There was pin-drop silence after the blackout or to be exact after they were hacked. The air was still with thick tension hanging on.

The air around the man sitting on the main chair became colder making each and every soul in the office freeze.

Arthur too had stopped whimpering and was looking at the ground without making any sounds or moving.

"Out" The man said.

Even though his voice was not loud it made people freeze. It was cold, very cold. It was like Hades had summoned them to the h.e.l.l.

Each and everyone in the office was at loss to what to do.

The man opened his eyes and glanced at each and everyone in the room.

His eyes were so intense. His eyes warned them that if they didn't move now they would not be able to move at all in the future.

All of them hurried away towards the door like c.o.c.kroaches when the lights fell on them.

Arthur tried to stand up. His legs were numb with all that kneeling. He slowly raises from the ground and was about to go towards the door when the cold voice rang once again.

"Not you".

Arthur tried to smile but it came out as a straight line. He was afraid of his brother. Of course, his brother loved him and turned a blind eye on any of his mischiefs, but he knew he had crossed the line this time and he also knew that he will get severely punished for that.

"Explain". The cold voice once again rang in the silent office.

Arthur tried to open his mouth but he was unable to. The force of presence of that man was very high.

The man moved his eyes toward Arthur's direction, and the latter felt his legs shaking.

As if knowing what was happening, the man lowered his force of presence a bit. It was like a huge boulder had moved away from Arthur and he took a deep breath.

Arthur was thinking hard of excuses that can convince his brother and he can escape from punishments. But he was out of ideas.

"Speak". "Truth"

Arthur whimpered feeling wronged. He pouted and said, "It was his fault. He cheated in the game and took my money."

The man raised one of his eyebrows in question.

Arthur explained. "I had gone to Coral Bells a few days ago to attend the Royal Dinner. There I found out this place that had this continent's largest casino. So, I tried to play a bit to entertain myself. Then an arrogant man came and said he wanted to have a bet with me. Then he cheated each and every time and took all of my money. He humiliated me. He knew I was a Prince of Easteros, but then also he didn't backed up. So I decided to teach him a lesson. I convinced your a.s.sistant Maxwell into hacking his account and to take MY money back."

After listening to his long speech, the man raised his eyes and asked, "Are you sure that he cheated."

Seeing that his brother coming to his side and maybe probably help that man to teach him a lesson and even though he knew in his heart that the man hadn't cheated, his ego got the upper hand and he hurriedly replied, "Of course".

"You are lying". The man spoke exposing his plan.

Arthur was stunned for a while. 'Wasn't his brother in his side now? Why would he change all of sudden?' Arthur thought feeling confused.

"Do you think a hacker like him need to cheat just for some millions? If he wanted money, he could have hacked any bank and taken it."

This made Arthur realize the potential of his opponent. 'No doubt he was acting so c.o.c.ky' he murmured under his breath.

"Leave. I will tell your punishment later". The man once again spoke.

Without any further thought, Arthur hurriedly stepped outside his office. He closed the door behind him and released his breath that he was holding for who knows when.

He patted his chest lightly to calm his racing heart and stepped out of the building.

He decided to go to some places to spend the rest of the following days. Out of sight, out of mind.

The man closed his eyes for a while then opened them.

His eyes were like one of the wonders of the world. It was very intense and beautiful. His eyes were black with dark blue flecks. They looked very beautiful.

But one thing that stopped people from looking into his eyes and appreciating its beauty was its coldness. His eyes were still, without containing even a ripple of emotions.

He had short black hair which was styled neatly to the sides. He had thick eyebrows which were naturally in shape. His eyelashes were so long and voluminous that can make any woman drown in jealousy. He had a long straight high bridged nose with a chiseled jaw. He had thin dark red lips that looked very much kissable.

Overall he looked too perfect for a human being. He had an international model figure and height. He practically looked like a celestial being walking on the earth.

This man was none other than cold, domineering sometimes heartless CEO of Roosevelt Corporations and the crown prince of Easteros, Reinhard Roosevelt Theodore.

He opened his computer and started entering some codes in lightning speed.

It was not that easy to hack his company's computer if he didn't want to. It had been a long time since someone has dared to hack his company's security system. His workers were getting lazy, more arrogant and overconfident that no one can hack their system. He took this step to made them realize that there is always someone more powerful than you outside in this world and that they should work hard to maintain their position in this world or else it can be taken away.

Reinhard was a born computer genius. And with his high-quality education in addition to his vast experience in the field of computers, he already had an upper hand from Alyssa.

After a while ha typed something and closed his laptop. Unknowingly a smile formed on his lips.