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
The night turned into day, and Richard woke up refreshed. He didn't even hear the sound of his cell phone ringing because of his father's call. He just checked it after taking a shower and called him back, telling him that he came to the party his father threw, only to return before he could meet his father because his head hurt. He wasn't entirely lying about that. He was indeed sick, more like he didn't have the energy to be there any longer. That, too, could be categorized as an illness, right? He was sure it was. After reporting it to his father, Richard left the inn and walked towards the open-air restaurant. His eyes looked up at the sky. Then, he slowly took a deep breath. "The air is completely different from the air in the city." He took a deep breath of the fresh air in that place until it filled his lungs, then stepped back into the natural surroundings humans had touched but retained the scenery around it. He was in that place unaccompanied by anyone, including Smith
"Yes, I will stay here for the time being. I'll let you know when I'm going home." Richard disconnected the phone between him and Smith, putting the phone back in his pocket. He exited his room, opened the door, and looked around, taking in the scenery that never bored him. He then decided to leave his room. Breathing in the air from the air conditioner in that place was like doing herself a disservice when she could freely enjoy the view and the much cooler and more refreshing air. He smiled as his feet hit the road again. "Father did the right thing by insisting on getting this place for his business. At least from that boring casino, there's an interesting place like this that can relieve my boredom." He decided to take a walk around the place with her simple appearance. He walked down the downhill path of the hill while casting his eyes to his left and right, seeing the wilderness on the next unexplored cliff. He became interested in the place, too, but he heard it was about t
Edmund looked at him fiercely, originally he disliked Richard because the man was noticed by Eve, but now he disliked him even more because the man had an arrogant attitude.He then snorted. "Huh, what do you think I'm going to be afraid of?"Richard replied with a flat look. "You should be if you still have your wits about you and realize your mistake."What did you say?!" Edmund clenched his hands tightly, his ego burned by what Richard had said. "What an asshole!" He then swung his hand tightly and aimed it at Richard.The body moved forward, in sync with the movement of his hand, as Richard reflexively dodged Edmund quickly, which ended up making Edmund almost lose his balance as he dodged him."Damn it!" He cursed harshly, turning towards Richard and glaring at him sharply. "You! Just watch. I'll teach you a lesson.""Stop Edmund!" Eve yelled at him, having previously been flabbergasted at what Edmund was doing again by going to hit Richard when he had just almost put Richard in
Richard looked at Eve and noticed the woman's agitated look. He remembered that she was the girl who politely asked for his phone number, but Richard refused, and she didn't seem to mind at all.He regretted that a woman like her met and befriended such people. "You'd better find someone else to be friends with. Being friends with them will only bring bad things to you. Look at what they do." He tried to remind Eve of that.Richard himself saw the incompatibility between them. As Eve tried to make them realize that their actions were wrong, especially Edmund. But the man stuck to his ego and retaliated as if Eve was the one doing the wrong thing in their eyes.Some of them wouldn't listen to her when she advised them that what they were doing was wrong. Others didn't really care; they thought Eve was too innocent and naive. They felt that such mischief was standard and could still be understood, considering they were still straightforward, and at that age, it was time to have fun.Edm
Richard aimed his punching hand at Edmund, but the man was unable to parry it, which made him fall back quite hard."Argh, damn it! Damn man, how dare you do this to me!" His emotions peaked, and he turned around and charged towards Richard with quick steps.Richard's body was pushed away, but Edmund's punch, which had no clear focus, did not manage to hit him. Instead, it created a distance that made it easier for Richard to reverse the attack.Richard, who was already furious, no longer wanted to hold back. He then lifted his leg and kicked Edmund in the stomach, which made the man bounce hard and far away."Hey, you!" Steve and Bill exclaimed in unison when they saw their friend's body bounce.They knew they realised that Edmund was wrong. But they couldn't let Richard harm Edmund with that kind of attack. They then went to Edmund and ran towards him as fast as they could. He came up to the man, who coughed with a face of pain as the pain in his stomach completely immobilised him f
"What? No way." Edmund denied that. He stared fixedly at Darwin, who was still there with an unchanged expression.The man showed the same serious expression as when he met his father on the day Edmund accompanied his father to inspect the place, but his demeanour was much sterner, and his gaze was also sharper than usual."Are you kidding me?" He still could not accept the fact that what Darwin said was the truth.Darwin remained firm. He, who originally came to save Edmund from what his staff told him, also did not expect that the one dealing with Edmund was Richard. He also had no choice but to prioritise Richard and ignore Edmund, who meant nothing compared to Richard.Richard was her main priority at the moment. She had to make sure Richard's comfort was the thing she had to prioritise over others. Edmund, on the other hand, did not need to be paid much attention to because that one plague had already caused him more trouble by dealing with Richard."No. I am telling the truth, s