Semua Bab Hate You as much as I Love You : Bab 71 - Bab 80

"Where have you been these days?" Ariadne asked. "I was out of town." Mark replied. They were sitting on the couch in Alex's hospital room. Alex sat between them, examining the toy car Mark had brought for him. "You're looking depressed. Is everything alright?" Ariadne looked at him with concern. "Everything is fine. It's just the workload." "Oh... I can understand." she nodded, her lips pressed together. Mark took over as CEO of the Steele Group recently. It was difficult for him to deal with everything. She felt sorry for him. "So, with whom are you attending Jennifer's engagement party?" he asked, changing the subject. "Oh.. I forgot you have your whole family." he added, shaking his head and smiling. "I'm going alone." "What? Why?" "Autumn and Adrian can't go because they have exams. Tiara and Mama Mary will stay with the kids. So it's only me." she explained. "Then let's go together." "Um.. that's a good idea." Ariadne's eyes widened. "Which party? I

"Boss?" Jose's voice snapped Xander out of his reverie. He lifted his head and looked at the two men at the door to his bedroom. They walked in. "They're leaving, Boss. Aren't you going to stop them?" Jose asked, concerned. "No." Xander replied defeatedly, shaking his head. His gaze was fixed on the floor. He had no idea how long he had sat there like that. "What happened?" Toby asked. Xander looked tired. "I've destroyed everything... Everything." he exhaled. Jose and Toby exchanged confused glances. Silence fell. After a while, he abruptly stood up and headed towards the exit. They followed him downstairs. However, instead of going to Crystal's room he went towards the exit. He turned abruptly. "Give me the car keys." he ordered Jose. "Why? I can drive for you. Where're we going?" "Not we. Just me. Give me the keys right now." Xander's voice was serious. Toby gestured for Jose to do as he was told. A team of guards always followed Xander from a distance to

"Check the link I sent you." Tiara said from the other end of the phone. "Hmm." Ariadne replied before hanging up as she sat in her office. She opened the link Tiara had sent her. It was Xander's interview with the same channel that had Crystal's interview a few days ago. She played the video on her phone. "We are all aware of the all-powerful Xander Blake of the business world. Will we now see you as a family man? When are we going to see the wedding?" "I've no plans for my wedding right now. As for being a family man..." he paused. "I'm already a family man with three kids." he added with a smile. Ariadne frowned. "What?" the anchor was shocked. "This's a joke, right?" "No it's true. You may know that I was once married. I've three kids with my ex-wife. Two sons and a daughter." "Wow." the anchor exclaimed. "This's the first time you're telling the world you have children." she added. "Yes. It's time to introduce them to the world." The anchor was at a loss fo

She took a shortcut as she was getting late. This side of the street had less traffic. She looked around as she came to a stop at a traffic signal. Suddenly, she saw Mr. Wings emerge from a car in the distance. Mr. Wings lived in Zavion City. So it wasn't surprising to see him. She couldn't help but observe his movements. He looked around the area. There were only a few cars on the road. Ariadne turned around so that he couldn't see her. He then crossed the street and approached another car. He got into the back seat of the car. There was another person in the back seat, but his face wasn't visible. The car drove away after making a U-turn. It was at that point that she noticed the other person in the car. She was surprised when she recognized him. It was the new construction manager. 'They know each other?' she whispered to herself. She had a feeling they were up to something. She felt an urge to follow them and she did. She wore a mask to hide her face, and drove a safe distance

"He's now stable, but please make sure he doesn't become anxious." the doctor said. "Okay, thank you, doctor." Xander let out a sigh of relief. William had a heart attack when he learned about the accident. He was immediately taken to the hospital, and fortunately, nothing serious had happened. The doctor exited the room, leaving them there. "I'm here with him. You should go check on the kids and Ariadne." Joseph said. Xander gave a nod and looked at William, who was asleep. He left and made his way to Adrian's room. Adrian was awake. The nurse was arranging his medication while he stared at the ceiling. "How are you feeling?" Xander asked, drawing his attention. "Better." he replied, looking at him. Xander nodded and stood near his bed. The nurse left the room. "You will be perfectly fine in a week." "I missed my match." Adrian stated. Xander remembered they had sports the day they got into the accident. They had prepared for it and were very excited. But th