"Who are you?" Steve frowned in confusion. The gray-haired man looked familiar to him.Surprisingly, he knew about Alvarez.The old man approached Steve and extended his hand to shake. "I'm Daniel."Steve looked at the wrinkled hand warily, fearing a deadly weapon.Realizing Steve refused his handshake, Daniel lowered it back with a friendly smile."I'm not your enemy.""Who are you?" Steve repeated firmly. How did the stranger know his last name? No one knew about his identity except those closest to him."I am the owner of Forpus Corp. I would like to invite you to cooperate."Steve's eyebrows shot up in surprise. Didn't he see that he was bankrupt?"Unfortunately, Mr. Alvarez is dead. I cannot approve it because I only work as a cleaning service.""You don't have to lie, Mr. Alvarez. I know who you really are.""Sorry, I don't have time to talk to you. I have to go." Steve passed Daniel to leave, but he blocked his hand."Please don't make me angry, Mr. Alvarez." Daniel's friendly
When Audrey didn't answer, Steve held Audrey's shoulders."Hurry up and tell me what you want! Don't make me wait! I swear I'll give you whatever you want!""I want you to marry me."Steve was stunned. "What?! Are you serious?""Of course." Audrey smiled sweetly as she stroked Steve's sideburned jaw. "I loved you from the moment we met. I wanted to have you completely, but that bitch beat me to it.""Bitch? Who?""Sarah. But I'm glad you're divorced from that parasite.""How dare you call Sarah a bitch." Steve was slightly offended but did not snap at her."Why are you angry about insulting your ex-wife? Do you still love the woman who divorced you for no reason?""You don't know anything about the problems between me and Sarah, so you can't infer anything bad about her!" Steve scolded sternly.Audrey backed away, giving Steve a disappointed look. "You just ask Sarah about Ellen! Give her your help! I'm sorry I helped you!"She walked away."Wait!" Steve grabbed Audrey's hand. "You mu
Steve walked back and forth the next day near Audrey's apartment door. She hadn't come home since yesterday, making him anxious."What happened with her? Is Jacob after her too?"''Tsk! If I had Lifestyle Points, I could buy items to help me look for her."Throughout the dawn, Steve checked the System Market since it was unblocked. He found many fantastic items. One of them was God Eyes.That power could let Steve stalk someone remotely through the system's camera.However, a warning board appeared when Steve pressed it.[Sorry. You cannot purchase this power because it is not suitable for your profession]"What do you mean?"[You can only unlock items according to your profession, Mr. Steve. That item can only be purchased if you work as a police officer]Steve was annoyed, but he was too lazy to protest. He was impatiently waiting for Audrey's promise to bring Ellen back.Knock! Knock! Knock!Steve opened the door immediately. He was surprised to see the woman he was worried about s
Professor Han did not answer and focused on preparing the rest of the medical equipment. He didn't want to deal with Edgar for talking too much. Moreover, he had sworn never to speak to Edgar's victims. "Hey! Answer me!" Steve urged, staring at Professor Han's back in exasperation. "You'd better pray a lot because the blood sampling process will be harrowing since no anesthetic will be used." Professor Han scared Steve into stopping his urging. "Are you crazy?!" Steve screamed angrily. "Anesthetic drugs are costly. Mr. Edgar doesn't want to waste money on his merchandise." "Merchandise? What an asshole!" Professor Han approached Steve and took his blood using an injection. Steve winced softly, but it didn't hurt much for him. "You tricked me? It doesn't really hurt." "It's just the beginning." Professor Han checked Steve's blood sample to match it with Jacob's DNA. Not wasting a chance, Steve tried to remove the handcuffs that shackled him in various ways, but to no avail, a
"What's wrong, Steve? Why do you look stunned?" Audrey was astonished when see Steve's expression. "I'm just wondering why you're still working with Jacob after you know his identity." Audrey snorted heavily. "I have to keep his feelings in check since he knows my reasons; he will plan to hurt me and my family." Steve nodded in understanding. It was a logical decision. "We got engaged not out of love but out of indebtedness because he managed to find a donor for my father. Jacob's company was still in its infancy, so he needed funds from Ramos Corp to get going. Unfortunately, my father liked him so much that our engagement showed cooperation." Now Steve knew why Audrey knew Jacob's hobby so well. "But I called it off on the grounds of barrenness." "Barren?!" Steve was wide-eyed. Audrey chuckled. "I'm not sterile. It was just a trick of mine, darling. I'm grateful that he immediately agreed to the annulment." Steve was amazed that Audrey was brilliant at making decisions. "I
Steve immediately carried Sarah to the emergency room at the psychiatric hospital. "Hang in there, Honey." Steve tried to calm Sarah down when she wouldn't stop moaning in pain. "Everyone, help me! My wife is sick!" His shout echoed down the old hallway. Several nurses hurriedly brought in a gurney, and then Steve laid Sarah down and pushed her into the emergency room. Steve was prevented from entering. "Sorry, you can't come in, Mister." "I want to be with my wife! I'm her husband!" Steve insisted. "You should wait here to avoid disturbing the doctor and nurses." One of the nurses quickly closed the door. Steve walked back and forth, praying that Sarah was okay. What had happened? Why was blood suddenly flowing from her thighs? Steve couldn't stop thinking about it. He was afraid of losing Sarah forever. Before long, the doctor came out looking tense and worried. "What happened to my wife? Is she okay?" Steve asked quickly. His heart almost stopped at the man's expression
[Warning! You violate the system command, then you lose one System Heart][System Heart: 2][Punishment: You'll lose all the wealth you've earned!]"What's wrong, Steve?" Sarah was confused as the man's face paled.'What is a System Heart?[System Hearts are opportunities. If your System Heart runs out, this wealth system will be lost. Forever]Steve swallowed hard. He was too rash to think of the consequences. Out of love, he had made a fatal mistake.'Give me one more chance! I promise I won't repeat my mistake again!' Steve pleaded, hoping for mercy. He didn't want to suffer anymore from poverty. Moreover, he and Sarah were about to become parents, and it would cost a lot of money to support their children.Steve didn't want his children to grow up in economic hardship like he had in the orphanage.[I'm sorry, Mr. Steve. I can't do anything to help you. I have to take all your wealth. It's a system rule that I can't break]"Steve! Answer me! What happened to you?!" Sarah's scream
Steve opened his eyes slowly as he smelled the pungent aroma of drugs. His blurry vision gradually improved so that he could see everything. He looked around and found himself lying with an IV and oxygen attached to his body. Without asking, Steve already knew he was in a hospital. "What happened?" Steve's whole body crumpled as he tried to sit up. "Ouch ...." The man held his aching head as he tried to remember what had just happened to him. "Son of a bitch! How dare they cheat me when I'm broke." Steve didn't expect his partnership to eat into his wealth using trickery when he was broke. "You've finally awake, Darling. I was so worried about you." Sarah smiled happily as she approached Steve. The woman had just finished negotiating with the hospital manager for time to pay off the hospital fees. "What about our baby, Honey? Is baby fine? You didn't miscarry, did you?" Steve was anxious, afraid they'd mistreated Sarah while he was unconscious. Sarah took Steve's hand and