“You don’t need to know where I got it, Cindy. Everything has changed from now on. We already have a restaurant in your name worth ten billion dollars, that is our asset, and we have started to become businessmen after this.”
“However, I’m still curious about where you got that card and in it is that much money?”“I have an acquaintance.” Andreas finally lied. How could he be honest about where did he get this card?[Andreas Lewis : Your balance is reduced by ten billion dollars, your business increases by five percent. Congratulations! Increase your efforts, aspiring entrepreneurs!]Andreas smiled, then he glanced at a well-known boutique. He saw his wife’s clothes which were shabby. Even at home his wife did not have a single decent piece of clothing. All the clothes that Cindy owns were old clothes, used clothes, and clothes that were no longer suitable for use. Especially coats, neither of them had proper coats.“Let’s stop by the boutique first, okay?” Andreas decided.“What for?” Cindy asked, confused.“You don’t have proper clothes. As long as you were married to me, I continued to make you suffer every moment. I’m just a scavenger who earns five dollars a day, and that money can only be used to buy a loaf of bread, milk, and some food for the two of us. So since I have extra money, I want to pamper you once in a while, Cindy. Let’s just say that today is the day I pay off my debt for two years of being married to you. How about it, do you want to?”“However ….”“Come on, what are you waiting for? We don’t necessarily get a second chance, right?”Cindy finally nodded, she followed Andreas’ steps into the biggest boutique ever. And Cindy knew that the boutique was the most expensive boutique in her country.“Can we really afford it, Andreas?”“We’ll be able to do anything with this!” Andreas answered confidently, holding up his proud gold card, then handed the card to the boutique waiter.“I will buy all the clothes, shoes and bags here for my wife. Choose the right size for her, and the appropriate model. At the same time, I also want the most luxurious and finest jewelry in this place for my wife. I will buy them all!”Yes, the boutique didn’t just sell clothes, bags and other women’s equipment. The boutique even sold various types of diamonds, from standard ones to the most expensive ones.“Our shop has the most expensive diamonds, with the most perfect carvings and shapes, sir. And there is only one piece of this jewelry in the world.”“How much does it cost?” asked Andreas, he raised an eyebrow looking at the jewelry. The jewelry didn’t look too big, just enough to decorate Cindy’s body and not too flashy, something Andreas liked, with the size just right for his beloved wife.“The price is two point five million dollars, sir.”“Okay, I’ll take that one, wrap it nicely, okay? And after my wife chooses all the clothes and so on, make sure you send them all to my address.”“Yes sir. Don’t you want to become a VVIP member at our boutique? Where you can get exclusive designs from our boutique every time the latest model is launched that our boutique releases, you can also ask to add your name embossed to the design. So you can get clothes that are your own and that are definitely different from the others, and other items. Now the only person who has a VVIP card is the president, looking at your card, I’m sure you can get it.”“Okay, if that’s the case, I think your idea is good too. Do whatever is best, then I will pay it all with my card.”After saying that, and Cindy having already chosen several clothes, almost all of which were chosen because of Andreas’ coercion, they finally went home.“Andreas, try to think if all that stuff comes. Our house is small, our closet is small. Where do you want to put all that stuff?” Cindy asked.Cindy was even stroking the necklace that Andreas had just bought for her, the first set of very expensive diamond jewelry that she owned.“We are going to buy a house.” Andreas answered.Cindy was again stunned by Andreas’ words, which seemed to have no burden. Andreas spent so much money that until now Cindy didn’t even know where the money came from.“Are you crazy, Andreas? How can you waste this much money? Even until this moment I don’t know where you got this much money from, Andreas.”“I have a kind friend, Cindy. And that person was the person who gave me a loan of enough money, because I needed money to buy a painting like what your father wanted.”“But with this much money? Is your friend not crazy?” asked Cindy, who was getting more and more confused. Since when did Andreas have this generous friend?“Never mind, you don’t need to think about things. All this money must also be returned. You just enjoy it and don’t need to ask too many questions, okay?”“Fine.”At least that’s what Cindy said, she couldn’t ask many questions if Andreas didn’t want to answer. Until then, the taxi they were riding in passed their house.“Where are we going, Andreas? Why are we passing by our house?”“We’re going to look at the house, Cindy. Didn’t you say that our house is very small?”“However-““Stop thinking so much, enjoy everything while you can, okay?”Cindy nodded, she then chose to remain silent and see what happened after this. Until the taxi finally headed to an elite area in the downtown district, Cindy didn’t know where else she and Andreas would go.“We stop here?” Cindy asked stupidly.How could it not be, the downtown area was an area for rich businessmen and top artists, rarely can anyone afford to buy a house in this district because it was so expensive. Anyone who owned a house in this downtown district can be said to be the wealthiest people in the country.“Look, that is our house.”“Where?”“That.” Andreas answered, pointing to a very majestic building. A very spacious building with three floors, a modern European style building with a really very large yard.Cindy was only stunned, her mouth was completely agape, she had no idea that a building as grand and big as that was her current home.“Can you say that again, Andreas?”“It’s our home, and we’ll be moving here soon, Cindy. How about it, do you like it?”This morning, Andreas and Cindy packed things they could still use to move into their new house. However, before they were ready to actually pack up, the sound of a knock on the door startled them. That was a sign that someone was visiting.“Who comes to our house this early in the morning, Cindy?”Cindy, who heard a question like that from her husband, shrugged her shoulders, because she didn’t know who had come. She stepped out, opened the door, she was shocked when she found out that her two siblings had forced their way into their house, this of course really made Cindy dislike it.How could it not be, the gazes of her two siblings clearly looked down on her, despising her house and her poverty.“Wow, wow… how does this rickety little hut look like a rubbish dump, huh? Why are there so many things filling this annoying hut?” Ineke said mockingly. She didn’t even take off her shoes, and her fingers seemed reluctant to touch anything that was there.Andreas, who saw this, immediatel
“Don’t be kidding, Sbastian. How could a poor husband and wife afford to buy a Chinese painting from the old dynasty that even antique collectors couldn’t afford, let alone him?”“But it’s real, Mr. Bowie. I am an observer of several works of art and I once saw this painting at an exhibition in China which was exhibited directly by the painter, and indeed this is his painting, and this is the painter’s signature.”“Cindy and I even flew to China to get the autograph directly from the painter.” Andreas answered proudly.Mr. Bowie still couldn’t believe it, he even remained silent like an idiot in his seat. Apart from Andreas, was is possible that Mr. Bowie believed that the painting was genuine. But Andreas? It was absolutely impossible and improbable, something that Mr. Bowie’s brain could never comprehend.“No way, where did you get the money to fly straight to China, scavenger?”“Even when you asked for a painting that had an unreasonable price, you didn’t ask me and Cindy if we got
“I do not believe it. How could that be?”“Welcome to our house, Father, Mother, Uncle, Aunt, Ineke, Mondy, Macrus and the others. I can’t possibly name you one by one, right?” Andreas said.Everyone who was in front of the door of Andreas and Cindy’s house only had two facial expressions, between feeling annoyed because they couldn’t believe that an ignorant scavenger like Andreas was able to have a house that was even bigger and more luxurious than the Bowie family, and they were very amazed at how the house was magnificent and luxurious.“Whose house is this that you are borrowing just for a word called showing off, is showing off by begging and stepping on someone else’s house a matter of pride for you now? Or maybe the painting you gave us was a painting you stole or borrowed from someone.” Mr. Bowie immediately mocked Andreas and Cindy, even before he actually entered Andreas’ residence."Of course I bought it in cash, I'm not in arrears or paying off this house in installments.
The corner of Mondy’s lips twitched, he even immediately took a sip of the mineral water in front of him. That night was enough to make everyone there have different feelings.Until finally, the discussion began to divert to discussing the business problems they were currently running.“Reportedly there are several companies that are currently being targeted by the Meiden Group, you know that the Meiden Group is a company that provides investment to other small companies. If I’m not mistaken, the Bowie Group is one of the companies that always receives continuous investment from the Meiden Group, right?” asked one of Mr. Bowie’s brothers.Mr. Bowie, who felt very confident, took a sip of the wine on the table, then smiled perfectly. He seemed proud of the various achievements he had achieved so far.“Of course, the Bowie family always had good luck whenever business matters were discussed. After all, the main director of Meiden Group and I are very close friends. So you can be sure th
“What should we do, Dad? Even Meiden Group is reluctant to pay us a penalty. They have withdrawn investments suddenly, and they have violated all agreements. But how come they don’t want to pay us a penalty?”“I’m the stupid one, Mondy. I have made a deal with the devil man. I should have read carefully the entire contents of the agreement in detail first. Now what happens? Everyone who loses is the Bowie family.”“What do you mean, Dad?” asked Mondy, who seemed confused.Currently, the Bowie Group was under a lot of pressure. In fact, many of the business relations of the Bowie Group have now chosen to withdraw from cooperation because of the news of the withdrawal of investment from the Meiden Group.“It turns out that there is a point where when the investment is revoked and the investor does not have to pay any penalty or fines, it is not in the point of the agreement letter, Mondy. So indirectly the ones who feel the loss and destruction are ourselves.”“What?!”“Even after twent
"You …."Mr. Bowie again restrained Mondy from getting emotional. Mondy immediately looked away because he was annoyed with Andreas.“We need four hundred billion dollars, is your friend able to invest in our company with that amount? If not then say so, don't make us feel like lower creatures than trash scavengers like you!" snapped Mr. Bowie.Andreas became silent again. Mr Bowie was still talking with that sharp mouth, which always insulted Andreas mercilessly.“Okay, four hundred billion dollars. Tomorrow, get ready to sign the agreement, letters and so on will be prepared by my friend. Don’t forget, remember that after that Cindy will serve as main director of the Bowie Group. I hope Dad keeps this promise, or if necessary I will ask my friend to include this point in your agreement letter.”Mr. Bowie squeezed his hands, he was really annoyed beyond words. Then he closed his eyes, and nodded as well.“Okay, in just six months Cindy was able to develop the company. Not because you
This morning Cindy really looked ready, she was dressed neatly in very beautiful work clothes. Andreas, who saw his wife so beautiful, smiled in the end, what Andreas was fighting for after it became a reality, namely seeing his wife become a respected figure in the Bowie family and more than that, now Cindy has become the head of the Bowie family company so perfectly. Andreas pressed Cindy's shoulder very gently then he kissed Cindy's cheek sweetly. This is a reality that is so beautiful that it even feels like Andreas' life is truly perfect now. The life that was once in ruins and could be said to be the worst life because it was so very poor suddenly turned into having a very beautiful life. Who wouldn't be happy? Even though in her heart Cindy was still asking, who was Andreas' friend who was so kind-hearted that he didn't just provide business, but provided all the extraordinary facilities that made Cindy not even know what to do. "I will really be very happy if in the end you a
Cindy immediately cried and then hugged her husband's body very, very tightly. Somehow all the feelings were mixed together and Cindy didn't know what to say now. There was only one thing that made Cindy really know that her husband really loved her until this moment. A husband who is very responsible, a husband who accepts Cindy for who she is, and a husband who has even accepted gossip and even insults from Cindy's extended family. And who doesn't feel sick about it all? However, Andreas was able to suppress all feelings of selfishness and pain so that he was able to provide help and also make improvements to Cindy's family. This is something that Cindy will never forget, how Andreas became such a perfect figure for Cindy. *** This morning, Mondy was seen sitting with his father. However, up to this point, Mondy's mind was really very confused, there were many things that made Mondy very curious, what is going on? Like a storm that suddenly came in his family, that's more or less w