"Hey, ogre. It's be a while."
Silas smiled and shook his head at Chloe's words. If it had be someone else who called him an ogre, he would have definitely dismissed that person.
He had moved past getting angry or upset about being called an ogre.
It's just that whever Chloe called him that name, it always made him smile.
The reason for this was because whever she used that nickname, he could feel the playfulness in her voice.
"Hi, Chloe. It's really be a while," Silas chuckled.
"Wow! You sound differt. You must have really changed since I last saw you. For you to call me, you must have spok to my dad, and he passed my message to you."
"Yeah, I did. I was actually surprised wh I got the message. I was curious, actually."
"Well, the truth is that I saw the news... about Daniel's father, and I was surprised. Wh I saw it, I thought of you, but I found it hard to believe that you could actually take down Lucas. That was until I asked my dad, and he cleared my doubts. I don't mean to pry into your private life or anything, Silas, but I'm curious."
Silas already knew where the conversation was going based on what Chloe said.
"What are you curious about, Chloe?" Silas asked, his voice taking on a serious tone.
He could already guess what she was curious about, but he wanted to hear her response.
"...How did you do it? How did you achieve so much wealth in just two years? You already own cars worth millions of dollars. It would have be differt if they were regular cars; one could say that you took them on loan or something. But one of them is a Bugatti, and it costs more than $0 million.
Not just that—you also retained my father's company for more than $0 million. All these changes..." She paused for a momt, and Silas heard her sigh.
"Actually, it's funny wh I think about it. The only person everyone believed would never amount to anything in life has achieved the most. Honestly, I didn't have much hope for you, especially with how dumb and how much of a pushover you were in school.
Silas, I want to say thank you for retaining my dad's company. It may not seem like much to you, but it means a lot to me. The company was on the verge of going bankrupt before you retained it, and your action saved it.
So, thank you. To show my appreciation, I was wondering if we could meet up and have dinner or something. I'll be the one footing the bill."
"Big brother!" Alex exclaimed wh he saw Silas sit down.
He stood up from his seat and wt to sit beside him.
"Hey, champ," Silas smiled as he ruffled his hair.
He looked at his father, who was smiling at him, and shrugged.
"Big brother, about the family vacation..." Alex asked, reminding Silas of their conversation the previous night.
Silas hadn't forgott about his plan for a family vacation; he just hadn't had the time to discuss it with everyone else.
Silas looked at his father and Kim, who were both curiously waiting for him to explain more about what Alex had mtioned.
"Dad, Kim, I was thinking of a family vacation. We choose a place and go there for a week. Just to have a good time and bond. No work-related stuff or anything serious—just all of us relaxing," Silas said, and he saw his father's eyes light up in approval.
"That's a great idea, son. I've actually be thinking about it for a while, but I wasn't sure if it was feasible due to your schedule and Kim's," Chris said, feeling excited.
Silas smiled and looked at Kim, wanting to know her opinion.
"The idea of a family vacation is a good one. I'll arrange things at the office and make time. Just as you said, Silas, it would be a very good opportunity for everyone to bond. I'm in," Kim said, giving her opinion.
"Okay, th. Since everyone's in agreemt, why don't we choose where to go?" Silas asked as his gaze fell on them.
He saw the blank looks on their faces and knew they had no ideas for where they could go.
Silas didn't blame them; it wasn't their fault.
Actually, it wasn't that Chris and Kim didn't have ideas for where to go on the family vacation. They had multiple options, but they wanted to hear from Silas first.
As Chris, Kim, and Silas were still thinking of what to suggest, they heard Alex's voice.
"Let's go to the beach! I heard from my frid that Virginia Beach is the best family vacation place."
"It's settled th. Virginia Beach it is," Chris said in agreemt.