3. A poor Wife

During the trip to Casablanca, Richard was busy with his cell phone. He saw the movement of his private car, driven by Anna. There was no suspicious movement from the car that Anna was driving. Now the GPS point on Richard's car stopped right at a Café.

"Maybe she's eating something sweet right now,"

Richard thought.

Richard knows what Anna's favorite food is, because Anna has been with Richard for 7 years. During his time with Anna, Richard had seen many things that made Anna laugh and cry. Richard also teaches Anna many things, including self-defense and how to do business in the dark world like Richard. But when Richard teaches Anna to take one of Richard's Gambling businesses, Anna refuses and prefers to become a Singer in Richard's Club & helps Richard in collecting debts from philanderers.

When he arrived in front of his club called The Moon, Richard was immediately greeted by his subordinates. Richard went straight to his room, where Mrs. McDonald was waiting. Richard entered his room and saw Mrs. McDonald sitting on the sofa in her office living room with a large bag in her care.

“Mrs. McDonald, how are you?”

Richard took a seat in front of Mrs. McDonald. Mrs. McDonald's eyes stared at Richard from head to toe, a look of fear evident in her eyes. She didn't expect her husband to be involved with the Mafia-like Richard.

"Don't be afraid Mrs. McDonald, we won't touch you"

Richard smiled sweetly.

''What do you want to drink? Coffee or Tea?''

Richard offered Mrs. McDonald a drink, but hearing Richard's offer made Mrs. McDonald immediately shake her head, refusing Richard's offer.

“Whatever, I won't force you to drink anymore. You brought the money, didn't you?''

Mrs. McDonald handed her the big bag that had been in her care all this time and put it down on the table. Richard immediately opened the bag and saw piles of money in Won currency piled up.

''You will see your husband, once I finish counting this money''

Richard's men quickly took the bag & went to another room to count it.

"If the money is one less than the amount it should be, then I will cut off one of your husband's fingers instead."

"Are you crazy?"

Mrs. McDonald immediately stood up from her seat as soon as she heard Richard's words.

"Are you dissatisfied that you almost killed my husband huh? You bloody Mafia''

Richard was silent and started to light his cigarette, his mouth busy sucking the cigarette, while Mrs. McDonald had been swearing all along.

"Are you not satisfied with the wealth you have, so you have to blackmail my husband?"

"Why are you keep your mouth shut, huh?"

Even though Richard is a Mafia & loan shark, Richard is very anti to touching the debtor's family.

''Answer me. Or do you want me to report it to the police?”

Hearing the name of the police, Richard looked sharply at Mrs. McDonald and immediately stubbed out his cigarette. Richard's sharp gaze could silence Mrs. McDonald's mouth, which had been saying as she pleased.

''Boss, the amount of money is right''

said one of Richard's men.

''Bring Mr. MIke here and bring me the envelope''

''Okay''

Richard's men rushed to bring MIke in front of his wife.

''AAAAAA''

Mrs. McDonald immediately shouted as soon as she saw the condition of her husband who was sitting in a wheelchair, her steps stumbled when she came to her husband who was in front of Richard's office door.

"Oh my God, why have they done to you?"

Sobs came out of his mouth. Mrs. McDonald wept for her husband's battered condition, with bandages & neck braces attached to the husband's neck that made Mrs. McDonald's heart shattered seeing her husband suffering.

''I'm sorry dear''

said Mr. MIke stammered.

Regret grew in MIke's heart when he saw his wife stay by his side even though she knew that he borrowed money from the loan shark but she sacrificed herself to come & pay off all MIke's debts to Richard.

Richard's subordinate handed Mrs. McDonald a large brown envelope. Mrs. McDonald looks confused, but she accepts it anyway and walks while pushing her husband's wheelchair.

''Mrs. McDonald''

Richard walked up to MIke & his wife. MIke's heart skipped a beat again in fear as Richard walked closer and closer to her. Once Richard was right in front of them, Richard lowered his face right in front of MIke.

“Nice doing business with you Mr. MIke. And one thing you need to know Mrs. McDonald, that I have never once blackmailed your husband and forced your husband to come to me''

''It was your husband who came to me, and all the evidence that what I said was true was in that envelope...’’

Mrs. McDonald quickly opened the brown envelope that Richard's subordinate had given her earlier, her eyes widened when she saw the agreement letter between MIke & Richard, where it was written that it was MIke who applied for a loan from Richard to improve MIke's company finances, and there was a photo of Richard & MIke shaking hands.

''I also gave some bonus photos for you''

Richard gestured for his men to bring the photos he asked for. His men swiftly took what Richard meant. Richard gave the photos to Mrs. McDonald. Not finished with the shock that Mrs. McDonald felt, now her emotions were burning when she saw the photos that Richard had given her. The photos show where MIke plays with girls & has fun.

Without saying anything, Mrs. McDonald immediately walked out of Richard's room, leaving her husband confused by the behavior of his wife who suddenly left him without saying anything.

''Dear''

''Honey''

Mr. MIke called his wife, but the wife still walked away from him.

Richard laughed disdainfully at the husband and wife drama unfolding in front of him.

"Chansu, take Mr. MIke and his wheelchair out."

MIke glared at Richard, but he didn't dare say anything for fear that Richard would hurt him again.

"Okay boss"

The subordinate quickly took MIke and her wheelchair out of Richard's room.

All the dealings with MIke gave Richard a headache. Too much drama with MIke, Richard thought. He needed something sweet to ease his headache. Richard was not a fan of sweet foods at first, in fact, he did not like sweet foods, you could say Richard avoided eating such foods. But ever since he was with Anna the sweet food lover, he fell in love with the taste.

When Richard asked Anna why she liked sweet food so much, Anna said that sweet food will still taste sweet even if you eat it when you cry. Richard smiled slightly remembering Anna's words which he thought made no sense at all. Just thinking about Anna made Richard's heart warm, Anna had only left him for a while but Richard already missed him. At 33 years old, Richard feels like he's back to being a teenager when he thinks about Anna. Richard's flowery feelings, nervousness, butterflies flying in his stomach, a racing heart, and an overwhelming sense of longing, were teenage feelings that Richard felt again when he saw & thought about Anna.

''Shit, I'm such an abnormal person''

Richard thought.