Chapter 102: 102. For the unborn baby

[Your first mission is complete!]

[Your reward this time is the Demon King’s ring, which can be used to control fairies]

[The ring is in the pocket of the black suit you are wearing]

The funeral was over very quickly. This was because the local residents believed that good people should be buried quickly so that their souls could ascend to heaven sooner.

The local residents also believed that if someone died during the rain, it meant that person had done many good deeds during their lifetime. This is because rain is often associated with blessings. Moreover, if a large rainbow appeared after the rain, it meant that the deceased person had received many blessings.

Riki never believed in such things, but this time he did. Because he knew himself that Ryan was a good person.

"Let’s go outside, sir," said the butler who helped hold Riki’s black umbrella.

Even though it was only drizzling at the time, the butler insisted that Riki use the umbrella. Especially since Riki had been sick the night before.

Because Ryan was a good person, many people came to the funeral. They also gave money or gifts so that the family left behind would not feel sad. That was a tradition of the residents in the area. Riki himself also wanted to give money to Ryan’s family.

Ryan himself had several children, all of whom were grown up. Ryan’s youngest child was a young man in his twenties who often learned how to take care of the garden from his father. The others were Ryan’s 30-year-old daughter and a 25-year-old son.

When Riki, Jake, Twaila, Anton, and Sean came to Ryan’s house to give money or gifts, Ryan’s daughter had just arrived with her husband.

Riki had no idea what was going on when suddenly the woman slapped him hard. Everyone was shocked. Who didn’t know the richest person in the area? Everyone knew Riki as a wealthy young entrepreneur. He was also Ryan’s boss, who often helped the local residents.

But suddenly, Ryan’s daughter, who knew nothing about the situation, came and slapped Riki?

Of course, the local residents were in an uproar. They tried to restrain the woman, who was emotional and crying loudly.

Riki himself could understand, because as a daughter who loved her parents, she must have been very sad or even stressed.

"My parents died because of you, right? I’ve heard the story. Father was forced to come early in the morning because you required him to work in the morning and afternoon, even though when he worked for other people, he only worked a few days a week. This is all because of you! If only you hadn’t forced father to come even though it was raining, he wouldn’t have had an accident! I demand that you provide us with a year’s worth of compensation!" said the woman.

Hearing this, the woman’s two brothers, or Ryan’s other sons, immediately came and stopped her.

"You don’t know anything, Viena! Mr. Riki never asked Dad to come in the morning and evening, Dad wanted to do that for Mr. Riki because Mr. Riki is a very good person!" said Ryan’s youngest son, Brian.

"You don’t know that I even got a good job thanks to Mr. Riki! You, who have never cared about what happens in this house, have no right to be angry at Mr. Riki, who is good to us," said the second son, Vincent.

"Besides, it was a pure accident. Stop blaming others for something that has nothing to do with them. We are also sad like you, but use your common sense, Viena," said Brian, looking very angry at that moment.

Viena fell silent, crying loudly.

"I’m sorry, Mr. Riki. My wife is in the early stages of pregnancy, so she’s very sensitive. I beg you... please forgive her," said Viena’s husband.

Riki smiled slightly, "It’s okay, I can understand if she’s very upset. And I will give you the allowance, don’t worry."

Brian and Vincent were surprised. They immediately looked at Riki and shook their heads.

"You don’t have to do that, Mr. Riki!"

"It’s okay, besides, Ryan has been working well," said Riki.

"No need, I will replace my father to work for you, so there’s no need for compensation or anything," said Brian again.

Vincent nodded, "That’s right, Brian is very good at taking care of gardens, Mr. Riki."

Riki then turned to Viena and his wife, "In that case, I will only provide assistance for the pregnant woman and her unborn child. I beg you not to refuse this time," said Riki.

"But..."

Riki shook his head, stopping Vincent who was about to refuse again.

"I really want to help you. I beg you."

Finally, they couldn’t refuse Riki’s help for Viena and her unborn child.

In fact, with his detection skills, Riki knew that Viena and her husband were deliberately doing all this just to get money. They were taking advantage of the situation to get money from Riki.

But Riki couldn’t refuse either, because there was an unborn child in the woman’s womb.

Viena and her husband didn’t have jobs. They even intended to leave their baby at her father’s house after it was born. Then, they would run away again and never come back.

Riki was only concerned about the fate of the unborn baby.

"Sir, you better think again. Viena just wants to trap you for money," said Brian after he caught up with Riki, who was walking towards his car.

Riki smiled and replied, "I know that, Brian. But what about your future nephew? I just want to make sure the baby is okay. So, can you make sure your sister stays here until the baby is born?"

Brian bowed his head, "She will probably leave the baby after it is born, sir..."

"It’s okay, Brian. The important thing is that the baby is okay."

"Why are you so kind, sir? I’ll work hard for you!" said Brian.

Riki laughed and patted Brian on the shoulder.

"My maid will come regularly to check on your sister and make sure her pregnancy is going well. Consider this a reward for your father giving me the pumpkin and potatoes this morning, before he passed away. He would also be happy if his grandchild was born healthy, right?"

Riki patted Brian on the shoulder again, then walked to his car. He left Brian, who was still confused as to why Riki was so kind to him and his family. But Riki was also kind to other residents. Riki was basically a good person. He even thought about the unborn baby at that time.

"Now let’s go to the office, boss!" said Twaila, who was behind the wheel. Riki sat next to Twaila. Meanwhile, Jake left in his own car.

"Okay, we have a lot of work to do, so we have to hurry."

Someone knocked on the car window next to Riki. When the window was rolled down, it turned out to be the butler, who gave Riki a box of food.

"You have to eat a lot, sir, and these are your own homemade cakes," said the butler.

That’s right, Riki hadn’t even had time to eat the cookies he made himself this morning.

"Thank you."

"Please go, sir."

Twaila drove off immediately after Riki rolled up the car window.

***

"Finally finished, boss!" said Jean, smiling broadly, relieved that all the documents requiring Riki’s signature had been completed.

Riki leaned back in his chair, his hands feeling numb from signing so many documents. He was lucky that Twaila had helped him sort out the documents that didn’t need revision, so Riki didn’t have to check them one by one.

Even so, he still felt tired. His buttocks also felt hot from sitting too long.

"Prepare lunch for the boss, Twaila," said Jake, putting down the documents that had been revised. There was only a little left, but Riki decided to take a break first. His hands still felt numb and slightly trembled when he lifted his pen.

"Can the boss still eat?" asked Twaila.

Riki shook his head, "I’m full, but buy me a nice drink. I’ll just rest here for a while. Go with Jake and Jean."

Riki didn’t open his eyes again. He couldn’t even stand up for a moment and move to the hidden room in his office. He immediately fell asleep leaning back in his chair.

At first, Riki slept without dreaming at all. However, suddenly the dream appeared.

Riki felt like he was in a forest, but it wasn’t an ordinary forest like the ones he had visited before.

It was a very beautiful forest. It had tall trees with unique colors.

There were trees with red trunks and leaves, yellow trees, blue trees, purple trees, and so on. In addition, there were also many unique mushrooms that emitted bright lights of various colors.

Riki kept walking until he found a vast field covered with beautiful blooming flowers.

Suddenly, the flowers wilted and died, and the forest also died. Only barren land remained.

Riki heard cries for help repeatedly before he woke up because Twaila was shaking his shoulder.