Meanwhile in the car.
Jimmy was driving while Ariah sat in the passenger seat, and David and Ben sat in the back seat.
David's admiration for Ariah was endless. "Ariah, look at my talent. If I wanted to be as good as you, how much time would it take?"
Obviously, David still wanted to be Ariah's disciple.
Ariah didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "I'm not that good, I only know a little about it."
"You are being too humble! I think it's already really good!"
Speechless, Ariah could only thank him politely.
David looked at Jimmy and then Ben. Finally, he pointed at Ben and said, "Ariah, can you hypnotize Ben? This guy owes me 100 bucks since last year and has yet to return me the sum but he said he had returned it. Can you hypnotize this guy? Ask him and see if he has returned it or not!"
Ben's face was full of fear. "David! Don't fu*king accuse me. I'm afraid!"
When he thought about how the usually stubborn Felipe had been dismissed by Ariah in a few words in the office, Ben felt a little stunned.
Up until now, he didn't even dare to look into Ariah's eyes. He was afraid that he would fall for her tricks.
Glancing at Ben, Ariah saw his expression; she could guess what he was thinking.
"Well, not everyone can be hypnotized. The reason Felipe was easily hypnotized was that he was psychologically weak, so I got in easily. Some people are stronger, psychologically speaking. For example, people like Ben, who has a stronger defensive heart than others, are not suitable for hypnotism."
Ben was happy hearing that. "Really?"
"Yes." Ariah smiled and nodded.
Seeing the smile on Ariah's face, Ben immediately felt a little embarrassed. Ariah was obviously making him feel better.
David's face was full of disappointment. "I thought I could figure it out today-did you or did you not return the 100 bucks you owe me?"
"D*mn you. I've already paid the 100 bucks back. I paid you back last year when we were on a night shift, and you said that you wanted to buy a pack of cigarettes. You didn't have any money at hand, so you asked me for some small change. I didn't have any small change, so I gave you 100 bucks."
"If that's true, then why don't I remember this?"
"You..."
The two of them were arguing behind them. Ariah smiled and looked away.
Jimmy had been driving in silence. Ariah turned her head and looked at him. She did not know what he was thinking.
He must be surprised by the fact that she could suddenly hypnotize others.
But he never showed his surprise.
Ariah's stare was probably too intent that Jimmy noticed it, "How can you be so sure that Ricco is in the hotel you mentioned?"
"Um... It's not a hotel but a small resort."
Ariah thought for a moment and said, "The last time he took me away from home, he went to that small resort. He knows the boss there, and the boss seems to respect him quite a bit."
"I hypnotized Felipe just now and he mentioned something about a hotel, and immediately I had the impression that Ricco probably brought Kevin to that resort."
Jimmy answered with a "hmm" and then stopped talking.
"Ahem." Clearing her throat, Ariah asked curiously, "Do you have something to ask me?"
"No, I don't."
"Really? I don't believe it. You are as curious as David about how I can get the information from Felipe this way."
Jimmy glanced at her but said nothing.
Ariah blinked, "Are you really not curious? I'm sure you're curious!"
"Just sit still and keep quiet!"
Jimmy had a headache because of her pestering. He was indeed curious about the fact that his woman was hiding such a side of hers, which surprised and amazed him.
The women he admired were never the kind who only knew how to cry when in trouble, but he also disliked those women who were more dominant than men.
Ariah was a mixture of these two types of women; she wasn't aggressive, yet she wasn't easily bullied as well.
The more days he spent with her, the more he would be attracted by her character and personality.
Just like what she had done in his office just now, he was really amazed by her display of skills.
Ariah shrugged her shoulders. She knew that this man wouldn't be able to accept it for the time being, so she decided to shut up and give him some time to think.
After going around for a long time, they finally arrived at their destination.
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