The Rise of Dragon Temple novel Chapter 31

Chapter 31

“My… my lord, please spare my life… I will never do it again. I will also apologize to Miss Mooney and repay the debt. No matter tenfold or hundredfold, I will pay…” Reuben was still trying to plead for the last time. Giving Reuben a deep stare, Joseph uttered, “You should be glad that I don’t want to expose my identity in front of my wife! So, break your arm, keep your promise, and apologize to my wife tomorrow. But you are not allowed to disclose anything about tonight. As for the debts, pay according to the bank’s interest, understand?” Upon hearing this, Reuben was overjoyed and kowtowed profusely. “Yes, I got it! Thank you for sparing my life! Thank you…” After kowtowing for a while, he picked up a steel pipe from the ground and smashed his left arm. At once, his left arm got fractured, but he did not cry out. It was not because he didn’t want to, but he dared not. As for the secretary beside him, she had fainted from fright when Isa was blasted to death. Even if she woke up later on, she most probably wouldn’t dare to tell anyone about tonight’s incident. Not only her, even Ernie-the top figure who had landed a foothold in Oplen-was shaking like a leaf. Kneeling on the ground, he didn’t dare to look up at Joseph. With a nod, Joseph stood up and looked at Ernie, who was kneeling beside Alpha 1. “Who is he?” Joseph asked Alpha 1 while pointing at Ernie. Before Alpha I could speak, Ernie replied respectfully, “Sir, I am Ernie Green…” “Oh. So, you are Ernie. You did a good job this morning. Get up. You are one of us, after all. Do your best and help Alpha 1. If you do well, I will give you a chance to join us…Joseph nodded upon hearing Ernie’s words. Instantaneously, Ernie was over the moon, and his eyes glimmered. Then, he quickly got up and bowed his head. “Thank you, sir. If you have any orders here in the future, I will be at your service!” Hearing this, Joseph paused for a while before he spoke, “Well, actually, there is something I need you to do. At first, I thought of asking Alpha l to inform you and Dennis. But since you are here, the task is yours. Here’s the thing. The Mooneys gave my wife three tests. We have completed the first one tonight. And the second one is they want my wife to create three new sales channels for them. Settle this. The sooner, the better. But one thing, don’t reveal my identity!” Right away, Ernie nodded respectfully and assured, “Noted, sir. Please be rest assured. I’ll make it happen overnight!” “Great…” Joseph nodded.

After that, Joseph looked at Alpha 1 and thanked, “Alpha 1, thank you for your hard work…” Alpha 1 chuckled, “Don’t be. My life is yours, and I’m willing to follow you all my life. Even if I have to die, I’ll never regret it.” Hearing what Alpha 1 said, Joseph heavily patted his shoulder. “Cool! Please wrap things up here. I can’t be out for too long. Oh, by the way, Chloe said that she wants you to play with her. If you’re free tomorrow, come to my house. I’ll send you the address later…” Once Alpha 1 responded with a nod, Joseph left because he couldn’t be out for too long and expose his true identity easily. If the world knew that the leader of Dragon Temple was here, there wouldn’t be any peace in the entire city… It felt like a long time, but in fact, it only took an hour for Joseph to come and leave. After he reached home, Paige and Chloe were still sleeping, so he didn’t think much and went to sleep. However, he had no idea the moment he entered the house, Serena–who was sleeping in another room-opened her eyes again. She glanced at the time on her mobile phone and got lost in thought.

The next morning, when everyone finished their meal, Paige wanted to find Reuben again. She was filled with determination. No matter what, she wouldn’t let her family look down on her again. If she couldn’t even let her family accept her, let alone Joseph. So regardless of anything, she must get the money back from the Porter family! This time, Serena insisted on going with Paige, to which Paige did not object. With that, Joseph took Chloe and followed them down to see them off. When they reached downstairs, Alpha l just came. “Hi, Mrs. Dawson…” After saying hello to Paige, Alpha 1 carried Chloe and bubbled, “Hi, Chloe. Uncle Alpha l is here to see you. Look, I’ve brought you a toy. Do you like it?” He handed a pink bubble machine to Chloe. Once he pressed the button on it, colorful bubbles appeared, which was very beautiful in the sun. At a glance, Chloe liked it, but she did not dare to accept it. Instead, she looked at Paige. Seeing that Chloe liked it so much, Paige smiled and nodded. “Aren’t you gonna thank Uncle Alpha 1?” Only then, Chloe hugged the bubble machine and beamed sweetly at Alpha 1, “Thank you, Uncle Alpha 1…” Joseph also assured Paige and Serena, “Both of you may go ahead. Alpha 1 and I will take Chloe to the park to play for a while. Don’t worry. I will take good care of her…” Waving her little fist at Paige, Chloe cheered, “Go for it, Mommy! Go for it!”   Seeing this, Paige smiled and nodded to Joseph before leaving with Serena. However, when Serena was leaving, she secretly glanced at Joseph and Alpha l especially Alpha l-and kept Alpha l’s appearance in her mind. That was because when she privately asked Chloe who Joseph contacted after she went upstairs to find Paige yesterday, Chloe told her it was Alpha 1. More than ten minutes later, on the bus, Paige asked, “Serena, are you okay? Why did you keep peeking at Alpha 1?” For a moment, Serena was shocked before she responded with a smile, “Nothing. I’m just curious. By the way, it’s not nine o’clock yet. Are we going to the Porter family’s company now?” When Paige heard this question, her face darkened. She bit her lip, took a deep breath, and replied, “Yes, let’s go there now. Before I could see Reuben yesterday, his subordinate kicked me out. So today, I’ll block him at the entrance of his company! We shall see who wins…” As she spoke, her cell phone suddenly rang. At first, she didn’t want to answer the call because it was from an unknown number. However, her phone kept ringing, so she picked it up. After listening to what the person from the other side said, she hung up the phone with a strange expression. Seeing that, Serena asked, “What’s wrong? Who called you? You look strange…” Puckering her brows, Paige uttered, “Let’s get off the next stop. Reuben said he would come to me. I have no idea why he suddenly called me, but anyway, let’s meet him first…”

Hearing that, Serena was shocked, and a thought arose in her mind. Nevertheless, she quickly suppressed it and remained silent. When the bus arrived at the bus stop, she got off the bus with Paige. Then, the two of them found a broad place to wait for Reuben’s arrival.

Ten minutes later, Reuben came in a black Mercedes. He got out of the car, took a folder, and ran to Paige with sweat all over his face. Paige didn’t know what was his motive, coming in person. Even so, she greeted him in a good manner, “Mr. Porter, you don’t have to come here in person. I was going to see you. Why did you bother troubling yourself?” Hearing Paige’s words, Reuben instantly broke out in cold sweat. He was thankful that he came here in person, or else he would be disabled again. Paige must be clueless about the kind of person Joseph was… At this moment, he almost cried. However, he quickly smiled and answered with great respect, “No trouble at all, Miss Mooney. I was in the wrong for holding back the debt throughout these years. I was on a business trip yesterday, and I heard that my subordinate hit you, which made me feel bad. I have transferred 2 million   to your company’s account with extra 340,000 dollars as interest. Not only that, but I would also like to take the chance to apologize in person. I am sorry about what happened yesterday. Very, very sorry…” Stunned, Paige asked, “Are… are you saying that you have just transferred the money?” Immediately, Reuben showed her the screenshot of the bank transfer slip on his phone and explained, “Here. This is the bank transfer slip. All you need to do is to inform your company’s financial department. Oh, by the way, to express my sincere apology, I have brought a new agreement. From today onward, our family would like to have long-term cooperation with your family and purchase all of your products. To prevent previous events from happening again, I will transfer this year’s payments once you sign the contract. What do you think?” As soon as he finished, he took out an agreement and showed it to Paige. Following that, he opened the online bank transfer application on his phone. Once Paige signed the contract, he would transfer the money. Puzzled, Paige went through the contract. It was brief, and nothing seemed unreliable. After reading it, she asked doubtfully, “Mr. Porter… Are you really going to continue cooperating with us and pay the payment in advance?” Without a word, Reuben immediately transferred one million dollars to Aceshine Group’s account. Then, he said, “Look, I’ve transferred all the money. In the past, I was in the wrong, but I promise that our cooperation will not go wrong in the future! So, please sign it quickly…” In a daze, Paige signed the contract. Although the contract was in her hands, and Reuben paid in advance, she still felt surreal. After all, she was being chased yesterday, while today, Reuben came in person, and not only did he repaid the debt, but their cooperation was also continued. When Reuben saw Paige’s signature, he secretly let out a sigh of relief. On the other hand, Serena–who had been staring at him-spotted his subtle expression. “Mr. Porter, do you know my brother-in-law, Joseph Dawson?” Without warning, Serena threw a random question to Reuben. At once, Reuben became alert. Cold sweat rolled down his face, and he blanched. Even so, he frowned and looked at Serena, asking in great confusion, “Joseph Dawson? Your brother-in-law? Who’s that? Does he know me?” Staring at him deeply, Serena felt that he was not lying. With that, she also frowned. “Oh, nothing. By the way, what happened to your arm and head? Why are you bandaged?” Upon hearing Serena’s question, Paige also found that Reuben seemed to be injured.

When Reuben saw the two women looking at him, he quickly sighed and lied with a bitter face, “Don’t mention it. I’m so unlucky. The day before yesterday, I hit the electric pole while driving. By the way, if there’s nothing else, I shall take my leave. I still have some business to take care of…” Seeing Reuben was about to leave, Serena quickly asked, “What about Isa Murray? He slapped my sister yesterday.” “Enough, Serena!” Paige quickly glared at Serena before she said, “Mr. Porter, please don’t take her words seriously. She’s still immature.” Nevertheless, Paige’s words made Reuben tremble with fear. Right away, he waved his hand and responded, “It’s okay. I’ll fire that rat as soon as I get back. Well, I should go. Have a nice day…” The moment he finished speaking, he fled before Paige could speak again. Just now, he almost exposed himself. Compared to Paige, Serena was harder to deal with. After getting in his car and drove away, he breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, he reacted in time… After Reuben left, Paige frowned and reprimanded Serena, “Why are you so impulsive? Do you think he is a good person? If he is, he won’t hold up our company’s money for so many years. You are still very immature. Be careful when you talk in the future…” Staring at Paige strangely, Serena asked, “Don’t you feel odd? You just said that he is not a good person. Why did he suddenly repay his debt and sign another contract with you?” When Paige heard this, she was also rooted to the spot. Furrowing her brows, she uttered, “Well, I think you’re right. Something is wrong. I just focused on signing the contract without thinking much. Wait a minute. Based on what you’ve asked, are you suspecting that Joseph went to find him?” Serena nodded and then shook her head. “I’m not sure because after you fell asleep last night, Joseph went out for an hour. But Reuben’s reaction didn’t seem fake, so I’m not sure…” Following that, Paige’s frown deepened. She looked up in the direction of their rented house and muttered inwardly, “Joseph, did you help me?”