Alex The Heir

Difference in black and white

Layla introduces Zayden to everyone in her family, thrilled at the new member's presence. Everyone liked the existence of the twelve-year-old boy, but not for Flo who was very dislikeful of the man's existence. If a stranger becomes his brother, he thinks that his parents will never love him again. That was what made his heart goiter and stared at his foster brother sharply also piercing.

"From now on you're officially a member of the Anderson family, congratulations to you now your name is Zayden Anderson." David hugged the boy and gave a welcome. 

"Thank you, sir." Said Zayden returning the hug.

David moved his index finger and shook his head. "Not Master but Grandpa. That's John's grandfather, Yudhishthira's great-grandfather, and that's your father. Now you're the older sister of Flora Anderson and Fiona Anderson." Said introducing. 

"Good great-grandfather." Zayden wiped away his tears, lucky to have a harmonious family, and promised to serve and care for the Anderson family. 

Both eyes of Fio sparkling, not in the thought of the gembel that brought his mother has officially become his adoptive brother. He quickly approached and shook the boy's hand, to whom Zayden came a gift, which he desperately wanted to have an older brother.

"Now you're my brother and I'm your sister." Fio was very happy, making everyone laugh seeing the closeness of the two. 

Layla looked at her other daughter. "Flo, why are you quiet? Let's welcome your brother." Said smiling.

"He's not my brother!" ketus Flo as she passed away leaving everyone behind, Layla was sad to see her daughter's attitude and wanted to pursue her but was detained by Alex because it would only make things worse. 

"Let me just." Alex chases after his daughter who runs into the room without locking the door. He opened the door slowly and sat down next to Flo who was focused on staring at the window.

Alex gave comfort to his daughter, stroking her hair very gently. "What's up, honey? Why are you being so bad, that's not good." 

Alex's words add to the anger in Flo's heart. "Does Dad think I'm like that too? Why did Father and the others let the child into our family?"

"Dad understands your anger, your mother did it because she remembered my struggle." 

"What do you mean?" 

Alex took a deep breath and took it out slowly, and he began to recount his dark days in the Mateo Mansion. "Actually I also disagree with your mother's request, but it's all inseparable from Dad's past and don't want any other children to feel it too. You know, honey, if your mother was so kind to everyone, her heart was so noble and wanted to do good." 

"I don't care if Mom does any good, but why raise her to be a child."

Alex held both of his daughters shoulders and looked deeply at the two beautiful eyes before him. "Love your mother will not change or be divided, for both of you her baby. Please don't act like this, you don't know how sad she is." He said he was sad, hoping his daughter would understand and understand him. 

"Hem, I get it." 

"Good, let's go down and greet your foster brother." 

"Hem." Reply Flo who nodded her head. 

Everyone was deeply saddened by Flo's dominant demeanor and blatantly rejected Zayden's presence in the Anderson family, but a smile returned as Alex managed to persuade the little girl. 

It was hard enough for Flo to accept Zayden's presence, and hope that in the future he could accept it with all his heart. 

While Alex codes Layla not to worry about their daughter, things have gone very well. 

At night, Fiona keeps raving about their new sister and loves her presence in the middle of the family. Tell a long story and share all his feelings for his twin brother, another case with Flo who was silent and not excited. 

"Why are you quiet? Brother Zayden is very kind and I like him, now this Mansion is complete." Fio shook Flo's body but did not react. 

"Stop Fio, what's wrong with you and everyone? Why do you always tell that boy without getting bored. I'm sleepy don't bother me!" ketus Flo who turned her back to her twin. 

"What's wrong with you?" fio asked quietly and lay back staring at the ceiling of the room, occasionally he turned to Flo and closed his eyes. 

Alex tries to comfort his wife who can not sleep, there is a sense of obstruction in the heart of one of his daughters that he can feel as a mother who has an inner bond with her child. "Darling, it's late and why haven't you slept?" 

"I'm so worried about Flo." 

"worrying? She's okay, why worry about her?" 

"I feel that Flo has not been able to accept Zayden's presence in this Mansion." 

"He's still small and unaccustomed, as time goes on and their togetherness will slowly improve, believe me." 

"Hem, I hope so." 

"Here you go, don't think about it anymore. We better get some sleep!" Alex took his wife lying on the bed, hugging her tightly as if she did not want to let go. 

In the morning, everyone joined in for breakfast. Alex saw his adopted son smiling and immediately told him to sit down, Zayden smiled and nodded. 

Zayden, who was intending to sit next to Alex, suddenly pushed his body and almost fell, saw the perpetrator who was none other than Flo who was the center of everyone's attention. 

"Here's my chair, find another chair." Ketus Flo who don't like it. 

Layla let out an annoyed breath while looking at her disrespectful daughter at the dinner table. "Flo, is that what I taught you?"

"Why are you angry? The seat next to my father is mine." 

"There are many other chairs, you can sit next to John's grandfather." 

"I don't want to, why doesn't he just move on." Reject Flo who does not want to share anything with strangers like Zayden, let alone the chair he has been in. It was unfair for him that Fio and his foster brother were sitting next to their father, while he was just sitting next to John's grandfather. 

"Flora Anderson." Press Layla who was furious with her daughter's stubbornness. 

Flo looked down miserably as no one was defending her, glanced at Zayden sharply and walked nonchalantly as he pulled the chair sitting next to John's grandfather. 

The atmosphere slowly improved, everyone was eating very voraciously but not for Flo who thought that she was insignificant anymore because envy was also jealousy enveloping her heart at this moment. He saw that everyone was chatting more and more to make him not passionate about touching food, no one understood what he wanted, especially the mother and her father who was busy taking care of their new son. 

Layla's usual task of delivering their two children, now it's her turn to deliver the children as well as enrol Zayden to school. 

Along the way, Alex quietly notices the pensive-looking Flo staring out the window. 

"Flo, are you okay?" 

"I'm good Dad." The owner of the name. 

"Your mother didn't mean to yell at you, don't take it for heart."

"Yes." Yeah." Flo replied briefly and still sad as to how the mother had snapped him in front of everyone. Zayden fell silent without making a sound, because she was a little girl who was angry with her adoptive mother. 

"I'm sorry, I didn't know that chair was your place and promised it wouldn't upset you." Zayden opened his voice. 

"You heard, honey, he's apologizing. Then what's the problem now, we forget about the incident and have the day as usual." 

"I forgive you." 

"You want to kill me!" ketus Flo is upset. 

"No, I'm so glad you made peace with me, my sweet brother." Zayden said with a big smile, now he has opened up and will win the hearts of everyone. 

"Ck, no one can hug me but Dad." Cetus Flo's. 

"Well, I'll remember it."

Alex secretly takes a video of Flo and Zayden's improved closeness and sends it to the wife so as not to blame herself again after yelling at her daughter. 

["You see, they're better and I think they'll be together without any envy and jealousy."] 

Alex sends a short message and smiles, as well as the recipient who can breathe a sigh of relief. 

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Arden who still survives using John's identity is unfortunate if the warmth of the family is not fully obtained, but he must be grateful for being able to feel the family intact even though his mother and wife are gone. 

"It won't be long, I'll expose my true identity to everyone. Just one more step." He muttered slowly leaning his head on the chair, he had already tracked down the enemy he had been looking for all along. 

"I haven't patted Rudra for a long time." John immediately prepared to go to the headquarters, he wanted to visit his half-brother who is still being detained until now. 

Alex accidentally sees John's hasty departure making him very curious, immediately comes out and follows him. "Uncle John where are these nights going?" 

John goes in to see Rudra being held into a cold cell, seeing the man's condition being quite improved. 

"It looks like you're very happy living in this cold cell." Cibir John's. 

"You're coming again? Ck, it's just so annoying." 

John threw a few photos in front of Rudra and stared at him sharply. "Do you know that bald guy?" 

Rudra grabbed the photo and saw it very clearly, his expression instantly changing and becoming uncontrollable, throwing the photo as it hardened its jaws. 

John smiles. "He's your enemy, isn't he?"

"What do you want to prove?" ask Rudra. 

"We have the same enemy." 

"Oho, so John's assistant from David Anderson came to ask me for help, right?" 

"Not asking for help, but cooperation." 

"I won't cooperate with you." 

"You'll get freedom if you cooperate in killing the target." 

"Wow, what an interesting offer. But I don't think that damn boy will let this go, he hates me so much, his own uncle."

"I give you more rewards, including money. Once the mission is successful, I'll have you leave here and never show your face, I'll sabotage your death." Said John confidently, without feeling the presence of Alex who peeked and eavesdropped on the conversation. 

"So, uncle John wants to betray me?" he murmured in his heart while clenching both hands. 

Alex immediately left the place, he deeply regretted John's attitude that tried to stab him in the back. Get in the car and drive it at full speed, disappointed and sad because he was betrayed.

Alex can't close his eyes after what he's heard, only to eradicate the enemy, John is willing to work with Rudra who he hates so much, because it was the man who made his relationship with Jessie messy. 

Yes, Alex was very angry at Jessie's treatment at the time but she was just a caring sister, no one knew how hurt she was when her sister left her. 

Alex hit the steering wheel while massaging his aching head, a gaze that still remained focused on the streets. 

"Uncle John couldn't have done that, there must have been something I didn't know." 

Arriving at the Mansion, Alex makes his way to the empty warehouse, finding out about everything. He turned on the light switch, saw a lot of dust that made tightness in the chest.  

Alex shook his hands, occasionally coughing up the flying dust as he accidentally dropped the wooden box. 

"I should know about the family tree of mother and father, there may be information here." The monologue reads and looks one by one with nothing to miss. 

Half an hour into the warehouse and having not found any clues to the facts, he began to despair and was about to leave the place but accidentally nudged something to attract his attention. 

Alex crouched down and picked it up, suddenly his pupils dilated when he saw the file containing a photo of John and his father Arden. "There are two photos here." He muttered, while reading the file containing his report only sighed because the writing could not be read. 

He looked back at the two photos and found a difference, with John having a mole around his neck. "I don't see a mole there and what's in this file?" 

Puzzle that comes back to haunt him, Alex immediately save the file and the photos hope he can solve it. He is very confused by such a complicated problem, and wants to uncover the facts by asking Jimmy's assistant for help.

Alex goes to the study, forgetting the pain at John's stab that he believes so much. He grabs the phone in his pocket and contacts Jimmy's sleeping assistant after much work is done. 

"Hello." 

"Yes, sir," replied someone with a distinctive sound of waking up. 

"I want you to investigate this case." 

"Cases?" 

"Yes, I sent you a photo. Tomorrow morning come to the Mansion to retrieve the file, I want you to learn it!" 

"Good sir."

After the phone call stopped, Alex was going to his room to fall asleep as the day got late. But accidentally saw John and immediately approached him. 

"Uncle is very neat." 

"Eh, Alex. I visited my daughter at her apartment, and checked her condition." John said as he passed away so that he would not be attacked by questions from Alex's mouth. 

"You lied to uncle." Alex was disappointed.