When the girl finally opened her eyes, she was surprised to see Riki so close to her.

So close that the distance between them was only one centimeter.

Liz's heart was pounding wildly, waiting for Riki to kiss her.

Time seemed to pass so slowly. A few seconds felt like minutes. Finally, their lips met.

It was very soft, sweet, and—

"Riki!"

Riki quickly broke the kiss. Liz immediately turned to the person who had just called Riki. Liz was very upset because their kiss only lasted two seconds, and she hadn't even had time to enjoy it.

Riki frowned when he saw who it was.

"Riki! You're here, we need to talk," said Anton, the person who had just interrupted Riki and Liz's moment that morning, when even the sun was still shyly peeking out.

"What do I have to talk to you about? I don't feel like I have anything to do with you!" said Riki.

Anton clicked his tongue in annoyance, then said, "After destroying my family, now you feel like you have no problem with me? Of course we have a problem, you jerk!"

Riki raised an eyebrow, remembering that he had sent a video to Sandra's husband, in which Sandra told Riki's father that Anton was the son of Riki's father, Edwin.

Riki turned to Liz, "Do you want to go back to the apartment or stay here? I have to talk to Anton," said Riki.

"What are you talking about? Take me to your apartment, you jerk!" replied Anton, which made Riki angry.

"Why does it have to be at my apartment? My apartment is full!" said Riki.

"I'm hungry, I haven't eaten since yesterday," replied Anton, this time with a pleading look on his face.

Riki snorted, "What do I care?"

"This is all because of you! My father kicked me out, saying I wasn't his son. Then my brother sided with him and kicked me out of the house. Now I have nothing, even Hannah broke up with me and is dating that ugly CEO bastard! But... I got back the apartment I bought for her, even so—"

"Enough! Fine, let's go to my apartment, but remember not to make any noise. I'm not doing this out of pity, I just want some information from you. So, if you want food, then prepare a lot of useful information for me," said Riki.

Hearing that, Anton nodded quickly. He would do anything as long as he didn't have to starve. Even if he had to beg the people he used to bully.

Reluctantly, Riki took Anton to his apartment. Now, Riki's apartment was full of people. Even Evan came to his apartment. He brought radishes for Riki, and he also wanted to tell Liz that the roses he had planted were starting to grow very large. Liz had bought some of the roses, but she hadn't picked them up yet because she wanted them to grow bigger first.

"Here, eat this." Riki placed a plate of shrimp fried rice in front of Anton, who had chosen to sit alone on the balcony.

Anton's eyes immediately lit up when he saw the fried rice. Then he ate it hastily, as if he hadn't eaten in two days—oh, Riki forgot that Anton had said he hadn't eaten since yesterday.

"Eat slowly. No one is going to take your food, everyone has their own portion," said Riki, then he ate his own fried rice, while still watching Anton.

At that time, Riki used his detection skills to assess Anton's condition.

It turned out that Anton was indeed starving. His health was still good, and he was not dehydrated.

In addition to his health, Riki could also see Anton's talents and abilities. It was undeniable that Anton actually had great potential. He was quite intelligent, he had athletic talent, artistic talent, and even good business skills. His business skills were almost on par with Jake, Daniel, or Jean.

However, Anton's bad environment prevented him from focusing on his education or career. Instead, he was busy with girls and his useless friends.

"Actually, if you've already taken the apartment you bought for Hannah, how can you be starving?" asked Riki, when Anton's plate was empty. Riki also offered him some fried rice from his plate, which Anton immediately ate without saying anything.

Riki fell silent, waiting for Anton to finish eating so he could ask him some questions.

While waiting for Anton to eat, Riki sipped his coffee so he wouldn't feel dizzy.

It wasn't easy to accept Anton, who had been bullying him all this time, inviting him to his house and feeding him.

Damn it.

Why was Riki so nice? He wanted to be a bad person who was cruel to others for once.

But if he didn't have a good heart, he might not get the system. This was really annoying because Riki couldn't protest.

"I did get the apartment back, but I spent all my money to make it in my name. I want to sell it, but where will I live? Because I don't have a place to live anymore. I kicked Hannah out, but Hannah didn't even care because she got a new apartment from her boyfriend, the CEO," said Anton after he finished eating.

Riki looked at Anton again and sighed deeply.

"So, you need a job?" asked Riki.

Anton nodded, "Yeah. I came here because my mother told me that if I had any problems, I could come to you. I couldn't go to Deva because he probably wouldn't care about me. You know, Deva has his own problems too. I know he's trying to sue Vicky and David, who terrorized Sean. Deva must be mad at me because, actually, I was the one who introduced Vicky to Deva. Vicky has been my friend since childhood. I know Vicky is obsessed with Deva, but I kept quiet. So... you're the only one I have, my brother."

Riki's head spun again when Anton called him his brother. It annoyed him, but he couldn't do anything about it because it was the truth.

"Okay, but do you really have no money left?" asked Riki.

"If I had money left, I wouldn't be starving, right?"

"Didn't you sell your things? Your car, for example?"

Anton glared at him, "What did you say? How could I sell my cars? They're all my treasures!"

Riki's forehead wrinkled upon hearing this.

"You're smart, you get good grades because of your intelligence, and you often show off to me. But you're not even smart when it comes to managing your finances? Sell your car! Just one of them, at least then you'll have a little money to survive. Then find a job, so you can buy another car! Ugh, I shouldn't have to teach you this, someone who always gets A's in class, right?" said Riki, half-angry, to the point that he almost shouted. But he held back, because Liz and Kaivan were inside.

Anton pouted unhappily, "I know what you're saying is right, but—"

"But you can ask me for money? No. I won't give you money, but I can give you a job. That's all I can do for you, my half-brother. Nothing more. You don't expect me, the one you always bullied, to be kind and help you unconditionally, right? There is a condition: you have to be useful to me!" said Riki.

Anton was stunned. This was the first time he had seen Riki look angry, but he was able to control himself well.

Riki had changed a lot.

As for Anton... he was even confused about what to do after being kicked out of his house. In fact, when Riki's parents died, Riki was able to survive on his own, and at that time, Riki was still very young.

"I'm sorry," muttered Anton.

"Hmm, what are you talking about?" asked Riki, who hadn't heard Anton's muttering just now.

"I'm sorry. For always bullying you, mocking you, and hating you. Even though you did nothing wrong. I'm also sorry for taking Hannah away from you, I—"

"For that part, I'm grateful you did it. Because it would have been a waste for me to stay with a girl like that. Have you even slept with her all this time?"

Anton was shocked to hear this. "What? No! I didn't sleep with her, even though she often tried to seduce me, because I wasn't ready for sex yet. I have trauma—why am I telling you this? Just forget it!"

Riki chuckled, he didn't expect Anton to reveal his weakness.

"You have trauma?" asked Riki, finding it funny. Because in his eyes, Anton looked like a playboy who liked to sleep with any woman. But it turned out he had trauma related to sexual relations.

Anton rubbed the back of his neck, feeling very awkward at that moment.

"Yes... I have trauma because I was harassed by someone."

This time, Riki stopped laughing. Now, Anton's trauma didn't seem funny to him anymore.

"Who harassed you?" asked Riki.

"If I tell you, can you catch the perpetrator?" Anton asked back.

Riki shifted his gaze to the sky in front of him.

"Well, I don't know. It depends on you, if you want to—"

"I'm sure this information will be useful to you, because the person I'm referring to is my own father—I mean, my stepfather, um... my mother's husband," said Anton, his voice trembling at that moment.

Riki had already suspected that the man, Sandra's husband, was a jerk, but he didn't expect him to be that much of a jerk.

"So, you already knew that I was targeting your parents, Anton?"

Anton nodded, "Yes, you must know that they planned the death of your parents, right?"

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