A few seconds passed, and Erina noticed that the speed of the person holding the rope became faster and faster, causing the three men to jump so quickly that their tongues stuck out.
She was wondering what he was going to do when suddenly, with an unimaginable speed, he twisted the two ends of the rope right when the rotation was halfway down, then called her and threw one end of the rope to her.
Erina quickly caught it. At this moment, she immediately realized his intentions. Immediately, each person pulled the rope in two different directions, squeezing the three men tightly, and making them scream loudly.
“Let's run.”
The man grabbed Erina's hand and pulled her deep into the alley, leaving the three perverts on top of each other. She regretted the skipping rope she had just bought. This guy threw it away after using it.
“Stop, stop, it's my house.” Erina shouted, pulling the man back with all her might.
“Please communicate in country X's language, I understand.”
“Are you... a mixed race?” She squinted her eyes and hesitantly asked.
“Yes, my father is originally from X but came here when he was young.”
“Oh. I see. Thank you so much for what happened just now. My name is Erina, and you?”
“Call me Kelvin.”
After finishing speaking, Kelvin quickly pulled out the pen, grabbed Erina's hand, turned it over, and wrote down a series of numbers. Surprised by his action, she just stood there like a statue for him to write.
“Here's my phone number.”
Next, he spread his hands in front of her face and winked as a sign. Knowing that he was asking for her number, she took his hand and wrote it down.
She didn't understand why she felt affection and trust for this man as soon as he appeared from the darkness. He looked very decent and kind, not at all like a hooligan.
“Erina, you also easily get acquainted with strangers, right? Aren't you afraid of me?” Kelvin looked at the number that was still wet with ink, shrugged, and asked.
“My intuition tells me you're not a bad guy, moreover, you're very rich, you don't need to waste your time on me.”
“Rich?” He squinted, looking surprised.
Erina smiled and nodded, reading the price of the shirt Kelvin was wearing and the shoes on his feet.
Knowing that it would be difficult to get past her sharp eyes, he admitted that he was indeed a rich man but did not tell her which family he was the young master of.
“Why did you suddenly appear here?” Erina asked curiously.
“Just now, I was driving and saw you walking, but there were three perverts secretly following you, so I followed and took a look. In the future, don't go out alone at night, it's dangerous. Okay, go inside the house.”
After she finished locking the gate, Kelvin slowly walked away. Yellow lights shined down on the quiet, deserted street, with only one person left. The night was silent, the moon was hidden by dark clouds, leaving behind a faint light. Suddenly, the girl's face with a radiant smile appeared in his mind.
Upstairs, behind the glass door, Erina stood still, watching until the tall figure disappeared. She didn't know why, but Kelvin's face seemed familiar as if she had seen him somewhere.
Thinking about it for a long time, she couldn't remember, so she let go of the curtain, turned back, changed her clothes, and took out her martial arts book to study.
While she was reading attentively, the phone suddenly rang. She was surprised to see the name Hubert appear on the screen.
“Yes, I'm listening, President.” Erina spoke politely.
“Are you tired from the journey?”
“Yes, I got some sleep so I'm fine.”
“Uh. You should stay home for the rest of the week to get well before coming to the branch. Erina, get ready, I have some work for you to do.”
“What kind of work is that?” Her voice was a little worried.
At first, Hubert planned to explain clearly when Erina officially went to work but hearing her urgent tone, he sighed softly and slowly told her everything.
This morning, as soon as he arrived at the company, the Wine Life Group sent him a private email, informing him that they had discovered that fake wine under the Young Market brand had appeared in the market of country B, and was being sold in many dance halls and large bars.
What is worth mentioning here is that they asserted that all of this fake wine was imported directly by Wine Life Group from Young Market company through a distribution branch located in country B and shipped to those places.
Therefore, he wanted her to investigate the origin of the fake wine bottles at those major consumption points.
“I know this is quite difficult, but I can only trust you. You are part of our family.” Hubert spoke softly.
“I will try to complete the task.” She replied seriously.
Hubert nodded in satisfaction, told Erina to rest early, and hung up.
His thick eyebrows furrowed slightly. At first, he planned one way but now it turned into another.
He had worked hard to sign the cooperation contract with Wine Life Group but now they discovered this before the plan was implemented.
At this point, he had to accept it, only hoping that after kicking that greedy person out of the company, Wine Life Group would continue to give the Young Market company a chance.
Glancing at the clock and seeing that it was almost lunchtime, Hubert suddenly remembered the beautiful receptionist at the Kingdom restaurant. The times he went there to eat were always with colleagues or partners, so he hadn't had much chance to approach her.
After putting on his vest, he picked up the phone and called Arlo, telling Arlo to drive to the main door and wait for him. Today, he decided to go out to eat alone, without inviting anyone else.
As soon as Hubert stepped through the revolving door, he immediately looked around the reception area but did not see Isa anywhere.
“Hello, President, how can I help you?” The rather young receptionist approached him and bowed politely.
“Please give me a room. Ah...is Miss Isa not going to work today?”
“Sir, she just entered the room to help the guest choose the dishes.”
Hubert nodded slightly and followed the girl.
The receptionist's lips slightly smiled meaningfully. The president of Young Market Company often comes to Kingdom Restaurant, but this is the first time he has asked about a restaurant employee and hesitated. It seems that the girl named Isa is really lucky.
Following Hubert's wishes, the receptionist led him into the room and turned back. Seeing Isa passing by, she quickly pulled the beauty's hand.
“Isa, please advise on the dishes for this room's guest.”
“Oh. Okay.”
Isa looked at her female colleague a little bewildered but still happily agreed, thinking that she must be busy with other urgent matters.
When the door opened, she was surprised to see that the guest sitting alone inside was Hubert.
“Hello, President.” Isa said softly.
“Hello. Please help me choose some dishes for lunch.” He smiled happily.
She agreed and quickly made the list. Whatever dish she suggested, Hubert would nod in agreement. When everything was done, she handed the piece of paper back to the staff to bring to the kitchen, then bowed and wished him a good meal.
About twenty minutes later, while Isa was arranging the party booking notes, Dominic suddenly appeared, knocking on the reception desk, making her startled and look up.
“Hello, director.”
“Hello. Isa, go to Mr. Hubert's room and help him pour some wine.”
“What? Isn't that the waiter's job?”
“The guest asked you to pour. It's okay, just pour wine and chat. Help me.” Dominic lowered his voice as if he was begging.
Because he had asked her to this extent, she had no choice but to obey. Pushing the stack of books aside, she left the counter and headed straight to the VIP room.
Seeing her, Hubert was overjoyed, quickly stood up, and pulled out a chair to invite her to sit, making her feel embarrassed and extremely worried.
After opening the bottle of wine, Isa slowly poured it into the empty glass placed in front of him. She never thought that Henry's father would ask Dominic to ask her to pour wine and talk to him. It would be great if the person opposite her was Henry.
That day, even though she knew he was drunk and sad, she didn't dare call him the next morning to ask about his health even though she wanted to.
“How old are you, Isa?” Hubert suddenly asked.
“This August I will turn nineteen years old.” She timidly bowed her head and replied.
“Where are you from?”
“Province D.” She answered softly.
Hubert took another sip of wine and asked Isa about her life, her education, and her qualifications. When he knew that she was a child who grew up in an orphanage, did not go to school, but still strived to be a receptionist at the Kingdom restaurant, his heart was deeply touched.
The conversation didn’t last long because Hubert had to go back to the company to deal with the backlog of documents. As he left, he opened his wallet and left her a tip envelope.
Isa waited until the door closed before picking it up and opening it to see. The amount of money inside was too much, beyond her imagination.
Just now, Hubert asked her how she could work here with zero expertise, but instead of answering that Henry helped her, she said that Dominic brought her here.