Richard, who left the restroom corridor, continued to avoid the crowd. He had a certain limit to which he could endure the interaction with other people in crowded places, and right now, he had reached his limit. So he moved away from them and towards where they were least likely to be, the veranda.Little did he know that a woman had been watching his movements and was following him to the veranda. Richard took a deep breath, enjoying the scenery before his eyes. Although the day had turned into night, the place could still clearly show its charm."Isn't this place beautiful?" The woman walked up to Richard with a glass of wine.She brought herself closer to the veranda divider and leaned one of her arms on it. Her eyes momentarily looked at the whole place with an admiring gaze while Richard just silently watched her from her place.Richard didn't know who she was and didn't answer her question until she turned to him and smiled. "Do you like being in this place compared to being th
"Shouldn't I know who's involved in this so I can cooperate properly if I want to join you guys?" He was trying his best to find out more about it.Even for Richard, who was not too interested in gambling in casinos. He also had a handful of knowledge about a certain group that worked together to reap profits in the casino, where they played with the underhanded tricks they did.All the tricks they have are cunning tricks that not all of them can be proven because their skill in manipulating results and hiding evidence of their cheating is fairly top tier. That reason also made the security officers who faced Richard wary of him.As he had heard from Brian, there had been a lot of cheating in that place lately, and they were trying to catch him immediately. Richard was sure maybe what Brian was looking for was the group that Lidya was talking about.Lidya's gaze looked more alert. "Even if you join, you still won't get full information about who is involved in this group." The corners
"The way he talks is annoying." Lidya twisted her body, took a deep breath, and tried calming herself down.Seeing the dark night visible in her eyes helped her calm down. As she had expected, Diomond Cas was the best place for her. Because when she was tired, it was easy for her to calm down and restore her spirit by looking at the vast expanse of nature.She became even more motivated because it was her dream place. Lidya wanted to get rich quickly and have a lot of money to have her place, with the view that Diamond Cas had as the view in her house.But I don't know how long it would take her to realize her dream. He then sighed heavily. "His attitude is trashy, but he has great ability." She admitted that it made her regret the rejection Richard gave her. "Well, let's just say he's attractive and keep an eye on him for now."She was sure Richard lied to her about him not playing much when he seemed to enjoy his game and was on a winning streak. It was truly amazing to her. Lidya h
"Make sure your movements don't catch the attention of others. Move carefully and keep them quiet when you pull her from the place later." Richard was looking at the center of the place, waiting for the time to welcome the party to arrive. "Yes, sir, move as directed. I'll pass it on to everyone." Brian copied Richard's words and instructed his subordinates as Richard had said. From what Richard could tell from the program that Smith had told him, the welcome party would start around seven o'clock, and it was only a few seconds away. At that time, Richard was sure that people's attention would be drawn to James, who would enter and start greeting them. At the far end, Richard began to see the crowd. He recognized one of them as his father's servant. Within seconds, he saw James enter from the main door. "Have them stand behind those people and wait until I say move." "Yes, sir, carry it out." Brian passed the order to his subordinates, who immediately took positions behind the five
"Find their data on the playing guest list, find out how long they have been guests at this place, and how much they have lost in this day." He ordered the brand to bring him what he needed to judge the five people. He knew there would always be those trying to make a profit in every place, those who did not even deserve to benefit from them, and how dare they do such a thing with him. They were playing in the wrong place with a lot of courage. Richard deeply regretted that. If only that much courage of theirs were used for better things, they wouldn't have become such useless bastards. They put in so much effort only to become trash. "I'll be right back, sir." One of the men who was with Richard earlier then left. He left the room and went to see Brian in person to report what had happened. The door to Brian's room was knocked on three times, then opened, and he went inside. The man stopped a few steps away from Brian, who had already turned his head towards the door as soon
The unexpected happened. From the news, Richard even got their background. Brian worked with more than just a search. He asked for thirty minutes for the task given to him and even presented other quite dizzying facts. The information on where they spent the money they took from him was important for Richard. He knew that there were many problems faced by many people and among those problems, most of them stemmed from economic issues. Those people were among them. "The money you took was quite a lot, but you still came here. So tell me, where did you use the money?" He wanted to see it firsthand. To see if they would confess directly to his mercy or not. They stared at each other in exasperation, including the woman who looked down while twisting her hands on her dress. Now Richard seemed to see why she was being tough and trying to hide her emotions as she continued to call him low even from the veranda because she did not want to prove that Richard's words were true and tried t
Lidya smiled with a wry face. "Do you think just having them obey you makes us believe you?" She thought things over again. To be honest, Richard almost made her believe because he said everything that sounded reasonable at first glance. But working with someone was a different matter. They were bound to an agreement that they weren't sure where it would take them. It could be that what Richard was asking was worse than what they were trying to do. But thinking about bad things, she had done bad things earlier by allowing her normal friend to serve men. "Argh..." She sighed heavily and regretted it. Her eyes closed as she looked down feeling guilty, she was just trying to think quickly without realizing what would happen if that really happened. Just imagining it was horrible. "This is not the deal we wanted to hear." Richard returned to his seat, realizing that this conversation would take a long time, and leaned his shoulders on the chair. "Then what do you expect? You want
“Allright, then our conversation is over." Richard got up from his seat. He had explained what he needed to explain to them, and he thought they understood what he had said so far. He could see that they accepted the deal he gave them. Richard turned to his right side. "Ask them to wait in this place until their contracts are prepared and signed." "Yes, sir." The man turned around and met them there, waiting for them until Richard had done what he had said. In between, Lidya looked at Richard and chased after him. "Wait a minute, sir." She intercepted Richard right near the now-open exit. Richard stopped right in front of the woman and looked at her calmly. "What's wrong? Do you still have something to talk to me about?" She nodded her head." Yes, sir. I hope you will keep our agreement. The agreement about sponsoring the places where our funds go." Richard had a more relaxed look with less stiffness, though he didn't smile. "Of course, I will keep my word. As long as you d
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