The lashing

Alex stood up abruptly placing the cub beside its mother. She took trembling step towards Xander and the first punch dropped. Lashings rained down, the twins where a sobbing mess.

"I am not your older sister or your younger sister"

"Don't you think I am your twin for a reason"

"Maybe I am for decoration" she wailed amid the slaps and punches. Xander did not bother dodging or hiding and received everything with a straight back.

"A year after grandpa sent you to the training, she came herE, claimed you raped her."

"Grandpa suffered an heart attack on the spot" luckily for them, Alex studied criminal psychology and profiling in her past life and could read body languages. She immediately knew it was a lie but she played along. She signed a contract of 500 million won. Andy takes the compensation and leaves City A permanently.

"I banished her but she returned last year"

"Since the old man recovered I let her be"

Her palms were red when she stopped hitting him. The little black cub licked her hot palms as if it could relieve her pain. Looking at Xander, who was badly bruised and bleeding she called five in

"Take him to his room, let him think about his life choices"

"You will meet a lot of people like Andy after you take office, what will you do then?"

"Break down? Feel guilty for the actions they brought on themselves?"

" Did ever think of what would have happened to Jing if you had not intervened?"

"Sleep over it, I won't be home tonight" she left dejectedly. Xander knew where she was heading. He was itching to ask why she always spent the night at the night club or why she could sleep alone. But he knew he had no rights, not right now.

Months passed, Xander had improved greatly. His scars of the past where healing and there was no need to try to cope with them or hide them from his closed ones by acting. He was progressing faster than Alex's time table and she was happy with the development. The cake mix was ready. It was time for the most dangerous part, mixing in water.

As for Alex, her workload continued to increase. She had to manage the Lin and Shen conglomerate together as well as train Xander to be her successor.

If anyone is wondering what happened to Andy, the rumours of what she did was spread and ruined her career. Alex sued Andy 500 million won as well compensation for the slander of Xander Lin and blacklisted the Su family. In order not to offend the Lins and Shens the others businesses withdrew their investments and the Su shares dropped. Xander bought most of the shares. The Chen family immediately swooped in and sued of the slander of Chen Jing and gobbled up the remaining shares leaving the Su family with nothing but a 10 billion won debts.

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Over in country D, Jing stands idly at the Chen's Conglomerate empire gazing at the stars. He had taken the first step in getting her back, once he levels the playing filled he will chain her forever to his side no matter what he takes.

" Two more years"

"Wait for two more years" he whispered to the picture in his phone.