The leader had a firm attitude. He glared at Alex and refused to utter a word. Alex snapped his finger. “Okay then. Let me see how firm you are. If you can last a minute, I’ll let you guys go.” As the leader’s eyes were filled with bemusement, Alex pressed his finger on his brow. It was imbued with a strange aura. In the next second, the homicide leader grimaced in fear and sweat bullets. A terrifying roar came out from his throat, as if he had encountered the worst suffering and torment in his life. As Cheryl witnessed such a scene, she was dumbfounded and unable to comprehend the situation. Not even a minute — it was just three seconds — the homicide leader fell to the ground with a thud as his will collapsed. “I’ll say! Ahh! I’ll say anything! I beg you, please make it stop! Please spare my life!” Cheryl’s eyes widened in bewilderment. His response was too exaggerated. Was he putting on a joint performance with Alex? Once again, Alex pressed his finger on the l
“Alex, do you think we’ll acquire the subsidiary company shares in City South without a hitch?” Dorothy’s heart was filled with daunting anticipation.While patting on the briefcase, which he carried with him, Alex said, “Rest assured, I promise.”The contract that had been signed by Waylon Realty earlier was placed inside the briefcase.Dorothy grinned from ear to ear as her beautiful eyes opened a sliver.In that instant, Alex was a little stunned.After all, it had been a very long time since Dorothy let out such a joyful laughter in front of him.He suddenly drew closer. After reaching out to clasp her hand, he said, “Dorothy, thank you for all your support during this period of time. From now on, I won't let you bear such a heavy burden by yourself. I’ll help you to share the burden so that you don't have to suffer anymore.”As Dorothy felt the sincerity in his grip, a gush of sorrow filled her and she wanted to cry.“It’s fine, as long as you know that.”After a pause, s
“.....”Benny also let out a laugh. “Dorothy, do you really think that Assex Constructions will transfer 70% of the subsidiary company shares in City South to you? You’re too naive. Keep on dreaming.”“What?” Dorothy exclaimed in surprise, “This contract is fake?”Madame Joanne cackled like a hen. “Of course, it’s fake. The Assex family doesn’t need ungrateful people like you. Dorothy, you’re overambitious. How dare you try to dominate the subsidiary company in City South? What qualification do you have? Who gave you the courage to do so? This trash who’s standing beside you? From now on, your family line is no longer part of the Assexes. You are expelled from the Assexes.”“What? Grandma, how could you break your promise?” Dorothy was on the verge of tears.Madame Joanne said, “Why should I keep my promise when dealing with shameless and despicable people like you? You’re unworthy of being a member of the Assexs.”Emma chided, “We don't welcome you both, so you can get out of he
“What? This loser signed it?”“How could he, of all people, have such power?” “How could he sign this contract when no one else could?”The Assexes couldn’t believe what they were hearing.Alex checked the time and said, “Five minutes have passed. You still have ten minutes… Also, I could sign this and you can’t because Charles Carter owes me a favor.”Emma immediately started yelling. “There’s no way! Stop trying to bluff your way out of this! Who do you think you are anyway? You’re a shame to the Rockefellers. Your parents betrayed our country, so you’re no better than a street rat. If you haven’t been sucking up to Dorothy, your mom would’ve died ages ago! And you would have starved to death too. So, who do you think you are, huh? As if Charles Carter could ever owe you a favor. You’re overestimating your worth…” With a cold gaze, Alex lunged towards Emma and grabbed her by the hair. He then smashed her head onto the table.Emma’s front teeth were knocked out and her nose s
The old lady huffed. “You idiot. Don’t worry, I know what I’m doing.”Benny explained. “The CEO of Waylon Realty, Mr. Carter actually lent a hand to Alex just to help Dorothy get the branch from City South. This means that they are quite close. If it was Dorothy who signed it, she might’ve just used her body to persuade him. But if Alex did it, then it could have been for a different reason. It could be that William Rockefeller had worked with Charles Carter when he was still alive. If we use their relationship, the Assex family would be better able to work with Waylon Realty.”Meanwhile, Dorothy had just gotten into their car. “Grandma’s sudden change in attitude was most likely due to your relationship with Mr. Carter. They’ll want to work with Mr. Carter through you as a way to improve their partnership.Alex huffed. “She can dream on. Now that you have full control over the branch in City South, you’ll be able to expand this business to its full potential… I know it’s best to no
Alex’s eyes suddenly emitted a murderous glare. He pulled Dorothy behind him, shielding her from the men.“Be careful!” Dorothy was nervous and worried. She had no idea that Alex was no longer as weak as before. These security guards were nowhere nearly as powerful as he was.In just a bat of an eye, the guards were kicked in the guts. They fell to the ground harshly and weren't able to get back up at all.“All three of you are fired!” Alex said as he walked into the company with Dorothy in hand.Many of the employees who were sitting near the windows witnessed this incident. They were shocked and their mouths were agape. News quickly spread throughout the whole company:“Oh my god look! Ms. Assex is back! She even brought a guy along with her and he just beat up the security guards!”“Wait, which Assex?”“These are the photos, it’s our previous general manager, Dorothy Assex.”“What? Did she bring someone along to get her position back? I would too, to be honest.”“Why would
Shermaine sobbed uncontrollably. However, Dorothy didn’t even want to look at her. “Inform all the higher-ups that we’re going to have a meeting in the first meeting room.”The news caused an uproar within the company. Numerous employees cheered loudly as well. Everyone didn’t dare go against Emma back then because they didn’t want any trouble. However, despite their cowardice, they still sided with Dorothy in spirit.Alex, on the other hand, didn’t have anything to do at the time.He looked at Shermaine who was extremely upset and still sobbing uncontrollably. Alex shook his head lightly and walked off.Just then, a luxurious car arrived in front of the company. A man and a woman got out of the car.The man was in a smart suit looking dashing, and the woman was Beatrice Assex.Why were they here?To propose.The security guards at the entrance of the building received the news of Dorothy regaining her position in the company. Hence, as Dorothy’s sister, Beatrice could enter th
The woman was Maya Howards, Alex’s university senior. She was a year older than him and one of the most popular girls in her year as well. She had both brains and brawns, literally a jewel at school.She was the student council president in her third year until she graduated; successfully organized multiple major school events; a social butterfly; and had a strong spirit. She was praised by everyone at school as a truly amazing woman.After university, Alex had asked her to help Dorothy build up this company, the branch in City South. And she did, building it to what it was now. Maya was Dorothy’s best assistant.However, Maya wasn’t at the company often. She would usually be leading a team to organize events in other areas. Alex had not expected to bump into her today.“Alex, what happened between you and Dorothy?“Is your relationship really in shambles? Why would your wife’s sister be helping your rival to propose to your wife?”Alex looked cold. “She has a death wish.”Maya