Leon set foot in the marble-lined seven-star hotel lobby. Decorative lamp hangers made of gems and hotel wall ornaments made of gold. This hotel belonged to the Jensen family, but after Leon was kicked out and put on probation, the man had not set foot in it in a long time.
Unlike the arrival of other members of the Jensen family, Leon's arrival did not make the hotel employee's heart beat in the slightest. They thought that Leon was just an ordinary person."Hopefully he hasn't brought Claire into the room," Leon muttered as he ran. He rushed to the reception desk and saw a man there with Claire, who was unconscious. It was even seen that Edward embraced Claire in his arms.
Without hesitation, Leon immediately landed a punch on Edward's face, causing the man to fall to the floor. "How dare you touch her!" he shouted.
Claire fell into Leon's arms. The man looked at his ex-wife with concern. He took Claire to sit on the sofa near the reception. "Claire, wake up! Clare!" He gently patted Claire's cheek, but she still didn't wake up.
Edward rises from the fall. He held his cheek and looked at Leon who had taken Claire away from him. "Guards, arrest that man! He suddenly came and hit me!" Edward command.
The guards caught Leon and kept him away from Claire. Leon and Edward exchanged a sharp look. Full of revenge. Leon didn't want to waste his time serving a depraved man like Edward.
"Let me go!" Leon snapped, which made the guard let go of his hand. He took a deep breath and tried to finish this with a cool head. Leon decided to contact the butler.
"Mickey, come here quickly! There's a mess in here, and I need your help. Guards detained me," Leon ordered.
Edward eyed Leon questioningly. He didn't expect Leon to come after him to the hotel to save Claire. "Claire's right, he's always following Claire. Now he even dissuades me from having fun. How dare that loser man!" he thought.
Edward folded his arms across his stomach. He looked down on Leon. "I wonder what he's going to do?"
Not long after, the hotel manager came in a panic. "Gosh, what did they do to young master?" He ran towards the receptionist where the guards surrounded Leon.
"Let him go!" shouted the hotel manager. The guards instantly moved away from Leon. "Are you guys crazy? You guys don't know who he is, he is the Young Master of the Jensen family. I can send you to jail if you dare touch him!"
Hearing the words of the hotel manager, everyone was shocked. They looked at Leon with fear.
"Young Master, I deeply apologize for this mess. I promise this will never happen to you again," said the hotel manager, cupping his palms. He lowered his head in worry because if Leon didn't forgive him, his career would surely be destroyed at that instant.
Seeing that, Edward was also worried. It turns out he wasn't dealing with an ordinary person. During that short time, Edward used it to quickly escape from there.
"I have to teach that man a lesson!" Only when Leon averted his gaze, Edward no longer there. Leon didn't want to chase after Edward to teach him a lesson because that wasn't his main goal.
Leon approached Claire, who was still unconscious and took her ex-wife to the hospital.
"Claire, thank goodness I made it in time. Or else that bastard will definitely do bad things to you," Leon said while looking at Claire who was lying on the hospital bed. Leon wanted to touch Claire's cold hands, but he immediately discouraged him because he and Claire didn't have any relationship now.
"I can't be here all the time to accompany her. I'd better call her parents." Leon took his phone and was about to call his ex-in-law, but before he could call, the arrival of Claire's parents surprised him.
"Claire!" cried Ariana Weber, hysterically seeing her daughter.
"Claire my daughter, what happened to you?" Claire's father—Thomas Weber, was also there.
Leon stepped aside to give way to Claire's parents to see how their daughter was doing. Leon was surprised to see Claire's parents arrive before he even called them. How could they know that Claire was in the hospital.
Thomas and Ariana exchanged glances, then their gazes shifted to Leon. They stared at Leon hatefully. "We will call the police to take you to prison!" she exclaimed.
Leon frowned. "Take me to the prison? What do you mean?"
"You don't have to dodge, we know that it was you who made Claire like this!" added Thomas.
Unknown to Leon, there was communication between Edward and Claire's parents, which distorted the facts. Edward contacted Claire's parents and told them what happened to Claire with his version.
"I've tried to save Claire, but unfortunately, I didn't succeed. The man had mixed drugs in Claire's drink and knocked her unconscious. I'm sure he's planning bad things for Claire, "explained Edward.
Ariana covered her mouth which was open in shock. "Really? He's already divorced from Claire. He must really not want a divorce from Claire, that's why he did bad things to my daughter."
"You have to pick up Claire soon, or else the man will carry out his plan."
"Okay, thank you very much, Mr. Edward. If you don't tell us, I don't know what will happen to my daughter."
Edward grinned at Claire's mother words. In an instant, he could twist the facts and make himself safe. Now there was nothing for him to worry about.
Leon was still arguing with Claire's parents. The atmosphere was getting hotter.
"Are you not satisfied to see my daughter Claire, who always suffers when she becomes your wife? She even fought hard alone just to change her life. And now you suddenly want to rape her!" cursed Ariana.
"I never wanted to rape Claire! You misunderstood," Leon evaded. His heart ached to hear the various insults aimed at him. They looked at Leon as if he were the most useless and depraved man in the world.
Leon remembered that since the beginning, Claire's parents had always looked down on him and didn't want their daughter to marry him. In the midst of Claire's parents who continued blame, Leon decided to leave.
Leon's shoulders drooped limply along with his heavy breathing. It was useless for him to explain anything to Claire's parents because they would never believe him.The moment Leon's hand touched the doorknob, Ariana shouted at him. "Leon, how dare you just walk away without any guilt? I will call the police and make you spend your time in prison!"Leon discouraged him from opening the door. He stopped in his tracks and turned to Claire's parents. "I have explained what really happened, but you will never want to believe it because from the start you have hated me," he replied."Because we know a loser like you will never admit a mistake." Ariana took out her phone. "I will call the police now.""No, Ariana! Don’t do it! If you call the police, it will only damage our family's reputation. Remember, Claire has struggled to become a successful businesswoman like she is now. Negative news like this will only destroy our daughter's image." Thomas prevented his wife.Leon chose to leave th
The next day, on a cold and calm morning, suddenly Leon's cell phone rings, disrupting his peaceful sleep. Leon's eyes opened slightly, and he glanced at the table beside his bed. Leon sighed."What the hell, what else did Claire want to say? I told her she could call the police if she wanted!" grunted Leon, who was sure that the person calling him was Claire.Leon grabbed his cellphone, and without looking at the screen, he immediately accepted the call."Claire, what is it?""Excuse me, Leon?" The baritone voice immediately made Leon's eyes widen. It wasn't Claire who called him, but the manager of the restaurant where he worked part time."Sir, sorry, I thought you were the other person," Leon explained."Leon, did you just wake up?"Leon nodded slowly even though the person calling him couldn't see his movements directly. "Yes sir.""Don't you remember what day it is today?""Day... oh, Saturday!" Leon rubbed his face roughly. "Yes, today is Saturday." Leon forgot he had to work o
Bella fell silent. She stared at Leon with an unreadable gaze. Meanwhile, Edward smiled with satisfaction at seeing Leon, whom he humiliated again. For Edward, he only spoke facts about Leon. He never felt guilty about it."All right, what would you like to order?" Leon asked. He decided to divert the tense atmosphere in the room by refocusing on what he was doing."I'd like a salmon en papilotte, and give me some unsweetened watermelon juice," Bella ordered."Give me the most expensive food and drink in this book," Edward ordered arrogantly.Leon sighed. "Is there anything else?""I think no," Bella responded."Okay." Leon immediately left from there.Today was the worst weekend for Leon. While working here, he had never experienced something annoying like this. "He really went too far. Just wait until the time comes, and I will reveal what he has done!" Leon's resolve.Leon delivered their order. When he entered the VIP room, he accidentally saw Edward and Bella holding hands. Then
"Leon, we hold you responsible for everything you've done," said the restaurant manager in his room. The restaurant manager asked Leon to come into his room and handed the man a letter of compensation agreement. Leon read the agreement letter at a glance and immediately signed it. "So what do you choose? Will you work here for a full year without pay or make up for all losses with money?" asked the restaurant manager. He could already guess that a poor man like Leon would prefer to work for a year without a salary rather than having to compensate with money. Of course, he was sure that Leon could not possibly have that kind of money. "I will make up for the loss with money. This is my last day working here," Leon answered. The restaurant manager chuckled at Leon's answer. "You must be kidding. Leon, that's 70,000 dollars. Where did you get that kind of money?" The response was mocking. "I'm not kidding, I'm serious! I can replace all losses with money," said Leon with a serious ex
"Good morning, Young Master," said the driver as he bowed and opened the car door.Leon rushed into the car. He was on his way to his company's office. Leon's appearance looks different today, he was wearing a tuxedo suit and the most expensive watch from the Rolex brand. He no longer wore his usual cheap, non-branded clothes.Leon's return as heir shocked the workers in his company. They had prepared the best surprise for Leon's arrival."Welcome, Young Master! We are very happy for your return as CEO," shouted the employees when Leon entered a room.Leon's eyes twinkled. He didn't expect to get this sweet surprise. "Thank you very much! I'm so happy to see you all again," Leon replied while cupping his palms.He cut the cake and distributed it evenly. Leon was very humble. Especially when he felt the pain of being poor, he became more understanding of life.The Jensen family was right, Leon would be a wiser person if he had tasted the bitterness of life.After finishing celebrating
"Sorry, our Young Master can't meet you," said the receptionist.Claire's shoulders dropped along with her exhaled breath. Claire's eyes were sparkling. This rejection was so painful for her. "Is he really not willing to give me a chance? The termination of this partnership was so sudden, I don't even know what my company's fault was.""Sorry, Mrs. Young Master's decision is absolute," said the receptionist."Thank You."Claire stepped away from there with great disappointment. She really didn't know what to do there. She walked to the parking lot with a blank stare. Claire's tears spilled out when she got there. The woman sat down in despair, crying."What should I do? What will happen to my company if I don't work with this company?"Without Claire noticing, Leon saw her from a distance. The man took off his suit and the luxurious watch he was wearing. He was only wearing a white shirt and black pants. Seeing Claire crying, Leon felt pity. If only that woman was still his wife, Leon
Arriving at her house, Claire was greeted by her mother, who had been waiting for her since earlier. Ariana wrapped her arms around Claire as her daughter walked into the house."Honey, I'm sure everything will be fine. I know you must bring good news," said Ariana, thinking positively.Claire sighed. Unfortunately, I don't have good news. I'm really confused, the CEO of that company doesn't want to meet me." She let go of her mother's embrace and walked towards the couch. Claire sat up limply. Since this morning, she has not even eaten a single bite of food. She seemed to have lost her appetite."Claire, dear, hasn't Edward talked to him about reconsidering that decision?" Ariana asked.Claire sighed softly. "Forget it, Mom. I'm not sure Edward actually did it. I can't even call him."Ariana sat down limply. What happens to her daughter's career will greatly affect her life. She would lose all this luxurious life if Claire went bankrupt.Even though the Weber family came from a low-m
Claire shuffled her feet aimlessly with a blank stare. The bad events that happened to her these past few days made her sad. She sat on a bench, leaning back."Claire, I know you can make it through!" Claire encouraged herself. She was still a little optimistic, even though the future of her company was hanging in the balance.In the middle of her reverie, Claire was reminded of her ex-husband. "After I divorced Leon, I had a lot of problems. Is it possible that this is karma?" she muttered. "No, this is not karma! What I have done is right, there is no point in continuing to be with that loser man." Seconds later, she dismissed her own assumptions.Accidentally, Claire saw Edward who was across the street. The man was jogging."Edward!" she exclaimed. Edward seemed oblivious to Claire's presence. "Edward! I have to talk to him!" Without thinking, Claire immediately ran after Edward."Wait!" Hearing a woman's scream behind him, Edward stopped. He turned his neck so his eyes could see