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Chapter 418
Alex Rockefeller approached them slowly, one step at a time.Seeing the bodyguard with a broken leg on the floor, Anderson Assex was terrified out of his wits. ‘Crazy! He’s crazy! No, I don’t want to be wheelchair-bound for the rest of my life!’Immediately, he chose the first option and kneeled in front of Claire Assex.Claire’s eyes bulged wide in astonishment.Meanwhile, Beatrice, still holding onto Claire, stole a glimpse at Alex. He seemed a little different today, a little manlier than usual. Just like Mask… no, no, it was a mere illusion.“Do it, mom!” she said to Claire.Smack!With tears streaming down her face, Claire slapped Anderson. “We will leave this very house in three days,” she cried. “After that, we will sever our ties with you!”“Great! I look forward to that!” Madame Joanne leaped in joy.“Go live under a bridge, you hobos!” Anderson roared.Right after they left, Claire collapsed in Beatrice’s arms and started wailing, crying, and cursing at Anderson.A
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An attractive woman stood right there.It wasn’t his wife, Dorothy, but his sister-in-law, Beatrice Assex!His eyes opened wide in horror as he quickly pushed her away.“It’s you?”Bam!Beatrice took a few steps back and slammed into the refrigerator.“You shoved me!”Beatrice exclaimed while looking at Alex. Usually, she would have immediately admonished Alex, but now she behaved like a frail woman, entirely out of the ordinary.Alex retraced his hands awkwardly and said, “Sorry, I thought you were Dorothy.”Oddly enough, Beatrice was not mad but covered Alex’s nose and lips with her hand instead.Alex was taken aback. They never had such an intimate encounter.Except for that night, of course, where she came onto him after being drugged.“What are you trying to do?”He pushed her hand away.Beatrice suddenly asked, “Are you Mask?”Alex was shocked and kept thinking to himself, wondering what he did to expose his identity. Before he could deny it, Beatrice continued,
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“Okay, okay, you should go and get prepared for tomorrow. We'll be signing a contract with Roadways and Bridges Inc. after all,” said Alex. His eyes shone with a ruthless twinkle.‘Suffer the consequences of pissing me off, Madame Joanne.’Dinner that night had the Assex sisters in tears.Dorothy Assex said to her mother, Claire, “Mom, this is what we call real food! The ones you cooked were inedible at best.”Beatrice’s stomach was chock full of food as she looked silently at Alex.After swallowing down the last piece of roasted pork in gravy, Claire licked her lips and said, “I came from a wealthy family and never had to do any household chores. Your father used to say that I should have been a hand model. Consider yourselves lucky that I even cooked for you!”She then turned to Alex. “Jer… Alex, why don’t you wash the dishes? Also, you’re still unemployed, right? Then it’s set. You’ll be cooking for us from now on.”Claire returned to her true self after having a sumptuous me
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Alex took a glance at Emma and thought, ‘What a coincidence.’He walked to the sofa with Dorothy in hand and wiped the sofa slowly with some tissue before turning to her. “Come sit here, wifey. Mr. Hawk is still having a meeting now. We’ll just wait here till he’s done, then we’ll be able to sign the contract.”Dorothy nodded and sat on the sofa politely.Alex took a bottle of water out of his bag and opened the cap before handing it to her.The two acted as if no one was around, as if Emma and Ethan were nothing but thin air.Emma couldn’t hold back her anger any longer. She stood up and approached the two. “Dorothy, I asked you a question. Are you deaf? What contract are you here for? Who even told you to come here to sign a contract?” Dorothy took a few sips of water and handed the bottle to Alex. “Do you want some too?”“Sure!” Alex placed his lips where Dorothy’s lips were on the bottle and drank some water as well.Emma was enraged. She felt like something was going horr
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The two remained seated, ignoring every word Ethan said.Ethan furrowed his eyebrows and his expression turned cold. “Hey, you two. I’m asking nicely for you to leave. I said that South Cali Structures would no longer be working with you.”Emma smiled brightly, still acting as cocky as ever. “Did you hear that? Why are you still here? Are you really that shameless? Oh, right, I heard you guys changed the company name to something like Dorothy-Alex Constructions and don’t have any working capital, so that means you’d go bankrupt if you don’t earn some money! Hey loser, Rockefeller. You should break it off with her while you still can. Why don’t you work as my slave? I might pity you if I’m in a good mood!”Alex replied calmly, “I think it’s still a little early to say who will be pitied in the end.”He then turned to Ethan. “Ethan Hawks, right? You’re not in charge of South Cali Structures just yet. Let’s wait till your father arrives. Only he has a say in this.”Ethan was enraged.
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Emma’s eyes widened in disbelief as she watched Alex and Dorothy walk into Thomas’ office.She immediately turned to Ethan. “Baby, what’s happening? What contract is your father signing with Dorothy?”Ethan shook his head. “I’m not sure too. I’m not that familiar with how things work in my dad’s company.”Emma huffed frustratedly. “Dorothy’s damn company used to be one of our subsidiary companies. They’re this close to going bankrupt. If your dad does work with such a small company, he’d run into a lot of problems during the process. You have to convince your dad, or else it’d be too late!”“Uhm… yeah, I know, I know.” Ethan dismissed her remarks, clearly bothered by his father’s expression earlier. He could tell something was amiss.Alex and Dorothy left the CEO’s office after just ten minutes. The contract had been signed successfully.Before they came, Charles had already discussed with Thomas about the details of the contract. They had even settled the terms and conditions be
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As the yelling continued, Ethan walked out of the office.Emma rushed over to him. “Baby, this woman said that Dorothy-Alex Constructions had signed the contract for the Five Rings Project. Is that true? Please tell your dad that he shouldn’t! Only Assex Constructions could sign this contract. Didn’t you promise me that? Go, just go in and tell—”Ethan interrupted her. “Emma, please leave. Let’s not see each other ever again.”Emma froze. “What? What did you just say, Ethan?”Ethan turned to the guards. “If she won’t leave, make her.”“Yes, master!”Emma finally realized that he had broken up with her.She was infuriated. “Ethan Hawk, you jerk! Don’t you remember what you promised me in bed last night? You bastard! How could you break your promises? You’re inhumane, go rot in hell!”Suddenly, a guard slapped her hard across the face.“How dare you insult our young master? Do you have a death wish?”“Throw her out now!”Ten minutes later, at Assex Manor.The old lady was in
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Claire hated this family.She hated the woman, Madam White, especially, as she would always boast about her son-in-law to the point that it was getting very annoying. Claire clicked her tongue out of frustration. “What are you guys doing here?”Madam White chuckled. “I’m here to look for a nice place to buy, what else? Oh, did you think I’m here just to window-shop like you?”Beatrice huffed. “How would you know if we can afford a villa or not?”Madam White laughed louder. “Of course I do, we’re neighbours after all! How would I not know? I heard that your villa will be taken away by the Assexes, which is probably why you need a new place soon! But do you guys know that villas in Senna Port cost more than ten million? Not just anyone could buy a villa in this area, you know? There’s no way you could use a twenty million dollar fake cheque here.”Madam White’ son-in-law asked, “Twenty million dollar fake cheque?”She cackled and pointed to Alex. “That’s Claire’s son-in-law. He h