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“I'm… I'm okay master, you… you didn’t hurt me,” May tried to force a bright smile upon her face, but it only made her look like an intensely injured person who was trying to appear okay.Also, although she tried her best to sound alright, it was easier for anybody who heard her voice to tell that she was currently everything but okay, which only made Rex Magnus more pained.“I… I…. I… How could I hurt you?! Why hadn’t I controlled myself?! Why had I lost my emotion because of those that don’t deserve it while harming one of the only few people who stood by me?” Anxiously, Rex Magnus became filled to the brim with self-reproach, pent-up hatred, and regret.When May felt this intense care from Rex Magnus, although her entire body was still feeling like it would break apart, thousands of joy already boomed within her, then she smiled brightly, despite the pain she was still going through.Yes, she felt a strong heartache at the mare sight of the remorse**** It was only until this time those the nineteen people became relieved. “You are the best, leader.” “I knew that leader would never let any harm befall us.” “Leader, we would support you for the rest of our lives.” Hearing all this, Ethan became excited inside. ‘That fool, she thought she was smart by trying to make herself the company's savior, she doesn’t know that she was just a big idiot. Does she think I too I’m excited about how deeply corrupted everybody is, of cause not, but how else would they given me their undying support?’ ……. While Rex Magnus has finally unknowingly gotten through the betrayals of his trusted ones thanks to the accident he caused May, Fiona was currently busy emitting thick coldness right now as she typed hysterically on the industrial calculator on her desk. Right now, stacks of hardcover books could also be seen scattered all over the desk, while her lunchbox which was at the side remained untouched.
*****“Are you telling me that someone almost killed the people you sent to do the task I gave you?”Presently, inside a dining room, with ear pods inside his ears, Alan Bottoms could be seen speaking coldly while cutting a nicely cooked juicy steak and placing it in his mouth.Although he did this, if one was to look at him well, they would realize that his hands were currently trembling so much, a testament to how furious he presently is.He listened to the person on the other side of the call for a while as he chewed the steak in his mouth.All of a sudden, he sighed deeply before ordering. “I don’t care how you do it. And if it’s to increase money, I would double the money I initially paid. I want my mission to be completed before next weekend, okay?”“Great.”With that, Alan Bottoms suddenly removed the two ear pods in his ear and flung them away with frustration.After that, he abruptly clenched his fists forcefully, making the veins und
****“Welcome became home, grandson, how was your day today.”“It was so bad grandmother. I almost died at work many times today.”Hearing this, the Old Matriarch directly showed a caring expression before she abruptly glared coldly at Fiona.“Sorry grandson. Of course, I understood what you must have gone through today, but don’t worry, I promise that everything would soon return to normal, don’t worry.”Ethan’s lips Immediately raised slightly, forming an arch when he heard his grandmother’s promise, but he quickly controlled it and thank her.It was at this moment the crowd behind Ethan finally stepped forward to greet the Old Matriarch.“Good evening, grandmother.”“Good evening, grandmother. Hope I met you well?”“Hello, grandmother….”“Grandmother, good….”“Grand….”With each person greeting her, the smile on the Old Matriarch widens, and in no time, she was already grinning from face to face.“Welcome back you
***** Looking at the unexpected visitor, everybody became flabbergasted and their mouths became wide open.They had never expected this person at all, and even more what he just said.It took more than five minutes before the Old Matriarch finally realized that she wasn’t just seeing things, then instantly, she became furious and jumped to her feet while pointing hysterically at Rex Magnus, the never expected visitor. “You foolish bastard, what are you doing here? Who invited you, and what nonsense did you just your mouth?”Her voice was so loud that it instantly woke everybody up from their stunned and stupor state, then they also began to mock, curse, and insult Rex Magnus.It was only Fiona that became filled with nervousness.Had it been in the past, she would have honestly tried her best to make Rex Magnus go away, but now that she had he wasn’t an ordinary person, Fiona hesitated for a while before she eventually did nothing, but
****“Let's go home,” Fiona murmured to Rex Magnus.Still smiling brightly, Rex Magnus nodded and happily led his wife away.As for the people left within the huge hall, they didn’t react even after twenty minutes from when Rex Magnus and Fiona were gone.Almost thirty minutes later, a person finally reacted, the Old Matriarch.For some reasons unknown to her, she abruptly felt like she has lost something, but she couldn’t pinpoint the thing.Shutting her eyes slightly for a few seconds, she sat on the comfy chair and heaved a deep sigh, then she picked up the file that was placed on the tabletop and started going through it.At first, she was only doing that reflexively, but as time goes by, her eyes began to widen, and her breathing started quickening.It wasn’t only this. Even her heart began to pound hysterically in her chest and she suddenly began to feel a heart attack, but she held it in.Just as she was about to finish going thro
***** Fiona doesn't go to work on weekends. However, unlike previous weekends where she rarely interacted with Rex Magnus, today is going to be different.Still not knowing, Rex Magnus decided to stay awake despite it being 2 am after he was disturbed awake by the recurring nightmare that had not plagued him for the past three days. Then he left his little room; the store and rushed to do all the house chores he needed to do, which included but not limited to the laundry, taking care of the environment, and cleaning the entire house.But one thing that amazed Rex Magnus from the beginning was his mother-in-law who actually did not make any appearance, not to talk of criticizing him for two consecutive days. Well... This unexpected peace and silence were quite refreshing to him.At 9 am sharp, Fiona who was still in her Pajamas strolled down lazily from her room just when Rex Magnus was rounding up his tasks.Just as her eyes saw the clear view befo
****“Are… are we going now?” Fiona suddenly questioned, instantly startling Rex Magnus and making him raise his head with a dumbfounded expression on his face.“Hun?”“Are… are we going now?” Fiona repeated extremely nervous.“Yes, yes if you don’t mind.”“O… okay, I… I will go… go get dressed.”Before Rex Magnus could respond, Fiona had already jumped to her feet and scurried away like a little rabbit.“Yes!”Rex Magnus Immediately made a victorious gesture, then he also jumped to his feet and cleared where he and his wife just had their meal before he also rushed to his room to get dressed in his signatory shorts, sweat, and sneakers.After he was done, Rex Magnus waited for almost three hours before Fiona who had used more than two hours to deliberate on what to wear finally came down.Seeing her, Rex Magnus' eyes brighten and the helplessness he was feeling when Fiona was taking forever to come down instantly disappeared.
***** “Wow! What a handsome man and beautiful lady!”“See how handsome that man is! He looks exactly like a model.”“What a beautiful couple!”“Wow!”Upon entering the Mall suggested by Fiona, both Rex Magnus and she were instantly flooded with all sorts of praises and envious gazes from both the men and ladies they met on the way.Honestly, this wasn’t the first time the couple was praised like this, for their handsome and beautiful looks.In fact, they’ve already heard it times without numbers to the extent that they had become numb to it. But perhaps, because the praises were meant for them both and not individually, Fiona was blushing so much right now that her face has already turned a deep shade of red while on Rex Magnus’ face, a wide and cocky grin that couldn’t be faked already covered it.Men would always be men.While Rex Magnus was openly accepting all the praises, enviousness, and admiration gazes thrown at them, Fiona w