The Time Has Come

"Never compete with him, Alex!" said Poppy in a fairly loud tone.

Alex smirked. "It's all because of you, honey. I would do anything just for you."

"Then withdraw your challenge!"

"Except that."

Alex turned to look at Alva with a very sharp gaze. Their gazes met. Until finally Alva was about to leave.

Before leaving, he said, "We have another hour to go in the ring. Don't even think about running, because this will be your last day to see the world."

That's it, after that he really left. A few moments later, two men rushed in and approached Alex. They were Billi and Jerome. The arrival of the two of them brought the same questions.

As we know, that they are both on vacation. However, they fly back upon hearing, that Alex is going to fight with Alva. Even though they know that here Alex is the CEO of the biggest companies in the world, not a fighter. They couldn't believe that people knew Alex's other identity.

Not only that, it was also feared that by the time Alex was in the ring and lost, it would destroy his career. It's not just a career, but so is his life. All partners and cooperation contracts with his company will be in danger of being canceled, as will his life with Poppy.

"Are you sure you want to do this?" Jerome asked.

Billi added, "Yeah, Lex, are you serious?"

"You should have thought about it carefully. It's about your life after."

"Life?" asked Alex. "This fight will stop if one of us dies."

Billi accidentally slaps Alex very hard. "Are you crazy?!"

"Crazy?" Alex held his cheek, then looked at Poppy who had been standing still. "It's all because of him. All of this happened against his will."

"You need to know that Alva already has a family. He has children and a wife. Don't you feel sorry for them?"

"So you're blaming me? It is my fault?" Alex turned and pointed at Poppy. "Before this battle started, their family was already destroyed, not even just their family, but mine too. You know who's at fault? He! This bitch has ruined everything. With him having an affair like this, there are two families he has destroyed."

"But he's not—" Poppy was cut off by Alex.

"Shut up, you bitch!"

Alex walked past the three of them. Billi and Jerome turned to pointing questions at Poopy. It was clear that Poppy had been silent and lowered her gaze. Her body was shaking violently, she was completely shaken at the words from her husband.

"What happened exactly?" Jerome asked.

However, not a single word came out of Poppy's mouth. The woman was still unmoved.

"Answer!" asked Billi in a slightly hoarse voice.

The woman's body trembled even more, then spoke up, "It's nothing."

"Be honest before it's too late!" Jerome insisted.

Billi said, "Don't be selfish, Poppy! You think we respect you because you deserve respect? Not! You are very wrong if you think like that. The honor you get, it's because we respect everything related to Alex."

***

Alva pressed against Alex's body. Several times he stood up and kicked the man in the stomach. Not only silent, Alex tried to fight back by turning the situation around. He grabbed Alva's leg and pulled it really hard. His body collapsed.

Her face lit up, smiling triumphantly. He pressed Alva's body. His fists clenched, then hit his opponent's face mercilessly. Cheers after cheers added to his enthusiasm to win.

Until finally he heard the sound of a small child screaming with the accompaniment of crying. "Father, wake up!"

Alex glances out of the ring. There was a woman whose entire cheeks had been flooded with tears. In his arms was a small child who was crying hysterically.