Two days earlier, Anna had told Dakota that she would pick him up at 9am, and they would leave for the auction. Anna asked Dakota to get ready, and now Dakota was waiting for her in front of his flat. He sees the white Porsche that Anna was driving the other day appear and stop right in front of him."The road is having a little trouble, so I'm not late picking you up. Sorry." The girl showed her unpleasant face in front of Dakota.Dakota pulled the car door next to Anna's seat, then sat down to join him there. "No problem, I don't mind waiting."Anna looked at him with a smile. She took a moment to notice Dakota's outfit before she drove the Porsche she was riding in. "Just so you know, I have no intention of making the handsome man who made an appointment with me today wait for me for long." He leered at Dakota and then drove off.Dakota opened his eyes wide, looking at Anna. He seemed to smile slightly and was a little taken aback at Anna's compliment, though he wasn't sure if the
"There's a lot of money going around here." Dakota spoke quietly, but it could still be heard clearly by Anna.The atmosphere there became even more heated, even crazier, according to Dakota, who was flabbergasted to learn that they didn't hesitate to mention large amounts for items that weren't worth that much. The thinking of those rich people was exhausting. She couldn't believe they spent tens of millions on those things.Anna saw it at a glance and understood why Dakota looked surprised. "Yes, of course. It's a marvellous place here, isn't it?" she smiled and looked at it happily. "As I said, everyone in this place is rich. It's good for you to get to know their characters in this place."People with high per capita income wouldn't know what it's like when their stomachs are starving because they have nothing to eat. They are not people who have ever felt the cold because they could not buy thick enough padding. They were people who wouldn't understand what it was like to work in
"Ah, my head is throbbing with pain," Dakota said softly so that none of them could hear him. Dakota closed his eyes, and he tilted his head because he felt that his head was too busy listening to the various thoughts of the people in that place. Dakota looked overwhelmed. It was a new experience that Dakota had never imagined would happen and was distressing."This moon goddess statue is not only a good luck charm. This statue can also make you who have it a great person for having it. You can be proud of your ownership of this statue because there is only one statue of this kind in the world, considering that this statue is the last work that Balo Cassapio did." The auctioneer encouraged the audience in front of him to be persuaded by him.He knew the characters of the rich people in front of him quite well. All he had to do was provoke them with their high egos and say things that praised their habits as if they were commonplace. After that, they will be in his trap, competing to b
"Hey, hurry up and prove your words." The man beside Dakota asked her to give proof.The front man, wearing a maroon-coloured suit, also turned his head back and looked at Dakota. "Be responsible with your words and show what you believe in. Act like a gentleman!"They began to feel uneasy. On the one hand, they were so used to the event that they thought there was no problem with the organiser. They trusted the auction event organised by the hotel. But on the other hand, they felt disturbed and anxious because of Dakota's words. So they wanted Dakota to prove her words earlier.The woman wearing a gold dress with a sheath cut glanced at him sharply. "You're ruining the atmosphere at the auction this time with your words, and it seems like you're a new person who doesn't understand the auction rules. Miss, why did you let your partner make a scene here when you seem to understand what the rules of this event are." The woman turned to attack Anna.Anna was silent, unable to answer. She
"That's right. With just a glance, people wouldn't realize the important details Balo put into his work. And people wouldn't even be able to tell the difference between the real and fake statues. But now that we know about it, we can tell the difference." Dakota walked closer to the podium."That's not true!" The man hosting the auction denied it.Dakota stared at the man. "What part of that don't you think is true?" Dakota asked him, knowing full well that what he said was the truth that only a few people in the art industry knew.He was sure that the guests who came today were not people who knew the quality of art; he was confident that the people in that place only came there to do the auction as entertainment and a business for them to show off how much money they could spend, so they would not be able to distinguish the authenticity of an art object they bought there unless they met a famous art observer and asked him to check the authenticity of the art object they had.Even if
"How did you know?" Anna approached Dakota, who had come down from the podium. The woman immediately took his hand even though she could have stayed where she was because Dakota would have approached her even if she stayed there.Dakota smiled, but he didn't respond much. Because the truth was that he knew the lie thanks to something he couldn't explain to Anna. Something that would be hard to understand even if he tried to explain it.Anna stared at him in amazement. The more Dakota got, the more amazed she became at his figure. "How did you know? You have such incredible knowledge. The more I get to know you, the more amazed I become. No wonder your life is changing rapidly. You will become successful in the future." Anna praised him.Dakota smiled a little. "Yes, probably." He replied, not wanting to appear arrogant. "Luckily, you listened to me, and I found out that it's a fake and shouldn't be an item bought at such a high price, even if it looks very similar."Anna nodded, a gri
"Argh!" Dakota squirmed in his cozy bed in a lying position. He then slowly tried to sit up and opened his eyes perfectly by peeking into the window of his room through which the sunlight broke through. "This is what it feels like to wake up fresh in the morning." He smiled as he exited his bed and walked towards his bedroom window.Dakota pulled back the curtains that covered his window, then looked out at the busy morning from the floor of his flat. His life is now different, giving Dakota a different view of his surroundings. He used to be able to enjoy the scenery even though it was right in front of his eyes because he was so busy doing one job and moving to another just to make ends meet, but now he has more than enough time to enjoy."The weather is quite nice today." He pulled off the window lock and opened the window to let the outside air into his room. "The air also seems perfect for exercising." He moved from there to his wardrobe.He grabbed a set of his gym clothes and p
Dakota held his arm, which was in pain. He moved from there, wanting to leave the man who pretended to be familiar with him, but the man prevented him. "Where are you going?"Dakota glanced at him, looked for an empty seat, and drank the water in the bottle he had brought. He massaged his muscles a little, trying to relax them, but his friend didn't want to stop bothering him even though he had ignored him. He stood in front of Dakota and laughed at him."You just started a few minutes ago but already want to stop?" he mocked Dakota. "You suck, weakling. Is that all you've got?" He stands posing in front of Dakota. "Look at me. I practice regularly, and you know, even people admire my skills."Dakota looks at him in disbelief, and he knows that people like him are no better than those who only train by running and doing simple exercises regularly. Even Dakota felt that his body before he had the accident was fitter than the man's. He only slightly decreased stamina due to not exercisi