CHAPTER 40: 40. A DROP OF POISON

"Your story that you told me made me dizzy, Riki," Deva complained.

Riki, who was busy with his smartphone, looked up at Deva and chuckled softly.

"Are you still thinking about that?"

"Were you just talking about my aunt? I mean, the story?"

Riki laughed when he heard this, then nodded, "Yeah, why did it take you so long to realize it? That’s the story that I just found out."

Deva’s eyes widened, his thick eyebrows rose, making his face look funny to Riki.

"Hahaha, why are you more surprised than me?"

"Then... the other man and woman you mentioned are..."

"They’re my father and mother. It turns out Sandra got my father drunk. At that time, it seemed like your aunt had a problem, maybe your uncle’s problem. When my father was drunk, Sandra had a slept with him. But my father didn’t seem to realize it, or maybe he knew but couldn’t do anything about it. Then my father met my mother, they got married, and adopted a child who was my mother’s relative... then a year later I was born."

Then Riki showed a picture on his phone. It was a photo provided by the system. Riki had saved the original photo.

Deva looked closely at the picture on Riki’s phone.

"But for now, I won’t take legal action. I’ll just repay your aunt’s actions with the same actions she did to my mother. With a little extra."

Deva was silent for a moment, then he asked.

"Are you sure you want to tell me all this? Because I’m that woman’s nephew."

Riki smiled slightly, "I’m sure you need this information more than anyone else, right?"

Deva was startled, staring at Riki with an incredulous look.

"You... how do you know?"

Riki shrugged, "Well, I’m sure annoying people like them always make those around them uncomfortable. They must have been a real pain for your family, right?"

Deva didn’t answer, he was silent, staring blankly. Riki was sure Deva was thinking about many things. Maybe Riki had opened up old wounds for the young man.

"Oh, I remember," Riki said suddenly.

Deva immediately turned to Riki, looking at him confused.

"When you met Sean, you wanted to jump off the building, right? Then he saved you... or—do you want to talk about it?"

Deva shook his head quickly, "No, don’t bring that up again. But what I can say right now is that I was a mess before I met Sean. We got along because our families were both broken. No... I’m not ready to tell you yet, but you were right about what you said earlier—I’m glad I have my aunt’s weakness."

Deva got up from the sofa, went to the bed, and lay down on his side.

Riki could only stare at his back. He was confused about what to do at that moment.

Should he comfort Deva? Or was Deva the type who didn’t like to be comforted when he was sad?

Riki didn’t know much about Deva. But for some reason, he knew that Deva hated his aunt’s family. That was why Riki dared to tell him the secret about Sandra.

Riki rested his head on the sofa and stared at the ceiling.

At that time, Riki and Deva were staying at Anton’s family villa.

Actually, it was Anton who asked Deva to stay. But Deva felt very uncomfortable being there alone. Then, Riki hinted that Deva could ask him to stay there too.

And here was Riki, feeling dizzy because there were so many things he had to think about.

"It turns out that starting a business isn’t that easy. Why did I start three businesses at the same time?" Riki muttered.

He thought he couldn’t focus on several things at once. Even though all the businesses were being handled by several people, there were still some things he had to do himself. Not to mention thinking about the deaths of his father and mother, which were still not fully revealed.

"Back when I was working part-time at several places, why was I able to handle everything?" Riki muttered again.

"Go to sleep, Riki..."

"I don’t think I can sleep with you. You’re too big, we can’t share that small bed," said Riki.

Deva suddenly sat up, glaring at Riki. Then he looked at the empty space next to him.

"This is enough for you... where else would you sleep if not here? There are only four rooms in this villa, unlike Travis’s villa, which has many rooms," Deva asked.

That’s right, knowing that, Riki should have just gone back to Travis’ villa. Deva is tall and big, unlike Sean who is small.

Even with a king-size bed, it wouldn’t be enough for Riki and Deva.

"Don’t worry about me, go to sleep, I can sleep here," said Riki.

"Are you sure?"

Riki nodded, "Yeah, go to sleep, buddy."

[The final mission for tonight has arrived!]

[Do you want to accept it?]

Riki furrowed his brow, surprised because missions didn’t usually come around ten o’clock at night or later.

Since Deva was already asleep, Riki agreed to the mission. Besides, he couldn’t sleep anyway.

"Sure, what’s the mission?" Riki muttered.

[Your final mission for tonight is to continue your plan to do what Sandra did to your mother. That is, to put poison in her drink]

[Go to the kitchen and make something for her, she will wake up in the middle of the night because that is her habit]

Riki glanced at Deva, who was snoring softly.

He transformed himself into Deva, using his disguise skill. Then, he quietly left the room, closing the door tightly behind him.

Riki, that now transformed into Deva, walked slowly toward the kitchen.

Suddenly, a door opened. Riki was surprised to see Anton coming out of his room.

"Oh, Deva... why are you out? Is Riki asleep?" asked Anton.

Riki nodded, feeling very awkward being near Anton.

"Thank goodness he’s asleep. Where are you going?" Anton asked again, looking very enthusiastic to follow Deva, who was actually Riki.

"I’m going to the kitchen to make a drink. I feel like having hot chocolate."

"I’ll come with you!"

Damn! Riki forgot that Anton always approached Deva. Anton was never around Deva only when Deva was with Riki.

Riki felt very awkward when Anton always followed him wherever he went, even if Riki was only walking two steps to get a spoon.

"Anton, sit there and wait for me to finish making the drink."

Without saying much, Anton finally sat down quietly.

Riki became anxious. If Anton continued to be there, he might not be able to complete his mission properly. Moreover, the system did not mention the prize directly. That meant the prize would be randomized, and if that was the case, Riki might get a big and unexpected prize.

Even if he failed, he wouldn’t get any punishment, but still.

When Riki finished making two cups of hot chocolate, he heard someone coming.

It might be Sandra!

How could he get rid of Anton now?

"What’s wrong, Deva? Why are you suddenly so quiet?"

Riki smiled slightly and shook his head, "Nothing... I think the hot chocolate would be better with marshmallows on top," Riki said casually.

"Oh! I have some in my room! I’ll go get it now!" Anton immediately dashed back to his room.

He almost bumped into Sandra.

"Oh, my goodness!"

"I’m sorry, mom!"

Sandra immediately smiled when she saw Deva in the kitchen.

"Deva... what are you doing here, dear?"

Riki laughed softly, then showed her the cup of hot chocolate.

"I’m making hot chocolate, auntie... would you like some too?"

Hearing that, Sandra was very happy. She immediately nodded and sat down on a chair.

"Of course I would be happy if my beloved nephew made hot chocolate for me."

Riki laughed, then grabbed another cup.

"I’ll make it for you, auntie!"

Riki turned around and made hot chocolate for Sandra. He didn’t forget to add a drop of the poison provided by the system. It was a special poison for Sandra, a gift from the system.

The poison would work slowly, undetectable by even the most advanced technology or the most skilled doctors. Suddenly, the disease would strike.

The poison was almost the same as the one Sandra had given to Riki’s mother. Just a bit better.

"Here’s your drink, Auntie." Riki placed the glass in front of Sandra.

Then Anton arrived, bringing the marshmallows Riki had wanted.

Of course, they wouldn’t suspect Riki, because Riki was disguised as Deva.

"Deva, I want to know, why are you friends with Riki? Also, do you know why he suddenly has a lot of money?" asked Anton.

Sandra was almost choked when she heard Anton’s words.

"Riki has a lot of money? That’s impossible, Anton. All of his father’s assets have been confiscated, and what’s left has been taken by his close relatives. All the property that couldn’t be taken was sold by Riki himself to pay for his mother’s hospital bills, and his brother also owes a lot of money to a gambling den," said Sandra.

"That’s right, Mom! But he suddenly has a lot of money to buy luxury items!" replied Anton, then he turned to Riki.

"Do you know something, Deva?"

Riki chuckled awkwardly.

"Well... I don’t know much, but what I do know is that Riki already had a lot of money when I met him. It’s possible that he has assets that his father hid, right? He also has some shares in several places. Maybe his money doubled because of the shares. And besides, Riki has Vircoin, you know, the digital currency that suddenly skyrocketed in value?"

Hearing this, Anton looked frustrated.

"Ugh, I knew this had something to do with Vircoin. I should have bought it when the price was still low!"

"You can buy it now, Anton. Maybe the price will go up again later," said Riki.

"Deva’s right, hurry up and buy a lot, Anton!" Sandra chimed in.

Riki smiled as he watched the woman almost finish her drink.

[Your mission has been successful!]

[Your prize will be randomized now!]

[Prize randomization complete!]

[You have won a high-end campervan worth $165,000!]

[You can use it to enjoy a comfortable vacation]

[Your second prize is 2 million dollars, which you can use for vacation expenses!]

[You have earned 5 points]

Riki just smiled and felt amused by all the notifications.

How could he spend two million dollars on a vacation? Did Riki have to travel around the world?