"Mr. Aldrich Goldstein!" a man shouted loudly, echoing in the middle of the hall. He also moved while extending his left arm as if to embrace Aldrich.He was indeed going to do something like that, hug a guest who had just entered the party hall. The loud shout had attracted the attention of the people there, all their attention was on one person, so they were watching the next move that person would make.The hand of Michael Ortech, who was in the number 2 position here and who made this party, was brushed aside by Aldrich. She stopped her footsteps, and so did Michael, and the two of them faced each other. "I don't like other people touching me."The sentence from Aldrich's mouth was up to snobbery, but the frontman smiled slightly. "My fault for touching you, Mr. Goldstein." he bowed once like a truly honourable nobleman. After that, he raised his body again. "I'm so glad you're here at this party."When it came to the successor of the Goldstein family, it was rumoured that Michael
Taking action to protect oneself is common, and using others as a shield is common. Especially in big people, they don't care about whatever is around them, as long as they are safe, because their presence in this world is extraordinary.The atmosphere of the party suddenly turned darker. At that moment, Aldrich realized something, and fortunately, Selena was beside him. The two of them were close to the people around them. The last time he knew the position of these people.Two hours ago, when they were still on their way to the party held by the number 2 largest family in this world- the Ortech family, in the car, Aldrich gave something to his wife. Several small shiny objects were in the palm of his wife's tiny hand."You might need these, Selena." Aldrich pointed to the object he had just placed while looking at Selena. Selena looked at the thing and was confused by what Aldrich had set.It was obvious that she still looked confused in some ways. Aldrich had brought too much to th
It is prevalent in power disputes for a significant conflict to result in the death of the person involved, and it involves many large families conspiring to bring down other families. They generally split into groups as they make alliances with a common goal, and then, in the end, they are either in a winning or losing position.A hundred years ago, it was once a dark situation for prominent families that was rarely told to significant people. What happened to highly wealthy and famous families that could affect the world order? Things like this were better to be hidden than to be disseminated because it could destabilize them, giving them confusing terror.Just like 100 years ago, the Goldstein family was dragged into this schism, and they were always a smaller family than the other prominent families that attacked Goldstein. The big family was never afraid of pressure from other prominent families. They had always been frightening, like a monster that could suppress others.Selena
Selena had already seen her husband in this desperate situation, and knowing they were outnumbered by their enemies alone made her uneasy. But unlike Aldrich, the man did not look nervous at all, he remained calm as usual, which made Selena even more mesmerized by him."Calm down, Selena," Aldrich said without looking at Selena, who was beside him. He knew that Selena must be worried.Aldrich was still observing his surroundings. He knew the people who had just arrived in the room were already preparing to lay siege to them. It would cost them dearly. Aldrich looked at the cruel hands he was wearing. He had known his men had made their move."Master." Aldrich was one word Jose said, but Aldrich already knew what he meant. He had also decided to take action to deal with this kind of urgency."None of you will survive." Aldrich finally spoke. The sentence he said was heard by everyone in the room. Michael, who listened to this, laughed along with Hansel, they found it funny that even th
Selena gave Jun a piercing glare, which shattered her image of the man who had always treated her well. She thought their special relationship was a pure bond amongst the chaotic things. It made Selena bite her own lip."Jun... you've been friends with Aldrich for a long time. How could you betray him like this?" Selena still couldn't find an answer to what was happening now, especially since this man had repeatedly protected them. It was an excellent relationship.Selena was troubled about whether this man would shoot Aldrich and her, forgetting their close relationship. Then suddenly, the man grinned a faint smile that was terrifying to Selena. "Don't forget that we were strangers from the beginning. You're the problem. I'm just like them."Selena clenched her fists, the gun she held shaking as she was very disappointed with what was happening now. She really shouldn't have forgotten that they were actually strangers, they could have attacked each other. Selena felt stupid. She felt
The rain was soaking the ground. Selena watched the raindrops from the veranda of her room. She was only wearing a cream-coloured coat that covered her imperfectly. Aldrich, who had just walked into the room, immediately got behind Selena and hugged her gently. "Are you still thinking about the previous one?"Selena only slightly moved her head to make her position more comfortable as Aldrich rested her chin on her tiny shoulder. "Yes, it's very imprinting, I find it hard to forget."Aldrich didn't say anything to her. It was a common thing. She really thought that Selena really knew Jun was joking with them. And just then, he noticed that the woman's eyes turned sharper than before."Come out, we'll have tea with her." They had not yet left the Goldstein family's special hospital.For now, they chose to disappear or avoid the public. The matter of losing a large number of people must have spread, indirectly, they would also be dragged in, and the other families involved in the affair
After their conversation with Jun was over. Now Aldrich and Selena were walking together in the still-wet garden from the raindrops.They had been walking since a few minutes ago without talking at all. All they did was look around and observe."Are you feeling tense?" Selena finally spoke as she touched a flower with her left hand. She didn't see Aldrich then, but when she turned off Aldrich's answer, she saw him."I've never felt anything like that." the answer from Aldrich made Selena exhale. She again indicated a big difference between them since she had been afraid of having experienced many things that made her feel it was impossible, unlike Aldrich.They resumed walking. "I feel tense." Selena described her feelings this time. There was a big feud involving many people as the one who experienced the change. It was impossible for her not to share that tension.There was in her mind the possibility of them losing, getting hurt more or losing someone. She unconsciously thought abo
They moved quickly. Selena was in a hurry to keep up with Aldrich's fast movements. They used a helicopter to speed them up because they were far from the Goldstein family's main house.Jun also followed them, but there was no conversation at all. Aldrich seemed to have a sharp gaze. The helicopter moved quickly to the designated area, and when they arrived, there was thick smoke at several points. Selena watched it with utter horror. She had goosebumps but was still in reasonable control of herself, calm as if nothing had happened even though it was a horrifying sight.A few seconds later, they had landed. The helicopter engine was still running, and the three hurriedly exited. The distance from the main house to the aircraft was quite far to avoid a more significant fire. Jose had arrived there ahead of his master. He looked down. "Master..."Before he could finish his sentence, Aldrich pushed Jose's body out of the way and stepped closer to the mostly destroyed house. Selena could