Chapter 43: 43. Cunning plan

"Ed, are you there?" Sandra stepped onto the second-floor balcony of her villa. She found her husband sitting relaxed, enjoying the view of the beach while sipping his hot coffee.

"So, does that kid really have the money to buy that mansion?" asked Edward.

Sandra sat down next to Edward, bringing her own coffee to keep her husband company. After all, she needed caffeine to stay sane in the face of the bitter reality of her life.

How could Sandra have known that Edwin, Riki’s father, had that much money stashed away somewhere? If Sandra had known, she would have told Edwin that Anton was his son before the plan to bring Edwin down was carried out.

Damn.

Now it was too late, because Riki—wait, maybe it wasn’t too late at all.

"That kid really does have money, Ed. I think his father did stash away a lot of money for emergencies. Who knows, maybe he’s not as stupid as we thought, right? And maybe he only told Riki, or someone he really trusted to tell Riki when he grew up. Right? It must be like that."

Edward raised an eyebrow after hearing his wife’s words.

"So, it’s real? All of it isn’t fake?"

Sandra sighed heavily, "Unfortunately, it’s all real, Ed. But I have a good plan. I’m sure he still doesn’t know anything if you’re involved in Edwin’s murder plan."

Edward laughed upon hearing this, "Haha, of course he doesn’t know. A stupid boy like him couldn’t possibly know anything. We hid all the evidence neatly. In fact, all the evidence has been destroyed. So, what’s your plan? It would be even better if we could get that damn boy’s fortune. After all, Deva is friends with him, right?"

Sandra smiled, thinking she could use this moment to get the shares Riki wanted.

"So, the plan is to pretend to be nice to him. You don’t have to do anything, just give the shares of Edwin’s company back to Riki. He will definitely be very grateful to us, right? If possible, convince your friends to give up their shares. After all, the company will soon go bankrupt. He’s willing to buy everything. After that, I’ll keep getting close to him and look for an opening so we can gain his complete trust," said Sandra.

Edward laughed heartily; he was always satisfied with his wife’s cunning.

"You’re always so clever at coming up with cunning ideas like that, my dear... Giving the shares to Riki is very easy. The shares, which are now drastically devalued, won’t last long. I’ll give him a low price, and he’ll be very grateful, right? But once he gets the company back, there will be nothing left, it will be too late, and he’ll be very sorry and devastated, hahahaha!"

Edward and Sandra laughed happily, feeling that they had the situation well under control.

Like sparks and gasoline, the two were perfect for each other.

***

"How about it, this is great, isn’t it? I want you to build a beautiful garden there, as beautiful as possible, as luxurious as possible... don’t worry about the funds, I won’t run out of money," said Riki.

At that moment, he was already in Little Heaven, specifically in a small office on the upper floor of the store.

He said he was a little late because he had to buy a mansion first. Of course, Evan and Daniel were very surprised.

Riki said he had just bought a mansion as if he were buying candy at a convenience store.

That’s why Evan and Daniel looked at photos of the mansion on Riki’s smartphone. Seeing rich people flexing was entertainment in itself for the two of them.

"Speaking of the team to work on the garden, Riki... everything has been taken care of. So, I hired some people who are very skilled in their fields. And... there is someone who is talented enough to do all the designs for the garden. I hope you will accept her, because she doesn’t have any titles in this field... but I’m sure she’s very talented, it’s just that—"

Riki clicked his tongue in annoyance, "Get to the point, Evan, don’t beat around the bush," he replied.

Evan scratched the back of his neck, looking very awkward.

"That person also helped design the gardens that Liz worked on... in fact, Liz recommended her to me, I mean—"

"Do I know her?" asked Riki, impatiently.

Evan nodded quickly, "Y-yeah..."

Riki furrowed his brow, "Then why beat around the bush? It shouldn’t be a problem, just tell me her name. If she’s talented, then I won’t have a problem hiring her at Little Heaven. We prioritize talent, not just diplomas, which can be deceiving."

Suddenly, the office door opened from the outside, and someone entered.

As she entered, the room suddenly became brighter, more dazzling. A soft and elegant fragrance spread.

Oh, Riki recognized this scent. When he turned around, his thoughts did not disappoint him at all.

"Angeline?"

"Oh, boss! I finished looking at all the flowers in the garden... they’re all beautiful, especially the roses and chrysanthemums—oh, I forgot that I haven’t been accepted to work here yet."

Riki was, of course, very surprised. Of all the people, why did Angeline suddenly apply for a job at Little Heaven? Wasn’t she a fairly well-known model? She had quite a few followers on social media. She usually gets endorsements for certain products. By posting just one product, she can earn a lot of money.

But suddenly she wants to design gardens and work at Little Heaven?

Why?

It’s unbelievable.

If it were Liz, Riki might not be this surprised.

Angeline gracefully approached Riki and showed him something on her pink iPad.

"Look at this, Riki! I designed the garden concepts for Liz myself. I’ve always loved designing gardens... and Liz happens to love gardens. She was happy to use my designs, and she said I was talented. Then, I also wanted to prove to my parents that I could work hard! They don’t think working with my face is hard work, so— um, can I be accepted?"

Riki took the pink flat object and looked at Angeline’s work.

It was a very beautiful design, with unique and elegant concepts. It was like a painting that was painted softly and with feeling in every stroke.

Riki knew that Angeline was a girl who always excelled in everything. She was very ambitious.

In terms of appearance, she liked to take care of herself, and she also had good genes. So her appearance was always perfect.

Academically, she was also very diligent and smart. She was known for often being at the top of her class.

In terms of career... she had been a model since she was little, an influencer who was quite influential, especially in the world of beauty and fashion.

Even so, a shining star will always be surrounded by jealous and hateful people.

Angeline receives insults every day, even when she hasn’t done anything wrong. However, Angeline is able to turn their hatred into motivation to keep moving forward.

That’s why Angeline is the most beautiful girl in the university. Even in this city, if Riki may say so.

With all these advantages, why did even her own parents say that she hadn’t worked hard all this time? When Riki met them, they seemed very nice.

"Of course you will accepted, Angeline. You have the opportunity to be accepted as a permanent employee here too, by making a design sketch for the garden at my mansion. Do you want to do it? I need to know how good your work is, right? I’ll send you photos of my mansion’s grounds. Give it a try," said Riki. He took his smartphone back from Evan’s hand.

At that moment, Evan and Daniel just stayed silent, pretending to be busy with something so they wouldn’t feel awkward there. Considering that the two of them had dated before.

But actually, only they felt awkward, not Riki and Angeline.

"I’ve sent it," said Riki.

"Okay, I’ll work on the design for you. So, I can go home, right? I’ll do my best."

Riki nodded, "Of course, did you bring your own car, Angel?"

Angeline nodded, "Yeah, I brought my Porsche."

No wonder Riki saw a pink Porsche in the parking lot. Apparently, it belonged to Angeline.

"Do you want me to walk you to your car?" asked Riki.

Angeline shook her head, "No, you’re my boss, not my date anymore."

Now, Riki felt awkward. He was just making small talk, but somehow that awkward feeling just came out of nowhere.

He felt bad for Angeline. They had decided to stop dating only because Riki didn’t really like Angeline.

Come to think of it, Riki was very inconsiderate. However, feelings cannot be forced.

No matter how perfect Angeline was, if there were no feelings, it would just feel bland.

Old people say that love comes after you get used to someone. But Angeline herself felt uncomfortable dating if she was the only one who had feelings for Riki.