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Chapter 38 - Chapter 24.2: The Big Save

Immediately after the duel, Aiden went back home with an extensive stamp of the word 'DEFEAT' on his back. He was furious yet depressed on knowing that it was Sarah who betrayed his trust. He returned home in a horrible condition. His mother couldn't bear to see him with blood flowing down his face and rolling down to his jawline. She said, "Zhoufong, You must give up your position in the company and resume your modeling career. My dear, I am worried about you. This chairman's job is dangerous. And as far as I am concerned about that girl Sarah, I am going to kill her to death!! She should rot in hell! She ruined y--"; she trails off and burst into tears. Aiden looked at his mother in the eye, held her hand tightly, and replied, "Mom! Crying only makes us weaker. Look at us; we're Chinese! We don't dominate the world by our massive population. We dominate them by who we are; strong, hardworking, and dedicated! Whenever I used to look at Sarah and Vincent cozying up together in high school, Olivia would always tell me that love is not running away or giving up; it's standing against the odds and fighting for what we truly want or believe. I am the one who got betrayed, whatever needs to be done, I will do it. I have been a chicken my whole life; now, it's my turn to be bold and strong enough to face the consequences."

The next day, Sarah was busy in one of the major construction projects that might affect the future of the direction of where her firm was going to expand. She was at the construction site directing the workers to by showing them the areas that required immediate attention. Aiden disguised as Air-Man and followed Sarah to the development area. She looked over and saw him seated in his sports car at the entrance.

Sarah came running and shrieked with happiness, "Oh my gosh! Air-Man from California! Can I please have your autograph; I am your biggest fan!" At first, Aiden glared at her with rage, but his eyes soften as she begged for his autograph. She took out her pad, and he signed it with a genuine smile on his face. Sarah looked at her notepad with glee and replied, "Thank you so much! I will always treasure this." As she turned to resume her work, Aiden broke his silence by saying, "Now, that's a lie! The only thing you are good at is betraying other people!" Sarah turned around and asked with a raised eyebrow, "Excuse me?"

Aiden removed his sunglasses, scarf, and hat from his attire and threw it at the side. Sarah couldn't believe what she saw before him. She was still processing the fact that Aiden was her rival Zhoufong and the famous model Air-Man. Both of their eyes were fixed on each other until Sarah took a step back and ran into the ongoing construction building! Aiden chased her into the frame of the building with high speed. In the meanwhile, Aiden's mother sent two men at Sarah's construction site and instructed them to burn it down. The two men evacuated the site and were spreading petroleum everywhere before igniting the match to burn the whole structure down. They sent the rest of the construction workers home, and they stood before the building waiting to ignite it.

Sarah ran into the top floor of the building, and Aiden was still chasing her. The story was quite slippery as there was petrol spread around the area. Suddenly, he looked down and recognized the two men who were on the ground floor with a match in their hand. He glanced at Sarah was ten feet away from him at the edge of the building. She yelled, "What do you want from me? My fortune, huh? Well, then come and get it! You're nothing but a coward Zhoufong!!" Aiden didn't hear any of that; instead, he just rushed towards her and pushing her out of the building just before the two men threw the ignited matchstick towards the construction site to burn down the whole building. As Aiden and Sarah came in contact with the blue sky, he took her into his arms and guarded her with safety just so because she doesn't get hurt.

Fortunately, the building only had two floors, so they landed safely on the ground. Sarah was safe and sound without a scratch, but Aiden bruised his arm severely. Aiden grabbed Sarah's face and said huffily, "Are you okay? Are you hurt?" Sarah had no words. She just stared at him blankly. He then continued, "Sarah Sanchez, don't ever show me your face again; I will surely kill you!" And he left the construction site without uttering another word. As Sarah stared at the burning construction site, she realized that all this rivalry happened for no reason. All her years of hard work and dedication was burning before her. She then discerned that, Aiden was the one who she truly loved. And this time, her love for him emerged even stronger than before. This incident made her understand the true meaning of relationships and how important they are in life. So she decided to fix all of everything; God made her see more into the matter, but it was up to her to fix everything that was ruined. She then chose to inaugurate by healing her relationship with Aiden.