Chapter 109: 109. Something embarrassing happened

Riki looked around, then back at Celine.

"Why are we eating here? We could eat somewhere better," said Riki.

That morning, as promised, Riki agreed to have breakfast with Celine. However, it turned out that Celine had invited him to have breakfast on the roof of the Hayper building, which had been turned into a garden. The two of them sat under a bougainvillea tree, whose branches and flowers hung over the fence.

It wasn’t that the place was bad, it was just that there were only the two of them there. The place was quiet, even though Celine had opened it with her own key.

"This is the best place, Riki! Try the sandwich I made, it’s an egg sandwich, I tried my best to make this for you," said Celine, then she took the sandwich she made and fed it to Riki.

Riki couldn’t refuse because Celine kept insisting on feeding him.

"But where is everyone? It’s just the two of us here," asked Riki.

Celine chuckled, then replied, "Come on, I just want to have breakfast with you without being disturbed by anyone. Okay?"

Riki was silent after that. He felt uncomfortable, but he couldn’t refuse Celine. He chewed the food in his mouth slowly, while looking at the cityscape below.

It was quite cold this morning, but not cold enough for Riki to wear warmer clothes. The weather had been unpredictable lately, making Riki sure that it would rain that afternoon.

"By the way, Riki, where did you find a girl as talented as Keira? She learns quickly and I don’t think we need to delay the debut for those girls. But you’re not in a relationship with her, right?" asked Celine.

Riki shook his head, "No, I just met her two days ago. I saw her talent and she also needed a job. I myself didn’t expect Kaitlyn to die like that. I think my meeting with Keira was the answer to Kaitlyn’s wish that the girls’ debut not be delayed."

While Riki was talking, Celine looked at him and smiled. The way she looked at him, as if she was full of love, made Riki feel very awkward.

Even so, Riki didn’t know what to do with Celine. He had to maintain a good relationship with her because of their business connection. Even so, Riki knew he couldn’t keep giving her false hope.

Riki hoped that he was just being overconfident. There was no way Celine liked him. That’s what Riki thought.

However, after breakfast, Celine still wouldn’t let Riki leave. She invited Riki to her private room inside the building.

Celine’s private room was part of her office, but it was very spacious. Behind her office, there was a large bed, a large sofa, and a large television. Celine said that when she worked overtime, she usually slept there, and she often worked overtime as the CEO of Hayper Entertainment.

The place was very quiet, with only the two of them there. It made Riki feel uncomfortable.

However, because they kept talking about business, Riki tried to stay positive.

Until Riki felt that there was something strange about the drink Celine gave him. And sure enough, suddenly the system issued a warning.

[The drink contains a stimulant. You must be careful because the drug is not a dangerous poison and cannot be automatically neutralized in your body].

Riki stared at the warning, because it came too late. After Riki had already drunk half of it.

[You yourself were not careful, so you cannot blame anyone else].

Well, it was Riki’s fault for being too positive about Celine.

"Are you okay, Riki? I mean, Mr. Riki..."

Oh, why was Celine’s voice getting farther and farther away? Riki could feel that she was nearby.

He could even smell her sweet perfume.

Was Celine hugging him?

"Riki? Are you okay? Want to lie down first? Come here."

Suddenly, Riki was on the bed. His eyes felt very heavy at that moment. His body felt strange.

"You’re so troublesome, master." Riki could hear Athena’s soft voice whispering to him.

"Go to sleep, I’ve neutralized the stimulant and replaced it with a sleeping pill. You’ll be fine." Those were the last words Riki heard from Athena before he lost consciousness.

Meanwhile, Celine was very confused as to why Riki had suddenly fallen asleep.

Celine returned to the table where she and Riki had been sitting. Then she picked up the bottle of drink she had given Riki. It was the drink bottle given to her by her friend. Her friend had said the drink should be given to someone Celine liked.

Celine called her friend, and her friend admitted she had put something in the drink. Celine hung up and panicked. She thought her friend had put sleeping pills in the drink. So she called Jake and told him what had happened.

Jake, who was very confused that morning, received a call from Celine and could only shake his head. Something always happened to Riki. Not wanting to make the situation worse, Jake said he would immediately pick up Riki from Celine’s office.

Celine felt relieved. She felt guilty. Because of her friend’s actions to help her, Riki suddenly fell asleep like that.

"I’m sorry, Riki. But you look so handsome when you sleep," Celine muttered, smiling as she looked at Riki’s face. She really liked his face, not to mention Riki’s kind nature and behavior. Celine liked everything about him.

Following her heart, Celine moved her face closer and kissed Riki’s lips. But after only a second, she pulled her face away.

"Ugh, I can’t do this. It’s not right."

Celine stood up, calming herself and her racing heart.

***

When Riki opened his eyes, he was in his room in the mansion.

He immediately sat up and called out to whoever was there.

It turned out that only Anton was near his room.

"Why am I here? What time is it?" Riki asked frantically.

"Jake brought you here about an hour ago. It’s ten in the morning now. Go back to sleep if you’re not feeling well," said Anton, looking worried about Riki.

"You can go back to sleep," said Anton again when Riki suddenly stood up.

"No, I... I should be at—"

Riki’s memory returned to that morning. When he suddenly fell asleep thanks to Athena helping him turn the stimulant into a sleeping pill.

Now Riki’s head felt dizzy.

"You can sleep again, Riki... it’s okay, I’m here to help you," Anton said.

For some reason, at that moment, Anton seemed very strange. It was as if he felt very sorry for Riki.

What happened to him?

Riki tried to find out using his detection skill. He looked at what Anton was feeling.

Riki was shocked by the result.

[Anton felt sorry for Riki because when Riki fell asleep, he cried and asked to be hugged].

Riki couldn’t believe what his detection skill was telling him. It must be a lie. Why would Riki ask to be hugged?

[Earlier, you dreamed that your family had died, so you cried. Anton happened to be there, and you hugged him tightly. It’s only been twenty minutes since Anton tried to break free from your embrace]

Riki sat down weakly on his bed.

"Anton, be honest with me, what happened while I was asleep?" asked Riki.

Anton furrowed his brow, "What happened? Oh! The maids have finished preparing the food to be distributed. It’s raining now, Riki, you should wait a little longer until the rain stops. I’ll help you distribute the food, I know some good places to distribute it—actually, Nicho told me this morning," said Anton, smiling sincerely. It seemed that Anton wanted to hide what happened when Riki was asleep and hugged him. Maybe Anton didn’t want Riki to be embarrassed, Riki thought.

"Then, let’s distribute it at eleven o’clock," said Riki.

Anton nodded, "Oh yes, from now on, I will keep an eye on you. You are my little brother. As your older brother, I will treat you very well," said Anton, before leaving Riki’s room.

It gave Riki goosebumps. What if Riki said something embarrassing while he was asleep?

"Did I say anything weird while I was asleep, system?" asked Riki.

[Of course not]

Riki felt relieved at that moment, until the system added.

[You just said that you didn’t want to be left behind, that you no longer had a family, that you didn’t want to be left behind again, that you wanted to stay there with him, something like that]

Riki didn’t really understand, but one thing was certain, he had said something strange.

[Are you embarrassed?]

Riki clicked his tongue in annoyance, "What do you think?" asked Riki sarcastically.

[According to the system, it’s not something embarrassing or strange, you don’t need to—]

"Of course I’m embarrassed! Oh my god, it’s Anton! How could I not be embarrassed?" Riki said, half shouting. He rolled around on his bed. He felt really embarrassed about what he had done, even though he didn’t remember it at all.

Riki changed into more casual clothes. He tried to forget everything. After all, Anton was his older brother, being a few months older than him.

But how could Riki consider someone he used to hate to be his brother? Was Riki overreacting by feeling embarrassed? He didn’t know.

"Is it still raining outside?" asked Riki, after he reached the first floor. There was Anton, sitting relaxed while drinking hot coffee.

"Yup, it’s still raining."

Riki looked at the large window nearby. The rain was still pouring down and it was around 10:30 a.m.

"I wonder if the people outside are getting wet," Anton remarked.

"Getting wet... oh! Let’s give umbrellas or raincoats to the people who need them, along with food," said Riki.

Anton turned to Riki, looking like he agreed with Riki’s suggestion.

"That’s a great idea! Let’s do it!"