"Don't worry. I've never overestimated human nature."
Andrew smiled and said, "Just in case, Sarah, don't work for a while. Stay home. I'll transfer a year to you."
A year was plenty. Giving Sarah too much might not be good for her, and if everything went smoothly, he could settle this in a few days.
"All right."
Sarah naturally had no objections. Andrew then took her to a hotel and left as soon as she was settled. He didn't linger, because the longer he stayed, the greater the chance of being discovered.
"Annie, help me keep an eye on Sarah. I promised Will I'd protect her."
Andrew spoke mentally to Annie nearby. She replied, "Leave it to me. Be careful, Andrew."
Annie was amazed by this ability of Andrew's. No matter how she looked at him, he was Will, yet he was still Andrew.
"Don't worry. Anyone who could kill me hasn't been born yet."
Andrew smiled faintly, then called to have a car sent over from the Rich District. There was practically no taxi service in the Slums, and even if there was, the drivers wouldn't dare go to the Rich District.
While Andrew waited, Priest was tallying the past two days' earnings in an abandoned sports field somewhere in the Slums. He sighed. "We earn exactly as much as we spend every day. After two days of work, we still only have three days of life left.
"And that's without staying in a hotel. If we'd stayed in one, we'd already be in the red. Heh, what are we even working for?"
Adam hadn't heard what Priest was saying. His gaze was unfocused. By now, the eye within his soul had opened completely and was eating away at it.
At first, Adam instinctively resisted, but as time passed,