Zeno had never felt this frustrated or cared this much about someone who was just a friend. Putting himself first and seeking his own gain was something Zeno did all the time. However, when he saw Riki, for some reason he became very worried. And his worries were justified because of their argument last night.

Perhaps because Riki had grown up with many problems in his life, he had become mentally weak. How could he not immediately kill the people who had harmed his family? How long would he need to do that?

Zeno sighed heavily for the umpteenth time that morning.

Then he glanced at the digital clock on the small table in front of him.

It was already seven in the morning, which meant that Riki had kicked Zeno out of the kitchen about half an hour ago. He had only given Zeno a cup of hot latte to enjoy in the living room.

"Aslan and mom should be here by now, right?" he muttered again.

Not long after, Zeno heard the sound of a car arriving. He was sure it was Aslan and his mother, so he immediately stood up to greet them.

Meanwhile, in the kitchen, Riki yawned several times. He was very sleepy, but he couldn't sleep because he kept thinking about what Zeno had said last night.

Had he really been too kind to those bad people all this time? According to Riki, the reason he was responding slowly was because he didn't want to rush. Rushing was sometimes not good, and it could mess up all his plans.

Riki had opened the second gold envelope, and it contained all the names involved. Even though there was no context and only names written on A4 paper, Riki already understood the gist of it.

Moreover, with a website that only Riki could access, he could easily find evidence of their actions.

Riki turned off the stove after all the food was perfectly cooked. This morning, he made various dishes to welcome Zeno and Aslan's mother. Of course, he had to welcome his guests properly. He even made chocolate chip cookies that were crispy on the outside but soft on the inside.

The sound of the oven signaling that the cookies were done baking could be heard. Riki took the cookies out and tried one.

Hot.

When Zeno suddenly appeared, Riki was blowing on the cookie.

"Riki, the woman is here. Should I handle her or will you?" asked Zeno.

Riki furrowed his brow, still confused by Zeno's words, until the next second when he realized that Zeno was referring to Sandra.

Well, Riki was actually fed up with that woman, but it was better if he was the one to meet Sandra. Because Riki's plan was to use that woman to find more evidence about her husband's crimes and his friends.

"Let me meet her." Riki gave Zeno the cookies from his hand, then quickly walked over to Sandra.

Actually, Riki also heard the sound of a car arriving. But he thought it was Zeno's mother coming.

Sandra sat in the living room, looking at some of the antique and fantastically valuable displays there.

"Why did you come here?" asked Riki.

Sandra immediately stood up and approached Riki with a frightened look on her face.

"Riki! Answer me, who sent that video?" Sandra asked impatiently.

Riki shrugged, then sat down casually.

"I don't know, auntie, it was an unknown number. So... it turns out you also had a hand in my father's death, huh?" asked Riki.

Although Riki showed no signs of anger, Sandra was very nervous at that moment.

If Sandra hadn't remembered that Riki was still useful to her, she wouldn't have approached the boy. If she could, Sandra would have killed him too.

But, all of Riki's assets had to be transferred to Anton's name first, before Riki could die.

That's what Sandra thought.

Sandra sat down next to Riki, trying to smile at him.

"Riki... you know, if my husband tells me to do something?"

Riki raised an eyebrow, "Oh yeah? How did he tell you to do that? So, he knows that Anton is my father's son?" asked Riki.

Sandra swallowed hard, she was very nervous at that moment, her hands were even shaking because of it.

"Y-yeah... he already knows, and he intends to use that to pressure Edwin. Actually, my husband and the others—"

Riki quickly interrupted Sandra, "The others?"

Sandra closed her eyes for a moment, afraid to say it, but she had to say it to gain Riki's trust.

"There were some people who wanted to bring down your father. They were jealous of his success at that time. At school, your father was indeed the best. He wasn't a very smart student, but he was smart enough to use his strengths to continue to develop. He was also handsome, so he was quite popular at that time. And... and my husband was your father's bully. My husband and some of his friends liked to bother your father. But after a few years had passed, and seeing the potential of the company your father had started, my husband and his friends approached your father and pretended to be nice to him. But I didn't love my husband. You know that I took Edwin to a bar and drank with him, right? That was because my husband was cheating on me. I was frustrated because I couldn't divorce him. I was always forced to commit crimes just to make him successful. He took advantage of me, Riki... you believe me, right? I'll tell you who was involved, okay? But please... you can make me innocent, right?"

Sandra immediately coughed after saying that long sentence.

Riki smiled at her and nodded.

"Don't worry, auntie, I know you were just forced into it. So, tell me everything," said Riki, then he glanced at his system screen which was recording the incident.

"Thank God you believe me, Riki!"

Sandra was very happy because Riki was easily deceived, just like her parents.

If Riki was no longer useful, she would get rid of him too.

"So, actually..."

***

"Welcome, Mrs. Luna... and Aslan." Riki greeted Zeno's mother and her twin, who arrived at seven thirty.

Riki was quite amazed to see Aslan, who looked so much like Zeno. Even their heights were the same. The only difference was their fashion style.

If Zeno dressed like a nice, gentle young man, Aslan was more daring in his fashion choices. Aslan looked like a rapper or someone with a hip-hop style of fashion.

If they had been wearing the same clothes, Riki might not have been able to tell them apart.

However, when Aslan finally replied to his greeting, Riki noticed a second difference.

Aslan had a deeper voice than Zeno.

Since he rarely saw twins, Riki was amazed. He thought that if he had a twin, it would be really fun, right?

Riki asked them to have breakfast together.

Zeno prepared all the food on the dining table while Riki chatted with Sandra.

"Why did you take so long? I'm hungry and this food is getting cold," protested Zeno after his mother and Aslan arrived.

"Gosh, shouldn't you welcome me since we haven't seen each other in months? Don't you miss me?" said Aslan, annoyed by Zeno's attitude, which seemed to suggest he wasn't welcome there.

"Why would I miss someone who looks just like me?" replied Zeno.

Luna just chuckled seeing her twin sons arguing like that.

"Oh my, they're always like that, Riki... so don't worry. Oh—do you still remember me? We met when you were little. It was at the mall, you were with your mother and I was with Aslan," said Luna.

While Zeno and Aslan were arguing, Riki had already gotten food for Luna.

"Oh, really? I thought it was Zeno. Because I just found out last night that Zeno has a twin," replied Riki.

Luna laughed when she heard that, "Oh my... you must be very confused, right? Maybe it's because Aslan went through school quickly, while Zeno didn't want to skip grades like Aslan. Zeno prefers to go to school like other children... that's why you only meet him at school."

When Zeno and Aslan got tired of arguing, they finally joined them for breakfast.

After breakfast, they continued chatting.

Luna told them many things about Riki's father and mother in the past. She also said that she was in Australia when Riki's parents had problems. Because of that, she found out about it too late. Then, Luna actually wanted to adopt Riki because she felt sorry for him. At that time, Riki's parents had already passed away, and Riki's older brother didn't want to take care of him. Luna heard that Riki was often beaten by his brother, so she felt she had to protect the boy.

However, it turned out that Riki's uncle, Sofie's father, opposed Luna's wishes. Riki's uncle said that he would raise Riki himself, and that he was very capable of doing so. Riki's uncle also said many things about Luna, said that she might want to take Riki's parents' inheritance.

Luna was sad to hear this, so she returned to Australia because she was hurt by Riki's uncle's words.

After that, Luna, who was still very upset, did not want to know anything about what happened.

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