The fire alarm sounded shrill while everyone was enjoying the party. They were confused, until one of the waiters shouted, "FIRE! THERE'S A FIRE ON THE THIRD FLOOR!"Of course, the guests panicked."Everyone out of the room!" Damian shouted, instructing everyone to get out. It was quite tense and suffocating as they flocked out. "Don't push each other! I don't want you guys to get hurt!"A few panicked people made a scene, but Damian seemed fine with it. He even smiled with relief when he realized that by now, Vania was probably burnt to a crisp.But Damian didn't realize that Violet was secretly watching him, and her look of bewilderment when she saw Damian smiling in this situation.All the guests had left, with Damian coming out last. The man ran to his parents who seemed worried.Amelia immediately hugged Damian who had just come out."Damian...." The woman looked very worried, but was also relieved to see that her son was okay. "How did this happen? Your house....""It's okay, Mo
Dylan waited anxiously outside the fence. As Victor had requested, he waited and would enter when the police arrived.Everyone was already outside when the fire alarm went off, and Dylan really wanted to go in if only the police could arrive soon.Before long, two police cars arrived. Dylan was very relieved and happy that he could go in as soon as the police approached him and went in with him.He had to get to Victor and make sure he was out of the house."It's Victor!" he said, excited to see Victor outside. Excited, Dylan ran over to Victor and told him that his task was complete. Dylan managed to get the police to arrive on time."VIC-"BANG!!!But Dylan hadn't even finished saying Victor's name, and he witnessed his best friend being shot by a revolver with an eerie, echoing gunshot.Dylan was dumbfounded, his eyes wide and unaware of what he was witnessing."VICTOR!!!"Violet screamed hysterically, she ran through the crowd of people to get to Victor who was lying there with sm
After the hug and the words, things got a little awkward between Violet and Victor.They've sat apart since a nurse arrived to check Victor's condition."Hey, are you going to stay put, or are you going home?" Victor asked after nearly 15 minutes of silence with Violet.Violet tried to act normal, but it was evident that she was feeling awkward. Did she regret her own decision to hug Victor?"Do you regret hugging me?""H-huh?"Victor looked at Violet with his calm, cold face. "Do you wish you could turn back the clock to avoid hugging me?""Why are you talking like that?""Your face looks like you want to talk like that."Violet bit her lower lip. It was true that she felt that her spontaneous reaction was embarrassing. Still, she had no regrets after hugging Victor out of sheer delight."I was just so happy that you weren't dead. I didn't think about my actions."Victor nodded. "Makes sense," he said. "So, how long have I been asleep?""Three days.""Wow. That's quite a long time."
"VICTOR!!!"Victor was surprised to hear someone calling his name as the door opened loudly.He immediately turned around and saw Dylan and Vania coming in together.Victor tried to sit up, but Dylan immediately gave him a tight, suffocating hug, certainly painful for his injured hand."VICTOR...I THOUGHT I'D LOST YOU. WHY DID YOU DO THAT STUPID THING!?""Hey, control your power. Did you forget I just almost died?"Dylan, who had closed his eyes, now opened them and sat up quickly on the chair."You didn't die, did you? You got ready and put on that bulletproof vest before coming in!" said Dylan, sounding like he was protesting."Yes...but still running around in the middle of a fire while carrying that thick and heavy vest on your body felt like I'm about to dying. Especially when I jumped from the top floor of that house!"Victor then fell silent, not wanting to relive his bad experience.Then Vania spoke up. "How is your feeling now, Vic?" This time, Vania spoke in a soft tone to Vi
Dylan looked dumbfounded by what Victor had said, but the blond-haired man seemed to take it all in stride."Why did you fire him?" Dylan asked."Because we couldn't work together any longer.""What was the reason?""Hm...Violet's relationship with my company has been one of reciprocity since the beginning. I helped her once and she wanted me to repay her by accepting her help as my assistant. She also said that she only needed to return my favor, and I considered it done. She doesn't have any obligation to repay me, so I also think it's better to end our working relationship."Dylan still didn't understand Victor's thoughts. "But isn't Miss Violet your assistant? She's helping you learn the business, right?""Yes. But I can find another assistant. You don't have to worry and do your part well. Okay?""But, Vic, we've already got Miss Vania and you just need to open the shop and run the company, why did you take Miss Violet out?""Dylan...," Victor called, making Dylan pause, "I can't
Violet returned to the Leighton household, as it looked like she would be living there again since she was no longer working for Victor."I have to pack up the things in the apartment tomorrow," she said, lying down on the bed, "I asked for a month, but we're already done before the time."Violet realized what she was saying. "Done? Why would I say it like that? It sounds like a lover's breakup."Violet said nothing and thought back to her conversation with Victor at the hospital.She also remembered that she was getting a little emotional just because Victor no longer wanted to hire her."Is getting fired always feel this painful?" asked Violet, lying on her side in contemplation. "Well, I'll get another job. I might just work for daddy's company after this, and this isn't even the first time I've been fired. In Manchester, I got fired many times while working part-time. But this is the first time I've been so emotional about losing my job. Tsk, what exactly made me cry?"Violet was
[Ting!] [Congratulations. Level up!] [Opening user profile] [Name: Victor Leighton] [Level: 10] [Skills: Basic Purchase] [Balance: Unlimited] [Transaction limit: 12 [12/15]] [Task today : -] Victor smiled a little at his significant development. All this time he had also been trying to raise the user level so that he could see interesting changes, but there seemed to be no more interesting changes than the increasing number of transaction limits every day. "System, clo-" [Ting!] [New notification guide] Victor froze when he heard the notification from the system and looked at the system panel seriously. [Dear user, you have entered the silver rank. Some additional skills will be introduced and can be utilized to the fullest by the user through some tasks and leveling up]. "Wow...I didn't know that there was a rank system like this. Am I not asking enough questions of the system?" said Victor, not expecting but excited to see more. [Your current rank is: Silver] [Silver
The grand opening day of the first store took place after one week of the company's official opening. The preparations made were so sufficient that Victor didn't have to wait long to open the store where his jewelry would be marketed.On this sunny day, the people who came to welcome the opening of the store exceeded Victor's expectations. Everyone he invited came to congratulate him. And the customers who welcomed the opening of the store also looked satisfied with the Vyctrous collection that was a feast for the eyes."Mr. Victor?" Victor turned his head as someone tapped him on the shoulder. It was a woman, with two other female friends."Good morning." Victor remembered them as Violet's friends at the mayor's celebration party."Good morning. I'm Dyanne." One of them invited Victor to shake hands, followed by the other."I'm Karina.""I'm Ava.""We've come by special invitation from Vyctrous," Dyanne showed him the invitation card.Victor nodded in understanding. "Ah, yes. That's