In the living room of the Pratama family home, Clarita, Chloe, and Ardo sat next to each other with their heads bowed. Both of their hands were on their laps and nervously twisting each other. Even Chloe kept biting her bottom lip with a face that looked like she was holding back tears.Beside them, Secretary Jorell sat quietly with his eyes closed, trying to rest for a moment before receiving new orders.On the table in front of them, a cell phone lit up and showed Felix sitting with a cold face.Ten minutes had passed, but neither of them had spoken. Felix was overcome with anger and reluctant to speak, making them even more frightened that they dared not look at him."Sorry." As a man and someone older than Clarita and Chloe, Ardo ventured to look at Felix to admit his guilt. After all, he was guilty. "I'm sorry, Felix. It's my fault.""I was the one who asked them to go with Arista. If you want to scold, you scold me, not Clarita and Chloe. They were only tempted by my invitation,
Felix's anger really exploded this time. He had always lived independently, without any family interfering in his affairs, which made him feel deeply disappointed. Either to those who dared to pry into his past or to someone as ignorant as Arista and perhaps to himself.Felix felt like scolding them. But all of that was held back by remembering the messages left by Mr. Zay.Felix always thought, couldn't they live without interfering in other people's business? Especially if it was a thing of the past.He trusted Ardo and loved his younger siblings, but he never thought that they would make him feel such disappointment.As a result, since that incident, Felix had completely deactivated his cell phone, making him someone who could not be contacted through anything.One week passed. But the anger did not subside. Felix continued to be so cold and emotional that no one dared to approach him.Emmett felt that this was not good. He thought of a way and immediately ran to find Tristan and C
Three months later.Felix stood at the entrance to the village in his formal attire. He noticed one by one the almost completed houses in front of them. The view was very different from what he had seen before.This place looked much more lively and comfortable.Owen had just come out of the makeshift tent to make coffee with his eyes still hard to open. But, when his gaze accidentally fell on the village entrance, his sleepiness instantly disappeared. He rushed to Felix and asked, "Mr. Felix, why are you here so early in the morning? Is there something we need to do? Oh, wait, where's Emmett? You should have just told him to come here. No need to bother you.""No, I didn't. I don't have any orders," Felix replied, giving Owen a glance and returning his attention to the buildings in front of him. "I just want to make sure that everything goes according to plan without any obstacles."As soon as he heard this, Owen's gaze was drawn to his house. His smile instantly grew with a look of
"Secretary Jorell," called Mr. Barnes, who had just exited his car parked in front of the Zay Group's corporate building.Secretary Jorell, who was about to pass through the entrance, turned around. And upon seeing the figure of Mr. Barnes, he smiled and turned around. "Mr. Barnes, you're here.""Yes. I came here on purpose to see you. You must be very busy. But, could you spare some time to join me for lunch?" Mr. Barnes looked at him with a faint smile.When hearing this from someone of extraordinary status, how could Secretary Jorell refuse? Moreover, Mr. Barnes was his master's superior. No matter how busy he was, he would still accompany him if asked.For someone like Mr. Barnes, it was impossible to just come for pleasantries. There must be something important to say.He nodded slowly and said, "It's an honor to have lunch with you."Mr. Barnes laughed. "I should have said that. You are a very busy man. My invitation is welcome, I'm very happy.""Come on, let's take my car." Wit
Secretary Jorell walked hurriedly into the Pratama house in search of Clarita. After asking some of the servants who were busy doing their duties, it turned out that the girl was in the swimming pool, making him rush there."Miss," he called out when he saw Clarita sitting on the pool's edge with both feet in the water.However, even when Secretary Jorell was nearby, Clarita did not turn around. Her gaze was directed straight at the calm water."Miss," Secretary Jorell called again as he lightly tapped her shoulder.Only then did Clarita startle and turn her head. "Secretary Jorell? Why are you here?"Secretary Jorell did not answer immediately. He was watching Clarita's face, which looked haggard with her eyes. Her cheeks looked even more gaunt. Seeing her condition, he subconsciously asked, "Are you okay?"Clarita blinked softly at that and slowly averted her eyes, no longer looking at Secretary Jorell. "Do you have anything important to say?""It's not the first time you've seen me
"Miss, you mean...." Secretary Jorell suddenly lost his words. His eyes widened to stare at Caitlin, still smiling sweetly in shock. "You... why... what are you saying?"However, Caitlin chuckled playfully until she covered her mouth with both small hands. "Secretary Jorell, you're so adorable when you can't speak like this."Then, she stood up and ran out of the room. Secretary Jorell stared at her departure in confusion. Not long after, the little girl returned with a glass of water, which was immediately handed to Secretary Jorell. "Drink up first. I'm afraid you're having a heart attack."Although her words sounded uncomfortable, Secretary Jorell accepted the water and gulped it down slowly.After finishing, he looked at Caitlin, who was still standing and trying to align her height while holding her arm. "Miss, can you explain everything to me? This is not a trivial matter. A girl like you shouldn't know this. Is there really no one who knows it but you?"Caitlin was silent for a
"Is there still no word from Felix?" asked Miles, who was now sitting at the dining table, facing Benton with a beer can in his hand. "You guys are so close, more like family. Did he really not tell you anything?""No," replies Benton, sighing softly. "If we knew, we wouldn't have hidden it. It seems like he's really angry this time.""I've never seen him angry in all this time, and even I always imagined how he would react when angry. But I didn't expect that... he's so scary like this," Benton continued, staring straight at the table in front of him with his blank stare.Perhaps if he had known that Felix's anger would be carried out by leaving without news, he would never have imagined or wanted it.It was tantamount to punishing those left behind, even worse than throwing a punch.Miles takes a deep breath and sips his beer. His gaze wandered in the other direction, and he muttered, "Where the hell is he?"Then he remembered something and hit the table with his clenched fist. His
The chaos frightened many, especially those with debt agreements with the mysterious group.This situation was more dire than the previous days. They felt crushed. Even if they could pay off all their debts, they could not settle them easily because they did not know much about the group.The group had no specific identity, and no one knew exactly where they were. They would come as they pleased and leave without a trace, without being contacted again.If this continues, everyone could experience mental distress as they drown in their fears. The group was like a real terror that haunted everyone in debt."Fortunately, the house was empty, so there were no victims involved," said a man clutching his chest and breathing a sigh of relief when he saw that the fire that had engulfed the house had been extinguished. "I was so scared earlier."The man next to him nodded with a pale face. "I felt like I couldn't even breathe. I can't imagine what it would be like if the owner was inside. The