"Shall we have lunch?" Andrea exited the car she was riding in and walked with Richard.This time, they didn't walk hand in hand, but they were still quite close and looked familiar.Richard nodded his head. He opened the door and invited Andrea to go ahead of him into the small cafe, also located on the city's outskirts. "You haven't had lunch yet, have you?"Andrea sat there, giving her an awkward nod. "Yes, we're out early enough for breakfast." She spoke flatly and seemed to be explaining because she did not expect to eat out with Richard.She thought they would go back to the other place to check or spread the rumours about their closeness more widely because they both came out with that purpose."Isn't that Mr. Richard?" The voice at the other table briefly distracted Andrea. She glanced over from the corner of her eye and found several people enthusiastically looking at them.Not just one, but she also saw several other tables taking notice of their presence there. It occurred

"Please hold for a moment, miss." One of the men on guard ordered by Richard to watch Andrea picked up the medical kit and started treating her.He saw that the condition of Andrea's hand was quite serious, so he took the part that had an open wound to treat while he would let Andrea get more intensive treatment when she arrived at the Marrison family manor. She finished and tried to bandage it."Is my hand going to be okay?" Andrea asked as the man's face seemed serious while handling her hand. I can't move my hand very well. It looks like it's broken." She didn't know the exact state of her hand, but she inferred so because the pain in her hand was quite overwhelming.The man moved away from her while shaking his head. "It's not that bad, miss. Your hand can't be moved properly at the moment, and it's also hurting because you're dislocated. Once you arrive at the manor, you'll get treatment. In the meantime, bear with it. We'll be there in fifteen minutes."Andrea nodded her head, l

The helicopter Richard was riding in arrived at the villa on the hill around midnight, before the heli actually landed a group of people were already waiting for him below. The wind was blowing and made some of them retreat a little because the wind had just come back and approached when Richard got off."Welcome sir." Richard was greeted by Bryce, the captain who was appointed to be the leader of the defense force that Richard had prepared.Bryce led the way by directing Richard into the Villa that was the center of their defense there with various important things stored there.Seeing the building after so long made him find many unfamiliar things there. The building remained the same, but not the contents, which had many different things. The place seemed much more filled than before.Richard stood in front of a samurai that was displayed there, the samurai was not a display, but belonged to Bryce who gave it to him and Richard displayed it there. Bryce was a samurai before becomin

"Enjoy your meal in peace. No one is forcing you to speak in this place." Richard handed her the order that had already arrived.Rosse reluctantly smiled at him. She began to eat happily and was somewhat surprised by the taste of the food, which seemed unfamiliar to her but tasted amazing. "Does it really taste like this?" She asked rather excitedly and widened her eyes.The tips of Richard's lips were slightly raised. He smiled faintly at the figure that initially looked awkward but, a second later, quickly turned liquid because of the food. He shook his head softly. "It always tastes like that in this place, but in other places, it's not as good."The woman nodded, forgetting the fact that she didn't have to talk to be comfortable. Her awkwardness disappeared, and now she spoke comfortably on her own. "I like the flavour. I think I've seen it in many places. They sell it like they sell fried chicken. It's easy to find." She had thought that maybe it tasted like that, so many places

"I've been waiting for you." Andrea looked excited, walking beside Richard, who did not reduce the speed of his steps at all.She walked into a house deserted by family members, except for the servants, who always greeted and escorted her when she went out. Being alone most of the time, she did not pay attention to her surroundings and was less responsive to people trying to keep up with her.It was only when she heard Andrea's heavy breathing trying to keep up with her that she shortened her pace. "What are you waiting for me for? I'm sure all your needs in this place have been taken care of by the others. If there's anything you need, just tell them."Andrea chuckled shyly. "They gave me what I needed as you said, sir. But I waited for you because of something else. I did not expect you to be gone for so long." She gave the man a quick glance.He was about two days away from home, which wasn't too long for him. Usually, she could be gone for even longer than that, and no one would p