âI know that this is not enough to repay you for what you have done, but I truly have no way to repay you anymore.â He sighed. âEven if I want to say that you donât need to pay my daughter anything for becoming your assistant, itâs not like this is enough to repay you.
âAlso, I think you donât like me proposing that idea, so itâs a no.â Boris scratched the back of his head. âSo, how should I repay this debt?â
Theo smiled and said, âThen, I have one request.â
âOh? Please say it. If itâs something that I can do, I will do my best to complete it.â Boris nodded in agreement. âOf course, I will give you my blessing if you want to marry my daughter. Well, itâs just me supporting my daughterâs feelings, so yeah.â
âLetâs drop the second half of your statement.â
âDoes that make you uncomfortable?â Boris raised his eyebrows.
âYes. Itâs true that I will do my best to resolve it, but I donât like to have someone pushing it forcefully.â Theo shook his head.
âOkay. I apologize if that made you uncomfortable. Iâm sorry.â
âNah, itâs fine.â Theo sighed. âAnyway, my request is simple. I want you to make sure that the employees are not becoming jobless. As much as I love to see how these big influences are in disarray, I donât want to involve innocent people. You can use my money for this.â
âThatâs an easy task. You donât need to spend your own money on this. I will handle it.â
âI want to do it not only for the Pata Corporationâs employees but also the Safulli Group,â Theo added with a serious expression.
Even Boris was slightly surprised by his request. At the same time, he felt gratified that Theo wasnât some sort of sociopath.
âAs you know, for innocent employees like them, there will be some sort of bias if they search for another job just because the Safulli Group did something like this. I mean, some companies wonât care about this, but some will surely dislike them for no reason.â
âDonât worry.â Boris couldnât help but make a big smile. âI promise you that I will take care of them. I just feel glad that youâre actually thinking about them. What was it again? I feel like youâre a human too.â
âSo, you think I wasnât.â
âTo be honest, yes. I even thought you were a monster in human clothing. After all, your achievements were beyond my imagination.
âOf course, if weâre talking about history here, there were many people of the same caliber as you, who climbed the ladder of the society and became a great person. But they were rare to come by. And there are not many of them in the present.â
âHoh? It seems you know some of them.â Theo squinted his eyes.
âI think you have seen a few of them. First of all, itâs that Maya Hamilton. She has become one of the youngest billionaires without the help of her grandfather. If you challenge her in business, I donât know what will happen. And she did it while having enough time to pursue her strength, surpassing what her father and grandfather could do.
âThere are a few more, and they excel in many types. There is a man who masters politics and secretly controls a country in the shadows. There is a woman who can wield Time Element and become the first expert in her generation.
âAnd if weâre thinking of how many of them are concealing themselves, I canât imagine their number.â Boris shrugged. âJust like you who excel in this type of thing, theyâre the same.â
âThatâs interesting. I want to learn from them.â Theo smirked.
âHahaha. Actually, I think you can learn from Maya Hamilton, right? I mean about businessâ¦â
âFair enough, but I feel like I will be entangled by something annoying. Just take a look at her arroganceâ¦â Theo sighed.
âBut doesnât that make you feel safe? At least, sheâs not the type who will plot behind your back that easily.â Boris chuckled.
Theo shrugged. âAnyway, thatâs all I want to say. Iâm sure that you will get busy starting tomorrow.â
âIndeed. I donât think I will have too much time to spend with my family for the next few months to take care of all this.â Boris sighed and continued, âWell, Iâm sorry for all your effort, but I am not planning to expand my business to the very limit.
âI just want something big enough to shelter my family. I think Agata has told you about this too, right?â Boris smiled. âFor me, business is a good thing as long as I have enough time for my family.â
âI can respect that.â Theo nodded in agreement. âAlright. I think itâs time for me to leave.ân/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
Before he could rise from his seat, Boris asked, âActually, this is quite a sensitive topic, but I want to ask, what do you think of my daughter?â
Theo fell silent for a while before saying, âSomeone who is understandable and never gives up on improving herself, and⦠someone who I can trust.â
After saying those words, Theo used his Blink to leave the company.
On the other hand, Boris also closed his eyes. Those last few words made him happy as a big smile appeared on his face.
âSomeone who you can trust your back huhâ¦â Boris muttered and looked at the ceiling. âThatâs something easy to say for other people. But itâs not that easy for someone who experiences that kind of past like youâ¦â
He walked to the empty seat and sat on it, remembering the scene when Carmelo invaded this office.
âAs much as I hate to say it, that old man is right. I was not as sharp as my old man, but itâs fine⦠My daughter has far surpassed my old man and me.â Boris smiled. âShe doesnât need anything right nowâ¦
âSo, what I need to do is to make sure I donât face another problem that will just burden her.â Boris imagined his daughterâs face and said, âGo forth and do whatever you want. I wonât chain you down here, my princess.â