"Th-That isn't that too cruel? I mean he did spend 100 Billion for her."
Isabella could not help but say it. Her White Lotus nature is just like that. If she sees someone in trouble, She wants to help them without thinking about the reason behind it or even sometimes outright ignore it.
Just like now, She knows that Dick is abusive, and his intentions behind buying this mall, But that all is ignored by her, All she can think of is that it will be unfair to Dick, She could not understand that Sandra will be affected by her actions.
This is why Alex needs to tame here, Not only because of Nathan, There might be other protagonists he needs to deal with, But if she likes this then it's pretty much impossible for him to manage it.
He knew she can't be blamed for it, She can't control this nature of hers, As he first-hand experienced it with his Sage's heart, So he needs to teach her how to control it before putting his plan into action.
"So you not gonna do it? Okay, I will find someone else to do it, Have a good day Madam Gayler."
Alex just looked at her blankly as he spoke, Then without waiting for her reply walked towards the door leaving stunned Isabella behind.
"Wait!! When did I say I will not help? I was just saying that Dick spends too much money to buy this mall for her, So I am doing this...No, I mean, I will do it just give me a minute, Let me make a call."
Isabella's heart dropped as he heard his words, That Madam Miller said by her broke her into a cold sweat.
She started blaming herself for how can she be this stupid. She just got a chance to be with him and yet when he for the first time asked her to do something for her, She was acted like that.
She started to explain her point of view but seeing the dissatisfaction on his face she quickly stopped and just agreed going against her heart.
It pained her to do it, Her whole being screaming at her for agreeing to something like this thing, She really felt hurt even to utter those words but her willpower and obsession ignored all her internal resistance.
'It's okay to do this, Dick is not a saint and I just sell him the mall, not that woman.'
Isabella could only quickly make up the reason for her actions, She needs this badly if not this thing will continue to eat her out.
But now for this reason she was relaxed, A burden on her heart was loosened a lot, So she looked at Alex with a firm look as she reached into her suit pocket to take out her smartphone to make a call.
"Alex, Wait. She and her supervisor will be kicked out in this instance."
Isabella hesitatingly looked at Alex as she looked in the contact list on her phone, She said and dialled a call.
"Hello-"
"Fire Sandra and her supervisor now or pack your stuff and get out of my mall."
*Beep* *Beep*
The call quickly connected. Isabella did not exchange any greetings or introduce herself, She just said what she wanted to happen and cut off the call, Whole call only lasted for 4 seconds from beginning to end.
Isabella did not even wait for the other party to react as she just hung up on him, Then looked at Alex with hope in her eyes waiting to see a smile on his to calm down her chaotic heart.
She was really afraid, Afraid that he would go back on his word and leave her forever, So she could not wait to hear from his mouth that he had forgiven her for her ignorant behaviour before.
Yes, Even though she felt like she was doing wrong by following Alex's words, Even though Alex is the one asking for her a favour, She was the one in the wrong here in her mind.
Her lotus heart nature tried hard to force her back to an ignorant state of helping anyone without thinking of the consequences but obsession in her heart did push that feeling back.
She, unlike before, was not able to ignore the consequences of her action as the consequences can be losing Alex, That's why for the first time she went against her heartfelt feelings.
"Thank you, Isabella, You did a good job, As a rule of mine, A good job should be rewarded, So how do you want to be rewarded, I-sa-be-lla?"
Alex once again got closer to her, So close to her that she could feel his hot breath hitting her face, He once again pushed her back on the wall as he played with her speaking as if he was talking to himself.
*Gulp*
Once again Isabella's blood started to rush below her waist, Though she got blue Vulva from him, She did not care the seduction contained in his voice was to let her forget about all other things and only concentrate on him.
Her eyes were glued to the side of his perfect face, She could not think of why she was so lucky to encounter him in this life, and not only that she even get to experience a new world of pleasure.
He changed her life in just a few hours. She did not know how or when he became central to her world, She could not think of anyone other than him.
No matter what she wanted to do or think of doing, Back of her mind still considered of Alex going to like it or not.
She felt like it would make her a bad mother to say this but she was happy and thankful that Nathan got beaten by him, After all, if that did not happen she would be able to meet him at all, Which will be a worse fate for her.
"Wh-What are you planning?"
Isabella shuttered to say these words, The domineering head of the family woman who was talking on the phone was just gone, All that remained was a scared woman afraid of angering her man to ruin the relationship.
"Well...That's not that important, You will know tonight, Just come to my dormitory room tonight and be rewarded, For now, I have to bid farewell. Also, remember not to tell Nathan anything about me or if you are dating anyone yet.
He should be angry now, So let him rest. Just go check on him before coming to me, Okay?"
Alex once again gave her blue Vulva but this time Isabella was not angry, His words were enough for her to be happy for a long time.
After speaking to her, Alex let go of her and led her out of the store before parting their ways, He got to the game store, while Isabella just stared at his left back in a daze.
"How can one man be this good? Not only was he not angry with Nathan but he also cared for him, Which man nowadays does that? He even asked me to check on Nathan before going to his house, Which means he did not hold any grudges against him."
Isabella murmured to herself not able to fathom how one man can have this big heart, not only did he forgive someone who was falsely accusing him left and right, But also said that they will kill him.
She did not understand this at all, For a moment she was even disgusted by the contrast of the nature of Nathan and Alex.
She hoped Nathan could learn a thing or two from Alex, But quickly she buried that feeling in guilt, She blamed herself for thinking something like that but unknown to her seed of doubt was now taking root in her heart.
Isabella shook her head as he too headed to the woman's clothing area, After all, she can't go to him tonight in a normal suit and pants, can she? She wanted to show the best of her side to him tonight.
.....
'Well, I do break the first bottom line of hers, If I am persistent, I can able to completely nullify the effect of her white lotus heart in a week or two."
Alex while on his way back could not help thinking about Isabella, He did not reason with her before because he knew that was useless.
After all, you can only reason with someone, Who wants to hear your side. If others have already decided what they believe is true then you have a higher chance to convince a brick wall than to that person.
That's why he forced her to go against her own nature. This way she herself started to disprove her own belief, This way all the tiring job will do by her as that's the only way she could listen to reasoning.
He also had some plans for her but for now, he was more excited about seeing Dick's condition. He could not wait to see the look on his face when he realised that even though he spent 100 Billion UC, He still could not get Sandra under his command.
"System buy me 4 high-quality fried fish."
[Ding!! 40,000 RP is deducted, and Fishes is in your inventory.]
Alex called out to the system to buy fish, Which quickly followed his command and brought him fish. He took it out of the system face as he entered in the game store carrying it in his hands.
"Alex!!"
As Alex reached the place he left the trio to go meet with Isabella, Xiao Bai quickly left Grace's side and ran towards him as she saw him making Grace once again feel complicated.
"Did you miss me, Xiao Bai? Here look what I brought for you."
Alex smiled as she came and hugged his waist, Sticking close to his body with no intention to allow him to leave her anymore.
He know it should be too hard for her this time, So he let her be, As he rubbed her head dotingly as he with his other hand gave her 4 pieces of fish he brought from the system.
"Water meat!!"
Alex did not know if he laugh or cry as Xiao Bai reacted with the same enthusiasm seeing the fried fish as she did when she saw him.
Anyway, he did not bother with the issue, Xiao Bai also did not see him as her eyes were on the fish which was in her hands now. She could not wait to take a bite. She indeed craved the fish for a while.
They leave the game store because of it but sadly in the mall, no one sells fish at all, Most of the dining places were closed and others were just selling generic stuff.
This might be because it is still noon, So they close the store or this might be the effect of the mall not doing well business, Which is ironic as this is the city's no.1 mall, though now that was nothing but an old name.
So Xiao Bai had to be disappointed not being able to eat the thing she was craving for. She never tasted it but her instincts here told her it would be good, Making her crave for it.
"Yo-You take one, Just one."
But she did not start eating, Rather she walked to Grace and offered her one fish in her cute childish voice.
"Ohh, you are giving me one? If so, thank you very much, Xiao Bai."
Grace was also affected by Xiao Bai's cuteness. This might be her second strongest power, Of course the first one is her being an S-Rank powerhouse.
Before Grace did not want to take it from her and politely decline it but something snapped in her mind as she decided to pick up the smallest fish from her hands.
Xiao Bai smiled quietly as she saw the big fish was still there then after a little hesitation she walked to Liza. She did not say anything, Not even look in her direction but did put the forward fish in her hands towards Liza.
"You are also offering me? Then don't mind me, I don't like fish but you offered how can I deny a cute thing like you."
Liza had a very friendly smile on her face now. She was also talking in a very polite manner as if she did not mind how because of Xiao Bai she was forced to wear this lolita uniform. She very understandingly said to Xiao Bai as she had forgiven her actions.
'Not good.'
But when Alex saw these alarms go off in his head, Now that he learned one thing that is If the heroine is not acting in her usual way then she definitely is upto no good at all, This is a tried and tested thing he picked up.
"Huh???!!"
As Alex thought Liza was upto no good, She directly reached for the fish in Xiao Bai's hands and picked up the biggest fish from the bunch, The one Xiao Bai was eyeing on was in Liza's hand.
Liza did not waste any second, She brought that fish to her mouth and took a bite at it in the misty eyes of Xiao Bai.
Xiao Bai was really shocked and was on the verge of crying. She offered it.as a courtesy, She never thought anyone was going to pick it up as who eats just a fish alone? But to her disbelief Grace did but thankfully she only picked the smallest one.
So she did not mind much about her. Also she liked Grace. That's why there was no extreme reaction but the story with Liza is different, They both did not like each other at all.
Xiao Bai is a well-mannered girl who only offered fish to her because she knew Liza might not accept it or decline it but this woman not only did not decline but picked up the biggest fish.
Then in front of her eyes, Xiao Bai was not sure what she would do now. She was surely angry but also hurt. This was the first time she felt this new emotion. She could not understand how to react.
"Xiao Bai, Don't cry, Don't worry, You still have two left, Why not eat them before they go cold?"
Alex had to act quickly. He could also see Xiao Bai did not know how to control her anger, So he quickly came to her and held her shoulders to prevent any unexpected action against Liza.
"Mum!!? Why is this soo good? Where did you buy this Alex?"
Liza did not pay any attention to Xiao. She was looking in shock at the fried fish in her hand. She tasted all the delicacy the world has to offer but she never ate something like this.
This taste is so simple but she could not get enough of it. A simple thing but that is what makes this a unique dish.
"We have a more serious problem here to deal with Liza. You have the guts to provoke an S-rank warrior that is a legendary beast. Do you understand what would happen if I did not stop her right now?"
Alex was not having it. Of course, the fish tasted good, which is a system product but he has a more important thing to deal with here.
He could feel the rage burning inside Xiao Bai through his contract connection with her, Sp he was sure that if he did not stop Xiao Bai when he did, Liza would have had a hard time.
She will not die, Not only because no matter how angry Xiao Bai will be she is still too innocent to kill someone yet but Harem protection halo will also kick in preventing any lethal harm to Liza.
This is a reason why he was ready to let this woman be alone together by themselves. It's just that the Harem protection halo only protects from lethal life-threatening things making it impossible for them to die.
But they can still get seriously injured, He also did not have any holy blessings or uses left, Which means Liza was going to have a very painful and terrible experience if Xiao Bai decided to take revenge.
"I understand, But I don't need to worry. After all, you are here, So why should I be afraid of her? I did not start this fight she did, I was just paying her back, So do-don't blame me."
Liza happily nibbled on the fish making others confused about who is the beast. She did not take Alex's words seriously. She was sure that he would stop anything bad from happening. Her confidence was coming from there.
That's why when they are just three people, Liza did not do anything to Xiao Bai as she knew the horror of an S-Rank. Here hidden guards could not do anything in front of the might of a powerhouse of that rank.
But here, In front of Alex, she was fearless. She knows he will not let anything bad happen to her.
"Are you not ashamed to say something like that about a man as a woman?"
Alex was helpless in front of her argument. Yes, of course, he will not let anything bad happen to her but that does not mean she can exploit that fact.
As said countless times before, Women here are way too stronger than men, So women saying she needs a man's help is looked down upon and considered unwomanly behaviour.
"Why should I be ashamed? Did you not hear that Aunty said I am a kid, Kid should be protected, So there is nothing wrong in what I said."
Liza surprisingly already had a counter to his question, She looked at him with a smug smile as she said without an ounce of shame.
'Why is she more cranky than usual?'
Alex was taken aback as he heard her words, It's not a surprise for him that Liza could come up with an argument as he knows she is a very smart woman, She is just stupid enough to not use that brain of hers.
It's just her behaviour is quite strange right now. She is sometimes not in a good mood but it was never this bad. Something surely happened that he was unaware of.
"Y-You bad woman."
Amidst of Alex's thinking, Xiao Bai finally recovered and was able to hold herself back from crying, She then pointed at Liza as she said to her as if she was saying something extreme to her in a childish voice.
"I am bad, But tell me are you going to eat those?"
Liza did not care about what Xiao Bai saying, She had already finished her fish in her hand and now her eyes were on the fish in Xiao Bai's hands. There was full intent in her eyes to try to get those fish from Xiao Bai.
"No!! Alex protects me with water meat."
Xiao Bai reacted unexpectedly as she quickly hid behind Alex protecting the remaining two fishes in her hands.
Alex just had to shake his head and look at Liza with warning, He did not understand how this woman works.
He just hopes others stay sane and not turn like these two ones.
'What in the world is happening here?'
Alex said as he looked at the strongest level this world has to offer right now hiding behind him from the crazy woman who wants to steal some fish.
"Liza stop it! Why are you acting like this? You are usually annoying but not this much, What happened?"
Alex hid Xiao Bai behind him as he looked at Loza weirdly. Something was definitely wrong with her. After all, no matter how much she trusted him, She did not have the balls to mess with S-Rank normally.
Don't misunderstand, She even in extreme times does not have balls as she is a woman.
"What do you mean? This is called being cute, not annoying if done by an attractive person."
Liza stopped in her tracks reluctantly because of Alex standing between her and Xiao Bai. She never liked fish but this time was different. She was hooked on it, So he just wanted to borrow the remaining ones from Xiao Bai for safekeeping in her stomach.
But then she heard Alex calling her annoying, Which triggered her as she started to explain to him that she was not annoying but cute this way.
"You are right, If this is done by an attractive person it will be cute, That's why I called you annoying."
Alex also just replayed to her in the words she will understand, He rather go to look at the despair on Dick's face then to deal with this drama here.
He also has to face-slap him, Which actually going to cause some damage to Dick if not, This 110 Billion he spends will only turn into a profit, There is no doubt in Alex's mind that something extreme happens to make him earn back not only money he spends on it but also makes a hefty profit with this mall.
So he had to be there, So at the right time he could strike and prevent that from happening.
"*Gasp* You don't mean that, You are just angry, So I forgive you."
Liza grasped but seeing Alex might get angry did not bother to create any more drama as she quickly backed off but there was a sadness on her face that was deeply hidden, Which quickly went away.
"You also take."
Xiao Bai seeing Liza stopped finally relaxed, She shook the corner of Alex's shirt as she put forward still not eaten fish in front of him, Also offering one of the last 2 remaining fish in her hand.
"No, You eat it, I already had what I wanted."
Alex rubbed her head as he looked confusingly at Liza, Others might have missed it but he did not miss that flash of emotions that appeared for a brief second on Liza's face. This was a concerning thing for him.
When she came here she was quite cheerful and was her usual self, So it was something that happen later that made her like this but what that will be-
'Wait!!? *Sniff* *Sniff* Ohh no wonder she was acting weird, Now I get it, I was reeking the smell of sex all over me.'
Alex was thinking about the issue and then there was a light bulb moment as he understood what might push her buttons.
He quickly sniffed himself sneakily to solidify his hypothesis, All he smelled was a musty, sweaty smell of sex. This smell is not noticeable at all to any normal person but neither he nor Liza was a normal person.
Both possess the LV 10 Medical knowledge and skill, Which not only give them peak knowledge about the various medicines but also enhance their senses to identify and make them.
So for them, this smell was very obvious plus Liza has a medical maniac talent which enhances this skill of hers to another extent, That means she can smell what and who he has been with all day.
This includes not only Sandra but also Isabella, Alia, Helen, Amara, Rita and Rebecca, All the women he has been in contact with today, Which has to be the reason why she behaves like this one.
She should be jealous, annoyed and angry that he had been with this many women and yet he had nearly forgotten about her if she did not find him here.
Most people act differently when they are in stress, This is her cry for his attention, This is her way of saying to him that pay attention to her or she will do something dangerous, That's why she was messing with Xiao Bai.
"Xiao Bai and Grace, you should go into the store and see if they packed our stuff yet or not, Liza and catch up soon."
Alex had to deal with this issue of hers as soon as possible. She is the kinda woman who will self-harm just to be seen by her man other than talk to him, Which is highly dangerous for individuals and people around her.
So he had to first deal with her, Which is the pain of a villain. If it was the protagonist here he did not have to deal with a hit, His luck should have handled any consequence she might bring but he did not have that luxury.
He had to manually fix her before she will start to do some even more extreme thing than to provoke a fucking S-Rank, For that he send two Grace and Xiao ahead to talk with Loza alone.
"Okay, we're going to check there, You will find us there."
For now, the only woman who is not Amara did not cause or say the least amount of trouble, Grace was very understanding of him. She held Xiao Bai's wrist as she led her towards the game store.
Xiao Bai though not willing to leave Alex's side but feeling that Alex was serious, She did not cause a scene as she obediently followed Grace's lead.
"Now that we are alone, Speak what you want to say."
Alex waits for the two of them to leave before he puts his attention on Liza who now lost the confidence she had when those two were present in the room. She now looks like a wet cat afraid to even meet eyes with him.
She looked down in guilt as she knew her action was caught by him.
Alex did not speak, just waiting for her to respond. A pin drop of creepy silence filled the whole room which was getting unbearable for Liza. She hoped that Alex would forget it and move on but even after a minute, he did not speak just looking at her.
"Why? Why are you not seeing me? Doing something like that with me? Am I not woman enough for you or not attractive enough? I do not look like it but I can fight with 50 women on my own, That too alone, So I am strong.
I am also not ugly, I have all except one characteristic of men like, a petite body, big boobs and an attractive face. Does height matter that much? Or is this about my age? Why did you not pay attention to me as you do to those with others?"
Liza finally could not bear that silence as she broke down and asked him the questions she was too fearful and ashamed to ask him before. These questions were killing her from the inside since yesterday.
But today they intensified. She smelled the smell of other women all around him, Which was not that uncommon for a man like him but today was something different.
She smelled another unfamiliar smell, Though she did not know it but her talent as a medical maniac helped her to identify it, Which gave her quite a blow.
She knew he was involved in a sexual relationship with Alia, So it is not that strange to smell that. She also had a serious problem with Alex being with her as that's how this world works but it still hurt her smelling the smell of another woman on him.
She tried to ignore it as she needed to get used to this if she wanted to be with Alex but then he found the problem here. She did not smell that on him before she came here. It was after he came back after looking for another thing that he had that smell.
This means it is obvious that he was not looking for his things but was doing something indescribable, But what shocked and hurt her the most was not Alia's smell on him, Alia has her unique cold but strong smell.
This one on the other hand was simple, Too simple that it felt unique on its own way, But this did not what's mattered, What was important was that he go around looking for another woman to fuck when she was right there for taking.
Yeah, She was more bothered by the fact that he did not choose her but go looking for another woman,
"To answer your question, Did you not smell another familiar smell on me?"
Alex did not answer her because there was no right answer at all that could satisfy her, So he rather just cooked something on the spot just to keep her in check for a while.
Liza was not happy that he dodged her question but she was kinda glad he did not answer her, As she was not ready to hear the answer to those things she asked him, So she just followed his words.
"What do you *Sniff* mean- WHAT?!!!"
Liza was sure this was Alex dodging her question, So she half-heartedly checked him and wanted to say something but the next moment her eyes opened wide in shock and fear as she looked at Alex in horror.
Liza's tiny body was shook as her pupils dilated when the realisation hit her. She broke into a cold sweat which made her already tight Lolita clothes wet, sticking close to her body.
She looks like she might cry any moment but not in sorrow but in fear, At this, she looks at Alex to say that he was joking. This is nothing more than a stupid fact but he did not say making her fall into despair.
This was not a simple fear at all, This was beyond that, She was terrified by her realisation of things, There was an unfathomable shadow in her heart, A nightmare of hers buried deep in her heart once again surfaced.
"Pl-Please tell me this is a lie...Please."
Liza's legs were trembling making her hard to stand in place, She somehow supported herself with a wall as in a fearful begging voice of hers she asked Alex.
But she did not want to hear the truth at all. This time she wanted him to lie. Just lie and say what she thought was wrong, Just say that and end her nightmare because she rather accepts the illusion than to embrace this scary reality.
Alex sighed he can understand why she was this terrified, Even he is terrified of "that" one, So Liza at least being conscious is quite a feat on its own accord.
"*Sigh* Sorry Liza but this is reality, Sh-"
"Don't say her name, Don't even mention her, Don't even think about her, She can't hurt me if I don't know about it!!"
Alex decided to break the ice as he was ready to make up excuses to keep her from doing anything stupid but before he even tried to go to that topic, Liza freaked out.
She held her head blocking her ears as she crouched on the ground and yelled at him in utter horror, Her eyes were tightly closed as if the "one" in his mouth showed up at any moment.
She was hyperventilating as she murmured to herself that no one can hurt her here, She is safe and such.
This made Alex taken aback, He never thought Liza can behave like this because believe it or not she herself is a terrifying name in the higher society, She should never be afraid of anyone and yet here we are.
Alex could not understand how the power level worked with these heroines, First Xiao Bai though not a heroine but as an S-rank warrior was afraid of Liza, Which is not only stupid but also a dumb thing but seeing that Xiao Bai was still immature it can be barely acceptable.
But a grown-ass woman in her 40s, That too a power one on top of that being head on one of the 4 most feared and respected families in the country should not react to this at all, This brain-dead thing could happen in-
'Ohhh!! I forgot I am in the wishfuliment novel, Logic is non-existence here, Wait!! Logic is non-existence here.'
Alex shook his head as reminded himself that he was in the wishfuliment novel, not the serious one, So he thought much about it but then it also hit him, He is in the WISHFULIMENT novel.
A fact he glossed over for a few days, He now knows why things are going only tougher and tougher as he was the one who made it tough for him.
He was using too much logic where logic is an extrastriatal thing, No wonder this world did not like it as it started to throw stuff at him to make his life worse.
His habit of overthinking and using too much logic is the reason why things are getting complicated, He was the one who made them complicated.
'No wonder it was feeling less of fun and more of an annoying task, I sucked all the fun out of this world using logic everywhere, So from now on let's have some fun in this wonderful world.'
Alex laughed to himself. He now gets why it was becoming more or more like pesty work as time went by. He became too serious to have fun making the stuff he does along the way as a task, not a fun activity.
So he decided to have fun but while being careful, No guard should compromise for the fun.
"Liza, It's all right she is not here, She can't- *Ahem* She will not hurt you."
Alex, after having an epiphany, felt quite relaxed than before. He approached Liza and kneeled in front of her, taking her in his arms. He did not speak for a while only feeling that she was calm down and did not have an extreme reaction. He spoke to ease her emotions.
He ran her back with his hands just to give her that feeling of security, Which was working because her body finally stopped shaking.
Liza looked at Alex with still fear in her eyes as she talked about the one who should not be named, Not only that but more than half of the capital city are terrified of that woman and the other half is just stupid.
The remaining ones are the few expectations, In which her White family do come but Liza still could not escape from the terror, legends and myths that woman has created.
Spoiler alert, All of them are scary ones. They kinda are creepypasta that make grown women shake in fear, That's why even strong ones stay away from that nightmare in the flesh.
"Never ever say her name, Alex, Don't you know it is taboo to say the name of the one who should not be named? She is the nightmare of the whole capital city, Wait!! You met with her, Did she harm you? Are you hurt? Where did you hurt? Let me see it quickly!!"
Then Liza goes on ranting about how even taking that woman's name is considered taboo as no one knows to what extent of her powers are, Until now there is nothing that woman can't do.
Liza goes on to talk about how that woman terrorises the whole capital city, In the capital other than the 4 strongest families no one has the guts to go against that woman and even those powerful families did not want to have anything to do with her,
Well other than one, Who has eaten a leopard's gallbladder and bears heart to do the unthinkable.
After that, Liza panicked knowing that Alex came into contact with that evil spirit, So she quickly started to ask him about it but without waiting for his answer she started to check him for any sign of injuries.
"You know Loza, No matter how strong she is Belladonna did not have the guts to harm me, She just dropped by to say hi or kidnap me, frankly I don't remember but it did not matter as I am standing here."
Alex rubs the head of this mature milf loli which sounds weird because it is as he said the name of the person who shall not be named in Liza's mouth.
Yes, it was his family who had the guts to marry their heir of the family to the woman who the whole city was terrified of, That goes to show how menace his family is, Not afraid of shit.
"!!!!!!"
Reasonably Liza was shocked by his action as she jumped out of his arms in full alert as she quickly started looking around full of fear, Her eyes were searching for the thing she wished she would not see.
Alex just looked at her in shock. He who had the plot in his mind knows how broken the powers Belladonna has but because of that, she is not as scary as Liza described her.
There is no way Belladonna can know when he said her name, It is just impossible as even S-Rank warriors have a limit on their crazy powers.
"Stop it, Liza, Don't overreact, Belladonna though she is pretty fucking crazy and very powerful but at the end of the day she is a human, We have Xiao Bai to deal with her, She can't hurt us. Also, she can't know when someone said her name- "
*Ring* *Ring*
Alex wanted to make Liza realise that Belladonna is not some omniscient being, She is as human as anyone, There are just a few differences like she is kinda immortal, and can destroy the whole city on will, re-animate dead and such, Other than that she is pretty normal for a mentally insane person.
But before he could finish explaining his thought process to Liza, the phone in his pocket rang, taking him back as he put his phone in vibration mode before he went with Sandra into the room, So he was shocked when it rang.
"Yeyahhh!!! She is here!!!"
Liza, startled by the sudden voice, quickly ran to Alex and hugged him tightly, closing her eyes not willing to see Belladonna fearing of getting cursed by her.
Alex ignored Liza as he was confused right now, He was sure he did not forget to put it on vibrate as that would be a rookie mistake for pulling something like that with Sandra, Still to give the benefit of the doubt he pulled on his phone to check who was calling.
But when he saw the name he was shocked to death. On the caller's screen, there was a capital letter name flashing in front of his eyes.
Belladonna!!!
This time it was Alex's turn to freak out, He with his horror filled eyes looked at the icon on top of the notification bar of his, Which was clearly showing his phone was on silent.
This is one thing that freaks him out, While another one is the fact that there was the name of Belladonna popping on his screen, Which is not possible as her number is not saved on his phone at all.
As for his phone being hacked is thrown out of the window, This phone is specially designed for the heirs of big families like the Winchester one, Not to mention this phone has security functions all around which are impossible to hack.
This phone is nearly indestructible, Plus he did not need to charge it at all, It was something that provided continuous power supply to it, There is also no issue with the network as it connected to warrior's satellite, Which can mean if he wants he can call even those hidden organisation and suffer their own internet. This phone cost nearly a half billion because of the security measure it provides.
So Belladonna somehow being able to hack his phone is out of the question. The only logical reason that remains is that she put her number in his phone but that is not can't be possible as his phone is with him 24x7.
Even when he goes to the bathroom, He put it in his system inventory just to be safe but now to his horror, someone is somehow able to add something to his phone without his knowledge.
For him this is a nightmare. Information is a key and most important thing for him. He kinda has OCD about it. He likes to learn more and reveal as little as possible, So this was more real horror for him than any ghost stories.
*Ring* *Ring* *Ring*
In the silent room, only the sound of the phone ringing was reverberating which made it feel way louder then it actually was giving a creepy vibe.
"Pi-Pick u-up the phone, Alex."
Liza could not handle it as she urged him to pick up the phone not knowing who was the caller, If she knew she migh- She definitely reacted differently.
Alex gave in to Liza's urging, He too needed to know why Belladonna was calling him out of the blue.
*Press*
"....."
"....."
Silence, Even though Alex picked up the phone neither he nor she spoke first waiting for the other party to say break the silence but no one was willing to do it.
Alex did not know why she was calling him, So the less he spoke the better to make sure he would not say something he shouldn't to her. He also needs a reason why she called him as it should be important considering she dares to mess with his phone.
So he knows, he would rather stay like this for hours than say a word to her. He was in a compromising position right now, So he had to be careful then to try to have fun.
After all, there are times and places for each thing. He should maintain those rules if he wants to survive in this messed up world.
"...Miss me?"
Then an unreasonably bone softening seductive voice comes out of the speaker, Even Alex who was prepared for the unexpected was taken aback but thankfully his Sage heart did not waste any second as it quickly clears the charm effect contained in her voice.
The whole being of Alex shook as his Sage heart once again came online as everything became clear and meaningless to him, All he was seeing was a filth in this world, How it indulge itself to bring itself near destruction.
Why should he work hard if, at the end of it, everything will be destroyed? Why should he fear death if one day he has to die? All he is doing is delaying the inevitable, There is no reason for it.
And he-
'System for god's sake lowers the power of Sage Heart.'
Alex quickly snapped out of his trance, He quickly commanded the system to lower than Sage's Heart, Though this thing is good this thing is too deadly for him if allowed to act on its own.
[Ding! Sage Heart is lowered to 20% - 50℅ of power, It will lower or increase as the situation calls for it.]
The system acted quickly and lowered Sage Heart to a safe degree.
Alex raised his eyebrow and quickly caught the trick in words when the effect of Sage Heart lowered. She deserves to be a mid-end level boss, Her intelligence is way scarier than her power.
She chooses her too wisely, This way she did not reveal anything and yet gets to know about the situation to assess further.
This is the worst type of woman for Alex, The one who is similar to him, First, it was Alia, He use to beware of her just because she is just like him, Know how to use her brain but he thinks he had broken her, Which though make her scarier but not that problematic.
But then he stumbles upon this woman, Belladonna is really a formidable enemy/friend for him because two tigers can't share the mountain. Thankfully she is a tigress.
"Do you?"
Alex quickly calculated in his mind as he replied to her, He this time used Alia's trick, Saying less and letting others figure out the rest, Which gives way to details information about others.
"...I did...What are you talking about...Me?"
There was a long pause before Belladonna answered him, She then took an even longer break before she asked him a question, In which she created a suspension before revealing it was about her.
*Shudder*
Liza was sticking close to Alex, Afraid to even breathe loudly, Phone was on the speaker so she knew who Alex was talking to making her sweat profusely.
She knew the terror of Belladonna, People are her freak and such because of rumours about supernatural things related to her, So they avoid her like the plague, Of course, except for the Winchester family for some obvious reason.
That's why Liza was already on edge but when Belladonna asked them if they were talking about her, She was scared shitless, Fearing for worse thinking this woman had heard her and now she is going to come after them.
"Perhaps."
Alex on the other hand replied to him familiar plain void of any emotional voice, This simple trick might work on Liza but not on him, A pro manipilato- *Ahem* mind changer.
He can see through what he wanted to do, Though she might know they were talking about her but she did meet him today, So it's highly likely he should be talking about her, And that she did not give him a time frame means any weak minded person will fall for her trick.
That's why Alex did not give her any solid answer, He did not give any sense of power to use against him, Right now the position of power holder is not yet decided by them, So he has to be careful and not make any stupid mistake.
"Ohh!!~ I take that as a yes, After all my fiance should miss me right? As a good man, you should miss your woman."
This time Belladonna did not take a break to speak, just increased the seductiveness in her voice, Her long exhale on the phone was enough to put not only men but even a woman on their knees, Liza was proof of that who crossed her legs tightly seating on the ground but Alex was not affected by it a bit.
All his attention was to examine the change in her strategy, She should have realised the usual way not to work on him, So she decided to change it, Now she was in full offence, A risky strategy but most effective.
"No, I am with Alia, remember? Plus there are other women I have to think about, So there is no time to miss or think about you."
But who is Alex? Belladonna may be a genius but she is not a good manipulator. Not all geniuses are mind changers but all mind changers are geniuses.
Alex knows how to attack the weakest part of a person, Their mind. In it he is unmatched, So he easily not only countered her trick but also gave her a critical strike.
"Oh my, My little Alex is quite popular it seems, But don't you think it's unfair that I as your fiancé did not get a chance to spend time with you, While you are there enjoying life? It does not seem fair, does it?"
Belladonna's tone did not change, She said as before without any fluctuation in her voice as if his words did not have any effect on her but Alex knows she has quite an effect.
After all the way she says sounds she is jealous but that's not the only thing, She wanted to use this as leverage to guilt him and get a higher position between them.
That's why she asked him a loaded question, The question already said whatever she wanted to say just at the end adding a question to it created a false choice for him.
"This world is not fair to anyone, Which strangely makes it fair to everyone, And who can understand and justify love? It just happens without considering the shackles of logic, society and morals, Don't you agree?"
Alex could not help but to smile seeing her using that trick, He might also use this trick but what she lacked was sharpness, some loopholes can be used to walk past this trap and go, So he did it.
Not only did he answered her loaded question with a publically acceptable answer but he also gave her his own loaded question to trap her in it.
"....You grew up in that city, Dear Alex, I could not wait to meet you in person now, I will be coming there soon."
Everything was going well for Alex he was winning but when Belladonna said this, Alex's heart skipped a beat.
He looked in horror at the phone in his hands as a warning of the system repeated in his mind that he needed good luck to deal with her.