Chapter 28: Crazy Rich

Bryan was silent with a red face, he didn't know there would be such a trick question from his mother. What's more, his mother still clearly remembers what happened to him back then.

Bryan glanced at Lucia who was just awkwardly silent and that made him even more panicked.

"What are you saying, Mom? Who has a fever for a week?" Said Bryan who tried to avoid the shameful accusation.

He was flustered and his demeanor became restless which confirmed that what his mother said was true.

"Are you trying to dodge it? Bryan, I'm your mother! You can't hide anything from me!" Mrs Maria seemed to be getting more and more excited in cornering this proud son.

Bryan was at a loss for words to refute, all he wanted to do was get out of here as fast as he could to escape the much worse embarrassment.

"That's not true at all! Hey Lucia! Don't listen to what my mom says, it's not true! I didn't care at all that you were gone and I'm actually really happy that I don't have to deal with crazy women like you anymore! Dont oo confident! You understand, don't you?"

"What are you talking about? Who cares if you're happy or not with me? I don't care about you at all! You're the one who don't expect me to care!" Lucia who felt provoked by Bryan's nonsense immediately replied to his argument very loudly.

Realizing that Bryan's mother had also heard everything she said, Lucia immediately covered her mouth with the embarrassment she was trying to hide. Meanwhile, Bryan who heard that he wasn't 'someone important' for Lucia to think of was in deep shock. Bryan was silent and his mother who was nearby could only watch their childish bickering.

"It's no use talking to you! See you later?" His words were unable to fight Lucia's argument. Bryan uses the last of his abilities to run away instead of telling the truth that what his mother said was true.

"Where are you going, Bryan?" Asked Mrs Maria who couldn't believe that her proud son could act like a coward by running away after losing an argument with a girl.

"Don't get in my way, Mom! I don't want to argue with women! She's always thinks she's right!"

"Who wants to get in your way? I want you to take Lucia back to her house! Her leg is injured, it must be hard to walk!"

Bryan was rooted to his spot. How could this happen? How could his mother say such embarrassing things in front of the woman he hated so much? And what was worse, he was the one who drove Lucia home as if all of this was his fault.

"Why me? Just ask the driver to take her!"

"Auntie, don't worry! I'll just take a taxi! Don't bother!"

"No! Bryan is the one who must be responsible for the injuries you suffered. So let him take you home! Bryan, please take Lucia home!"

Bryan knew that it was impossible to disobey his mother's orders. But his pride as a man was already badly hurt here. He was a leader of a large company, a man who was respected by many people. But in front of these two women, he was nothing more than a slave to be ordered around.

Bryan tried to think of a strategy what he could do here to avenge the bully Lucia who had to come back into his life and bring misery. Suddenly an idea popped into his head, causing a sly smile to form on his lips.

"Okay, I'll take her safely to her house! If necessary, I'll carry her up to her room! Come on!" Bryan who already had a plan in his head immediately pulled Lucia's hand to come with him.

"Ow... it hurts! Don't pull my hand!" Lucia winced in pain from Bryan's strong grip. Lucia was forced to drag her aching leg because Bryan kept on forcing her to walk.

"Be careful on the road! Bryan, remember! Take Lucia to her house!"

"Okay, Mom!"

"Hey, let go of my hand!" Lucia asked Bryan to let go of her hand.

Realizing that it was just the two of them now, Bryan pushed Lucia to his car door and forced her to look him in the eye.

"Hey, you're really brave, aren't you?" Asked Bryan who was ready to explode.

"What do you mean?"

"Since when were you so close to my mother that you wanted to be able to influence her like that?"

"Huh? What? Influencing? What are you really talking about, huh? You know that I just met your mother again today. So how can I influence her?"

"Don't lie! You think I don't know, what is your dirty brain thinking? You want to enslave me again, right?"

"Huh? Enslaving? Hahaha... are you really crazy? Why would I do that to you?

With her ability to argue with Bryan, Lucia was not at all afraid even though what she was facing now was no longer a boy who was only good at bragging about his parents' wealth, but a leader of several large companies. Lucia should have restrained herself a bit at this point.

Bryan was completely exhausted if he continued arguing with Lucia without a plan. He knew that he would always lose if he kept going the old way.

Bryan smiled sarcastically while looking at Lucia who felt she had won because she couldn't be defeated by a real crazy rich Bryan Ferdinand Walter.

"Why are you smiling like that? You're embarrassed because in the end you won't be able to win against me!"

"Oh yeah? You're really confident, aren't you? You should be a little aware of who you are now!"

"What? You want to play the roles of rich and poor again, right? Oh my God, Bryan! You really haven't changed, have you? You're still as childish as ever! You are super duper rich. You have yachts company, mines and property, right? You want to humiliate me in that way again? Oh my God, you are such a disgrace!"

"Hahaha...keep blabbering, you crazy bitch! You think I don't use my brain like you! I don't need to say a line that everyone already knows without me having to say it! Now, look at my car that was scratched by that tornado of yours!" Bryan said while pointing at the front of his car which was slightly scratched by Lucia's kick.

Lucia who didn't know what problem she was facing, only glanced at the small scratches on the car which at first glance were not very obvious.

"What about your car?"

"You kicked it and the toe of your shoe scratched my car. Do you know how much this car costs?"

"How many?"

"You worked 12 hours a day your whole life and still couldn't afford it! And now that this car is scratched, I think you should know what to do?" Bryan showed signals that made Lucia start to feel a strange atmosphere.

Bryan grins like a villain in action movies. Lucia shuddered, she had a very bad premonition.

"I want you to pay for this car repair!"

"What? Paying for repairs? You crazy?"

"You know if a car has a scratch on the surface it's a huge problem. Especially for a £10 million car!"

"What? 10 million pounds? Are you crazy?" Lucia was shocked to hear the price of the car she had kicked without feeling this way.

Cold sweat dripped from her body. 10 million pounds, as Bryan said. If he worked all her life she still wouldn't be able to afford a £10 million car.

"Paying? How much to pay?" She asked in a trembling voice.

"Not expensive, I think you can afford it! Only 100 thousand pounds!"

"100 thousand pounds? You said it wasn't expensive? You really have gone mad, haven't you?"

"Hahaha... why? At least there's a chance you can still afford it, right?" Bryan laughed as if enjoying this pleasure. Seeing Lucia's pale face made him even more excited.

Lucia fell silent, she didn't expect that the problem she was facing would be this heavy. Not yet a month living in this city, she had to pay compensation of 100 thousand pounds.

"W-what if I can't afford it?" She asked nervously.

"Can't afford it? Uhm...how come? I don't want to know! How do you keep paying for this car repair!"

"But I don't have that kind of money! Can't you help me?"

"Why should I help you? Who do you think you are?"

"So, what should I do? I really have no money!"

"Don't worry! I know how to pay compensation!"

"H-how?"

"You can pay for it with your body!"

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