"Goodbye. Remember it well. You're a loser," Hendrik taunted with a sardonic smile.Hendrik's face lit up when he saw Aiden's body lying weakly on the ground. Happiness enveloped his heart. Soon I will win, Hendrik thought. He reversed the direction of his horse. Before moving the horse, Hendrik looked back."Have fun with the wild animals that may soon come to pounce on you," Hendrik said followed by a booming laugh.Without guilt, without compassion, Hendrik left Aiden who was screaming in pain. The cunning man drove his horse forward. The finish line was not yet in sight and he did not want to waste time to get the victory immediately. Ignorant of Aiden's fate, all Hendrik could think about was his ego to always be the winner.Meanwhile, Aiden limped to his feet. Holding his aching body, Aiden looked at Hendrik's departure. He looked straight ahead without averting his eyes.Slowly but surely, behind the mask he wore, Aiden's moans turned into a sardonic smile. Aiden's evil sm
Aiden spurred the horse leisurely. He even enjoyed his ride while whistling cheerfully. Throughout the ride, Aiden smiled broadly. He felt proud of himself because he had proven to Hendrik that he was not born a loser, but a winner. He just wanted to let his opponent feel happy for a while, before he turned the tables and made his opponent regret having underestimated the wrong person.As he neared his destination, Aiden quickly changed his clothes into more distinctive attire and a perfect suit. He also cleaned the stains on his body and straightened his hair. After everything was neat, then Aiden continued his journey.Once he arrived, Aiden tied his horse to a tree. Not long after, some of Aiden's bodyguards came to greet Aiden. The men dressed all in black bowed their bodies for a moment in respectful greeting to Aiden."Good afternoon, sir. Congratulations on your victory," one of the bodyguards said.Aiden turned his head. He nodded."By the way, where is your opponent, s
Hendrik's eyes widened. His heart stopped beating. His breath caught. His tongue felt tongue-tied. He stared intently at Aiden. Wine and flowers. It was certainly very familiar to Hendrik. He clearly remembered an incident involving those two things.He stared at Aiden with an incredulous look. Now, he understood who the man in front of him was. The Aiden sitting in front of Hendrik was apparently the Aiden he had been looking for. Because Aiden was the one who had destroyed Hendrik's every plan to destroy Aunt Lisa's company."Are you having deja vu?"The question slipped freely from Aiden's lips. Aiden smiled wryly. Seeing Hendrik's stupid expression made Aiden feel satisfied. That was the expression every enemy Aiden defeated had to show.Hendrik's face paled. His memory turned back to the plans he had made. Hendrik remembered when he gave flowers to the hospital where Aunt Lisa was treated, the flowers were poison that could make people die slowly just by inhaling them. He als
"What are you doing to our boss?!"The exclamation came from one of the men. They were none other than Hendrik's bodyguards. It was no wonder that Hendrik laughed happily when he saw the men coming.Seeing the sudden attack, Aiden's bodyguards immediately came forward. They immediately moved and fortified Aiden so that no one could hurt their boss."What did you come here for?" One of Aiden's bodyguards called out. The tall, well-built man took a step forward. He looked straight at the leader of Hendrik's bodyguards, he didn't like anyone else meddling with his boss's business.Bodyguard Hendrik chuckled."I should be the one asking what you brought our boss here for? Whatever you're planning, forget it. You're bound to fail."Aiden snorted. It wasn't just Hendrik who was arrogant, Aiden thought. Hendrik's bodyguards were no less arrogant. Aiden wasn't surprised at all. He obviously knew where the bodyguard had learned to be an arrogant human being. From where else if not from H
"Stop doing stupid things!" Aiden exclaimed loudly. He just wanted to warn Hendrik to stop the madness that was going on. No, it wasn't that Aiden was afraid of losing to Hendrik. On the contrary, he was worried that Hendrik would lose and the man would lose his mind. "If I won't stop, then what are you going to do?" Aiden remained silent, not responding to Hendrik's challenge. He knew that Hendrik only wanted to provoke Aiden. Aiden would never fall for the trap that Hendrik threw. To fight a cunning man, Aiden had to be smarter. He also had to be able to hold back his emotions. Let Hendrik be upset, that was his plan. They returned to observing the fight that was going on. Although at first it seemed impossible for Aiden's troops to fight Hendrik's troops that were many times the number of Aiden's troops, it seemed that Hendrik's troops were the ones who fell more. Even now, Hendrik's surviving troops could be counted on the fingers of one hand.Hendrik's face w
"You've had enough time to play around."Those stern words slipped from Aiden's lips once again. He looked straight at Hendrik who was currently lying on the floor holding his stomach. Aiden's punch had left wounds on every part of Hendrik's body. In fact, fresh blood oozed from Hendrik's forehead and the corner of his lips.Aiden looked down at the helpless Hendrik, then snorted loudly. It seemed that Hendrik's arrogant words were not equal to his abilities. In fact, Aiden only returned Hendrik's attack slightly, but Hendrik was already knocked out. Aiden couldn't imagine that if he had attacked Hendrik with all his might, Hendrik would've been even more battered than this. Hendrik spurted fresh blood from his mouth. He coughed because he was choking on his blood. Holding his stomach, Hendrik cursed to himself. 'Damn! How can I lose to a guy like Aiden?'Although Aiden and Hendrik's fight had ended, that didn't apply to their troops. They were still attacking and fighting each o
The tall, well-built man walked confidently into a multi-storey building that was none other than one of the largest companies in his country. As if he already knew the ins and outs of the building, he walked towards the special elevator that would directly take him to the highest floor of the building.Ting!The bell sounded as the elevator opened. Aiden stepped out of the elevator and walked into a room."Is Phile inside?"Aiden asked an assistant standing guard at the front of the room.The assistant nodded. "Yes. Mr. Phile is waiting for you," he replied.Aiden stepped into the room. A man was standing with his back to Aiden, reading a document in his hand."Phile."Phile turned around and placed the document on his desk. A smile spread across Phile's lips. He immediately invited Aiden to sit down. "You finally came. I had to postpone the meeting so I could meet you first just so you know."Phile's words were followed by a crisp laugh. But, when he saw Aiden's face whic
Aiden stepped his feet into a spacious house. His hands were stuffed into his pants pockets. His eyes looked all over the room, until his eyes caught someone sitting with his back to him. Aiden took a deep breath, then approached someone who was none other than his father."Dad."Aiden greeted his father. His father looked up for a moment, then looked straight ahead again.Seeing his father's very relaxed and unconcerned demeanor, Aiden let out a long breath. He then sat on the chair opposite his father. He looked at his father who seemed reluctant to meet him.The atmosphere of the already quiet room was now even quieter. Even in such a large room, Aiden felt very claustrophobic, as if the room contained thousands of humans fighting for oxygen. The lingering silence made Aiden feel quite uncomfortable, but he tried not to show it. He knew how his father was and why his father behaved that way. He did not want to make the atmosphere worse if he questioned trivial things, like his