Luis heart skipped a beat when he saw Natalie's sudden impatience. He coughed forcefully to make himself appear even weaker.
He's still too inexperienced. Whether in his past life or now, he's never dealt with people in high positions. Although he's intelligent and emotionally intelligent, he hasn't truly experienced many things, so relying solely on his own intuition is impossible.
His original plan was to gradually pique Natalie's curiosity and then unveil his mysterious veil step by step, so that Natalie would believe him. However, he never considered what would happen if she did not follow his plan.
Seeing Luis face grow even paler, Natalie's expression softened. She leaned forward slightly, looking like she was listening.
"Luis, just say what's on your mind. I'm listening. I won't blame you if you say something wrong."
Luis sighed silently, "It's like this, Mrs. Natalie. When you came out of the elevator this morning, you asked me why my complexion suddenly turned so bad. I didn't tell you at the time because I saw something you couldn't see."
Natalie remained expressionless, but her eyes clearly changed, and she leaned her upper body even more heavily.
"Go on."
"Actually, I studied under a reclusive teacher. I didn't come to work yesterday because I'd just finished my training. People from our tradition have a special ability to glimpse certain things about the future."
"In other words, what most people would call prophet." As he spoke, Luis watched Natalie's expression and noticed her growing interest.
"So you're saying you tried to read my fortune in the elevator, and it backfired on you?" Natalie asked with a teasing smile.
Luis shook his head, knowing that Natalie was already laughing at him in her heart. Hidden sects, indeed. In this society, there are no hidden sects. They are all just swindlers.
"No," Luis shook his head. "Fortune telling won't cause any backlash, but telling fortunes for others without permission will consume some of my energy, which is why you thought I looked unwell when you saw me."
"Mrs. Natalie, you are very lucky. Whether it is wealth or fortune, you are blessed with the best. I guess your current assets should not be less than 10 million."
Only now did Luis bring up a topic that shocked Natalie.
Natalie was somewhat surprised and uncertain. She came to Briston to work in order to escape her ex-husband's harassment. No one knew her identity. Her car was just an ordinary Audi A4, and her clothes cost few thousand a set.
Such an outfit would suit a vice president of a small company, but Luis said her assets were no less than 10 million dollars, and he said it with such certainty that it didn't seem like a test at all. She trusted her judgment; Luis must have received some information.
"You investigated me?" This was Natalie's first reaction, her voice somewhat cold.
Luis shook his head again, "Mrs. Natalie, I don't know you, and I don't know what your background is. This is indeed what I calculated, and I also calculated that at 2:21 today, you will lose more than 2 million."
"Impossible!" Natalie immediately retorted.
"Mrs. Natalie, don't rush to refute. Actually, you can think about whether anything has been amiss lately. After all, more than 2 million is not a small amount. And I can also tell you that more than 2 million is not in cash. Some of it is in cash and some is in fixed assets. It's almost 1 p.m. now, and there's still an hour and a half before things are settled. You have plenty of time to confirm it, don't you?"
"Besides, given your understanding of me, what ability do you think I have to find out about your background? Before this, I was just an ordinary person."
Luis was certain that Natalie had assets of no less than 10 million because the losses showed that someone who could invest more than 2 million plus some fixed assets would have no less than 10 million.
The future that Luis sees will tell him how much money Natalie lost, when the loss occurred, and whether it was cash or fixed assets. However, he cannot see how the loss occurred; otherwise, Luis could have told Natalie directly.
Just like the girl back then, he saw the time and the amount of her financial loss, but he didn't know that it was caused by someone else robbing her.
Only through changes in fortune can one roughly guess some things.
However, Natalie's luck has not changed much in the past three months, so the loss of more than 2 million should not have any impact on her in the near future.
Natalie looked at Luis with a flicker in her eyes. Indeed, with Luis abilities, he had no way of finding out her background.
She did invest a large sum of money some time ago, and even sold a property for it. If there were any losses, the total would be more than 2 million. She didn't tell anyone about this, so Luis had no way of knowing.
Taking a deep breath, Natalie suppressed the shock in her heart. "I understand. You can go out now. If it's true, I will thank you."
Luis glanced at Natalie, unsure if she took it seriously. But since he had already spoken, whether or not the losses were mitigated, it proved that what he said was true.
"Okay, Mrs. Natalie, I'll head out now." Luis stood up, nodded, and left.
Having just described himself as a disciple of a reclusive(hidden) sect, Luis was naturally trying to find a plausible identity for himself. In fact, at first, Luis thought he should keep a low profile and not change his personality and demeanor too quickly, so as not to arouse suspicion from others.
Now, he's openly telling Natalie that he can tell fortunes and knows what will happen in the future, and he also confronted Angler this morning, showing how different his personality is.
The two behaviors are actually contradictory. This is because Luis felt that if he continued to maintain his previous timid and introverted personality and slowly changed, he would not be able to complete the first task given by the system within the specified time.
It's better to be more direct.
Luis wondered if Natalie would call the police or have other thoughts after he said that. He thought it was almost impossible for her to call the police. Even if she did, the police would have to believe him.
As for having other thoughts, if what he said was true, people would be too busy trying to please him to have any other ideas.
Mysterious and supernatural things are what inspire the most awe.
Luis returned to his workstation. He was supposed to start work at 2 PM, but it was only 1 PM now. He had finished assembling the equipment and it was time to take a break. He lay down on the table and soon began to snore softly.
Luis was asleep, but Natalie was wide awake. More than 2 million was a considerable sum for anyone, and Natalie couldn't pretend that this hadn't happened.
She made several calls in a row, and within twenty minutes, she received a call back.
"Sister Natalie, you're amazing! That bastard was about to run away with the money, but we've caught him on his way to the plane!" an excited voice came from the other end .
"What!" Natalie was shocked. "Where is he going to run off to?"
"It's a small country in Africa. They've made all the preparations. If he actually manages to get there, we might not be able to find him."
On the phone, she said, "Sister Natalie, how did you know about this? It's amazing!"
"That fucker didn't tell anyone, he did it really well. When we cornered that fucker, he was completely bewildered. It's so damn funny!" The person on the other end of the conversation was probably too excited and couldn't help but swear.
"Don't swear!"
Natalie quickly came to her senses, but did not answer the question. Her eyes gleamed. "He took more than 2 million from me. He should still have it on him. After you get the money back, transfer it to my card. Keep one million for yourself."
"Alright!" The person on the other end chuckled, their spirits lifting. "Sister Natalie, when did you manage to get him so much money? Nobody knew!"
"Don't worry about that," Natalie said calmly without explaining. "Let's leave it at that for now. Go ahead and get busy."