The Most Powerful Wealth System

Chapter 116. The child’s story

"I think my suspicions are correct..." muttered Anton, sitting down with the little girl on his lap. The girl just sat quietly, smiling broadly as she ate her cake.

"Those two are lying, because this girl is clearly my brother, Andre’s child," said Anton, which of course surprised them all. Especially Riki, who had never heard that Andre had a child. Judging by the little girl’s age, Andre must have had her when he was in high school.

The woman who claimed to be the child’s mother stood up, completely rejecting Anton’s statement.

"Don’t talk nonsense! I bought that child from her biological mother! Besides, the child was neglected, never taken care of by her father, so I bought her at a high price! I even have the papers, although they are not official, because we are actually no longer allowed to adopt children. But still, that child is ours!" said the woman angrily.

The man next to the woman pulled her back to her seat, feeling very embarrassed because the woman had revealed the truth.

"No, she’s just joking, we officially adopted the child from his mother," said the man.

"First, you admitted that the child was your biological child, now you claim that he is an adopted child, but do you have the official documents, and again—"

The woman stood up again, interrupting Jake’s statement.

"No! No way, I bought her for 300 thousand dollars! If you want to take her, then give me 500 thousand dollars! I have proof of payment! You can take her once you’ve paid," said the woman.

Riki raised his hand, signaling Jake or Anton who were about to argue with the woman.

"I agree, Jake, quickly give them the money. They bought the girl from her own mother, they’ll lose money if we just take her, right?" said Riki.

Twaila replied, "Okay, Jake and I will take care of it. But first, you two have to give us proof of payment, then we will process the payment according to your wishes."

The woman smiled broadly, "You should have been like this from the start, so we wouldn’t have to argue."

The man, who felt a little suspicious, looked like he wanted to run away from there.

However, he didn’t dare after seeing Anton and Riki, who were big and looked strong.

In the end, they were both caught for buying and selling minors. After they were taken to the police station, Riki found out that the two men often adopted children or bought children, then sold them to other people at a higher price. They were greedy and stupid, and in the end, they were caught and couldn’t escape.

And now, the little girl wouldn’t leave Anton’s side. That night, they returned to Riki’s house, and Riki prepared grilled ribs for them. Riki just wanted to make the little girl happy.

Fortunately, the little girl quickly became close with Sofie and Nicho, and now even sleeps with Sofie.

Anton approached Riki, who was checking some of his work in the living room. He cleared his throat briefly, then placed a cup of hot coffee and some cream cheese bread that had just come out of the oven on the table.

"I want to talk. Do you have time? But if possible, not in the living room. I’m afraid someone might hear us," said Anton in a soft voice that required full concentration to hear clearly.

"You’re afraid the little girl will hear you, right? Let’s go to my room. I think it’s safer," said Riki.

They went to Riki’s room, or more precisely, sat on the chairs on Riki’s balcony.

Sipping warm coffee and eating warm bread, the atmosphere at that moment was quite calming.

"So, what do you want to tell me, Anton? It’s about that little girl, isn’t it?"

Anton sighed heavily, sounding very upset, but then he looked at Riki with eyes full of conviction.

"Yes, it’s about that girl. I don’t even know her name. She is the daughter of Andre and his ex-girlfriend. The woman begged Andre to acknowledge her pregnancy. But Andre insisted that it wasn’t his child and accused his ex-girlfriend of cheating on him. It was such a mess, especially since my parents also supported Andre. But I felt sorry for her, so I gave her some money and a little support. I still visited them often until two years ago. Suddenly, the woman couldn’t be contacted, and her neighbors said she had moved to the village. When I visited, I was never told the little girl’s name, and the girl didn’t know her name either. She said her mother hated her, and she wanted to come with me. Since I couldn’t grant her request, I felt guilty. Especially after finding out about this incident. Until now, Andre has never wanted to admit that the girl is his daughter, even though it is clear from her face that she is Andre’s child. The little girl even looks like me. I once had a big fight with Andre because he found out that I often visited the child. Andre thought I was visiting his ex-girlfriend, when in fact it was his child. He also accused me of getting his ex-girlfriend pregnant because the child looked more like me. But then Andre realized that I only met his ex-girlfriend when she admitted she was pregnant. The problem was that his ex-girlfriend didn’t know she wasn’t Andre’s only girlfriend. I couldn’t blame the woman for giving her daughter to someone else. Her life was ruined because of Andre’s actions."

Anton stopped talking. He tried to calm himself by sipping his coffee and then eating his bread.

"Do you feel guilty because that girl was almost sold to that gang?" asked Riki.

Anton nodded, then sighed heavily, "I feel very guilty. If only two years ago I had taken the big risk of taking the child, maybe the child would not be in such a difficult and complicated situation."

Riki sighed too, he could understand Anton’s feelings at the moment. After all, last year Anton was still very unstable, he would not have been able to shoulder such a big responsibility. And again, his family opposed the child, refusing to acknowledge him as their own.

"So, what do you want to do with the child now? Adopt her?" Riki asked again.

"I don’t want to depend on you, but—"

"I never mind you depending on me. I know it must be hard, maybe your pride is hurt because you are depending on someone you once hated. But now we are brothers. You know that, right? You and the child can live here, besides, Nicho and Sofie are here. The child will be happy to have many friends, and there are also maids who can play with her. Stop worrying so much. Join me, after all, you have helped me a lot all this time," said Riki.

Anton sighed heavily, "All right, for now, I’ll stay here to help you, my brother. So, I also ask for your help in the future."

Riki laughed when he heard this, "All right, let’s just take life easy."

"But, if you have a girlfriend later, she won’t be happy..."

"I don’t have one yet, so relax."

"For example, Rik... what about, um—Liz? Or—"

"Anton, right now I’m happy and peaceful even though I don’t have a girlfriend, and having a girlfriend isn’t mandatory. Think about that later when I suddenly have a girlfriend, okay?"

Riki’s words calmed Anton down.

Besides, Riki was very busy and had no time for a girlfriend. Anton’s concern was that if Riki got a girlfriend later, she might not accept Anton staying at Riki’s house. There would definitely be conflict. But Anton hoped that Riki’s girlfriend would be a kind and understanding girl.

Because right now, leaving Riki’s house meant there would be no protection for Andre’s daughter. The girl’s situation was very worrying, and Anton was grateful that Riki had taken her in so kindly.