Chapter 215: A Perfect Life
Jason’s expression shifted to one of absolute confusion before he finally allowed his gaze to shift over to Juliet. Jason’s expression told Juliet that he was demanding an explanation for this craziness! She was the only one who should be able to get his address since she was his manager, so there was no doubt that Jason was blaming her for Griselda being there! Juliet sighed.
"Sorry for all this, I met her at the SMD building, and she somehow knew I was your manager. She wouldn’t let me go unless I brought her along. It’s just a long story. Can I come in, please?"
For a split second, Jason actually thought about just sending them both away. But he eventually decided to hear them out and he turned to walk back inside while waving for them to follow him. Griselda followed after Jason first with a pompous air around her, but she stopped in her tracks when she saw Riyala walk out from the living room.
Riyala was still wearing her long coat, but her hood was down, so her exotic features, like her red eyes and the scales on her cheek and neck, were exposed for everyone to see! Juliet took a step back in shock and Griselda put a hand on her cheek in curiosity as they simply stared. Jason pointed to Riyala and introduced her without missing a beat.
"This is Riyala, a friend of mine. She doesn’t speak English since she’s from far away, so don’t feel bad if she doesn’t understand what you’re saying."
Jason then introduced the group to Riyala, and Riyala bowed respectfully to them in that proper way that only a member of royalty could perform. Griselda was immediately impressed by Riyala’s action and she made a happy sound while bowing to Riyala as well and greeting her respectfully, but Juliet still looked confused.
Juliet frowned and said,
"When you say ’far away,’ does that mean like another continent? Those scales on her cheek and her eyes... is that some sort of superhuman ability?"
Jason nodded and gave a simple ’yes,’ and it seemed to be enough of an explanation to make both of them feel more comfortable. Jason then ushered them towards the living room while talking.
"Sorry there’s no furniture to offer you guys, I just moved here."
Griselda threw her hair over her shoulder stylishly before walking over to the wall and leaning back on it. She folded her arms and gave Jason a meaningful look.
"We don’t need furniture for our conversation. This is fine."
Jason chuckled at Griselda’s love for being dramatic and he finally turned to speak to Juliet first.
"So why’d you come to see me? Did something happen?"
Juliet sighed as she brought up her handbag and began to search through a number of folders. Did something happen? Hah! That was rich coming from the man who had been riding on a dragon just yesterday! Juliet didn’t even know where to start right now! Ever since yesterday, Juliet had been going through files and files of potential lawsuits and sanctions in both the SMD archives and the Enforcers archives!
Although Jason didn’t commit any direct crimes, it was still a big deal for him to have hidden his actual abilities from the government the way he did. But thankfully, the government didn’t seem like they were going to make a big deal out of it, so Juliet didn’t have to do much to cover Jason’s mistakes. The only thing that they were mandated to do was to pay for the damages done to the buildings during the incident. Juliet produced a file and handed it to Jason, and Jason began to read through it while Juliet spoke.
"I managed to get the cost estimate for the SMD building you damaged as well as the other fines. It’s a bit steep, but it should be possible for you to cover it without issues if you pay in installments. There’s also been a lot of calls from guilds asking you to join, but I diverted those and made sure they would wait until you make a public announcement – which I advise you do soon. And there’s also the issue of reaching you. I had to go through a lot of channels to find your address. Your phone wasn’t connecting."
Jason nodded along to Juliet’s words, and once he heard the last part, he said:
"My phone broke in a fight."
Juliet sighed and she reached into her bag and produced a new phone for him. Juliet told him that she thought that was the case and she had already put a new SIM and some important contacts on the phone. Juliet would call the service provider later and tell them to divert all of Jason’s calls to this new phone. Jason took it and thanked her before he went back to reading the file. Juliet knew that the amount printed at the bottom was actually very steep, and she wouldn’t be surprised if Jason told her to try and bring it down. If Jason paid that all at once, it would be nearly half of his entire networth!
But Juliet was surprised when Jason spoke.
"Alright, the fines aren’t too bad. I’ll send it all at once. I also need you to reach out to Keith Ledger. He’s an A Rank in the Enforcers. Ask him how much he is being fined for his actions yesterday and add that to my payment as well."
Juliet collected the files back from Jason with wide eyes.
"Wait... really? But I was thinking we can do it in installments so it wouldn’t affect you."
Jason shook his head. He wasn’t interested in owing the government for longer than he needed to. Jason reached into his Alternate Dimension and he pulled out a bag of Magic Crystals that he handed over to Juliet. Juliet opened the bag and her eyes widened in shock when she saw that it was filled with more than three hundred Magic Crystals!
’Where the hell does he keep getting these from!?’
Jason put his hand in his pocket and spoke.
"That’s fifty large, two hundred medium, and five hundred small crystals. You can count them later. Take the fine out of my cut and send the rest of the deposit to my account. Also, there’s this..."
Jason reached into his Alternate Dimension again and pulled out a single Gold Coin before handing it to Juliet as well.
"Help me find out how much that’s worth."
Juliet simply stood in place like a statue. She was holding a bag of crystals in one hand and in her other hand, she was holding a large Gold Coin that she knew would cost thousands of dollars on the market! She looked up at Jason’s nonchalant face and at that moment she had an insane thought cross her mind.
’I want to marry this man.’
Juliet could already see the amazing life she would have if she were married to Jason. Jason was tall, handsome, and he could make money faster than nearly anyone she knew! Just this bag of crystals alone would make Jason well over one hundred and sixty million dollars richer! It would be a perfect life! Jason would make money for them, and she would handle their finances as a stay-at-home wife! They could have three children and she would give him all the love and care he wanted!
Jason raised a curious brow when he saw that Juliet was just staring at him in a dazed trance. There was a red blush spreading on her face and Jason had to ask her if she was okay! Juliet’s blush suddenly increased in intensity when she realized what she was doing and she shook her head as she came back to reality! She had completely gotten lost in that dream! Juliet put the Gold Coin and Crystals in her bag while talking quickly.
"I-I’ll need to make some calls to know the price of the Gold Coin, but I’ll do the numbers and send you the receipt for the Crystals immediately. But, uhm... Are you okay, Jason?"