Chapter 119 - Fated (1/2)

At Yang Ancestral Mansion

”Madam Yang is so beautiful,” Butler Garry commented as he stood beside Senior Yang. Sir Yang was examining the Yang family portrait that hung in the center of the mansion's staircase.

”She is indeed beautiful. Even my son, Xander is grateful to get his looks from his mother…” Senior Yang frowned, ”That brat!” He complained, recalling how Xander would always mention, proudly who he got his beauty from.

”Have you decided to tell him about young madam Yera?” asked the Butler.

Senior Yang inhaled loudly as he closed his eyes. He was recalling -that- night.

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Several Years Ago…

Yang Globals Group and Life Hospital Group had a collaboration that year. Xander was seven by that time. The two groups had a grand celebration and had conducted a three day long fundraising event. A treasure hunt was a part of the event.

A lot of kids had participated back then, including Xander. The place was well secured. Handled entirely by the management of Life Hospital Globals. Senior Yang could recall how excited his son was for the event; even his wife had participated. But during the event  one of the kids got lost in the woods.

Everyone helped with the search, including his Madame Yang. Back then he had insisted for her not to get involved.  His gut was giving him a bad feeling about the entire situation; like something bad could happen. But Kanya was a good tracker. They both knew she was the best to lead the search party to find the child.

He could still remember how her words left no room for disagreement.

”Hon,” his beloved Kanya had declared. ”It's a six year old little girl! She's lost in the wilderness right now, and you expect me to do nothing? Imagine how scared she is right now! Not to mention how dangerous the woods are! We both know I am the best option this girl has to be found; a whole day had passed James! I'm going and you won't stop me. Just thinking that something like this could happen to our son...”

His counter arguments were ignored. Kanya was just as stubborn as the day they first met. Senior Yang knew that nothing could change her mind, that he could do nothing to stop his wife from getting involved…

She did succeed in finding the little girl on her own. Kanya managed to send her location to the rescue team, but by the time they arrived, his wife was lifeless, hugging and shielding the little girl; Kanya was covered with blood. The little girl was unconscious, but alive.

When Xander found out about this, he was so angry at that little girl. He cursed the little girl for being stupid, and getting lost in the woods. Because of her stupidity she cut his mother's life short. It took a long time before Xander managed to get back on his feet.

The psychiatrist said that losing his mother like this could be a reason why Xander had his erectile dysfunction disorder around women. He had rejection for women deep in his heart when he lost his mother. Everything Xander felt was psychological because he had no problem with his physical tests at all. Everything was perfectly normal except... that.

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Senior Yang opened his eyes. This really was a small world. It was really a surprise how everything could be connected in the end by fate, a fortuitous encounter. Maybe the two were fated all along. Because that child, the little girl Xander cursed for so long and calling stupid, the little girl that was saved by his mother was none other than Yera Han; the only heiress of Life Globals group. The now was Xander's wife, the woman who happened to be the only cure for his disorder.