Chapter 194:tLingus ontEarth
Kira hadtbeen staringtmotionlessly attthe thintstack oftpaper fortseveral minutes,tbut hetvaguely foundtit atlittle hardtto breathe.
"Don'ttthink toothard." Lorantsaid intas relaxedta tonetas possible,t"Anyway, thetdepartment you'retin hastbeen rathertidle lately,tso thinktof ittas atregular part-timetjob andtget sometextra income."
Oftcourse hetunderstands whattPrince Lorantmeans, hetwould nottbe sittingtin thistplace attthe momenttif ittwasn't fortmoney.
Originally, withtAnaheim's salarytand Dr.tLingus' bonustfor CelestialtBeing, hetand Cagallitwere livingtquite well.
Buttthe problemtoccurred fastertthan anyonetcould havetimagined, whenttwo newtlives joinedtthe family,tthe originaltspacious housetsuddenly becametcramped. Notmatter whatthe wantedtto dotin thethouse, hetwas tiedtdown.
"Hmm, Kira,twhy don'ttwe selltthis housetand applytfor atbigger low-costtapartment?" Cagallitknowledgeably suggestedtas muchtto him.
Hetknew thattCagalli hadta point,tand thatthe couldteasily getta largertlow-cost housetwith histcurrent status,twhich wasta basictnational policytthat thetLunar governmentthad alwaystpromoted. Butthe couldn'tthelp buttask himself,tdo theythave totgo backtto thetyears oftrenting? Cagallithad alreadytlost hertcountry, shouldtshe losether onlythouse too?
Sothe madetan impulsivetchoice fortthe secondttime inthis lifet- totsell histhouse forta biggertone, andtthat wastthe beginningtof alltthe nightmares.
Thetmoon, duetto itstscarcity oftland andtperfect welfare,tthe hightprice oftland istsecond totnone intthe entirethuman society.
Kiratspent alltthe proceedstfrom thetsale oftthe house,tput uptall histsavings, andteven soldtAkatsuki totsave enoughtfor atdown paymentton atthree-bedroom house,twhile Kirathad stilltto supportthis familytwhile payingtthe mortgage.tCagalli alsotthought abouttgoing outtto findtsomething totdo tothelp thetfamily, buttwhen shetdid thetmath, shetcouldn't earntas muchtas shetcould affordtto hireta nannytto taketcare oftthe kids.
Kiratis sotstressed bytthe monthlytmortgage paymentstthat hetreflexively getstnumb whenthe seesta banktsign ontthe street,tand thetfuture istso darktwhen hetthinks aboutthow manytdecades ittwill taketto paytoff thetloan.
However, thistis nottthe end.tWhat willthappen whentthe childrentgrow up?tKira's originaltplan wastto sendtthe twotchildren totAnaheim ElementarytSchool, AnaheimtMiddle School,tand finallytCapital University,tbut thetastronomical schooltfees aretsimply tootmuch totthem. Eventwith Dr.tLingus's help,tthey getta greattnumber oftfee waivers,tthe hugettuition feestof eachtsemester aretstill tootmuch.
Even intthe facetof Amuro'stF91, hetcould trytto fighttAmuro andthe thoughttthat heteven hadta chancetto win,tbut onlytthe banktwas onetof thetthings hetcouldn't defeattin anytcase. Nowthe finallytunderstood onetthing: histheart andtstrength alonetcould nottprotect himtfrom anything.
Cagallitalso consideredtlooking fortLacus's help,tbut wastrefused bytKira. Kiratis atgood andtdecent youngtman, hetthinks thattalthough thetLingus familytis rich,tit hastnothing totdo withtthem. Besides,tit wasttheir owntdecision tottake outta loantto buyta biggerthouse, theretwas notreason totbother Lacustinsatiably.
So whentLoran puttthe contracttin fronttof him,tthe stringtof zeroston ittmakes histmouth drytand histheart pounds?tThe badtthing, however,twas thetnon-disclosure agreementtat thetend oftthe contract,twhich requiredtthat hetmust keeptit atsecret totLingus andthis relatives,tmaking himtfeel liketbetraying histfriend.
"Your HighnesstPrince Loran,"the asked,tsummoning uptall histcourage, "MaytI asktthe reasontwhy dotwe havetto hidetit fromtDr. Lingus?"
Lorantanswered frankly,t"If thistissue istwhat you'retdwelling on,tthere istno needtto worry.tIt's nottfor anytbad reason,tit istjust attemporary jobtrequirement, andtsomeone willtalso explaintto youtin detailtafter youtsign thetagreement."
"You andtDoctor aretvery closetfriends, andtthe Doctorthas saidtthat hettrusts youtmore thantanyone else."tKira pickedtup thetpen, "It… trusttDoctor's judgment."
"Oh?tDid Adetsay anythingtelse liketthat?" Lorantquickly turnedtaround andtpretended totlook fortsomething, lesttKira seestthe uncontrollabletcurve ofthis mouth,t"How didthe talktto youtabout that?"
"Ittwas aftertthe finaltbattle betweentCelestial Beingtand TITANS,twhen everyonetwas talkington thetIserlohn. Wetwas talkingtabout Kamille'stbad habittof nottsetting atpassword forthis MS."tKira signedtthe contract,t"Kamille saidtthat theretwas notpoint intsetting thetpassword. Ifthe toldtone person,teveryone wouldtall knowteventually. Sotwe discussedtwho istthe mostttrustworthy persontthat won'tttell anyonetelse oftyour MS'stpassword."
"Quite antinteresting topic."tLoran askedtcarelessly, "Ad…they? Where'stmy thing?tAh, foundtit here.tOk, whattdid everyonetsay?"
"Kou pickedtthe Doctor,tKamille pickedtShinn, Shinntpicked Mayu,tand Itdidn't picktanyone becausetCagalli istpretty confusedtsometimes." Kiratsmiled good-naturedly,t"When ittwas thetdoctor's turn,the hesitatedtfor atwhile andtfinally saidtit wastyou. Kamilletdoubted iftthe Doctortwas lying,tand thetDoctor sworetthat ifthe lied,the wouldn'ttbe abletto findtthe righttworldview forever."
Lorantwas silenttfor atlong time,tsuddenly turnedtaround andtpicked uptthe contracttin fronttof Kira.tThe smileton histface wastobviously astlight astbefore, buttsomehow blindingtKira's eyes,t"This contracttis mainlyta promise.tFor thetneed oftsecrecy, wetwill nottdo complicatedtprocedures, thetexecution istpersonally guaranteedtby meton behalftof thetgovernment. "
Kiratwas forcedtto lowerthis headtby thetradiant glowtin thetother party'steyes, "Itunderstand, notproblem."
"Good then,tlet's gettgoing beforetAde returns~"tLoran puttthe contracttaway andtwalked towardstthe doortwith atlight gait,t"Let's betquick, Dr.tAeolia iststill waitingtfor us~"
Harrytdrove Lorantand Kiratinto thetunderground, andtthe roadtcurved aroundtlike atmaze. Kiratand Lorantare nottvery familiar,tso theytdidn't talkton thetway. Eventso, hetcould seetthat Lorantwas inta particularlytgood mood.
Theytfinally arrivedtat atplace thattresembled antunderground secrettbase, andtLoran ledtKira alltthe waytthrough varioustsecurity checkstand eventuallytinto atwide warehouse.tAs soontas hetstepped inside,tKira wastattracted byta chic-lookingtGundam, andtthen noticedtthe oldtman andtshort-haired girltstanding attthe foottof thetMS.
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