All Chapters of Beyond Their Expectations: From Street Rat To Supreme Ruler : Chapter 171
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171: I Need To Go Check-up
As soon as Dante stepped out of the office building, the weight of yesterday's events came crashing back onto his shoulders, dragging his mood down instantly.It was the very reason he had come to work today in the first place.For the first time in his life, he had willingly buried himself in work.From the moment he arrived at the company that morning, he had locked himself inside his office. His computer sat before him while he monitored ongoing operations, reviewed reports, approved transactions, and signed every document that required his attention. One after another, he did all the work with ease.For the few hours he buried himself in work, he had forgotten the anxiety that almost caused him to lose his mind last night.The constant interaction with his subordinates had helped.Watching employees move around with purpose, seeing departments function smoothly under his leadership, and listening to brief reports from managers had provided an unexpected distraction.It reminded hi
172: Avoiding Blackmail
"Please do not call this line again."Dante's voice was cold enough to freeze the conversation on the spot. He didn't wait for a response.The moment the words left his mouth, he ended the call and tossed the phone onto the gearbox beside him.Silence immediately reclaimed the car.The engine hummed steadily beneath him as he tightened his grip on the steering wheel and kept his eyes fixed on the road ahead.The call had only worsened the anger simmering inside him.She was asking whether he was still angry. The question itself irritated him.If she genuinely cared about his feelings, she would have called much earlier. She would have reached out immediately after what happened. Instead, she waited until now and acted as though she knew nothing.The more he thought about it, the less believable it sounded.Dorothy hadn't called either. That fact bothered him even more.She was the one who had invited him to Giulia's house in the first place. If the gathering had truly gone the way she
173: The Doctor Recognised Him
“Is this really you I’m seeing?”The voice came from above, carrying a mixture of surprise and amusement.Dante instinctively looked up.A middle-aged man dressed in a white doctor’s coat was making his way down the staircase. A stethoscope hung loosely around his neck, swinging lightly with every step.His eyes were fixed on Dante as though he had just encountered someone he never expected to see again.Dante’s brows knitted together.He carefully studied the approaching figure, trying to place the face somewhere within his memory.The man looked familiar in the vague way strangers sometimes did, but no matter how hard he searched, he couldn’t find a single memory attached to him.Instead, the harder he tried, the more confused he became.“I bet you didn’t recognize me?” the man said with a chuckle.Dante remained silent for a moment.From the coat and stethoscope alone, he could already tell that this was the doctor he had come to see.His anticipation to see the doctor had now vani
174: Do People Change Overnight
After several rounds of back and forth, Dante finally agreed to follow the doctor into his office.Although he appeared calm on the surface, his guard remained fully raised. The man had approached him like they shared a history, speaking with a familiarity that Dante simply couldn't place.To Dante, the face standing before him still remained a stranger.A few seconds later, they arrived at the office entrance.The doctor reached into his pocket and pulled out a set of keys. With practiced ease, he slid one into the lock and twisted it.The metallic click echoed faintly through the quiet hallway."I was actually on my way somewhere when I caught sight of you in the lobby, so I had to pause where I was going," he said casually while pushing the door open.Dante offered no response.The doctor stepped aside. "Please, have a seat."He gestured toward one of the chairs facing the desk.After a brief hesitation, Dante walked in and sat down. The office was spacious and neatly organized. Me
175: HIV?
It was only when Maverick told Dante he had been granted amnesty that Dante finally believed him.Until that moment, he had been prepared for the worst.The instant Maverick introduced himself, countless possibilities had flashed through Dante's mind; none of them were pleasant.He had thought Maverick was being used by the Serpent Gang to trace Greg's adversaries. The hospital itself had appeared suspicious to him, especially for the fact it was newly established.For all he knew, the Serpent Gang could have invested money into building the hospital solely to monitor him. They had resources. They had influence. Creating a medical facility wouldn't even be difficult for people like them.That possibility had seemed more believable than Maverick standing before him as a harmless doctor.Even when Maverick calmly revealed his identity and explained his circumstances, Dante had remained tense throughout the conversation.Every instinct in his body had warned him to stay alert. His muscle
176: Negative
Words alone could not describe how Dante felt as he left the hospital.Even now, seated behind the wheel with the engine humming beneath him, part of him still struggled to believe what he had heard.Negative. The test result had come back negative.No STI. There's no hidden disease lurking in his body.The moment the doctor announced the result, it had felt as though a massive weight had been lifted from his shoulders.A burden he hadn't even realized he was carrying so heavily suddenly vanished, leaving him lighter than he had felt in weeks.For days, the possibility had haunted him.Every strange sensation in his body had become a source of suspicion. Every ache had made him wonder if something was wrong. Every quiet moment had given his mind enough room to imagine the worst.Now all of it was gone. The relief washing through him was almost intoxicating."Wow. Unbelievable."The words slipped from his mouth as he drove through the busy streets.A smile spreading across his face. A
177: Over To Next Step
“I told you it would work,” Dorothy said as their glasses clinked together with a sharp chime, a toast to what they both considered a successful victory.The sound lingered in the air as the mother and daughter exchanged satisfied smiles.“Mom, you're amazing,” Giulia confessed, unable to contain the excitement bubbling inside her.Even now, she could hardly believe it.Dante had been fooled. He's completely outplayed.The thought alone filled her with a sense of triumph she had never experienced before. For weeks, Dante had always seemed ten steps ahead of her.Every conversation with him felt like a chess match where he already knew every possible move before it happened. He was observant, calculating, and annoyingly difficult to deceive.Yet somehow, they had managed to do exactly that.Giulia lifted her glass and took another sip before setting it back on the table.“I thought he was some kind of master strategist,” she scoffed. “How did he not see any of this coming?”A laugh esc
178: How It Happened
“Grandpa, Josephine is really after my life in this house.” Dorothy’s voice carried a mixture of frustration, exhaustion, and helplessness as she sat across from Santoro.She had come to him once again to lodge a complaint about the never-ending hostility between herself and Josephine.When Josephine had deliberately stepped on her foot weeks ago and tried to provoke a fight, Dorothy had chosen the path of restraint.She had swallowed her anger and walked away, believing that if she refused to engage, Josephine would eventually lose interest and leave her alone.How she had been wrong. If anything, Josephine’s behavior had only worsened.The woman seemed determined to make every day miserable for her. Every opportunity she sees, no matter how insignificant, she tries to turn it into an excuse to create conflict.Whether it was at breakfast, in the sitting room, or while household matters were being handled, Josephine always managed to stir up trouble.It was as though she spent her da
179: Was That Their Plan?
Dante had just finished eating dinner when his phone suddenly rang.The sharp vibration against the table broke the silence that had settled inside the small apartment. He barely spared it a glance.He wasn't expecting any calls, so he didn't want to answer.Since returning to the ghetto, Dante had gone back to the low-profile lifestyle he was known for.He kept to himself, minded his business, and avoided anything capable of disrupting the fragile peace he had managed to build around himself.However, he was working underground on apprehending the remnants of the serpent gang.With the vital information about the serpent gang Maverick had provided him, the job has become easier for him.The phone continued ringing. Annoyed, Dante frowned but remained seated.A few seconds later, the ringing stopped."Finally." Dante leaned back in his chair and released a breath.Then the phone rang again. His jaw tightened.The sound echoed through the one-room apartment, filling every corner of the
180: Thought She's Different
It's been two days since Dante received that text message from Giulia, yet he still hadn't replied.The message remained exactly where it was. He neither deleted it nor responded. He simply left it sitting in his inbox like a ticking bomb he wasn't ready to touch.Unfortunately, ignoring it hadn't brought him the peace he hoped for. If anything, the silence had made things worse.Ever since that day, his mind had refused to rest. The contents of that message replay endlessly inside his head, haunting every quiet moment and invading the remaining peace left in him."So that was the plan" had been the only phrase slipping from his lips ever since he received that shocking news. It was so often that he had lost count.At first, Dante had believed he had escaped Dorothy and her daughter's trap without consequences.But now it appeared he had been mistaken.The more he thought about it, the more uneasy he became.This was one of the reasons he had made this emergency trip back to his homet