Starting from a meeting at the office that morning, Alex found himself noticing Lucia more and more.He didn't know what it was about her, but there was something about her that caught his attention. Alex is not one to be easily attracted to women he has just met, but then again, Lucia was different.Her sincerity, her courage, her kindness, her spirit, her determination... How she smiled or spoke softly to him. How her eyes sparkled or her cheeks flushed when complimented... All of that kept replaying in Alex's head. Even when he was back home, there were little things that made him remember her.Alex felt like Lucia. Or, had he really fallen in love with her?It might be too early to draw conclusions, but he knew his feelings for Lucia were real.Alex himself didn't know how Lucia felt about him. Did she just think of him as a friend? Or did she nurture the same feelings?I don't know. In Alex's eyes, everything still felt vague.So far, they had started having lunch together more
"It hurts, argh!" Maria screamed and stroked her backside which was throbbing with pain. It felt like her bones had been crushed and her waist split in two.Cries of pain repeatedly came out of her mouth, while Alex just stared with laughter that he was trying to contain. His lips were folded inward and he turned his face the other way.Maria snorted at Alex's attitude of just standing there staring at her. Angrily, she pointed at the man's face while shouting, "You're on purpose! You poor, ignorant man! You did this on purpose!"Alex shook his head. "I didn't do anything. You slipped yourself."Maria growled in annoyance. Out of the corner of her eye, she could see several employees staring at her from behind the glass company doors. They were laughing and whispering to each other as they pointed at Maria who was half lying on the floor. Especially with her position which was quite embarrassing."What are you looking at?! There's nothing funny! Get lost!" Maria couldn't stop herself
'CONGRATULATIONS! YOU HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED TASK 1 ON LEVEL 14!'The notification appeared suddenly when Alex stepped out of the Mission room. He grinned happily at the sight of the system panel emitting a greenish glow, happy enough to be able to make Maria furious.Recalling the woman's expression, there was a sense of satisfaction in his heart. To be honest, Alex could have gotten back at the Sans family easily, but he was waiting for the order from the system panel.So far, what the system game ordered gave the best reply to the Sans family members. Gradually and although it was quite tiring, he quite enjoyed it all.Alex stretched his aching body and got into one of the elevators. He had to go home from this afternoon, as his 'punishment' needed to be carried out properly.As he waited for the bus at the bus stop, his supervisor's voice suddenly rang out."Congratulations on your success, Master Alex! So far, you've done all the tasks well up to this level 14! I just wanted
Alex looked at the Verg family home, which was designed like a medieval European building. There was a modern touch at the front, giving it a unique and striking impression compared to other houses. The house was large, with a large yard as well. The grass was neatly trimmed, and several green plants adorned the right and left sides of the house.It was said that Lucia's two married siblings also lived in the house.And as a new member, Alex was also required to live here based on the system panel's request.Alex knew that the Verg family didn't like him very much, especially his father-in-law and Lucia's brother, but what could he do? There was no way Alex could refuse the system panel's request.Pulling his suitcase, Alex took Lucia's hand who greeted him happily at the door. For his wife's sake too, he thought. She was the biggest reason why he agreed to stay here.They passed through the door and the Verg family members could be seen sitting on the sofa. His father-in-law-Bachdim
Lucia had returned from the bathroom, and she quickly sat down next to Alex.Seeing that Alex had eaten very little, she quickly offered him her homemade food. "Alex, let's try this, it's delicious."Lucia shamelessly pushed a spoonful of stir-fried vegetables into Alex's mouth. Alex looked around the table where the Verg family was looking at him sarcastically, but he didn't care.He opened his mouth and Lucia smiled happily. The girl went back to spooning the rest of Alex's uneaten food on the plate, while sighs of displeasure began to be heard.Alex felt like laughing at how annoyed the Verg family was when Lucia treated her so sweetly.Alex realized that Lucia did not hesitate to show her affection in front of her family. It didn't matter if they responded well or not.Lucia's brothers obviously didn't like seeing Lucia happy. They would definitely say something bad to put a strain on Alex and Lucia's relationship.Alex couldn't believe what Bastian had said earlier.Forced to the
If it wasn't for the orders from the system panel, Alex would have loved to return their insults. He didn't want to be humiliated in front of his wife, but unfortunately, Alex could only stay where he was."So what if Alex asks?" Lucia replied angrily. She was really annoyed with her brother's attitude of always putting others down, and worse, her own husband. Lucia couldn't take it!"Alex asked because he cares about me. Not like you guys who can only look down on me, but can't even help pay off my father's debt," she continued with emphasis, her face already flushed with emotion.Despite this, her siblings continued to snicker. Bastian rolled his eyeballs in disgust. "Why are you so upset, Lucia? Didn't I just tell you the truth, the fact that your husband's salary isn't much?" he said, grinning at Alex.Lucia growled. "But you didn't have to until-""Lucia..." Alex lightly touched Lucia's hand as she stood up. He stroked the back of her hand gently. "It's okay, it's okay," he whisp
Alex needed an explanation from his supervisor.A second after that thought, what Alex was expecting was finally heard."Master! This task is different from the previous ones. The tasks at this level are much more challenging, dangerous, and could threaten your life. You must be careful and maximize your strength if you want to survive."Alex felt his heart rate jump dramatically hearing that. The word 'monster' alone was scary enough, but hearing the warning voice of his supervisor was even more terrifying."So it's like this, Master. Currently, in the system world, there is one monster that is the enemy of all system humans. This monster can destroy all the order and progress that exists in the system world."Ah, I see. Alex unconsciously tightened his embrace on Lucia.His supervisor continued in an increasingly slow and serious voice, "If in the real world there is a virus that is slowly wiping out humans, then in the system world the problem is monsters. The only way to solve tha
"Hello Missi?"Alex stared at the quiet surroundings as he waited for an answer from his assistant. He wanted to do something before going to the system world."Yes, sir?" Missi's hoarse voice finally came from the other side of the phone. It looked like she had just woken up. "What's wrong? Sorry, I overslept.""It's fine, and sorry to call you at this time of night. But can you transfer $1 million dollars to my wife's account?" he asked. He couldn't shake the girl's sad face about her father's debt, so Alex wanted to help."Tonight, sir?""Yes, tonight," Alex said quickly. "Just tell them it's the annual bonus given to every employee on the new date, including new hires like Lucia. Or add that Bi Company always makes bonus payments in advance," he explained at length. He didn't want any suspicion."Oh good, sir. I understand. I'll do it tonight.""Very well. Thank you, Missi.""You're welcome, sir."Alex disconnected and breathed a sigh of relief. He looked at Lucia's face on his ph