"Where do you want to go first, sir?" Andrea sat down and tightened her seat belt.Richard glanced at her. He made sure the passenger beside him was safely seated before he drove off. "Checking those places directly at this time is actually pointless."He was sure about that. Everyone was currently acting friendly in front of him and unlikely to show their ugliness, so checking on them right now was not the right time."Why do you think that, sir?" Andrea looked back at him with a furrowed brow.She had a different view. For her, it was a matter of confirming everything and the more times they were visited for inspection, the better it would be as it put pressure on those people with her presence.Richard's breathing slowed down. "You must know what my family went through a while ago. As a result of the attack and my actions that day, the entire country must currently be on alert.""The attack that happened some time ago and left your cousin dead." Andrea was silent for a few moments
"Shall we have lunch?" Andrea exited the car she was riding in and walked with Richard.This time, they didn't walk hand in hand, but they were still quite close and looked familiar.Richard nodded his head. He opened the door and invited Andrea to go ahead of him into the small cafe, also located on the city's outskirts. "You haven't had lunch yet, have you?"Andrea sat there, giving her an awkward nod. "Yes, we're out early enough for breakfast." She spoke flatly and seemed to be explaining because she did not expect to eat out with Richard.She thought they would go back to the other place to check or spread the rumours about their closeness more widely because they both came out with that purpose."Isn't that Mr. Richard?" The voice at the other table briefly distracted Andrea. She glanced over from the corner of her eye and found several people enthusiastically looking at them.Not just one, but she also saw several other tables taking notice of their presence there. It occurred
"What are you guys doing?" Andrea looked at them tensely. She did her best to act tough and not show any anxiety. Right now, she was facing a group of men dressed all in black, with fierce faces and muscular bodies underneath the clothes. Their faces were not friendly at all, and Andrea recognized them by the way she tried to remain calm as much as possible.The group of five men stood surrounded by her. Not only did it put Andrea under siege, but also her girlfriends panicked and approached her."What's going on, Andrea? Do you know them?" She held Andrea's arm and looked fearfully at the men.Andrea glanced at her, feeling bad for involving her friend in such an unpleasant experience. She looked at her, held her hand, and tried to break the embrace. "It's nothing; you should go first," she asked the woman.Her friend shook her head, frowned, and was reluctant to leave. "What do you mean? You want me to leave you here alone? Let them do who knows what to you?" She dismissed Andrea's
"Please hold for a moment, miss." One of the men on guard ordered by Richard to watch Andrea picked up the medical kit and started treating her.He saw that the condition of Andrea's hand was quite serious, so he took the part that had an open wound to treat while he would let Andrea get more intensive treatment when she arrived at the Marrison family manor. She finished and tried to bandage it."Is my hand going to be okay?" Andrea asked as the man's face seemed serious while handling her hand. I can't move my hand very well. It looks like it's broken." She didn't know the exact state of her hand, but she inferred so because the pain in her hand was quite overwhelming.The man moved away from her while shaking his head. "It's not that bad, miss. Your hand can't be moved properly at the moment, and it's also hurting because you're dislocated. Once you arrive at the manor, you'll get treatment. In the meantime, bear with it. We'll be there in fifteen minutes."Andrea nodded her head, l
"Miss Andrea..." The knock on Andrea's room kept ringing. The maid who usually served her today still hadn't seen her.Normally, Andrea would go out in the morning before breakfast, take a walk and then go back into her room to take a shower or read, only to come back out at ten in the morning for breakfast, but from seven o'clock to ten o'clock today Andrea still hadn't come out and that made the maid who was responsible for her presence there then come to check on her.Waiting for the owner of the room to answer her made her even more anxious until she decided to open the door and walk in. "Miss, let me in." She opened the door to find Andrea still lying on her bed.It was a bit unusual for her, even though Andrea had only spent a week there. "Are you sleeping, miss?" She asked as she approached.Upon taking a closer look, the maid realised that Andrea's appearance was not as good as usual. The woman looked rather pale and sweaty even though the air conditioner in the room was still
The helicopter Richard was riding in arrived at the villa on the hill around midnight, before the heli actually landed a group of people were already waiting for him below. The wind was blowing and made some of them retreat a little because the wind had just come back and approached when Richard got off."Welcome sir." Richard was greeted by Bryce, the captain who was appointed to be the leader of the defense force that Richard had prepared.Bryce led the way by directing Richard into the Villa that was the center of their defense there with various important things stored there.Seeing the building after so long made him find many unfamiliar things there. The building remained the same, but not the contents, which had many different things. The place seemed much more filled than before.Richard stood in front of a samurai that was displayed there, the samurai was not a display, but belonged to Bryce who gave it to him and Richard displayed it there. Bryce was a samurai before becomin
"Don't you want to have breakfast first, sir?" Bryce followed Richard behind him.Richard shook his head. "Don't you think it's too early for breakfast?" He asked casually to Bryce, who had just returned from his morning training and accidentally saw him on his way out.Bryce thought about it as he continued to walk behind her. "You can at least wait until the sun comes up, sir, I want to prepare something for you."While still training together, Richard often ate with him, and he made healthy fitness trainer-style meals for Richard several times. Now, when he saw him there, he intended to do the same. He didn't like seeing Richard start to ignore what he ate. Honestly, compared to being the captain of the army that Richard made, Brcyce preferred Richard's security guard, who spent more time near him.She could then pay attention to his diet, and Richard's safety was her priority."Maybe next time." Richard refused. "I want to go back to my place now. You just need to prepare here and
"Enjoy your meal in peace. No one is forcing you to speak in this place." Richard handed her the order that had already arrived.Rosse reluctantly smiled at him. She began to eat happily and was somewhat surprised by the taste of the food, which seemed unfamiliar to her but tasted amazing. "Does it really taste like this?" She asked rather excitedly and widened her eyes.The tips of Richard's lips were slightly raised. He smiled faintly at the figure that initially looked awkward but, a second later, quickly turned liquid because of the food. He shook his head softly. "It always tastes like that in this place, but in other places, it's not as good."The woman nodded, forgetting the fact that she didn't have to talk to be comfortable. Her awkwardness disappeared, and now she spoke comfortably on her own. "I like the flavour. I think I've seen it in many places. They sell it like they sell fried chicken. It's easy to find." She had thought that maybe it tasted like that, so many places