Arthur was about to throw another punch when Tom's phone rang with a call. He stretched his right hand in front of his face as he got up slowly. "I'm going to go. Stop this before people think more about your high temper."
Tom limped away after looking at Shannon, who looked worried. He simply nodded before actually leaving Arthur and Shannon at the famous boutique to get the best outfit for their happy day.
While receiving the call, Tom tried to pay attention to his surroundings. "Did you get the results?"
At the end of the call, Pete nodded steadily. "It's an illegal drug that's still being developed, Tom."
Hearing Pete's short and clear explanation, Tom was completely out of patience. He hit the wall with quite a bit of force. "Damn it! He's completely insane! How could—"
"Please watch what you say, Tom. I heard that Arthur is making a scene. Be careful. He can do anythi
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“So, I’ll most likely be dismissed?” asked Arthur in a trembling voice. His hands were clenched into fists, while his teeth were chattering with anger.James turned round and looked at Arthur after letting out a long sigh. “Aren’t you trying to think things through? Is it appropriate for a director to do such a horrible thing in a public place, Arthur?”Arthur’s left hand tried to control his clenched right hand. He looked down languidly, as if he was regretting his actions. “It wasn’t my fault, dad. Tom did everything to set me up. He put me in the worst potential situation. Don’t you ever think about it? Ever since he came, all the good things I had planned have been completely ruined! He’s bad luck, dad!”“Enough, Arthur!”Arthur got up quickly. His hands were clenched tightly into fists, trying not to be rude in f
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Quickly, Arthur opened the news portal page. But for some reason, he had trouble opening it. Instead of restarting the network, he chose to go to the living room of Jeff Coley’s residence. He opened the current affairs channel without hesitation.Sure enough, he saw Tom’s face in the news. His eyes widened as he saw that Tom’s stock was now equal to that of Jeff Coley, whom he had trusted to make him a director among the many candidates.Arthur’s temper exploded. He slammed the remote control before leaving Jeff’s house. Without hesitation, he drove his car towards home. “There was only one person who could explain everything. James!”Again, Arthur’s luxury car broke the rules to get home. There was only anger in his piercing eyes. His hands kept clenching into fists until his nails cut deep into his palms.Arriving at the house, Arthur immediately ente
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"Stop this, kiddos. Let's have lunch before you embark on a more colourful life. Arthur with his engagement, and Tom with his efforts to return JF Groups to the Fischer bloodline."James's warning made both Tom and Arthur pause. Both of them ate a hearty lunch immediately. A sight that no one had ever imagined before.Noticing something strange about Arthur's suddenly warm demeanour, Tom began to act wary. He suddenly remembered something to question."Tell me, dad. How did it start when your condition worsened back then? Did you eat or drink anything?"Instead of hearing an answer from James, Tom heard a loud cough from Arthur. He smiled softly before handing Arthur a glass of water across the table."Are you choking? There's no need to rush, Arthur. Just pick. No one will tell you to hurry at the dinner table."Arthur downed the mineral water Tom hand
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Lunch was over as the trio tried to break the day into the living room. Arthur got up in the middle of a heated conversation between Tom and James."Where are you going, Arthur?" James asked anxiously. Ever since he'd thrown in a joke to break the situation, Arthur hadn't reacted the way he'd hoped.Arthur turned his head with a friendly smile. His face looked so sincere. "Gathering with you guys without a drink would be lacking, dad. Should I make you a drink?"Although Arthur's question was sincere, it wasn't for Tom. He felt something was wrong. Especially with Arthur's demeanour changing so much. "I'd like an iced coffee, Arthur. I see you often make it for yourself. Can I have one?"Arthur turned to Tom. His head nodded slowly with both hands alternately ringing the joints of the fingers. "Why not? I'll make one for you. A special drink for you. What about you, dad?""Just g
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Arthur had just woken up after being unconscious for two hours. Instead of looking for someone who might worry about him, he laughed when remembered all too well how death had taken Tom back to the hell.Slowly, Arthur got up and moved. In the luxurious room, he tried to find his phone. Or at least a newspaper. Unfortunately, he found nothing there. “Shit! Where’s my phone? Why isn’t Pete here? What’s going on? I forgot Pete would probably be busy with Tom’s death, which I never thought could happen this quickly.”Arthur returned to the bed. This time, he searched for the remote to switch on the television to keep up to date with things. Especially about the state of his home, which might be in mourning.But what was Arthur’s surprise when suddenly the door to his treatment room was opened with quite a bang? Arthur almost cursed if he didn’t see who was coming to visit him,
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Tom came closer and helped the dishevelled Arthur by supporting each other's shoulders to get up slowly.Unfortunately, Arthur refused. He pushed Tom away angrily. His dark face changed drastically even without saying a word.Tom shook his head softly. His wet face signalled the same sadness. He nodded his head repeatedly, then brought Arthur closer to the coffin in front of him."Why, dad?" asked Arthur regretfully. He had never expected his dad's death. It never even occurred to him to think of his dad dying, even though the desire to seize all of Fischer's wealth never left his head. "Why did you have to die, dad? Why didn't he die?!"Tom cried even more guiltily. After all, he had just returned home. He still wanted to be with his dad, still wanted to tell him things, still wanted to make up for all the time he had lost for more than a third of his life.Arthur couldn't help
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Tom widened his eyes, then ran to his room in a hurry. His breath came in ragged gasps as he knocked on the door with a bang. "Pete? Are you asleep? Pete? Can you open the door? I have to—"But what was Tom's surprise when the door to Pete's room burst open? There was no one there. He was even more surprised when he turned round to find Pete behind him.Quickly, Tom scratched his chest. He closed his eyes, then let out a long breath. "What were you doing there, Pete?"Instead of answering, Pete asked back. "I should be the one asking. Why did you come here? Didn't your dad often remind you to take regular breaks?"Pete walked out of Tom's presence to enter the room. His hands were busy carrying a tray with a bowl of instant food and a glass of warm milk.Tom followed suit and also entered Pete's room, which was only half the size of his own. "Why are you eating in the middl
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Arthur had just arrived home when the clock struck 4:15 AM. Unsteadily, he rushed up the stairs. But what a surprise he had when he saw the living room. There were three glasses on the table.Curious, Arthur approached. He looked at the tall coffee cup on the far side. Meanwhile, the other glasses were all gone. Slowly but surely, Arthur, who was hiccuping, remembered.His eyes widened, and he sat down right in front of the iced coffee, which was still untouched even by a sip. He searched his shirt pocket, but found nothing there. Slowly, he got up hurriedly, opening the workspace where he had changed his clothes."What the fuck? Where's my shirt? How am I going to lose that evidence? No-no. Please don't lose it. But where is it? I'm sure I have it in my shirt pocket!"Arthur's incoherent babbling could actually be heard by Tom from the doorway. He knew Arthur had done something with the iced coffee
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