The next morning, Elena was awoken by the ringing of her phone, she jolted up and found herself on the bed she remembered forgetting sleeping off on the couch. She knew Alexander must have done that.She picked up his phone and it was from Charles principal.She wondered why she was calling after she had expelled her son. She reluctantly picked it up."HELLO, Mrs. Starius, please forgive me for my behavior yesterday," the Principal voice came through the phone, laced with desperation.It seemed so awkward and like she was under a threat."I was completely out of line, your son didn't deserve to be expell. Please, please accept my sincerest apologies."Elena was confused by all this and asked, "so, my son can start school", that was all she cared for."Yes, yes… right away, without any delay", she hurriedly stated, Elena bid her goodbye before hanging up. She sat there confused for some moment then stood up to wake Charles up. She was surprised to see Charles all dressed up in his un
As Kyle approached them, his eyes lit up with a warm smile, and he embraced James, greeting him warmly. "Hey, friend! How's it going? You didn't inform me you would be coming here?" James returned the gesture, and they exchanged a few pleasantries. It was clear they knew each other well. Meanwhile, Tracy leaned in close to Alexander, a sly smirk spreading across her face. "You see, you can never secure a job here, never?" She whispered. "You'll have to apologize for what you did to James the other day. Otherwise, you don't stand a chance." Alexander stood composed as he dipped his hand into his pocket. Kyle turned his attention to Alexander, "And who do we have here?" "Just a man from a poor background seeking employment," Alexander stated, a hint of satisfaction in his eyes. "Really, from a poor background? He must be dreaming then," Kyle scoffed, looking at Alexander with disgust. Alexander remained composed and decided to play along. With a casual tilt of his head, he calmly as
Mr. Evans bit his lip after noticing he shouldn't have said that; he stammered, unable to give an answer."I asked who he is?" Kyle demanded, very curious."He… is the new Director of the company, appointed by the President himself, and you just disrespected him!" Mr. Evans scolded him.Kyle's eyes widened, his eyebrows shooting up in shock, as his mouth hung open in disbelief. His face turned pale, like a sheet of paper, as he took a step back, his hands raised in a defensive gesture. "Wh-what?! The new Director?!" he stuttered, his voice trembling.Mr. Evans' face turned stern, his eyes blazing with anger, as he took a step closer to Kyle. "You have offended the wrong person, Kyle," he growled, his voice low and menacing. "The CEO himself is furious that the person he appointed was humiliated. And for that, you will be sacked."Kyle's eyes darted around the room, as if searching for an escape route, his face etched with panic. His lips trembled, and his voice was barely audible as
Elena's hand hovered over the door handle, ready to exit the car, already in front of her home, when her phone suddenly pierced the silence. She hesitated, eyes narrowing at the screen displaying Jane's name. With a slight furrow of her brow, Elena answered, her voice cautious."Hello?"Jane's excited voice burst through the line, words tumbling out in a rush. "Elena, why are you! The man is here, he is waiting for you, And he's about to meet with the President! They are already waiting for you in the five-star restaurant."Elena's expression transformed, her eyes widening in surprise. "Really, but it's late already.""Elena, remember how you really need this, please come very fast," Jane motivated her. "Okay then, I'm on my way.""Be quick," Jane said before hanging up. Elena exhaled as she rested on the car sofa, she was exhausted already. Then, she brought out her phone to call Alexander and told him about it. But it was not going through. She tried again but still to no avail. S
The man looked up, and Elena's smile froze on her face as she was shocked and electrified. Her eyes widened in disbelief, and she felt like she was staring at a ghost.The man in front of her was Ryan, the bastard who framed them and nearly sent them to prison."Uhn? Is it you? The man I am meeting today!" Elena's forehead formed lines, and she frowned.Ryan smiled and took a sip of his wine. Elena felt betrayed that she was set up to meet him.Ryan's smile grew wider as he gestured to the empty chair across from him, "Please, Elena, sit down. It's been a long time.""Yeah, long time since you failed to throw me in prison!" she snapped."Be calm, Elena. Let's talk this out. I have already gone over you. Jane showed me your pics that you need help, and I'm in the position to help," Ryan stated."She deceived me here, to meet you. I will never forgive her," Elena growled, very angry."Elena, I already have my own girlfriend. You are just a mere stranger to me. I just really like to help
Alexander smiled at the chief of police and stretched his hand for a handshake, "Hello sir. Long time."The chief, shocked and didn't even know how to respond for some moments, he jogged into his barns as he took the shake and bowed down."Well, I think you have some business to take care of here," Alexander stated. The chief stated to his wife and son as he yelled at them, "What the hell did you two do to him?"His wife was shocked and startled, she flinched; her husband wasn't that angry with her. "Davis, what's wrong… this is the man that is insulting and abusing us.""Shut your mouth up, I know you two are troublemakers and you are lying," he ranted at them. The officers were also shocked by their chief's reaction.Liam stepped forward, "Dad, how can you be saying that to us when this imbecile and his father were the ones that stepped on our nerves?"Charles spoke up, "I stepped on you, and I apologize, but you call my mom a bitch, while your mom was the one abusing us, we did not
Alexander didn't know what to do. Unfortunately, the CCTV at the restaurant at that moment was jammed, and they couldn't get any footage of what happened. But the waitress told him they saw her with a man. The phone was locked, and he had called the butler for it.He immediately called Mr. Evans to see if he can hack it."Where are you, sir? The hacking experts will come with me," Mr. Butler stated as Alexander immediately stated where he was.After some minutes, Mr. Evans arrived with two people who appeared to be experts in their field. One was a young woman with a backpack full of gadgets, and the other was a tall, lanky man with a laptop bag slung over his shoulder."Alexander, this is Rachel, our cybersecurity expert, and Jake, her partner," Mr. Evans introduced.Alexander, without wasting any time, gave them the device.Rachel quickly got to work, pulling out a device that looked like a small robot and attaching it to the phone. After a few minutes of tinkering, she announced, "
Elena's head spun as she tried to open her eyes; everything was at first a blur. She groaned and could hear some people mumbling beside her. After a few seconds, it started getting clearer, and she could see that she was in the hospital with Alexander and Charles beside her."Hey, how are you feeling? Are you okay?" Alexander immediately stood up, putting his palm on her forehead. Elena scoffed as she tried to get up, and Alexander helped her."Mom," Charles mumbled."My son, I'm fine, you shouldn't worry," Elena mumbled. Charles's face was filled with worry."How could you meet with Ryan, how…" Alexander scolded her."I don't know, he was the one I was meeting in the first place," Elena stated. Just then, the door opened, and Jane entered. Elena gave him a hot shot gaze as she told Charles to excuse them.Elena's voice was filled with rage. "What audacity do you have to come here after setting me up with that monster?"Jane was humbled as he walked gently towards her. "I... I didn't