After hearing what Larry had to say yesterday, Richard was convinced that it wasn't the villagers who were acting up, but the people handling the work on the ground who were causing the problem.So he went back to the Villa to rest and thought about what he would do to them. Those people had really played a trick on him by lying to him about something that could not have been simpler. There was a huge difference between the amount the company offered and the amount they offered those people.This morning, he woke up in the same Villa as those people, and an unimaginable scene appeared in front of him. Richard walked towards the dining table casually, though his eyes clearly observed what was happening.The workers, who had high positions in the project, seemed to be having a good time at the table, laughing and joking with each other when they should have been rushing around."What would you like me to prepare for breakfast, sir?" asked a waiter who had been hired by the company to or
"You idiot!" Albert cursed her without trying to hold back anymore. He, who originally pretended to be serious when talking about the land they still didn't own, no longer showed the charade he had made yesterday.The man's eyes then looked sharply at Richard. He was more than annoyed at Richard's attitude, which he found stupid and annoying. Being rigid in a situation like this was ridiculous to him. It would not lead to anything. What did he expect from those who did not even know what had been done in this place?Their superiors won't really appreciate what the field people are doing, the weather-related situation and the risks they face aren't things they need to think about, but when the construction on the site is completed, the people at the top will claim it as their hard work.Richard was still sitting in his place quietly. "You are taking what is not rightfully yours."Albert lowered his face, bringing the back of his hand closer, which hid a sardonic smile on his face. Then
"No way." Albert denied the confession, Richard said. He refused to believe it. "You must be joking! Stop lying, and let us go. Stop these people right now!" he shouted.Albert was in a rather crazed state. His calm gaze and the demeanor that he tried to appear like a leader no longer seemed to hold within him. He revealed his true character, and Richard labeled him as a greedy person. A person who did not know what should be his and what he should not expect.Richard took a step back, looking at Albert with an unexplainable gaze, but to Albert, that gaze was insulting. He felt Richard was judging and labeling him as pathetic. That made her temper flare up even more. He could not accept such an insult.Richard sat on the edge of the table with his arms crossed over his chest. "What's wrong with you?" Richard found Albert to have a complicated personality, more like Albert had a personality problem with his manipulative and impulsive attitude at times. "How can someone like you get awa
Richard exited the building and walked towards the hill where the helicopter he was staying in landed. Behind him, some of the people who handled the commotion earlier went with him as they were driving and ensuring Richard's safety."Where are we going, sir?" asked the man driving the luggage hall, looking back at where Richard was sitting.Richard caught a glimpse of it and turned to stare out of the window. The heli they were in had climbed up and revealed a view of the place. "Go to building Emerald." Richard folded his arms and leaned his shoulders on the chair."Yes, sir." The man nodded his head and turned to look ahead, taking the heli even higher.While Richard gazed down, he looked at the beautiful green area with houses that were quite far away from each other. He smiled slightly at what was in his mind. "It's not a hard thing to have if I want it. It's those who expect more than I get who should realize their place."Albert, the person he was referring to, was oblivious to
Dave stared at Richard intently, his hands clenched tightly as he met Richard's gaze, who stared back at him. "Damn, why is he acting like that in front of me? How dare that guy stare back at me? What a bitch!" he thought to himself.The man wasn't brave enough to take direct action for now, seeing how Richard was staring at him coldly and the deep look in his eyes somewhat made him wary. He hesitated to respond more boldly, considering he didn't know what Richard would do to him in return.Richard averted his gaze. He looked back at the elevator that was still moving down floor by floor. He was quite relaxed and calm, but the people behind him did not look calm at all. Their faces showed tension and annoyance very clearly."Honey, what are you doing?!" Rita snapped at Dave while shaking her hand. "Why did you leave it at that?" she was unhappy at Richard's treatment of her.The woman was seen grumbling irritably, her spoiled attitude making Richard's ears sick to hear her loud whinin
Rita who had momentarily hesitated to pick up her phone and point it at Richard, clenched her jaw tightly. She looked angrily at Richard, who managed to play them and make them hesitate over and over again.But she didn't want to lose in this ego game. She didn't want to let Richard go so easily and let her ego get hurt by letting Richard win without a fierce fight from them."I am Rita Ortega, a celebrity with two million followers, and that man is nothing to me." She thought to herself, giving strength to her mind not to back down and flinch in the face of Richard, who was acting sickeningly in front of her. She felt that she had to teach that man a lesson no matter what.She gritted her teeth in front of Richard while advancing her steps. "Don't be afraid of his words. He's just toying with us. He won't really be able to do that to us." She looked at her friends, persuading them to act like her.Rita realized that her friends were mentally weakened by what Richard had said. They sh
"Are you sure you'll do it?" Richard reassured her.He planned to ignore what happened to them, not wanting to make a big deal out of it because he thought it was a waste of time, not really worth it. He had been through a lot today that had left him mentally exhausted, and he had no intention of making a fuss over this kind of small thing just because their egos were ignited by it.But if they fussed over him even more and didn't let him go, then he would take action without hesitation. He was going to make them realize what a mistake they had made to him and regret what they had done. When Richard decided to take action against them, then he would no longer hold back and think that they deserved forgiveness or anything like that.Rita smiled. She underestimated Richard's words, which sounded doubtful to her. "Sure, you think I'm joking, huh? I will really do it." She started playing with her phone again in front of Richard.Followed by her friends, who also got off the elevator, ign
"I tried to come as soon as you called, but it seems I kept you waiting too long, sir." George bowed his head to Richard.He was out of his office, having just returned from lunch. George was about to buy himself a coffee at a café near the building, but just as he entered and was about to queue up to make his order, he got a call from Richard, which made him cancel his intention. Without a second thought, he quickly turned on his heel and walked out of the café.George ran as hard as he could at his age and was almost five. His head seemed to be empty as he received orders from Richard that were more important to him than a cup of coffee after his lunch.Richard nodded his head. "You're not late, no problem." He had no objection to that, especially since he was quite aware that he had not asked George first before giving him the order to come within five minutes. He even admitted that his attitude just now was rather annoying.George smiled. He was relieved that he didn't make Richar
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