Maria and Anton were dumbfounded by what they saw right in front of them. All that splendor was not a trick but was happening right before them. The million dollars Richard was talking about might not be such a load of crap.Anton lightly nudged Maria's arm, which snapped her out of her reverie, and she turned to him with a confused look on her face that she still couldn't control. "Did you see all that? Could it have cost a million dollars?" Anton remembered well what Richard had talked about, about him showing him how to spend a million dollars in no time.Maria observed it all again. The tent installed there was not an ordinary tent, nor did all the decorations look cheap. Then, the cooking utensils they used were not like those used by street vendors, especially from the appearance of some of the chefs there, as well as the waiters. They all looked impressive. "I can't believe it, but it looks like what he said was real." The woman had been half-whispering, but Richard could hear
Richard looked at her with his forehead furrowed at Maria, who had just said such an absurd thing, the woman who had originally talked about her in a very cynical and judgmental tone. Still, now she was suddenly a middle-aged woman with a sweet way of speaking that also seemed kind, and it was disgusting to Richard."Try to get to know her. I'm sure you'll like it." That awkward smile on her face turned into an unexpected twinkle of excitement.Anton, who was on the other side, also revealed himself and approached me. "Yes, my son is very beautiful. What if you try to meet her? You will definitely like her very much."The two old men looked both gutsy and unabashed. Richard turned his gaze bemusedly in the other direction, glancing at them again as Maria touched his hand slightly, which made him feel annoyed."How are you interested? Or would you like me to contact her and let you talk to her?" Maria did not give up, only because Richard seemed silent and did not give her an answer.R
"Is uncle for real?" he looked excited as he held Richard's arm tightly with his tiny palm.The park Richard mentioned was one of the largest parks in the region. It was built only a few months ago and is now famous nationwide. The place was rarely deserted, even though it was close to where they lived, and almost all of her friends had been to the playground except her because it was an expensive place for her to visit, especially with her family. So Latisha never came there.Richard nodded his head in front of the little boy. "Yes, what you said is true. Later, Uncle will send the tickets to Uncle Jhonas. You can go with the others, too." He was sure the others would happily accompany Latisha to play there later."Thank you, uncle." The little girl pranced lightly, releasing Richard's hand from her grip.Richard chuckled at her joyful and playful behavior, then stood up to turn to Jhons, who had been watching their interaction with questioning eyes. "Someone will meet you later with
Seeing her appear there made Richard feel unlucky. Earlier, he had already dealt with people who had more or less the same attitude as Jasmine, namely Anton and Maria, and now he has also met Jasmine.Trying to avoid her because, for him, poop was better avoided, not because he was afraid but because it was disgusting and dirty. Richard continued his footsteps, but Jasmine, who got out of the car with the help of a man, quickly blocked his footsteps. "What's going on? Are you still poor? Whereas before, you acted like a rich ass when you met me? But what is this?" she kicked Richard from bottom to top with a condescending, cynical look.Richard gave her a cursory glance and still tried to ignore her. He was walking in the other direction, but she deliberately blocked his way. Making Richard blink his eyes in annoyance.He then directed his cold gaze towards Jasmine. "What's wrong with you? Aren't we supposed to act like we don't know each other?" He looked at her strangely while Jasm
The man named Edmund, who has been dating Jasmine since a few weeks ago, snorted at Richard's arrogant remarks in front of him. Edmund knew Richard was nothing and had nothing to be proud of, so his elevated attitude was annoying. "He's your ex-husband, isn't he?" the tone of his voice demanded a sentence that implied a conversation between him and Jasmine.From Jasmine, Edmund knew that Richard was not a great man. She told him that her ex-husband was a loser, a man with no skills and many other shortcomings, so he did not understand why the man was so arrogant in front of him.He looked Richard up and down again and then rolled his eyes sarcastically. "Why is he so haughty when he has nothing?" The man was irritated by Richard's condescending attitude as if Richard was superior to him.Jasmine joined in the annoyed stare at Richard, who looked as if he was unaffected by what happened to him. In contrast, she expected him to look even more pathetic and still begging for her, even tho
"What's going on? Why is he riding in that fancy car?" asked Jasmine absentmindedly to Edmund, who knew nothing about it.Edmund couldn't know why Richard was riding in that car when he did not even know him. He was unaware of Richard's origin and anything about him except what Jasmine had told him.Edmund glanced at her. "How would I know? I should have asked you about it." He looked confused and upset simultaneously, and Jasmine was equally upset.Jasmine grumbled in annoyance, staring at the car now pulled away from them. "I don't know either!" his voice rose. "I don't know who the man was who picked her up and why she called him master."All the time she had been with Richard, she had never seen that person. Jasmine did not recognize who Smith was and what Smith's relationship with Richard was. She also felt that there was no way Richard's life could have improved that quickly."Are you sure your ex-husband is a poor man?" Edmund frowned. In his memory, he recorded the car well an
"Good evening, everyone." Richard greeted and began to open the conversation to give a speech. He said a few words to them quite fluently, considering that he had taken a break, not being directly involved in recent years.But his welcome was greeted enthusiastically by the guests who came, some of them reacted with excitement, because at last someone whose identity was considered mysterious finally revealed himself to the public, they began to comment on his eye-catching appearance and so on, compliments about the good things in him were expressed mostly by the women who were present there.Others responded critically, as Richard's tender age was not commensurate with his known success and inexperience. Most of the things Richard did were always things of great value, but also, some things that were considered impossible somehow became promising when done by him."...min... Jasmine!" Edmund called out rather loudly, snapping the woman out of her reverie."What's wrong?" he asked, som
"Damn! How annoying is that attitude!" Jasmine swore as she walked out of the party. She walked towards the parking lot, which should get her into the inner halls of the hotel, then walked towards the basement where their car was.He found Edmund's car around the corner, and just as likely, Edmund was heading for it as well. For a few moments, he exchanged glances with Jasmine, then signaled her to get into the car as he got in first.Jasmine, who had not been paying close attention to the expression on her face, got into the car with an annoyed expression. She sat down and closed the car door roughly, making Edmund watch her in astonishment.The man ignored the rude way she closed the door and focused more on Jasmine's situation, which was more important to him. "What's going on?" he asked the woman.Although Jasmine's attitude was annoying and harmful to Richard, it was not for him who liked Jasmine. He did not want to make her feel neglected or in a bad mood.Jasmine shook her shou