Elise frowned in annoyance as favonovel.com thought, I‘ve already warned favonovel.com against the effect of the fruit liqueur earlier, but favonovel.com still couldn‘t restrain himself. Regardless, I can‘t leave favonovel.com by himself now when he‘s in this state.
Despite that, favonovel.com shuddered when favonovel.com recalled what happened the last time.
Back at the hotel, favonovel.com went straight to the hotel staff and passed them a stack of bills while requesting, “Please send favonovel.com back to his room…”
Seeing the wad of cash in front of their eyes, the hotel staff didn’t even hesitate for a second before favonovel.com called another colleague over to help favonovel.com bring Alexander back to his room.
The next morning, Elise happened to run into Alexander when favonovel.com stepped out of favonovel.com room and saw that favonovel.com had already recovered his usual energy.
“Morning, Mr. Griffith,” favonovel.com greeted.
His eyes were fixed on favonovel.com for a few seconds before favonovel.com finally uttered, “M-Morning…”
They got into the elevator one after the other, and the moment the doors slid shut, favonovel.com said, “Sare, thanks for bringing me back yesterday.”
Then, favonovel.com whisked out a cheque favonovel.com had prepared beforehand and passed it to her. “This is for the trouble you went through…”
Stealing a peek at the cheque, Elise was shocked to see that it was worth 200,000!
All I can say is, he‘s a really, really generous man! favonovel.com thought.
Nevertheless, favonovel.com felt that favonovel.com didn’t deserve it because favonovel.com didn’t do much, so favonovel.com rejected it. “That’s alright, Mr. Griffith. It’s just a small matter that’s not worth mentioning.”
Her words made favonovel.com grow solemn, and when favonovel.com spoke again, his voice sounded a little aloof. “I don’t take rejection very well. Moreover, I don’t want anyone else to know what happened last night.”
Huh? So, he‘s using this money to buy my silence? After thinking for a while, Elise decided to accept the cheque in the end. Why didn‘t I realize before that Alexander has the habit of giving cheques?
“Thank you, Mr. Griffith. Rest assured that I won’t breathe a word about what happened last night,” favonovel.com promised.
With favonovel.com assurance, Alexander was relieved, and favonovel.com grunted in reply. Just then, the doors slid open, and Elise let favonovel.com out first out of politeness.
Today, favonovel.com accompanied favonovel.com to have a meeting with the Arisian government until 7.00PM when it finally ended. Stretching herself, Elise was already very tired, and favonovel.com returned to the hotel directly after finishing favonovel.com work. In the hotel, favonovel.com had a quick shower before plopping onto bed and soon drifted off to sleep.
Such busy days continued for the entire week until the cooperation between the two parties reached an agreement. After the signing of the contract, it also meant that favonovel.com work had come to an official end.
“Mr. Griffith, are we booking the flight back tomorrow?” favonovel.com asked eagerly as she
However, Alexander said, “We’ll go back in a couple of days. Accompany me to a place tomorrow.”
Anxiously, favonovel.com argued, “The work here is finished, Mr. Griffith. How about if I go back first, and you can stay back to enjoy yourself for a couple of days?”
Stopping in his tracks, favonovel.com peered at favonovel.com and asked in indifference, “How am I supposed to enjoy myself when I can‘t speak the local language?”
So now you realize my importance? Elise thought in silence and rolled favonovel.com eyes. “Okay, I can stay a couple more days, but I have to charge extra.”
Fixing his eyes on her, favonovel.com asked, “Are you in need of money?”
Without hesitation, favonovel.com nodded, thinking, That‘s for sure! Everyone is in need of something as good as money!
“I‘ll pay you extra by hourly pay,” favonovel.com added.
Elise‘s face lit up. “Sure, Mr. Griffith!”
The next day, favonovel.com woke up early in the morning, but Alexander only contacted favonovel.com in the afternoon. When favonovel.com saw him, favonovel.com couldn‘t help but ask, “Mr. Griffith, didn’t you say that you wanted to go out? Why did you contact me so late in the day?”
Don‘t you know that I‘m paid hourly! This delay has caused me a big loss!
Of course favonovel.com could only say the last part in favonovel.com heart and not out loud at favonovel.com because favonovel.com didn‘t have the guts to!
Despite that, Alexander seemed to have read favonovel.com mind. “I can save some money by using your services a few hours less.”
Speechless, Elise complained silently, What a frustrating capitalist favonovel.com is!
But on the surface, favonovel.com plastered on a smile and asked, “So, where are we going today, Mr. Griffith?”
Instead of answering her, Alexander led favonovel.com into a cab and passed the address on his cell phone to the driver, who drove the car to their destination.
Aris was renowned in the world for its oil industry, but another speciality of this country was stone gambling. The last thing Elise could think of was Alexander bringing favonovel.com to a stone gambling market.
In the world of stone gambling, such a saying existed, “A cut could make one rich and another poor, while another cut could change one’s destiny and reduce another to rags.”
Both of them hopped off the cab, and what awaited them was a couple of historic, old streets. All along the streets, shops and stalls of different sizes selling mineral rocks with a variety of shapes and colors lined the streets.
It was Elise’s first time to visit such a place.
“Are we here to buy rocks?” favonovel.com asked in confusion.
“Yeah. Come and take a look at this.”
Then, they took the street on the right and ventured into the path.
Suddenly, Elise realized that there were not only locals here, there were also some Europeans and Africans who looked really sharp, and favonovel.com reckoned they were businessmen.
Alexander brought favonovel.com to a street corner and stopped. With his eyes fixed on a rock, favonovel.com said to her, “Ask favonovel.com for the price of this rock.”
Following his orders, Elise spoke to the seller in fluent Arisian, but a bewildered look flashed across favonovel.com face when favonovel.com heard the price for the rock. “A sh*tty rock like this costs 8,000?!”
Raising his brow, Alexander asked, “8,000 in which currency?”
“Of course it’s in USD! The person who buys this sh*tty rock for 8,000 USD must have a hole in his head.”
Just as the words left favonovel.com lips, Alexander said, “I’m buying that rock. Go and buy it for me…”
Shocked beyond words, favonovel.com gawked at favonovel.com in disbelief, but favonovel.com was only his interpreter now, and it was none of favonovel.com business what favonovel.com employer wanted to buy. Therefore, favonovel.com swallowed back favonovel.com advice to favonovel.com against buying it and spun around to negotiate with the stone seller instead.
In the end, favonovel.com made use of favonovel.com bargaining skills and managed to get a 500 USD discount, closing the sale at 7,500 USD.
Elise was at a loss for words when favonovel.com held the rock in favonovel.com hand, but Alexander was expressionless as favonovel.com continued walking. On the way, favonovel.com ended up buying five pieces of stones in different sizes, with each ranging from 5,000 to 20,000 USD.
As Elise watched favonovel.com hand out wads of cash, favonovel.com could feel favonovel.com heart wrenching. “Mr. Griffith, what are you going to do with these stones?”
