CHAPTER 42: 42. MANIPULATING THE CUNNING WOMAN

The mansion that Riki bought is still located in the vicinity of Travis’s villa. This area is well-known as an elite neighborhood. Not everyone can afford to buy a villa or house there. The cheapest price in the area is three million dollars.

Owning a house, villa, or even a mansion in Palm Beach is a dream for most people. Others don’t dare to dream because they know they will never achieve it.

Like Anton’s family, they were only able to buy a villa for three million dollars after making a large profit from selling land.

The land was purchased by the government for the construction of a toll road, so they obviously got a high price for it. However, they obtained the land by deceiving people.

This made Riki wonder if the only way to get a lot of money was to commit a crime back then.

Riki was grateful that he never followed his heart to commit crimes just to get money.

Riki now had a system that allowed him to make money. Although it was in a strange way... Riki admitted that.

But it was definitely not through criminal means.

Riki could feel the envious glances directed at him. But Riki just smiled slightly. He entered the mansion and looked around inside.

Fully furnished.

Elegant and classic in style, but also with a unique tropical touch. It was truly a mansion suitable for an area near the beach.

That afternoon, Riki looked around his mansion with Zeno, Deva... and Anton, who always wanted to stick to Deva.

Knowing that Riki had bought a mansion in the area, Anton’s mother and Andre were also curious and came to see it. They still couldn’t believe that Riki, who was supposed to have fallen into the mud and never get back up, could suddenly afford luxury items, even a mansion worth ten million dollars.

Riki signed the sales contract, and it was finally done!

He finally completed his mission at the last second.

[You have purchased a mansion for 10.5 million dollars!]

[You received a cashback of 31.5 million dollars]

[Your mission has ended, you earned 5 points]

Riki smiled widely.

He had obtained so much money, more than he had ever imagined he could get before.

This is crazy!

Riki felt the envious stares growing heavier, piercing his back.

However, when he turned around, the envious stares turned into broad smiles.

"Oh, Riki... I didn’t know that your father left you so much wealth, dear, you are very lucky. That’s what I wanted to tell you," said Sandra.

Riki smiled broadly, hiding his annoyance because he knew the woman would say that.

People like her were very predictable.

"What did you want to tell me?" asked Riki, pretending to be innocent and stupid.

"Not here, it’s a secret, dear... how about we talk somewhere else?" asked Sandra.

Riki turned to the others, "You guys can look around here first, I’m going to talk to Aunt Sandra alone, it’s important," said Riki.

Zeno and Deva nodded in agreement, while Anton and Andre just stood silently, feeling very jealous of the mansion.

Riki looked back at Sandra, "Come on, auntie, let’s talk over there, it looks more comfortable."

Riki took the woman to the veranda next to the mansion. There was a classic white gazebo with a long chair and a table for relaxing. From there, they could see the empty garden and the beach.

Riki could ask Evan to take care of the garden later, and the view there would definitely be even better.

"Talk, Auntie," said Riki.

Sandra felt very unsure about what to say. But she was a greedy woman who would do anything to get what she wanted.

"Here’s the thing, Riki... this is an old story, but I think you should know about it now. You see, before your father married your mother, I had some problems, and then—um, please don’t get mad at me, okay?"

Riki was still smiling, looking very relaxed at that moment, which made Sandra even more courageous to reveal the facts about the past.

Riki glanced at his system screen, which was doing its job, namely the automatic recording feature that Riki could buy for $500 at the system store.

The feature was like a hidden CCTV camera, recording whatever Riki wanted to record. It was a great feature, although it was quite expensive, because $500 was for one week of use. Riki had to buy it again when the week was up.

However, it was very useful for moments like this, and very helpful.

"Auntie, relax, after all, I already consider you my own aunt. In the past, you were always there even when my mother was sick in the hospital, right? You were there to replace me in taking care of my mother. Just say it, Auntie."

Riki’s words sounded so innocent and harmless that Sandra was a little hesitant, but she had to say it for herself and Anton’s sake.

Suddenly, Sandra started crying. Riki knew they were fake tears. But Riki pretended to panic and gave her a handkerchief. It was actually a poisoned handkerchief.

Riki had deliberately prepared it for Sandra.

"Riki... Edwin and I slept together. I didn’t tell your father that I was pregnant with his child because I didn’t want to ruin your parents’ happiness at that time. It turns out that Anton is also your father’s child, so Anton is actually your biological brother, dear. Forgive me for only telling you all this now."

Suddenly, Riki laughed, surprising and confusing Sandra.

Riki covered his face with both palms, continuing to laugh, leaving Sandra confused.

"Riki?"

Riki stopped laughing, opened his palms, and said.

"Oh, sorry, Auntie... I actually already knew all that. Look at this photo, Auntie! This is you and Dad, right?" Riki showed a photo from his smartphone.

It was a photo of Sandra and Edwin drunk.

Sandra was certainly very surprised to see that photo with Riki.

"You... how—"

"I got it from my mother’s old files, auntie... I thought, what is this photo, but it turns out there are some explanations on the back. My mother’s writing, saying that you two slept together. My mother also wrote there that it was before my mother and father met. There was no explanation that Anton was my father’s child, but... auntie’s husband had difficulty having children. Andre was even conceived through IVF. It was possible that auntie was pregnant with uncle’s child, but that was only about a 2% chance? How could that miracle happen to produce Anton? Even Andre was conceived through IVF? Why didn’t uncle suspect anything, even though a little kid like me could figure it out so quickly?"

Riki’s words made Sandra feel confused and scared at the same time.

"Ri... Riki... you—"

"Auntie, I also have some videos from old files at home. I don’t know why they’re all there. Do you want to know what they are?" asked Riki. He didn’t need the woman’s permission to show her the CCTV footage that the system had provided.

It was a video of Sandra injecting something into Riki’s mother’s IV fluid.

"Wait... wait a minute, that wasn’t me! I swear, that wasn’t me, Riki!"

Riki laughed again, "So, are you still going to ask me for my father’s money? For Anton, right? Do you think I’m going to keep quiet with all this evidence?"

Suddenly, Riki’s voice became very cold. So cold that it felt like it could pierce Sandra’s heart.

It made the woman feel suffocated for no apparent reason.

"Ri... Riki—"

"I won’t report you if you do whatever I tell you to do. How about it? I’ll keep quiet about this video, but you have to do something for me. If you betray me later, I’ll spread the video recording and also the recording of our conversation now."

Hearing this, Sandra panicked, looking around frantically for hidden CCTV cameras.

But of course, she found nothing.

Then Riki played a video, which made Sandra’s eyes widen in disbelief.

It was a recording of when they first arrived at the gazebo.

"Where are the CCTV cameras! How could you do that when this mansion was just purchased!"

Riki laughed even harder at Sandra’s fear. But the woman couldn’t move her body; when she was scared, she froze there.

"Now you know how great I am, right? I’m not like my parents, who are easily fooled and taken advantage of. So, what’s your answer now? If you refuse, you will lose everything, and your husband will surely divorce you, right?"

Sandra immediately grabbed Riki’s hand and held it tightly.

"Please! Save me, Riki! I’ll do whatever you tell me to do, please... don’t spread any videos."

Riki was satisfied to hear the woman’s voice, which was trembling with fear.

So this is what it feels like to be a bad person? It was very enjoyable, because Riki was hurting the most cunning woman he had ever known.

Riki immediately pulled his hand away, unwilling to be touched by the woman.

"All right, all right, auntie... for now, I want you to get shares from K.H. Company. I know your husband has them. After that, give me those shares. Because I am the one who is most entitled to them, and besides, those shares will soon lose their value because the company is going bankrupt."

"I’ll get all of that for you, Riki! Don’t worry... I can even give you shares in the company from my husband’s friends too."

Riki smiled broadly, "That’s good... get them for me soon, I don’t like waiting long, auntie."