"Are you serious about helping?" Rachel looked at her excitedly.Lily nodded her head with a smile. "Yes, of course. I wouldn't mind helping out; I'm in that field these days anyway." She confidently boasted of her abilities."Yes, Lily is currently serving as a business consultant. That is her job, if you are interested in asking questions and are engaged in business she will certainly help." Their good friend validated Lily."Look, that's my job. So relax; I will help you." She rubbed Rachel's hand warmly and then flashed her friendly smile in front of Rachel.Rachel nodded her head happily. She felt that her choice to go out tonight was a good thing, and because of that decision, her situation became calmer after talking with her friends.They continued their conversation about various things. There, they enjoyed their time with sweet and comforting foods. Their togetherness in that place became more lively. They did not realize that time had passed for a long time."I think we sho
"Sir, I have something to tell you." Smith stood in front of Richard's desk. The 40-year-old man's serious look was wrapped in his usual calmness.Tomorrow momentarily broke away from his work and looked at Smith. "What is it? Just tell me. I'll listen.""It's about Miss Rachel, sir." The man said Rachel's name very carefully."What's wrong with her?" This time, Richard's attention was centered on the report Smith was about to explain.Smith looked at Richard obediently. "Earlier Miss Rachel met with her friends, two days ago. They seemed to be spending time together. That meeting continued with one of them today, but unlike their previous meeting the person I ordered to watch overheard their conversation."Smith had an obligation to monitor many aspects of the Morrison family, including Rachel's current role. So he ordered someone to monitor Rachel for reasons ranging from Rachel's own safety to the safety of the Morrison family, which might be endangered by Rachel's influence."They
"Argh! How can this be happening to me?" She made up in her room, still covering herself with the blanket and jerking his legs in the air.She still couldn't accept her situation; the shame that came over her was enough to make her not want to move and become so moody. Her mood was ultimately affected; now, she was not in the mood to do anything, even to move or eat.Since Rachel had been in her room alone since morning, her mother and father felt that something strange had happened to her. They finally found out why after one of Rachel's friends called them on their home phone.Ena called them and asked about Rachel's current condition because she had been calling Rachel, but Rachel never answered her phone. Because of her anxiety, it was good to ask her parents how she felt, and she couldn't come to check on herself because of her busy schedule.Ena began to explain where the problem came from. She told them about Lili and the possibility of Rachel working with her. Then, she also m
Richard is standing on the highest floor of a building. He is on a rooftop, circulating his gaze in all directions while taking a deep breath and feeling the wind blowing on him.Occasionally, Richard closed his eyes to enjoy the gusts of wind that passed through his body. Part of his body felt so calm, while the other part still felt the horror of the appearance of that extraordinary height.In front of him, lined-up skyscrapers of uneven height seemed to be competing with each other and being taller. However, no matter how hard they tried, no building could still touch the actual height of the sky."Isn't this place amazing?" he spoke as soon as he heard the sound of footsteps approaching him. "From this place, it's like we can see everything. That high place has something different that can only be seen from that vantage point."Now, Richard is beginning to redefine his life in that way. In a way that can be done when he is in the highest position, sometimes he thinks that he is to
A man named Leonard walked into a room and closed the door tightly. He stared rather nervously while still wearing his mask.Richard caught a glimpse of nervousness in the man, then pointed towards the chair in front of ya. "Sit down and tell me what you want to talk about."He moved from near the door to the chair with a rather stiff walk without rubbing his palms on his thighs. He then sat there and looked at Richard. "I actually want to report about another organization."Lately, many organizations have been formed, some of which have had a negative impact and some of which have had a positive impact. Organizations with a negative impact are making more of an impression on society.It is not so strong that people are reluctant to get involved in organizations. They also seem unwilling to find out about specific organizations. Their judgment tends to be skeptical and quick to judge. This was also why Richard chose to better hide their organization so as not to be misunderstood in th
Richard managed to control the speed of his car well. If he had been just a little late in applying the brakes, he would probably have hit the car in front of him."What are they doing?" he tried to look and find out by searching his organs to the side and peeking into the front.In front of her, she saw something scattered on the floor, something that looked like groceries. Some potatoes and tomatoes seemed to be scattered around."My grandmother, what are you doing!" the loud reprimanding voice came from the front car.Richard didn't know what had happened, but he could now guess that the person before him had almost harmed the old lady who had been called out harshly."If you die, just die somewhere else. Don't bother like this!" the yell sounded even harsher, making Richard take a deep breath to unbuckle his seat belt.Suddenly, he was so annoyed to hear someone who seemed able-bodied talking so carelessly to an old man that he walked forward while glancing at the car and yelling
Richard looked at all of them who were now in front of him. The people who had previously followed him had succeeded me, and they were taken away by people. They were placed in a special room, where people were usually taken for interrogation."So tell me what you know about me after you've been busy following all day?" he looked at them suspiciously.As much as Richard tried to hide his identity as the leader of the Thunder organization, he didn't want anyone to know, including the people who were eyeing his position.While the organization itself was secretive, his involvement with it would certainly bring it to the public's attention. He wanted to keep the organization a secret because he didn't want to be too conspicuous and attract a lot of attention, and he also didn't want his status as the leader of the Morrison family to overpower the organization."We don't know anything," the leader of the group replied with difficulty and fear.His face and body were currently covered with
Smith had just gotten a report from his subordinates in charge of watching Naomi. They told him about Naomi's current whereabouts. For a moment, Smith had almost forgotten what her name was until he remembered the incident a few months ago when Richard suddenly disappeared.He remembered that Naomi was the woman who came from Darren's family, the woman Richard talked about after returning from the extermination that day, he remembered that Naomi was the woman who got the cooperation offer letter from Richard directly."What is it that you seem to be in such a hurry?" Richard passed before her with the file he had taken from the top shelf.As he passed by, he saw Smith with a smile. The middle-aged man seemed overzealous as if he had an urgent matter.Smith smiled awkwardly as Richard sat back down at his desk. "I have something to tell you about something you might want to know."Richard frowned, staring at Smith. "What is it? Just tell me.""It's..." he paused. For a moment, Smith se
One evening, after a few hours, more than one helicopter landed in the village area, and the whole village became crowded because of this.They did not expect that the missing person who had been searched for by the strangers who came to the village was still alive. To them, it was quite impossible; considering what the storm was like that day and the ocean was a fierce place, they did not think that the missing person was still safe and intact."Mr. Richard." Smith got off first and came to him hurriedly.The 45-year-old man hugged Richard so tightly and emotionally that he had almost given up hope in his quest to find Richard. He himself had even stopped hoping that the possibility of Richard being alive and somewhere was such a great miracle. He was alive and found somewhere.Smith released his embrace and looked at Richard with happiness mixed with emotion. "I'm glad you're okay, sir."After Smith let go, James, who was led by Rachel, hugged him tightly. "I trust you are doing wel
"Alright, then. Tomorrow, we will go to look for your family's whereabouts." Alexa made the choice; Richard looked at her, who seemed confused.Richard didn't understand why Alexa seemed so serious when they had never discussed it with obvious effort before. "Why all of a sudden?" he wondered if perhaps they no longer wanted him there. Is it possible that my presence is becoming inconvenient?"Alexa smiled with a shaded face, her head shook, and her hand rubbed lightly over the back of Richard's hand, trying to get his attention. "No, it's not. Your existence is not inconvenient at all; quite the opposite. I'm honestly grateful to have you here." Alexa pursed her lips tightly and turned her attention to stare straight back ahead.She stared at the vast and calm expanse of the sea. Her feelings about letting go of Richard were still quite reluctant. She had a great desire to keep Richard there, but she also didn't want to be selfish."Today my friend came to tell me that in the village
After finishing cleaning up, Richard went to Alexa, who also seemed to be cleaning up the glasses in their house's living room.Richard's eyes scanned the place, looking for the whereabouts of the guest whose voice had been heard earlier when he entered through the back door. "Has the guest gone home?" he glanced over and helped Alexa.Without hesitation, Richard's hand took over the tray Alexa was carrying and placed it in the kitchen. At the same time, Alexa followed suit, carrying the snack container. "Yes, they're home." She replied flatly, without any expression that sounded cheerful from her answer.Richard watched her, noticing something a little different about Alexa's demeanour compared to usual. He thought maybe the guests had affected her mood, or maybe something else was to blame. He wasn't sure exactly, but even he didn't want to ask if Alexa didn't seem to want to explain. "Who are the guests who came?" She made small talk while walking towards the dining table.Approach
"Jacob, where are you going?" one of the villagers greeted Richard, who seemed to be walking with an axe in his hand. "Are you heading to the forest?" he asked enthusiastically because he was happy to see Richard, one of the new residents there.Richard, who had just managed to turn around and look for who was talking to him, smiled and nodded. "Morning, Mr. Jack." He politely greeted the old man whom he recognized as Sam's friend."Yes, morning, young man." He smiled kindly in response to Richard's greeting. "If you have time, come to the house. You promised to help me yesterday when you were free."Richard nodded. "Later, when I am free, I will try to drop by, sir. " He selflessly helped some nearby neighbours who needed his help.It had been a month since he had been in that place, and now he was living a very normal life there. Just like everyone else, Richard also had his own activities. Sometimes, he joined some men to go fishing at sea, without him knowing that he used to be a
Sitting in his private room, James looked anxiously at the picture frame containing Richard's picture. For days, he had been waiting for news of Richard and conducted a massive search. But the search was ultimately fruitless. There were still no reports of Richard's whereabouts or any signs of him being stranded somewhere.Her worries grew as time passed. The first 24 hours after Richard disappeared were the golden hour to find his whereabouts and determine whether he was in good or bad condition.But a week had passed since then, and there was still no further news of his whereabouts."Is there still no sign of Richard's whereabouts?" James asked Smith in the room.His anxiety was rife with other things, his heart was in turmoil, and his feelings had become chaotic since Richard's whereabouts were declared missing.The news of Richard's disappearance made him not stop thinking about where Richard was and what the situation was like. His condition, which he continues to worry about, c
"What took you so long to come back?" Alexa, who was waiting there, turned her head and noticed Richard, who had just returned, walking over to her.Richard nodded his head. "In line." he took over the groceries held by Alexa.Telling her about what he experienced while inside earlier, for him, Alexa didn't need to know that the Baron was still bothering him. Apart from not wanting to make the woman anxious, he also didn't want Alexa to have a particular view of his attitude that could be considered rude by her.He smiled at the woman. "Do we have anything else to do? Or do you want us to go home?"Alexa helped Richard carry a few easy things to take to not burden Richard too much. "Let's just go home; it's too late. Tomorrow, I have to get up early to store breakfast because Dad will be leaving early in the morning." She started to leave the place, followed by Richard, who walked beside her."Tomorrow morning? Where is Sam going?""Dad said there is someone he needs to help. One of t
Alexa glanced at Richard with a gaze that stared strangely at him."Why are you looking at me like that?" Richard, who realized her gaze, then asked.Alexa headed back to stare straight ahead. "I was just wondering. How could you do that? When you did it earlier, I looked so expert. Unlike someone who just tried, your posture and then the techniques you used seemed to clearly show that you were an expert." She looked back at Richard in confusion. "Tell me, how did you do it?"Richard looked at her in silence for a while. Like Alexa, he was confused by what had been done. He did not expect that his ability was that great.The more he thought about it, the more astonished he became. He obviously didn't remember anything at all., but strangely, he could do it all so well. "I don't know., Richard shook his head as he replied. "I'm not sure myself what I'm doing and how I'm doing it so well. All I feel is that my body knows how to do it." He explained the confusion to Alexa.After hearing
"No, it can't be like that. I disagree that I should stay away from her." Baron rejected their agreement, which he agreed to without thinking.Obviously, Baron rejected Richard's request to limit his interaction with Alexa. He dared challenge Richard and felt hateful and annoyed at him because Alex was the reason. He didn't want any other man or Richard to get close to him.Baron has liked Alexa for a long time, and Jack, from their teenage stuff, has always followed and been attracted to her. But his feelings were unrequited because Alexa didn't show any interest in him at all.The Baron knew that. He knew that Alexa didn't like him, but he still tried to get close to her, hoping that someday Alexa would change her mind. He kept trying and never gave up because he thought that maybe his efforts would be rewarded with what he hoped for someday.But if he couldn't get close to her in the end just because he lost the bet, then his efforts all this time were futile and ridiculous.He sho
The two of them were now in their respective positions, wearing a set of arrows and getting ready in place. He arrows where they were. They were surrounded by people who wanted to witness the showdown between the two.On one side, Richard only came along with Alexa, who was currently so nervous and anxious about the possibility of Richard's condition getting a bad name with this challenge.On the other hand, Baron was surrounded by friends who were eager to see Richard defeated. The young men of the village clearly disliked Richard's existence and the way Richard behaved towards them.Specifically, they didn't need a reason to dislike Richard because even just looking at him could immediately make them dislike him and want to look down on him."Shouldn't you undo your intentions, Jacob?" Alexa approached him again and spoke in a worried tone.She was distraught, having promised her father that she would look after Richard. She would take Richard there with the insight that maybe from