Heather heaved a sigh of relief when she felt that the eyes that are looking at them have disappeared.
She didn't know that she would be so lucky today, after finding out that she has four teachers of biology, she would actually find this person who will take a major role over the years that will follow in the lives of the Porter Family.
The lady in front of her was wearing jeans and shirt whose colors have faded after repeated washing.
The young boy's clothes were the same.
Both of them have small eyes, a characteristic they got from their japanese father.
How Heather knew of this?
Because this person in front of her was the one whom she plans on taking the place of in her current plan.
It was this person who represented the field Heather was taking interest on, in the project that will happen more than a year from now.
Yukina Sasaki, a half japanese 27 year old lady.
Her parents died while having a large amount of debt under them ending with her and her younger brother who was just eight at the moment, to be chased by loan sharks.
Their parents died in a traffic accident when her younge rbrother was just five.
For three years she tried to raise herself and her brother with what money she could earn from her profession while also trying to pay the loan sharks.
But things weren't going well for them as their company suddenly ended up being bankrupt and all the payments piled up to the point that even their home was taken away from them.
These two are trying to make do at the downtown district, a place one would call the slums.
But the loan sharks are persistent, that was their nature that one day while taking a walk, the two were cornered before they were chased to the place where Heather found them.
As for how Heather knew about this?
She knew it from her first life of course.
"Yukina Sasaki... I suppose."
Yukina frowned and held on to his brother's hand tighter.
Heather smiled seeing her on guard posture.
Well, she'd walk out if Yukina were to simply smile and thank her. Indeed yukina followed her here but that is precisely because she was still holding on to the contract from the loan sharks.
That she had paid for their loans and that the loan was transferred to the other person.
Heather was actually really shock seeing the contract a while ago, they were prepared for everything.
But such contract could also mean something else, such as Yukina selling herself to others in order to pay them off. And Heather hated it, thinking that they make use of every means just so the people will pay.
Also she knew that the interest must be over the top, making her have a resolve, since she didn't like it. Why not investigate further and pull them down?
She has a lot of free time in her hands, she can use it anynwhere.
"I am Heather Relish Porter, unless you are unaware with the way I look..."
Seeing Yukina's expression, Heather could tell that she really didn't know.
"Well, I am studying on the same profession as you, Biology. And on different fields as well."
What makes yukina special was her photographic memory, allowing her to give one thing a glance nad remember the structure of it. She can come up with different combinations and solutions that allows her field to prosper more.
A young lady with enough intellect to graduate early at the top of her class in S University, the top science university of the country.
Yukina still looked at Heather with alertness.
"Well, here you go..."
Heather decided to hand Yukina the contract.
"I will let you hold on to this. I can also find you just like those hooligans and so you don't have to worry about me not thinking that you might runaway with it."
Yukina couldn't help but to scoff, "Being rich surely can do wonders."
Heather laughed, "Oh believe me it does, it really does but at the moment all my riches disappeared for you. So I need you to repay me back."
"Just as I thought. So what do you want me to do? Sell myself? Work myself till my death?"
Heather waved her hand, "Don't be too drastic now. I'll have you work on my company. It has its own lodging..."
She paused thinking about the basement of the building where Wesley works. Surely he would disagree because he loves being alone but Yukina is currently a bright star to other people.
If not for Heather remembering who this person was and remembering the time she once spoken with her and learned her story, then this person will be saved by soemone else.
After some thought, Heather decided to bribe Wesley instead.
"It is your expertise that I need. Your brother can sstay with you adn I tell you, that place is secure. Also I need you to teach me everything you know. That is how you will be able to repay me."
Yukian couldn't believe her ears, Heather's offer was too good to be true.
"You can call me on this number if you are ready. And I must tell you, I am the one you owe now. I think it is just right for me to be repaid right? We can make a contract in order for you to feel at ease, I wouldn't mind. Just contact me there."
After that, she paid for their drinks and order moree food before stepping out of the coffee shop.
She messaged Aldger to help her guard this person for the time being.
Heather wasn't scared that Yukina will not agree because she is a responsible person.
Since Heather stepped in and helped them, Yukina owed her a big favor and so she will do anything just to repay it.
Just like in the first life, where it was Amanda's people who saved her and her brother in the alley.
More like they waited for her to be in such positionre stepping in to help.
They wanted her to feel responsible enough that she will devote her time on working for then.
Heather looked back at the siblings.
Her eyes went to the young boy who was happily eating his fill on the food that she ordered.
Yukina was made to work nonstop while they took her brother away from her in the pretense that they will help him on his studies and all.
But when Heather looked into it, after the boy was taken under Yukina's wings, there was no more news as to where he was sent.
And then after a few more years, Yukina died out of hard work.
The siblings ended up having such a tragic end in the hands of those whom they deemed as the people who saved them.
And Heather didn't want to see that.
Not because they were once close, because they weren't.
Not because she felt pity for them.
But because both of them clicked together back in that time.
Heather started studying Biology when Yukina who gave her different pointers on their first and last meeting.
She knew if given time, Yukina will becoem better and better and she will surely achieve more.
And Heather needed that talent.
Since she was already in the line of weapons, having more in her arsenal is better.
Nope not only for her current purpose but for a future yet to be written.
And for her to achieve this, she has no choice but to really meet Cyrus and ask for that laboratory to help her improve more.
She looked around and felt the shadows following her but gone are the other spectators who watched Yukina and her brother being harrassed.
Who waited for the right time to be the knights of a damsel in distress.
She stretched nad looked up at the bright sky, she covered her face with her hand as the sun was too blinding for her.
'The world is surely chaotic. It is not unfair as what others thought but instead it was simply chaotic to the point that the greedy preyed on the humble. And the rich eats the poor. There are those who can rise with hardwork and a sprinkle of luck but most were drowned by the tide of power.'
She stretched her hand upwards, 'One hand is not enough to pull them all up but it is enough to give a few push here and there. I hope I can be such to people who are worthy of it.'
Her world had been too closed off in her first life.
She left when things gets rough and returned just like that. She entered marriage because of her own promise and enclosed her whole world to that promise alone.
But after meeting Yukina and having the resolve to help her, Heather wanted more. To do more in this short meager life of hers.
She closed her eyes, took a deep breath andwhen she opened them again, they were filled with determination. She then walked towards her car.