“Just talking about some trivial things in life,” Rebecca replied, “but in an unusual perspective.”“Oh, I love new perspectives,” Benyamin patted Benjamin’s shoulder a bit hard. “Why don’t you also teach me a little bit, Brother?”“Rebecca marrying you, a pizza-delivery guy, is a joke,” Riley shouted from the pool. “This villa she lives in has architecture that’s more well thought-out than her life choices.”Riley’s siblings and cousins laughed very much from hearing her words.But both Benjamin and Benyamin were upset.“That was a good joke,” Rebecca also laughed, taking it sportively.“Why don’t we crack another joke then?” Riley said. “How about we have a swimming competition with your husband? He has slender, chicken legs, so if you refuse, then it’s the same as accepting that your husband is a joke.”Rebecca looked at Benyamin, “There’s no need for you to accept the challenge.”However, to her surprise, it was Benjamin who began to step toward the pool.“Why is he participating
“Why didn’t you compete with him and put him in his place?” Rye asked Benjamin.“Everything has a time and place,” Benjamin replied.“He’s right,” Uzza supported him.”He already won once, so there’s no need for him to do it again. Even if he won the second time, he might have been asked to do it for a third time.”Rebecca sighed, as it reminded her of her own past when she repeatedly asked Benjamin to fight her so she could defeat him.She did come close many times, but she was never able to soundly beat him.“If you’re not going to beat him, I will,” Rye said. “I think it’s better that I fight him rather than you or Dahlia do it.”Uzza nodded slightly. “You’re the Sovereign now, but Shadow never fully accepted it. So, you’re more fitting to fight him. But how are you going to defeat him without killing him? It won’t be easy, especially if we assume that he’s possessed.”“I will count on my red lightning as usual,” Rye confidently replied, letting out the aura through her fingertips,
Rebecca’s account was credited with 1.1 million dollars after Veronica had taken 200K and transferred the rest of the money.Seeing a number greater than a million, Rebecca expected to feel quite happy and relieved, but strangely enough, she didn’t feel any particular emotion.The money felt just like a number to now, more so than ever now.Rebecca did not waste any time in trying to hire a web developer to build a website for her brand.She also started to talk with certain fabric brands, who tried to make things difficult for her.Some asked her to come and work for them. Some wanted her to be their brand ambassador.Rebecca wasn’t willing to be bound by such stipulations right now. She wanted to be fully independent.After spending hours talking to different companies, Rebecca got tired of them all.So, she posted a video online of herself being interviewed by Veronica, talking about the most controversial topics in designing clothes so that she’d grab attention as quickly as poss
“Why did she take me along if she wasn’t going to listen to me?” Rebecca snorted in annoyance as she was heading to her room.She heard faint music coming from the living room on the first floor.She slowly walked over and peeked.Benjamin was learning the piano while uttering the words, “Can you not hear the blood in my veins? Can you not feel my heart? It pulses your name. You’re the only one in my being. I am yours, as you are mine. Losing you means losing myself… my love. So, please… don’t be apart—”Benjamin stopped and looked over his shoulder.“I-I’m so sorry,” Rebecca quickly walked over. “I didn’t mean to disturb you.”“It’s okay,” Benjamin got up from the seat. “I don’t know how to play, so I was just fiddling with the keys. You can play if you want.”“No, no, I was just passing by, and…” Rebecca scratched the back of her neck, “the piano is good, isn’t it?”“Uh, yeah, it’s… good, I think?” Benjamin nodded and gave a belated thumbs-up.“It’s old, but it’s good. My mom plays
Instead of going to the balcony, Rebecca went to her room.She couldn’t focus on her work as she kept thinking back on the stick in Selena’s room. She didn’t want that stick to exist as it was bringing back a terrible memory.What’s confusing was that, when she thought of the past, she was imagining Benjamin getting beaten with a stick but not Benyamin.“Why am I thinking about him instead of thinking about my husband?” Rebecca slapped herself. “What’s wrong with me?”She felt like she was insulting her husband even in her thoughts, which made her feel sick in the stomach and hate herself.“Should I ask Benjamin to leave this house?” Rebecca wondered. “But what reason should I give him to convince him without hurting him? No matter what I say, it might be offensive. His girlfriend might also find it bad, and it can complicate things. Tch, is there nothing I can do to bring some peace to myself?”Just then she received a phone call. It was from one of her rival designers.“Josephine De
“Benjamin sweetheart,” Riley dangled her socks before her, “will you buy my beautiful socks? They’re only worth a hundred dollars.”Benjamin frowned. “Why would I want to buy your smelly socks? I wouldn’t take them even if you were to pay me money.”The jaws of Riley and the other girls dropped.“H-Huh,” Riley snorted. “You don’t know what you’re missing. Do you know how many guys back in my college wanted to buy my socks?”“I don’t know, and I don’t care,” Benjamin shook his head and walked away from the balcony, not looking back even though Riley reduced the price to 99 dollars.“He didn’t even look back,” the other girls teased Riley. “Maybe, your socks aren’t worth as much.”“Ah, stop it,” Riley snorted back. “You are all jealous that Roshan picked my socks instead of all your socks. He’s going to pay me 1000 dollars soon, and you can’t do anything about it.”“Hmh,” her words made the other girls snort in jealousy.Moments later, Roshan arrived there, a little out of breath. Seein
“What do you think you’re doing?” Fiona glared at Rye. “Instead of stopping me, you should slap him, too!”“I get that you’re angry,” Rye coldly replied, “but aren’t you assuming your daughter’s words to be automatically true? What if she was lying? How can you just assume that my boyfriend Benjamin did something wrong?”“It’s not just my daughter. The other girls also said the same thing!” Fiona stressed her words.“So? All of them could be lying,” Rye retorted.“And why would they do that at the cost of humiliating themselves?” Fiona roared. “Do you think you can save your boyfriend from the mess he created? I’m calling the cops right now.”“Sure, go ahead and call them,” Uzza intervened. “But I’d suggest that you do it after you see what I have.”Uzza then muted her mobile and showed a video just to Fiona, Rye, Rebecca and Riley herself who were all standing close to each other.Even with no sound, Fiona could see Riley and the other girls trying to tease Roshan with socks, and tha
Benjamin talked with Roshan, telling him nothing other than to not just do everything others tell you.“If you’re uncomfortable, or you think it’s not right, then say no,” Benjamin told him and waited for his nod.Only after Roshan nodded, Benjamin gave his mobile back to Roshan who resumed playing the game.“Why do you play video games so much?” Benjamin asked him.“To escape the boring reality,” he replied.Benjamin raised his eyebrows.Roshan was barely 15, and he was talking about escaping reality even though he was born in a multi-millionaire family and was able to travel without ever putting his bare foot on the ground.“The exciting game you’re playing is made in this boring reality, buddy,” Benjamin told him.Roshan looked at him once, smiled and then continued playing.“Why don’t we have a little competition?” Benjamin said. “If I make a better score than you, will you stop playing these games for a month?”“Haha,” Roshan laughed. “You? Against me? Not happening, bruh.”“Ah-h