Alex realized that the remaining chicken boxes were not enough for the employees in this room. He recalculated their numbers and decided to buy a few more boxes.As per his duty, he had to make sure they all got one.This time, without contacting Missi, Alex went out to place the order himself. He used his credit card and thought for a moment about his dinner plans with Lucia. Maybe he could rent a place early, so they wouldn't have to jostle with other guests.Yes, that would be much better.Meanwhile, as Alex stepped out pushing his cart, Maria laughed contentedly in her place. She thought that Alex must be confused because his chicken box was less.'He won't be able to replace it', she thought happily.Maria planned to eat her chicken when all her colleagues came in. They would ask her where she got all this from, to which she would reply, "Ohh Alex volunteered it, he said it was for his wedding celebration with Lucia. All the employees got some, but... did you guys not get any?"T
1 month has passed. Which meant that his task of staying at his in-laws' house had been successfully carried out. Alex never even counted the days, he just let the time pass and without realizing his task had been completed.Well, things weren't as bad as he thought. Or, he was getting used to all the insults they threw at him.On his wedding day to Lucia, right when he got this task, he thought that his life would be worse than living with the Sans. In fact, it wasn't. Although, the Sans and the Vergs (with the exception of his wife) had the same level of arrogance.Alex thought that as long as they didn't physically hurt him, then he could survive. If it was only with insulting words and condescending looks, he didn't mind. It was like breakfast for him.Lucia's support was much more valuable.And also Bianca.Since the beginning when his world was turned upside down, he had Bianca as his encouragement. The reason why he had made it this far. Unfortunately, Alex still couldn't get
'TASK 2 LEVEL 15: PICK UP BIANCA AT SANS FAMILY HOME!'Alex was surprised to see the command appear on the system panel screen. After all this time, he finally got the order to take over his daughter.He had to leave now.Alex had actually prepared to go to work this morning, but seeing the order that appeared, it was better to take a pass first. Although Bi's company was his own, he would behave like a good worker. Obeying all the rules is the attitude of a leader.Alex contacted the staff concerned and took the permission slip. He then changed his cleaning service clothes into the new shirt Lucia had bought him. The girl had bought a lot of clothes for him, so he was happy to wear them all."Master, make sure that you can get Bianca out of the house, no matter what. Then, Bianca must return to live in your luxurious mansion. That's all from me, good luck!"Alex nodded at his supervisor's explanation. He combed his messy hair, then looked at his reflection in the mirror.How would t
"Daddyhhh!""Come here sweetheart!"Alex crouched down and opened his arms wide to welcome his daughter into his warm embrace. Bianca giggled and hugged his neck tightly, before Alex lifted the child's tiny body into his arms."I misses daddy!" Bianca said excitedly. She kissed Alex on both cheeks with a big smile.Alex's smile brightened at his daughter's joy. It had been a long time since he could hug Bianca like this. Sans' family restricted his visits, so Alex could only call Bianca to kill his longing. That is, if his ex-mother-in-law wasn't watching the child.Now, just because of the money he gave them, they were happy to give Bianca to him.Apparently, their affection is only limited to that. Or could Alex call it pretense, instead of real affection as a family? They clearly did not genuinely love Bianca.Alex deeply kissed the top of her daughter's head with relief. He turned to leave, but before he could take a step away, he turned to the Sans family gathered at the door.Th
"Now, come with your babysitter. I want to answer the phone first, then we'll play some more, okay?" Alex gently pushed Bianca's shoulder who was hugging his knee. They had just finished playing and she was lazily swinging at his feet."Ok, boss!" said Bianca as she stepped back. She brought her hand to her forehead; giving Alex a salute as if she were an obedient soldier.Alex chuckled and returned the boy's salute. Bianca giggled with a sweet smile that touched her eyes. Alex couldn't resist pinching her daughter's chubby cheeks. "Come on honey, come with your babysitter first."Bianca then ran towards her waiting babysitter, while Alex signaled the woman to take Bianca straight to the backyard.Alex wanted to talk to her supervisor.He had thought that Bianca's return to the house would make Alex stay, but he was wrong. His eyes returned to the system panel screen hovering in front of him.'CONGRATULATIONS! YOU HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED TASK 2 ON LEVEL 15!''PLEASE CLAIM YOUR REW
"BACHDIM VERG IS HERE! This bastard has been trying to trick us by hiding in his shed!"The man who had been holding Alex and Lucia back rushed in at the sound of his partner's shout. Alex and Lucia rushed to follow in fear.The whole house had been torn apart, nothing seemed to be intact anymore. Glass was scattered everywhere along with several broken family picture frames. Lucia's sobs intensified, especially when she saw her father being dragged out by the thugs.With a face as pale as paper, body shaking violently, Bachdim Verg begged to be released. However, the thugs shook their heads with furious expressions. His grip on Bachdim's arm only intensified. The other pulled roughly on Bachdim's shirt collar, telling him to move forward towards the living room where Alex and Lucia stood.Lucia wiped away her tears and approached her father. "Daddy! Dad... please let him go! You can't just drag him-""Shut up!" shouted the burliest of the men, none other than the leader of the gang.
Alex rose from the edge of the bed as Lucia's eyelids fluttered open.Lucia blinked, then looked around in a daze. When her gaze met Alex's, she froze with a confused look on her face."Why..." Lucia muttered, then the previous incident suddenly popped into her head. Her body jerked awake with her eyes wide with fear. "Dad!""Lucia-""Dad... where are you? Those thugs-argh..." Lucia groaned, unable to continue her sentence as her head throbbed with pain again.Alex didn't answer right away, instead telling Lucia to lie back down. Lucia obeyed, though her face was creased with worry."They took your father away," Alex said in a low voice, his hand gently stroking the back of her hand. He tried to calm Lucia down, but it didn't seem to work. The anxiety on Lucia's face only grew. "We have to save dad," she murmured angrily."They asked to meet at the tobacco factory on the edge of town, I'll go there," Alex said."Alone?" Lucia shook her head. "I have to go with you. You can't go alone
Alex stopped his car in front of the Verg family home. He wanted to go straight to the hospital to see Bachdim's poor condition, but his semi-conscious father-in-law kept asking him to go home, so he complied.He grabbed the man's arm and helped him walk into the house. The door opened and Alex frowned in surprise. Had Lucia gotten up from where she was?But as soon as he passed through the door, it was his two brother and sister-in-law. They turned around and widened their eyes when they saw the battered state of Bachdim who was on the verge of unconsciousness."Oh my God dad! What happened? Why are you battered? What did you do, huh? You useless man!" Tonny immediately cursed in a booming voice. He and Bastian immediately took over Bachdim from Alex.Alex's mouth opened to explain, but suddenly a punch flew into his face, hitting the corner of his mouth hard. Alex's body staggered backwards before falling to the floor. A coppery taste filled his mouth.What the hell? Why did Bastian