"Alex...?"Lucia, who had just emerged from the kitchen, rushed over to Alex who was shivering on the spot. Bachdim and the others suddenly stopped laughing and tried to normalize their expressions."What happened? Why are you soaking wet? Did you break through the rain?" Lucia asked worriedly. She cupped Alex's cold, paled cheeks, but Alex smiled."Ah, don't worry. I'm fine, just a little cold."Lucia shook her head and looked at Alex's appearance. "Okay? You're shivering like crazy! Why don't you wait for the rain to stop?""I promised to be home before lunch, right? I forgot to bring my cell phone, so I didn't want to worry you." Alex explained with a small smile, trying to calm the worried Lucia. "Alright, that's okay. I'll take a warm shower right after this."Alex had indeed braved the rain because of his task, but he also remembered his promise to return early. So, Alex wasn't lying to Lucia at all.He just didn't want to deceive her.Lucia nodded with a short sigh. "Yeah, okay.
What exactly was this man doing?Alex wanted to punch him in the face. He's talking to Lucia as if it's just the two of them at the dinner table, while Bachdim, Bastian, and Tonny are all looking very supportive.Well, what did he expect? These people were in the same valley. Even though Lucia clearly said that Andrew had cheated on her, they still accepted him with open arms.They didn't care about Lucia's feelings, but Andrew's money. How sad. Lucia has too soft of a heart to continue supporting her family who are desperately in love with money."Stop talking because I'm going to throw up," Lucia said when Andrew was about to plead again. "You think you're smearing your mouth with honey, don't you? Your words are too sweet for your rotten heart. You can't keep deceiving me."Lucia's anger exploded even more and Alex gently touched the back of the girl's hand under the table. Lucia seemed to take a deep breath, understanding that Alex didn't want any more arguments."Don't deal with
Monday was upon us again.Alex wished the weekend was much longer so he could exercise, but what could he do. If Bi Company wasn't so far from home, he would probably walk there as his morning exercise.His starting time as a cleaning service worker was seven o'clock, so he didn't have much free time. He might have to make a slight revision to push his work hours back to eight or nine.Lucia's division might also have to be changed, as it would be much better if they always went to the office together.Alex stepped out of the room after making sure nothing was left behind. One hand carried a thick coat, while the other carried Lucia's scarf.Lucia was preparing lunch in the kitchen. Normally they would have lunch in the cafeteria, but Lucia thought that eating in the office garden would be much more enjoyable.Alex agreed with that, considering the employees were always looking at them sarcastically. Although Alex didn't care, Lucia might feel uncomfortable."Ah, are you done? I'm don
"Alex, what did she say?""She said Bianca kept whining and didn't want to go home. I don't know what happened, but she's never been like that before," Alex explained, rubbing his face.This afternoon, he received a call from Bianca's babysitter. She told him that Bianca was constantly whining and disobeying her babysitter. It was time for Bianca to go home, but she insisted on staying at school.Alex was really worried that something had happened, so he was going to catch up.Suddenly, his cell phone rang again. Alex hurriedly reached into his pocket and saw the name of Bianca's nanny.As soon as he picked up the phone, Bianca's shrill voice rang out. "Daddy!"Alex winced at Bianca's distinctive whining voice. He knew there was something she wanted. He should have called this afternoon, but he was quite busy discussing with Missi after the meal."I miss you! Come quickly!" she whined again when Alex didn't speak."Daddy will be here soon, sweetheart. Just wait a little longer and don
A flash of memory appeared in Bastian's mind about what Lucia had said. At that time, she had told him about her relationship with Alex. She also told him that Alex had long divorced his ex-wife.Bastian had never seen what Alex's ex-wife looked like, but was it possible that the woman Alex was with now was Jasmine?At this hour, shouldn't Alex still be working at Bi's company. Yet, why was he here with that woman?Bastian's eyes suddenly widened as a thought occurred to him.Was Alex having an affair? He was skipping work just to meet that woman? And Lucia doesn't know anything?Yes, definitely. What other possibility could there be if not that?Bastian cursed inwardly and hissed. How dare that ignorant man cheat on his sister who had always desperately defended him. Did he think he could do everything because Lucia was too good? He probably felt great because he could get two women at once. What a piece of shit.Bastian started the car engine and drove off angrily. 'You'll see, once
This time, her question made Alex even more furious.Bianca, who was spooning cake into her mouth, looked up confused. "Hm?"Alex gave Jasmine a warning look, but she didn't care."I mean, which do you prefer, Mom or Lucia?""What do you mean by asking that?" Alex couldn't hold back anymore. He was really annoyed with Jasmine for using Bianca for her own satisfaction. What did she mean by asking that? To make Lucia look bad and like she was the best?"I just want to know," Jasmine said calmly.Bianca seemed to stare at the ceiling of the café, a habit when she was deep in thought. "Mm... Mommy Jasmine is nice," she said. Jasmine almost cheered, but Bianca continued, "But Mommy Lucia is nice too. I can't choose."Alex reflexively laughed at that. Jasmine hoped Bianca would choose her, but she knew full well how the child thought.Of course Jasmine would always remain in Bianca's heart as her biological mother, even though she had often neglected Bianca in the past. But in Bianca's mind
"What exactly happened? Why did Bastian accuse you like that? To the point where he beat you up with Andrew?"Under the light of the hanging chandelier, Lucia finally asked. After dinner, she chose to keep all the questions swirling around in her head-waiting until her father went to bed.She didn't want him to interfere and make things even messier.The clock struck eleven and before they went to bed, Lucia wanted a full explanation of what was bothering her.Alex said it was a misunderstanding. So, Lucia wants to know the full story. There was no way Bastian would jump to accusations without seeing things, even though Lucia knew that her brother's perspective was always on the wrong path."You know, I only came there to see Bianca who didn't want to go home," Alex replied, sighing. The corner of his lip where Bastian had hit him still stung when he spoke.He looked at Lucia intently and continued, "But, Jasmine suddenly showed up there. I just found out that Bianca's babysitter also
Could it be that more research mutants had escaped?Alex felt confused himself. What was clear was that he was only tasked with exterminating them.They looked so horrible with their mouths oozing a thick, gray liquid. As his supervisor had said, the liquid was dangerous. Another thing Alex noticed was their iron claws that glistened in the light.Some of the mutants who were in the shadow of the building stood out with glowing red dots on their necks.Alex looked around and saw that he was on the western side of the system world. However, where were the other system humans that he said would join him?"The mutants you previously destroyed have released thousands of viruses and spread them to other creatures." the supervisor's voice suddenly appeared in the middle of Alex's thoughts.Alex paused and strained his ears."The virus evolved and took on the bodies of its victims as hosts, completely changing their forms. Their strength is divided, some are weak and some are very strong com