“It’s my duty to protect you.”said Joseph Edward.
Albright nods in satisfaction and turns to command the soldiers.
“Capture the traitorous Derek and bring him to justice. There will be great rewards for those who kill him!”said Albright.
The soldiers all cheer up at the great reward.
“Mr. Joseph Edward, I now make you duke of my country. Will you accept it?”said Albright.
“Thank you, Prince Albright. I will do my best to serve your country!”said Joseph Edward.
Joseph Edward looks honored and proud, you don’t have the slightest sense that he wants to get out of here.
Doesn’t he ever want to leave? No, it must be Joseph Edward’s disguise. He must have had no choice. You can’t help thinking like this. You hope you’re right…
As soon as you and Joseph Edward get back to the hotel, Oscar, the waiter, comes in with a bottle of prestigious red wines.
“Congratulations, Duke Joseph Edward. This is a bottle of wine specially prepared for you.”said Oscar.
Oscar’s has become much more humble, even the way he looks at you has changed.
“How did you know I’ve become a duke? The news is still fresh. It hasn’t been long since this happened.”said Joseph Edward.
“Hotels always get the latest news early.”said Oscar.
Seeing Oscar become servile, you have a complicated feeling, both of anger and amusement.
“Hey, your name is Oscar, right?”said you.
“Yes, Miss Jessica, it’s a great honor for you to remember my name.”said Oscar.
“Who gave you that name? I feel like you don’t deserve that name.”said you.
Oscar looks embarrassed but the next second he smiles again.
“My father gave me the name, and I’m sorry I didn’t live up to the name.”said Oscar.
“Your father must be very sad to know you’re so nasty.”said you.
“Yes, you are right, Miss Jessica.”said Oscar.
“Do you mind if I say so?”said you.
“How come? Miss Jessica is just telling the truth.”said Oscar.
“But in the days before, the way you looked at me seemed to think otherwise.”said you.
“I’m a nasty little creep. Please forgive me, Miss Jessica.”said Oscar.
“You are a real nasty dog! I don’t want to see you. Get out of my sight!”said you.
“Yes, Miss Jessica!”said Oscar.
Oscar, with a sycophant smile, gingerly leaves the room.
“Do you think this is funny?”said Joseph Edward.
“I just can’t stand these snobs!”said you.
In the days that follow, there are two pieces of big news in Country M. One is the promotion of Joseph Edward to the duke, the other is the capture of Derek, who has been charged with treason.
Because Derek has amassed many resources and built up a lot of power, coupled with Albright’s lack of popularity among the citizens, Derek has turned from being a prominent casino owner to an underground leader opposing the government. Country M has become a mess. However, you don’t care about Derek at the moment because Joseph Edward is more important to you.
Since Joseph Edward took over the casino, he’s been very busy. He’d take you with him at the beginning, but now he’s completely ignoring you. Does Joseph Edward really want to leave the country? You can’t help thinking like this. “Anyway, I have nothing to do, so why don’t I go see what Joseph Edward is doing at the moment?” You’re curious.
You come to the auction house and find it’s a very different place from the streets firmly under martial law. There is no tension, everyone looks excited and joyful. An auction host by Joseph Edward is going on right now.
It’s even crazier now than when Derek was here! You wondered what the hell is Joseph Edward doing .
You see a lot of girls are caged like animals at the auction. They are all dressed in revealing clothes and look sad. Each of them has her own number plate on the body. When the bell strikes, Joseph Edward walks up to the stage and the crowd quiets down. You stand in the corner watching.
“Thank you for your support. Today I’m going to introduce a new rule. I’ve learned that it’s hard for ordinary people to afford a slave, even though they are looking forward to having their own slaves. So we decided to introduce the shared slaves!”said Joseph Edward.
As soon as Joseph Edward finishes speaking, there is a great deal of chatter about the shared slavery among the crowd.
“Quiet down, everybody. Listen to me. You see those beautiful slaves in the cage, whom you can get for a cheap price for one night. You can change slaves every day and fully enjoy the satisfaction of having your own slaves.”said Joseph Edward.
The audience is overjoyed upon hearing Joseph Edward’s explanation.
“This is not the shared slaves! It’s a brothel!” You thought angrily.
Everyone jostles excitedly for the bids because of the low price, but the slaves in the cage all look desperate.
You can’t stand any longer, so you run to the stage.
” I’m against the auction!”said you.
“What are you doing here?”said Joseph Edward.
“Do you even know what you’re doing?”said you.
“We’ll talk about it when we get back! Don’t fool around here!”said Joseph Edward.
“A billion!”said you.
Your shouting silences the crowd and everybody turns to look at you.
“Jessica! What are you doing here?”said Joseph Edward.
“Why can’t I buy if you can sell?”said you.
Joseph Edward calls the security guard standing next to him and pulls you out.
When Joseph Edward comes back in the evening, you look at him angrily, but he seems even angrier than you.
“What’s the matter with you today?”said Joseph Edward.
“Do you really want to get out of here?”said you.
“Of course I want to get out of here!”said Joseph Edward.
“But I think you’re enjoying it!”said you.
“Are you doubting me?”said Joseph Edward.
“What you’ve done makes me wonder!”said you.
“How could you do such a thing?”said you.
“You think that’s my idea? I just did what the king told me to do.”said Joseph Edward.
“Don’t you think your conscience will be damned? Look at those girls’ faces!”said you.
“Even if I don’t do it, someone else will. It’s their fate, not mine!”said Joseph Edward.
“Joseph Edward, I’m so disappointed in you! I didn’t expect you to be so shameless!”said you.
“Joseph Edward, I’m begging you, could you please just stop?” You continued to beg him.
“I’m begging you, too. Can you be more understanding of my situation and stop messing with me?” He frowned.
“I’m trying to save you! I don’t want you not be able to sleep tight when you get old and remember what you did today!”said you.
Joseph Edward doesn’t want to talk to you anymore and walks to the bathroom.
“I’m tired, and I’m going to take a shower! I have a meeting with Albright early tomorrow morning.”said Joseph Edward.
Joseph Edward walks into the bathroom.
It looks like Joseph Edward has really changed, but you can’t bear to see him go on like this.
You take out the sleeping pills you’ve prepared earlier and look at the bathroom.
If you imprison Joseph Edward for a few days and don’t allow him to work, Albright will be disappointed in him and find someone to replace him! You suddenly came up with an idea,
You know you’re being stupid, but you have no choice.
Joseph Edward walks out of the bathroom and gets changed. You walk up to him with a cup of coffee.
“Why do you get dressed so early?”said you.
“Our country is changing very fast at this point, so I have to be ready for meetings at all times.”said Joseph Edward.
“He really thinks of this place as his country! I’ll get him to drink this cup of coffee with sleeping pills in it!” You thought.
“I was too impulsive today.”said you.
“I’m glad you can see your mistake.”said Joseph Edward.
“I made you a cup of coffee to make amends.”said you.