As he arrived at Minister Long's estate, he was greeted by the old man himself. Victor stepped out of his car, bringing along a few presents for the family. He didn't want to visit empty-handed, so he had everything arranged beforehand. "Madam Long, this is for you," Victor handed her a bouquet of mixed flowers along with a few bags of gifts. "Oh my, you didn't have to," she replied, pleased with the presents. She briefly glanced inside the bags and realized they were not ordinary gifts. "Why don't you two go in and sit down for a while? I'll go get Carmela for you." While Victor waited in the seating area with Minister Long, a servant brought refreshments for them. He engaged in a friendly conversation with the man, and despite the fact that the minister wanted Victor to be with his daughter, there was no hostility from him. Minister Long understood that any father would wish for their daughter to be with the right man. Meanwhile, Madam Long went upstairs to check on her daughter.
All the attention went to the man who everyone wanted to please. As each one of them wished to be close acquainted with the man and benefit from him, they did everything they could to converse with him. However, they didn't expect the man was so hard to please that he would not say a word and only speak with the woman he came with."Tell me if you need anything." Carmela said it was the man's first visit to the resort. Despite everyone offering to assist the man, seeing as he was not responding to any of them, it made the girl happy."Thank you."His short answer was everyone's delight. I just mean, they too have a chance to be close to the man. The only difference was the girl had the opportunity to be acquainted with the man first. The fact that her father was a friend of the man gave her the best support. Everyone thought that since the man was too hard to approach then their best option was to please the girl."Miss Carmela, me and my family recently brought in a new horse here. I
"President, please wait," Director Lloyd yelled out as he tried to catch up with KO, who was heading out of the building. "President, please listen." KO had been assigned as the temporary president of the company as Nicholas was running for politics. Since Victor was still in the East, they were still unsure who was best suited to take the position as president, considering the recent issues with rats in the company. However, KO didn't expect that Director Lloyd would dare betray them. She had always believed she knew her people well, but little did she know that they were only useful when they needed something from her. As she continued to ignore him, KO was suddenly pulled back when someone grabbed her arm. "I SAID WAIT!" KO was shocked, and as she was about to fight back, her bodyguards stepped forward to push the man aside and prevent him from getting any closer to her. Director Lloyd was furious at KO's indifference towards him. His blood boiled, and he was about to grab her a
It was late in the evening when Victor returned from another gathering with Charles Chen and his group of young masters. They had gone on an all-men outing, leaving the girls upset with Charles for not inviting them. As some of the girls were trying to win Charles' heart, they saw every opportunity as a chance. "Master, you've returned," Edward said as he assisted Victor, who smelled like alcohol. He helped the man out of his coat and seated him in a chair. "Should I get you something?" "Hmm, make some coffee for me and bring me the latest files Lucas prepared," Victor said as he headed to his study and started working. It didn't take long for Edward to return with coffee and snacks. Victor didn't touch them at first; he took the documents Edward handed him and skimmed through the different files. "Is this it?" Victor inquired, feeling disappointed with what he had read. "Yes, I haven't received anything else apart from those," Edward explained as he handed the coffee to Victor. "
Megan Chen was out and about with her celebrity friends and was parting ways with them. She has been everywhere, as she has been declaring she is in a relationship with the mysterious tycoon Mr. Augustine. Everyone knew that the man had invested a billion in her movie project. It was already late when she decided to head home all alone without any help from her friends. She has been acting all proud, not worrying about anything as she has a mighty man protecting her. However, not everyone was aware of her status as she meet her dome that night. "Lady, are you lost?" "Don't worry, will help you get home." A group of men surrounded the girl as she was making her way to her car. As she was still an unknown celebrity, despite she has some backing from the Chen, she didn't have enough financial support yet, nor earning to hire some bodyguards for her. She was somehow drunk, yet still had some sense of what was happening. She became all shaken as she saw the group of men following her.
The next day, Victor arrived at the Chen's home with gifts for the family, especially for Megan. He brought along his assistant, Edward, who handed the gifts to Madam Chen, while Victor personally presented a bouquet to Megan. "How are you feeling?" Victor inquired, concern evident in his eyes, as he handed the bouquet to her. "I'm fine. Once again, thank you for saving me," Megan replied, trying to act like a proper daughter of a prestigious family. In truth, if her uncle and aunt weren't around, she would have acted like a giddy celebrity, appearing arrogant and proud of the man's visit. Charles observed everything from a distance, occasionally giving Megan cues on how to conduct herself. He had thought overnight that if Megan could emulate Carmela's behavior, the man might be more inclined to choose her in the end. To secure her place by his side, they needed to provide Megan with a better background and stronger support. Megan kept a certain distance between herself and Victor,
For the next few days, Victor kept his distance from the Chen family to show his dissatisfaction with what had happened. He declined invitations from Charles to hang out with their group of friends and didn't bother giving them any reasons. "Charles, what's going on? How come Mr. Augustine hasn't visited us at all? This is all that snake's fault," Megan said, gritting her teeth while seated on the sofa. She had thought it through overnight and believed that what happened was for the best. "If she didn't cling to Mr. Augustine, this wouldn't have happened." "Megan, that's enough. Why are you still here anyway? Don't you have filming?" Charles sighed, already stressed out from all that had happened. He didn't expect that a simple miscalculation would ruin everything. He felt like he wanted to bring the woman back and torture her to relieve his anger. "I-I don't want to go," Megan acted like a spoiled brat, averting her gaze to the other side of the room as she hugged a pillow for comf
Words of what happened to Megan spread throughout society. The Chens put on an act by venting all their anger on the production crew. Even the main director, who knew the Chens well, was shocked that they actually took out their anger on them. It was only then that he realized the reason why… "WHAT? Did he really come on that day?" "Yes, he even said we could continue without him." As the assistant director explained everything, the director didn't bother anymore and headed to the hospital where the girl was staying. When they arrived, things couldn't have been more awkward when the man himself appeared. "Mr. Augustine? What are you…?" However, the director didn't even have the chance to greet the man or finish what he had to say when the man just walked past him and left. This made the director worried that the billion-dollar investment might disappear. He knew that the investment before was intended for the girl, not because he was a fan of his work. "Let's go," the director s