Viona might have known him for a long time. But there are also times when she is confused with Victor. Sometimes he acts so mature like an adult, while other times he is as naive as a kid, looking so carefree with his problems. The truth is, one of the tasks that Charles William entrusted to her is to keep a close look at Victor’s growth as a business professional. But sometimes, she finds it hard to make her judgement on him. “Oh?! I haven't told you before. But your father tried to call you several times, right after the meeting at the marketing department,” Viona informs. “I turned my phone into a silent mode that time, and forgot to turn it back to normal. I only found the notification later,” replies Victor. “Where were you at that time? Your dad had asked the receptionist to connect the call to your office before trying to contact your phone number. But you weren't there.” “Sleeping in the storeroom,” replies Victor with a childish laugh. And there, Viona’s brows are twitc
It’s indeed she hadn’t met Victor for five years until Charles William appointed him as the President of Counterbrand.But five years are long enough to change someone, especially when Victor’s dad deliberately asked him to live a whole different life than what he used to have at home.“It’s been that long, huh?” Viona mumbles in her deep thoughts.“What? Are you missing home now?” asks Victor in a bit of amazement.“Nope! Well, maybe a bit,” Viona replies curtly, trying to ignore him.“Go home then!”“Hey, we are out of human resources at the company now! You are the president at the moment. At least, try to act like one,” Viona refutes in her frustration.“Oh, why don’t you find a good lawyer for me. And let me find the replacements for those executives,” Victor offers lightly.“Thanks but no, thanks. There’s no way I leave this matters to you,” Viona declines with a composed look on her face.“Well, good luck then!”“Good luck to yourself!” Viona fights back, not realizing that the
Even though Lucas had warned Emma not to get drunk again, Emma still took the time to drink two cans of beer last night. Just like the previous night, she would only reach her motel after 2 am. She found it difficult to sleep. The natural cycle in her body has changed, with her sleep schedule shifting so far. No matter what time she got to the motel, she would always stay awake until the dawn break. Drinking two cans of beer didn’t help her either. Even worse, she hasn’t slept at all. And here she is in the morning, meeting with the lawyer to discuss her marital settlement issue. “Emma?!” calls Elijah, noticing the oddity in Emma. “Hey!” Lucas shakes her with an awry face. It snaps Emma from her immersion in the realm of mind that is actually so empty. However, the expression on her face isn’t showing that much change. <
On the way to take Emma to the Morbid Motel, Lucas keeps trying to persuade Emma to go back to working at the pharmacy store owned by his family. Emma just keeps silent, not showing any interest in his offer. It’s already so clear to her that Lucas has no longer intention to take her as a wife. Or else, he wouldn’t persuade her to work anymore. At least, that’s what Emma expected from a rich man like him. “If you keep working until so late like this, it will be bad for your health. Not mentioning how your drinking habit has become so much worse recently. The pay is not that much either, compared to what you are going to get if you go back to your old job. Why don’t I take you to that pharmacy store now?” Lucas offers and he turns to her. And there Lucas finds Emma has already fallen asleep, leaning her body so low on the car seat. He can only shake his head with a long sigh, realizing he has been talking to himself so far. Not long after he is silent there driving the car without a
By giving Victor a trial to live independently, had put him into a hard life as a pizza delivery man for the past five years. Charles William could have intended to erase the naivety from his son. But the truth is, it actually gave a different effect on Victor. It did change Victor’s perspective about life, but in a different way than what Charles William expected. That naivety might still be inside him. Likewise with his humble and frugal lifestyle. Currently, Victor likes to treat himself to something else after the two suits and a pair of shoes he had just bought earlier. But he has no idea what to do and where he should spend the money that he easily earned at the auction. “Where should we go next?” he asks himself. It’s almost like the frugal mindset has been planted so deep into his DNA. Even though he intends to goof off, he still feels somewhat giddy in spending the money. As for him spending almost $2 million for Emma, it could be a slightly different story. Because he di
Victor finishes the meal with so much satisfaction. He doesn’t even hide how satisfied he is. The plate looks almost so clean, without any trace. No more pasta left, not even the trace of its tomato sauce either.After he finishes with that Pasta Grassa, Victor decides to stay there a bit longer, accompanied by Judy, and a straw of the juice tucked in his lips.“Won't your boss be mad later, taking his car with you this long?” asks Judy.“It’s okay. I’m taking the car home today,” replies Victor nonchalantly.Judy squints her eyes, seeming to get a kind of suspicion in her mind. Apparently, it’s the most common misunderstanding thought that people have about Victor.She is thinking that Victor might only be a driver for some important figure at Counterbrand. However, she keeps it to herself, not wanting to talk about it any further.After all, she believes that it’s still much better than delivering pizza for Mr. Benigno.“Is he always this busy nowadays?” Victor suddenly changes the
Victor's appearance attracts the attention of Mr. Benigno. It makes his face look a bit panicked, not knowing that he is still in the shop. He thought Victor should have already left the shop, since it’s not going to take that long to eat pasta.It’s as if he doesn’t want Victor to know about anything that has happened there.“What are you doing here?” he mumbles.“Sir! What has happened?” asks Victor, rushing inside the office.Mr. Benigno tries to ignore Victor, and busies himself with cleaning up the mess in his office.Meanwhile, Victor is silent there with his confusion. He is so sure that the two people who had intercepted him earlier are the two robbers who had entered his house before.Of course, he is also aware that the three strangers who had just come out of Mr. Benigno&
Now, it makes them even more confused with Victor's situation. Marco himself also got a threat from an unknown person when he, along with Bobby and Chappy, tried stalking Victor during the night. Considering that Bobby and Chappy had been taken down once, it's hard to imagine Victor not knowing anything about them.“If he didn't know about you, then what about the guy who took you to the woods?” asks Marco.Both Bobby and Chappy don't answer his question.And indeed Marco isn't expecting those two stupid thugs to give him a smart answer.“Did you really not get to see the man's face?” asksWillie, the baldy black guy with gold teet