"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
She tried to look at Richard again and shook her head in denial, then quickly put her hand back to hold the door closed again like what Richard had done earlier. "No-no!" She tried to push back inside.Richard, annoyed by this, turned to her with emotion but remained quite calm. "What are you doing? I clearly said that this is not the car that will pick you up. You're the wrong person, and get out while I'm still asking you nicely."The woman named Marrie was staring at him with her lips sealed tightly. She was annoyed at Richard's completely unfriendly and annoying attitude. "I'm sure you're pretending to be Mr. Richard. What I heard is that Mr. Richard is a man with a good attitude, and you don't look that good."Richard believed she was just an annoying woman who would only bother him with her foolishness. But dealing with such a person was even more difficult than dealing with a woman who was ill-mannered and arrogant and liked to put others down."I don't want to know you have to
"I've been waiting for you." Andrea looked excited, walking beside Richard, who did not reduce the speed of his steps at all.She walked into a house deserted by family members, except for the servants, who always greeted and escorted her when she went out. Being alone most of the time, she did not pay attention to her surroundings and was less responsive to people trying to keep up with her.It was only when she heard Andrea's heavy breathing trying to keep up with her that she shortened her pace. "What are you waiting for me for? I'm sure all your needs in this place have been taken care of by the others. If there's anything you need, just tell them."Andrea chuckled shyly. "They gave me what I needed as you said, sir. But I waited for you because of something else. I did not expect you to be gone for so long." She gave the man a quick glance.He was about two days away from home, which wasn't too long for him. Usually, she could be gone for even longer than that, and no one would p
Andrea followed behind Richard, who was walking in front of her. Both of them were wearing tight clothes intended for riding. Richard's pace was uncharacteristically unconcerned with his surroundings. He walked at his own pace while talking to Smith, who was beside him and was talking about his schedule today."In two or three days, they'll have what you asked for ready." Smith looked back at his screen and saw that a message from Bryce had reached him, from which he knew what Bryce was reporting. "Sir, Bryce says what you requested has arrived." He relayed that to Richard.Richard smiled slightly and nodded his head. "They're right on time. Tell him to eat the apple." This was a message they used as a code, and only Bryce and Richard knew what it meant.Smith nodded, he obeyed what Ethan told him. "I'll tell him, sir."She then retreated from there, while Andrea, who had come along with them, seemed to be strolling leisurely and enjoying herself. Occasionally, she played with her ha
As Richard told Andrea yesterday, the whole country was abuzz with the news that several companies' stock prices had plummeted to almost rock bottom.Many people from all walks of life discussed the news, and the media covered it on a large scale and spread it across the country, so practically everyone knew about it."They should have thought before doing it? Why would they choose an opponent they can't fight?" Smith muttered as he watched the news on the television.He knew about the destruction because Richard ordered him to make short work of the companies that were messing with him.Even though he knew they were wrong, the massive losses they faced still made him regret it. Those people could have stayed safe, but they chose to make war for themselves, and now, their actions are only destroying themselves.Smith shook his head, grabbed his suit, and put it on neatly for duty. "It was all because they were too greedy, in the end greed killed and destroyed their own bodies." He wal