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
"Do you think only you can do it?" Richard's eyes hung coldly as he looked at him.Max certainly felt that way. He thought he was the only one who deserved praise compared to Richard. After all, who was Richard to act like he was superior to him? In his eyes, Richard just looked like an ordinary employee."You don't have to do that, pushing yourself just because of your pride." He took a deep breath, trying to persuade Richard to listen to him because right now, the problem was only with Richard.Max wasn't interested in the food at first, either. He was hungry but didn't want to move away from there because he was sitting around the place enjoying the quiet afternoon.But he didn't want to eat what was there without being sure of the taste, and that one food truck with a long line seemed to convince him that they had good food, judging by how many people were queuing, so he wanted to get it.However, because Richard was wasting a lot of time there but was already too adamant and didn
"You don't know yourself!" She cursed at Richard in disbelief. Her eyes widened and blinked repeatedly while looking the other way, trying to control herself.The pain and throbbing that made him uncomfortable with his face still lingered until now, and even the intensity of the pain increased when he moved and spoke, which made him keep remembering how wildly Richard had hit him. The man really did not hold back and even gave him a chance to retaliate, but instead of accepting what she offered when it was him victim and the one who suffered more was not her, Richard rejected him.He looked back at Richard sharply, ignoring the throbbing at the corner of his lips that kept pressing every time he would open his mouth. It was so painful. "I've offered to treat you, then be kind enough not to make a big deal out of it and compensate you, but you refuse? You've gone crazy, huh?!" He deliberately pushed the other chair towards Richard.Although the movement did not indicate violence, as it
"You don't know yourself! Are you going to keep making trouble, huh?" The snapping voice sounded loud.Richard gasped and thought it was his father because the man's voice almost sounded the same as his father's when he yelled at him and said it.Yes, the man was at his father's age when he was young and managed his life so strictly. Whereas now his father's voice no longer sounded that high and full of vigor. He was too old to be able to make such a loud voice. He no longer had the energy.Actually, his father was no longer a problem for Richard because he had entered an age where he no longer seemed scary to him and difficult to deal with. Likewise, Richard knew he was no longer a helpless child who could secure himself.But something growing in his memory was different. He could not ignore what had taken root in him. He could not forget what had happened in the past and still could not make peace with it."Father? Why are you here?" Max removed his hand from Richard. He stared in s
"Sorry, I came a little late, sir." Smith glanced through the windshield and monitored the position behind it.He had tried to come as quickly as possible, but his schedule today was fairly tight as he was attending a meeting that required him to represent Richard since Richard still hadn't revealed who he was to the public.He came as quickly as possible, but it took a long time. However, from those Smith had asked to stand guard around Richard, he knew who Richard was dealing with.His people had sent him a picture of Max getting into an altercation with Richard. Smith recognized who it was and contacted the person who could take responsibility for his actions. He had seen Max come into David's office a few times, calling David's dad. Smith recognized his spoiled personality, but he didn't care as long as it had nothing to do with the company because, besides Max, Smith knew that David still had other children who could be relied on and lead well in the future if David stepped down