Chapter 2: Leaked Marriage Certificate (2)

The Chairman continues to argue with his butler when they felt the surrounding temperature suddenly turning ice-cold

The atmosphere has become very oppressive and when they looked at the source, they saw one of the people they were just talking about

It was none other than Zesther Blaire Nixon himself and behind him was a trembling woman

Zesther was 6'2 or 6'3 in height. His neat hair was slightly combed to the side with some of them covering a part of his forehead. He was wearing a business suit attire that gave him an even more mature charm

His chiseled jaw was clenched in anger, his adam's apple protruding, and his fierce expression gave him a wild aura. The veins in his hands were popping and trembling

"G-grandpa, h-help ..." the woman - Shanty Perez cried out in fear. Her eyes moist with tears, inducing pity from whoever will see her

"Zesther, won't you even greet your grandfather?! And why are you making Shanty cry?!" The Chairman said angrily while raising his cane yet again

"She made a serious mistake. Grandpa, don't interfere with this" Zesther replied, his tone cold yet also containing a hint of anger

"N-no, g-grandpa... h-help me... i-it wasn't intentional!" Shanty cried out again. If she doesn't receive any help, Blaire would definitely chew her alive

"T-this brat! C-come here! How dare you disregard your own grandfather?!"

No matter how loud or angry the Chairman was, Zesther was like an unmoving mountain as he glared at Shanty to follow him

"T-this! W-what have I done to deserve a grandson like that ?!"

The Chairman held his own chest filled with a sea of ​​fury to calm himself

——

Inside Zesther's workroom in the Manor, he can be seen sitting in his chair

In front of him was Shanty that tried to shrink herself as much as possible

The atmosphere was extremely dark and ice-cold. It was so suffocating that people would definitely not want to enter such a room

The woman - Shanty is now sweating heavily, her hands holding her bag tightly with her head hanging low

"I am going to ask you only once. What were you thinking by leaking that photo?" Zesther questioned, his voice sounding like the voice of an executioner

He gave Shanty a feeling that if she were to answer wrongly, her head would soon be seen rolling on the floor

"T-that ..." she fumbled for words, not knowing how she should explain the situation in a way that would let her survive

"Shanty, I will not repeat my question"

"Hick!"

The frightened woman hiccuped from fear, her dress clinging tightly to her body thanks to the amount of sweat that her body secretes without her control

"T-that is... u-um..."

Bang!

After not receiving an answer, Zesther banged his fist on the table, causing a loud sound that frightened Shanty to death

"I-it wasn't intentional! huhuhuhu, I saw the picture when I was scrolling on my gallery! I was planning to tease you with it by I accidentally sent it on my class's group chat! Huhuhuhu, I'm sorry!"

Zesther's jaw tightened, his body releasing a murderous aura

Just because of his cousin's carelessness, a huge problem has been created! Taking care of this mess would be very troublesome!

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It was already late in the night but Jarx still had the driver send him to a certain place

In a place where he used to live years ago, the place he never thought he would return to

"Jarx, are you sure about this? I can come with you if you want"

"No need, kuya, the leak can only come from someone in here and I can deal with it alone. Please wait for me here" Jarx replied as he stared at the large gates of the Nixon Family Manor

The guards in the Manor still haven't changed and they recognized Jarx

The guards opened the side gate where people enter as they greeted Jarx happily

"Sir Jarx, long time no see!"

"Wow... sir has become even more handsome than before!"

Jarx has a belly full of anger but he still knows better than to pour them on innocent people as he politely smiled at the familiar guards

"Kuya Berto, Kuya Juan, both of you look younger and more handsome than I can remember"

The guards chuckled at Jarx's compliment before he asks them a question and also the reason why he came here

"Kuya, is that bastard home right now?"

The guards were taken aback, not knowing who Jarx was pertaining to when he said 'that bastard'

Realizing that the guards did not understand him, Jarx clarified what he meant

"Zesther, is that bastard here right now?" Jarx asks with a smiling face yet his originally warm and dashing smile felt cold and murderous tonight

"S-Sir Blaire is inside" Berto replied while still looking at Jarx as if he had seen a ghost

"I see, then can I go inside?"

The guards replied affirmatively. The chairman ordered them to treat Jarx with the same hospitality as he received when he is still living in the Manor

In fact, the Chairman even told them to treat Jarx better than his own grandson. It can be seen just how favored Jarx is by the chairman

Since Jarx lived in this Manor before, despite not coming here for years, he still remembered the way. Considering that nothing seems to have changed in the Manor, he soon arrived at the large Mansion

Jarx took a deep breath as he pushed open this ridiculously large door and entered

All the servants he met along the way were surprised but also visibly happy to see him back but Jarx has no time for them and he just politely smiled at them

Jarx has entered the living room. It has been years since he came here but some of his habits were still there

He was used to visiting the chairman in the living room where the old man always watched drama series whenever he arrived back home

Jarx only has one goal in coming back here but as soon as he saw the Chairman looking at him, he knew that things would be more troublesome

"Jarx! Jarx! You are here! Hahaha! This day is really the best! Come, come, accompany grandpa! Albert, go get some fruits and cake!"

The old man has instantly entered an enthusiastic state amidst Jarx's awkwardness

"G-grandpa, no need. I'm busy and I won't stay for long" Jarx said while waving his hand

If he let the Chairman get carried away, no doubt that he would be fed with a truckload of food

He really can't bear the risk

"I see... since the two of you divorced, I rarely meet you again and here I was, holding on to your promise that no matter what happened, I am still your grandpa" The Chairman said in a sad tone. It wouldn't even feel strange if he were to shed tears any moment from now

Such a scene melted Jarx's heart as he felt guilty. He really rarely meet the Chairman again since he was healing and he soon became busy with work

"Grandpa, I'm sorry but I promise that I would invite you soon for a dinner. How does that sound?" Jarx said with a grin and the gloomy aura around the chairman instantly vanishes

"Hahahaha! You still love this old grandpa!"

"Haha, of course!"

Jarx heaved a sigh of relief as he just dodged a bullet. If the chairman's enthusiasm was let out, not only would Jarx be fed until he turned into a fat bunny, but he would also only be allowed to go home tomorrow while holding tons of gifts in his hands

"Grandpa, where is that bas— I mean, your grandson?" Jarx asks, he almost had a slip-up

No matter what, Zesther is still a blood relative of the chairman, and calling that guy bastard in front of the chairman wouldn't sound good

"This child, what are you holding back for? You can call him whatever curse word you want! I am giving you the permission, that brat deserves it! Hehehe, but why are you asking for my grandson? Did you..."

"Grandpa..."

"Fine, fine! He was in his workroom with Shan—"

The Chairman wasn't even able to finish his words as Jarx hurriedly bowed his head as soon as he got the answer

The fury in his heart is leaking now and it has to be vent

As if he owned the place, Jarx strode with large steps and he soon arrived in front of a certain room

He took repeated deep breaths to calm himself but the anger simply wouldn't vanish and Jarx can't be blamed much

Tonight was the night he received his first ever award but it has turned into a disaster

Jarx already tore his copy of the marriage certificate long ago and the leak couldn't possibly come from his side

Also, just like what his manager said, who would think that Jarx and Zesther have a relationship with each other when they don't meet even once all these years?

Even while they were still married, they rarely go outside together to prevent anyone from discovering their identities

Unable to contain his anger, Jarx kicked the door open, startling the people inside

"Zesther Blaire Nixon!" Jarx chanted as if he was uttering a curse

His eyes were bloodshot and held endless rage as if he was a demon that crawled out from hell

"Hick!" Shanty got another hiccup after seeing Jarx and she hurriedly stood and move from the side to minimize her presence

"Do you not know how to knock? Are you trying to destroy the door?" Zesther said unhappily and Jarx can feel the veins in his forehead popping

Their eyes met, holding unexplainable emotions in them but they both blinked and the strange emotions instantly vanish

They haven't met each other for years yet that's the first thing that Zesther would say to him?

With footsteps akin to the stomp of a giant, Jarx went in front of Zesther

"Why?! Why did you leak that photo?! Are you crazy?!" Jarx questioned with a face red from anger

"It wasn't me" Zesther simply replied and Jarx burst into a fit of laughter as if he was going crazy

"Then who? Is it me? Well, with your personality, it wouldn't be weird if you thought that. You might even be thinking along the line of 'this little actor is trying to use my name for clout and climb the social ladder,' right? "

"I didn't say that you purposely leaked it"

Jarx is going crazy from anger, his body wiggling a bit like a worm as he tried to keep his calm

However, seeing the man that 'leaked' the marriage certificate photo acting calm and collected is making it hard for Jarx to calm down

"Ha... it's not you? Who would believe that? I think that this is your petty way of getting back to me. The great and mighty Zesther was dumped by me before you can dump me, wouldn't that irritate your big ego? I can't believe it... say, you purposely waited until I get that award before you leaked it, right? You're really the worst!"

"Can you calm yourself and let's talk peacefully? I already told you that it wasn't me that leaked that photo"

Jarx scoffed irritatedly. That always calm and collective state of Zesther really irritates him

"Bah! I could even promise to kneel and kowtow to you if you are not the one that leaked it since there is no chance of that happening!" Jarx said coldly, his arms crossed together in his chest

"Jarx, can you fix that attitude of yours? You always only listen to yourself and don't believe anyone else"

"Zesther! I can believe anyone but certainly not you! Your mouth is filled with lies, why would I believe you?"

"And if I am not lying, what would you do?"

At this time, even Zesther is losing his patience. His fingers rubbed his temples as if Jarx is a cause of the headache and that made the man feel greatly insulted

"As I said, I would be willing to kneel and kowtow to you hmph!"

"Then start doing that now. Shanty"

"Y-yes!"

Only now did Jarx realize that Zesther's cousin was actually here and his cheeks heat up from embarrassment

Zesther is a person that he deeply hates and having an outburst in front of him is not something Jarx would be ashamed of

But to think that there was actually another person in the room that Jarx did not notice...