Road to becoming the wealthiest: Starting From Treasure Hunting in the Cabinets
Chapter 832 - 489: Talking About Feelings Hurts Money

Chapter 832: Chapter 489: Talking About Feelings Hurts Money

"No, you’ve been very welcoming, and very thoughtful," Haruda Tomoko said, "If it weren’t for the mission we are on, we would even wish to stay here indefinitely."

"So the mission is more important then," Dutt said slowly, turning his gaze to Cheryl Suweton, "Ms. Suweton, what if I said I want you to stay?"

"Sorry, that’s impossible," Cheryl understood the implication in Dutt’s eyes all too well. Previously, Dutt didn’t mention it, and she and Sean Knight were being affectionate, so she thought the message was quite clear.

Now that Dutt was making things clear, she wouldn’t play coy and straightforwardly refused.

"Then, this is quite regrettable," Dutt said with some disappointment.

Seeing that Dutt might get angry, Haruda Tomoko immediately went over to loop her arm through his, saying softly,

"Dutt, Cheryl has a boyfriend, as you have seen. How about this, when our mission is over, I’ll stay behind to keep you company for a while?"

"You? Heh," Dutt waved his hand dismissively, "We’re classmates, how could I possibly have you keep me company?"

"Then if we complete the mission this time, I will pay you 100,000 dollars as compensation, how about that?" Haruda Tomoko offered another way. Although Dutt wasn’t interested in her, he should be interested in money, right?

"Money? Do you think I lack money?" Dutt Rivera retorted to Haruda Tomoko.

"Then you..." Seeing that neither this nor that worked with Dutt, Haruda Tomoko was also getting upset.

"Since this time you are searching for those treasures on my land, it’s only fair that I have a share of the Treasure, wouldn’t you say that request isn’t too much?"

With that said, Cheryl didn’t comment—as her own share had already been negotiated. If Dutt wanted a part, it would have to come from Haruda Tomoko’s share.

However, Haruda Tomoko had previously claimed she and Dutt had a very good relationship, but now she was getting slapped in the face!

"As it should be, as it should be," Haruda Tomoko originally wanted to clarify things, but seeing Dutt’s cold eyes, she subconsciously nodded in agreement.

She might be cunning and strategic, but in the face of sheer force, that is nothing but meat.

Useless!

Haruda Tomoko had once thought that with her intelligence and beauty, manipulating Dutt wouldn’t be a problem.

But now her beauty was overshadowed by Cheryl, and her intelligence was trivial in the face of brute force. She had no choice but to stay put and behave.

At this moment, Haruda Tomoko deeply regretted revealing to Dutt the news about searching for her great grandfather’s treasure.

It was a bit of showing off at the time, after all, considering the actual situation at Waseda University, where Haruda Tomoko saw that Dutt Rivera was handsome and wealthy, she actually pursued him.

Only Dutt didn’t reciprocate Haruda Tomoko’s interest at that time. Now, revealing the news about her great grandfather’s Treasure was a bit of an attempt to make Dutt take a second look at her.

She didn’t expect Dutt to use this as leverage to pressure her!

"After all, my family also suffered much at the hands of the Japanese army, with several relatives of my great grandfather dying at the hands of the invaders," Dutt said with a smile that wasn’t quite a smile, explaining why he was making such a demand:

"Moreover, the treasures themselves originally belong to the Indian people. Although Miss Chika says that once the Treasure is obtained, it will be used for the descendants of those who were invaded, I feel that handing over part of it to me, I can make better use of it."

Haruda Tomoko was speechless.

Returning the damn Treasure... Who can’t see through what’s going on here?

That’s just a pretense!

But Haruda Tomoko knew that without this pretense, even if she found the Treasure, she wouldn’t be able to take it with her.

After all, even if she got it, it had to go through Customs to be carried away.

Now that Dutt was using this pretense to counter her, Haruda Tomoko felt like she was lifting a stone only to drop it on her own foot.

But she still had to agree with Dutt.

"Thirty percent of the Treasure is yours; otherwise, we’ll leave," Haruda Tomoko was decisive, having made up her mind to cooperate with Dutt, she directly threw out her bottom line.

Dutt originally wanted fifty percent, but seeing Haruda Tomoko’s eyes, he knew that was the most he would get and nodded, saying,

"Since we have reached an agreement, then tomorrow I will send someone to guide you. Rest assured, on my domain, where there might be treasures, where wars once happened, my people will know a little better."

Dutt noticed Haruda Tomoko’s reluctance and said with a smile,

"In this jungle, there are dangers beyond your imagination. Collaborating with me, you will feel, when the time comes, that it was all worth it."

After leaving Dutt’s place, Haruda Tomoko kept her head down until she parted from Cheryl, then she said with a bitter laugh,

"I didn’t expect... Dutt to have changed so much..."

"Actually, it’s a good thing," Cheryl took it in stride, "With Dutt backing us up, at least it will be much easier when it’s time to take those items out."

"I know, but I just can’t accept it," Haruda Tomoko thought that with her current charm, she should have been able to impress Dutt and make him "take a second look," but even now that she was no longer the ugly duckling from her university days, she still couldn’t catch Dutt’s eye.

It was so frustrating!

Cheryl didn’t offer much comfort to Haruda Tomoko, as she saw it as simply a case of not being content with what one has.