Micah's sudden disappearance threw the hotel into chaos. William asked all the hotel staff to search for his son. They searched the entire hotel and the lake. However, Micah was not found. William even told the hotel staff to dive into the lake, he was afraid that Micah would drown. But Micah was still not there. "Honey, where is our son?" Nora had tears in her eyes. "I'm sorry for ignoring him earlier, darling. Please find Micah.""Calm down, let's find Micah together," William said soothingly, even though in his heart he was equally anxious about his son. However, in front of Nora he appeared calm so that Nora would not panic further."Please find Micah, dear. He must be scared right now.""I will, sweetheart. We'll definitely find Micah. You just calm down, everyone is looking for our son.""Sir, around the lake Young Master Micah was not found. Even your son's footprints are not around the lake," reported one of the hotel staff."What about the others?" asked William hopefully."
"Just shut the kid up!" someone ordered when they heard Micah crying loudly."If the child dies, we're finished," his partner said. "Then what about this?""Mr. Black said we need to get him away from here."The two men drove off somewhere. You could say their headquarters, located between two skyscrapers. A two-story abandoned warehouse that was now a den of criminals.Micah's two kidnappers are members of a mafia group that used to be under the leadership of Tom, who has always spied on the movements of William and his family. However, this time he is working on the orders of Mr. Black Hole, who wants revenge for one of his businesses that was destroyed by William. They have often tried to harm William and Nora, but they never succeeded. For the first time they had the opportunity to kidnap Micah, who had always been at home and kept his identity hidden."Let's just wait, Clara.""Who is she?" "I don't know, but that woman will help us take the baby to Mr. Black's place.""Good,
William was still standing in front of the wall with their colored writing. His hands were clenched and his jaw hardened as he read it. The sentence was a threat and he was very clear. Mr. Black Hole as he knew him was the head of the mafia that did the human trafficking he exposed. He was sure Micah's kidnapping was Mr. Black's way of warning William to stay out of his business.The words on the wall seemed to say, "I could have killed your son, but I let him live so that you know who you are dealing with. One more time you act up, and your precious son will die."Micah who was in Nora's arms cried in a small voice. It wasn't that his crying had subsided, but rather that his voice was barely audible from crying for so long. The one-year-old's face was red and his hug to Nora was very tight showing how scared he was in that place.William who saw Micah's state was getting angry. He would not be swayed by the threat of beans as written on the wall. For him, anyone who dares to touch hi
[Today's additional points are 890 points. Your overall point total is 1,00,125 points][Congratulations, you have enough points to advance to the next level][Your current level is Hero. Some emblems and abilities have been added for free][System upgrade is in progress]William's smile brightened upon hearing the system's daily report that he had leveled up. Just one more level and he would be the strongest man on earth. That way, he would be able to protect everything precious to him, his little family."So, all the power and skill range I have has increased?" asked William.[Right, right now you are no longer an ordinary human. You have abilities already built into your body]"You mean like a superhero in a movie?"[Yes, that's right]William nodded slowly in understanding.[But you must remember that the higher your ability, the more challenging your life will be]"What do you mean?"[You will understand in a moment][System upgrade has been successful][Ability increased dramati
"Breaking news, William Smith, wealthy businessman and owner of the Emerald Group, husband of super model Noah Alexander or now better known as Noah Smith, was rushed to the hospital in an unconscious state. Until now, there is no news about his condition. However, a reliable source leaked that William Smith arrived at the hospital in a lifeless state and his body was already cold. Based on the diagnosis, William Smith suffered a heart attack."News of William falling ill has spread everywhere. Reporters had been crowding the lobby and parking lot of the hospital looking for an opening so that they could find someone to ask about William's news in the hospital. However, after an hour of waiting, they didn't get any news.Meanwhile, Noah was sitting on the sofa in William's treatment room, covering her face which was red from crying. The room was a VVIP room that had a patient room, a living room complete with a television, and two toilets.The doctor had given up on William, even want
"You must remember that the brighter a person's light, the darker his shadow. Nothing happens without consequences. Life is cause-and-effect, so if you do something, something will happen. If a great power appears, then there must be a reason behind it." The man continued to explain."What exactly do you mean? You keep talking, but I can't catch any of the gist of what you're saying," William retorted. "I have to go home now.""No, you're not going home until you see the impact of the system you have now.""Answer me first, who are you? Why am I here?""Let's just say I'm someone who cares about you.""Liar, it's possible that you are part of the system that is testing me. If that's the case, then quickly do what you want to do. Then put me back where I belong."The man laughed. "Your place should be in the ground because you cannot survive without the system. But, everything you have now you will pay for. Nothing is free. I still want to talk to you, but I don't have much time. Every
According to Ramos' story, the world has been hit by disasters over the past few years due to humans' disregard for nature. Apart from nature, social disasters are happening everywhere. There is high inequality and the world is really controlled by a handful of elites who always play ethnicity, religion and race as tools to start wars for the benefit of those who want to enrich themselves by taking advantage of these wars.Over the past ten years, there have been world wars between countries that form two blocs that attack each other. However, the wars in which many countries participated were only fought in a few proxy spots so as not to disrupt the countries belonging to the world's elites as a whole.The world war had just ended and the countries that had been devastated by the war were still recovering when suddenly a never-before-seen airplane brought in an army of robotic soldiers that actually resembles humans. They kill anyone indiscriminately. Dropping bombs that could destro
*Sebastien*Sebastien was kicked out by the Webber family after Charles Webber's death two months ago. He was thrown out like useless trash with only the clothes he was wearing. Not only was he kicked out by his adoptive family, Sebastien was also divorced by his wife.In order to survive, Sebastien works as a waiter in a hotel. It was there that he met Charlotte Montego again. She was wearing a sleeveless red dress with her hair in a bun, showing off her slender neck. Charlotte was very beautiful that night.He kept his eyes on her and didn't notice that there was a man standing in front of him. As she took a step, her tray of drinks fell over and hit the man. The sound of falling glasses made the people at the party look away."Damn waitress!" the man cursed.The man Sebastien bumped into was Maxim Jordan, a handsome young man who was the son of the hotel owner where Sebastien worked."I'm sorry, sir. I accidentally spilled it."Sebastien tried to clean Maxim's tuxedo. However, he wa
After the vacation at the castle ended, William brought Noah and Micah back to stay at the mansion. Upon returning from there, Noah felt that all her memories were impossible. She felt that she had never met William before. So she just felt that the memories were fake. Although in her mind, Noah already felt comfortable with William. He was very warm and responsible. Even Noah was always cared for without being restrained. Noah, who had resumed her activities as a model, began to occupy herself with her world. She didn't want to get lost in her uncertain feelings. She was happy to see Micah actively playing and occasionally missed William when he was out of town on business. However, Noah tries to suppress her feelings. Being a model and brand ambassador gave her a little distraction from her feelings.A hundred days had passed, but Noah decided not to accept William, even though she was secretly in love with the man. She just didn't want to become William's past. Even though William
Noah continued to think about William's offer after returning to her hotel. She felt that William's story didn't make sense. How could he die and come back to life in the same body. However, when she said goodbye earlier, Micah cried to keep her from leaving. At that moment, Noah's heart was touched and she was a little convinced. "Is it true what William said?" Noah was confused alone in her hotel room. Not long after, her cell phone rang and it was a call from the agency. Noah lazily answered the call. The voice on the other end was shouting and wanted Noah to come back from her vacation quickly. "Hurry back and work again Noah! I allowed you only two days of vacation, but it's been more than two days!""I'm just exercising my right," Noah said."Don't mess with me, Noah. Who would you be if it wasn't for the agency that raised you? You think you can make it to the top of popularity like this on your own!"Noah hung up and threw the phone away. She began to rethink William's offer
Noah has been having nightmares again, lately if she has a lot of thoughts or is too tired she always has nightmares. Noah often wakes up in the middle of the night because of her dreams. A murder against her. Noah was always frightened and couldn't sleep anymore if she just had the dream. Noah would spend her time waiting for the morning by opening her bedroom window and looking at the view of the city with the flickering lights decorating it.Noah actually wanted to go to the doctor to consult her dreams, but she didn't have much time. Her manager was always giving her endless work. She was like a cash cow for the agency, but she still couldn't rebel. She doesn't have enough courage to rebel. Because it was the agency that made her the super model she is today. Returning the favor is like a mantra that binds Noah to her agency.The cell phone rang from the nightstand, Noah glanced at the flat object and just let it flicker. She didn't move from the side
"I'm sorry I took up your time," Noah said as she faced William."No problem. I don't have any work today. Just checking the employees' work.""That's good, so I don't feel too guilty.""Never mind. Whenever you need me, just call. I'll come," William said.Noah nodded, she flashed her sweet smile and William responded in kind. They talked about many things, not about work or personalities but about general things that happened. Noah didn't talk about the incident in the park, nor her problem with Mr. Samael who asked her to be the lead in the movie that the producer was going to work on.William told her more about the tourist destinations he knew. All the places William mentioned were places he had been to with Noah. He wanted to know the reaction of the woman in front of him when he heard about those beautiful places. However, Noah just didn't move. She just listened as William told the story, her face was flat. "Have you bee
"Aaargh! Let go! Please don't hurt me!" Noah begged while continuing to curl up in pain. Her legs and hands were tied and the man, whose face was unclear, approached her with a crowbar. Noah struggled with a pleading look in her eyes, shaking her head and asking the man in front of her not to hit her. Unfortunately, the crowbar flew at Noah's head. The woman let out a long scream. Noah was breathing heavily, she was in her own room. Her head felt dizzy with her heart racing. Noah looked around, it was her room then she grabbed the glass of water on the nightstand. She gulped it down, the dream just now really drained her strength. She took a deep breath to normalize her heartbeat."It was just a dream," Noah muttered. She rubbed her face lightly, sweat soaking her face and body. Even though the air conditioning was at its maximum, Noah was still sweating. She looked at the clock on the wall, it was already 4am. She went to the window and opened the curtains. There was a marvelous vi
Noah's screams made William immediately run to the set. Flames were splashing from one of the flash lights mounted in the corner. He saw Noah look down in fear as the flames from the lamp almost hit her. William hurriedly took off his suit and covered Noah's head with it. He then carried Noah out of the room. Noah was almost killed if William didn't move quickly. Mr. Ramos approached the two and apologized for Noah's accident. The woman was still in shock and just nodded. Then Mr. Ramos excused himself to see the condition of the filming site. William took Noah away and sat her on the sofa he had been sitting on with Mr. Ramos. He saw Noah's face pale, the woman in front of him was really scared."Are you okay?" asked William."I'm very scared," Noah said."Calm down. It was just an accident, now you're safe, Noah.""Thank you, Will. I don't know what would have happened to me without you.""No problem. I also had a meeting with Mr. Ramos earlier. So I came here," William lied a litt
Noah tipped her hat as the wind picked up. Her flowing hair was a little messy because she had long hair. Not all of her hair was covered by the hat, making it difficult for Noah. She held her hat and hair with both hands. Her gaze lowered, not knowing that someone was nearby. Noah was surprised when the person cleared his throat, scaring her. She was about to move from her seat but someone sitting not far from her pulled out a pocket knife from his pocket, Noah widened her eyes and shook her head slowly."Where are you going, Miss?" The person played with the switchblade in front of Noah. The woman looked around the park, it was quiet. She didn't realize that twilight had passed and turned dim. The park was deserted, there were probably a few people still in the park. Mostly lovers who were busy with their own intimacy. The distance between Noah and the couple was also quite far. Maybe if she screamed, people would ignore her. People would think that Noah was fighting with her boyfri
"Good morning," greeted William as he approached Noah. He was taking a walk in the park. Little did he know that Noah was already there promoting the new summer edition of the drink. She was doing a photo shoot for this season's cooking magazine. William smiled, while a look of surprise was evident on Noah's face."Hi, why are you here?" Noah asked."Looking for some fresh air," William said."Heem, it's fresh here in the morning. I deliberately chose the morning time when I was offered a photo shoot for this summer drink.""Yes. I like the morning atmosphere here too. The sun is brighter this summer.""You're right," Noah agreed. They engaged in small talk that morning. William deliberately waited for Noah to finish the photo shoot. Then they went for a walk not far from the park. A classic coffee shop with a European feel became their choice to chat. Noah deliberately chose a seat close to the window. From her place, she could see the yellowing maple leaves. The streets were also st
Noah, who got a lot of surprises that day, found out that it was all from William. She wanted to return a set of jewelry that William had given her, but her manager forbade it. After Noah thought about it, it was better for her to keep the jewelry to appreciate William. After all, William was not like those businessmen who liked to look down on models like her."Great performance," William said, clapping his hands as he met Noah in her office."Thank you. You're not home yet?" Noah asked conversationally."Waiting for you. How about I drop you off?" William offered. However, Noah politely declined. She said she would go to her agency's office first before going home. A disappointed William excused himself, a look of sadness and disappointment on his face and in his eyes. This made Noah feel guilty. However, she also didn't want to give William hope. Her heart is still closed to William.The man with thick eyebrows and blue eyes drove his car to his mansion. He had done a lot for Noah,