Chapter 530 - Emotions are weakness

"You've met with Jacob Parker?" That night, Alex Ogden pay his grandfather a visit at Oxeye Castle after finding out that he had a meeting with the Parkers.

"No. I've met with John Parker. Jacob Parker met with me." Alex narrowed his eyes to his grandfather who is making things sound complicated.

"And what did you talked with them?"

"I told them what they wanted to know and what they are supposed to know." Jack Ogden leaned back to his seat. "In one month time, the Parkers will leave your wife in order to save their family's fortune."

My wife. Alex savors the words in his mind. Claiming her might sound simple but it is not. It is just too complicated. "I don't care about what your plan is, but just make sure that no harm will be inflicted on her. If you hurt even a single strand of her hair, forget about your dreams of taking over the Society." Alex's words were cold and threatening.

Jack Ogden scoff without looking at his grandson. "Don't let your heart takes over your brain."

"Don't let your greed takes over your soul."

Jack Ogden looked at his grandson with surprise. He never expected those words coming from Alex Ogden. That is not how he raised him.

"What changed you?"

Alex stared back at his grandfather. "I've always been this way. It was you who changed me." He replied.

Alex grew up in the care of his mother who was sweet and gentle. But when she died, he was left under the care of his father who was in the military.

His father, which is the son of Jack Ogden was a disappointment to Jack. He expected him to be the successor of Novus Rex but his son has never been interested in Novus Rex. In fact, he was ashamed to be the son of its founder. So he stays away from Jack Ogden and chooses to live a normal life with his wife and son. He joins the military and became a law-abiding citizen opposite to what his father has planned for him.

But then years later, he died while on a mission. The young Alex Ogden became an orphan. Jack Ogden search for him and when he found him, he took him under his care. He raised him and trained him to be a worthy leader of Novus Rex.

Alex as a child has always been charismatic and energetic. Being raised by a sweet and gentle mother and a principled and righteous father, he grew up adopting these traits from them. But when they died, Jack Ogden taught him differently.

He was taught to be cold, ruthless and intolerant. He was exposed to Jack Ogden's illegal business at a young age which is different from what his father is doing leading the legal and right path. He became arrogant and stubborn.

But, just like Jacob, Alex is also a natural-born leader. Unfortunately, Alex's skills were used in the wrong way. Jacob and Alex were almost the same in most aspects, charismatic, energetic, strategic thinkers, intolerant, ruthless, arrogant and dominant. If there is one thing that they differ, it is probably how they handle their emotions.

Jacob can handle his emotions quite well, although he is not good at that when his temper is messed up. While Alex is great in disguising his emotions. Most of the times, he hides his true emotions. He was taught that showing emotions is showing weakness and those who show their emotions are weak and can easily be defeated.

"You are showing too much emotions Alex. I know you have grown to like that girl but be very careful with those emotions. Those can be a time bomb that might explode at any moment if not handled well. That girl will be the end of you." Jack Ogden said with a stern face.

Alex's expression turned grimmer. "You don't tell me what to do."

"I am telling you what to do and you are to abide with it!" Jack Ogden's voice echoed in the empty hall of Oxeye Castle.

But Alex remained unfazed. He gave his grandfather his signature evil smirk before he turns around to leave. "I will just watch as you do as you wish but if you ever made a single mistake and hurt her... I won't just watch."