"Have you had dinner?" After a long silence, I finally broke it. Olivia, who was looking at the screen of her phone, immediately turned to me."Huh?" She was confused, as if she had not heard what I had said."Have you eaten?" I repeated my question because she hadn't heard it."I'm not hungry, sir." As usual, Olivia always refused when I offered to eat with her."Then join me for dinner."I saw the look of refusal on her face. So, before she uttered a refusal, I said it again. "I'll give you a bigger bonus.""Yes, sir."I frowned. Olivia was really strange. She looks like a struggling person who desperately needs money right now."How is Mr Alfred? Is he doing well?" For some reason, I was curious how Olivia's father, the former owner of Quinion Corp, was doing. What was he doing with all that money? Is he building a new company or is he just using it for fun?"Um... Dad is doing well." It was a short answer and I was not satisfied with it. But there was no way I could keep asking qu
I tried to calm down when I saw Olivia's bloody head. Although my healing skill is still at level 1, I'll try to use it this time. I read a book about controlling body energy and transferring it to others, and I'm going to try it this time.The back of Olivia's head seems to have hit something, so there is blood coming from the back of her head and also from her nose. This would be very bad if it wasn't dealt with immediately.After concentrating the energy in my right hand, I placed it over Olivia's head. I closed my eyes and began to send my energy to Olivia. But as time went by my body felt weak because the energy I was releasing was very large. This was because I was channeling energy out of my body, which took a lot of energy.I continued to concentrate until I finally saw Olivia, who was initially closed, slowly move her eyelids, a sign that the girl's condition was improving. I was relieved when Olivia finally opened her eyes."Sir..." That was the first word out of Olivia's mo
"Mr Durand, what brings you to our house?" An old man looked shocked when he opened the door. After being discharged from hospital, this was the first place I wanted to go. I hadn't even had time to go home."Where is your son?" I asked, the very reason I had come. I am sure Horace knows where Ian is. He is the kind of parent who would defend his child no matter what. So even if this Ian were to commit a crime, he would turn a blind eye and protect him.The old man's eyes widened, as if shocked at what I had just said. "I don't know where Ian is. He has never come home since the police started looking for him. My wife is even going mad missing him."I chuckled. "I know you are lying, Mr Willis. Tell me where your son is or I will tear your family apart even more," I threatened the man who had insulted me. I remember him and his son arrogantly insulting me. They acted as if I was rubbish and did not deserve to live.When he heard my threat, his face immediately turned pale. He even pro
"Is he human too, Newt?"[I feel no energy, Master]"Is he one of the creatures?"[I don't feel any energy, human or creature]"What do you mean?" I frowned at Newt's answer. "Is he neither?"[I can't answer that because I can't feel any energy.]A long sigh escaped my lips. There are many mysteries about Smoky Hollow that have yet to be answered. I was sure that the creator of the system had a reason for not giving Newt full access to it."I must be more careful now."I raised my right hand, holding the gun, and supported my wrist with my left. I poured some energy into my eyes so that I could see objects from a greater distance.I glanced right, left and around to make sure there was no danger around me."Level 5 zombies!" I shouted as I saw the object about 50 metres in front of me. I ran towards the zombie and when we were close enough, I shot it.[LEVEL 5 ZOMBIE +10,000 COINS]I hurried to find another creature to level up. As I was walking, I felt something moving quickly from t
"That's what I'm looking for, Newt."I blinked a few times as I saw the tree trunk in front of me. "It's over 3 metres." Looking up, I was even more amazed to see that the tree was so tall that I could not even see the top of it."I'm sure it must be very tall." I took my bag and hoe from my inventory. I dug into the ground around the tree to get some of the roots."Huff!" I straightened my back and wiped my sweaty brow. I looked down and felt that what I had done was fruitless. I had dug about 3 metres and still had not found the roots of the tree.Looking at the size and height of the tree, I was sure that the roots were deep underground. But I had to keep at it.After a short break to eat and drink, I resumed what I had started. I'm used to manual labour, so this isn't a big deal. Besides, with the strength I now have, my speed has increased fivefold.Finally, what I had done paid off. After digging fifteen metres, the roots of the tree came into view. I paused for a moment before
Olivia was greeting me as I got out of the taxi. I frowned because I felt like I hadn't told anyone I was coming home from the hospital. I had just called Roberto and asked him to pick me up. I had a lot to talk to him about."What are you here for?" I asked, feeling strange in Olivia's presence. I walked past her and into my house."I called you, but your number was disconnected. I went to the hospital because I had something important to tell you, but the nurse said you had gone home to be picked up by your partner. I finally got to your house, but you weren't there yet. You don't know how worried I was, afraid someone would do something bad to you. They said you were picked up by your friend, but I didn't believe it at all, considering there were several times when someone tried to kill you. But you ask me why I'm here? You really are outrageous!"Olivia spoke without pause and with great emotion. I was forced to stop walking and listen to everything she said. We remained silent fo
"What is it, Mr. Durand? Is something bothering you?" Mr. Lanston asked me as it was obvious that I was confused.I shook my head and replied. "No, sir. Nothing." I then reached for the drink on the table that had just been served. This was really confusing.It was time for dinner, and we went into the dining room. The meal was served on the table. But I felt it was too much. There were only three of us, but the big table was full of dishes. I just shook my head, not used to the habits of rich people. Isn't it a waste of food?We ate quietly, although Mr. Lanston occasionally engaged me in conversation. I might even say that the man could break the ice. We were made to feel truly appreciated as guests.After dinner, Mr. Lanston took us on a tour of his house. He also took us to a room where there was a lot of art. I am sure Mr. Lanston is a connoisseur of art.Mr. Lanston invited us to look around the room. But when we came to a painting, Olivia looked at it for a long time. It was Ho
I breathed heavily as I lay down on the bed. The conversation with my ex-in-laws had indeed been very exhausting. Why did they come and claim me as their son-in-law when they had never even looked at me before?Both the daughter and the parents have no shame. All they think about is money. They only approach people who are useful to them, and when that person is no longer useful, they just throw him away.All the abuses of my in-laws are vividly recorded in my memory. As long as I was their son-in-law, they never once considered me a child.I even remember when Winslow introduced me as their driver at the beginning of my marriage to Sofia. Magdalena was no different from her husband. She even ordered me around like a maid when Sofia and I visited her house.Not to mention her nasty voice telling me I was a poor, useless man. If Sofia had not married me, they would have had a rich son-in-law.Sofia, who I first thought was different, turned out to be the same. It is true that blood is