As the siblings continued to argue inside, their faces red with anger, the sound of steady, rhythmic footsteps echoed down the hallway.
The atmosphere subtly shifted.
Two figures dressed in black approached from the far end of the corridor, their presence commanding attention without a single word.
They moved with a quiet, unshakable confidence, their steps unfaltering until they came to a stop directly in front of Sera Kleinberg.
She slowly lifted her gaze, her eyes dull and lifeless. Upon seeing who it was, she lowered her head again, expressionless.
“Did you come here just to laugh at me?” Her voice was quiet, almost indifferent, as if she had already given up on everything.
The man standing before her—Alex Reid—slid one hand into his pocket, his sharp gaze studying her carefully. There was no denying it, Sera Kleinberg was stunning.
If anyone ever wondered why she was the female lead in this story, they only had to look at her. She had the face of a first love, the kind that could make men lose their minds.
98 out of 100. A perfect balance of delicate beauty and graceful allure. Her figure? More than enough to make heads turn. But right now, none of that mattered.
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Her once bright and captivating eyes were now dim, lifeless. Her red-rimmed eyes and pale face gave her a fragile, almost pitiful look, like a helpless little girl locked in a dark room, abandoned and alone.
Alex Reid clicked his tongue in annoyance.
“Tch.” He hated seeing girls cry… the sorry ones only… like Rose or his step sister Lily he wouldn’t even feel pity for them. With a deep sigh, he leaned against the wall, his arms crossed over his chest.
“What a mess.” He had instructed Waters to intervene slightly, just enough to nudge things in the right direction. But honestly?
Even without Waters’ interference, that old man wouldn’t have lasted much longer anyway.
Eric Vaughn’s Acupuncture required a second application within three days. If not, what was meant to save a life would instead take one.
But Eric was still locked up in the Police Station, and by the time he would get out, the seven-day mourning period for the Kleinberg family patriarch would have long passed.
Though his death had absolutely nothing to do with Eric, watching the heartbroken girl before him, Alex couldn’t help but sigh. He decided to offer some words of comfort, though his version of “comfort” might not be the most conventional.
“In a lifetime, a person only has about 36,000 days,” Alex mused, hands in his pockets. “No matter how many houses you own, when you sleep, you only take up three feet of space. To sum it up in four simple truths—people are like flowers in a pot, life is a tangled mess of threads, no matter how grand your house is, it’s just a temporary stop… and that little box? That’s your grandfather’s forever home now.”
There was a long pause before he continued. “He lived a long life, more than eighty years. You should let him rest now. It’s not a tragedy—it’s a well-lived life coming to a peaceful end.”
“Waaahhh…” Sera had been holding back her tears, but Alex’s ‘comforting’ words completely shattered her last bit of composure. She broke down, sobbing uncontrollably.
‘What a heartless bastard! Is this how you comfort someone?!’ Sera thought.
Meanwhile, Logan and the rest of the family emerged from the hospital room, still locked in a heated argument. It was clear that disagreements over inheritance had already begun.
The moment they stepped into the hallway, they spotted Sera slumped on the bench—and the man standing beside her.
Alex Reid.
Logan’s expression froze for a brief second, but his frustration over arguing with his siblings quickly shifted into something much more eager. He practically ran over, his face instantly changing into one of flattery and submission.
“Mr. Alex!”
Alex remained standing casually, one hand still in his pocket, not moving an inch. He raised an eyebrow. “And you are?”
“I’m Logan Kleinberg,” Logan said quickly, his tone filled with respect. “Sera’s uncle. We’ve met before.”
Despite the Kleinberg family’s status as one of the Great Families of the City, in front of Alex, they were nothing big.
Alex might not have flaunted his true background But his works and past actions were big enough for people to know, but even the little that Logan had been able to dig up was already terrifying enough.
The rest of the Kleinberg family immediately followed suit, plastering smiles on their faces. They knew very well, this was not a man they could afford to offend.
Alex gave a slight nod, his expression indifferent, as if he had barely acknowledged Logan’s presence.
Logan, a seasoned businessman, immediately caught on to the atmosphere. His sharp eyes darted toward Sera Kleinberg, who was still choking back sobs on the bench.
“Sera,” Logan’s tone carried a forced gentleness, but his words were anything but. “Mr. Alex is an honored guest of the Kleinberg family. He came all the way here to visit your grandfather, and this is how you act? Get up and properly serve our esteemed guest.”
“SLAP!” A crisp, resounding smack echoed through the hospital hallway.
Without any warning, Sera had shot up from her seat and delivered a fierce slap straight across Logan’s face.
The impact turned his head to the side, leaving everyone in the corridor frozen in stunned silence.
Logan clutched his cheek, his eyes wide with disbelief.
‘Did… did this bitch just hit me?’ His mind reeled. ‘Who gave her the audacity to do this? How dare she lay a hand on me?’
The moment her grandfather passed, any leverage Sera had should have disappeared along with him. She should have been powerless, without a shred of protection left.
Yet, here she was, standing in front of him, glaring with eyes that burned with fury.
“Grandfather is dead! Are you all happy now?!” she shouted, her voice shaking with rage.
Then, her glare sharpened into something cold, something filled with deep resentment. “You heartless bastard, I will never forgive you.”
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