"So, how are you?" asked James Marrison, Richard's father. The man, who looked to be in his late seventies, sat with his gaze fully on Richard.He seemed calm, waiting for Richard, who was enjoying dinner before him. Richard raised his gaze to his father, looking at him with the same calm demeanour. "I'm doing fine." He didn't feel anything special or anything like that.James moved his hands to place the spoons neatly to the left and right of his plate. "I know what you're doing back here," he said, his calm voice dominating the sound throughout the room.Although he had entered his senior years, he had not lost any of his charisma as the leader of a large company. He was still his old self, the centre of attention because of his abilities."I know you've been busy lately doing this and that." From the sound of it, he sounded interested in it. "I also know that you are carrying out your delayed plans." He mentioned them one by one.Richard nodded his head as he sipped his drink from
Smith watched Richard, who seemed to stay where he was, as he exited the car. He was buttoning the bottom of his shirt while smoothing it out. Richard's clothes didn't seem too flashy, but one thing that made his appearance steal the show was the pink cufflink that contrasted with the black suit he was wearing."You'll be fine, sir." Smith, who stood and waited for him to walk on his right side, spoke faintly so that no one would hear him.But her words, which meant nothing but encouraging him, bothered Richard. "Have you only known me for a year or two?" she asked without glancing at him.The sensitive Smith immediately bowed his head. "Of course not, sir." He denied that.He had long been Richard's servant from when Richard entered his teenage years, when Smith was still in his early twenties, not too far away from Richard's mid-teens. But even then, Richard was already mature-minded due to his position which required him to be wise and organized in many ways.Richard took a breath
"What's he talking about?" The youngest of the group of six, including the blond-haired man who had told them the story, spoke up. He looked Richard up and down nonchalantly.One of the men in his early forties with red-coloured hair looked at him while shaking his head slowly. "He's talking about nickel, an element of the earth in the form of a metal similar to gold, but of course, in competition, nickel cannot be considered a match." He explained seriously.The young man glared at him. "I know about nickel and gold being metals. That's not what I meant. "What I'm wondering is why he suddenly talked to us about it?" he said with half emotion, his mannerisms not good enough considering the man named Armani was the youngest.Rey rolled his eyes in disgust. "Why don't you just ask him?" He replied in a sarcastic tone.Armani snorted, glancing at him curtly, then looked at Richard, who had caused the argument between them while he was listening and listening well to what Mr. Olson, the b
The six men were surprised by what Richard had said. As he mentioned the name of a well-known company in the nickel mining sector, some of them who knew the name of the company began to wrinkle their faces and looked at the man named Olson doubtfully, while others were still wondering about what Richard was talking about in their minds."Don't mention rumors that could create misunderstandings." Rey, who had begun to save hesitation, spoke, this time he didn't want to side with either of them because Richard's words could not be fully believed, considering he didn't know who Richard was and what his background was, but someone cornering Olson in public knowing his reputation was quite well known also seemed unnatural.While the reputation of the company Falconnike. Inch was also well-known to him. The company was large but not too lucrative, considering the value of nickel was reasonable. But after hearing Richard's explanation, he now began to think differently. In addition, he reali
Richard looked at him calmly. He knew exactly that what the man named Olson said would not happen. "I don't want to disappoint you, but what you expect will never happen to me, Mr. Olson." He inclined his head slightly to the side to match the old man's line of sight, as his height and Richard's were quite far apart.Some of the people there smiled wryly in response to his arrogant-sounding remark, and it was certainly annoying for those who didn't know who he was and found his confident attitude annoying. Especially since the people in that place were seniors, Richard's attitude didn't seem right for them, but his confidence made them a little wary.Since some of them knew that one's confidence comes from being strong, as Richard was so bold and what he said made sense, and almost all of it was facts that some of them knew, they didn't want to confront him for no reason.Richard noticed the look on the man's face. "I'm just stating facts anyway, talking about what's going on and know
Richard smiled calmly, but it brought a quizzical look to Rose's face, which blushed at his compliment. "I'm flattered that you recognise me. I don't think I'm someone that many people would recognise. Especially by those who understand the natural resource industry like you."The woman was polite, she spoke very carefully even though Richard was sure she didn't fully recognise him since he still hadn't shown up with his status clear. But perhaps she had heard about Richard being on the VVIP invitation list, where even amongst that group, only about ten percent were VVIP guests.Richard responded with a faint smile that appeared briefly on his lips, after which he took a slow sip of the wine still in his hand. "Because you are quite conspicuous compared to the others." He glanced at the woman who had also positioned herself with her hands resting on the porch divider.She exchanged a glance with Richard with a smile. The striking expression that Richard mentioned, she could indirectly
"Is there somewhere you want to go, sir?" Smith led Richard out of the building they had been in together. This morning, Richard had quite a busy activity, attending several meetings and discussing several agendas with officials at one of the companies that knew about his identity as the owner. He wanted to ensure a few things, considering that his company would be conducting an audit soon, so before the outside party did the audit, he wanted the internal auditor to do it first and report it to him.Because of the crowdedness, he also felt a bit claustrophobic. Richard walked while loosening his tie, but not towards the car parked near them. He walked towards the outside of the office complex. "I'll go for a short walk, you guys go first." He ignored Smith, who had followed behind him and stopped at his words.Smith nodded his head. "Yes, sir." Then he gave directions to some of them to leave the place and some more, like Richard's personal driver, to stand guard for easy contact o
The stranger named Max looked at them one by one with an appraising gaze after he didn't manage to get Richard to move from his spot. The man instead acted like a nice person by giving the woman an order. He scanned them for the clothes they were wearing and started comparing them to what he was wearing.Most people in the place were dressed casually, wearing the usual warm clothes and padding with matching colors, and some were wearing flares. But he could tell that what those people were wearing were not the clothes of the luxury clothing brands he knew.He then smiled because he thought he was better than them. "Obviously, they are just people of means." He muttered to himself as he observed his perfect appearance today.Max wore a luxurious khaki-colored suit with a long coat of the same color, and both the suit he wore and the coat he wore were from a well-known brand that was well known in the area. He then shook his jacket back, revealing his suit underneath.Then, his eyes loo