Chapter 10

Katherine looked at Elano who said that to the shopkeeper. "I'm looking for that friend of yours with no intention of asking you to treat everyone in town. I was just telling you," Katherine said making Elano smile softly.

"Who says I'm doing this to get back at you?"

Katherine was silent, she looked at Elano's face with a complicated look. "There are still people who can afford it, can you not buy everything for your personal needs? They still need fruit anyway if they want to buy it," Katherine said again with a serious face.

Elano smiled softly and sighed. He took out a cell phone that had been upgraded according to the technological needs here, before finally contacting his assistant.

"Come here, I'll send you the location. I want to buy a fruit shop and arrange to distribute it to some needy people in this city."

"Okay, I'll be right there."

Katherine was speechless at this man's behavior. She admitted that it was possible that Elano was a wealthy man so he could get or do whatever he wanted. He didn't even think to spend money to buy a store of frozen fruits. Though the prices for fruits are quite expensive and it makes them sometimes think of buying but this man did not hesitate to buy a store and clearly show his wealth.

"I don't intend to demean or think of others as incapable but I'm new to this city and I hope to be seen in a good light." Elano said as he put away his cell phone and smiled at the silent Katherine.

"Take some more for Ms. Sonya, your mother must be dying to eat more fruits. I'll pay for everything and you can take it for free."

Katherine was silent and took another package of grapes and said that was enough. She helped and participated in the payment before Elano left everything to his assistant and they went home. Arriving home Katherine was quietly thinking but then she smiled.

"If he's a good man there's nothing wrong with him paying attention to the needs here. Hopefully he doesn't lack anything and can still live well. Elano has many companies he said, hopefully he will benefit in every way for doing good."

That was all Katherine could hope for because Katherine was also unable to do anything. She had no great ability other than just a young Professor who even still worked under government agencies and organizations. Her salary depended on the government's handouts and that made her feel that she should stay where she was and not do anything extravagant.

"I need to find the formula for the anti-disaster building soon so that no more problems occur in the future. I hope my worries are not as severe as I expected."

***

Elano walked over to his assistant who had just finished all the fruit distribution. He noticed that the residents had dispersed if they had been waiting for their turn.

"The way you got their attention and won their hearts was quite good, sir. It's nice to have these fruits that they rarely get to eat." His assistant said politely making Elano smile softly.

"I only intend to win Katherine's favor because she is the main thing here. She can decide whether I get the formula or not since she has all the control. She is also the official Professor although I have contacted her seniors in order to get better access. If I manage to win Katherine's heart then it will be easier for me to do anything in the future."

The assistant smiled softly and nodded in understanding. "Hopefully we can get the formula soon and return to the city. This place is like hell, it's not good to stay here for a long time because it can cause death. As the leader of the company you have to think about the future of the company. You are also not married and have not given an heir so we should think about how to solve this quickly. So that everything goes smoothly without any oddities," he said again making Elano silent looking at the sky.

This afternoon again looks so red like it wants to burn the earth. The hot weather also hasn't ended since he came and until now. The jacket marks they use are also quite expensive but very helpful for them to survive in the middle of the city like this. Because the weather conditioners are also not in all points, there are only in a few places and that is also very insufficient to make the weather better.

This place is indeed not a recommendation to live in, if not for wanting to get the modern building formula later the disaster that Elano dreamed of also did not want to linger here.

"We'd better go home and rest, tomorrow Tuan has the first meeting with the professors in this city."

Elano nodded slowly and walked away. He used the bus stop and waited for the fast-moving modern vehicle to take him home. They could not stay out for long because they would melt, it was not pleasant.

"At the meeting tomorrow Katherine will definitely be surprised to see me, I just need to stay professional and explain to her about my reasons right? With this it will be easier for me because she will accept my existence. After all, she never knew my intentions before and I just need to disguise them a bit. If I get it and the time comes, I will also get it easily."

That's what Elano thought while traveling home. He had to pretend in order to get his goal. Not everyone can understand what other people are thinking because they basically can't read each other's minds.

***

The night was not so long because as usual after Katherine finished some tasks and she went to bed, the alarm sounded and it made her feel tired but she had to stay up. The most serious research they were doing and they couldn't play around or time things because disaster could come at any time.

Today there would be a test run and also a look at the bags from the results and materials that some of the other friends had collected. Katherine had to attend because she had made and created the materials that she had shown yesterday in front of the Professors so since this could be considered her art she had to attend as the owner of the invention.

"I hope you get good grades and the results are what you want. Being you is not very easy and I can't help at all, I can only pray that everything you do is successful and you don't have to worry about anything anymore for the needs of the people in this city."

While eating Sonya said making Katherine smile.

"Mom staying with me and just living life with me without any intention of leaving me is more than enough encouragement and a way for me to survive. This city is very tiring and we have to do research after research every day to ensure comfort for the people and complete the tasks given by the state so that we can find life support tools. It's very tiring but if all that isn't done I can't sleep well every day either. Hopefully this will be over soon and I can take some time off because I'm so tired," Katherine said, making Sonya pause.

Yes, I can't bear to see my daughter struggle so much just to save the citizens of this city, but if it wasn't for the Princess and her group doing this they wouldn't be able to survive until now either. The life they live is so hard and they can't be careless because the ones who best understand everything that happens here are the professors and the disaster management agency that always tries to provide the most accurate information.

There were a lot of people who couldn't help with the management of this but they kept trying to adhere to the protocols and what they could do to survive.

"Mom has prepared the food, don't forget to eat because your health is number 1."

Katherine smiled as she tied her shoelaces. Accepting the handout, she got up and smiled at her mother.

"Maybe I'll be home a little late, if you're tired just go to bed and don't wait for me. I have an access card to get into the house so don't worry."

Sonya hugged him for a moment and then smiled. "Take care, I'll be waiting for you when you get home."