Bab 307: High Tower · Entering the Tower

But Rita no longer felt the need, nor the desire, to pretend.

There was no longer any reason for her to keep forcing herself for Rick.

She could barely remember why she even needed Rick's trust in the first place.

Oh, back then, she was too weak, worried about him turning things around again, worried that he might once again try to unite the Lopez Family, the White Family, and the Taylor Family. She had to keep an eye on him, trying to get involved in the contract beast events to ensure he would be contracted by Black Jade, using the Food God skill to transfer negative emotions from others onto herself…

It was just like how, back then, when she got dozens of blue-grade equipment at once, she saw it as a small fortune. At that time, Rick, Zoey, and the others seemed like untouchable giants to her.

But as she gained the [One-Person Party] skill, those concerns began to fade away.