The Rise of Dragon Temple

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 NôvelD(ram)a.ôrg owns this content.

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?”