Chapter 43: Broken Pieces
"How much?!?!" Kaden said with surprise almost spitting out all of the noodles he had just eaten.
"That's right. $50,000 is how much it just cost me to get that same bowl of noodles you just got." The person said.
Kaden couldn't help but be happy that the old man behind the counter didn't charge him for the ramen he just ate because he might have had to pay that off for the rest of his school years and maybe even longer than that.
"Thank you so much, sir! I really appreciate this." Kaden said thankfully once more to the old man but he only got a grunt as a reply.
"I think he respected your ability to walk around with those wounds." The person behind Kaden spoke once more.
'Respected my ability?' Kaden thought to himself. In his mind, he didn't really feel too much and the only thing that had bothered him was the constant pain in his leg and arms but it didn't feel nearly as bad as it looked in the mirror that the old man had given him to look at himself.
"I see. Why did you need the soup then?" Kaden questioned the person since when he looked at them he didn't see any type of blood stains or any marking that would indicate an injury of any kind.
"I simply like the taste." The person said before standing up and walking out of the shop.
'Like the taste?!?' Kaden screamed in his mind. He wondered what kind of person could be spending $50,000 for a bowl of ramen just because they liked the taste of it but it didn't concern him so he just stayed where he was and began drinking the water the old man put in front of him.
"Who even was that person?" Kaden asked the old man in the back as he turned around to begin cooking again.
The old man then turned around and gave Kaden a dangerous look, "It's better not to ask questions. Just know they're a regular customer and VIP here." The man said before finally going back to work with the noodles.
Kaden was stunned speechless when the old man looked at him like that. The fear that his gaze gave made Kaden shiver in fright and he immediately lost his appetite and will to stay there.
Kaden then thanked the old man and the other guy again before leaving the shop and heading home. On the way home Kaden no longer had the limp in his legs or any other pain within his body which made him excited at the fact that those wounds wouldn't carry over into the first days of school.
After walking for a long period of time Kaden arrived back at his apartment. It was already way past dark and he was ready to turn in for the night so the second he got in his apartment and locked all of the doors he went to sleep.
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(Emma's POV)
'Why did I say that?' Emma thought.
CRASH
Emma smashed her hand into a nearby window and pulled out her bleeding hand. It was then quickly picked up and bandaged by a nearby servant. They were quite desensitized to her outrages and once they knew who the anger was about they gave up completely on trying to calm her because they knew once he was involved there was no calming her.
After her rage seemed to subside for a moment Emma turned towards one of the maids assigned to her and asked her with void-filled eyes, "Why won't he come back?" Emma asked dangerously to the maid who was now shivering in fright.
"H-h-he said that the miss uses him." The maid stuttered and said with great difficulty. Normally people in that situation would have tried to appeal to someone like Emma but the maids and butlers knew if they didn't give their honest opinions or information that they knew then she would have them killed. She wanted the blunt speak more than anything.
Emma paused for a moment before speaking out loud, "How am I treating him unfairly? I bought him everything he desired and did everything that he asked for but he still won't be mine. He even had the audacity to ask me to get rid of my 6 other cute little servants. Who does he think he is?!?!?! He should just go back to how he was before!" She yelled in rage before thinking about what she said once more making her break down.
"I can't help it! What more does he want from me?! I can buy him more cars and more items! I can get him the best group of class users to support him based on his own class! Of course, they would all be male but that's beside the point!" She continued on with her rambling for many minutes before retiring to her bedroom where she then laid down and stared at the spot right beside her intently.
"Can you just come back already?" She said as she rubbed the spot beside her tenderly but right as she was about to say more the room to her door opened and a man with black hair walked in wearing nothing but shorts on.
"May I please stay with you tonight ma'am." The boy said with high expectations and a hungry look on his face.
Anger painted Emma's face and she yelled back at the man, "Friday I thought I told you that no one was allowed to sleep in the same room as me! Go back to the basement at once." She said in a commanding tone making the man shrink a little.
"H-h-how come miss! The original Monday is gone now and he was the only one you let in here so I thought I might be able to fill the miss's heart myself." The guy said stuttering.
Emma then took a long look at him seemingly in consideration before throwing out a test, "What if I buy you a new sweater will that make you go back?" She asked in curiosity.
The guy had his reply in an instant, "Yes I will follow your orders ma'am! Thank you very much!" He said before bowing and exiting the room while shutting the door gently.
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