not only you already fat, you don't have eyes too!" The woman who Debby hit looked very angry, and her friend looked at Debby with an annoyed look too. Even though no one was injured from the incident, no items fell either, just a small nudge. "I apologize," Debby said again, like she was going to cry. So, Aslan left the book he wanted to look at, then approached Debby. "She apologized, why are you still angry?" Asked Aslan, he pulled Debby behind his body. "Are you her boyfriend? Tell your girlfriend not to stand carelessly, her body is big like a bulldozer, ignorance has its limits!" Said the friend of the woman who was hit by Debby. Both women looked like college students, they looked fashionable and wore the cheapest branded goods. The one Debby hit was a blonde, while her friend was a brunette. T
After two days, Aslan had to swallow his disappointment when he found out that Debby was still absent from school.During those two days, Aslan exercised regularly to increase his body strength. There was Devon who was happy to help him. Devon was very strong, he taught Aslan to fight, always accompanied Aslan to exercise in the morning too.In addition, Aslan had also discussed with Devon and David, what business they would do. Since David's uncle owned a chicken farm, and one of David's uncle's regular restaurants was going bankrupt, they decided to open a cafe with chicken as the main menu.Aslan did it all for his own future and to build his own strength. It's useless to have a system if you don't use it. Aslan had to open his own business. If it fails, he can start again from the beginning, because he has a lot of capital.Aslan also tries to buy shares in new companies that he thinks will improve rapidly in the future.For daily check-in, for two days Aslan was rewarded with a s
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Aslan and Debby were more awkward than ever, that's because Debby's mom, Hannah, came over and asked why the two teenagers' faces were red.Aslan was at a loss for an answer, luckily the courier who had brought the apples for Debby had arrived. So Aslan and Hannah went down to check on the apples, while Debby showered and got ready."Are all these apples for Debby?" Hannah asked."Yeah, let Debby eat these apples at breakfast or when she wants a snack. They'll help her get fuller, they're also more nutritious than other fruits. You can also try it if you're curious."Hannah was intrigued by the apple, as its color was rather unique. It was pink with a reddish tinge, it was also bigger than a normal apple, and it gave off a tantalizing aroma."I'll try one.""Go ahead."Hannah took one apple and put the other away. After washing it, she cut the apple and ate it. Aslan watched, afraid that Hannah wouldn't like it, because according to Aslan, who had tried it first, it was sweeter and ju
Aslan never thought before, if his dorm mates were very famous. Previously Aslan didn't really know Kevin, because Kevin himself was quite mysterious. Kevin was the type of student who was diligent, his only job was to study and prioritize grades, because he also received a scholarship.Aslan used to think Kevin was quite greedy, because he was already rich, but also very ambitious with scholarships. However, Aslan's thinking has now changed. Because the reality was that not only did Kevin have a rich family, a smart brain, but he was also very popular on social media.By that time they had already had dinner, with Aslan's fried rice, seafood fried rice because Jaden gave them shrimp and squid. After dinner, they discussed again the promotion that Kevin had said.First of all, Kevin asks for all the products that will be sold. So Aslan goes back to his room, to decide what he will sell.Beauty products such as soap, body lotion, shampoo and various other skincare can be sold freely as
Since there were only eight people in the dorm plus Jaden so there were nine, there was still a lot left over, so Aslan shared it with the people he met. Like the man sweeping the streets, the elderly neighbors and of course Johnny and his wife."You don't have to bother buying food, what if you run out of money?" said Rina, Johnny's wife."I'm fine, I'm helping an old vendor," Aslan replied."Okay, this is for you, share it with others too," Rina handed Aslan the crackers, many of which were in a large container.Even though Aslan was struggling to carry the groceries and the container of crackers, he thanked her and returned to the dormitory.Some people had already woken up, so Aslan quickly distributed the food to them.After returning to the living room, only David was awake, already facing his laptop."David, what are you doing? Let's eat first," Aslan approached David to see what his friend was doing and handed him the packet of food."Oh, I was just checking the market place a
"Aslan!"Aslan heard a voice that was so familiar to him, several small children came running up to Aslan.They were children from the orphanage, of course they recognized Aslan as their older brother. Since the orphanage and the town square were quite close, the orphanage children often went there on holidays. That was also why Aslan went to the town square.The orphanage children used to go without an adult, and Aslan used to take them, but now he didn't live there anymore. Seeing those children looking shabby in makeshift clothes made Aslan's heart ache. Not to mention the hurtful looks the people around there gave to them."Are you guys all right?" Aslan asked."We're fine!" One of them replied.Aslan knew that even if something bad happened to them, they would still say they were fine."No, tell me the truth, is it really okay at the orphanage? What about Aunt Linda?" Aslan asked.The children now looked worried, and one of them said, "Aunt Linda is fine, but she cries a lot now,
It was a fun day out with the kids. Aslan took them to the playground, played the claw machine and got lots of cute dolls, and they also went to a restaurant that served a variety of local food.The restaurant had a nice and beautiful place, it was cool and had lots of trees. The food was also delicious. Aslan ordered whatever the children asked for, such as grilled chicken, fried chicken, grilled fish and others.Seeing the children happy made Aslan also happy, especially now that he didn't have to worry about money anymore. Back when he was at the orphanage, when Aslan wanted to buy anything, it would be very difficult. Alonso wouldn't let Aslan have a penny even if he earned it with his own hand."Can we eat like this every day?" Asked one of the girls who was eating fried chicken."I don't think so if you're still at the orphanage, you know Alonso won't let you see me, if he knew you were with me he'd be angry."Aslan's words made their faces sad again, they were already happy to