Teaching the villain, how to woo a heroine

Watching Alex's back as he walked away, Rio, who had always been arrogant and domineering, clenched his teeth tightly in frustration.

However, he didn't dare to hold a grudge against Alex.

And how could he—hold a grudge against Alex? The dagger in Alex's hand, given by Mr. Rayden, was a clear message: You dare.

"Hmph!" He could only let out an impotent cold snort, turn around, and leave.

Just as he turned to leave—

"Pfft… Hahaha…"

Muffled laughter echoed from around the hallway. There were still quite a few of Adam's subordinates in the corridor, and all of them had witnessed the earlier scene clearly.

Some even whispered to each other: "Hey! Look at that Rio, so arrogant! Can't act tough now, can he?"

"Hahaha, yeah! Feels so good! He bullies people every day with his status, and we all have to call him Brother Rio when we see him. We get paid the same, so what makes him so special?"

Some even imitated Alex, patting their friend's shoulder and saying: "Cough cough, be mindful of how you walk, it's obvious that you're upto nothing good."

"Hahahahaha …"

Another burst of laughter erupted.

However, playfulness aside, every one of their eyes was filled with intense envy toward Alex!

That's right. They only dared to talk tough after Rio had left. But Alex was different! He had their boss's token in his hand! The difference in status between them and Alex was made clear in just these few minutes!

***

Adam's villa was quite large.

After taking several twists and turns, Alex finally found the side hall. Adam was already waiting inside.

Facing Adam, Alex didn't act as "honestly" as he did with Adam's father. Because Adam's father was the "power" he relied on! And Adam was the "person" he used to "bully others with that power!"

So, as soon as Alex entered the side hall, he casually found a seat and sat down. This scene left all of Adam's underlings in the room wide-eyed with disbelief! They stared, unable to believe what they were seeing.

Was this Alex really this audacious? Did the young master Adam even invite him to sit?

Of course, among the underlings in the side hall, four of them glanced at the others, their faces saying: "Look at you all making a big deal out of nothing!"

"Haven't you seen Brother Alex before, calmly sipping whiskey even while facing the young master's gun?"

"Standard procedure, don't overreact!"

Adam looked at Alex, his expression revealing no emotion.

Although Adam was quick to act on impulse, once he calmed down, he was still quite smart. Otherwise, he wouldn't have become the main villain in the original novel.

He waved his hand: "All of you, leave."

"Yes, young master." The underlings responded in unison and quietly left the side hall.

Now, only Alex and the main villain from the original novel remained in the room.

Adam slowly stood up and walked toward Alex, saying: "Thank you for what you did today."

This sentence was spoken with sincerity.

When he had stormed back in a rage to complain to his father, his father found out that he had kidnapped the only daughter of the Mu Hai Group, and honestly, both his mind and body had taken a huge hit. The slap mark on his face was still quite visible!

It was through his father that he had come to understand the gravity of the situation. Although the Adam family's power far surpassed that of the Mu family, the Mu family was still a leading enterprise in the Laplace City, with deep roots.

There were layers upon layers of complexities involved!

In his impulsiveness, he hadn't considered any of this. So, yes, Alex had indeed saved him this time. However … if Adam knew that Alex's true intention was to avoid becoming a scapegoat, who knows how he would feel about it?

Alex responded nonchalantly: "When working for someone else, it's only natural to do your best for the boss."

Pfft!

Even Alex didn't believe his own words.

Adam didn't respond to Alex's comment. Instead, he plopped down on the sofa opposite Alex, picked up a bottle of whiskey, poured Alex a glass, and then proceeded to drink straight from the bottle himself.

Seeing how recklessly Adam drank, draining a third of this whiskey worth thousands in just a few gulps, Alex almost wanted to give him a thumbs-up and say, "I salute you as a true man!"

Thud!

Adam placed the bottle heavily on the table, squinting as he exhaled and said: "I really like Emily!"

Huh? Why did the topic suddenly shift to this?

"With my status, Adam, what kind of woman can't I have?"

Oh, so you do know.

"All those women, when they hear my name, aren't they all throwing themselves at me? But that Emily, she … she just doesn't know what's good for her!!"

Hearing Adam's words, Alex couldn't help but laugh and said directly: "Those women are after your money and power, or they're just afraid of your status. Don't you realize that?"

Adam, hearing this, asked in response: "So, you're saying you really understand women, huh?"

"Well, obviously! Why do you think they called me king of night?"

Well, this title was given to the original Alex by other lackeys.

"That's not the point. The point is, do you really understand Emily?"

Alex was clearly taking advantage of the fact that Adam, as depicted in the novel, had never been in proper relationship.

Hearing Alex's question, Adam instinctively shook his head.

Alex lightly swirled the glass in his hand, looking at Adam with a playful smile and said: "Emily is the only child of Richard Smith, the chairman of Smith Group. But unfortunately for her, she's a woman. To preserve her father's business in the future, do you understand how much effort she has to put in?"

These were details about Emily from the original novel.

Adam actually leaned forward, looking at Alex seriously and asked: "So, what should I do?"