In a luxurious-looking room with classic interiors, a man was sitting relaxing in a soft premium chair. He looked very happy from the smile on his face, even though he was closing his eyes and alone in the room."I can't wait," he says without opening his eyes. He wiggled his chair to the right and left.Then, the man straightened up to reach for his cell phone. He turned it on and looked at the screen."Why is there no news? Did they manage to mess up King Pizza and make Jack the one responsible for it? It would be nice if I could see the store now. But, no problem. I can go there tomorrow or the day after tomorrow to see the remnants of that mess hahaha."That's right, the man is none other than David Guillon, Sophie's ex-boyfriend, who holds a grudge against Jack. It sounds strange because it should be Jack who has the right to hold a grudge against him, considering how he has ruined Jack's engagement to Sophie.However, David still thinks that all his bad luck is because of Jack.
"Can we go now, sir?"Thomas looked at Jack with a pitiful expression. He really didn't know what Jack's plan was. But one thing was for sure, he knew that David would receive a much harsher punishment.Whatever Jack would do to David, Thomas would not interfere. The sooner he left King Pizza, the better for his heart. His heart had been racing since earlier because of the fear that wouldn't go away.Thomas was sure his friends were experiencing the same thing. They were really feeling very intimidated!During Thomas' career as a hired thug, he had never felt so scared as when he faced Jack. He was convinced that Jack was not a random person.'The young man even left my questions unanswered. The look in his eyes made me feel like I was suffocating.' Thomas gulped for who knows how many times."Open your cell phone!""What for, sir?"Jack didn't answer again. He continued to stare intently at Thomas.'Is he thinking of taking all the wages we received from Mr. Guillon. Shit! If that's
In a business area, there is a three-story building that looks magnificent among other buildings. The many lights shining on the building made it look the most luminous.It was David's father's eyeglass shop, Guillon Glasses. The place was already deserted as it was no more than five minutes away from closing. There were only one or two customers still chatting with the staff.Guillon Glasses Optics was the last shop to close. In that area, almost all the shops were closed. That's why the area looks dark.However, behind the darkness, there were many pairs of eyes stalking Guillon Glasses optics. They were all wearing all-black clothes. Therefore, their presence was unknown as they were camouflaged by the circumstances."Get ready, the moment they start turning off the lights, we'll attack," whispered one of the scouts before putting on his headgear.His order was immediately followed by nods from the other mysterious men. They also compactly covered their heads so that no one would r
"Have you forgotten already, BOS?" Thomas deliberately emphasized the word 'boss'. He then continued, "Hey, I even just called you earlier.""Y-you?" David was like being struck by lightning in the middle of the day. The words of the man carrying the gun made David even more certain of what had been in his mind.Those robbers were indeed the thugs he paid to cause trouble at King Pizza!'Then, what did they come here for?' David's thoughts were getting more and more unclear."Looking at your face now, you seem to have remembered who we are. So, what should I do with him, guys?"A thug said as he slammed his fist into his own palm. "Just beat him up!""Ah, no, no, that'll take too long. Better yet, pull the trigger on your gun right now! I can't wait to throw his corpse into the river!" Another thug chimed in.The heinous proposal immediately received approval from the other thugs. They were so excited, asking Thomas to make it happen.Of course, this made David even more anxious. The
The thugs spread out to all sides on the first floor of Guillon Glasses. They quickly shuffled through the neatly organized items, both inside the display cases and outside. The sound of shattering glass soon dominated the room."No! No! Please, don't do this!" David trembled as he watched his father's merchandise fall apart.Meanwhile, the employees approached each other feeling increasingly intimidated. At that moment, they realized that the mysterious men were not robbers. If they were robbers, they would have immediately asked David to show them where the money from today's transaction was kept, instead of destroying things like now.On the other hand, the employees also wanted to stop the action of the bar thugs. However, they are worried that their actions will lead to a shot in the head. Although life is sometimes difficult, they don't want to die yet.When the employees took a stance of not wanting to get involved in the chaos, David urged them to help save his father's busine
In a dark corner of FleetLand, there were two men sitting on a long bench. One of them bowed very low."We've taken care of everything, sir. Everything happened the way you wanted it to. The CCTV evidence has been erased and the place is a mess. To be sure, not a single piece of merchandise remains.""Good!""May I leave now, sir?" The man repeated his question at King Pizza earlier.That's right, it was Thomas. He was reporting on the work of himself and his friends in tinkering with the Guillon Glasses. Just like at King Pizza earlier, for some reason Thomas felt an overwhelming fear when dealing with Jack. That young man really had a strong murderous aura."No." Jack turned to Thomas. He looked at him sharply.Of course that made Thomas look down even more. He clenched his hands into fists to hide his fear. "W-what did I do wrong, sir?"BUG!Thomas raised his head to see what the sound was. And, Thomas' eyes opened wide and his jaw dropped. If his hands were shaking in fear before,
Jack smiled widely in front of his tiny dorm room. He looked up before taking a deep breath of air and closing his eyes."I hope Uncle Bob is better now."Jack picked up the bicycle parked nearby. This morning, he planned to visit Claire's father at Sunshine Hospital."I can't come empty-handed. Claire will definitely be happy if I bring her favorite food."While continuing to pedal his bike, Jack remembered the name of the restaurant famous for its delicious steak dishes."Prime Steakhouse! Yes, that's the name of the restaurant. I'll go there!" Jack stopped his bike to look up the location of the restaurant on his phone. He smiled widely when he found out.Actually, this restaurant was on a street that Jack was familiar with. It's just that, having never been there and probably just passing by, Jack didn't pay much attention to it.Jack pedaled his bike back after putting his cell phone in his bag.Moments later, Jack arrived at the Prime Steakhouse courtyard. An upward arch automat
When Jack turned around after ending the call with Matthew, two waiters were already staring at him. Apparently, they were waiting to scold Jack!"Finished, huh?!" The waitress scrunched up her waist. Her face looked very disgusted. "You must have just called your boyfriend, right?""What?"Jack was shocked! Even though his relationship with Sophie ended in such a heinous way, he was still attracted to the opposite sex. It had never occurred to Jack to try to establish a love relationship with a man.Now, Jack laughed. He silently said, "Me and Matthew, dating?Of course, the waiters in front of Jack were not happy to see him laughing. To them, the laughter sounded like mockery."You see for yourself, how annoying this loser is. That's why I can't contain my anger. The other poor people, who came just to sit around without ordering, at least they are still sane and can be asked nicely to leave this restaurant. Whereas this person? Geez, this really is the most unlucky day of my life!"
The moon was perfectly round. From the attic of Greenroad Villa, the wind made the tops of the cypress trees look like they were rubbing against the full moon. There was coffee steaming in two white cups on the wooden table. A burly hand seemed to pick up one of the cups. "It's beautiful," Claire said after her husband took a sip of coffee. She admired the night view of the place. Jack shook his head. "There is something more beautiful than this." Claire said with a beaming face. "Really?" "'Yup." Jack took another sip of his homemade coffee. "Tell me quickly. I want to see it tomorrow." Claire was getting excited. "Why wait until tomorrow?" "So, I can see it now?" "Of course!" Claire clapped her hands happily. "Where can I see it?" She pulled her chair closer to Jack. "Go to the room." Claire who was listening to her husband intently furrowed her brows. However, she still said, "Then?" "When you stand in front of the mirror, look ahead. It really is the most beautiful vie
People were surprised by Jack's reaction to what Claire had done, and Claire herself was no exception. From the time she knew Jack until they decided to get married, Jack had never yelled at her, except when she made a mistake.'Then, what did I do wrong?' Claire thought to herself as she looked at her husband.Some of the ladies in the guest seats also didn't expect the young master to yell at his wife. They held their chests in shock. In their opinion, what Claire did was right.Those impudent people deserved two or three more slaps. Some of the guests even wanted to join in grabbing their hair.If Claire was shocked, Lady was not. Although Claire's slap made her cheek hurt, she was glad to know that the young master was quick to yell at his wife for being rude. That meant, she still had a chance. Who knew what chance Lady was referring to."Young Master," Matthew said feeling the need to defend Claire. He thought, perhaps his employer had misunderstood. However, before he had a cha
Undeniably, the aura emanating from Jack made the four women depressed. They seemed to clutch at their own clothes to hide their trembling hands in fear."Lady," Jack called out as the four women fell wordlessly silent.Lady forced herself to smile. "I am, Young Master."Jack laughed to hear Lady, who had often made fun of him as a loser, now addressing him with such a title, and spoken in a gentle tone."You insist on seeing me. Tell me, after this, what do you want?" Jack stuffed both hands into his pockets.To be honest, Jack's changeable reactions, sometimes looking angry, sometimes so friendly, confused Lady. She was well aware that Jack had every right to be angry. And she would accept whatever Jack would do.Lady briefly turned her head to the right and left to see the expressions on her friends' faces. She was sure that the expression on her face now was not much different from theirs; fear, anxiety, mixed with an expression of regret.Then, she suddenly dropped to her knees i
The guards delayed dragging Sophie and her friends out because they heard authoritative words from a man. It was an utterance they couldn't possibly ignore.That's right, it was Jack himself who had restrained the guards from arresting the female troublemakers. Now, the place seemed to freeze. Everyone watched Jack's calm face as they wondered what would happen next."What's he going to do?" asked Gary as he watched Jack walk to the edge of the stage after asking his wife for a moment. Although Gary was only watching from the television screen, his breath caught in his throat.As someone who had a lot of blame on Jack, Gary was naturally worried about his life. He began to understand the bad things that kept happening to him, although it wasn't as bad as what happened to David, Gary felt frustrated with his life that kept going downhill. Looking at his current situation, it could explain all the bad luck that had befallen him.So, what if his bad luck is still going to continue? What
That one shout managed to provoke the other guests. Now the place was filled with calls for Young Master Roodenburg to kiss his wife.Both of Claire's cheeks flushed at the sound. She even removed her arms from Jack's neck, turning toward the audience with her head slightly bowed.Jack sighed seeing his wife like that. He brought his face closer to Claire's, making the audience stop their exclamations.Everyone was tense waiting for what the Young Master would do."Don't worry. I won't do it in public," Jack whispered so quietly that only Claire could hear him.She turned to her husband with a bright face. Meanwhile, the audience was still waiting for the young master to do what they expected.In that moment of silence, there was suddenly a shout from the back row of seats."YOUNG MASTER!!!"The people were startled. They looked back, to the source of the voice, to see the appearance of the woman who had so boldly called out to Young Master Roodenburg.Now, they were staring at a woma
The wedding procession of Young Master Roodenburg and Miss Claire Boutcher has been completed. Now, their friendship had officially become husband and wife with a sacred bond of love. Happiness was evident on the faces of the bride and groom, their families, and the invited guests, except for the four friends sitting in the back seats.Sophie, who had been shedding tears, now hugged Lady to hide her sobs after seeing Jack kiss Claire on the forehead. Sophie still remembered clearly that during the time she and Jack were dating, Jack had never asked for a kiss from her. Whereas when she was David's girlfriend, he asked her for everything, even on their first day of dating.Indeed, Sophie often sees Jack as a loser even when it comes to romance. While she gives David very high marks, and considers him to be a real passionate man.'But look at it now. Jack married Claire in front of the entire Rhineland town with great dignity and charisma, with no drama, no fuss, no promises of this or
"Hearing his voice, it is clear that Young Master is a kind and humble person. All of us who have the opportunity to attend this event feel very happy and honored. But Young Master instead calls himself the lucky one to be able to greet us. We really are lucky. Even if someone were to buy a wedding invitation from Young Master at a fantastic price, I would confidently refuse it. This is truly the most precious moment of heartbreak." Grace smiled widely with both feelings of happiness and sadness. Her eyes were fixed on the large screen on the right side of the stage. The screen displayed the figure of the masked man who had captured the attention of everyone in Rhineland.Two large screens had been set up beside the stage to help the backseat audience get a clear view of the proceedings. What was shown on the screens was what was seen on the television screens as well.Grace and her entourage were a little disappointed that they were seated at the very back, but they were quite self-a
"If this was the old David, I would believe it. But David, now you even only live in this cramped boarding house. There's no way you can meet a woman from the upper class." Gary picked up a potato chip and chewed it casually. There was no longer any worry or fear of offending David. David's arrogance had faded since he fell into poverty. "Maybe David saw her when he was finance manager at Big Roodgroup." Gary said. However, David remained unmoved. He didn't take his eyes off the television. The frown on his forehead grew. "David." Even Gary's soft call startled David. Shaking his head, David said, "There's no mistaking it, she's that woman." Ryan asked, "What are you talking about?" "I'm pretty sure, she, Young Master Roodenburg's bride is that rude woman who works at King Pizza. She scolded me once. She yelled at me and Sophie. She told us not to go inside the store." Gary and Ryan looked at each other briefly before laughing together. The small room was now filled with their a
Greenroad Villa was very busy today. The servants were so busy going back and forth taking care of all the needs, especially since the guests had started arriving early.Many special guests came to this most luxurious and phenomenal wedding, such as government officials, artists, conglomerates, and so on. They were very excited considering this was the wedding of the sole heir of the Roodenburg family, the family with the most wealth, popularity and influence.Who would want to miss an invitation to the wedding of the sole heir of the number one high-class family?"To be honest, I'm still traumatized by the events of that charity night." Lady took Sophie's arm."I didn't realize that the wedding invitation was real. It felt so... sudden, too sudden. It's a good thing you forced me to come, otherwise I would have regretted missing my idol's happy event even more, though I probably wouldn't have cried about it for long." Lady continued. She hugged Sophie while acting like she was sobbin