"Welcome, Young Master Elard." Who is a waiter at the restaurant?
Yes, Axel entered the same restaurant as Edward and Anna. He didn't intend to stalk him, he felt a little curious about the closeness of the two friends.
Axel chose a table not far from where Edward and Anna were. When Axel pulled up a chair he heard a sentence come out of Edward's mouth.
"I love you, Anna. Will you be my lover?"
Axel froze. His jaw hardened. He suddenly felt uncomfortable. Axel looked at Edward and Anna who sat opposite him. Then he flashed an unreadable smile.
Not wanting to continue his curiosity, Axel turned and left from there. He didn't land his ass on the chair.
"Come on! Take care of some tough business, Axel!" Axel muttered to himself as a form of encouragement for himself. Axel got into his car and left the restaurant.
***
Axel returns to his house, there is something to be done before he leaves for the office.
Axel opened the workspace in his house.
"Axel, is that you?" Caroline shouted from the pantry table, she was trying.
Because no one is allowed to take pictures of the room without the permission of Caroline, who is her mother.
"Yes, ma'am. It's me." Axel replied simply.
Caroline walked over to who was still at the door. "Why did you just come home now? Where were you last night?"
"I took Anna home and I stayed there." Axel wasn't lying.
"Huh? Why don't you just ask her to stay here?" Caroline looked excited.
"I asked her but she refused," Axel replied. He walked into his study.
"Where's Daddy?" Axel asked. "He went to play golf."
"Ah, that old man only knows how to play." Axel's sneer then chuckled.
"Axel! He's your father, how can you say such a thing?" Caroline exclaimed.
Axel laughed. "I was just kidding. I really love Daddy and you too, Mom." Axel embraced his mother's body and gave her a short kiss on the mother's cheek.
Caroline breathed a sigh of relief. "You can always please this old man, Axel."
"Okay, now are you happy? Then from mom now? I have to finish my work."
"Was I kicked out?" Caroline glared at her son.
"It seems so," Axel replied casually.
"Why don't you go to the office?" Carolina asked quite curiously. this child is always a workaholic, why is he even at home now?
"I'm going to the office later. Now I have to finish my homework." Axel said.
"All right. Then do you need a cup of coffee?" asked Caroline.
"Yes, thank you."
***
Axel transferred all the confidential data on his laptop to another storage room. Don't forget to print the data because this will be his ultimate weapon against the enemy intelligently.
Data embezzlement of funds, fraudulent project work, other sensitive data that he has collected to checkmate the enemy can finally be used.
From the start, Axel was suspicious of the Yeesho company. So far, Yeesho has never done his job honestly and transparently. Companies that have the opportunity to work with Yeesho companies always don't end well, or worse, they will be acquired by Yeesho.
Such a way of working is utterly unforgivable. However, Yeesho had not targeted the Emperor Group so far, so Axel didn't feel the need to interfere.
Until now Yeesho had raised the war flag on the Emperor, so Axel had to eradicate him to the root. He will not stand still and he will never lose.
"Mario, huh? You're no match for me." Axel muttered.
Axel put the important data in an envelope for him to carry. Axel stood up and his movements stopped when his eyes found the photo frame he had deliberately placed on his desk.
He smiled at the photo as if it could give him a smile in return. Axel didn't want to be lost in his daydream, he had to hurry because the sooner the better.
But before Axel left his desk, he spread his hands on the frame and rubbed the face that was inside the frame.
"You're the best, you must continue to be happy."
***
Anna and Edward had arrived at the Emperor's building. They entered together. The employees greeted the two respectfully until they finally entered the private elevator to go up to the thirteenth floor.
Yes, the elevator is only for Axel, Anna, and Edward only.
Ting!
The elevator door opened. Anna came out followed by Edward not far behind her.
"Do I need to walk you to your room, Anna?" Edward asked half-jokingly.
Anna laughed. "No need, our rooms are across from each other, Manager Edward. We'll go there together." Anna said she had started to be formal.
"Oh yeah, I forgot." Edward pretended to forget.
"I'll come in. Do you need me to make you tea or coffee?" Anna asked.
"No, I've had breakfast."
"Then I'll go in first." Anna had turned the knob on her bedroom door. Edward nodded.
"Thanks for this morning, Anna."
"Not a problem."
***
Ting!
The sound of the cell phone is a sign of an incoming message. From where he worked,
Edward grabbed his cell phone and opened the message.
From: Axel Elard
[Wait for me in my room. I'll be there in an hour at most. Edward replied to the short message.]
To: Axel Elard
[Do you already have a plan?]
Send.
It didn't take long for Edward to get another reply.
From: Axel Elard
[Yes. You have to finish your turn well.]
Edward smiled. Axel is always firm and careful. He almost never made a mistake. As Axel's confidant and friend, Edward feels very proud of Axel.
What manager? A manager position is just a designation. His real job is to protect Axel and become Axel's confidant. You could say he is Axel's personal assistant. The Manager position is only to outwit the enemy. In business competition, you must have some tricks, right?
***
Ting!
Anna heard her cell phone ringing. She grabbed his phone and opened the message he had just received.
From: Caroline Elard
[My dear, Mom and Dad miss you. Would you take the time to visit us?]
Anna was touched to read the message from her adoptive mother.
Ah, adoptive mother? She's not just a foster mother. She is the mother of everything in Anna's life. Anna always put the Elard family in number one in the most important row.
Anna moved her hands, making her fingers dance across the board as she replied to Caroline's message.
To: Caroline Elard.
[I'm glad you missed me. I miss you so much too, Mum. I'll be coming over the weekend, I hope Axel doesn't torture me on the weekends.]
Anna replied to Caroline's message. She also added some smileys as a form of expression.
Caroline replied to Anna's message.
From: Caroline Elard
[We look forward to your visit, Anna. We love you.]
Anna immediately replied without having to think hard.
To: Caroline Elard
[I love you more, Mum, Dad.]
Anna smiled at her cell phone, pretending she was smiling at her father and mother. Her gratitude never diminished in the slightest because God had destined her to be part of the Elard family.
Anna put her phone back. A lot of work was waiting in line to be done, Anna had to do it soon.
And first, she had to clean up his boss's room and prepare her necessities. So now Anna has to go to Axel's room.
Today's schedule is quite busy, as usual. Hopefully, Axel is in a good mood. Or Anna will have a hard time canceling or rescheduling client meetings if Axel is in a bad mood.
***