"Have you heard that Mr. Aldrich will be elected chairman of Necton?" a man spoke excitedly to his friend, information about which had been spreading for several days.He nodded his head. "You saw it on the news, it was a big deal. So what do you think?" he asked again because he thought this was important.Then he excitedly talked about his opinion. "I don't think it matters at all, you know he has shown great prowess. Besides, if our leader is from a wealthy family, won't he be able to avoid corruption and chaos?"The two of them were talking with more vigor than before. They discussed many things in that place as if they were political experts. The information about Aldrich becoming the new leader was widespread. People said it was related to the previous terror settlement incident. The great news about it spread as certain people who had been in politics earlier than this became targets for interviews."Do you agree with him becoming the leader of the Necton government?" A woman
His presence here attracted people's attention. Although the Black House could not be entered by anyone, the information about her visiting the place had been heard. That was why the reporters, since a few hours ago, had been waiting for his arrival in the outer area of the Black House-their laws were their own and had a specialty of being neutral, which tended to prevent people from entering their territory.As his car passed by the curious people, they all became noisy, but Aldrich paid no attention. The car he was using kept driving away from that place to quickly get to where he really wanted to be.A few tens of minutes later, he could see the pitch-black building. The gate opened, and he immediately entered there. People immediately respectfully greeted him."That's Aldrich Goldstein." Some people who had just seen Aldrich looked him up and down. Since he was from another city, he was pretty surprised by Aldrich's actual appearance.The man who was the hot topic was tall, had a
Third-degree corruption is corruption that swallows up funds used for disaster relief for itself. Third-degree corruption was tantamount to self-deprecating because it was very shameful.Hearing it said by Aldrich made Hank very angry. The man stood up and looked at Aldrich with low eyes. He forgot his attitude in this place, which attracted people's attention. "You're so shameless as to accuse me of something I didn't do. You were cornered because of your lack of ability, and now you're trying to suppress me."The man spoke with a strong voice, made others look down on him, and didn't care that his words could affect them. "Just look, as I said, he is not good at politics. Now he is suddenly accusing me for no reason, just to save his skin. If he is elected as the leader of Necton, he will make you suffer too."He looked at one of the people there who was part of the counter-team to the position Aldrich would now get."That's right, Mr. Hank, it's not true. He's doing it to save his
A thin stream of smoke came from the tip of the dark brown cigar. As the cigar was moved away from her mouth, he gathered the smoke from the one he had smoked earlier.Ben approached him and stopped beside him without looking at Aldrich. "You still have this bad habit."Aldrich was an heir, but that didn't mean he was a perfect human being with no weaknesses. The man started smoking when he was 19 years old. He did it with the many tasks he had to do as an heir.Many things he had to do perfectly and from childhood, he had done it until a bit of boredom appeared. Occasionally, to control the monster in him, he did things that were quite deviant from the provisions. Smoking became something he did most often, and it was safest for his own sake as well."Not like before." Aldrich even took only three sips from his cigar, throwing it away and stepping on it. As he lifted his foot, he looked at the crushed cigar.Ben nodded as he realized his grandson was not like he used to be back when
After their shopping, the two people prepared to head back. But Kate hadn't let go of Selena's hand that she had been holding."Why don't you come with me to the Mora family home?" She watched Selena gently. "We can spend more time there.Since arriving here and also becoming Jun's fiancée, she had been staying at the Mora house, showing that she was indeed already part of the family. Meanwhile, her family, who had come from Meldham, had gone home. Kate had been treated well, the woman often talking to Selena and saying how nice it was to be here.She also liked being here because she was closer to her fiancé and, of course, Selena.Now Selena was silent at her best friend's invitation. She was thinking about her husband. She had just left without telling her husband about it. "I have to tell Aldrich first. He might panic." she frowned slightly, doubting her own words.One of Kate's eyebrows rose at the answer from Selena. "Panic?" This seemed very strange. "He certainly wouldn't feel
Two days had passed, and now the quiet scene was noisy again as news of Aldrich becoming the head of Necton's government had spread.Again, everyone was excited after learning about the news. Some groups accepted Aldrich as the new leader of Necton, and some rejected Aldrich by saying that it was just a false rumor."You've given orders for people to spread this?" Selena ate the snack in her hand while pulling towards her husband, who was sitting beside her. The large television in her hand was glancing at Aldrich, and it left Selena free to look at the ongoing news.The most beautiful and deep black eyes glanced at the television with a cold gesture. "I didn't order anything to spread the news about this."Selena opened her mouth. She was quite surprised because she did not expect the news about this to spread, not because of her husband's orders. She thought Aldrich, of course, wanted this excitement. "You know, I thought you were the one who told people to spread the information abo
Ben walked confidently despite his heavy footsteps until he appeared on the stage before the invited reporters.The people in high positions were also there, they were seated as honored guests, and the reporters were not allowed to pass them. They kept their manners on this matter. The lights shone on Ben's presence, and everyone wanted confirmation of the rumors spreading for the past few days.Ben raised his hand, which made them instantly silent. They quietly watched the old man in front of them. His figure rarely appeared in front of others and was often said to be a figure that did not exist. Many rumors spread about whether the man was dead or not, as he was never seen occupying his position as the leader of the Necton government. Now, he appeared to start a meaningful conversation regarding the wrong news. For the past few days, it has been discussed by people on the continent."You've all heard the rumors about who the next leader of Necton will be." He started the conversatio
Night had fallen, and they had set up in the dining room as scheduled. It was quiet. A figure had never been in this dining room enjoying dinner with them.All of their feelings were calm, and the man who was their honored guest was holding a paper containing wine. He moved it several times and noticed the red color in the glass. "You're really going to be the head of the Necton government." the man began to speak, and Aldrich nodded once. He was eating his food quietly."It's also because of grandfather's help." he looked at Ben. Things wouldn't have gone so smoothly if he hadn't intervened in their plans.It wasn't just from Ben; he had been congratulated on his new status even though the inauguration of only the next head of the family hadn't happened yet, but still, he had positively become the head of the Necton government.The old man had softer eyes than before. Old age had changed him a little. His once bright eyes turned a little dark, and there were also many wrinkles around