Chapter 308 - Let only the strong, the intelligent, and the good ... to survive (1/2)

Alaric then realized that Aleksis was watching him intensely. He held out his hand to signal the girl to come and sit beside him.

”Let's eat. After this, I want to invite you to sail again ...” he said. Aleksis who was forced out of her reverie unconsciously followed his words. She sat next to him and began to enjoy their lunch.

”Uhm ... if we go to the ship, I want to first stop by the hotel to get some clothes,” Aleksis stated. ”I don't feel comfortable borrowing yours.”

”Hmm ...” Alaric nodded in agreement.

They then dined quietly. Aleksis was still thinking about Terry's words on Rhionen Industries' owner, so she didn't chatter as usual. Alaric noticed this and inwardly wondered what happened when Aleksis spoke on the phone just now. Just what made the girl quiet?

”Who did you just call?” he asked after they finished lunch. His tone was very casual as if he didn't really mean anything more with this question. ”You suddenly turned quiet after it.”

Aleksis turned her head, face showing she was internally struggling with something. ”Uhm ...”

”Yes?” Alaric saw the conflict in Aleksis' eyes. He patted the girl's shoulder and shook his head, ”I don't want to interfere in your personal life. I was just concerned that something happened that made you sad, so you suddenly became silent. I don't want you to be unhappy ...”

Aleksis once again fought with her mind. This person was just so sweet... There was no way he hates humans, right?

”Uhmm… I just had a talk with my brother. He is a filmmaker so we had a little discussion about the documentary he is planning to make. He wanted to investigate the mass suicide from seven years ago.” Aleksis swallowed hard. ”He told me a rumor... that seven years ago, your company was accused of contributing greatly to this global crisis ...”

”Oh ...” Alaric's expression from behind his mask didn't seem to change at all. Aleksis was astonished because he didn't seem to care.

”Is that true? Your company presently has a very huge contract for automation in China and the European Union. If all the AI systems that can replace human labor come to work, there's a chance another psychological crisis will occur. This will make you look like a human hater ...”

”I do hate humans in general...” Alaric said firmly, rendering Aleksis shocked to her core. The man continued to speak placidly as if he did not see Aleksis' surprised face. ”I'm telling you, once you know all the terrible things I have done, you will find yourself hating me. It's not too late to leave now and forget everything that happened between us.”

He watched as Aleksis cover her mouth in shock.