Jackson muttered softly as he stretched his stiff arms, then massaged his aching temples. He had slept through the night, yet the moment his mind brushed against his personal troubles, it wasn’t just his heart that hurt—his head throbbed painfully too.He had already turned on his three business phones, but his personal phone remained switched off since he’d returned home last night. That phone could be called his sacred device—one he never used to contact anyone except for one person. The same person who, since yesterday afternoon, had frozen every emotion inside him.Yes. Only Jennyfer had ever been contacted through that private phone. It had been two years since Jackson last called his father—or even his friends, who had all drifted away after learning he had been “cast out” by his father following the man’s remarriage.But the truth was never that simple. Jackson had left his father’s mansion by choice. Unfortunately, his departure had been twisted and used as an opportunity by s

Albert spoke with unwavering conviction. The man seemed to have thought everything through carefully.“Are you serious? You’re that sure your girl is the best woman to be the mother of your future kids?!” Bernard asked, looking completely dumbfounded.“Of course. I’ve liked her for a long time, and I’ve been watching her closely. She’s a good woman—beautiful, kind. I have no doubts anymore.”“Yeah, yeah, alright. People blinded by love always talk like that. Everything sounds sweet and perfect. You can’t even see her flaws, and even if you do, you think they’re strengths, hahaha!”“You lizard! A womanizer like you wouldn’t understand what real love is. The moment there’s a challenge, you go looking for another girl. Pathetic!”“Whatever, man! Let’s go, or our work won’t get done and we’ll get hit with another new rule, haha!” Bernard said, remembering the important tasks they had to finish that day.“Alright, just don’t forget to head to the site once you’re done,” Albert reminded his

The woman wasn’t unattractive — in fact, she was beautiful. Her skin was even smoother and fairer than that of most Indonesian women. But Jackson was not the kind of man who could be touched or conquered easily by just anyone — except for one woman, the very one he was trying so hard to erase from his heart: Jennyfer.“Sorry, Brother. My friend always acts like this when she’s drunk. Dasihanbeon joesonghabnida,” said Hikary again, apologizing profusely to Jackson for his friend’s behavior.Jackson understood what his friend meant. He simply nodded faintly and then walked out of the private room — the special room reserved exclusively for his family.Bernard and Albert followed him down to the ground floor.“You two take care of them. Don’t go home until they’ve left. Tomorrow might be a holiday, but we have an important out-of-town project that needs supervision. We’ll head there together after lunch,” Jackson instructed, his tone still firm even though he was slightly tipsy.“Yes, Mr

Several clips from different locations, taken by Albert from the CCTV cameras installed throughout the PT. Raksa Tbk. building, clearly showed everything Ervan had done. Unfortunately, no other faces were caught on camera, so they couldn’t identify who had collaborated with him. Everything should have been recorded by the company’s security system — yet it seemed the entire thing had been carefully planned.Ervan’s face turned pale and tense. His hands clasped together tightly, as if trying to draw strength from himself.Damn it! I thought they’d forgotten all about that! Hasn’t this incident already passed?! he cursed inwardly, panic surging through him as his mind went blank.“So you’re the one who leaked the factory’s confidential data — and you even had the nerve to profit from it?!” Jackson’s voice was sharp, his eyes narrowing in a sarcastic glare.Ervan froze at Jackson’s words. His heart felt as though it was about to leap out of his chest under the weight of Jackson’s fury —

“It’s alright, Albert. That necklace has been prepared long ago—for my future daughter-in-law. Liliana will soon become part of our family, and I’ll treat her like my own daughter,” said Albert’s mother enthusiastically while preparing for the engagement event to welcome the ideal daughter-in-law she had already met, even though the relationship was only a few months old.“Thank you, Mom. You’re the best woman I’ve ever had in my life,” murmured Albert as he hugged his mother tightly—the woman who had struggled to raise him and his sister all on her own since they were little.“Liliana will also become the best woman in your life, Albert. Once you’re brave enough to propose and marry someone’s daughter, don’t ever take her for granted, alright?”His mother gave advice to her eldest son, who had been the family’s breadwinner and successfully supported his sister Amel’s education up to the university level she was still attending now.“Of course, Mom. I promise I’ll never disappoint you