Chapter 1: Dark Past
Ali Avery was a talented young man who managed to realize his ideals by becoming a successful businessman. He built his career from very scratch. His efforts, which beca a significant result of his hard work, made his family proud and happy.
From all sides of the spotlight seen by many people, no one knew or cared about Ali's dark past when he was young.
Young Ali didn't know when it started and why they did it, but his peers began to isolate and move away from him. At that ti, young Ali's naive mind did not take the situation seriously and only thought he had just made a mistake and needed to correct it.
He just apologized if he did anything wrong to his peers and began to help with social activities that made him highly regarded by the teachers and the parents.
The situation got even worse with ti. Young Al began to get rough treatnt even from the older people in his family. Their emotions beca less stable, and they could quickly beco angry for specific economic reasons. It was not uncommon to treat young Ali with harsh treatnt with an excuse as a proper discipline.
His opinions were often ignored and left with harsh words like "you're just a kid, what do you know!" and much more verbal abuse that ca after that.
That treatnt made him feel inferior, and he began to be afraid of many things. The situation worsened by spreading in many directions... Words like 'Ali, you better keep quiet!' and 'you're annoying, just go away!' were often thrown at him.
'I just want to help.' 'What did I do wrong?' Young Ali began to sink into the sea of ??self-bla.
Several months passed with that treatnt, and young Ali didn't even have friends at the ti. He just buried everything he felt deep in his heart, unable to express it and could only suffer silently.
Until he got a friend who often ca to the park and accidentally t him, they often played together. The two boys beca best friends afterward. Young Ali thought the friendship between him and his playmate was quite close, so he began to talk about himself about what he had gone through.
The outco was not what he expected. His best friend also avoided him with the excuse, 'I don't want to get involved with you anymore'. Young Ali's ntal condition beca worse afterward due to his best friend's betrayal, who began to join in bullying himself with other people.
Bullying really turned out to be excessive when he had moved up to a higher level of education. Now, he often received so physical abuse for the reasons he didn't even know.
However, when the physical abuse news reached the teachers' and parents' ears, they only considered it a joke of children in general and did not take the situation seriously. No one knew, young Ali's ntal state was getting worse and had caused a deep trauma.
'I didn't do anything wrong. I did my best. What makes deserve this treatnt?' Young Ali started to question himself. He was devastated, and nobody cared. He reached, and no one was there.
Over ti, young Ali beca more aware of himself and paid more attention to his environnt.
He had beco more fond of being alone than in a crowd, quiet as his consolation, and a remote place as his sanctuary. He unconsciously built a very high self-awareness towards himself and the environnt around him.
When young Ali entered junior high school, he began to resist the abusive treatnt of his peers. The sharp gaze he gave to the people who wanted to bully him managed to shrink their evil intentions.
The bullying still happened several tis because the numbers were not small. They also did not hesitate to cause injuries to young Ali's body. He was threatened not to tell anyone if he didn't want things like that to continue.
So compassionate responses were only offered to him without really helping him from those who knew the incident's ins and outs. Young Ali knew that no one would help him, but he also realized he was utterly alone.
Young Ali knew it couldn't go on anymore, so he started to fight back when the bullying incident ca to him again, regardless of what happened to him.
The incident took a big turn, but young Ali erged as a victim. However, he was feared as a thug or a hoodlum. He who had no friends ended up losing the opportunity to make any friends.
Everything improved after young Ali entered senior high school in another city. Although he was quiet and more likely to be an introvert, he made many acquaintances due to his firm, straightforward, and reliable character.
The events he experienced in the past made him afraid of friendship, and he only considered them as just acquaintances.
Ti was a helpful dicine for young Ali. He began his career as an entrepreneur imdiately after graduating from senior high school in the overseas land.
The business he was doing sped up so fast, but it did not last long. His trusted person, who had the highest power after himself, betrayed him and took all company assets from him.
Ali realized it all too late, and he could only mourn his bitter fate after everything had crumbled.
His confidant's response when he asked about why she chose to betray after all the trust he gave was limited to 'The world is cruel, so you have to get used to not trusting anyone. You are still too naive in this kind of field, Ali'.
Deep trauma and dark mories ca back to haunt Ali even after a long ti in the deep burial after suppressed by him after all this ti.
He returned to his hotown with invisible sorrow and wounds. There was a desire to end his life imdiately and be free from this cruel world. However, a strong urge to keep trying ca afterward, given that he had survived several severe accidents at a young age.
Four tis he was hit by a vehicle that did not comply with traffic regulations. His body was thrown off due to the heavy impact. Strangely, the whole incident did not cause pain and injury. Whether it was an external or internal wound when taken to the dical room for examination.
Ali realized sothing that was not real but felt real, his guardian angel was still with him and always protected him by his side.
Faith and determination arose when he realized he was not destined to always be slumped in life. He started his career from scratch again.
He participated in particular competitions with prizes, and he managed to win them to be used as venture capital money. It was also used to expand his connections with many parties.
Heartless leaders, cruel bosses, and selfish clients often evoked intense reactions because of his deep trauma.
Ali once again struggled against his fear and suppressed his body's intense reaction. His body and heart beca so cold, it felt like a painful squeeze. He was trembling with the trauma of his fear.
His hard work and perseverance once again produced sweet fruit. He beca a businessman in his hotown who took care of various fields. He had been considered a winner in life by living comfortably in a beautiful house, cars lined up neatly in the garage, and his profession, which was highly valued in society.
At the peak of his career, his father and mother lived with him... Also, his cousin lived with him right after she beca an orphan.
In the world, only his little family he could care about. Other things might change him, but he started and ended with his family. Acquaintances only ca and left at their convenience while coworkers only used each other for their personal benefit... But, only his little family remained with him even though they had their own shortcomings.
"Linda... Breakfast is ready, let's eat then go to school!" Ali called his cousin from the dining room. She was engrossed in watching a children's cartoon on the television in the living room.
"Yay! Brother Ali is the best! I love you!" His cousin imdiately turned off the television and joined Ali in the dining room.
Linda Esralda was a cheerful girl full of flowers and stars. She was in junior high school, Linda was finally able to move forward from the sadness of an orphan over the death of her parents.
"Yeah, yeah... You just love my cooking." Ali didn't seem to care.
He had been cooking for quite a while for himself and forged his cooking skills to an advanced level. Ali also often beca a chef with his mother or went to cook alternately for their little improved family.
"Hehe... How is that possible. Oh yeah. Where are uncle and auntie?" Linda asked before eating her breakfast.
"They've gone to their shop, you lazy girl. See what ti it is?" Ali pointed to the clock on the wall. It showed half-past seven.
"Mfm... They are... Mmm... I see... Nyam... Diligent." Linda praised while chewing her food.
"Don't talk while you eat. Well, even though I told my parents not to open the shop and let support them, but they still refused."
Ali's father and mother refused his request because the shop they had opened for a long ti had several permanent workers. Their workers would have economic difficulties if they were laid off. Besides, his parents did not have the heart to close the shop and retire because of the frequent old custors.
Because in his youth Ali grew solely from the shop inco. He only let his parents open their shop even though they did not receive much profit, given the intense competition in this global era.
After Linda finished her breakfast, she went straight to her room to shower and change into her school uniform. Then, she returned to the living room, and Ali was already waiting for her.
"Alright, let's go. I'll take you to school before going to my office." Ali invited Linda, he put on neat clothes and was about to go to his office. Dropping his cousin to school was like a routine for him.
"Un! Let's go!" Linda excitedly left with Ali.
Ali really enjoyed this warm and modest life. He still had deep trauma and intense bodily reactions due to his dark past experiences. Still, he was able to entirely hide that fear perfectly deep in his heart.
Little did he know, this was only the beginning of his story that would beco more profound and the end of this brief warmth.
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