"Well... well... look who's making such an intense approach, he seems afraid of losing so much that he has to sneak around," a voice from the front door remarked.*Knock**Knock*The man knocked, flashing his fake wide smile. Glenn grimaced as he saw the man approaching; he had planned the perfect punchline for Alyssa, but that serpent messed up the timing."Sorry, Alyssa, I just happened to see the door open. By the way, may I come in?" he asked politely, despite his earlier rude interruption to their conversation.It was evident that he only wanted small talk to make Alyssa forget Glenn's delayed response. Victor didn't want Alyssa to be intrigued by his rival's answer, jeopardizing his position as the primary candidate to obtain the patent."Well, if you're not allowed, are you going to leave?" Glenn retorted.He reached for the tea glass he had placed on the table earlier and took another sip, needing the calm it provided at the moment.Alyssa chuckled, enjoying the dispute betwee
"Connor, I need your help," Glenn requested.Without waiting long, Connor promptly came to meet his young master. Glenn was sitting in his office chair in his penthouse. Even here, he still had a work desk, but now the view had changed to the density of city buildings.He placed his glasses on the table; when working, he preferred glasses over contact lenses."What can I assist you with, sir?" Connor greeted, slightly bowing."You know I got a task from Father, right?" Glenn baited, looking at Connor, waiting for his response.Although he already knew the answer, he just wanted to make sure that Connor understood what he was going to ask for.Connor nodded briefly."Good, I don't need to explain it to you again. In essence, to win the competition against Alyssa between me and Victor, I have to deceive her, and I can't do it alone. The Serpent always follows me, quite annoying.""How many people do you need, young master?" Connor asked.Glenn grinned, "I knew you'd figure it out, so I'
Glenn drove his car towards the meeting place with only twenty minutes left. He accelerated because the evening rush hour was a busy time for office workers heading home, causing the roads to become increasingly crowded.Through the rearview mirror, he noticed someone tailing him, and to his surprise, it was Victor himself! The man grinned with delight.‘Damn, he's read my strategy,’ Glenn thought."Since he managed to guess my destination and outmaneuver me to get there, it's time to execute the backup plan," Glenn decided.He contacted Connor, "You need to release another decoy," he ordered."Alright, young master," Connor replied.***"That must be him!" exclaimed Vincent when he noticed a car heading towards a location not included in their options."Where is he going?" Vincent wondered.With a tablet in his hand, he ran an algorithm in conjunction with Alyssa until he found a place Glenn might visit.He hesitated, especially when he learned about the place's history with Alyssa.
Glenn entered his father's office, a restrained smile playing on Connor's lips. He felt proud of his young master.Meanwhile, Arthur Smith clenched his jaw, pleased with his son's success but displeased at the thought of sparing Lucas Walsh. It wasn't about the nominal amount of money but a matter of pride.However, going back on his promise would be more embarrassing, especially to his son."Do you want to do it yourself?" the father asked Glenn, offering him the option to hand the entire project back to Lucas.At least Glenn would regain his dignity in front of Lucas, turning around his son's unfavorable impression.That's what the father predicted, so it was quite surprising when Glenn shook his head, flopped onto the guest sofa, and casually said, "No, I'm tired. Father did it, so you have to fix it yourself," before propping his legs on the long sofa and falling asleep.Arthur Smith chuckled at his son's antics. "You're not going home. Your mother must be worried about you," he s
Upon reaching the ground floor, the two police officers led Glenn towards the front lobby, where a group of journalists had already gathered.The flashes from their cameras were so blinding that Glenn automatically closed his eyes and covered his face.'Have the journalists known beforehand? What's going on? Who is framing me?' Glenn wondered.Once outside, the two police officers deliberately stopped to give the journalists an opportunity to take pictures of Glenn.At that moment, from the corner of his eye, Glenn caught sight of Victor smirking in the dark side of the building. He couldn't be mistaken; he reaffirmed his vision and was certain it was Victor.Glenn believed this was Victor's doing; the man refused to accept defeat and didn't want to fall alone, so he had to take Glenn, too.After providing satisfying angles for the journalists, the two police officers then took Glenn to the police station.He was taken to the interrogation room, seated roughly with his hands handcuffe
"Have you informed Lucas, Father?" Glenn asked Arthur after he turned off the television.He fed up seeing the fake smile from the serpent.Arthur shook his head, "But I haven't canceled it either. For now, we need to make sure he doesn't depend on Evo Pharma so that he can't be exploited as they pleased," he explained.Glenn nodded in agreement."Ack! I can't trace him," Rufus grumbled from the dining table, concentrating on finding Company X, which was selling a large amount of Smith Corp shares. However, it seemed like he was having difficulties.Glenn thought for a moment, "Do you know Victor's brother? Vincent? I think, for strategic matters like this, he's the brains. Don't approach it based on Victor, but do it from his brother's perspective," Glenn suggested to Rufus.Rufus's face brightened, agreeing with Glenn's advice that renewed his enthusiasm. Earlier, he had felt desperate because Victor's habits led to a dead end.Since Victor and his brother had completely different a
"Look, what will happen if I entrust you to him, you will end up being used, then after becoming useless, you will be discarded or even worse, 'eliminated’ exactly like what his father did to me. He couldn't accept his son being rejected, so he sought revenge by taking away all my partners.""Now his reputation is in ruins; he deliberately returns all my partners, maybe hoping I would be grateful and back him up. Tsk, not a chance!" Mr Lucas grumbled while pointing at the television broadcasting news about Glenn.Hazel ignored her Dad's scolding, still concentrating on listening to Glenn's news. She was confident that Glenn wouldn't be so arrogant as to take someone’s life just to get what he wanted. In fact, that attitude was more fitting for someone else...A long sigh from Miriam was heard, and Hazel saw her mom's face trying to contain frustration while peeling an apple for her husband."Why? I don't understand why you defend a young man who is clearly wrong like this?!" Mr Luca
"Welcome back, Mr Roesli. You truly understand if the world still needs you," Victor Davis greeted with his fake wide smile.Roesli stared at Victor with his still blurry vision, immediately sensing that the young man in front of him was no better off than he was.'He can't be trusted; his tongue is forked like a snake,' Roesli thought to himself."What do you want?" he asked skeptically.If the young man in front of him was too naive to think he would welcome his 'good intentions,' then he was not worthy of being valuable in his eyes. He didn't believe in superficial things like that.For him, naivety and foolishness were one and the same."Well, the response I hoped for from you, Mr Roesli. Straight to the point, no beating around the bush, strict to business, right?" Victor, who was standing before, now walked towards the waiting chair and sat there beside Roesli's bed. Roesli's peripheral vision followed the young man's movements."Stop the small talk and get to the point; my he