Tatius Anderson looked around the room in amazement at the entire interior of Alan's parents' house. The combination of Chinese and European cultures was so thick when he first stepped into Alan's parents' house. So harmonious and neatly arranged, making him understand where Alan's habit of being so obsessed with order and neatness came from.
The old woman introduced herself as Alan's mother, Vanessa Chen, led him with the typical spirit of a middle-aged woman he often met both at his former workplace at the Italian restaurant and in his apartment building environment to the dining room down the corridor in a very spacious house (compared to his parent's house when he was still living with his parents), after placing the gift Cecilia had given to her on a shelf near the living room.
"No need to be awkward," the woman laughed soft
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He reflexively chuckled at the confident words of the old woman. Letting the old lady take his hand and led him in high spirits into the dining room. There, he had already found the presence of his boyfriend's twin sister, Aura Chen who was chatting enthusiastically about the topic of motorbikes, while Alan's twin sister's girlfriend was busy muttering something he did not know with her eyes continued to stare at the dishes served on the table. “Take a seat,” said the old woman, while the old woman herself sat beside a middle-aged man who gave the old woman a warm smile before returning to continue his discussion with Aura. "No need to worry. You can enjoy all the dishes in the middle part. The one on the edge is not safe for you." His eyes looked at the rows of food that he did not know all by name beautifully presented, emitting an aroma that suddenly succeeded in provoking his hunger that had been missing since he was discharged from the hospital. "Sorry t
Throughout dinner, he could not stop feeling restless. He could not calm his mind even though he tried to act normally in front of his parents. He could feel both of his hands shaking, drenched in a cold sweat from the nervousness that filled his body. His left foot continued to stomp on the floor, restless since his mind kept looking for the right moment to announce his sexual orientation, which he had hidden and the identities of the two people sitting on his right to his parents. Even his mother's home-cooked meals that had always managed to make him feel hungry just from smelling the aroma of his mother's cooking failed to do their job. His appetite has been lost due to his anxiety. “Just say what is in your mind right now, Alan. Do not hesitate to tell us. Is it necessary to put on such a tense face at a family dinner?”
Keith opened the window car after the still sleepy Marie got out of his car and walked into her company building, pressing his car horn twice to get Marie's attention while waving his hand excitedly at her. “Have a nice day, Marie!” The woman was silent for a moment before she ran back to him and made him a little confused by it. The woman, without hesitation, immediately landed a quick morning kiss on his lips, managed to provoke a blush on both cheeks that must have been clearly visible on his face now. “Thanks for the breakfast,” Marie smiled contentedly at his reaction, enjoying that he was not moved by the sudden kiss Marie gave him before. The woman did not go back to her office building again but he continued to stand in front of him, making it even more awkward
He deliberately delayed the opening hours of his cafe to be three hours late than usual once he arrived at the Aldebrando headquarters building in Rose city, which looked busy as usual. He could no longer relax like before by taking his time to be a barista at his cafe. He clearly could not have underestimated the threat from Silvano. On the way to this place alone, he found it difficult since he had to find a detour so that his stalker could not find his headquarters building. Sighing in frustration, he walked into his headquarters building, ignoring the high-spirited greetings he got from his members. His mind kept on his annoyance at Silvano's threat as they began to threatening Marie's safety. After receiving news that several of his subordinates whom he had assigned to protect died after getting a brutal attack from Silvano several weeks ago, he tightened his guard by arming his members with a new type of weapon that he ordered a few days ago. He did not want to lose hi
Keith's brown eyes widened as soon as he heard the words that Alan had just said to him, creating new cracks of trouble that gave him an instant headache. He massaged his temples which suddenly throbbed as soon as he heard Alan's confession just now, spat out some swear words in Italian before turning his attention back to Alan, who did not dare to look at him. "Then? What did she say to you after you revealed everything? Did she agree to help you hide my true identity from Marie?” "For now, I trust her," Alan licked his lips, trying to reduce the nervous feeling that must be raging around him right now. “I have no other choice, Boss. I am sorry. But I can only think of this option. Tatius' safety is in danger, and I do not want to put him in danger with this matter."
Marie ended the meeting session with investors from Italy who finally realized their plans to work with her company. She gave a formal smile full of friendliness to a slightly chubby old man with a serious look on his face, allowing the man who was the last person in the meeting room to leave first. As soon as everyone––including Felicia, who led the investors to leave the meeting room earlier, she leaned back in her chair. Her eyes stared up at the ceiling of the room. There was nothing interesting above the ceiling other than the white colour that dominates the ceiling of the room with smart lamps that would instantly turn on when the sky turns dark, but she still found herself locked both of her eyes up there with a sense of frenzy that filled her mind at this time. Indeed, as a professional businessman who demands perfection in all aspects of his work, she could get rid of the uneasy feeling she had felt
Half an hour later, she who was concentrating on her work when he suddenly heard a knock on the door from outside of her office room. "Enter." Her eyes caught a glimpse of Felicia's presence in his room, who was walking with half-running steps half-exhausted from wearing those seven centimeters high heels towards him. In fact this had caught his attention since this morning, when she approached him as usual. He knew very well that Felicia wasn't a fan of heels over three centimeters tall. At the company he's built for nearly ten years, he gives his employees the freedom to wear whatever they think will make them comfortable, so he doesn't place the obligation on women who don't want to wear five-centimeter heels to wear them. Or also not forbid the men in his office to wear midi skirts and high heels which for the past few years have been favored by men there. Nor does it limit its employees who are gender other than the binary two groups there to express the
Keith hurried out of his office, adjusting the coat that he hadn't taken off since he'd come to Aldebrando's headquarters until now, turning around to face Katherine, who also got up from her chair. “Tell Victor to carefully execute this plan right away. Ask our three new members to help him.” "New members?" Katherine frowned in confusion when she heard what he just said. “Isn't that too careless? What if this plan fails?” "It's better to risk the outcome than to remain silent. We've already lost a lot of our members thanks to Silvano's attack. There's no time to argue over petty things like this." “But, I still feel––” “Besides, I don't see any problem here. Can you send me the files for our three new members? I'll study that later at the cafe." "Well." “Nothing to talk about anymore? Good,” he studied her for a moment, before patting her lightly on the shoulder. “Good luck with your date.” "Thank y ...," the woman was
Hello, my name is Zhen Xin Xin. Thank you for your support throughout the years, Our Agreement readers. It took me two years to complete this narrative, and to be honest, I was actually hesitant to put an end to this book.I'd like to thank you again for your help. Aside from this story, two others are still running on GoodNovel: Choosing Between Dragon and Werewolf and Unreveal His Mask.I will do my best to finish the current part of these stories. Until then, I would appreciate your assistance and support. Thank you very much.Sincere greetings, Zhen Xin Xin
[Sempione Park, Ponte delle Sirenete]Marie walked down the path in Sempione Park desperately. It had been almost a week since Keith had left home and asked for a divorce from her, making her immediately cancel all her work schedules for the next month to look for Keith.Armed with the information she got from Keith's parents that Keith went to Italy, precisely in Milan, she decided to book a ticket to Italy in a hurry.For days, she travelled the streets of Milan. She did not have any free time to explore the biggest and most complete fashion shopping centre there or visit tourist attractions. She only tried the local food, but only because she had to fill her stomach with food while trying to find her husband.Unfortunately, she had been in this place for a week, and she could not find her husband there. She was so stupid that she forgot to ask her mother-in-law where exactly Keith had gone in her panic. Now, she was confused, cursing her stupidity. How could she find Keith? Milan
A few days later...Marie walked into her mansion feeling uncertain after parking her car in the garage. Her memories of what happened a few days ago at her extended family's house still felt like yesterday. It was hard for her to accept the fact that all this time, her husband had been hiding the fact about his identity as the head of the mafia. Also, the fact that her husband decided to kill all of her extended family, leaving only her father, Uncle Charles, and Cecilia.For days, she tried to understand why Keith did it. She rented a hotel on the edge of Rose City as a way to calm down. Not to the Pacifica Hotel, considering the fact that it was a gift from Dean Aldebrando as their wedding present, which would make Keith aware of her whereabouts. She wanted to get away from it all. He wanted to have time to himself, to reflect on everything. But last night, he realised one thing. Everything that happened didn't matter anymore. She found that compared to having her husband by he
Cecilia looked at her father who still didn't dare to look at her when she arrived at Gilbert's cafe ten minutes ago. She knew that her father was a rigid, military type of person, so it was difficult for her father to admit all of Keith's statements about the reasons behind her parents' deaths. That was the reason why she waited until her father was ready to tell her everything. But ten minutes was not a fast time, and she wanted to hear the truth directly from her father's lips, not from anyone else."I know this sounds hard for you to accept, but I'm doing all this for you-"PLAKK!!!Her attention was diverted from her father to Keith and Marie. The sound of her cousin's slap told her instantly that Keith had confessed everything. And her cousin, she assumed, could not take it well."You secretly helped my company, I tried to understand it, although I still don't like your ways," Marie's eyes glazed over. "But you even went as far as killing all of my extended family, leaving only
Hearing Aura's exclamation gave him the signal to get out of this place immediately. The atmosphere in Hermann's living room gets even more chaotic when he told Gina the true facts about the husband she's been married to all this time. Now, Gina and Freddy were fighting again, making a scene, which made everyone around them were trying hard to break up the two people.Taking advantage of the chaos created there, Keith used the opportunity to put his revolver into his waistband, then pulled the hands of his father-in-law, as well as Uncle Charles, to leave this place immediately. "What's wrong?" Uncle Charles looked confused while running, but still complied with Keith's request to leave the Hermann mansion. "Why are we leaving-""Save your questions for later!" exclaimed Keith. He whistled loudly once he reached the gate. It did not take him long to find a saloon car appearing in front of them. The car door opened automatically."After you."Alfred without hesitation got into the ca
James Hermann was the first to move from his spot. The old man's jaw hardened, furious with anger."What a sassy mouth you have, young man!" James Hermann's hand grabbed Keith by the collar, but Keith did not lose his composure in the slightest. "On what basis are your false accusations?!""Grandpa! Let go of him!" Marie exclaimed in a panic once she realised what James Hermann was doing to Keith."Don't try to stop me, you unworthy grandchild!" James hissed, his gaze still fixed on Keith. "My business is with this moron! Answer my question!""I get this, Marie. Rest assured," Keith signalled to Marie to remain calm, and Marie reluctantly complied. "I have evidence to back up my statement just now. But first, let go of your grip. Do you think I can continue my speech in this position?"James seemed to consider Keith's words because the old man finally complied with Keith and released his grip, sitting back in his chair. Keith reached for his smartphone, calling Alan."Alan, bring Mr T
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"Welcome back, Mrs. Clark."Rosemarie answered her household manager's greeting with a faint murmur, taking off her high heels and slipping into house slippers. Fatigue enveloped her after almost a day of staring at the computer screen without stopping and also solving business problems with new investors.“Yes…”"I wanted to inform you that an invitation letter was sent for you today.""Invitation letter? From whom?"“From your grandfather, I think…”Marie suddenly felt uneasy. His tiredness vanished in an instant, and he went straight to his household manager, and the old woman handed him an envelope containing the invitation letter that the woman meant.As soon as she learned the contents of the letter, her blood boiled, filled with the anger that was so attached. The letter was an official invitation from her paternal grandfather,To Mrs. Rosemarie Clark.You are invited to attend James Hermann's 64th birthday. The event will be held tomorrow, at 16:00. Wear formal clothes.How c
Keith tapped his fingers on the table after taking a sip of the mineral water that one of the servers had just served him. His eyes glanced out the window of the restaurant, waiting for the arrival of someone.Currently, he was in the restaurant built by his grandfather at the Hotel Pacifica as a gift for his marriage to Marie.He chose this restaurant for a simple reason: it was his, and it was filled with people he could trust. So he did not need to look for hidden places or need privacy to talk about anything confidential.“Can you imagine? There were three fire incidents in a row! Not to mention the presence of journalists who several times tried to cover the news by claiming to be the family of the fire victims! I don't know if they've lost empathy or what, but this whole thing is definitely weird to me!”Keith thought back to his wife's words once he managed to take care of this suspicious person. Marie was quite surprised to find Derek Skylar coming with him, but his wife's att