"Do you have to go?" Anna inquired as she held Richard's hand.He'd visited her to check on her condition before leaving for Diego's birthday party.Richard replied. "I have to go. This is the night where everything ends, so don't worry.""But… they could do something to you, you know?... They could kidnap you and… I'm worried." Anna remarked, her body trembling as she recalled the events of that fateful night.Richard placed her palm over hers as he assured her. "I promise, nothing will happen to me. So just stay here and get some rest. When I get back, I'll tell you all about the party. We are getting our revenge tonight, Anna. I promise you that.""Alright. Please be careful."Planting a kiss on her forehead, Richard got to his feet and promptly left, of course not before informing the guards and maids that they should take good care of Anna.Richard drove out of the compound and got to the Dawson estate where he picked Melinda as she'd expressed a desire to come along which he acc
"Oh my gosh, the rumors are true.""Richard Smith owns a mine filled with Suns Tears.""Wait, what's Sun Tears?""Huh, have you been under a rock?... It's a mineral even more valuable than diamonds and Spirit stones. One ingot is worth 20 billion dollars.""But doesn't that look like gold?""Shut your mouth, what do you know?... That's Sun Tears. A world-renowned appraiser had made the mistake as well and till now, he is trying to make amends.""But isn't this Richard Smith too rich?... How can he give away 20 billion dollars so easily?"As more people in the audience gave their two cents about the situation, Diego found himself at a crossroads.He couldn't outrightly reject Richard's gift else he'd be called ungrateful and that would further smear his family name.Also, he couldn't accept it in a similar vein else it would cement the fact that the accounts of the Martinez family were in the red.Of course, the accounts were in the red but they didn't have to know that!He gritted his
Mirabel was livid as she returned to her room, tossing things around while screaming at the top of her lungs.Had she ever been so humiliated in her life before tonight?... Of course not!She'd always been the one to dish out humiliations but today, Richard Smith dared to do so with the help of that bitch, Melinda Dawson.Who did she think she was?Richard belonged to her!No one else deserved him!The servants who heard the ruckus in the hallway didn't dare to come in for fear of becoming the target of Melinda's fury.Meanwhile, Melinda finally stopped destroying stuff as she decided that there was no need to worry.By the end of tonight, Richard would have two options; either to get back together with her or risk losing his life.There was no way she'd allow him to enjoy all that money alone.It belonged to her!So, she put her plan into action.Taking up her cell phone, she promptly dialed a number.***Anna was in her room asleep after she'd had dinner.Her maid had added somethin
"Sir, I've already sent out my men to find her, I'm sure we'll find her as soon as possible," Arturo said but his words didn't do anything to calm Richard down.He was well aware that Diego and Mirabel had a hand in Anna's kidnapping.It was embarrassing to say but he hadn't expected them to go after Anna.Completely engrossed in his desire to humiliate the Martinez, he'd forgotten to ensure there would be no reason for worry, he had slipped up and he had to make amends.Unfortunately, he knew Arturo wouldn't be able to find Anna, after all, Mirabel was a crafty little bastard.There was no way she'd be easily found.So he had to do it himself.Just as he was preparing to get out his black phone to get Anna's location, he got a call on his smartphone.He promptly answered. "Hello, who is this?"[Hello, Mr. Smith. You are speaking with Alpha]"Alpha?... Who are you?"[I currently have Ms. Anna with me. Would you like to hear her?]Then the voice changed and Richard heard Anna's voice.
Vincent Dawson was already privy to the situation by the time Melinda and Richard had arrived at his study, no doubt as a result of Melinda informing him over the phone."You've got yourself into quite a pickle, Richard," Vincent muttered calmly.Richard sighed. "An honest mistake but I plan to get myself out of it. You heard what Melinda asked about, yes?""Indeed I did. A martial technique that can clone would be Heaven ranked and there's no way such a thing would be for sale. The best I could get you was an illusion technique that if used appropriately should be able to get you the same results on whatever you are planning.""It would have to do I guess," Richard replied.Vincent nodded. "There's an auction, not the one with the national museum, no, it's a different one. It takes place in a market we call the Beggars sect. It's a branch of the main Beggars sect but regardless, anything can be gotten there and the auction is known to sell such things. You might have luck getting som
Mercy was one of those in the Beggars sect who was called a professional thief.She was in the service of a certain Beggar and was tasked with stealing from unsuspecting strangers.But her tactics were unlike others.She didn't outrightly steal but instead carried out an 'accident' while holding what looked like an expensive pot but was a clay pot painted quite well.Once the pot would get broken, she would claim the unsuspecting stranger a thief and demand a fee for ruining what she had bought.A simple way to get money off of people considering most would be flustered and in a bid to save face would immediately fork over the money.Naturally, seeing Richard for the first time, she saw him as a fish waiting to be caught however, unbeknownst to her, she had made quite the terrible mistake in her choice.***It reeked of a ploy and Richard wasn't about to be made fool of with one. He was hardly in the right frame of mind to tolerate nonsense from anyone, especially one who was trying
"What do you mean we can't pass?" Melinda asked in vague annoyance to the rather rude guard."Did I have water in my mouth?... Exactly what I said!... You can't pass." Richard furrowed his brows, unwilling to trade words with the annoying figure but knowing he had to."Is it because we have a brown coin?" Richard inquired. "Hmmph, so you have some common sense after all. No brown coin is allowed to go past this gate. If you want to pass, purchase a silver coin, and if you want to access the auction, purchase a gold coin.""How much are they?""Hmmph, I doubt he'd be able to afford it darling, why don't you come with me?"Richard and Melinda shifted their gazes only to find an unknown man, dressed in rather extravagant attire, approaching with a smug grin on his face.Accompanied by two women already, Richard didn't know why but he had a feeling that what was about to happen would be quite annoying to handle.***Lucien was a member of one of the hidden families within Intercity.He
The auction in the Beggars sect was unlike the previous ones Richard had been to.Those were held in extravagant halls with a lot of lighting and servants.Here, it was every man for himself.They actively pushed for violence among their guards.It was a dog-eat-dog event for lack of a better word.It wasn't unheard of for people to not bet on anything but still leave the auction with a lot of artifacts.It was in such a place that Richard walked in with Melinda.Even the guards at the door couldn't help but sneer."A lot of people always bring guards and men to ensure they aren't attacked yet this fool only brought a pretty girl. Foolish.""I doubt he would be able to survive the night.""Let's place a bet. He would return home but with nothing in his pocket.""Then I bet that he would die here tonight."As the men roared with laughter, Melinda grew tense, after all, their words held some truth.Now she regretted coming along with Richard.She might end up being a burden for him just