Chapter 15

In the afternoon I went to see Paulina who was now conscious. Although her expression was pale she seemed better now. At least there was no deathly aura around her.

"You feel different," she sized me up and said. "There's something very peculiar about you right now."

Can she tell? I asked myself in surprise as my facial muscles quivered. I replied with a smile, "Things are getting better for me."

"You've won a million dollar award?" she asked me with her eyebrows raised.

It's more than a million dollars, I told myself. Currently I have two hundred million dollars in my account and I am very wealthy. This made me happier and radiant than before when I had been poor without any source of income.

"Something like that," I replied shortly. I wasn't ready to tell her that the Enigmatic System had rewarded me after completing a mission successfully. It was a secret I didn't feel I could share with anyone—not even Paulina. That secret might be so dangerous that both of us might die from i