"He's just lying. There's no way my parents were like that."Inside his cell, River sat in a corner with both hands clutching his head. His mind was chaotic, as if all the problems were fighting a war inside his head.So far, River has lived in a harmonious family. Maybe not from a very warm family, but his parents raised him in a harmonious condition where he never once saw his parents fight.His father wasn't romantic, but sometimes he would come home from work with flowers or gifts for his mother.His mother was also not a sweet woman, but sometimes in her busy schedule, she would go into the kitchen and prepare food for her husband and son.His mother and father weren't exactly a romantic couple either, but sometimes they would go on a date to watch a movie or have a romantic dinner.Even after his mother died, River remembered how devastated his father was. The man left the house he had lived in during his married life with his wife and moved to a small house. He no longer worked
"I've freed you, so you must keep your promise to live as an insect invisible to me. If you break your promise, then I'll make you feel a hell that is far more painful than what you are currently living."River walked out of the prison building blankly while remembering the threat Rion had given him. He didn't want to be afraid of that, but when he realized he didn't have anything or anyone by his side, he realized he couldn't fight Rion.In front of the prison building, River stopped in his tracks. He raised his head, slightly narrowing his eyes when he felt a sting at the corner of his torn lips. The night sky was beautiful, with millions of stars adorning it, and the refreshing night breeze felt like a gentle caress on his scarred face. But that didn't calm River's heart which was full of worries.Right now, all River had was the suit attached to his body. He didn't have a penny of money because Rion took everything that belonged to him. He didn't know where to go home tonight beca
"No, let me go! Don't mess with me, dammit!"Daisy was already fast asleep when a panicked voice woke her up. The woman turned her head to her side, and her drowsiness disappeared and was replaced by worry when she saw delirious River sleeping next to her."Argh! Let me go!" With both eyes still closed, River brushed aside Daisy's hand that was about to hug him. Which made Daisy move quickly to hug his body tightly."It's okay. It's okay, River." Daisy whispered in River's ear while patting the man's back gently."You are safe here. No one will hurt you, so you don't have to be afraid anymore," Daisy whispered.River's breathing rate, which was previously hunting, slowly returned to normal. His grip on Daisy's arm also gradually weakened until finally, it was completely released.Daisy loosened her grip on River's body. She stared deeply at River's face, which had returned to sleep soundly, while her right hand moved gently on the man's face, wiping the sweat that flooded his face.Da
"After being imprisoned for more than 10 years for a mistake you didn't make, how does it feel to breathe free air again?"In the luxurious restaurant at the highest peak of the Golden Tree Hotel, where all the tables were vacated so that the new CEO could treat his special guests, Rion asked Andrew, sitting across from him while staring at his glass of expensive wine by a waiter."It seems you're more interested in this wine than me," said Rion while raising the wine glass in front of Andrew, making the man turn his gaze on Rion.Rion had a smirk tug at the corner of his lips as he finally managed to get Andrew's attention. He then handed the glass to Andrew and said, "Go ahead. You can drink all the wine you—""River had an accident and made everything go wrong over a drink like this. So can you get all of this out of my sight?" Andrew interrupted Rion's words with words that should have sounded like a plea but were said by giving Rion a look that implied an order.Rion raised an ey
"Are you pounding?" Zoey asked Sean, who was looking very impatient, waiting for her to open Daisy's door."No! Why do I have to be pounding? It's just River!" Sean argued, sounding annoyed with the teasing that Zoey gave him, even though his sparkling eyes couldn't lie if, at this point, he couldn't wait to be able to meet River soon."No wonder you guys are friends. It looks like you two are the same." Zoey muttered as her hand moved to open the door. "Welcome to-""I'm coming!" Without waiting for Zoey to finish her sentence, Sean barged right in. He shouted loudly while smiling broadly until the presence of a man sitting on the couch in the living room holding a gun made his body freeze instantly."What is it? Why... Oh!" Zoey looked as shocked as Sean when she saw Andrew. At the table in front of him, two suitcases were opened and filled with money."Oh, you've come."Sean and Zoey turned their heads to where the sound came from. River, who had run out of the bathroom after heari
'I went on some business. I'll be home before dinner.'Daisy read River's message on her bedroom table with a big yawn. She woke up late today, but because she still felt sleepy, she decided to lie down again and continue sleeping."You want to sleep again?"The sound of a grunt made Daisy lift her head from the pillow. In the doorway of her room, Zoey looked at her with a sullen face."I've been waiting for you to wake up since earlier, but why now do you even want to sleep again?" Zoey grumbled as she walked over to Daisy and sat down on the bed next to her."Since when were you here?" Daisy asked in a hoarse voice."Since earlier. Sean went to take care of something with Andrew, so I'm here to bother you. But you slept instead and River threatened me not to disturb your sleep," Zoey muttered."You met River earlier?" asked Daisy, which was answered with a nod by Zoey."He said he'd take care of something. Looks like everyone's busy now," Zoey sighed, making Daisy squint at her."Th
"I shouldn't have met you like this. The new CEO is so crazy. If he finds out I'm conspiring with you, he'll probably finish me off."Even though the man in front of him made his complaint with anxiety that could be heard clearly in his voice, Sean responded with a click of his tongue as if it was nothing serious."You think you're in this manager's position because you're good at work? You can get it because you are my aunt's son! So now is the right time to return the favour," said Sean, who made his cousin click his tongue."To be honest, even now I still don't understand why the great River Goldwin was defeated so easily by someone like Rion. He's really very stupid, "said Dennis in a whisper at the end of his sentence. As if worried that someone else would hear him while speaking ill of Rion."Rion may be so cunning that he could remove River in an instant, but he definitely doesn't know anything about being a CEO. He doesn't even realize that right now, the higher-ups of the com
"I can follow you anywhere, even if you take me to the most terrible hell. But if it's to meet Rion... Sorry, Bro. I can't. I still have trauma and I can remember every detail of the suffering I had to go through when he threw me in the middle of nowhere and made me a slave."In the taxi heading to the Golden Tree Hotel, River took a deep breath as he remembered what Sean had previously said to him. He could understand how much trauma Sean felt after going through all the bad things Rion had caused him. And he also couldn't ask Andrew to accompany him because after the man drained Rion's money and tricked him into revenge, it wasn't impossible that Rion would also do something terrible to him.So here is River now. Standing in front of the magnificent building of the Golden Tree Hotel alone to fight for what is truly his."Oh, my! Boss!"River's presence at the hotel caused all of his employees to uproar. After going through difficult days working under a new CEO who was as ruthless a