Chapter 23 A Keen Eye
Chapter 23 A Keen Eye
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“Uh, I don’t really know… Maybe? Anyway, they’re all pretty expensive.” Freya was speaking when the elevator doors beside her suddenly opened. Louis stepped out, having heard everything she had just said.
“What’s going on?” Louis asked as he reached the door.
“Nothing much. The delivery guy wants to buy a bag, but it’s not mine. I figured I could ask my friends if they could get him a discount.” Freya quickly explained, afraid Louis might not understand the situation and accidentally reveal something.
The delivery guy was actually a little intimidated by Louis. Plus, the price of the bag was way beyond what he had expected. He immediately responded,
“Oh, no, no, never mind. If it’s a luxury item, then forget it. Someone like me doesn’t need such an expensive bag anyway. Are these all the packages? If so, I’ll start packing up and get them ready for shipment.”
“Yeah, that’s all of them. Thanks for handling it,” Freya said. She knew this batch was smaller than the previous ones. However, since the bags they were selling varied in popularity, the bestsellers naturally sold out first, while the rest took longer to move.
“No trouble at all,” the delivery guy said, grabbing the packages and stepping into the elevator.
It was only then that Freya realized she had been blocking the doorway the entire time, preventing Louis from coming in. She quickly stepped aside, letting him enter, then asked curiously, “Why are you back so early?”
“Not much work today,” Louis replied while changing his shoes and hanging up his coat. Casually, he asked, “Why did you say the bags belong to someone else?”
“It didn’t seem appropriate to say they were mine. We live here, but we don’t know the security situation. If we accidentally flaunt our wealth and someone takes notice, it could be dangerous.
“Besides, the delivery guy has been here a few times now, so he’s somewhat familiar. We’ll need him to handle future shipments. If I said the bags were mine but didn’t offer him a big discount, he might feel resentful and cause trouble. Sure, we could deal with it through official channels if anything happened, but that would still be a hassle. At the end of the day, let’s be more careful. On the other hand, if we gave him a big discount, we’d be taking a loss. We’re not as rich as we used to be, and we don’t owe him any special favors. It’s just not worth it.”
Freya laid out her reasoning in a few simple sentences. Louis once again felt like the person standing before him was someone entirely different.
The old Freya had no such foresight—she used to fall for sales tricks all the time, and she had zero,sense of caution when she was out and about. His friends had warned him about it on more than one occasion. In fact, they often pitied him for manying someone so naive, someone who didn’t even know how to shop wisely.
But looking at her now, she had considered every angle of such a seemingly minor issue. She was nothing like the clueless woman she used to be.
“You thought that through well,” Louis commented casually.
“Life isn’t easy. You should be kind, but you also have to stay cautious. If something can be avoided with a little foresight, why make things harder for yourself?”
Freya had long since adapted to living independently. She was skilled in all the little tricks of daily life, and her guard was always up around outsiders. To her, nothing about this situation felt unusual, so she didn’t notice the fleeting darkness that passed through Louis‘ eyes.
GEETA
