Xander System And The Blitz

19...In the flesh...

In the tensed room, Mr Cole was lowkey wishing the drama would not end, but now that it had been paused, he had to hide his disappointment.

"Mr. Thomas" He called firmly. "Are you sure you want the seller to decide n—"

"Yes" Sam snapped. He narrowed his eyes at Alec. "He can't afford the mansion. He can't definitely pay a hundred and eighty million dollars, he's just playing a prank" He muttered to himself, and slowly, a smile bent his lips. "Ha. A prank that will get him in trouble."

"This is how you wanna play?" Sam asked loudly.

"Is this how you wanna play??" Alec asked back coolly.

"I play well, and I win, Alec. Have you forgotten that?"

Alec sat back in the leather chair. "Then the game is still on."

****

A few moments have passed, Mr Cole finally cleared his throat to speak.

"Gentlemen..." His voice was loud and solid. "I have spoken to the seller of the mansion..." He paused to give the two guys a long look. "And both offers have been reviewed."

Mr Cole's assistant who had entered a few minutes ago, nodded in agreement.

Sam and Alec sat up straighter.

"So!" Mr Cole was feeling good and he couldn't completely hide that. "Mr. Thomas?"

Sam readjusted his body position on the seat.

"Your parents are well known in Koach City, and even the seller expressed that" Mr Cole told him with a smile.

Sam smiled back. "Of course"

The attorney now turned his attention to Alec "And Mr Todd?"

"The loser" Sam breathed, stiffling his laugh.

"Your offer has been accepted" Mr Cole extended his hand for a handshake. "Congratulations, Mr Todd"

Sam's face darkened. "No" He pointed rudely to Alec's face as he talked to Mr. Cole "Tell me the house wasn't sold to him."

The attorney breathed in quietly. "Mr Thomas, I think...."

"No, no, no, no, no, no" He shook his head sharply.

"Mr Thomas..."

"This is bullshit" He hissed.

"You need to calm down"

"No!" He yelled in frustration. "Don't tell me to fucking calm down!"

"Jesus Christ," Mr Cole flinched. "Mr. Thomas, I understand that you are angry and—"

"No, you don't understand!" Sam vociferated. "You don't fucking understand, alright?"

Alec smirked. "You will be the one watching me sign the papers," His smirk deepened. "You need to watch and learn. See how a real man does his things" He taunted.

"I am going to kill you, you fucking son of a bitch!" Sam snarled, charging forward but was held back by Mr Cole's assistant. "I will fucking kill you!"

Alec did not flinch, or show any signs of fear. He was smiling all through, enjoying Sam's madness.

"Mark my words, Alec," He grated. "I will ruin you and everything you have!"

****

Mrs. Thomas, Sam's mother, was pacing the well furnished living room, a hand on her waist. She stopped and glared at her son. "Sam, this was a simple deal. A simple deal, and you couldn't close it."

"I'm sorry, mum," he apologized.

"You are sorry!?" His father boomed. "You know how important that mansion is to our business and you couldn't even get it"

"I'm sorry, dad, but a useless bastard got in my way" Sam said, scowling "He played a trick on the attorney, and he got the mansion"

Mr and Mrs Thomas exchanged glances.

"Who is he?" Mr Thomas asked.

"He is a nobody usually called Alec, but his full name is Alexander Todd."

"Alexander Todd," Mr Thomas repeated, talking like he got all the time in the world. "You are going to pay for taking what's not yours"

Sam slapped on an evil smile, his fist clenched tightly.

Alec was going to be punished for him, and he couldn't wait to see how that would go.

****

[BALANCE FROM TWO BILLION DOLLARS ($2 BILLION)]

$316, 100, 000.00 [Three hundred and eighteen million, one hundred thousand dollars ($316.1 million)]

[MISSION TIMER]

"Time left: 6:56:10

(Six hours, fifty–six minutes and ten seconds)"

For the past few minutes, Alec had been staring at those informations the system had displayed.

"Why are you staring at the front of the car like that?" Jeremy asked, after he took a turn to the right.

"Switch it off, system" Alec finally mumbled, and the rectangular transparent screen disappeared.

"You know you have been acting weird, right?" Jeremy said glancing at him. "I mean I know you're kinda weird, but today you seem....weirder"

Alec combed his hair with his fingers. "I'm okay," He said quietly and breathed out softly "I... think"

Jeremy thinned his eyes at his friend. "What's going on with you?"

"Nothing," Alec lied, wearing a lopsided smile "Just tired and hungry"

"Oh"

Jeremy could only keep his mouth shut for a few seconds before he asked energetically. "What about the dramas that happened today? Can't believe I missed them all"

"I already told you about the one with Sam"

"Yeah. The guy is just a sore loser. Fucking little dick" Jeremy cursed, his tone hard on each word. "But damn, you paid a hundred and eighty million dollars for a mansion? You are THE MAN. You hear me?" He demonstrated with a hand and drove with the other. "THE. MAN"

Alec smile a little. "I am still Alec," He looked out the window. "But not just the Alec they used to know."

Jeremy paused for a second. "You're great, man. Great!" He was still in the playful mood and does not understand the power in Alec's words. "So what happened after the mansion drama?"

"Nothing" Alec replied flatly.

"Nothing?" He gave him a side eye "Like nothing at all?"

"Nothing" Alec repeated.

Jeremy groaned. "Boring"

Alec shrugged. "I have been doing other things online. You know bought a couple of paintings online, paid the interior designer, bought some necklace, chains and other fashion stuffs, all online" He explained.

"Damn, Alec, that's a lot"

It was truly a lot for Alec, but he was confused if he should be joyous he got all of those things with his money, or if he should be sad about not completing the mission when he's got just six hours left.

He grabbed his phone and started tapping on it.

"When you use your phone like that, my heart races" Jeremy said, the side of his eye on Alec.

"Jeremy, you play too much" Alec said, his tone sluggish, though there was a small smile on his face.

"I am serious," Jeremy said, taking a quick glance to see how Alec operates his phone. "The way you tap on that phone makes me feel like you're about to buy me next"

Alec chuckled, but he quickly turned serious as he stared at the figures displayed on the screen of his phone, then he looked away.

Six hours.

Six hours is all he has left to complete the mission.

****

Sky Home Restaurant was another luxurious restaurant in Koach City, and Jeremy and Alec were having their lunch there, right in the VIP area.

"You have only been choosing really expensive places recently, and it's just crazy if you ask me" Jeremy said as they took their seats.

There were employees staring weirdly at Alec but he looked like he didn't care about that. He was hungry and he wanted to eat, then go back to thinking about how to spend his money.

The stares wouldn't stop, and it turned into little whispers, certainly about Alec's appearance.

"I'm sure they let him in only because of his wealthy friend" A lady whispered to the other one as they walked around the area like they were actually doing their jobs.

"Can y'all stop acting like little fucking gossips?" Jeremy spoke out, annoyed.

They all pretended to be focused on something else, but they still couldn't help but take their eyes back to Alec.

"You know what? Go fuck yourselves!" Jeremy snapped.

"And if they don't?" A guy asked, standing arrogantly near their table.

"Chad?" Alec and Jeremy chorused.

He spread his arms. "In the flesh"