Infinite Rebate: I Get Richer Every Time I Spend

The moment she saw Lucas emerge from the forest, the composure she had maintained all morning almost shattered.

She instinctively started running toward him, relief flooding her face.

She had spent the entire night coordinating search teams and hadn’t allowed herself to believe the worst...

For the first time since he’d known her, the always-composed general manager completely lost her cool.

She wanted nothing more than to throw her arms around him.

The moment she got close~

She suddenly noticed the two women standing beside him.

Kristine.

And another unfamiliar woman.

Lilith stopped herself almost instantly.

The concern in her eyes remained, but she quickly regained her professional composure.

"...Boss."

She lowered her head slightly.

"Are you injured?"

"Where have you been?"

"Do you have any idea how worried everyone has been?"

Lucas rubbed his temples.

He was exhausted.

Physically.

Mentally.

He had no energy left to explain everything that had happened over the last twelve hours.

"We’ll talk later."

"My head’s killing me."

"I just want to rest."

Lilith immediately understood.

She didn’t ask another question.

Instead, she nodded and began issuing orders.

Lucas looked toward the unfamiliar woman.

"Arrange a full medical examination for her."

He pointed at Richelle.

"Especially her head."

"She lost consciousness for a while."

"I want every scan the hospital can do."

Although Lucas knew the Soul Awakening Needle had completely healed her injuries...

The temporary memory loss still bothered him.

He wanted professionals to confirm there were no lingering issues.

Lilith nodded immediately.

"It’ll be done."

Lucas turned toward Kristine.

"And book the presidential suite for her."

"She hasn’t slept properly all night."

"She needs food, a hot shower, and real rest."

Kristine looked at Lucas quietly.

Her heart warmed again.

Even after everything...

He was still thinking about her first.

Lilith noted everything down without hesitation.

"I’ll take care of it."

Lucas then added,

"Oh."

"And bring me two new phones."

"Ours were destroyed."

Lilith looked at the shattered remains of their soaked phones and nodded again.

"I’ll have them delivered immediately."

---

Nearly an hour later...

Lucas sat quietly outside the VIP examination room.

A fresh phone had already been delivered.

After logging into his cloud account and restoring everything, he finally opened Discord.

The notification count exploded across the screen.

Dozens of unread messages.

Most of them...

Were from Maya.

"Lucas... where are you?"

"You were supposed to cuddle me tonight..."

"Why aren’t you back yet?"

"Did something happen?"

"Was there something you needed to take care of outside?"

"I even went to Lanai Group looking for you."

"Everyone there looked completely panicked."

"When we asked what had happened..."

"No one would tell us anything."

"Lucas... are you okay?"

"Please answer me..."

"You’re driving me crazy..."

"Lucas..."

"Please don’t let anything happen to you..."

"I don’t know what I’d do if you got hurt..."

Reading every message...

Lucas couldn’t help smiling.

There wasn’t a single complaint.

Not a single accusation.

Only worry.

Pure concern.

Without another second of delay, he pressed the call button.

The phone rang only once.

Maya answered instantly.

"Lucas!"

Her anxious voice almost burst through the speaker.

"Where are you?"

"Are you okay?"

"Did you get hurt?"

Lucas smiled faintly.

"I’m fine."

The tension in Maya’s breathing eased immediately.

She almost sounded like she was about to cry.

"You scared me to death..."

"I thought..."

She stopped herself.

Lucas leaned back in his chair.

"Kristine got lost in the primitive forest last night."

"I went in to look for her."

"We ended up losing our way too."

"The rescue team only found us this morning."

He deliberately left out everything involving the kidnappers.

The gunfight.

The bodies.

Richelle.

None of it needed to involve Maya.

There was a brief silence.

Then Maya let out a long sigh.

"So that’s what happened..."

"I was terrified."

"I’ve been calling you all night."

Lucas smiled apologetically.

"My phone didn’t survive."

"It drowned."

That finally explained everything.

Without hesitation, Maya said,

"I’m coming to the hospital."

Lucas immediately shook his head, even though she couldn’t see him.

"No."

"You’ve been awake all night too."

"Go back to the hotel."

"Take a shower."

"Get some sleep."

"I’ll come back after I’m finished here."

"But..."

"No arguments."

Lucas interrupted gently.

"Be good."

"I’ll be back before you know it."

There was another few seconds of silence.

Finally...

"...Okay."

Maya answered obediently.

"But promise me."

"You’ll come back."

Lucas smiled.

"I promise."

Only after hearing those words...

Did Maya finally hang up.

Lucas slowly lowered the phone.

For the first time since entering that forest...

His entire body finally relaxed.

Just as Lucas set his phone down, finally ready to relax after everything that had happened over the past twenty-four hours, he heard a weak voice from the hospital bed.

"...Excuse me..."

Lucas turned his head.

Richelle’s pale face had regained a little colour, but she still looked exhausted. The IV drip hung beside her bed, and the monitors continued to beep steadily in the quiet hospital room.

Her eyes slowly met his.

There was confusion in them.

Confusion...

And caution.

After several seconds of silent observation, her dry lips parted.

The very first question she asked was—

"...Who are you?"

Lucas blinked.

He hadn’t expected Richelle’s first question to be that.

"...Who are you?"

Before he could answer, Richelle frowned and pressed a hand against her forehead, trying to piece together her fragmented memories.

"I remember..."

"There were kidnappers..."

"They surrounded us..."

Her breathing became uneven.

"But..."

"...how did we survive?"

She looked around the hospital room before her eyes returned to Lucas.

"What happened after that?"

"The kidnappers..."

"My bodyguards..."

"My assistant..."

"Where are they?"

One question followed another, giving Lucas almost no chance to answer.

Lucas quietly studied her expression.

Her eyes were clear.

Confused...

But completely innocent.

It didn’t look like she remembered anything after the moment she had blacked out.

Which meant...

She had probably lost consciousness the instant Lucas shoved her to the ground to protect her from the gunfire.

Everything that happened afterward—

The firefight.

The blood.

The bodies.

She remembered none of it.

Lucas silently breathed a sigh of relief.

That made things much easier.

He casually shrugged.

"They ran."

Richelle stared at him.

"...Ran?"

Lucas nodded seriously.

"They probably realized kidnapping someone wasn’t worth risking their lives."

Richelle looked completely unconvinced.

"...Just like that?"

Lucas nodded again.

"I guess they were intimidated."

Richelle couldn’t help laughing.

"Intimidated by you?"

She looked Lucas up and down.

Only now did she notice the lean muscles visible beneath the fresh hospital clothes Lilith had arranged for him.

Although he wasn’t overly bulky, his physique was toned and athletic, the kind that clearly came from real combat rather than the gym.

She smiled teasingly.

"...Actually..."

"If I were a kidnapper..."

"I’d probably be scared too."

Lucas chuckled.

"See?"

"I told you."

"My face alone is enough to stop crime."

Richelle rolled her eyes.

"That’s the worst excuse I’ve ever heard."

"And somehow..."

"...I almost believe it."

The tense atmosphere in the room finally eased.

Lucas had deliberately steered the conversation away from everything that had happened in the forest.

Some truths...

Were better left buried forever.

After exchanging a few more jokes, Lucas finally smiled and extended his hand.

"Alright."

"Now that everything’s over..."

"We should probably introduce ourselves properly."

"My name is Lucas."

Richelle looked at his outstretched hand before gently shaking it.

"I’m Richelle."

The moment their hands met—

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Lucas wasn’t surprised.

Earlier, Richelle had mistaken him for one of the kidnappers.

Now that misunderstanding had been cleared up, and with Lucas deliberately lightening the mood, her impression of him had improved dramatically.

Richelle looked at him with a warm smile.

"...Lucas."

"I remember something."

Lucas raised an eyebrow.

"What?"

"Before I passed out..."

"You told me that if I really felt guilty..."

"...I could treat you to dinner."

She smiled brightly.

"So..."

"When are you free?"

Lucas laughed.

"I was just trying to calm you down."

"I didn’t expect you to remember that."

Richelle shook her head.

"You saved my life."

"Buying you dinner isn’t nearly enough to repay that."

She paused before adding,

"I’m the Vice President of Biogen Pharmaceuticals in Westhaven."

"If you ever visit Westhaven..."

"You have to let me know."

"I’ll personally show you around."

"I insist."

Seeing the sincerity in her eyes, Lucas finally smiled.

"Deal."

"But before that..."

"As the local host..."

"Let me fulfill my responsibilities first."

Richelle tilted her head.

Lucas continued,

"I’m the Chairman of Lanai Group."

"For the rest of your stay on Lanai Island..."

"Every expense is on me."

Richelle blinked.

"...You’re the Chairman?"

She stared at Lucas in disbelief.

She had never imagined that the young man who had saved her in the middle of the forest...

Was actually the owner of the entire island.

After recovering from the shock, she smiled helplessly.

"Chairman Lucas..."

"You’re full of surprises."

Then she laughed softly.

"In that case..."

"I definitely can’t invite you to dinner while I’m staying on your island."

"That wouldn’t be sincere at all."

She looked him straight in the eyes.

"So let’s make it official."

"The next time you come to Westhaven..."

"I’ll treat you to a proper meal."

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