Ethan took Rebecca to the Lumina embassy on Rhodes Island to help her get a visa that would allow her to enter the country without issues.He understood that without that, it might look as though he were trying to sneak in an illegal immigrant and that was not the best look to start with, especially considering she was quite nervous.“I've never been outside Yama's city before. I heard stories about people trying to leave the island only to have their ships destroyed by the sea pirates.” Rebecca remarked as they drove toward the embassy.Her eyes were glued outside the entire time, taking in the sights like a child while Ethan kept his eyes on the road.Soon enough, they arrived and were ushered in to park.Perhaps since it was a Volkswagen GR, the guards treated Ethan and Rebecca with respect.Not thinking too much about that, Ethan made his way into the embassy with Rebecca before moving to speak with the receptionist.It turned out quite a few people were there so they'd have to wa
Raising a brow, Mr. Cherish remarked. “I don't understand.”Letitia smiled as she explained. “This man right here tried to stop me from seeing you, claiming that because he was first in line, he should go in first.”Ethan stayed silent, watching to see just how far Letitia was planning to push things.It would determine how far he would push things when it got to his turn to retaliate.“So a fool that doesn't know his place.” Mr. Cherish remarked as he glanced at Ethan, his gaze filled with contempt.“I believe I wasn't wrong to demand that Miss Letitia stay in line like everyone else. I didn't realize that the embassy acted with preference.”Mr. Cherish snorted. “If you want to be treated the same, then make money, till then, shut your mouth and stop trying to make trouble for yourself.”“Oh no, he has already made trouble and I would like to see him punished,” Letitia remarked before adding. “So, Mr. Cherish, I want you to ensure that this man isn't attended to until I say otherwise
“What's going on?”“Did the Lex family go bankrupt?”“What are you saying?... Is that even possible?... I mean, look at that man, does he look like the type of person to have such power.”“Then you explain why Miss Lex is losing her mind while mentioning bankruptcy repeatedly.”As those in line began to murmur amongst themselves again, confused as to what was happening, Mr. Cherish couldn't also understand as he watched Letitia break down.As she dropped her phone, she glared at Ethan who was staring back calmly.“What did you do?” She questioned.Ethan smiled. “I did nothing.”“You liar!... How dare you try to play a trick like this. Don't think I'd let you go scot-free, you are dead!... I'm going to lock you up for daring to steal from my family.”“Do you have any proof that I stole from you?” Ethan calmly inquired.Letitia froze as she realized that she didn't.Ethan had made a casual phone call and though she could claim that it was the phone call that caused her family to go bank
Ethan took out the phone and realized it was Poltergeist calling.Raising a brow, he wondered why she was calling him back so soon.Perhaps to bother him but considering she did something for him it was only right he reciprocated the favor.She had shown she was willing to take their alliance seriously and not doing so would be detrimental to him.With that understanding, he turned to Rebecca who was waiting.“You head in first and look around. If you see one that catches your fancy before I join you, then call my attention to it. I need to take this call.”“Do we need to get me a cellphone?... I don't think I need one.”“And I insist you get one.”“Alright,” Rebecca replied, unwilling to make trouble for Ethan.She left for the store while Ethan picked up the call.“Yeah, I'm listening.”“You took your sweet time.” Poltergeist teased.Ethan let out a sigh. “Is there something up?”“Oh my, so rude, can't I call you to check on you?”“I doubt you have that much free time on your hands.
"I'm not a thief, I didn't even touch the phone."Rita snorted. “Oh please just stop lying and tell the truth already. Well, it doesn't matter, once the police arrive, I'm sure you'd start singing like a canary.""No, please…" Rebecca pleaded but they all turned deaf ears to her pleas.Ethan glanced at Rita who immediately tensed up at his stern gaze."How did you know that Rebecca was the one that stole the phone?""That…""You'd best not lie because I do not work well with liars.""I…""Look here sir, I don't appreciate you bothering my daughter with unnecessary questions." Lena suddenly said, drawing attention away from Rita.Ethan pursed his lips. “So you guys are allowed to falsely accuse my friend of a crime while I'm not allowed to investigate if it's true?”“Falsely accuse?... The phone was found on her person and she hadn't paid for it. If that's not stealing, what is?”"Someone must have put it in there," Ethan remarked.Lena balked as she replied. "Assumptions.""..." Ethan
Seeing Ethan work, Rebecca couldn't quite understand what he was doing but seeing him so focused, she decided not to disturb him.She felt bad for making trouble for him and swore that she'd be more careful next time to avoid putting a stain on his name. Suddenly, Ethan remarked with a smirk on his lips “Bingo.” Before Rebecca could understand why he said that, he began to make some calls.***"Mom, I was so scared. I thought I'd have to apologize to that poor bitch but thankfully you saved us in the nick of time. Ugh, that guy was so scary." Rita remarked as they waited at a corner for the tension to dissipate.As it was, those in the store were slightly hostile toward the mother and daughter duo for falsely framing a person.The worst part was that they didn't even see anything wrong in what they had done.Lena chuckled. "Oh please, there's no way I'd have allowed us to beg that poor bitch. She should blame herself for being poor, why do we have to pay for it?”“Exactly, I mean, w
Once Rebecca had gotten over her feelings, she accepted Ethan's offer with Lena and Rita remaining nothing more than dust compared to Ethan.Ethan quickly left while informing Lena that Rebecca would resume work as soon as possible so she had to make sure everything was prepared in advance.Just like that, the Lopez family was removed from the list of wealthy people on Rhodes Island.***Since Pez Brand was a fashion house, Ethan decided there was no need to go to a different store and instead went to the store and got Rebecca to choose a few items while taking the opportunity to introduce her to her new employees.Rebecca was overwhelmed judging from how she reacted to meeting the employees and how they treated her with utmost respect.She had never expected that the moment she left Nomansland, she'd turn into a CEO in an instant.It felt too good to be true, from being accused of stealing to owning a company.She couldn't help stealing a few glances at Ethan while wondering if he wa
Karen returned with Aston who in turn was accompanied by several muscular men.Seeing them come in caused Anna to frown while Rebecca immediately got scared.Ethan didn't even react as he remained on his chair, bathing in the golden rays of the sun. It almost looked like he was sleeping.Seeing Anna and Rebecca react negatively caused Karen to remark. “You bastards, I told you I'd be back. Now let's see if you'd dare to hit me again in front of my man.”Aston inquired from Karen. “Was she the one that hit you?” Karen immediately nodded. “Yes, she was and all I did was ask her to politely let us borrow the pool for some time.”Anna gawked at her blatant lie. “Are you crazy?... Why would I hit you if you were polite? You were the one that attacked me and I merely defended myself.”“Hmmph, you should just stop lying now. Now that I'm back you can forget about getting away scot-free. You should have run before I got back.”“And why should I run?” “Still acting so tough. Fine then, mayb