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ANNA'S POV "Can I go in now?" I asked Brenda again. I'd been waiting for Dorian to resume the office for hours, and my mind was restless. I couldn't even work properly as I was worried about him. However, just a few minutes ago, I heard someone talking about how the boss resumed too late, which was unusual, and my heart skipped a beat. I quickly stood up from my seat and made my way out to see him, but who would have expected that Brenda would stop me with her body? She wasn't saying a word, but her action was enough to show me her stance, which surprised me. Brenda looked at me and shook her head, "Mr Dorian is not in his office," She gently replied, and I frowned. "What do you mean? Mr Dorian entered his office a few minutes ago, and everyone saw him. What are you saying?" I was getting annoyed. Could it be that Dorian was really avoiding me? "He's not. I don't know where you heard that fake rumor from, but the boss is really not around at the moment," She lied again. A
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ANNA'S POV A yawn escaped my lips as I rolled around in bed. It was a weekend, a day that I wouldn't have to go to the office and could stay home all day. However, it was a pretty bitter moment for me. Dorian had stopped talking to me ever since then. He wouldn't even look at me twice whenever I went to report to him. He even did it to the extent that he asked me to start reporting to Brenda instead of him. It was difficult seeing him, and it was even more difficult to talk to him. He really took my word for it and stayed away from me. I let out a deep breath as my eyes peeled open. I picked up my phone that was under the pillow to check the time, and a frown formed on my face when I saw what the time was. there was even a missed call on my phone. I need not check to know who it was, but I still did anyway, and as expected, it was Daniel, Dorian's cousin. I wiped my face and sat right while already dialing his line. "Daniel," I called, forcing back the yawn that wanted to
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ANNA'S POV I was shocked, my eyes widened in disbelief, and I found it hard to think straight. What was that? What did he just do? Heck! I placed my hands on his chest and pushed him off me! I stood up from my seat and glared at him. I could tell my face was red at the moment, and it only went on to show how angry I was. How could he do that to me?! I pressed my fingers on my lips, unable to figure out what had just happened. The fact that he kissed me came so suddenly that I found it hard to believe it had just happened. Daniel... He was just a friend. He was a friend I even sacrificed my weekend for, a friend I decided to see when I was supposed to be playing at home, but he had the guts to betray me this much. I shook my head and tried to calm my raging heart. I felt the urge to rip him apart but kept it in. I needed to be calm... I needed to think. "Why? Why did you do that?" I asked, staring at him, and I could feel the trembling of my lips. I knew I was weak at the
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DORIAN'S POV Brenda dropped the file and bowed gently, "This is the file you asked for," She said. I stared at the file for a while and let out a deep breath. The file was from Anna, and she was supposed to be the one dropping it on my table, but i had asked her to give it to Brenda instead. If I was going to follow what she said, then I needed to refrain from seeing her. She must have thought I wanted her for her body, which was a great humiliation to my feelings. I picked up the file and opened it, "What about the afternoon's meeting?" I asked with my eyes still fixed on the file. "The meeting should start in an hour. Will you be able to go?" Brenda asked, and I raised a brow. "Of course, just clear other things for the meeting. I have to be there and see for myself how they are planning to convince us with their little tactics," I replied and smirked. A small smile formed on Brenda's face, and she nodded, "I'm curious too," She mumbled. "You can leave now. Remind me
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ANNA'S POV I returned to my office with a livid expression on my face. What sort of situation was that? He talked so rudely to me just because he was curious about my date with Daniel. Who did he think he was to me?! I slammed my hand on my desk and cursed inwardly. Dorian was stepping on my nerves! After a few minutes of inward curses, I closed my eyes and pressed my hands on my chest to say a few calming sutras. Yes, I need not curse him. Yes, I need not curse him at all. Dorian was just being a jerk because... because... wait, because of what? Heck! It wasn't even my business! I sat on my seat and opened the file. He talked about the mistakes, but he wouldn't even point them out. How was I supposed to deal with it? This was the work I spent almost a week on! I sighed and decided to go through the file. Maybe I would be able to see the mistakes he saw and correct them. Thinking about it, could it be that he had been the one correcting the mistakes all this while? That would m
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DORIAN'S POV I watched her rush out of my office, and my anger intensified. I stared at her back, and my eyes darkened. I was angry, I couldn't believe what had happened. She wouldn't even bother to explain?! Am I that unimportant to her that she wouldn't even mind explaining to me? I let out a deep breath and continued pacing around my office. I was angry, I was disappointed! My head was aching, and my heart felt shattered. Why was that? Was I not good enough for her? Why would she reject me and let Daniel kiss her?! I closed my eyes and let out a deep breath. The door opened, and Brenda walked in, "Mr Dorian, It's less than 30 minutes to the meeting. Are you prepared?" She asked, I stared at her, and I felt the urge to curse, "I don't think I can," I sincerely replied. "I shouldn't go there today. You should go and send the whole minutes to me later at night," I ordered. Brenda bowed and walked out of my office. After she left, I returned to my seat and closed my eyes again
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ANNA'S POV My mind was a mess, and my tears wouldn't stop flowing. I could no longer stay in the office, and I felt too sad to return home. The anger and the disappointment in his eyes as he spoke to me made me realize how much I meant to him and the trust I had broken. I felt like I might really lose my mind if I were to return home at that moment, and that scared me. My mind was overworking, and my tears continued to flow until I stopped in front of a clubhouse. I stared at the clubhouse, considering whether to go in or not. But after a while, I walked into the club and took a seat. "Miss, what should we serve you?" A man walked over and asked. "What do I want?" I asked and wiped the tears that rolled down my face. The man handed over a handkerchief, "Miss," He said. I stared at the handkerchief for a while before waving my hand dismissively, "No need. Thanks," I replied and lowered my eyes. "Get me anything... good. Something heavy would be better," I added. By the
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ANNA'S POV Wait, what happened? The tiny dress on me was different from the one I had on when I slept off earlier. It was very different... I checked my chest, and from the space alone, I could see my full breasts. Even the line of my panties could be seen~ " I looked at the man who was sleeping beside me, he looked peaceful and handsome as usual but... he wasn't wearing a shirt! My eyes went blank, and I grabbed my hair. I curled up in a ball and screamed with my eyes closed. "Anna? Anna?" I heard his cool voice, and I immediately rushed away from his side. "Don't touch me!" I warned. Dorian looked shocked, and he sat up. He stared at me with confusion in his eyes, "What's it?" He asked. I glared at him, wanting to rip him into pieces for asking such a dumb question! "Did you take advantage of me? You told me to stay away from you. How could you do this to me?!" I yelled, still glaring at him. Dorian's eyes ran through my body, and his eyes widened, "You... Do you thi
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Beth's POV I woke up the next morning pensive and annoyed, partly because I had a restless night punctuated with brief dreams and overthinking. I was motionless for a minute as I tried to remember the details of the dream but gave up when I couldn't recall it.I looked at my phone and groaned as I saw the time. I had overslept which was something that happened rarely as I was a stickler for routine. With a manic burst of energy, I got up and began preparing for work. I needed no one to tell me that my day was only going to get more weird.Once my schedule was broken, it was only natural that the rest of the day became shitty. I knew that much from experience.My pensive mood continued as I drove to the office and I only heard my name after I had been called at least thrice. I snapped at Brenda when she got in my business then asked her to call a mandatory meeting for all employees.She didn't hurry to do it but hesitated a bit and I knew she was curious as to why I was calling a me
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“What do you think about all this, Aldred?”As Rey’s question echoed in the air, Aldred gave a knowing smile—as if he already expected the question.“It’s probably a ruse. The actual Warehouse must be hidden underground.” Rey made a slight grimace underneath his mask.‘Just as I suspected…’Even with this discovery, it didn’t change what they had to do. ‘We still have to invade. The entrance to the underground passage must be here somewhere.’Rey almost felt like he was invading the territory of a mafia group or some sort of cartel. He hadn’t done it before, but it seemed like this was how it would feel.“This establishment is run by Evals Redart, the biggest guy in business in the South.” Aldred went on, his tone still retaining the same hint of amusement from earlier.“I don’t imagine that we’d run into him here, but if we do, then the KariBlanc Group would like to stay out of it.”Rey let out a sigh and shrugged lightly.“I hadn’t planned for both of you to come inside with me a
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‘Ah… I see. So that’s how it is…’Rey smiled as he stared at his opponent.Even though his eyes were on the BigFoot-like creature, his senses also observed the ceiling where it fell from.‘There are more of them lurking above.’ Rey couldn’t see them even if he tried. There was a reason he hadn’t detected any until this one landed to confront him.‘A Camouflage Skill, maybe? Interesting…’ These creatures were masters of blending into their environment, making them nearly impossible to detect unless someone paid close attention.‘Even now, I can only detect their movements due to the sound they make and slight distortions they cause in space.’He still couldn’t see them properly.‘I already have [Stealth], which basically allows me to be invisible. But I guess this isn’t too bad either.’ When Rey raised his head and studied the Skill, he figured that the camouflage ability would be more than enough for it to be registered by [Doppel].He sighed softly and turned his attention back to
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The deal was sealed after that.Aldred Winsley used an Enchanted Item to calculate the amount of Monster Cores in each sack, and by multiplying them with the agreed price, they arrived at the selling price.It turned out to be a whopping 4,650 Platinum Coins!‘I still can’t believe this…’Rey was trying his best to remain composed after hearing such an insane number, but his heart raced uncontrollably.Adding that to his balance of 1,251 Platinum Coins, he now possessed 5,901 Platinum Coins in total.‘I never thought I’d get this much at once… let alone now!’ Rey felt like he was pulling off a scam, but he didn’t feel guilty. Why would he? This was the Black Market, after all.‘Once the Monster Cores start flooding in, these guys will be in trouble. I should probably avoid this place for a while…’Rey felt a sense of satisfaction knowing he had enough money for the moment. Now, it was time to focus on training; distractions like this were unnecessary.“As always, it’s a pleasure d
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“Haha! Is it all done?” A hefty man, his belly protruding, emerged from the 'staff-only' room.He had blood stains on his hand, and each finger had rings on them. His fat-ridden body moved slowly as he cleaned his bloodied hands with a rag and flung it to the side once he was done.“Oh, Leader? Did you kill that woman already?” One of the men who had secured both Alicia and Billy said with a somewhat disappointed face.“What do you think?” The fat man replied, a twisted grin on his faceThough he had cleaned his hands, stains of red still appeared in some areas.“I-I see… I shouldn’t have asked in the first place."In all honesty, this man—as well as the rest of his six comrades—wanted to have his way with her.He had been looking forward to enjoying the waitress for some time now.‘When we killed her Boss and took over this shop, I expected my time to come soon…’He felt frustrated that his Leader had done away with her already.“She intentionally tripped, that woman. I was watching
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“This isn’t how it’s supposed to go…”Adonis muttered to himself, his gaze fixed on the night sky. While he couldn’t recall every single detail from the past, this particular incident was engraved in his memory.‘The kidnapping of Billy and Alicia… it’s supposed to happen way further in the future!’Sure, a lot of things had been altered now, but he hadn’t expected such a drastic change to the original timeline.‘They’ll nearly be sold at the slave auction a few days after being captured, but thankfully the investigation was done before the auction was completed.’As a result, the Royal Knights swooped in and apprehended a lot of criminals in the Black Market and Slavery World.Unfortunately, this huge victory came with a great loss.‘Alicia’s mental state became unstable and she went insane. Billy was fine, but he was so concerned with Alicia’s health that he didn’t focus on training any longer…’Eventually, Alicia’s mental health deteriorated to the point where she eventually commi
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“Sir! It’s such a pleasant surprise to see you!” Rey was instantly greeted by a very excited Aldred Winsley.The man was grinning sheepishly at him. He seemed almost starstruck, like a fan meeting their favorite celebrity for the first time.‘He’s literally gushing…’ was Rey’s impression as he nodded slightly, entering the room.‘I was just asking your subordinate here when we might see you next.’Rey glanced at Noah and noticed him giving an uncomfortable smile.‘Were they pressuring him to convince me to come? Is that why he took so long?’It was just a guess, so Rey dismissed it.“In any case, it really is good to have you here. We have a lot to discuss.”Taking a seat on the sofa, Rey observed as Noah quickly positioned himself behind him.‘Good. He knows how to keep appearances without me needing to tell him…’ Rey felt relieved.Noah seemed to be able to handle himself in business now, but sometimes he was still an indecisive klutz.Like now, when he allowed his time to be delay
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The KariBlanc Group’s Central headquarters was a three-story building.Its Ground Floor was used for commerce. Its First Floor was used for brokerage and special transactions—as well as the storage of regular Items.As for the Second Floor, it was used for three major purposes.First, it housed the cream of the crop in terms of products. Second, it was where those products received their final touches, ensuring excellence.And as for the final reason, it lay behind the door that Aldred was about to open.The manufacturing stations were situated in the bulkier half of the building, which served as an extension to the back.Since the building had a lot of space—especially at the rear, it wasn’t surprising that manufacturing operations occurred there.That place was also off-limits to those without authorization, but compared to those areas, it was the real deal.The Holy of Holies.‘I haven’t taken permission from father to do this, but…’He already knew what his father would say in thi
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Rey’s heart was racing as he stared at the coordinates.His fists were tightly clenched, and he felt his eyes growing bloodshot.‘Why would Alicia be in the Black Market?’ Instantly, he knew she couldn’t have been there willingly. She was clearly in some kind of trouble.‘Is it because of Billy? I’m sure it’s him!’Remembering the face of his former best friend was enough to make him grit his teeth.He was extremely annoyed.Despite his annoyance, Rey felt a wave of relief wash over him. ‘At least I found her. Ditching the rest and coming here on my own really was the right move.’Rey managed to slip away from the watchful eyes of the Investigation Squad and come here on his own after they split up to look for clues.Thanks to that, he managed to slip into the Black Market space.‘I simply guessed that I could use their network or information channels to find Alicia.’Rey had figured they would use Tracking Magic on their Items, but he didn’t expect it to be this detailed.He also d
