Chapter 6

The man spun around and stepped on the newspaper as he did so. In contrast to the image that was published in the newspaper, the living room included a number of portraits of a handsome man.

When he was a child, everything was the same. He began his career as a kid actor. When he was younger, he had a successful acting career, but shortly after the passing of his parents, he went down a destructive path.

Everything that he did consisted of smoking cigarettes, drinking alcohol, engaging in sexual activity, and getting high.

The adorable, cute face suddenly transformed into a sombre and unremarkable one. The money that he inherited from his parents and the money that he earned was incalculable, but his gold-digging cousins and his extravagant lifestyle brought his finances dangerously close to collapse.

The accounting firm cautioned him that if he keeps living like this for another year, he will undoubtedly file for bankruptcy, but he did not care about what they said. Because, in his opinion, he maintained the same endearing and charming appearance that he had when he was a young actor.

He believes that the photographs that were taken by the paparazzi are all dishonest photographs, and he believes that the photographs that he sometimes takes for the sake of modelling seem bad because the photographers dislike him. He is under the impression that if he tends to himself a little bit, he will be able to return in a relatively short amount of time. And he will be able to make a lot of money thanks to all the advertisements and movies.

He then proceeded to the kitchen, where he removed an Eva water bottle from the refrigerator, activated the answering machine, and then returned to the living room. Soon enough, there were 27 messages coming through the beep.

Aden, his manager, was responsible for sending two of the 27 messages that were received. ‘Ash? Ash. Why are not you responding to my question?

Are you serious?

Are you unaware that you have plans for the following day?

He ignored his congratulatory texts and deleted them.

"I am really going to step down from my role as your manager!" He was uninterested in any of the 25 messages, so he deleted them all.

'Hi, David.' There was the soft voice of a gentleman.

'I am Lauren.' He had always considered him to be obnoxious, but he made the decision to listen.

‘David. I have heard that you still keep a collection of those strange things. Ralph told me that you spent a total of three hundred thousand dollars on those strange items.

You are kidding, right? Your accountant has informed you that you are very close to declaring bankruptcy...

Do you even have enough money to pay the fine that Alan Paul awarded you after he successfully sued you for defamation? The man was attentively listening at the time, and following the mockery, he uttered the word "bitch" before deleting the message.

This man was a complete jackass. When he realized what was happening, he pushed a button so that he could hear another message. This time around, it was a female suspect.

"Hey there, sweet Ash and Honey. I am Ralph.

Have you made use of the item that I loaned to you? How did you like it?' It made him frown that she referred to him by his nickname.

"I did use it, but I do not think there is any impact," he whispered to the answering machine. Honey.’ She responded as though she had heard him add, "you are not going to feel the benefit right soon."

However, do not let go. I am aware that none of the other products that I have marketed to you has been successful; nevertheless, this one is different.

Only three items came back to me from East Asia. Honey, are you familiar with my pal Billy?

The following day, he put that into effect, Angela came to his place, and she immediately went to his bed.

The wedding is scheduled for the following month. Although 'doing that' can be somewhat nerve-wracking and unpleasant, the results are certain to be positive. She said it in a soft and charming tone.

'You just wait. Your request will be granted in the near future. After hearing her say that, he responded by saying that of course, the item is worth 300 thousand dollars. It must be functional. And with that, he smiled. He was on the verge of drinking another one.

'Oh yeah, honey. Have I not been clear enough? He knocked over his bottle of water. The bottle was shaking, and water was leaking out of all of its openings.

The man was not paying attention to the bottle; he was too busy gripping his chest. His eyes appeared to be completely open.

"Now that you have done that, you need to exercise extreme caution in everything that you do." The request will always come true, but occasionally the spirit will intervene, and things will not happen as planned.

Haha... but I am guessing that is just a made-up story, right? Even though I have done it before, the thought of it still gives me chills.

The answering machine was playing a recording of someone laughing, and the man appeared to be having trouble breathing.

When he opened his eyes wide, he gazed through the blinds at the window and saw the moon shining brightly.

A loud bang was followed by the sound of someone's heart-stopping. It was not a blunder on our part.

The man grimaced and then placed his hand on his chest. He described the pain as being like his heart was going to be torn in two. He had a fleeting image of a man in the middle of a desert.

Even though he had never seen him before, he recognized him despite the fact that he had black hair and eyes and appeared to be normal.

The shaking extended to the heart as well as the head and the body. He was unable to make out what Rachael, who was speaking over the answering machine, was saying because he was unable to hear her. It was clear that something had gone wrong, but there was no turning back now.

He became aware that his heart had stopped beating, and shortly thereafter, he fell to the ground.

The man's eyes were wide open as he took his final breath, and he was being drenched by the cold water that had been spilt on him. His universe was quaking and falling apart right before it started to put itself back together again.

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