Chapter 264 The Bad Luck Will Transfer to You
Richard quickly put some distance between himself and Eugene.
With a cautious glance, he said, "Eugene, you seriously want me to break those two up? Hubert's way better at that. Go bug him."
Even though this was about Eugene's happiness, he didn't want to mess with Elizabeth over it.
Hubert, standing nearby, nearly choked on his drink. He shot Richard a dirty look. "What the hell, man? Do I look like a shady dude to you?"
Then he turned to Eugene and said, "Eugene, I don't do dirty work."
Eugene snapped, "What are you even talking about? I just want Richard to find out where Elizabeth and Raymond went before. After they got off the plane, was there anyone else with them? If there were, have him get a reporter to release some photos to clear things up."
Eugene couldn't stand the thought of Elizabeth being with another guy and didn't believe the rumors. Since Elizabeth and Raymond's team wouldn't clear things up, he'd do it himself.
Richard was dumbfounded. "Are you nuts? If Elizabeth and Raymond's team won't clarify, why should we? You might be bored, but I'm not."
Eugene glared at him. "Are we still friends or what?"
Richard shrugged. "We can take a break."
Eugene pressed, "Just tell me, will you help or not? If you won't, I'll find someone else."
Richard had more connections in this area, making it easier for him to handle. If he asked his agent for help, it could be done too. But the agent would definitely nag and persuade him for a long time, which was annoying.
Richard waved him off. "Then go find someone else. I really don't want to get mixed up in Elizabeth's business right now. With her personality, if she cared, she would've already had someone clear it up. The fact that she hasn't means either they're really together, or she doesn't give a damn about the rumors."
He looked at Eugene again and continued, "If you're a good bro, don't drag me into this. I still need to go find her tomorrow to buy a Spellscroll. If I help you today and she refuses to sell it to me tomorrow, what then?"
Eugene asked, "Since when did you become so scared of Elizabeth?"
Richard shot back, "If you got beat up and kicked around a few times and were in pain for days, you'd be scared too. Besides that, she also trashed my rep and put my career on hold. I'm really scared of her now."
He'd already been messed up like that before. If he pissed off Elizabeth again, it wouldn't end well.
Eugene rolled his eyes. "You're such a chicken."
Richard replied, "I call it being smart."
Seeing that Richard wouldn't budge, Eugene had to back down. "Then hook me up with someone who can help. I'll handle it myself."
Seeing Eugene so persistent, Richard sighed, "Eugene, if you knew it would come to this, you shouldn't have done what you did back then."
Even though he said this, he still recommended two people to Eugene.
Eugene immediately contacted those two people.
Hubert then asked Richard, "Why do you need to buy a Spellscroll from Elizabeth again?"
At the mention of this, Richard's face darkened. He said through gritted teeth, "It's because of Enrique. After Brenda borrowed a third of his Generational Blessings, he's been having bad luck every day. He's on the verge of a breakdown. Then he heard from Arnold that I could buy Spellscrolls from Elizabeth, so he set his sights on me. I made it clear to him that Elizabeth wouldn't sell to him. But who knew, at noon today, Enrique actually took my Spellscroll when I wasn't looking. After he took it, he went into hiding, and I can't find him."
Richard, still in shock, continued, "I called him, and he said that after taking my Spellscroll, he doesn't feel as unlucky anymore, so he won't return it. What can I do? I gotta go buy another one from Elizabeth."
Hubert couldn't help but laugh, "Man, you really are unlucky."
Richard, with a dumb brother like Enrique, was indeed unlucky.
Hearing their conversation, Eugene immediately came up with an idea for Richard. He advised, "Why don't you hit up Elizabeth now and buy another one?"
Richard raised an eyebrow. "Eugene, what kind of bad idea are you cooking up now? Elizabeth just got back from a trip; she must be wiped out. As her brother, it's not cool to bug her while she's resting," he said.
Hubert sneered, "Come on, man. Do you honestly think Elizabeth sees you as her brother? You're just scared that if you bother her now, she'll get pissed and ignore you, right?"
Richard fell silent. Hubert's words were hitting too close to home. He said irritably, "Could you please spare me the obvious observations?"
Hubert shrugged. "I just like to keep it real."
He then asked Eugene, "Eugene, you don't plan to go with Richard to Elizabeth's place, do you? She just got back today; she definitely won't be happy to see you."
Eugene said helplessly, "No, I just want Richard to subtly inquire about Elizabeth's relationship with Raymond."
Richard shot back, "You're giving me too much credit. Do you think Elizabeth would tell me anything? I know better than that."
Eugene replied, "I'm just trying to give you a chance to get closer to Elizabeth. It shows that you still care about her."
Hubert, wanting to see some drama, egged him on, "Makes sense. Richard, give it a shot."
Eugene quickly chimed in, "Yeah, give it a try. Elizabeth won't bite."
Richard thought for a moment. "Alright." Mainly because his Spellscroll was taken, he felt like something was missing. So he tagged Elizabeth in the group chat.
Richard: [@Elizabeth Enrique took my Spellscroll.]
Elizabeth had just dried her hair and was lying in bed playing with her phone.
Seeing the message, she replied.
Elizabeth: [He's so unlucky that he had to straight-up take your Spellscroll?]
Richard: [Yeah, in the past few days, every time he drank or ate, he almost choked. Whenever he walked, he bumped into things. He was incredibly unlucky; he was on the verge of a breakdown.]
Elizabeth: [Serves him right. He brought it on himself.]
Richard: [Exactly, he deserves it. And he took my Spellscroll and ran off.]
Richard: [By the way, he said after taking my Spellscroll, he feels less unlucky. Is it really working?]
Elizabeth: [Of course it's working. That Spellscroll has your aura, and you two are blood brothers. After taking it, it indeed helps him ward off bad luck.]
Richard: [No wonder he won't give it back.]
He thought, 'if it helps Enrique, I might as well let it go. After all, we are brothers; I should help if I can.'
Richard: [Can I buy another one?]
Elizabeth: [Are you sure you want to buy another one instead of getting the previous one back?]
Seeing this, Richard had a bad feeling.
Richard: [Do you mean that taking my Spellscroll has an impact on me?]
Elizabeth: [Duh, if he uses your Spellscroll to ward off bad luck, the bad luck will transfer to you.]
Elizabeth: [If giving Generational Blessings to someone else could be blocked by just a Spellscroll, why would people go to such lengths?]
Elizabeth: [So, are you ready?]
Richard fell silent. He cursed inwardly, 'Ready for what? To be unlucky? Enrique, you bastard, you're screwing me over!'
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