A cold breeze blew in carrying the falling snowflakes, lightly brushing the side of Alex's face.A pinch of hair that Alex had neatly combed back, again fell across his forehead. Alex sighed and smoothed it back down. Lucia was right, Alex should have worn a spray to keep his hairstyle from changing.This afternoon, Alex received an official invitation from the system world. He was to be crowned the system's human master and the ceremony was to take place at seven o'clock.Alex told Lucia that he had to attend an important event. Lucia didn't ask many questions and asked Alex to be careful.Alex was honestly at a loss to tell Lucia about the world of systems. How he got there and participated in 100 levels of the game, how he earned a lot of money for his hard work, how he fought monsters...He felt conflicted about telling her.Alex could probably brush everything off as if nothing had happened, but he felt he had to tell Lucia. After the invitation, he knew that the knot tying him t
Alex ran down the hospital hallway in a hurry. Sweat poured down his face and neck. His expression was one of panic and anxiety. He was still in the office when Alex's trusted doctor called to say that Lucia was in labor.There had been a traffic jam on the road, but luckily Alex was able to get out quickly. He rushed down the hospital hallway to the room he was told about.Lucia was in labor.He repeated the words in his head and his heart began to pound loudly.Having just turned the corner, Alex could already hear the sound of a baby crying from the open door of the room. He ran inside and saw the doctor begin to transfer the baby into Lucia's arms.Lucia turned around with her cheeks already wet with tears. "Alex, our child... our child was born safely."Alex couldn't help but cry when he heard that, especially when his eyes fell on the baby's tiny body.Lucia was right about her guess. Their first child was a girl. Alex thought she was just guessing, but she really meant what she
In the hospital hallways, a man with a disheveled appearance stands facing the window. His face is haggard and dark circles are clearly visible in both eyes.Alex's eyes are focused on the water droplets on the window. His lips are pressed tightly together, but his mind is as noisy as a broken record. Alex can't stop thinking about his daughter-Bianca-who is sick, as well as the problems that have hit him hard.His property company had gone bankrupt. There is nothing left. Alex's savings had also been used up to pay off debts and he is still unemployed.Alex let out a long sigh for the umpteenth time, then he sits down on the waiting chair. He looks at Bianca lying limp in the hospital bed, then at his wife's family members who stare at him sarcastically.Ever since Alex's company went bankrupt and he no longer had a high income, his wife's family always blamed him. It seemed as if Alex was the source of his problems, even though he had worked hard to save his property company.Especi
Alex is silent. His eyes looked one by one at his wife's family members who were staring with condescending smiles. They clearly don't believe that Alex would earn $500 overnight.Even Alex himself was just bragging with his words. He didn't know where to get the money, but he agreed to his mother-in-law's request simply because he didn't want to be insulted again.If Alex didn't succeed, then Ms. Anne would surely trample his pride to the ground. Now, he feels that in the eyes of the Sans, Alex is nothing more than street dust that can be brushed aside at any time.Alex is too overwhelmed with emotion to think and speak immediately. Now, he is at a loss as to where to borrow money.Ms. Anne raises one eyebrow with an annoying lopsided smile. "I'll wait here and take a look at the bills in person. But by the way, where are you going to get the money? Don't tell me by stealing? Oops! Sorry.""Hey, Alex. We don't want to get involved with the police!" John half shouted to stir things up
Alex knows that Jasmine often acts badly towards him or says things that make him sad when his company goes bankrupt, but he assumes that it's just his wife's frustration.He thinks that Jasmine is probably just angry for a moment because all the luxuries he once gave her have disappeared in an instant. They are struggling to live and Jasmine can't afford to squander her money anymore.She is always getting treatments to enhance her beauty and appearance, but after Alex went bankrupt, Jasmine never went to the salon again.Alex always tries to give Jasmine money, even if it's just a little bit every day. But apparently, Jasmine isn't satisfied with that 'little' money at all.Of all the worst possibilities he could think of, he never thought that Jasmine would cheat on him. And to make matters worse, on the same day, she threw the divorce lawsuit in his face.Tonight, Alex seems to be made aware of Jasmine's bad behavior.Is he really that pathetic? Everyone hates him because of his p
Alex is surprised by the voice that reaches his ears.$1,000,005 must be spend in seven days? What does he have to do to spend that much money?The voice came back, it seems to warn Alex before disappearing with the wind.Alex stands up from the bench and squints to observe the surroundings of the dimly lit hospital garden. As far as the eye can see, he doesn't see anyone. But that voice... it sounded like it was whispering right in the back of his head.Overcome with curiosity, Alex dares to check every corner. But nothing, he only finds an owl perched on one of the trees.Was it only a sound? Or maybe it was his hallucination?Alex feels like he's dreaming. Especially with $1.000.005 and a strange system suddenly appearing on his phone.It is completely crazy, but there is no denying that Alex is excited.Alex put his phone in his pants pocket and back to the hospital to pay for his daughter's medical bills. A smile on his lips, he almost jumps when he steps into Bianca's ward.The
The next morning, Alex decides to go to Sans' house.The Sans family lives in the Gambriell housing estate, which is for the middle class. Alex gets out of the luxury car he just bought this morning, then stares at the two-story house in front of him. He deliberately not changing his clothes to see how the wealth-crazed family would react.He begins to imagine the insults they will hurl. And once through the door, it just so happened that the Sans family members did not even know he there. Alex is greeted by cursing from his brother-in-law."Oh look, who's here? The useless unemployed!" Shouted John who was standing not far from the entrance. "After pretending to be rich at the hospital, you still dare to come back here?"Jasmine approaches Alex who is standing still in his place. The woman's face was contorted with hatred and her lips formed a sardonic smile. "Why are you back here? You said we were getting a divorce, but you still come to this house? Don't you have any shame?" She a
After pressing the panel with the command to proceed to the next level, a small light appeared and a loud click sounded once. The panel quickly disappeared, and a new, much wider panel appeared.Alex notices a rectangular panel hovering in front of him, seemingly out of nowhere. It is dominated by a faintly glowing blue light. An inscription slowly appeared there.There is a prompt to fill in his full identity. Starting from name, date of birth, parents' names, full address, family members, blood type, and other things related to Alex's life."Fill in everything to advance to the next level! You'll get more rewards!"The adult male voice came back. The tone is cheerful, but there is still a command there.Alex is silent for a moment, debating whether or not to fill in his full identity. Although the word 'reward' is tempting, he doesn't want to make the wrong move. He knows that this is the system that sent the million dollars to his account, but there's no denying that there's a feel