"It's so late. Where is Raina going?"
Yabemiya asked curiously as she stood on the roof and looked down at Raina, who was wearing a down jacket.
"Maybe she has something to do." Elizabeth also lowered her head to take a look, and her gaze paused briefly on the exquisite wooden box in Rena's hands.
"It's not safe to go out so late at night. Should we go with her?" Yabemiya asked worriedly. They had changed their clothes and were preparing to head out of the city to practice their flying skills.
"Maybe she has something she needs to do." Elizabeth said as she looked at Raina, who had already disappeared around the corner of the stairs. She thought for a moment and said, "Maybe we can protect her from afar."
"Okay. Let's see where she's going first." Yabemiya nodded. She walked lightly to the other side of the roof and saw Raina walk out of the alley. She walked along the street and stopped in front of a teahouse about a hundred meters away from the ice cream shop. She seemed to hesitate for a moment before knocking on the door.
After a while, the door of the teahouse opened. A waiter in black walked out and exchanged a few words with Raina before inviting her into the teahouse.
"Raina is going to drink tea so late at night? I feel so full from the supper just now. "Yabemiya said in surprise.
"Maybe she's not going to drink tea. Maybe she's going to meet someone." Elizabeth shook her head. She narrowed her eyes as she looked at the teahouse. She could sense some powerful auras from there. It looked like an ordinary teahouse, but there were two 7th-tier auras. It was obvious that this teahouse wasn't simple.
"Raina is going to meet someone of her own accord. Do we need to interfere?" Yabemiya was a little conflicted.
"Wait here. I'll go take a look." Elizabeth said. She tapped her feet lightly and flew towards the teahouse.
She felt that Raina's expression wasn't too good. It didn't seem like she was going to meet someone she was looking forward to. That teahouse was a little strange. She was a little confused as to why Raina was going there at this time.
…
"Raina, Miss, I didn't expect you to come so late." In the magnificent tearoom, Bennett sat in front of the stove that was boiling tea, and got up with a smile as he spoke to Raina, who had followed the attendant into the room.
The charcoal stove made the teahouse very warm, and the pleasant smell of tea slowly drifted out from the teapot.
"My apologies for bothering you so late at night." Raina bowed slightly, then went forward to place the exquisite wooden box on the coffee table. She took two steps back, looked at Bennett, and went straight to the point. "I can't accept such a precious gift. I'll express my decision to you once again: I won't leave Amy's to be the manager of your hot pot restaurant, nor will I use the hot pot skills that Mr. Meg created and taught me to serve other restaurants."
After saying that, Raina felt much more relaxed. The distracting thoughts that had been circling in her mind were also cleared. She nodded slightly at Bennett, and then turned around to leave.
"Miss Raina, you might lose something important if you don't accept this gift, Miss Raina." Bennett stopped smiling, sat back in his seat, and crossed his legs. He looked at Raina's back as he spoke coldly.
Raina stopped in her tracks, and tried her best to sound calm as she said, "This is Chaos City. It's a city of law."
"Even if it's a city of law, there's still darkness, isn't there? You should know this very well. "Bennett's lips curled into a mocking smile.
Raina clenched her fists subconsciously. She had been living in the slums for the past 10-odd years, and knew very well that no matter how bright a place was, there would always be places where light couldn't shine.
"Accept this greeting gift, and you'll get everything. But if you walk out of this door empty-handed, you might lose the most precious thing." Bennett picked up the teacup, and stroked the edge of the cup gently with his fingertips before suddenly letting go.
"Smack!"
With a crisp sound, the teacup shattered, and tea splashed everywhere.
"What a nice teacup. Although it's a little old, it could have been used for a long time," Bennett said regretfully, but there was still a smile on his face.
Raina's body was trembling slightly. There was no way she wouldn't understand such a blatant threat.
She was just an ordinary girl from the slums. She had been relying on her mother since she was young, and was just trying her best to survive.
In the past, her biggest wish was to cure her mother's illness. Now that her mother's illness had been cured by Mr. Meg, she just wanted to live a good life with her mother, and let her lead a comfortable life.
Her gaze landed on that box, but her mother's stern expression quickly surfaced in her mind. She clenched her teeth, and said, "I refuse."
After saying that, she quickly walked to the entrance of the tearoom.
Bennett picked up the teapot, and slowly filled another teacup with water as he coldly said, "I will give you three days to consider. If you change your mind, you can come back and look for me anytime. All the conditions will be the same as before."
Raina quickened her footsteps, and almost ran out of the tearoom.
After running for dozens of meters, Raina bent over and panted heavily. She turned back to look at that tearoom. Under the splendid decorations, it was like a terrifying beast was staring at her with bloodshot eyes.
"What should I do? What should I do … "Raina's tears kept flowing down her face as she stood by the street helplessly.
She couldn't force herself to accept everything that person said against her will, but she also didn't have the ability to protect her mother.
Bennett's threat and the sound of the teacup shattering kept echoing in her mind. It was like a curse that was strangling her throat, making her feel so helpless that she wanted to cry.
"What's wrong with Raina?" Yabemiya, who was standing on the roof, saw Raina, who was squatting on the street, trembling and crying. She hurriedly jumped down from the roof, and walked forward quickly. She looked at Raina with concern, and said, "Raina, what's wrong? Are you alright? "
Raina looked up when she heard her voice. She saw Yabemiya's concerned face, and finally couldn't hold it in anymore. She threw herself into Yabemiya's arms and cried.
…
In the tearoom, two men walked out from behind the screen.
One of them, a tall and thin man, smiled, and said, "Why don't you be more direct? You just have to scare a little girl like her with a knife, and I guarantee that she'll be willing to do anything. She'll even be obedient."
"I want her to help me open a restaurant to earn money. If I push her too far, it might have the opposite effect. It's enough to let her understand some things." Bennett shook his head with a smile. "As long as she's willing to hand over all the recipes, we can open up hot pot restaurants all over the Norland Continent. This is a very profitable business."
The two men's eyes lit up when they heard that.
"Will Amy's come out to mess things up? I heard that they've been in the limelight recently, "the other short and fat man said.
"He's just a chef with no roots in Chaos City. Although he managed to hook up with those two magic casters because of his daughter, as long as we keep our hands clean, even the Gray Temple can't do anything to us." Bennett smiled with disdain.
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