The lawyer promptly agreed to fulfill Dennis's request. "Oh, that. Sure, I will grant your wish."
Dennis continued, "Since my leg injury, it seems like there are no friendly people in this country anymore. Can you cover my surgery expenses so I can stand tall again in front of those who always look at me cynically?"
"Absolutely!" the old man replied promptly.
A week later, Dennis recovered from the leg surgery he had undergone.
Confidently, he drove into the Vanguard Fire Club grounds in a sleek black sedan. He intentionally parked next to Cory's car, which appeared to have just arrived for practice.
Dennis rolled down his car window and faced the vehicle carrying his former friend and his wife's lover.
"Who's that?" Cleo asked, astonished as the luxury car pulled up beside her.
The model scrutinized the man in the car. "Dennis?"
Both of Cleo's eyebrows shot up simultaneously, still uncertain if the handsome and affluent man she saw was her ex-husband whom she had divorced so bitterly just a week ago.
Cory had not noticed who Cleo was staring at and remarked, "Judging by the license plate, it seems to be the new club president."
Dennis opened the car door and stepped into the club, which held many painful memories in his life.
Accompanying Dennis was a female personal assistant who appeared to adjust the black suit Dennis was wearing before he confidently strode into the stadium.
"Damn, that's Dennis," Cleo exclaimed with a frightened expression. "You mentioned that's the new club president's car!"
In a condescending tone, Cory remarked while patting Dennis's shoulder, "Really? How can a disabled man like him become the club president?" He then grabbed his training bag before entering the stadium.
Dennis, who purposely walked slowly to wait for Cory, turned to his friend. His gaze was piercing as he observed Cory approaching, the star of Vanguard Fire.
Still unaware of Dennis's true identity, Cory once again taunted Dennis, "Oh, Dennis. What brings you here? Pretending to be wealthy?" Cory chuckled.
"What did you say?" Dennis, who had been clenching his fists, was prepared to retaliate against Cory's cheek, a blow he had been holding back since earlier, when he stumbled upon this unpleasant situation.
While patting Dennis's shoulder, Cory remarked, "You couldn't possibly afford to be in this position, Dennis. Stop daydreaming and wake up."
Slap!
Dennis's hand met its target with force, landing squarely on Cory's right cheek. Dennis warned, "Be careful with your words! The person I used to be is not who I am now. Your career fate is now in my hands, so watch what you say!"
"Ouch!" Cory cried out loudly, while Cleo, standing beside him, could only watch silently, observing her ex-husband's actions.
Turning to the team coach who was approaching, Dennis instructed, "Keep an eye on them, if they dare to disrespect me, bench them until the end of the league."
"Y-yes!"
Dennis then walked with his chest puffed into the heritage club of his father, who had abandoned him, staring at each face of the people who had bullied him in the past. He promised to make everyone in this club regret if they repeated unpleasant actions against him.
One team member spoke as his knees began to tremble, remembering what happened when the handsome young man began to get injured, "Oh my God! So he is Dennis, the one we mercilessly bullied?"
Another player responded with deep guilt. "If that's true, we're in danger. We were a bad team to him, he might have come to take revenge."
Cleo snorted, then leaned her red lips close to Cory's ear. "I know he's weak, but he's not stupid, Cory. He can do anything when he reaches his deepest disappointment."
Cleo's words made Cory's hair stand on end, but of course, this tall man with a plethora of achievements on the green field didn't want to appear weak in front of Cleo. "You relax, he won't be that cruel when he retaliates against us."
As Cleo and Cory began to feel scared, Dennis entered his office and then sat in the president's chair. He was so delighted with the position he was in right now; Dennis's eyes were teary.
He truly never expected to be in this place, even though he never dared to dream of this day before.
A young woman with shoulder-length hair approached Dennis. Her face was so gentle, and she had rosy cheeks, a white shirt, and a black pencil skirt, making her look professional. "Sir, my name is Romaria Tuner. I am your assistant during your term. You can give me any order, not limited to club matters only."
Dennis nodded slowly, recalling his memories. He tried to plan who would be the target of his revenge now. "So you can help me find evidence of my wife's affair? I mean, my ex-wife."
Romaria smiled faintly and raised her eyebrows. "I can, Sir. Anything. Give me time to do it."
Dennis responded, his sweet smile turning sour as he remembered the CCTV cameras installed a few weeks ago. Initially, he installed surveillance cameras because of the unsafe environment around Dennis's residence, but now the object has become Dennis's tool for revenge. "Here's the password for the surveillance device. Write it down and transfer it to a flash drive so you can spread it."
Romaria nodded in agreement with Dennis's first task. "Alright, I'll copy the recordings you need."
Romaria seemed to start pressing many buttons on Dennis's phone and was ready to copy it as ordered. This kind of task was relatively easy for Romaria because, since working with the Rolin family, she had often been assigned espionage tasks like this.As the evening approached, Dennis, who was still in the president's chair, welcomed Romaria. He glanced at the handbag behind his assistant's shoulder, guessing it was a flash drive containing CCTV recordings from Cleo's house that he needed. "You're fast,""Thank you, Sir. I'm used to doing secret tasks like this. You need to know that I had to play the recording first to make sure this cassette contains what you asked for."Dennis nodded happily. It turned out to be very easy for him to get back at Cleo. "Oh, so you've confirmed the flash disk?"Romaria immediately placed a small white cassette on Dennis's desk. "Yes, this is the right cassette. So what do you want me to do with this flash disk?"Dennis cleared his throat and glanced a
The journalists continued to barrage Cleo with questions that made Cleo feel low. "So, Cleo divorced because of an affair with Dennis's teammate?"Cleo ran back into the house, covering her face with her bag. "Get out of here!"Cory, who was still on the sofa, then approached Cleo to see what was happening outside the house."What's going on?"Cleo snorted and walked away with an empty gaze. "It's too late. I thought I could fix it, but they all know now, and I'm helpless because of it."Cleo's phone rang, and her slender hand quickly grabbed it. "Hello,"Cleo fell silent for a long time, and her angry eyes looked despondent upon hearing the words from the other end of the line. "Fine!"Cory nudged Cleo's stiff shoulder beside him. "Who was that?"Cleo leaned her back against the sofa and looked at her accomplice with teary eyes. "He's ruined my career.Now I'm no longer the face of famous products, Cory!"Cory closed his eyes upon hearing Cleo's words. "This is scary!"As Cleo and Co
"No! It has nothing to do with you. Just calm down."Of course, Cory didn't believe it so quickly; he immediately grabbed Cleo's phone roughly. "I need to know everything about you, Darling. Don't make me wonder."Cleo, who was not pleased, immediately grabbed her phone again, although eventually, the device fell onto the sofa, and Cory managed to see it. "Give it to me!"Cory's angry face was visible once Cleo realized who was being watched. Cory's face began to turn red as he couldn't contain his anger. "What? You're still keeping an eye on the man you divorced?What's wrong with you, Cleo? Am I not enough for you?"Feeling like this argument was futile, Cleo then stood up from her seat while holding her phone. "I think it's time for me to meet that man; he has to forgive me, and I'm sure he can put me back in my rightful place."Cory firmly grabbed Cleo's hand, trying to stop this beautiful woman's crazy intention. "No! You're mine now. Don't you dare approach that man again. Enoug
Unable to tolerate Cleo's behavior, Dennis's threat was heard immediately. "Get out, Cleo, or I'll make your career even more ruined!"Cleo was shocked to hear Dennis's words and finally just surrendered when the security guards dragged her hands to Dennis's luxurious house's gate. "What?"Cleo finally left Dennis's house after being escorted by the security guards to her car. During the journey, her eyes continued to be teary, feeling foolish for her behavior in front of Dennis, who was angry with her.As the car she was driving almost arrived in front of her house, suddenly, many text messages came in, and her eyes immediately glanced at the screen."[Your contacts have been canceled. Sorry Cleo, but you're boycotted because of your affair, Cleo]."Cleo became even more aware of her mistakes and regretted ever hurting Dennis so much with her affair."He's even more ruthless than I imagined."Cleo's weary legs then stepped into the house, and she sat on the sofa with her head bowed.
Rob sighed heavily and leaned close to Cory's ear. "Meet me after training."Those words suddenly made Cory feel strange hearing them from his coach. Usually, Rob only does something like this for players who have problems on the field during matches.That feeling made Cory continue to wonder about Rob's reasons during training. "It can't be that I have a problem. I never make mistakes on the field."Despite being frustrated, Cory remembered Owen's words assuring his position on the team. Cory continued to train because he knew he had to perform impressively in the upcoming match to maintain his position as a star player for the rest of the season.The training session ended, and it was time for Cory to meet Rob. He walked slowly down the hallway to the locker room where Rob usually talked with players.Cory approached Rob immediately to ask. "Coach, I'm here. What do you want to talk about?"Rob looked around and then glanced toward the coach's room, which was still dark. "I think it
Cory, who didn't get a response from Dennis, then walked towards his car and drove towards Cleo's house. During the journey, he kept grumbling as if preparing sharp words to vent his anger at Cleo.When he parked his car in front of Cleo's house, Cory immediately entered the house and found Cleo crying uncontrollably in front of the screen, which had been playing and replaying news of their affair.Cory, without any pity, immediately grabbed Cleo's hand, who didn't realize his presence. "Do you know what happened to me this morning?"Cleo looked at Cory's newly arrived face and asked. "What happened to you?"Cory, who had prepared his words, immediately shouted. "My career is ruined, Cleo. I'm just going to sit on the bench indefinitely!"Cleo shook her head, realizing that Cory was also ruined because Dennis was spreading the video. "Dennis is truly evil!"Cory pushed Cleo's body onto the sofa. "Dennis? This is your fault, Cleo. If it weren't for you tempting me. I wouldn't be like t
Dennis remembered the name David Smith, which was not unfamiliar to him. Dennis then whispered, "He seems familiar to me. He's the cousin of that annoying guy."The Lawyer nodded. "You mean Cory Anderson's cousin?"Dennis smiled, and an idea filled his mind. "Let me see his partnership with the company."The Lawyer opened a folder containing copies of agreements made ten years ago. "David is the sole supplier of jerseys at the club's official store. David decides the colors and quantities of jerseys we sell there."Hearing the Lawyer's explanation, Dennis frowned. "Decides?"The Lawyer nodded. "Yes, Sir."Dennis grabbed the document and slowly read the agreement made by his father, then found one by one the cooperation clauses that Dennis considered outdated. "I think it's no longer the time for monopolies to exist. This will make him overpowered."The company lawyer approached to caution Dennis, but before the Lawyer could speak, Dennis shook his head. "We need to make a new agreemen
Uh!Dennis smiled sweetly, making their encounter feel like an intensely passionate and unbearable photo shoot.Olivia knew this was what they needed to make Cleo more jealous, and Dennis kept intensifying their kisses, making him seem like the star of this show.Certainly, what Olivia and Dennis were doing encouraged the paparazzi outside the restaurant to take even more intimate pictures, Dennis's smile widened, and he realized his partner supported his revenge plan.After feeling that the photos taken by the paparazzi were more than enough, they then sat at the table Dennis had reserved, and soon, the waiter approached them to start serving their warm lunch.While lunch was still ongoing, photos of Dennis and Olivia taken by the paparazzi were finally picked up by the gossip media in Vanguard City, and it didn't take long for Cleo to find out.As Dennis wanted, Cleo was consumed by jealousy until she felt like smashing the screen in front of her."Damn it! Why do they have to broad