“I cooked that meal for you. I bought the ingredients after I saw your empty fridge. Eat well,” Althon said.Brody surveyed the room. “You cleaned my room well. Did you put poison in my food?”“If you wanted to kill me, I wouldn't have bothered to help you last night and spent my money.” “If you want to steal my reward money, you won't get anything.”“I don't need your money.” Althon opened the window, observing the scene outside. The punks seemed to be running around. He turned to Brody who was still silent. “I got a free place to stay. Unfortunately, it's not in a good location. I need to get a shop location in the city center while getting a place to live.”Althon opened the holographic screen. “I've gathered rental information, but it's quite expensive.”Brody stared at the food without blinking, gulping repeatedly. “I didn't put any poison in that food. I'm sure you're starving now.” Althon closed the window, sitting on the chair. “I'll finish you if I die.” Brody picked up a
Althon and Brody immediately turned to the door. Someone outside the room continued to yell as he pounded on the door harder.“Is the person yelling your friend, Brody?” asked Althon as he approached the door, peering through the small hole. “That man is the owner of this building. He must be angry that I haven't paid my rent for two months.” Brody chuckled. “If you want me to be your partner, you must pay my rent.”“Unfortunately, I can't fulfill your request, Brody.” Althon opened the door, rushing to hide behind the door. “What a jerk! What the hell are you doing? Why did you open the door?”“You son of a bitch!” An old man entered the room, gnawing at his waist while glaring. “You've been in arrears with your rent for two months! I can't give you any more time! If you don't pay the rent by this afternoon, you must leave this room! Do you understand?”“Get out of my room now!” Brody snapped. “Shut your mouth!” The old man surveyed the surroundings carefully. “I heard you brought
"You old bastard!" sneered one punk, "the bakery's owner refused to give us any money. He even went to the police so we had to spend the night in jail. We're lucky that our boss paid off those cops.""We have to get back at that old fart! The boss said we're free to do anything to the old man, except kill him," said another punk."He's going to close the bakery at nine in the evening. We can pretend to be customers and beat him up inside the shop. We can also take his valuables. The boss warned us not to leave a trace."The gang entered a small alley. Althon followed them, hiding behind a wall, listening intently to their plan. "I know what I have to do."Althon scanned the bakery, smiling. "You'll owe me a favor, old man."Althon visited several stores, returning home a few minutes later. "Brody's still asleep. I'll wake him up in a couple of hours."Althon paused when someone knocked on the door. "The owner of the building again.""I saw someone come into your room! Is he your frie
Ton was shocked, turning to face Althon, and watched closely. “What do you mean, asshole? How did you know they were going to attack me?”Ton grabbed Althon by the shirt, glaring. “I'd have guessed that you were part of the gang. Get out of my shop right now before I kick you and your brother out or report you to the police.”Brody was still pretending to be asleep. He wondered what Althon would do about this. “I'm not a punk. I'm just someone who wants to rent that empty building for my small business.” Althon gripped Ton's hand, smiling. “I saw the punks crowding in front of your shop. I heard they'll attack you tonight when you're alone.”“Let go of my hand, asshole!” Ton pulled his hand as hard as he could, but Althon gripped his hand even tighter. “I don't trust the word of a punk like you. Those punks did mess up my shop, and they're in jail now. They can't get out of jail.”Alhthon let go of Ton's hand. “I warned you because I was worried about you, sir. As they say, kindness
“Get out of my shop right now!” shouted Ton as he wielded the iron pipe at the punks. His hands shook so much that he almost dropped the iron pipe. Sweat poured down his body. He regretted not heeding Althon's warning. The ruffians burst out laughing. “How did you get out of prison?” Ton backed up until his back to the wall. He glanced at the phone on the table. “Our boss got us out of jail. Paulcity's police chief is a close friend of our boss. The police are nothing more than uniformed, state-funded punks. You won't get protection from the police as long as you're not an influential person and pay them off,” a punk said.Another punk added, “Even if you report all of us to the police, we will be free to return and come to you again for revenge.”Ton grew more and more frightened, watching the approaching punks. He turned off the power quickly, running to the kitchen. A punk threw a bread box at his back, knocking him. Ton crawled quickly, swinging the iron pipe as hard as he cou
Ton rushed out of the hiding place, surprised to see the punks lying unconscious on the floor. “Damn it! You destroyed a lot of my kitchen tools! You also made a mess of my kitchen! I canceled the deal!”Althon laughed. “You can't cheat, old man. You must abide by our agreement. If you cheat, I'll reawaken the punks and lock you up with them.”Ton immediately pointed the knife at Brody. “If you wake up the punks, I'll hurt your crippled brother!”“Who are you calling a cripple, damn it?” Brody gripped Ton's hand firmly. “I could kick your ass even if I was in a wheelchair right now!”“You two are such assholes! You must be working with those punks for me to give you such a low rent!” Ton tried to break Brody's grip. “Let go of my hand, cripple!”Althon grabbed a glass of water, preparing to drop it on the ringleader's face. “My brother and I are not part of those punks.”“Don't do it!” shouted Ton. “If you yell, those punks will get up and beat you up again, sir. You can't cancel the
“I was a new member of a group. My boss has ordered me to build a small restaurant to prove my loyalty and skills. If I do well, he'll give me another assignment and a big reward,” Althon explained.“Who's your boss?” Brody asked. “I can't tell you because of my boss's restrictions. However, the people watching me must have sent your information to my boss.”“You bastard! Why didn't you prevent it?” Brody glared. “They won't harm you as long as you don't harm me, Brody. My boss is probably assessing you right now. If you do well, he'll offer you an important job.”Brody snorted in annoyance. “The explanation makes sense even though I'm still suspicious of you.”“You should rest now, Brody. We have an important assignment tomorrow, and I don't want you slacking off.”“Rot in hell!” Brody turned his back on Althon, watching the window. Althon closed his eyes. He was indeed quite tired after traveling to so many places and beating the crap out of so many punks. However, he couldn't wa
Tonny Romildo was surprised when Arnold, Aaron, and Andy entered his room. He hurriedly took his coat, signaling a woman to leave immediately. The woman looked disappointed, rushing out of the room. “You have a wonderful woman, Tonny,” Arnold said, ”but don't you already have a wife?” Aaron and Andy burst out laughing, sitting on the couch. Tonny bowed for a moment. “I apologize for my impoliteness, sir. I had no idea that the three of you would be visiting. I will certainly give you a warm welcome when the three of you arrive." Tonny acted as normally as possible. “What can I do for you?” “You are one of our father's confidants, Tonny. You know that our father strongly cautions his confidants to behave themselves. My father would be furious and disappointed if he knew you had another woman besides your wife.” Tonny looked down for a moment. “It was all a misunderstanding, sir. That woman and I have no relationship whatsoever. She's only my secretary.” Arnold, Aaron, and An
"Shouldn't I be ready, Dad?" Althon felt very happy because all his dreams had been achieved. He went through a lot of hard things to get to where he is now. Althon, Arthur, and Adele left the room and walked down the stairs. They met Anthony, Abraham, and Adam in the main room. "Do you have a girlfriend yet, Althon?" Adele asked. Althon suddenly looked down, embarrassed. "I haven't thought about that right now, Mom. I'm going to focus on my work right now." "You look marvelous, Althon." Anthony smiled. "I'm so proud of you." Meanwhile, Lily checked her appearance, letting out a long breath. "I must not disappoint Master." "Are you ready, Lily?" asked Linda as she stood up from the sofa, checking Lily's appearance. "You are very charming today." "We didn't expect Master Arthur Leander's son to call you to the main office today. We finally got to meet him and his son today," said Lily's father. "I will do my best." James smoothed Alvin's appearance. "I really didn't expect
"Congratulations on your win, Arthur." Arnold laughed. "You always win at everything. You were born to be a winner.""Dad," murmured Alex, Alexa, and Albert. Aaron and Andy looked the other way.Anthony let out a long breath, looking at his three sons with tears in his eyes. "I'm the one at fault in all of this. I was wrong to show you my affection. Envy and hatred have driven you to do bad things."Anthony paused for a moment. "As a father, I feel that I have failed. I failed to be the mediator between you all. I also failed to be sensitive and firm.""Even so, none of that will change anything. You will be punished for all your evil deeds."Alex, Alexa, Albert, Andrew, Aldhen, Alfie, and Ana fell silent. "I will still give Arthur heir status according to my previous decision. I consider him to be the most worthy." "As punishment for your mistakes, ninety percent of your wealth will be given to Arthur. The rest will be given to your family. The elite estate you built will remain t
Anthony cried even harder. He ignored his weakened body. "Where is Arthur? I want to see him now. I need to apologize to him.""Grandpa." Althon hugged and calmed Anthony. "Everything is fine now, Grandpa. You don't have to worry about anything anymore.""What do you mean, Arthur? Where is your father now?"Althon released the hug, letting out a long breath. "Dad is chasing those three guys right now.""What?" Anthony held his breath, staring at Abraham. "They must be punished for their wrongdoings. I will no longer defend or protect them."Anthony closed his eyes, letting the tears fall. "I should have punished them when I knew they were the masterminds behind the crimes all those years ago. They deserved the punishment."Arnold, Aaron, and Andy rushed to safety. Unfortunately, Arthur's troops intercepted them from various places. "You bastards!" screamed Arnold, clenching his fists tightly. He saw ships approaching the bridge. When he looked up into the sky, helicopters were swarmi
A shot from Arnold set off the drums of war. Ali and the bodyguards immediately protected Althon from gunfire. Unfortunately, some of the bodyguards were shot and almost fell. The tense atmosphere turned into chaos as gunshots rang out everywhere. The two camps were instantly at war with each other. Leander's family members were shocked, rushing to follow the directions of their bodyguards. "Don't let him escape," Althon said, stinging as his shoulder hit the floor hard.Arnold grunted in annoyance, signaling his guards to leave immediately. He watched Arthur and Althon, who were in the custody of the guards. "Damn it! It's hard enough for me to finish them off now. I better get out of this damn place as soon as possible! I can get back to organizing the plan.""Dad!" Alex shouted when he saw the guards carrying Arnold out of the room. "Oh, my God! Why did all this have to happen?" Alexa screamed as she covered her ears. "Get me out of here right now! I don't want to be here!" A
"Who was that guy yelling just now?" asked Arnold as he observed two figures similar to Adam near Althon and Abraham. "You bastard! Which one of them is the real Adam? Are they both fakes?""Then, what was that screaming sound just now?" Arnold stiffened in place, staring at his hands that were shaking violently. His eyes opened very wide. "The voice is very similar to Arthur? Could he be ....""Where is he?" Arnold surveyed the surroundings, ignoring the tension. "Could it be Arthur?"Fear showed on Arnold's face. Sweat began to drip from his forehead. He seemed to hear Arthur's screams from all directions, but he didn't see his brother. Arnold stared at Adam's figure on the stage, clenching his fists tightly. "That guy is Arthur."Aaron and Andy felt the same fear and tension. They recognized the sound of the shout."Adam." Aaron and Andy were surprised to see two Adam's in two different places."Two Adam's?" muttered Alex as he realized the strangeness of what was happening. He ob
Althon smiled, glancing back briefly, feeling immensely relieved. "Without their help, I wouldn't have been able to do all this. I need to thank them, especially Uncle Adam.""You can't just trust that stranger, Uncle, Aunt," Arnold said with emphasis. "He's just someone trying to ruin this event and sabotage my position as heir. How can you trust him so easily?"Abraham stood up from his wheelchair, taking a deep breath before speaking. "Anthony has told me the whole truth. That man is indeed Arthur's son. He arrived at this house about four months ago."Abraham stared sharply at Arnold, Aaron, and Andy. "Anthony also told me about your crimes against Arthur, Adele, and Althon. You even planned to murder Anthony, your own father. Your actions are unforgivable and must be met with severe punishment.""No!" Arnold shouted, shaking his head. "I won't stand for this humiliation! I have never been involved in any crime, let alone planning to kill my own father! Stop this nonsense right no
The evidence of Arnold, Aaron, and Andy's crimes continued to appear on the screen. Everyone could clearly see the photos and videos, making the atmosphere increasingly chaotic.Arnold, Aaron, and Andy remained where they stood, but their position became increasingly cornered as their relatives stared at them with disdain and suspicion. Seeing Abraham, Arka, and Anita's reactions, they could confirm that those three had collaborated with Althon to disrupt the event.Arnold, Aaron, and Andy had anticipated that Althon or Arthur might show up and cause trouble during the event. However, they hadn't expected Abraham, Arka, and Anita to uncover their crimes."All these videos and photos are fake! That bastard just wants to ruin this event! Guards, get that trash out of here right now!" Arnold shouted while pointing at Althon.Aaron screamed, "That trash is just pretending to be Arthur's son! He's nothing but a liar! Don't believe a word he says!""Someone drag that trash out of here immed
"Stop this!" shouted Althon in all earnestness. He glared at Arnold, who was about to receive the sword in his hand. Almost all of the Leander family members were startled, turning their heads to the armed men entering the room. The rain that had been pouring down suddenly stopped. Althon continued to walk amidst the armed troops. He saw Arnold, Aaron, and Andy's men begin to stand at attention, pointing guns at him and his men."What?" Arnold instantly turned his head, glaring. "What's going on? Who are they? How did they get in and escape the guard?"Arnold clenched his fists tightly. "Could he be... Arthur?"Aaron and Andy were also very surprised. Glancing at each other, they signalled their troops to be on full alert. "Who was that guy yelling earlier?" asked Alex as he scanned the approaching troops. "You bastard! Is it possible that what Dad're afraid of really happened?""You mean Uncle Arthur is coming?" Alexa looked terrified. "You bastard!" Albert stood up from the chai
Anthony was still unconscious until now. Arnold, Aaron, Andy, and their families visited the man before the event started. Doctors said Anthony's condition had started to improve. Unfortunately, he was unable to attend the event. Arnold watched Anthony closely. He grasped his father's hand tightly, smiling. "I won't let you down, Dad. I promise."Aaron and Andy looked sarcastically at Arnold, holding back their annoyance. Abraham said as he stroked Anthony's hair, "According to family rules, Anthony was supposed to preside over your inauguration as the family heir. However, due to Anthony's still unconscious condition and to avoid any untoward events, the task falls to me now. I hope you don't mind, Arnold.""I completely understand, Uncle." Arnold turned to Arka and Anita. "You're the perfect person to take Dad's place. Uncle Arka and Aunt Anita have also agreed to this. I'm also sure Dad won't mind. If one day he regains consciousness and recovers, we can hold another inauguration