Brian Bolton was taken aback. He hadn’t expected that asking Ethan Carter to pour some wine would actually lead to such an incident, so he quickly scolded, “You, waiter, do you even know how to pour wine?”

William Smith’s face also darkened, and he said directly, “Call your supervisor over. I want to report your service to your supervisor.”

Ethan Carter hurriedly said, “I’m sorry, I’m sorry.” As he apologized, he helped William Smith take off his jacket. When his hand touched the ring box in the jacket pocket, he quietly opened the box just a crack and used his mental power to suck the ring from the box into his sleeve.

The sleeves of the waiters’ uniforms in the entertainment club were quite wide, and since Ethan Carter was using his sleeve to cover his actions, no one present noticed anything.

The supervisor was on one side of the hall. Seeing that something had happened, he rushed over and said directly, “Mr. Wang is one of our valued guests. You’ve offended Mr. Wang, so you don’t need to work here anymore.”

Ethan Carter had already succeeded, so he didn’t care about being a waiter anymore. Although he apologized to William Smith a few more times with a look of grief on his face, inside he was overjoyed.

Brian Bolton had just been thinking about how to deal with Ethan Carter, but now that Ethan Carter had gotten himself into trouble and lost his job, he naturally felt delighted and looked at Ethan Carter with a gaze full of smugness.

Since Ethan Carter had already succeeded, he didn’t linger and walked straight out. As he exited the hall, a mechanical system prompt suddenly sounded.

“System task: Steal William Smith’s wedding ring completed.”

“What about the reward?” Ethan Carter was full of confusion. The task was completed, so shouldn’t there be a reward? Why was there no prompt?

“There is no reward for this task, but you must complete it. Otherwise, the system has the right to erase you directly.”

As if sensing Ethan Carter’s thoughts, that childlike voice in his mind sounded again.

“Erase?” Ethan Carter’s face turned dark, and he cursed inwardly. He’d really been misled by those web novels, thinking he’d gotten a great deal. He hadn’t expected the system to be so inhuman, threatening to erase him at the drop of a hat.

After thinking carefully for a while, Ethan Carter couldn’t come up with any good way to resolve his current predicament, so he had no choice but to bow to the system.

Looking at the pouring rain, Ethan Carter thought that Little Brian must be anxiously waiting at home, so he hurried to a convenience store by the roadside, bought some food, and squeezed onto the bus home.

Little Brian was Ethan Carter’s partner—in fact, more accurately, his partner in crime.

Little Brian’s full name was Little William. He and Ethan Carter had been classmates in college, and the two had a very close relationship—they were best friends. After graduation, when neither could find a job, they hit it off and became pickpockets. Or, to be more precise, he was talked into becoming a pickpocket by Ethan Carter.

However, it was clear that Little William was much more talented at pickpocketing than Ethan Carter.

Many times, when Ethan Carter couldn’t steal anything and went hungry, it was Little William who helped him out.

So, Ethan Carter had always been very grateful to this loyal brother.

Fortune’s wheel turns.

Now, Little William was sick—and seriously ill.

According to the doctor, Little William had pneumonia, and it was very severe. If he didn’t get hospitalized soon, it could get worse and leave lifelong regrets.

That’s why today, Ethan Carter braved the heavy rain to go out and steal.

Just thinking of his good brother still lying in a hospital bed, the joy Ethan Carter had felt from completing the task was instantly washed away. He just wanted to hurry home and tell Little Brian that he now had money for his treatment.

Originally, Ethan Carter just wanted to steal a little money to buy Little Brian something to eat. Even if he died, he wanted him to die with a full stomach. He never thought he’d actually have enough money for his treatment.

But now things were different. After that little act of theft just now, plus his own skills, stealing some money for Little Brian’s treatment would be a piece of cake.

Thinking that Little Brian would soon be able to get hospitalized and that they could fight side by side again in the future, Ethan Carter was so excited that tears welled up in his eyes.

“Ethan Carter, is that you?”

Just then, a pleasant female voice sounded in Ethan Carter’s ear.

Ethan Carter looked up and was stunned at the sight of the person before him.

Standing in front of him was a fresh and elegant girl. Though not a stunning beauty, she was very attractive, with big, bright eyes gazing at him as if she could see right through his thoughts.

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Chapter 4: Remove the Remainder!

“Emily Foster…” Ethan Carter’s lips moved for a long time before he finally spoke hoarsely. At this age, every man has a goddess in his heart, and Ethan Carter was no exception. The girl in front of him was his goddess—his former classmate, Emily Foster.

Emily Foster chuckled, “What’s wrong? Old classmate, it’s only been a year and you don’t recognize me?”

“No, no! It’s just that you’ve become even more beautiful than a year ago, so I didn’t recognize you for a moment!” Ethan Carter hurried to reply, but he spoke so quickly that he embarrassed himself, his face flushing red.

At this moment, Ethan Carter’s face was genuinely red, not an act, and it was burning hot.

“You… did you run into some trouble? If you did, you can ask me for help.” Emily Foster looked at Ethan Carter thoughtfully and spoke.