“Shiit!”Raven tried to swipe the screen away, but his hand passed right through it. It was like a hologram, yet he could still feel the pain in his fingers.“What the hell is this?!” Raven shouted.Without realizing it, he flung the fried tofu in his hand onto the floor. His younger siblings were startled and immediately backed away in fear.Raven stared at the ring on his finger. It was a silver ring that Mrs. Aisyah had given him when he and Laila got married. According to Mrs. Aisyah, the ring had been found inside the cardboard box in which she had discovered Raven lying abandoned in front of her door, left there by his biological mother.He had worn it ever since. Raven tried to take it off, but he couldn't. Instead, it seemed to tighten around his finger, as though it were slowly merging with his skin.“What kind of system is this?” Raven asked through gritted teeth, trying to endure the pain.Leo cautiously approached him and reached for his hand.“Big Brother…”Raven snapped

“Ah, how do I check it?” Raven asked. “I have to go to the bank,” he continued.Raven wiped the sweat covering his entire body. His shirt was soaked with perspiration, and his breath was coming in short, rapid gasps.Perhaps it was because he had never done hard work before, making carrying this firewood feel so excruciating. It even felt as though his soul was about to leave his body.Raven pushed the thought of the system he had read earlier to the back of his mind. To be honest, he half-believed it. How could money possibly just appear out of nowhere?He pushed the bicycle, now loaded down with firewood, once again. Instead of heading home, Raven pushed it straight to the house of a neighbor who was about to host a celebration.“Is Mrs. Tina here?” Raven asked when he arrived in front of a fairly large house. Several people were bustling about, a sign that a lot of activity was going on inside.“What is it, Raven?” A middle-aged woman approached him.“Ma'am, you're hosting a celebr

“What should I buy?” Raven murmured, staring at the thousand dollars in his hand.He walked slowly while pondering what gift to give Laila; what came to Raven’s mind was a ring.Back then, when he and Laila got married, he hadn't given her anything as a wedding gift. In fact, the dowry he provided for Laila was only fifty dollars—and even that had been prepared by Bu Aisyah.Raven truly regretted everything that had happened. He had wasted decades of his life in the misery of the people he loved.Thud!Suddenly, just as Raven was about to step forward, he was bumped by an old cart loaded with junk."Hey..."Raven wanted to curse, but his mouth fell silent when he saw an old grandfather lying on the roadside. The man’s body was weak and trembling.Raven stepped closer. "Grandpa, what's wrong?""I'm hungry."Raven was startled; it reminded him of his younger siblings back at the orphanage. That morning, they had also complained of hunger. Meanwhile, he had always snatched away the money

Raven continued to cradle Laila's body. He stroked the faded, healed scars, then gently kissed them."Forgive me. From now on, I won't let you get hurt ever again."Finally, Laila opened her eyes. She saw Raven's eyes reddened and wet with tears. A tiny spark of trust toward Raven stirred within her."Raven, let me go. I can't breathe," Laila said softly.Raven jolted. He only now realized that he had been holding Laila far too tightly, making it difficult for his wife to breathe."I'm sorry."Raven lowered his gaze. He wiped away his tears with the back of his hand and handed the tattered housedress back to Laila."Next week, I'll bring you a brand-new housedress," Raven promised.Laila let out a heavy sigh, then sat up beside Raven."What kind of job are you doing anyway?""I don't know the exact details of my duties yet, but I've been accepted and I will definitely be working.""Working where?""At the Bening Group company. If I'm not mistaken, it's a drinking water company in the