A few moments before Marcus Xu appeared in front of Jesse’s hotel room, she was fuming in front of her nanny and servants for losing her children inside the hotel.“What do you mean you don't know?” she yelled.“The hotel security is looking for them now. They are also checking the CCTV, so they will find them soon,” the servant said, trying to avoid Jesse's menacing gaze."Soon? I will burn this hotel down if anything happens to my daughters!” she yelled, frustration mounting.Her chest felt heavy, and her mind was consumed with anxiety.Her children were the one good thing in her life. Her money, status, and useless husband felt like a curse, suffocating her daily. Her daughters were the only ones who gave her a breather.“We will do our best to find them quickly.”“You better!”Jesse was about to throw everything around her in frustration when she heard the doorbell ring.She immediately went to the doorbell monitor, and relief washed over her as she saw her three daughters being c
Waking up feeling completely rested is the best feeling. Marcus Xu smiled as he opened his eyes and stretched his arms. He felt refreshed and alive."Rise and shine!" he exclaimed, jumping out of bed.He couldn't stop smiling, thinking about his progress."I'm almost there, but there's still more to do," he said with determination.He placed a mask on his face and unlocked his bedroom door."Good morning, sir. Did the vacuum wake you?" the cleaner asked. It was the day when the cleaner and maid visited Margarette’s penthouse to clean, restock supplies, and check on Gregory William.Marcus usually finds it inconvenient to keep his mask on even at home, but his good mood made him respond more warmly today."No, it didn't. Good luck with the cleaning," he said.He headed straight to Margarette’s study room to eat breakfast without being disturbed."Oh damn, she's that grateful?" Marcus commented, almost choking on the bread he was eating.He turned up the volume as he listened to the mor
In the evening, Jesse worked hard to make herself look young and pretty before heading to a fancy restaurant in the trendiest dress she owned.“Is this too much?” she wondered, worried she might be overdressed while she anticipated her date's arrival.“He better be good to me. I made his reputation flawlessly clean,” she muttered to herself, looking at Marcus’s picture on her phone.Jesse Harp had formed a team dedicated to Marcus Xu, handling his PR, marketing, and improving his reputation.Once she started to support someone, she couldn’t help but be excessive and obsessive.“I’m sorry for being late,” Marcus said as he rushed into the VIP room of the restaurant. He had hurried upon hearing that Jesse had arrived before him. “Did I get the time wrong?”“No. It’s me who came early,” Jesse said with a stoic expression, though inwardly, her heart and mind were jumping with excitement at seeing such an extremely good-looking man in person.“You must be very busy. Thank you for taking th
At the CEO office of Magic Entertainment, Joe Sabal watched the busy city from his large glass window, but his mind was elsewhere."The Harp Media is helping clear his reputation too. This is a huge sign that he's on top of the line in succession, but why does he want to become an actor first?" he wondered.Recently, no one else occupied his thoughts but Marcus Xu. The recent events and the unending, unexpected things Marcus could do had only deepened Joe's intrigue about Marcus' real identity and goals."Am I really that far from understanding a multi-billionaire’s mind?" he concluded.Joe continued to idle, thinking of Marcus and how he could join the dramatic war of conglomerate succession. However, his thoughts were interrupted when his secretary knocked on the door."Come in.""Sir, there's a woman insisting on meeting Marcus Xu," the secretary said.Joe frowned. This wasn't the first time someone had tried to meet Marcus or him."Why are you telling me this? Shoo her away," he s
CEO Joe’s jaw dropped."Did she just mention Gregory William? The Gregory William I know?" Joe asked, while his mind raced with different assumptions about what kind of drama Elissa, Marcus, and Gregory might be involved in."You know what, Joe, I think we really need to talk. Can you leave us alone?" Marcus said awkwardly. He pushed Joe and the security personnel out of the office and locked the door before facing Elissa."Hey, don’t randomly make up stories like that. Are you really here to ruin my career? How dare you speak maliciously about Gregory William? This is Magic Entertainment, a subsidiary of William Group!" he yelled angrily at Elissa, though the true reason for his fury was more complex than his words revealed.He menacingly glared at Elissa, perplexed that she would come to him after he had threatened her as Gregory."I know. But I have no one else to run to. I accidentally stepped into a landmine. If you won't help me, I will seriously die!" Elissa said desperately."
In a messy, dark room, Reyster Sebastian continued to chug whiskey without pausing for breath.As soon as he emptied the bottle, he threw it, making a loud, terrifying noise that startled the maid standing outside his room.“Why is he like this again?” the maid whispered to her colleague.“He probably failed to impress Boss Jeyster again,” her colleague replied.They both flinched when another loud crash came from inside the closed room.“Get me more!” Reyster shouted. The four maids standing outside his room sighed, some avoiding each other's gazes, as none of them wanted to face their violent boss.“Did nobody hear me?” he yelled again, growing increasingly irritated.“Go, hurry!” one maid said, shoving a bottle of whiskey into another's hands.“Why me?”The youngest of the four had no choice but to enter the room. She glared at them first, signaling that the next time it wouldn’t be her turn, to which the others just nodded.She straightened her back and entered the room with an em
Reyster Sebastian and his friend continued their serious conversation, ignoring the messy state and the strong smell of alcohol in the room.Reyster stared at Pablo doubtfully. He crossed his arms and said, “What nonsense are you talking about?”“Listen to me first. Your father wants his reputation to be flawless and admirable, especially to those in the lower class.” Pablo began.“Yes, he’s wasting his time pleasing people below us.” Reyster said, rolling his eyes.“But it's what he needs to do to win. Try to at least be interested in the basics of politics. Jeyster Sebastian walks around as if he’s approachable and reliable, someone anyone could ask for help. But we know he’s not really like that. He just has to act to please them and get their votes.”“I get it, I get it. Don’t preach about politics. Just tell me what you’re pointing out,” Reyster said reluctantly. “How the hell can that scum help fix my problem?”“Propose to your father for Marcus to endorse you to the public.” he
At the William Cosmetics launch event, Marcus reluctantly attended despite his mind being consumed with thoughts of how to ruin Reyster Sebastian.He donned his usual mask and walked through the sea of people. The people have their own invincible masks of their own, masking their true intentions with an invisible veneer of greed and ambition."Woah, you’re going to leave after bringing me here?" Marcus said to Philip Cheng, seeing him trying to slip away from the event."Are you a little child for me to babysit?" Philip retorted."Are you not needed here?""No. There’s nothing to be scared of if you don’t ignore the documents I gave you.""Even here, you’re nagging," Marcus grumbled."Just don’t slack around.""Whatever. Go. I’ll just pester Jaucian," he said, his eyes glinting mischievously as he spotted Jaucian in the distance."That’s fine with me. I shouldn’t be the only one suffering," Philip said before turning his back on Marcus.Left on his own, Marcus mulled over how to bothe