"Why have you started working without my permission?" someone shouted. His voice sounded so booming that everyone stopped what they were doing momentarily."I-I'm just working according to the rules and proper working hours." The worker facing that person looked terrified.Aldrich, who was curious, sharpened his senses of hearing and vision towards the direction where the voice came from. There was another shouting voice that made him a little surprised. "You can't work until you give me the money, damn it!"Aldrich was surprised to see several people harassing one of the project workers. They were dressed in plain clothes with tattoos drawn on several parts of the five men's bodies.Aldrich's eyes widened when the big man's hand was about to land a punch on the worker. "Stop it! What are you doing?"The big man paused momentarily before punching the worker's cheek. He looked at Aldrich, as did the other thugs. "Whoa, who's there?"The worker was so frightened that his body was trembl
All the scientists were shocked. They looked at each other, then looked at Aldrich with disbelief. One of them remembered something. He looked at his three colleagues with a frown. "Didn't we hear some time ago that a great man would come here and help fund our project?"The young researcher who had rejected Aldrich earlier agreed with his colleague's words. "Yes, you're right. But is it really him? Just look at his appearance. It's not convincing."The researchers noticed Aldrich's modest appearance, which did not reflect that of a typical rich man. The senior researcher, who had agreed to accept the offer made by Aldrich, looked at his three colleagues with a neutral gaze. "But appearances don't always reflect what a person has. We also don't know if that person is really the one mentioned by the leader to fund our project.""Yes, he's right. We can't judge someone by their appearance alone. It could just be because it's his day off." The middle-aged researcher tried to think positi
"Help us! Anybody, please come here! Someone out of their mind is vandalizing our car." Charlotte continued to scream for help as Aldrich smashed rocks against Jake's windshield, making the sound of shattering glass loud and frightening Charlotte.Jake tried to hit Aldrich, but Aldrich dodged and was much more potent than expected. Quickly, Aldrich counterattacked Jake. Aldrich twisted Jake's arm, pulled it, and slammed Jake's body to the ground.Jake winced in pain as his back hit the floor with the rocks on it. "Damn it! Damn, my back hurts like hell."Not letting Jake continue to babble, Aldrich returned the attack to the man by stomping on Jake's foot, causing the man to cry out in pain. Jake tried to get up and move his legs to make Aldrich fall, but unfortunately, he was already in so much pain that he could not sit up."Hey, let go of him, damn it!" Charlotte tried to help Jake by beating on Aldrich's arm, but Aldrich didn't budge.Charlotte panicked as she saw her lover wincin
Jake couldn't escape the police. Especially when his parents approached. They all looked panicked. "What's going on, sir?" The police again explained the reason for Jake's arrest to his parents. Jake's father looked at his son with piercing eyes. "What have you done? You ruined a good family!" The look on Jake's mother's face seemed to turn deathly pale. The middle-aged woman covered her mouth in disbelief at what her son had done. "Why did you do that?" Jake just hung his head regretfully. He couldn't argue or evade because if he didn't cooperate, the punishment he would get after the trial would be very severe. "Come, Mr. Jake." The policeman took Jake by the arm to lead him into the police car. "Jake!" called Jake's mother in a low voice. Meanwhile, Jake's father could only stare at the back of his son, who was getting further away from his sight with a sharp gaze full of anger. Of course, where would they put their faces? Jake got into his car with complicated feelings. Angry
"Daddy, please do something to free Jake." Charlotte looked at Berthan with tears in her eyes.Berthan rubbed his face roughly. "Are you out of your mind? He committed fraud and embezzled a large sum of money. The punishment will definitely be severe. We can't do anything if he has to go to jail for a long time."Charlotte cried even more hysterically at the thought of Jake's unfortunate fate in prison. Charlotte let go of her mother's embrace and fell at her father's feet. "Please, Daddy. Please do something so that Jake can be free. If he ends up in jail, what will happen to me? I'll be the target of others for failing to get married. Won't the family's name be ruined even more if that happens?"Claire embraced Charlotte's body again while looking at her husband with a sad gaze. "Please help her. It's all too late anyway. Didn't you think about how your daughter would feel if everyone gossiped about her? Think about it carefully."Berthan sat on the sofa. His whole body felt weak. H
Selena stared at Aldrich with an incredulous look. She wasn't sure what the man in front of her was saying. It was not new to her that the men close to her were even more interested in Charlotte when they found out who she was, who was only an illegitimate child in the Ledger family.Aldrich noticed the unchanged look on Selena's face. "I don't like Charlotte. Charlotte's nature is the worst woman I've ever known and she has no intelligence. Tends to be careless in making decisions and can also only judge the quality of others by their status."Selena watched Aldrich carefully, then had quite different thoughts on Aldrich, unlike Charlotte's view. Selena smiled, then turned her face towards the food before them. "Butler Rhodes is really very good. He managed to raise you well. Butler Rhodes is a very good man. No wonder you are too."Aldrich smiled happily at Selena's praise. "You're also a good woman. Your gentle demeanor is one of your qualities."Selena blushed with embarrassment a
"I heard that the Ledger family has a dark secret. If we can find that information, we can bring down the Ledger family." One of them looked enthusiastic about finding out the information."Yes, we should be able to bring down the Ledger family. I'm sure that they're hiding something, just like the case of their future son-in-law yesterday. My hunch is that it's true, not just a misunderstanding." Another one agreed, linking it to Jake's case some time ago."But besides his dark secret of having an illegitimate child, what else is he hiding?"I don't know, but if we find out, it will certainly be a threat to him."All of them who were there chuckled at this.Aldrich walked away when the discussion about Ledger's family from the two people had changed to another topic. He thought about the rumors that the two people were talking about. Aldrich reached into his pants pocket and took out a cell phone. He dialed Jose's number."Can I help you, Master?" asked Jose from the other side after
The black-clad servants approached Selena while bowing their heads respectfully. They extended their hands with friendly smiles. "Come, Miss. We will serve you."Selena, who was still in confusion, got off the bed. She grabbed one of the maids' hands, and they led her away to the bathroom. Selena thought they would bathe her, so she was surprised when they went inside. "I-I can clean myself. You guys can come out and wait there.""We'll give you a scrub treatment first before you clean yourself, Miss." One of the maids replied kindly, then took out some soothing scented powders. She raised her hand, pointing at the bathtub. "We will also pour some milk powder into the bathtub for you to bathe in later."One of the maids turned on the water tap in the bathtub while pouring the milk powder. "While you wait for the water to fill up, we will give you a scrub." She gestured toward the toilet seat. "I apologize, Miss. Please sit here while we scrub you."Selena nodded her head, then obeyed