Louisa observed William from a distance. The man was confident enough to dare say that to her. Louisa moved her fingers anxiously, dialing Max who should already be here. Her cell phone screen displayed Max's name flashing, but he didn't pick up the phone immediately. She stared at her phone screen, waiting, amidst the growing hubbub of the crowd."Huh, come on, Max!" Louisa growled, her voice almost drowned out by the crowd's cheers. "Are you running away!"After several attempts, the call finally connected. Louisa spoke immediately without pause, her voice filled with anxiety. "Max, where are you? Why haven't you shown up yet? Didn't you say you were ready to fight William?"Max, in his low, calm voice, cut her off. "Lou, don't talk so much." He continued, "Here I am at the front."Louisa immediately turned to the entrance of the arena, looking for any sign of Max's arrival. Sure enough, Max's figure appeared from behind the door, walking confidently towards the ring. The girl smi
In a tense atmosphere, William, Lucas Anderson and David Houston met in the office's private room. In the room, there is the smell of freshly brewed coffee, creating an atmosphere that contrasts with the serious topic they are talking about. A projector was turned on and a video began to play.David, with his greying hair and tired-looking eyes, stared at the screen in confusion. "What is it?" he said in a choked voice, as if trying to swallow a fact that was hard to accept.William, with a calm face and sharp eyes, answered, "It's Louisa's confession about her attempt to harm Vera."Hearing that, David looked shocked. "There is no way my daughter would do such a despicable thing!" he exclaimed, in an adamant tone. His face was pale, and it was clear that he was devastated by the news.Meanwhile, Lucas Anderson, William's grandfather, was the oldest man in the room, his hair completely white and the lines on his face showing his age and wisdom. He said nothing, just watched the video
Last night, William returned to the dormitory. Given that it was late and his friends were tired, they didn't ask many questions and William was able to go straight to bed. His friends Sebastian, Andy, and Andrew already looked tired and almost asleep. They turned their heads for a moment as William entered, staring at the bruises on his face, but no one asked any questions.The next morning, he managed to avoid his friends from being asked.However, the real challenge came when he had to meet with Vera. She knew Vera would immediately notice the bruise on her face. And sure enough, when they met in the campus cafeteria that morning, Vera's smile faded instantly at the sight of the bruise on her face."What happened?" Vera asked in a worried tone, her eyes staring intensely at the bruise on William's face. She was quite worried, and William knew he couldn't avoid this question anymore.William tried to give a simple answer. "Oh, this? I fell last night, nothing serious." He tried to
Gracia did not notice William who was standing not far from her. With a serious look, she continued her conversation. "No, Dad, you don't have to worry. I've arranged everything so that this business can run smoothly."William, who was still hidden from view. The question of who 'he' was that Gracia mentioned kept spinning in his head. Suddenly, Jim's voice broke William's reverie, "Mr. Anderson, do you still want to continue to see the location of Golden Karaoke?" Jim, a director who today accompanied William to see the results of their business renovation, seemed enthusiastic about continuing the day's agenda.Gracia, now aware of William's presence, felt her heart rate increase. She hung up the phone and looked at William who had met her gaze, a feeling of awkwardness mixed with anxiety filled her mind, wondering how much William had heard.To avoid an uncomfortable situation for Gracia, William chose not to ask about the content of the phone conversation. With a calm and professi
Gracia was forced to act stupid like this. On the one hand, she was forced and didn't want to do it. On the other hand, she had no choice as she had to help her father."William, you look handsome tonight. Are you always this handsome every time you go out?"William furrowed his brows. He wondered himself about the girl who seemed to be a bit over the top. However, before William could ask her a question, Gracia had already linked William's arm with hers, then invited him along.Gracia's actions this time certainly attracted the attention of many people. William pin asked her, "Grace, what are you doing?""William, am I not allowed to hold your arm?" Gracia was being more aggressive and her spoiled voice was getting more and more contrived. Honestly, William's first impression of Gracia was that she was a nice and energetic girl. However, for tonight her attitude was a bit too much."I don't want to be rude with you. But, please just let go of your handler because I already have a gir
Tania immediately woke up to see who the man talking to her was. She was surprised to find out that the man was Viston Woodley. The son of Albert Woodley, a big investor who also joined the business. He was quite handsome with his sharp gaze and stern face. However, he was not at all a friendly person to joke around with.How unlucky. Tania had miscalculated to the point that she had to fall on Viston's lap like that. How stupid of her. Now she was the center of attention of the few men who were there including William and this was very embarrassing for her."Mr. Woodley, I'm sorry." Tania tidied up her appearance then she apologized for her attitude just now. "I accidentally fell."Instead of responding immediately Viston gave her a look that was difficult to interpret. He said, "You seem to have planned this on purpose or are you looking for attention from one of us?"Suddenly, the men looked at each other and tried to stifle their laughter. It was all because of Viston's smartass
"William, I--"William raised his hand to stop Gracia who wanted to speak. "You don't have to say anything."Gracia looked at Viston and reflexively the man pulled Gracia to stay close to him, as if emphasizing that he wanted to protect the girl. William saw the gesture and he smiled to himself at it.Viston stood with a serious expression, admitting that he was responsible for their presence in that place. "Gracia's not wrong, I forced her to come here," he said.The situation should not have caused laughter. Yet, somehow, William couldn't help his quiet chuckle. His voice was enough to catch the attention of Gracia and Viston, who were now staring at him with confused and slightly disturbed looks.William, realizing his mistake, immediately offered an apology. "Sorry!" he said, his hands immediately raised in a defensive gesture. "I didn't mean to laugh at you guys."Gracia, quick to act, released Viston's hand grip and made a small dash towards William. "Young Master Anderson, what
Tania met someone who gave her medicine, which would be useful to bring her and William closer together. The man didn't mention his identity, just said he wanted to be called Mr. X."Well. Mister X," Tania said when they met at a cafe that was located a little far from the city where Tania lived. "Can you guarantee that the potion you gave me will be useful later?"Mr. X was wearing his mask, quite mysterious, not showing his identity. Tania could only recognize him by his voice and the code they had agreed upon."Just put a drop of this liquid in his drink. I'm sure she'll be horny for you," Mr. X said.Tania held the bottle of liquid, then looked at it intently before she looked back at Mr. X."But you can guarantee it, can't you? If this isn't there, won't there be any side effects?""Take it easy, Miss. I can guarantee that this medicine is very safe.""Alright." Tania put the medicine into her bag. "If it's poisonous or dangerous, I won't just let you go."Mr. X nodded with a smi