Chapter 1133

Rickard closed his laptop and looked at Hesper with his deep-set eyes. "Something was missing from the information Keith provided yesterday. Did you notice it?" "...Missing?" Hesper thought about it, but she had been so focused on the drugs Nathaniel brought over before and had only roughly heard. She shook her head. "The trick Ranfik used to attract those people was giving away it for free, but don't forget where we are." Hearing Rickard's words, Hesper immediately realized what happened. Yes! She kept having a feeling the people chose to support the Mustafas because they were offering free and risk-free trials. That didn't sound like an issue, but it was Leafdelle. They didn't need the money, so if they ignored the safety of the elders because of this little bit of money, they wouldn't have requested drugs from her. "Someone is convincing people Ranfik's medication has the best effects." Rickard mentioned a few names. Hesper had always been more sensitive when it came to names, so she linked the names to faces. Rickard continued, "I asked Sherese to steal all the drugs from Ranfik last night." "Steal the drugs?" Hesper's eyes darted around. Rickard nodded. "When the people found out what happened, they didn't dare get the drugs from the Mustafas again, but since their elders needed medication, they chose to come to us to get the drugs." Rickard didn't have to spell everything out because Hesper understood the situation. These people were saying the drugs from the Mustafas were very effective the day before, but now they had to get medication from the Savatiers quietly. Everyone knew they were tricked and that the really good medication belonged to Hesper, so they came to her. "That's great." Hesper was relieved because if she didn't manage to sell the medication, their relationship with the Rikihisas wouldn't be as close as before. That wasn't something Hesper wanted to see happen. Seeing her lowering her eyes, Rickard held her hand, and she snapped back. She had to admit Rickard was too reliable. Hesper had always been the person people relied on, so this was the first time she relied on someone else. "Did you get anything from your trip with Camille?" Hesper wouldn't have felt guilty if Rickard didn't bring it up. However, hearing the question, she started feeling guilty even though she strongly rejected Ranfik. She cleared her throat and said, "Nothing new." Rickard turned to face Hesper with eyes that were saying 'I know you're hiding something from me.' Hesper knew what happened would soon come out, but she still wanted to try her luck. "Well something did happen, but I don't want to tell you about it." Rickard fell silent when he heard that, but Hesper softened her tone and gave a 'I won't tell you even if you keep asking' look. Nevermind. Rickard stopped asking and Hesper realized her plan worked. She secretly sighed. Rickard was a softie.