Chapter 4 The Attack

• "What will that woman do?" Max thought in the middle of dinner. The rice on his plate was almost gone, but the debate in his mind was still not over.
• "What kind of craziness is she going to do? Tsk, who is the person who paid for her for this play?"
• "Sorry, Sir. There's a call from the guard,” a servant said while lowering her head and handing him a cell phone.
• Max's eyebrows rose spontaneously. "The guard?"
• His question was answered with a nod from the servant.
• "Is it possible ... that crazy woman came here?"
• Without wasting any time, the CEO answered the call. "What's the matter?"
• "There is a girl insisting to meet you, Sir."
• Max's expression suddenly turned stiff. "Who?"
• "Her name is Gabriella."
• A sigh escaped directly from the man's mouth.
• “It's totally unexpected. Why does she choose to come here?"
• "Is there any 'honesty potion' stored in the post?" Max asked using a code.
• "Yes, Sir."
• The corners of his lips were raised mysteriously.
• "Give it to the girl. If she doesn't take two glasses, then don't let her come in."
• "Two glasses, Sir?" the guard asked as if unexpected.
• "Yes. What's wrong?"
• “Isn't that too much? This girl looks very innocent. What if the dosage is too much?"
• "Don't be easy to judge by appearance. Her face maybe innocent, but the true character … we don't know.”
• "Okay, Sir."
• Without stalling for time, Max got up from his chair.
• "Your vitamins, Sir." The servant showed some pills in the small container.
• "Ah, that's right. Thank you."
• Without counting the number of pills provided, the CEO swallowed them all.
• “A girl will come here. You don't need to welcome her. Just tell the girl to meet me in my room."
• "Your room, Sir?"
• "Protocol number one."
• The waiter's eyes suddenly widened. “Protocol number one? Is that girl dangerous?"
• Max arched a faint smile.
• "I don't know yet. Now, hurry up and announce it. This house must be isolated by the time the girl arrives."
• "Yes, Sir."
• In haste, the servant approached her comrades. She whispered and in an instant, people left their jobs.
• "Let's see! Can that girl lie after drinking the honesty potion?"
• "What is this? I don't want to drink it!" Gabriella refused, taking a step back.
• "Then, you must not come into this house, Miss."
• "But, I have to talk to the CEO of Quebracha," the girl said pitifully.
• "Then, you must be willing to drink this."
• Gabriella grimaced. However, the guard seemed merciless. After sighing in resignation, she raised a glass and sniffed it.
• "What is this?" the girl asked when her nose caught a strong scent.
• "Just drink it!"
• Closing her eyes, Gabriella took a sip of the yellowish potion.
• "One more, Miss."
• "One more?"
• The girl frowned, but the guard pressed her hand to raise a new glass. Like it or not, she finished the drink.
• As the gates opened, Gabriella coughed. With hands holding her throat, she walked towards the main building which stood majestically in the middle of the garden.
• “This guy is so bad. He has such a large land. Why did he destroy my house?" Gabriella muttered before hastening the steps toward the large door.
• "Good evening, Miss," a servant greeted with trembling hands. "Please go up the stairs then turn left. Enter the open door. Mister CEO is waiting for you there."
• Before Gabriella could say hello, the servant had already walked out and closed the door tightly. Upon hearing the sound of the key turning, the girl's eyebrows lifted in surprise.
• "Is this a trap? Why did she lock it?"
• Gabriella walked over to the door and tried to open it. "Yes, this door is locked," she sighed anxiously.
• After a blink of eyes, the girl's hands were tightly clenched.
• “I've come this far. There's no way I'll give up."
• With bold steps, Gabriella made her way up the stairs. She was so focused, so she didn't even have time to check the photos on several sides of the room.
• "Whoever the CEO is, he has no right to just destroy my house."
• Finding the open door, Gabriella paused. After wiping her face and taking a deep breath, she nodded forcefully.
• "I can't look weak."
• A second later, she stomped her feet into the room. Her eyes widened when she found a bed. The girl just realized that she had come into a man's bedroom.
• "Is this really a trap?" Gabriella thought as she blinked. The dizziness just hit her head.
• “Welcome, Miss Gabriella,” a man greeted from the corner of the room. The girl immediately turned to the right.
• "You ...?"
• Gabriella's forefinger went up while her mouth fell open in disbelief.
• "You're the CEO of Quebracha?"
• Max stuck his hand in the trouser pocket and took a leisurely stride.
• “There's no need to pretend to be surprised, Miss. Don't you already know who I am?"
• An irritated smile appeared on Gabriella's face.
• "Oh, I understand now. You destroyed my house because you were upset, because you felt humiliated, and because I was signing autographs carelessly."
• Max folded his arms across his chest and raised an eyebrow. "Well, you seem like a really great actress, don't you think? I almost got fooled by your acting."
• "What do you mean?" Gabriella asked incredulously.
• “Tsk, it looks like the potion hasn't reacted yet. I should have given her three glasses,” Max muttered while scratching his temple.
• "Ah, well .... Let's just follow your game. How much do you want?"
• Gabriella's face frowned spontaneously. "You think my house can be replaced with money?"
• Max nodded proudly. "Of course. Isn't that what you're after? Otherwise, there's no way you could have bothered to come here and pretend to be angry like this."
• Gabriella's chest burned at the CEO's words. Her breath was now racing while her lips began to tremble in anger.
• "You think I'm pretending?" Tears began to gather without warning. "Do you know what that house means to me? It is a legacy from my parents. All our memories are there, and now, you have destroyed them all."
• Gabriella closed her eyes for the sadness and outrage had put a lot of pressure on her brain.
• "That house is my life. You destroy it, you destroy my life. Do you still think that my anger is fake?"
• Max scratched his earlobe which didn't itch. The tears on Gabriella's red face seemed so real. He wanted to applaud her successful acting.
• "Then, what should I do now? You want me to rebuild the house? Maybe ... the bricks can be re-cemented. Wood and planks can be joined with nails. Or, your favorite glass can also be glued. A thousand cracks won't be a problem, right?”
• Gabriella's ferocity had no place to peak. A second later, the girl attacked the CEO with her long fingers and blunt nails.