Enrico’s punch at Rafael was genuine, but on the way there, he gave Rafael four words:
“Take advantage of the situation and divide them.”
Rafael and Enrico have been working together for many years, and when he saw these words, he knew what Enrico was up to and immediately put on a superb performance.
Instead of trying to pull each other in different directions from oil prices, banks and chaebols, and fighting each other every day, causing each other some discomfort, it would be better to take a radical approach.
If Rafael could “surrender” to the chaebols, the situation would change dramatically, and they would be unrestrained, finding the right opportunity to wipe them out and quickly end the biggest conflict in the country.
Of course, this is not a good job.
The chaebols are smarter than each other, and if Rafael takes one wrong step, he will be the one to suffer. He might even be killed without a trace while he is deep inside, and the news will only report it as an accident afterwards.
The situation in the country is even more chaotic, and the struggle between the chaebols is even more chaotic.
Enrico threw Rafael overboard without any psychological burden, and Rafael agreed, partly because he felt bad after the Gangnam Hall incident was exposed, and after all, if he didn’t do it, he didn’t know if Enrico would do something even more ruthless. Most of the reason was for the country.
This situation cannot be broken without being established.
He also wants to end it as soon as possible.
Enrico was the first to come up with the idea of setting up a grand scheme, but after Rafael’s first meeting with the chaebols, he understood that in this game, Enrico would probably become the biggest variable.
The so-called “countering a plan with a plan” is to go along with the other party’s plan, so that the other party will let down their guard and go along with the trap.
But Mr. Cruise and Mr. Wilkie are so despicable. He only hinted at the idea of dividing Paige and Enrico, but they came up with such a despicable plan to humiliate Paige and make Enrico a cuckold.
How could Enrico stand it?
If Enrico wasn’t the variable, who would be?
After this incident, Rafael was hesitant about what to say in front of Enrico, and could only say that those people might be looking for someone to seduce Paige.
He gave Paige a wink in a place where Enrico couldn’t see, and asked her out in private.
This was the real three-person group of Rafael, Carrie and Paige in private.
“In my opinion, the best actors are empathic, which means they block out their ego and become fully immersed in their roles,”
said Carrie as she gave Rafael an acting lesson as Paige stepped into her house.
Rafael was entering a tiger’s den, and he couldn’t make a single mistake.
Carrie is teaching with particular dedication: “From now on, you have to immerse yourself in your character. You have to think, Enrico has always bossed you around, never showing you any respect, and I, as Enrico’s woman, have been watching over every aspect of your life. You are a puppet in Enrico’s hands, and you have to do whatever he tells you to do.”
“Enrico has that temper, I’m used to it,”
Rafael was leaning his head against the wall, watching Carrie teach a class, his voice tinged with amusement.
“This is character building, you have to be so resentful, if you don’t let this emotion seep into your eyes, you can easily be seen from some micro-expressions,” Carrie frowned and said.
“So there’s so much to acting, what if I believe it myself while acting? Then would I be considered a good actor or an inadequate one?” Rafael raised the corners of his lips.
Paige stood in the doorway and could see that Rafael was deliberately teasing Carrie. Carrie’s face was so serious that it was taut, and she couldn’t help but say, “If President Rafael himself believes it, that’s good, at least he won’t be in danger.”
“Paige,” Carrie’s eyes lit up when she saw her.
Rafael’s smile froze at the corner of his mouth, and he looked at her and said sternly, “Paige, you can’t say things like that.”
If he really wanted to betray Enrico, he would have had the chance long ago.
However, if he really were that kind of person, Enrico would not have promoted him.
“What, you can flirt with Carrie, but I’m not allowed to flirt with you?” Paige laughed and walked over.
Only then did Rafael realize that she was just joking, and his expression could not help but relax. ‘I’m acting in front of those plutocrats, and it’s straining my nerves.”
“Sister Paige, sit down,’ Carrie poured her some water.
Paige sat down on the sofa and got straight to the point, “You asked me here because there’s something you can’t tell Enrico, right?”
Rafael was solemn when it came to business. He sat down opposite her, moving his knuckles and staring at her intently without saying anything at first.
“Trying to use me as bait?” Paige could see what he was thinking at a glance.
When she directly exposed him, Rafael’s face couldn’t hold it, and he was a little embarrassed. “No matter if this succeeds or not, Enrico will probably kill me.”
But even so, he still sought her out in private.
“Why did you use Paige as bait?” Carrie squatted by the coffee table and poured some water. As soon as she heard this, her face turned cold, and she looked at Rafael discontentedly.
When teaching acting, they were quite harmonious, but as soon as Paige was mentioned, his face changed.
But this time, Rafael knew he was in the wrong and didn’t say anything in reply.
“Tell me,” said Paige, taking a sip of the water Carrie had poured for her. She was in a very calm mood.
Rafael told her everything about how he had tricked the plutocrats, and then continued, “If they really accept my argument, then they will do whatever it takes to gather all their forces, and their families and children will all take refuge in one place, so that this problem can be solved once and for all.”
The chaebols are too scattered, and it would take too long to defeat them one by one. This is a great opportunity, and he can hardly convince himself to let it go.
“No,” Carrie objected without hesitation, “it’s too dangerous.”
“Compared to dealing with them one family at a time, if we wait until they gather in a group, we only have to deal with two places, one is their family, and the other is the people who are against you,”
Rafael said to Paige, his brows furrowed the whole time.
“That’s not good enough either, we don’t have enough manpower.”
Carrie pointed out the crux of the matter, “After all, it is the combined strength of all the clans. The Gustin family’s villa and Temple in Heaven can’t gather enough people at once to completely suppress it. It’s a bit of a surprise, isn’t it putting Paige in danger? There’s also the possibility of being threatened in return, and all the effort going to waste.”
“Yes,” Rafael didn’t deny it.
Paige rotated the glass in her hands and said after a long while, “Manpower and weapons are indeed a problem. Even if I let the Folsom family send them in, in order to ensure complete suppression, I can only focus all my strength on one side first, saving the second after the first.”
She could be that ‘second.”
Carrie’s face turned white upon hearing this, ‘Sister Paige, you…”
“Carrie, this is a great opportunity,” she interrupted Carrie’s words lightly.
If the chaebol had come up with a different plan, they would have followed suit, but it just so happened that the plan was hers.