Instantly, the dining table became silent.Chloe glanced at her father and sister in turn and shrank her neck, trying to minimize her presence. Autin and Caitlin didn't dare make any noise either. Both of them knew clearly what was going on, so they lowered their heads and shrank their bodies out of sight."Father, I-" Clarita was speechless."Why, aren't you also my daughter? Compared to Chloe, you're more suitable for that position. However, for now, you're still second only to me. Clarita, you're no longer a child. Are you going to keep playing around like this forever?" Mr. Zay's gaze dimmed slightly, and looked at Clarita helplessly.He loved his children dearly, but they were always playing with the limits of his patience. The dilemma of being a single parent made him sometimes think it would be better if his children had an understanding and caring nature.Clarita was stunned. She pulled her gaze away and looked down, playing with her hands on her thighs. "Father.""I'm not for
After introducing Felix to the team he would be working with today, Mr. Barnes ordered someone to move the chairs so that he could watch Felix's first photoshoot.Felix was quite shy and unused to it. Especially since Mr. Barnes was sitting right next to the photographer. Just thinking about it was unbearable, so Felix looked at Mr. Barnes and said, "Sir, I'm fine. You can continue your work without worry. I can handle it."But Mr. Barnes remained motionless and waved a hand, telling Felix to leave. "I have no urgent work to do. My priority right now is to see your first photo shoot."Felix's mouth twitched, and finally chose to enter the dressing room.The photographer setting up his camera smiled and looked at Mr. Barnes. "Looks like you're very close to him."Mr. Barnes chuckled and looked in the direction Felix had gone. "I still want to get closer to him. He's very attractive. You know, he has a unique charm that endears him to many Leaders. Even Group Leader Zay claims him as hi
However, Felix didn't care. He remained focused on his food without even looking at the girl in front of him.That, of course, made the girl a little annoyed. Her beautifully drawn eyebrows twitched slightly but then calmed down with a charming smile that filled her beautiful face. "Hey, look at me!""Let's get acquainted! On a normal day, I rarely have the initiative to ask people out, but you're different." As she spoke, the girl moved her body forward until her chest was pressed against the table. Her delicate hands stretched forward, moving to stroke the table in a seductive motion. "Just by catching a glimpse of you, I'm already stunned. What is your name, and where is your house? Can I play there?"Felix's hand movements instantly stopped. He swallowed the food and raised his gaze, looking at the girl in front of him flatly. "Aren't you here to eat?"Instead of feeling embarrassed or scared, the girl widened her smile. She tucked her well-groomed hair behind her ear and said, "E
"Where else should I go?" Felix stood staring at the street in confusion. He stepped closer to a chair and sat down while slowly sipping his coffee. "I've come this far, but why is no one who needs help? It can't be this coincidental, right?"Felix took another sip of his coffee and looked at the deserted street. As he gazed at the dimly lit street to the right, he suddenly had a thought. "How about going that way? Usually, streets like that at night have more crime."After thinking for a while, Felix finally stood up. "Alright, let's go there!""I can't go home without something like this," Felix continued as he threw his coffee cup in the trash and got on his bike.Just as he was about to put on his helmet, a shout suddenly rang out from the right, causing Felix to turn his head.The shout came back, accompanied by a girl's voice. "Don't come any closer! If you dare take even one step, I won't hesitate to report you to the police!"Felix's eyebrows twitched slightly, and he quickly
"Watch out!" shouted the girl in the arms of the Thug Chief.Felix's instincts had sharpened since he had improved his physique without even being told by the girl in front of him.He ducked and spun around, grabbing the wrist of the thug who had attacked him. "Only a coward would dare to attack an enemy from behind."The thug didn't care. He hit Felix's stomach with his other hand, causing Felix to jump back. He took advantage of this to stab Felix with a vicious move. However, Felix moved quickly to the side and kicked his hand, knocking the dagger away. Then, Felix grabbed the thug's hand and twisted it to press it against his neck.With his breath catching, Felix looked at the troubled girl with tears in her eyes and then turned to the thug chief. "You loved them like family, but you dragged them into a dark and endless vortex of suffering.""Let him go, or I'll kill this girl!" Anxiety and anger mixed, making the Thug Chief feel frustrated.He looked at one of his me who was stil
[Sir, mission unsuccessful.]Felix's brow furrowed. "Unsuccessful? Why?""Hey, why are you daydreaming?" Jeslyn waved her hand in front of Felix's face, causing him to wake up and look at her."What's wrong?" asked Felix impatiently.Instead of taking offense and stepping aside, Jeslyn smiled broadly with sparkling eyes. "Before you send me home, can we stop at a restaurant to eat? I'm hungry."Felix's face went flat. Then he turned his gaze to the convenience store in front of him. "There's plenty of food there too. Buy what you like."Jeslyn followed his gaze and shook her head with pursed lips. "How can you tell me to eat that food? I'm not used to it.""Come on, let's stop at the restaurant first to eat." Then Jelsyn looked back at Felix wistfully. As if remembering something, Jeslyn's eyes suddenly widened, and she shook her head quickly as she caught a glimpse of his appearance. "No, we don't need to go to the restaurant. I look so bad right now, and it would be embarrassing to
As Felix and Ardo walked towards their table, a mocking exclamation sounded from the other end. "Whoa, look, who's here? Tsk tsk tsk! After being absent from work for days, he's now casually coming in as if the company is his. How amazing! An honorable employee is back at work!"Felix's pace didn't slow down at all when he heard this string of words. Instead, he casually sat down in his chair and started to turn on his computer.Ardo, on the other hand, stopped his steps and looked at Bella with obvious displeasure. "Bella, stop bothering Felix. Everything he does has nothing to do with you. Even if he goes on vacation for a month, it doesn't have any impact on you."Bella's face became ugly. Her brows furrowed, and her eyes became sharp. She kicked the table vigorously and stood up. "Nothing to do with me? Hey! It doesn't matter if he's not part of the marketing division. When he comes into this division, then we're all one team. Everyone has their duties, and if he's not around, who
"Which family?" Ardo looked at Felix intently."Any family. Do you hate it?" It was a question Felix had wanted to ask for a long time. And it was also a very important question that could determine his future steps.Ardo was silent for a long time, and then he looked out of the window, staring at the road and chuckling softly. Sadness and longing evaporated from his eyes, which had become sad. "How could I not hate them? Hate them, of course, I hate them."Felix's heart skipped a beat when he heard this. He glanced at Ardo, and the complexion on his face began to show."But… I miss them a lot." Ardo paused and looked down, smiling sadly. "Although I don't have any memories of my biological family, somehow, I don't have any feelings other than hatred. What I've been missing are the parents who have been taking care of me. I miss them, and I miss them very much."The more he spoke, the redder Ardo's eyes became, with a thin layer of tears visible. "My thoughts and feelings are much mor
"Welcome, Mr. Felix!" But strangely, everyone there immediately bowed and exclaimed in unison. Even the person asking irritably now seemed to have a great deal of respect for Felix.Seeing them like that, Felix secretly breathed a sigh of relief. At least the people here were easy to organize, making him calmer.Levi, who had been worried that they would attack Felix, slowly stepped forward with a smile and shouted sternly. "Everyone, please pay close attention to Mr. Felix, and don't miss a single word he says!""Okay!"Then Bobby stepped forward and handed Felix a folder. Before opening it, Felix looked at the dozens of men standing in front of him and then divided them into groups of five. Everything went smoothly, and they changed places obediently without causing any commotion."I've tidied up all your work. So now, let's start with the people you've taken property from," Felix said as he opened the folder and looked at group one. "You guys, go to Mrs. Ina's house! The debt she
Throughout the night, Felix spent his time finding out about the group and making plans for all the problems. It just so happened that Secretary Jorell contacted him so he could easily confirm the matter.The next day, everyone gathered in the living room with serious expressions. Felix, who was standing in front of them, began to speak. "From now on, forget about all the work you've been doing.""Sir." Levi was surprised and was about to give his opinion, but Felix immediately gave him a sharp look, so the man abandoned his intention."What you've done to them, we must fix it individually. But still, you can't show yourself in front of them. Do it quietly. Then, for the work that hasn't been done, just do it as it should be. There should be no force or violence. Do you understand?" Felix's gaze swept over everyone in front of him.However, none of them dared to speak up. Until Levi finally said, "Sir, can it be done? Maybe you don't know, but what we've done is not only limited to ta
"Sir, this is the list of members we have," Levi said as he handed a red folder to Felix, sitting with his legs crossed on the single sofa.Felix accepted it. But, having just looked at the first page, he immediately closed it and threw it on the table in front of him. "I don't know them, so I don't care about the names. Don't make me waste time, Levi! Get to the point!""Sorry, sir." Levi looked down guiltily and then turned to pick up a black folder held by one of his colleagues and handed it to Felix. "This is a list of our work so far. But here is just the gist of it. As for the explanation, that's in a different folder."Felix nodded vaguely, took it, and opened it. Instantly, his body straightened up with eyes widened in surprise. He stared intently at the writing on the first page and kept repeating it to ensure he hadn't read it wrong. Then he flipped through all the next pages quickly."What is this?" Felix's jaw hardened, and he gave Levi a sharp look as he held up his folde
Felix stood with his gaze directed forward. His face was filled with disbelief as well as frustration. "Why?""That's what I should have asked you. Why did you just show up? Where have you been that you didn't know about us?" The man who had opened the door replied to Felix's words seriously.He stood to the right, in a row with five other men. Their appearance was the same. However, the accessories worn by the other five men were fewer than the man. It proved that his position was higher than theirs.Felix shook his head in surprise.His brain, which usually worked quickly, suddenly became empty and difficult to think.The man, whose name he didn't know yet, admitted that he was the head of a group founded by the elders of the Pratama family. His members numbered in the hundreds and were scattered in several places. However, over the past year, several people left the group because they felt that they were no longer on the same path.Those people were Bobby, Mason, Wyatt, Tristan, an
Felix frowned with a look of wariness in his eyes. "Who are you?"However, instead of answering, the person on the other end of the line chuckled softly. Of course, that made Felix chuckle. He really didn't like this kind of small talk. He didn't know who this person was, but it was clear that he was an annoying person and not easy to deal with."Using someone else's cell phone is very rude. Give it back to him, and let me talk to him!" Felix commanded warningly."Oh? Unfortunately, he's not someone else to me. Sir, aren't you too ignorant? You don't even recognize your employees. I'm always waiting for you and expecting you to reach out to the stranded me, but you don't even ask how I'm doing." The man rambled dramatically, making Felix's expression turn grim.What did he mean?He always cared for his employees and never neglected them. But this obscure person was calling him bad names. This was defamation!He didn't even know who this person was, but how could he claim to be his emp
"Ah, that, he's already gone. But he really helped me earlier. It's just that his attitude was too cold, so he just left," replied Grace, who then smiled with a happy face, remembering Felix's handsome face that was so charming.Olivia just nodded slowly. However, when she looked at Grace to invite her to go home, she immediately frowned in surprise at her behavior. "What's wrong with you?""Oh? Nothing." A surprised Grace shook her head. Her hand returned to Olivia's arm and led her away. "I owe him a favor, and I hope we can meet again.""Didn't you just say thank you?" asked Olivia in surprise.Grace shook her head quickly with a restrained smile. She looked even more blushing. "I did. But I want to see him again. He's the man of my dreams. I think we might just be soul mates."Upon hearing this, Olivia, who had been staring strangely at the girl beside her, burst into laughter. She even stopped her steps. Her crisp laughter sounded annoying to Grace's ears, making the girl scowl i
Unfortunately, what was expected did not match reality. What Felix thought would be a short time turned out to be a very long time because the thief was so clever at escaping.Felix chased tirelessly, but the pickpocket also kept running through the small streets and kept turning randomly. Sometimes, he even jumped over walls and climbed trees, much to Felix's annoyance.Finally, Felix stopped his steps with his gaze fixed on the man's back. He was breathing hard, with his face contorted with annoyance. "This is the first time I've met such a strong villain.""If this keeps up, I won't be able to complete the mission," he continued with a soft sigh."EasySync, exchange my points for an incredible running speed!" he commanded then.Ting![Command received.][Processing order.][5000 points exchanged for running power successfully performed.][Master, please!]Felix smiled wryly at that. His eyes became sharp. "This time, you won't be able to get away from me, damn it."After that, he m
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
"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