I Sell Bottled Water for Gold in Another World!-Chapter 197: The Challenge

The models standing nearby followed Johnny’s intense gaze with growing curiosity about what had captured his attention so suddenly.

The moment their eyes landed on Riya lying on the smaller yacht below, they felt their hearts sink with bitter realization of an uncomfortable truth.

They had to painfully admit that the gap between themselves and this woman was too obvious and crushing to ignore.

If the professional models on their luxurious yacht each scored a respectable eighty out of one hundred in terms of beauty and appeal, then this woman below definitely deserved a perfect flawless score of one hundred without any question.

Her figure was also one hundred points of absolute perfection with curves in all the right places!

Her elegant refined temperament somehow managed to exceed even one hundred points with an ethereal quality that seemed almost otherworldly and untouchable!

It was as if some divine craftsman had taken his time creating this woman with meticulous care and attention to every detail.

The two groups of women were not even competing in the same league or category.

She existed on a completely different level of beauty and grace that could not be compared fairly by any standard.

It was like comparing the brilliant full moon to ordinary stars scattered in the night sky.

Both provided light in the darkness, but the difference in their brilliance was undeniable and heartbreaking for those who fell short.

"Get out! All of you, get out of my sight immediately!" Johnny stood up abruptly with visible impatience and irritation flooding his features.

He began shooing away the models who had been standing dutifully beside him just moments earlier like obedient pets hired for his entertainment.

His dismissive hand gestures were sharp and cruel, treating them like annoying insects that needed to be swatted away.

At this precise moment, in his completely captivated eyes, these professional models who had seemed so desirable just minutes ago had all suddenly become utterly vulgar and disappointingly common in comparison to the vision below.

They possessed absolutely no attraction whatsoever anymore in his discriminating gaze that had found something far superior.

His eyes now contained only Riya’s stunning image, burned into his mind like a brand that erased everything else from consideration.

Models had experienced rejection before in their careers, but rarely so sudden and brutal in front of a crowd of witnesses who would gossip about this humiliation later at other parties.

Johnny naturally also noticed Alex sitting beside Riya on the leisure yacht below, but he arrogantly did not consider Alex as any real competition worth worrying about.

His eyes were absolutely full of pure disdain and overwhelming contempt for this unknown man who dared to possess what Johnny suddenly wanted desperately for himself.

What dogshit luck this man has to sit beside such a woman!

The universe had clearly made some terrible mistake in allowing such an unworthy man to enjoy what should belong to someone of Johnny’s superior status and wealth.

He first glanced dismissively at Alex’s modest leisure yacht with a face full of undisguised disgust.

He turned to Raghav and mockingly said to him loud enough to carry across the water,

"Hehe, look at that pathetic excuse for a yacht! Just look at this tiny leisure yacht he is using!"

"It is simply garbage compared to what we are standing on! Absolute worthless trash floating on the water!"

Raghav ever the flattering one didn’t forget to do his job.

"Yes, that broken boat is probably only worth a million or two at most if he is lucky! Maybe even less than that if it is old and poorly maintained with cheap equipment!"

"Compared to the magnificent yacht of mine, his sad little boat is simply worlds apart in every way! There is no comparison possible between us!"

Johnny thought that he had probably rented this cheap yacht from some bargain company just to put on airs.

That is the only logical explanation for someone like him having access to even this modest vessel!

Otherwise what does he possibly have to compete with someone like me?

Nothing! Absolutely nothing of any value!

He spoke not only loudly for the people on his boat to hear but also deliberately projecting his voice so the couple on the smaller yacht below would hear clearly.

In this way he wanted to showcase his wealth and status to the beautiful woman, hoping she might leave the unworthy boy without him even needing to lift a finger directly.

Johnny dared to act so unrestrained, bold and shamelessly arrogant while sailing the seas off Goa’s coastline naturally because he possessed real confidence that came from genuine backing and power in Mumbai’s elite circles.

His family’s wealth and political connections were not empty boasts or exaggerations meant to impress.

They were cold hard facts that had protected him from consequences his entire privileged life.

Seeing clearly that Alex had somehow managed to secure such a rare goddess level beauty to accompany him on this ocean trip, Johnny felt intense jealousy burning hot and bitter in his chest like acid eating away at him.

He was sour as a lemon left too long in the sun, his face twisting with barely concealed envy and wounded pride.

Especially infuriating was how his impressive yacht with its absolute overwhelming size advantage had pulled up deliberately right next to Alex’s comparatively tiny leisure yacht, looming above in a clearly threatening and dominating manner designed to intimidate and establish superiority in peoples.

Yet despite this obvious display of wealth and power that should have made anyone cower in fear, The man acted completely unbothered by their presence.

He remained perfectly calm and utterly composed as if Johnny’s yacht did not even exist. 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

He did not even bother lifting his head to acknowledge them properly with the respect that Johnny felt he deserved as his natural due.

He only continued focusing on laughing warmly and chatting intimately with Riya, treating Johnny as completely insignificant and beneath his notice, which made Johnny even more furiously upset.

This injustice could not stand unchallenged. The natural order of things demanded immediate correction.

Beauty like that should belong to wealth and power like his, not to some random nobody on a rented boat pretending to be someone important.

"Hmph!" A dangerous flash of burning jealousy and wounded pride passed through Johnny’s narrowed eyes like lightning in a dark storm gathering strength.

Raghav, who had been constantly flattering and hovering nearby like an attentive servant throughout the party, naturally understood Johnny’s mood immediately without needing any verbal instruction or explanation.

He recognized that look in Johnny’s eyes perfectly. It was the same predatory expression he wore whenever he spotted something he wanted to possess, whether it was a business opportunity, an expensive toy, or in this case, another man’s woman who had caught his attention.

Eager to please his important guest and prove his own usefulness in this situation, Raghav jumped forward enthusiastically to take the lead in confronting the couple below.

"Hey you over there on that pathetic little boat!" Raghav shouted loudly with maximum aggression, deliberately stretching his voice to carry across the water and attract everyone’s attention to this developing confrontation that would be entertaining.

"Kid, do you have any idea who I am? Do you understand whose presence you are in right now and what kind of powerful people you are disrespecting with your arrogant attitude of ignoring us?"

The crowd of wealthy heirs and hired models gathered on the yacht, listening eagerly to this theatrical confrontation unfolding before them, immediately burst into mocking laughter together.

They were waiting with cruel anticipation to see Alex thoroughly embarrass himself when he realized the massive mistake he had made in disrespecting their group.

This was entertainment more interesting than anything they had planned for the party originally.

Watching someone get humiliated and put in their proper place never got old for people who had everything handed to them since birth.

However, before Raghav could continue building momentum with his arrogant display and escalating threats, Johnny stopped him with a raised hand from continuing his crude approach that lacked sophistication.

Johnny preferred a more refined method of establishing dominance over others. Brute intimidation was for thugs and street criminals without education. He was cultured and refined, or at least liked to think so of himself.

He put on a seemingly polite and reasonable face with a false warm smile that did not reach his cold calculating eyes at all.

He said to Alex in a tone that dripped with condescension barely hidden beneath a thin veil of politeness, "My enthusiastic little friend here does not quite understand proper social manners yet. Please forgive his rudeness and passionate behavior.

Today, meeting you and your lovely companion out here on the open sea feels like destiny itself bringing us together for some reason. Would you possibly consider coming aboard our yacht as my honored guests so we can all get properly acquainted in a civilized manner? I think we could have a very interesting conversation together."