Then, her glare sharpened into something cold, something filled with deep resentment. “You heartless bastard—I will never forgive you.”
Her gaze swept across the entire Kleinberg family, her voice trembling with pure, unfiltered anger. “You disgusting leeches! Grandfather’s body isn’t even cold yet, and all you can think about is fighting over his inheritance. Why wasn’t it you who died instead of my grandfather?”
Her furious cries echoed through the long hospital hallway, her grief and rage hanging in the air like a storm ready to break.
Alex, who had been watching from the sidelines, raised his eyebrows slightly. ‘Damn. Didn’t expect her to go full berserk mode like this.’
Even the most docile of people have their breaking points. Even a cornered rabbit will bite when pushed too far.
And right now, Sera had completely snapped. The emotional strain, the overwhelming grief, the suffocating pressure, it had all shattered her last bit of restraint.
Gone was the well-mannered, soft-spoken girl who once carried the aura of a first love. In her place stood someone unrecognizable, a girl who had finally unleashed the rage buried deep inside her.
And she wasn’t holding back.
In the span of just a few minutes, she had poured out every bit of anger she had been suppressing, throwing out accusation after accusation with no regard for consequences.
Yet, despite her ferocity, she was still inexperienced, her insults, though fiery, lacked the polish of a true verbal combatant. Her vocabulary was limited, and her words, though cutting, lacked the finesse of a seasoned fighter.
Still, she had made her point clear.
Two of the now old man daughters, their faces already red with fury, were seconds away from firing back with their own sharp tongues. They had already rolled up their sleeves, ready to launch into a full-on screaming match—
But before they could speak, Logan raised a hand, stopping them in their tracks.
He wasn’t about to let this turn into a public scene. Not with Alex standing right there.
Logan held his left cheek, where a bright red handprint was still visible. Despite the stinging pain, he forced a flattering smile as he turned to Alex.
“Mr. Alex,” he said with an air of shamelessness. “I’ll have to trouble you to take care of Sera. Our family has a lot to deal with today, so she doesn’t need to come home tonight.”
Alex blinked. Wow. Just when he thought he had seen it all, Logan managed to hit a new low. This level of brazenness was truly something else.
“You… you disgusting people! Get lost!”
Sera, who had been trembling with fury, finally exploded. She looked like a feral cat backed into a corner, her entire body tense, her eyes burning with rage. If the Kleinberg family didn’t leave soon, she looked ready to pounce and start clawing at them.
Seeing her like this, Logan didn’t dare stay any longer. He quickly motioned for the rest of the family to leave.
They had more pressing matters to attend to anyway, the old man’s funeral arrangements, the division of assets, and the future of the company. There was no time to waste.
Within moments, the hallway fell silent once more.
Sera’s face was tear-streaked, her hair a tangled mess. Her shoulders shook with suppressed sobs as she sniffled, her breath coming out in short, uneven gasps.
Then, without warning, she turned and ran straight into the hospital room. A second later, a heart-wrenching cry echoed from within.
The kind of cry that came from the depths of one’s soul. The kind of cry that tore through the air, thick with grief and despair.
Alex sighed and casually stuck his fingers in his ears.
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Sera had cried until she was completely drained. Her body felt hollow, her limbs weak. She stood beside the hospital bed, her fingers gripping the sheets as if she could still hold onto her grandfather if she tried hard enough.
A gentle but firm poke on her back startled her.
The middle-aged doctor beside her cleared his throat. “Miss Sera, we need to move your grandfather’s body to the morgue. Please step aside.”
Sera numbly shuffled backward, watching as the hospital staff wheeled her grandfather away.
She wanted to cry again. But no tears came. Not a single drop. The grief had wrung her dry.
Alex leaned against the doorframe, his hands casually tucked into his pockets. His expression was unreadable as he watched the scene unfold.
“Death is just like a candle being blown out,” he mused. “But life? Life keeps going, no matter how messed up it is.”
Alex was going on fully Philosophical now. Sera didn’t respond. She didn’t even look at him.
She had never been particularly fond of Alex before, but at this moment, her dislike for him deepened.
Especially his mouth, God, she hated the things that came out of it. The urge to storm over and slap him across the face was almost unbearable. Continue reading stories on My Virtual Library Empire
Finally, she took a deep breath and spoke through gritted teeth.
“Alex, I’ve never liked you,” she said, her voice low but firm. “So do me a favor—stop following me around. I don’t want to see you ever again.”
Sera’s voice was flat, devoid of emotion.
At this moment, she was exhausted. More than anything, she just wanted to find a quiet place where no one could see her and cry until she couldn’t anymore.
The inheritance, the company, the family fortune, none of it mattered to her.
Alex wasn’t surprised by her response. After all, the original ‘him’ had been nothing more than a hopeless simp for Sera before Rose—one who gave everything and got nothing in return just like in Rose Case.
Which was absurd.
And just like Alex had thought before transmigrating in the novel.
‘With the kind of power and influence the original Alex had, winning over Sera should have been effortless. He could have simply forced the outcome he wanted. But no. That idiot had insisted on love. Love? Love, my ass!’
Alex had no interest in playing those foolish games. He didn’t care about love, he cared about possession. He wanted to take a somewhat different route he had taken for Rose and Lily.
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