"Yes, it is,” Dickson replied with a smile. “I met with the president of the company, and it wasn’t like everyone had thought. He was kind and quite understanding, too. It was so bad that our grandfathers had a misunderstanding between them. However, it has nothing to do with us, so we made up.” Perseus noticed that Dickson skipped the part about introducing him as the president of J.K. If he had done that, then their plans would have been ruined. But he knew that he had to be done before the old man showed up.The manager smiled so brightly that the side of his lips almost touched his ears. “That’s perfect! I had always wondered when it was going to clear up. Thank goodness you became the CEO; if not, I wouldn’t have seen this beautiful moment.“When do you intend to invite the president of J.K. to our company to check it out? We can’t do the same because the company is flawless. I would like to be his tour guide on that day.”Just like an open book, the manager couldn’t hide his ex
“You what?” Perseus demanded.Iva almost jumped off her seat. Vania was staring at her, expecting her to stay silent about it and not say anything.“Iva is usually nervous in front of influential people,” Vania claimed, nudging Iva on the shoulder again. “Isn’t that right?”Iva shook her head rapidly; she could already tell the lie wouldn’t take them anywhere. “We did it.” She answered.A smile curled up Vania’s lips. Iva had always listened and followed everything she said. “See, she admitted that we made the game together at a sleepover at each other's house. Perhaps the person who lied about us plagiarizing the game was probably jealous of us.”“No!” Iva yelled. “We didn’t create the game idea together at a sleepover. The game was stolen from J.K., and I was made to lie about it being my idea even though I didn’t write it.”Blood drained from Vania’s face as Iva confessed. She nudged Iva again, trying to tell her to take back her words, but Iva rose to her feet instead and moved aw
“Aren’t you hearing me?” Old man AfterEnd yelled again. “I know you’re in there, so you better open the door, or I’ll let my men kick it open. It’s not like it’s hard to buy another.”Mr. AfterEnd stood just in front of the door, a tall man with graying hair and a stern expression. He had seven men with him: five bodyguards, a man in a suit that looked much like Dickson, and one with a cocky smile on his face, eager to start breaking down the door.“Don’t you dare ignore me! Get out right now if you don’t want to regret it,” Mr. AfterEnd added.The cocky guy stepped forward, cracking his knuckles. “Why wait for them? I could easily get the door open and take us inside. Perhaps your grandson was threatened by him and might be held hostage. You can’t tell.”Mr. AfterEnd shook his head. “That’s impossible. Dickson is too stupid to be held hostage. That’s why I picked him as the CEO in the first place—he wouldn’t notice I was using him and wouldn’t even notice the things happening in the
Immediately, as Loom’s legs aimed at Dickson, Perseus reacted swiftly. He pulled Dickson out of the way and grabbed Loom’s leg, shoving him backward. Loom did a flip in the air and landed on his feet, his cocky grin still plastered on his face, which irritated Perseus. “You bastard!” Dickson yelled, stepping away from Perseus and throwing a punch at Loom. Loom easily dodged the punch by stepping to the side. Dickson tried again, but Loom avoided it with the same ease. “You still stink at throwing punches, young master,” Loom muttered. “Dickson!” Mr. AfterEnd bellowed, striding into the room with his entourage trailing behind. “You brat, how dare you invite the president of J.K. to our company?” Mr. AfterEnd brushed past Perseus without sparing him a glance. Dickson spun around. “What brought you here, Grandpa?” Vania, who was still being held by Timtat, brightened at the sight of Mr. AfterEnd, thinking she would be saved. “Mr. AfterEnd,” Vania called out. Mr. AfterE
“Stop!” Loom yelled, lunging at Perseus, his fist clenched tightly. “Stop whatever you are doing to him.”Perseus saw the direction of the punch and quickly dodged. The swift move surprised Loom and the others. Mr. AfterEnd was particularly stunned; Perseus had not only made him reveal secrets he didn’t want to but also dodged a punch that no one had ever evaded before.“How could he have dodged Loom’s punch?” Vania asked, her voice trembling with uncertainty. “Isn’t Loom skilled in various martial arts?”Loom threw another punch, and again, Perseus dodged it with ease.“How is that possible?” Loom muttered to himself.“What’s wrong?” Perseus asked, his brows rising. “Are you terrified that I was able to dodge your punch?”[Good for you for underestimating my host when you both had just met,] Iris chimed in, her focus on Loom. [You should level up your skills before you go against my host.][Hmph.]Loom’s face darkened. All eyes were on them now. Perseus had humiliated him by dodging
Loom’s eyes widened at the mention of receiving three times his current income. All he had to do was drive a girl to college, watch over her throughout the day, and protect her if necessary.He will also get free food twice a day, save his money, and finally get to eat some homemade meals. Compared to his current stressful job, this sounded like paradise.Plus, Perseus was much stronger than him.“Don’t fool yourself,” Mr. AfterEnd said. “Loom would always choose me. After all, I have treated him well.”Loom gave Mr. AfterEnd a confused look.“That’s right,” Vania agreed.Dickson glared at Vania. “Be quiet.”Loom placed a hand on his chest and slightly bowed to Perseus. “What can I help you with, boss?”A grin spread across Perseus’s lips while Mr. AfterEnd and Vania looked like they had been shot.“Since you are hired,” Perseus murmured, “why don’t you help me take down all the men that came with Mr. AfterEnd? This is to be sure that you are truly on my side. If you can’t do it, I’m
“Now!” Mr. AfterEnd yelled.The smoke polluted the environment, blinding everyone in the room. The brightness suddenly turned dark. It was more like the device concealed the light and created darkness.It felt more like an illusion than reality. Perseus waved his hand in front of his face.[Night Eyes has been activated.][Since the smoke has caused a partial night, you can use the ability to see through the darkness.]Just as Iris said, Perseus was able to see through the darkness. He looked around the room.Everyone had a glow around them, and the smoke looked like thin wires spread all over the place.Vania was still being held by Timtat. Dickson and Iva were standing next to each other, their gazes focused on the smoke.The five bodyguards who activated the device were being taken down by Loom. Despite the darkness, Loom was managing to handle them.Then Perseus scanned the place for Mr. AfterEnd, but he was no longer in the room.He had taken the chance to escape. Perseus dashed
Oh, right.”, Luke murmured. “I will get going now; Lexi isn’t here, so they might mess up.”Perseus' eyes darted; he still had no idea if Lexi was awake yet, and he hadn’t called home. Sherry might have skipped school to stay with Lexi, or would she have left?“Has Lexi woken up yet?” Luke asked. “You suddenly disappeared halfway through our conversation the other time; I should have known that you were going after Lexi to save her.”Perseus arched his brows. “Did Iria tell you that?” “Yes, she did. She also claimed that Lexi saved her and also stood by her side even though Orb was holding a knife.” Luke answered. “You deserve more than the article written about you; should I invite the press to interview you?”“You wouldn’t want to do that,” Perseus replied. “I let you off after you made them write that article about me. I won’t let you off if you try to invite the press over here to interview me.”“But you have helped a lot in catching criminals.” “It doesn’t matter.”“Why are you