Chapter 9 Forbidden Love : The Billionaire's secret Affair

After having dinner with his family, Alexander intended to go straight to the room he used to occupy. But ever since he no longer lived at his family's house, the room remained empty yet consistently cleaned.

Before leaving the dining room, Alexander wanted to ask his sister something. "Wait a moment, sis," Alexander said, halting Berlyn, who was about to take dirty dishes to the kitchen.

Meanwhile, their parents had already left the dining room because they said they had to go and attend to urgent matters. So, Berlyn, who rarely helped with household chores anymore since she no longer lived there, was left to deal with the dirty dishes.

"Why?" Berlyn asked, raising an eyebrow at Alexander, puzzled.

"Where are Vero and Vreya? I haven't seen them since earlier," Alexander inquired about his two nieces, who had been absent.

Unlike Berlyn's husband, whose whereabouts Alexander knew because Berlyn had mentioned he was still working in the office that used to be Alexander's, the kids were nowhere to be seen.

"Earlier this evening, they were exhausted after Daddy took them to the beach, so they've been asleep since then. Since there's no noise, they're probably still sleeping," Berlyn explained briefly before leaving Alexander alone in the dining room.

But before leaving, Berlyn added, "Don't disturb them, Alex, they're tired," before heading to the kitchen.

Berlyn's first child, Vero, was seven years old, a boy attending elementary school, while her second child, Vreya, was only four years old, just starting kindergarten.

"Okay, sis," Alexander lazily replied before leaving the dining room.

Feeling lazy, despite initially wanting to visit his nieces' room, Alexander reconsidered after Berlyn's warning. Despite longing to see them, especially Vreya's tears when he teased her, he murmured, "Well, might as well go to my room. It's no different here than in the apartment."

Ascending the stairs to his room, Alexander pondered various things, particularly his first experience volunteering at the orphanage. One person lingered in his thoughts-Olivia.

Alexander knew Olivia's name from Robert, the leader of the community Olivia was involved in.

"Why do I keep picturing her beautiful face?" Alexander mumbled aloud, his gaze fixed on the ceiling.

"It seems I am indeed captivated by Olivia," Alexander continued, a faint smile forming on his lips.

"Should I find out more about her?" Alexander wondered aloud, feeling an uncharacteristic curiosity about Olivia's life and identity.

Alexander seemed eager to know everything about Olivia, yet he still felt hesitant to inquire further because he felt out of character.

After a brief pause, Alexander reached for his phone and called his assistant, Hiro.

"Ugh! He's taking forever to pick up!" Alexander grumbled irritably as he waited for Hiro to answer, which took about two minutes.

"You took ages to answer my call!" Alexander greeted Hiro with annoyance as soon as he picked up.

Alexander could hear Hiro's apology over the phone. Without beating around the bush, Alexander immediately stated his reason for calling.

"Find out about Olivia," Alexander said bluntly.

Initially met with silence from Hiro, Alexander reiterated, "Olivia! The woman I was captivated by earlier!"

Hiro's innocence in not recognizing Olivia frustrated Alexander. He let out a low growl upon hearing Hiro's chuckle, feeling irritated at being laughed at by his own assistant.

"Don't laugh! Just get on with your task, Hiro!" Alexander snapped with an intimidating aura, feeling deeply embarrassed by his own fascination with Olivia.

After saying that, Alexander abruptly ended the call, disregarding any further inquiries from Hiro. He felt ashamed yet also driven by his curiosity about Olivia and the need for Hiro's assistance.

"Damn," Alexander cursed, rubbing his face roughly. He felt his dignity had plummeted because his assistant knew he was infatuated with a seemingly ordinary woman like Olivia after just one encounter.

Though Alexander felt inclined to fire Hiro, he still relied on him due to his exceptional performance as Alexander's personal assistant, even going as far as cosplaying as his secretary.

Meanwhile, unbeknownst to Alexander, Hiro chuckled to himself after the call was abruptly ended. Hiro felt satisfied for embarrassing his boss and catching him fancying a woman.

"Exactly as I suspected, Mr. Alex must be truly smitten with this woman named Olivia to instruct me to find out about her," Hiro monologued, enjoying the night breeze on the porch outside his house.

"Haha, who would've thought Mr. Alex could be infatuated with a woman after just one meeting," Hiro continued his monologue before proceeding to carry out the task assigned by Alexander, opening his laptop that rested on his lap.