Returner Fantasy-Chapter 150: Photoshoot - Part 1
[Idiot, idiot, idiot!... Sob... What do you mean you’re not coming home today... Sob...]
Jess harshly lashed out at Jeff over the phone, only to end up crying once her loneliness overwhelmed her rage.
"I’m really sorry, Jess. Something urgent came up that I have to deal with."
Rather than urgent, it was more appropriate to say that he had more things to deal with.
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Going back to the events of last night:
By complying with Nubia’s request—for their group to avoid killing Dexter or any of his men to prevent the possible consequence of getting arrested for murder—Jeff had to make changes to the last part of his plan.
"I’m giving all of you one last chance to make up your minds," Jeff said, pulling back the hammer of his revolver and pointing the gun—not at any of Dexter’s men standing in the corner of the room, but at Dexter lying on the floor in front of him.
From the FGH clubhouse, Jeff—along with Nubia, Kris, Marc, and Natan—brought Dexter to the apartment basement to show him to his men and convince all of them, including Dexter, of one last offer:
To keep silent about everything that happened—the abduction and torment—in exchange for their lives and freedom.
It was a foolish rather than foolproof plan, trusting Dexter and his men to keep their word once they were free—that they wouldn’t seek revenge nor tell their families or the police what happened—but it was the only thing Jeff could think of to grant Nubia’s request.
Jeff’s only leverage was to show them what his group were capable of.
Before any of Dexter’s men could respond, Jeff gave another demonstration of what would happen if they didn’t keep their mouths shut.
"Argh!"
Dexter began growling in pain again as the dildos in his mouth and ass, along with the stroker on his painful erection, began vibrating once more.
In addition, Jeff tossed them a printed copy of the FGH Archive, along with a bluff that he had videos of their crimes that could be used as evidence for the police to arrest each of them.
Since only the chiefs of the FGH organization knew what was inside the archive, Jeff’s bluff worked on Dexter’s men, and they agreed to his offer.
They would be released, their injuries treated, and allowed to return to their lives—while being monitored by guards assigned by Nubia’s father. Their every movement would be watched as they lived in a place assigned to them, including their smartphone conversations and online activity, until Jeff was convinced they could be trusted to keep their word.
That was the condition of the deal Jeff offered to Dexter’s men—and to Dexter himself—all while keeping secret the fact that the list of FGH members—with Natan’s group erased—had already been forwarded to someone far more dangerous than the police.
The confrontation ended with Natan bringing Dexter back to Capital City University, then turning himself in to the police, admitting that it was his group that tormented Dexter and his men for violating his girlfriend—something Dexter’s men would also admit once arrested.
An internal conflict within the FGH organization—that was how the last part of Jeff’s plan against Dexter and the FGH came to be.
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Back to Jess and Jeff’s current conversation:
[Urgent my ass!... Sob... You’re lying...]
Jeff wasn’t exactly lying, but he wasn’t telling the whole truth either.
He told Jess that Nubia had asked him to be her bodyguard for the weekend, since she had a rather dangerous argument with one of her business partners.
Of course, Nubia had also stationed plenty of guards around their apartment building to protect the group, and even warned all members of their college organization to stay home over the weekend. Still, having Jeff near her and Veena was more reassuring to Nubia than any number of guards.
She even assigned guards to secretly protect Jess and Jeff’s family. Even so, Nubia couldn’t help but feel bad for Jess for keeping Jeff at her side over the weekend.
Not that Jess thought badly of Nubia.
[Then just come home... Sob... all three of you...]
Jess kept crying over the phone, making Jeff feel guilty and unable to enjoy the coffee and sandwich he was having for breakfast while sitting on the balcony.
Jess’s suggestion was quite reasonable. However, even if Nubia was already considering meeting Jess, going home now would increase the chance of Jess getting involved in the trouble surrounding Dexter and the FGH organization.
"Nubia-senpai just doesn’t want to get you involved in her trouble," Jeff said, answering while denying her request.
[Sob... Idiot Jeff... Sob... Please come home already...]
Jess kept crying and retorting, despite understanding the situation.
Jeff could rely on the Returner Fantasy System to give him a quest warning if something bad was going to happen to the people he cared about, but it wouldn’t hurt to stay alert himself and remain with Nubia and Veena for a few days while keeping Jess away from possible danger.
Still, since he already expected Jess to feel dejected that he couldn’t come home over the weekend, Jeff had prepared a compromise to console her loneliness.
"To make it up to you, I’ll come home and go with you to your photoshoot next week."
Hearing Jeff’s suggestion slowly brightened Jess’s mood. After all, her next photoshoot wasn’t like the others she had done before. It would be three days of work and a one-day vacation trip at a beach house in an East Coast city, starting Tuesday next week.
Jeff would have to come home by Monday and stay with her until Friday—and even through the next weekend—which meant Jess would have him all to herself for an entire week.
[That’s a promise, okay!? You’ll spend the entire week with me, right!?]
"If that’s what you want, Jess."
Jeff enjoyed listening to Jess cheerfully chatter over the phone as if her emotional outburst had never happened, excitedly rolling around on her black cat plushie bed without a trace of her earlier loneliness—until the call was suddenly cut off when her phone slipped from her hands and dropped onto her face.
Embarrassed by her childish act, Jess didn’t call back and instead sent Jeff a message:
[Break your promise and I’m gonna beat you up when you come home next.]
Jeff sighed upon reading the message—not only in relief that he had managed to console her loneliness, but also in resignation to his fate of getting beaten once he returned home. After all, he was certain Jess would somehow figure out what had happened between him and Klea.
It was only a kiss, but Jeff wouldn’t deny that it was intimate and passionate. And even if Jess never found out, Jeff would still confess—not only because he didn’t want to lie or keep secrets he considered cheating, but also because of the new quest the Returner Fantasy System had given him.
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[RETURNER FANTASY SYSTEM]
[CURRENT STATUS]
[Intimacy Point – 0]
[Quest 27 – Mistress]
[Reward – Mistress Privilege]
[Objective – Acquire Jess’s approval to have a mistress]
[Countdown – 72 hours]
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This quest is going to fail, Jeff thought, staring at the details of Quest 27.
Setting aside the impossible objective of convincing Jess to allow him a mistress—and the only person he could even think of being Klea—Jeff’s attention shifted to a small change in the notification flashing at the corner of his vision.
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[CURRENT STATUS]
Perfect Compatibility – Jess × Jeff
Full Responsibility – Nubia
Intimate Body – Veena
Returner Cure – Jess (50%)
Jess’s Archive
Nubia’s Archive
Veena’s Archive
Mira and Mina’s Archive
Trud’s Archive
Dexter’s Archive
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Aside from his usual status display, a new Intimacy Point feature had been added.
How to increase it seemed obvious—or so Jeff thought. He simply had to get intimate with Jess, Veena, or Nubia.
As for its use—
"How did your conversation go?" Nubia asked, drawing Jeff’s attention as she stepped onto the balcony with Veena clinging behind her.
"Jess got mad at me, cried, then demanded that all three of us come home—then dropped her smartphone on her face after getting excited when I said I’d go with her to her next photoshoot," Jeff said, giving a brief summary.
"Would you be fine skipping classes for a week, though?"
Nubia understood that Jeff was smart—perhaps even smarter than he had been just a few months ago. Still, aside from good grades, he also needed attendance to pass.
"I’ll just attend more classes later. Or bribe the professors."
Seeing Jeff’s idiotic grin, Nubia was certain he was serious about the bribing part.
"Stop doing more stupid things, would you?"
"Can I come with you, Jeff-senpai?" Veena interrupted, giving him a pleading look while feigning ignorance of Nubia’s threatening sweet smile.
"If Nubia-senpai says yes, Vee," Jeff replied, teasing her, knowing Nubia wouldn’t allow it since Veena was still behind in her studies.
"How did your test go yesterday, Veena?" Nubia said, grabbing her as she tried to run away—then answering for her.
"You barely passed, so you’re studying this weekend."
"No! You’re being a meanie, Nubia-senpai! I want to do it with Jeff-senpai too!"
"Stop being a pervert, would you!"
