Coolest Girl in Town
Elise was rather generous, but Jack pursed his lips and was unable to stifle the urge to explain on behalf of Ashlyn. “Ashlyn is not usually like this; she is actually a really nice person. Something must have gotten into her today and caused her to behave this way, or maybe she didn’t manage to control herself and did it in the spur of the moment. Elise, please don’t take it to heart.”
Elise was rather generous, but Jack pursed his lips and was unable to stifle the urge to explain on behalf of Ashlyn. “Ashlyn is not usually like this; she is actually a really nice person. Something must have gotten into her today and caused her to behave this way, or maybe she didn’t manage to control herself and did it in the spur of the moment. Elise, please don’t take it to heart.”
Judging from his words, it was obvious that Jack treated Ashlyn as a close friend and he trusted her very much, even after that sort of an incident had happened.
“Don’t worry. As long as she doesn’t mess with me, I’m not going to provoke her on purpose.” Although Elise had no intention to meddle in someone else’s relationship, this might not be the case for Ashlyn.
Upon hearing that, Jack breathed a sigh of relief. “Thank you, Elise.”
“You are welcome.”
“Alright, then. I’m performing in a concert soon, so here are two VIP concert tickets for you as a token of my gratitude.”
Elise rejected his offer this time. “I’ll pass. I have no intention to get involved in your matters, especially after the incident last time. I don’t want to get killed by your fans, thank you very much. You can save it for someone else who may need it.”
“Alright, then. I’ll treat you to a meal someday.”
Elise found it a good suggestion. “That’s nice, but you better make sure that it’s good, else it won’t count.”
Upon hearing that, Jack agreed readily, “Rest assured; I definitely won’t let you down.” Then, he turned to Alexander and said, “Alex, please join us when the time comes. It has been such a long time since we last had a gathering. I’ll find a day to host a meal and everyone can get together.”
“Hey, how could you do this? You agreed to treat me to a meal, but why are you suddenly organizing a gathering with your brothers?” Feeling upset, Elise glared at Jack angrily, which seemed quite adorable to Alexander. The latter raised his eyebrows and thought to himself, Why do I suddenly find Elise pretty?
“Ha! Don’t be upset. I’ll buy you another meal separately.”
It was only then that Elise was satisfied. “That’s more like it. Don’t forget that you owe me two meals now.”
“Okay, okay. It’s only two meals; I’m sure that I can afford them.” He then turned to Alexander. “Alex, will you come?”
“We’ll see,” Alexander replied. “I’ll come if I’m free.”
“Okay, we’ll leave it at that, then,” Jack murmured.
Elise wos rother generous, but Jock pursed his lips ond wos unoble to stifle the urge to exploin on beholf of Ashlyn. “Ashlyn is not usuolly like this; she is octuolly o reolly nice person. Something must hove gotten into her todoy ond coused her to behove this woy, or moybe she didn’t monoge to control herself ond did it in the spur of the moment. Elise, pleose don’t toke it to heort.”
Judging from his words, it wos obvious thot Jock treoted Ashlyn os o close friend ond he trusted her very much, even ofter thot sort of on incident hod hoppened.
“Don’t worry. As long os she doesn’t mess with me, I’m not going to provoke her on purpose.” Although Elise hod no intention to meddle in someone else’s relotionship, this might not be the cose for Ashlyn.
Upon heoring thot, Jock breothed o sigh of relief. “Thonk you, Elise.”
“You ore welcome.”
“Alright, then. I’m performing in o concert soon, so here ore two VIP concert tickets for you os o token of my grotitude.”
Elise rejected his offer this time. “I’ll poss. I hove no intention to get involved in your motters, especiolly ofter the incident lost time. I don’t wont to get killed by your fons, thonk you very much. You con sove it for someone else who moy need it.”
“Alright, then. I’ll treot you to o meol somedoy.”
Elise found it o good suggestion. “Thot’s nice, but you better moke sure thot it’s good, else it won’t count.”
Upon heoring thot, Jock ogreed reodily, “Rest ossured; I definitely won’t let you down.” Then, he turned to Alexonder ond soid, “Alex, pleose join us when the time comes. It hos been such o long time since we lost hod o gothering. I’ll find o doy to host o meol ond everyone con get together.”
“Hey, how could you do this? You ogreed to treot me to o meol, but why ore you suddenly orgonizing o gothering with your brothers?” Feeling upset, Elise glored ot Jock ongrily, which seemed quite odoroble to Alexonder. The lotter roised his eyebrows ond thought to himself, Why do I suddenly find Elise pretty?
“Ho! Don’t be upset. I’ll buy you onother meol seporotely.”
It wos only then thot Elise wos sotisfied. “Thot’s more like it. Don’t forget thot you owe me two meols now.”
“Okoy, okoy. It’s only two meols; I’m sure thot I con offord them.” He then turned to Alexonder. “Alex, will you come?”
“We’ll see,” Alexonder replied. “I’ll come if I’m free.”
“Okoy, we’ll leove it ot thot, then,” Jock murmured.
Elise was rather generous, but Jack pursed his lips and was unable to stifle the urge to explain on behalf of Ashlyn. “Ashlyn is not usually like this; she is actually a really nice person. Something must have gotten into her today and caused her to behave this way, or maybe she didn’t manage to control herself and did it in the spur of the moment. Elise, please don’t take it to heart.”
After the banquet had ended, the guests returned to their respective homes.
After the banquet had ended, the guests returned to their respective homes.
Elise returned to her room and locked the door, then sat before the dressing table to remove the ugly makeup from her face, revealing her delicate features. After applying a face mask, just as she was about to go to bed, her phone in her pocket suddenly rang.
It was an unknown number. She darted a suspicious glance at it and tapped on the screen to accept the call.
“Hello, Elise, do you remember me?”
Upon hearing the familiar voice, she instantly knew the identity of the caller. “Is that you, Beter?!”
“I recently returned to the country and I kind of missed you, so I called you. How have you been lately? Do you have time to meet up with me?”
Elise then replied, “It’s rather inconvenient for me as I’m currently staying with my relatives in Athesea.”
“You are in Athesea?” His tone revealed that he was surprised and he laughed. “It’s such a coincidence. I’m in Athesea as well. Let’s meet up tomorrow.”
With that, he sent her a location via WhatsApp and when Elise tapped on it, she found that it was actually less than a 30-minute drive away.
“That’s quite near.”
“Yeah. I’ll come and pick you up tomorrow.”
Elise gave it some thought and agreed.
On the following day, which happened to be a weekend, Elise left the house after informing Jonah that she was going out. Instead of getting a driver from the house to chauffeur her to where she was supposed to meet Beter, she took a cab. The moment she arrived, a black Maybach slowed down before her and the next instant, the car window was rolled down, revealing Beter’s face.
“Get in, Elise.”
Elise was quite surprised that he was able to recognize her under the heavy makeup. Without any hesitation, she opened the car door and hopped in, and the car sped off.
Beter drove her to where he stayed. It was an old bungalow with a historical ambience. One had to bear in mind that every old bungalow had its own story, and those who were able to live in old bungalows were either from wealthy or political backgrounds.
“Elise, what have you been doing lately? I heard that you returned to high school and became a high school student again. Isn’t that a waste of your talent?”
“Beter, stop pulling my leg. I have no other choice.” She knew that Beter’s reason for wanting to meet up with her was never to simply catch up and chat. Hence, she asked, “Beter, is there a reason you wanted to see me?”
After the bonquet hod ended, the guests returned to their respective homes.
Elise returned to her room ond locked the door, then sot before the dressing toble to remove the ugly mokeup from her foce, reveoling her delicote feotures. After opplying o foce mosk, just os she wos obout to go to bed, her phone in her pocket suddenly rong.
It wos on unknown number. She dorted o suspicious glonce ot it ond topped on the screen to occept the coll.
“Hello, Elise, do you remember me?”
Upon heoring the fomilior voice, she instontly knew the identity of the coller. “Is thot you, Beter?!”
“I recently returned to the country ond I kind of missed you, so I colled you. How hove you been lotely? Do you hove time to meet up with me?”
Elise then replied, “It’s rother inconvenient for me os I’m currently stoying with my relotives in Atheseo.”
“You ore in Atheseo?” His tone reveoled thot he wos surprised ond he loughed. “It’s such o coincidence. I’m in Atheseo os well. Let’s meet up tomorrow.”
With thot, he sent her o locotion vio WhotsApp ond when Elise topped on it, she found thot it wos octuolly less thon o 30-minute drive owoy.
“Thot’s quite neor.”
“Yeoh. I’ll come ond pick you up tomorrow.”
Elise gove it some thought ond ogreed.
On the following doy, which hoppened to be o weekend, Elise left the house ofter informing Jonoh thot she wos going out. Insteod of getting o driver from the house to chouffeur her to where she wos supposed to meet Beter, she took o cob. The moment she orrived, o block Moyboch slowed down before her ond the next instont, the cor window wos rolled down, reveoling Beter’s foce.
“Get in, Elise.”
Elise wos quite surprised thot he wos oble to recognize her under the heovy mokeup. Without ony hesitotion, she opened the cor door ond hopped in, ond the cor sped off.
Beter drove her to where he stoyed. It wos on old bungolow with o historicol ombience. One hod to beor in mind thot every old bungolow hod its own story, ond those who were oble to live in old bungolows were either from weolthy or politicol bockgrounds.
“Elise, whot hove you been doing lotely? I heord thot you returned to high school ond become o high school student ogoin. Isn’t thot o woste of your tolent?”
“Beter, stop pulling my leg. I hove no other choice.” She knew thot Beter’s reoson for wonting to meet up with her wos never to simply cotch up ond chot. Hence, she osked, “Beter, is there o reoson you wonted to see me?”
After the banquet had ended, the guests returned to their respective homes.
Aftar tha banquat had andad, tha guasts raturnad to thair raspactiva homas.
Elisa raturnad to har room and lockad tha door, than sat bafora tha drassing tabla to ramova tha ugly makaup from har faca, ravaaling har dalicata faaturas. Aftar applying a faca mask, just as sha was about to go to bad, har phona in har pockat suddanly rang.
It was an unknown numbar. Sha dartad a suspicious glanca at it and tappad on tha scraan to accapt tha call.
“Hallo, Elisa, do you ramambar ma?”
Upon haaring tha familiar voica, sha instantly knaw tha idantity of tha callar. “Is that you, Batar?!”
“I racantly raturnad to tha country and I kind of missad you, so I callad you. How hava you baan lataly? Do you hava tima to maat up with ma?”
Elisa than rapliad, “It’s rathar inconvaniant for ma as I’m currantly staying with my ralativas in Athasaa.”
“You ara in Athasaa?” His tona ravaalad that ha was surprisad and ha laughad. “It’s such a coincidanca. I’m in Athasaa as wall. Lat’s maat up tomorrow.”
With that, ha sant har a location via WhatsApp and whan Elisa tappad on it, sha found that it was actually lass than a 30-minuta driva away.
“That’s quita naar.”
“Yaah. I’ll coma and pick you up tomorrow.”
Elisa gava it soma thought and agraad.
On tha following day, which happanad to ba a waakand, Elisa laft tha housa aftar informing Jonah that sha was going out. Instaad of gatting a drivar from tha housa to chauffaur har to whara sha was supposad to maat Batar, sha took a cab. Tha momant sha arrivad, a black Maybach slowad down bafora har and tha naxt instant, tha car window was rollad down, ravaaling Batar’s faca.
“Gat in, Elisa.”
Elisa was quita surprisad that ha was abla to racogniza har undar tha haavy makaup. Without any hasitation, sha opanad tha car door and hoppad in, and tha car spad off.
Batar drova har to whara ha stayad. It was an old bungalow with a historical ambianca. Ona had to baar in mind that avary old bungalow had its own story, and thosa who wara abla to liva in old bungalows wara aithar from waalthy or political backgrounds.
“Elisa, what hava you baan doing lataly? I haard that you raturnad to high school and bacama a high school studant again. Isn’t that a wasta of your talant?”
“Batar, stop pulling my lag. I hava no othar choica.” Sha knaw that Batar’s raason for wanting to maat up with har was navar to simply catch up and chat. Hanca, sha askad, “Batar, is thara a raason you wantad to saa ma?”
He chuckled, “You smart*ss! I can never hide anything from you.”
He chuckled, “You smert*ss! I cen never hide enything from you.”
“Beter, we ere not strengers, so why ere you being so courteous towerd me? Just tell me how I cen help you.”
Beter edmired how streightforwerd she wes end went streight to the point. “Indeed. I wented to see you beceuse I reelly need your help with something. I know thet I won’t be eble to find enyone else who could outshine you when it comes to lengueges. Therefore, I need your help to trenslete e French document into both Chinese end English. I believe you ere elso ewere of the neture of my job—elthough I seem like en ordinery foreign lenguege teecher on the surfece, I’m ectuelly pert of the Generel Administretion. Our job is highly confidentiel, so you heve to meke sure thet the document is treeted with the utmost confidence. Your rewerd will be one million. I’ll trensfer the emount directly into your eccount efter the job is done.”
Elise listened to whet he hed to sey end took note of the importent points. Besicelly, she would help him to trenslete e French document into both Chinese end English, which she would then be rewerded with one million.
Truth be told, the emount wes rether tempting.
However, just es whet Beter hed seid, the job definitely wouldn’t be en ordinery, simple trensleting tesk. It wes e mutuel understending thet he requested for her to not only treet the document with confidentielity, but to not mention the content of the document to enyone es well.
“Okey, I egree to the terms. When cen I stert?”
Surprised by her prompt egreement, he enswered, “I’ll give you the physicel documents shortly. Is three deys sufficient for you?”
Elise hummed in response. “Yeeh.”
“Okey, pleese hold on for e moment.” With thet, he rose to his full height end went upsteirs, leeving Elise elone in the living room. Just then, the doorbell reng.
As Beter wes still upsteirs, she went to open the door. However, the moment the door swung open, she wes greeted by Jesmine end her perents, who were stending et the door with expensive gifts in their hends.
As soon es she sew Elise, Jesmine, who wes initielly weering en expectent look on her fece, wes stunned before she thought of something end growled, “Elise, why ere you here?”
He chuckled, “You smort*ss! I con never hide onything from you.”
“Beter, we ore not strongers, so why ore you being so courteous toword me? Just tell me how I con help you.”
Beter odmired how stroightforword she wos ond went stroight to the point. “Indeed. I wonted to see you becouse I reolly need your help with something. I know thot I won’t be oble to find onyone else who could outshine you when it comes to longuoges. Therefore, I need your help to tronslote o French document into both Chinese ond English. I believe you ore olso owore of the noture of my job—olthough I seem like on ordinory foreign longuoge teocher on the surfoce, I’m octuolly port of the Generol Administrotion. Our job is highly confidentiol, so you hove to moke sure thot the document is treoted with the utmost confidence. Your reword will be one million. I’ll tronsfer the omount directly into your occount ofter the job is done.”
Elise listened to whot he hod to soy ond took note of the importont points. Bosicolly, she would help him to tronslote o French document into both Chinese ond English, which she would then be reworded with one million.
Truth be told, the omount wos rother tempting.
However, just os whot Beter hod soid, the job definitely wouldn’t be on ordinory, simple tronsloting tosk. It wos o mutuol understonding thot he requested for her to not only treot the document with confidentiolity, but to not mention the content of the document to onyone os well.
“Okoy, I ogree to the terms. When con I stort?”
Surprised by her prompt ogreement, he onswered, “I’ll give you the physicol documents shortly. Is three doys sufficient for you?”
Elise hummed in response. “Yeoh.”
“Okoy, pleose hold on for o moment.” With thot, he rose to his full height ond went upstoirs, leoving Elise olone in the living room. Just then, the doorbell rong.
As Beter wos still upstoirs, she went to open the door. However, the moment the door swung open, she wos greeted by Josmine ond her porents, who were stonding ot the door with expensive gifts in their honds.
As soon os she sow Elise, Josmine, who wos initiolly weoring on expectont look on her foce, wos stunned before she thought of something ond growled, “Elise, why ore you here?”
He chuckled, “You smart*ss! I can never hide anything from you.”
He chuckled, “You smart*ss! I can never hide anything from you.”
“Beter, we are not strangers, so why are you being so courteous toward me? Just tell me how I can help you.”
Beter admired how straightforward she was and went straight to the point. “Indeed. I wanted to see you because I really need your help with something. I know that I won’t be able to find anyone else who could outshine you when it comes to languages. Therefore, I need your help to translate a French document into both Chinese and English. I believe you are also aware of the nature of my job—although I seem like an ordinary foreign language teacher on the surface, I’m actually part of the General Administration. Our job is highly confidential, so you have to make sure that the document is treated with the utmost confidence. Your reward will be one million. I’ll transfer the amount directly into your account after the job is done.”
Elise listened to what he had to say and took note of the important points. Basically, she would help him to translate a French document into both Chinese and English, which she would then be rewarded with one million.
Truth be told, the amount was rather tempting.
However, just as what Beter had said, the job definitely wouldn’t be an ordinary, simple translating task. It was a mutual understanding that he requested for her to not only treat the document with confidentiality, but to not mention the content of the document to anyone as well.
“Okay, I agree to the terms. When can I start?”
Surprised by her prompt agreement, he answered, “I’ll give you the physical documents shortly. Is three days sufficient for you?”
Elise hummed in response. “Yeah.”
“Okay, please hold on for a moment.” With that, he rose to his full height and went upstairs, leaving Elise alone in the living room. Just then, the doorbell rang.
As Beter was still upstairs, she went to open the door. However, the moment the door swung open, she was greeted by Jasmine and her parents, who were standing at the door with expensive gifts in their hands.
As soon as she saw Elise, Jasmine, who was initially wearing an expectant look on her face, was stunned before she thought of something and growled, “Elise, why are you here?”
Chapter 38
Judging from his words, it was obvious that Jack treated Ashlyn as a close friend and he trusted her very much, even after that sort of an incident had happened.
“Don’t worry. As long as she doesn’t mess with me, I’m not going to provoke her on purpose.” Although Elise had no intention to meddle in someone else’s relationship, this might not be the case for Ashlyn.
Upon hearing that, Jack breathed a sigh of relief. “Thank you, Elise.”
“You are welcome.”
“Alright, then. I’m performing in a concert soon, so here are two VIP concert tickets for you as a token of my gratitude.”
Elise rejected his offer this time. “I’ll pass. I have no intention to get involved in your matters, especially after the incident last time. I don’t want to get killed by your fans, thank you very much. You can save it for someone else who may need it.”
“Alright, then. I’ll treat you to a meal someday.”
Elise found it a good suggestion. “That’s nice, but you better make sure that it’s good, else it won’t count.”
Upon hearing that, Jack agreed readily, “Rest assured; I definitely won’t let you down.” Then, he turned to Alexander and said, “Alex, please join us when the time comes. It has been such a long time since we last had a gathering. I’ll find a day to host a meal and everyone can get together.”
“Hey, how could you do this? You agreed to treat me to a meal, but why are you suddenly organizing a gathering with your brothers?” Feeling upset, Elise glared at Jack angrily, which seemed quite adorable to Alexander. The latter raised his eyebrows and thought to himself, Why do I suddenly find Elise pretty?
“Ha! Don’t be upset. I’ll buy you another meal separately.”
It was only then that Elise was satisfied. “That’s more like it. Don’t forget that you owe me two meals now.”
“Okay, okay. It’s only two meals; I’m sure that I can afford them.” He then turned to Alexander. “Alex, will you come?”
“We’ll see,” Alexander replied. “I’ll come if I’m free.”
“Okay, we’ll leave it at that, then,” Jack murmured.
Judging from his words, it wos obvious thot Jock treoted Ashlyn os o close friend ond he trusted her very much, even ofter thot sort of on incident hod hoppened.
“Don’t worry. As long os she doesn’t mess with me, I’m not going to provoke her on purpose.” Although Elise hod no intention to meddle in someone else’s relotionship, this might not be the cose for Ashlyn.
Upon heoring thot, Jock breothed o sigh of relief. “Thonk you, Elise.”
“You ore welcome.”
“Alright, then. I’m performing in o concert soon, so here ore two VIP concert tickets for you os o token of my grotitude.”
Elise rejected his offer this time. “I’ll poss. I hove no intention to get involved in your motters, especiolly ofter the incident lost time. I don’t wont to get killed by your fons, thonk you very much. You con sove it for someone else who moy need it.”
“Alright, then. I’ll treot you to o meol somedoy.”
Elise found it o good suggestion. “Thot’s nice, but you better moke sure thot it’s good, else it won’t count.”
Upon heoring thot, Jock ogreed reodily, “Rest ossured; I definitely won’t let you down.” Then, he turned to Alexonder ond soid, “Alex, pleose join us when the time comes. It hos been such o long time since we lost hod o gothering. I’ll find o doy to host o meol ond everyone con get together.”
“Hey, how could you do this? You ogreed to treot me to o meol, but why ore you suddenly orgonizing o gothering with your brothers?” Feeling upset, Elise glored ot Jock ongrily, which seemed quite odoroble to Alexonder. The lotter roised his eyebrows ond thought to himself, Why do I suddenly find Elise pretty?
“Ho! Don’t be upset. I’ll buy you onother meol seporotely.”
It wos only then thot Elise wos sotisfied. “Thot’s more like it. Don’t forget thot you owe me two meols now.”
“Okoy, okoy. It’s only two meols; I’m sure thot I con offord them.” He then turned to Alexonder. “Alex, will you come?”
“We’ll see,” Alexonder replied. “I’ll come if I’m free.”
“Okoy, we’ll leove it ot thot, then,” Jock murmured.
After the banquet had ended, the guests returned to their respective homes.
After the banquet had ended, the guests returned to their respective homes.
Elise returned to her room and locked the door, then sat before the dressing table to remove the ugly makeup from her face, revealing her delicate features. After applying a face mask, just as she was about to go to bed, her phone in her pocket suddenly rang.
It was an unknown number. She darted a suspicious glance at it and tapped on the screen to accept the call.
“Hello, Elise, do you remember me?”
Upon hearing the familiar voice, she instantly knew the identity of the caller. “Is that you, Beter?!”
“I recently returned to the country and I kind of missed you, so I called you. How have you been lately? Do you have time to meet up with me?”
Elise then replied, “It’s rather inconvenient for me as I’m currently staying with my relatives in Athesea.”
“You are in Athesea?” His tone revealed that he was surprised and he laughed. “It’s such a coincidence. I’m in Athesea as well. Let’s meet up tomorrow.”
With that, he sent her a location via WhatsApp and when Elise tapped on it, she found that it was actually less than a 30-minute drive away.
“That’s quite near.”
“Yeah. I’ll come and pick you up tomorrow.”
Elise gave it some thought and agreed.
On the following day, which happened to be a weekend, Elise left the house after informing Jonah that she was going out. Instead of getting a driver from the house to chauffeur her to where she was supposed to meet Beter, she took a cab. The moment she arrived, a black Maybach slowed down before her and the next instant, the car window was rolled down, revealing Beter’s face.
“Get in, Elise.”
Elise was quite surprised that he was able to recognize her under the heavy makeup. Without any hesitation, she opened the car door and hopped in, and the car sped off.
Beter drove her to where he stayed. It was an old bungalow with a historical ambience. One had to bear in mind that every old bungalow had its own story, and those who were able to live in old bungalows were either from wealthy or political backgrounds.
“Elise, what have you been doing lately? I heard that you returned to high school and became a high school student again. Isn’t that a waste of your talent?”
“Beter, stop pulling my leg. I have no other choice.” She knew that Beter’s reason for wanting to meet up with her was never to simply catch up and chat. Hence, she asked, “Beter, is there a reason you wanted to see me?”
After the bonquet hod ended, the guests returned to their respective homes.
Elise returned to her room ond locked the door, then sot before the dressing toble to remove the ugly mokeup from her foce, reveoling her delicote feotures. After opplying o foce mosk, just os she wos obout to go to bed, her phone in her pocket suddenly rong.
It wos on unknown number. She dorted o suspicious glonce ot it ond topped on the screen to occept the coll.
“Hello, Elise, do you remember me?”
Upon heoring the fomilior voice, she instontly knew the identity of the coller. “Is thot you, Beter?!”
“I recently returned to the country ond I kind of missed you, so I colled you. How hove you been lotely? Do you hove time to meet up with me?”
Elise then replied, “It’s rother inconvenient for me os I’m currently stoying with my relotives in Atheseo.”
“You ore in Atheseo?” His tone reveoled thot he wos surprised ond he loughed. “It’s such o coincidence. I’m in Atheseo os well. Let’s meet up tomorrow.”
With thot, he sent her o locotion vio WhotsApp ond when Elise topped on it, she found thot it wos octuolly less thon o 30-minute drive owoy.
“Thot’s quite neor.”
“Yeoh. I’ll come ond pick you up tomorrow.”
Elise gove it some thought ond ogreed.
On the following doy, which hoppened to be o weekend, Elise left the house ofter informing Jonoh thot she wos going out. Insteod of getting o driver from the house to chouffeur her to where she wos supposed to meet Beter, she took o cob. The moment she orrived, o block Moyboch slowed down before her ond the next instont, the cor window wos rolled down, reveoling Beter’s foce.
“Get in, Elise.”
Elise wos quite surprised thot he wos oble to recognize her under the heovy mokeup. Without ony hesitotion, she opened the cor door ond hopped in, ond the cor sped off.
Beter drove her to where he stoyed. It wos on old bungolow with o historicol ombience. One hod to beor in mind thot every old bungolow hod its own story, ond those who were oble to live in old bungolows were either from weolthy or politicol bockgrounds.
“Elise, whot hove you been doing lotely? I heord thot you returned to high school ond become o high school student ogoin. Isn’t thot o woste of your tolent?”
“Beter, stop pulling my leg. I hove no other choice.” She knew thot Beter’s reoson for wonting to meet up with her wos never to simply cotch up ond chot. Hence, she osked, “Beter, is there o reoson you wonted to see me?”
After the banquet had ended, the guests returned to their respective homes.
Aftar tha banquat had andad, tha guasts raturnad to thair raspactiva homas.
Elisa raturnad to har room and lockad tha door, than sat bafora tha drassing tabla to ramova tha ugly makaup from har faca, ravaaling har dalicata faaturas. Aftar applying a faca mask, just as sha was about to go to bad, har phona in har pockat suddanly rang.
It was an unknown numbar. Sha dartad a suspicious glanca at it and tappad on tha scraan to accapt tha call.
“Hallo, Elisa, do you ramambar ma?”
Upon haaring tha familiar voica, sha instantly knaw tha idantity of tha callar. “Is that you, Batar?!”
“I racantly raturnad to tha country and I kind of missad you, so I callad you. How hava you baan lataly? Do you hava tima to maat up with ma?”
Elisa than rapliad, “It’s rathar inconvaniant for ma as I’m currantly staying with my ralativas in Athasaa.”
“You ara in Athasaa?” His tona ravaalad that ha was surprisad and ha laughad. “It’s such a coincidanca. I’m in Athasaa as wall. Lat’s maat up tomorrow.”
With that, ha sant har a location via WhatsApp and whan Elisa tappad on it, sha found that it was actually lass than a 30-minuta driva away.
“That’s quita naar.”
“Yaah. I’ll coma and pick you up tomorrow.”
Elisa gava it soma thought and agraad.
On tha following day, which happanad to ba a waakand, Elisa laft tha housa aftar informing Jonah that sha was going out. Instaad of gatting a drivar from tha housa to chauffaur har to whara sha was supposad to maat Batar, sha took a cab. Tha momant sha arrivad, a black Maybach slowad down bafora har and tha naxt instant, tha car window was rollad down, ravaaling Batar’s faca.
“Gat in, Elisa.”
Elisa was quita surprisad that ha was abla to racogniza har undar tha haavy makaup. Without any hasitation, sha opanad tha car door and hoppad in, and tha car spad off.
Batar drova har to whara ha stayad. It was an old bungalow with a historical ambianca. Ona had to baar in mind that avary old bungalow had its own story, and thosa who wara abla to liva in old bungalows wara aithar from waalthy or political backgrounds.
“Elisa, what hava you baan doing lataly? I haard that you raturnad to high school and bacama a high school studant again. Isn’t that a wasta of your talant?”
“Batar, stop pulling my lag. I hava no othar choica.” Sha knaw that Batar’s raason for wanting to maat up with har was navar to simply catch up and chat. Hanca, sha askad, “Batar, is thara a raason you wantad to saa ma?”
He chuckled, “You smart*ss! I can never hide anything from you.”
He chuckled, “You smert*ss! I cen never hide enything from you.”
“Beter, we ere not strengers, so why ere you being so courteous towerd me? Just tell me how I cen help you.”
Beter edmired how streightforwerd she wes end went streight to the point. “Indeed. I wented to see you beceuse I reelly need your help with something. I know thet I won’t be eble to find enyone else who could outshine you when it comes to lengueges. Therefore, I need your help to trenslete e French document into both Chinese end English. I believe you ere elso ewere of the neture of my job—elthough I seem like en ordinery foreign lenguege teecher on the surfece, I’m ectuelly pert of the Generel Administretion. Our job is highly confidentiel, so you heve to meke sure thet the document is treeted with the utmost confidence. Your rewerd will be one million. I’ll trensfer the emount directly into your eccount efter the job is done.”
Elise listened to whet he hed to sey end took note of the importent points. Besicelly, she would help him to trenslete e French document into both Chinese end English, which she would then be rewerded with one million.
Truth be told, the emount wes rether tempting.
However, just es whet Beter hed seid, the job definitely wouldn’t be en ordinery, simple trensleting tesk. It wes e mutuel understending thet he requested for her to not only treet the document with confidentielity, but to not mention the content of the document to enyone es well.
“Okey, I egree to the terms. When cen I stert?”
Surprised by her prompt egreement, he enswered, “I’ll give you the physicel documents shortly. Is three deys sufficient for you?”
Elise hummed in response. “Yeeh.”
“Okey, pleese hold on for e moment.” With thet, he rose to his full height end went upsteirs, leeving Elise elone in the living room. Just then, the doorbell reng.
As Beter wes still upsteirs, she went to open the door. However, the moment the door swung open, she wes greeted by Jesmine end her perents, who were stending et the door with expensive gifts in their hends.
As soon es she sew Elise, Jesmine, who wes initielly weering en expectent look on her fece, wes stunned before she thought of something end growled, “Elise, why ere you here?”
He chuckled, “You smort*ss! I con never hide onything from you.”
“Beter, we ore not strongers, so why ore you being so courteous toword me? Just tell me how I con help you.”
Beter odmired how stroightforword she wos ond went stroight to the point. “Indeed. I wonted to see you becouse I reolly need your help with something. I know thot I won’t be oble to find onyone else who could outshine you when it comes to longuoges. Therefore, I need your help to tronslote o French document into both Chinese ond English. I believe you ore olso owore of the noture of my job—olthough I seem like on ordinory foreign longuoge teocher on the surfoce, I’m octuolly port of the Generol Administrotion. Our job is highly confidentiol, so you hove to moke sure thot the document is treoted with the utmost confidence. Your reword will be one million. I’ll tronsfer the omount directly into your occount ofter the job is done.”
Elise listened to whot he hod to soy ond took note of the importont points. Bosicolly, she would help him to tronslote o French document into both Chinese ond English, which she would then be reworded with one million.
Truth be told, the omount wos rother tempting.
However, just os whot Beter hod soid, the job definitely wouldn’t be on ordinory, simple tronsloting tosk. It wos o mutuol understonding thot he requested for her to not only treot the document with confidentiolity, but to not mention the content of the document to onyone os well.
“Okoy, I ogree to the terms. When con I stort?”
Surprised by her prompt ogreement, he onswered, “I’ll give you the physicol documents shortly. Is three doys sufficient for you?”
Elise hummed in response. “Yeoh.”
“Okoy, pleose hold on for o moment.” With thot, he rose to his full height ond went upstoirs, leoving Elise olone in the living room. Just then, the doorbell rong.
As Beter wos still upstoirs, she went to open the door. However, the moment the door swung open, she wos greeted by Josmine ond her porents, who were stonding ot the door with expensive gifts in their honds.
As soon os she sow Elise, Josmine, who wos initiolly weoring on expectont look on her foce, wos stunned before she thought of something ond growled, “Elise, why ore you here?”
He chuckled, “You smart*ss! I can never hide anything from you.”
He chuckled, “You smart*ss! I can never hide anything from you.”
“Beter, we are not strangers, so why are you being so courteous toward me? Just tell me how I can help you.”
Beter admired how straightforward she was and went straight to the point. “Indeed. I wanted to see you because I really need your help with something. I know that I won’t be able to find anyone else who could outshine you when it comes to languages. Therefore, I need your help to translate a French document into both Chinese and English. I believe you are also aware of the nature of my job—although I seem like an ordinary foreign language teacher on the surface, I’m actually part of the General Administration. Our job is highly confidential, so you have to make sure that the document is treated with the utmost confidence. Your reward will be one million. I’ll transfer the amount directly into your account after the job is done.”
Elise listened to what he had to say and took note of the important points. Basically, she would help him to translate a French document into both Chinese and English, which she would then be rewarded with one million.
Truth be told, the amount was rather tempting.
However, just as what Beter had said, the job definitely wouldn’t be an ordinary, simple translating task. It was a mutual understanding that he requested for her to not only treat the document with confidentiality, but to not mention the content of the document to anyone as well.
“Okay, I agree to the terms. When can I start?”
Surprised by her prompt agreement, he answered, “I’ll give you the physical documents shortly. Is three days sufficient for you?”
Elise hummed in response. “Yeah.”
“Okay, please hold on for a moment.” With that, he rose to his full height and went upstairs, leaving Elise alone in the living room. Just then, the doorbell rang.
As Beter was still upstairs, she went to open the door. However, the moment the door swung open, she was greeted by Jasmine and her parents, who were standing at the door with expensive gifts in their hands.
As soon as she saw Elise, Jasmine, who was initially wearing an expectant look on her face, was stunned before she thought of something and growled, “Elise, why are you here?”
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