At Caroline's insistence, Gwen stepped out of the elevator. After it ascended, she called Cheryl to check on Caroline's well-being.As the doors closed, Caroline could no longer hold on and collapsed to the ground. The throbbing pain in her head made her wish she could tear her entire mind apart.It hurt so much!Besides the pain, she also felt a kind of fear she had never experienced before. It was as if knowing Kirk's identity would bring doomsday.Caroline clutched her head tightly.Meanwhile, Cheryl had rushed to the elevator after getting Gwen's call. She anxiously watched the changing floor numbers on the elevator. Finally, when the elevator reached their floor, her furrowed brow relaxed slightly.The elevator doors slowly opened, and Cheryl was surprised to see Caroline walking out as if nothing had happened. "Caroline ..."It seemed like she was completely fine."Oh." Caroline spotted Cheryl and realized Gwen must have asked her to wait here. "I forgot something imp
"But everyone's got a soft spot, even the toughest ones." After his numerous clashes with Caroline, Eddy wasn't so sure anymore.Asher added, "I don't think Mr. Synder Senior has any weak spots. His grandson got kidnapped once, and the ransom was ten million dollars. "Guess what? The old man insisted on paying only five million dollars."He paused, then said, "When things went bad and the kidnappers threatened the grandson, Mr. Synder Senior stayed tough They left empty-handed, and the grandson came back safe. Do you think Caroline can really get him to take her cargo?"Eddy's frown deepened. After a moment of contemplation, he asked, "Can you guarantee they haven't signed a contract yet?"Asher replied, "Absolutely not! Caroline hasn't even gone there. How could they have signed a contract?"Eddy nodded. "Great. Whether they've sorted it out or not, if Caroline is going there to negotiate or sign a contract, we've got to stop their collaboration."Asher thought Caroline migh
Cade seemed to have thought of something and let out a lewd laugh. "Alright, Mr. Eddy. Just keep your worries to yourself. Ms. Evans will leave just the way she came when the time comes."Cade's crude laugh made Eddy uncomfortable, but thinking of his current need for connections with the Snyder family, he suppressed his displeasure....Meanwhile, Caroline was nervously going through some documents on the plane.Naturally, she was reviewing information about the Snyder family. Although all the gathered information was from online sources, Caroline was astonished after reading it.The Snyder family was like a local powerhouse.Many powerful families that were stronger than them had attempted to do business in the area, only to be either driven away or left with nothing but scraps.The more Caroline read, the more her heart pounded.She couldn't help but think of Kirk and how he had managed to convince the Snyder family.The thought tempted her to investigate Kirk's identity, b
The journey was silent, and Kirk and Caroline soon arrived at the hotel the bodyguards had mentioned.The hotel had a serene environment, though it was strangely quiet.As they got out of the car, Caroline's underlying unease reached its peak. She only felt a bit more at ease when she walked closely beside Kirk.Perhaps sensing Caroline's anxiety, Kirk tightly held her hand. Escorted by the bodyguards, Kirk and Caroline finally met Neil, the most powerful man in Huldren.Although Neil was already 80 years old this year, he looked full of life and energy. In fact, he seemed more like someone in their 60s, gracefully stepping into the senior years of life.When Kirk and Caroline arrived, Neil greeted them with a cheerful smile. "Nice to meet you, Mr. Kirk, Ms. Evans."Despite not knowing Kirk's true identity, Neil had witnessed the former's ruthlessness that evening.Kirk and a dozen men had effortlessly entered Neil's heavily guarded house. Then, Kirk had held a knife to Neil's
Soon, the sound of footsteps stopped at the door. Caroline turned back to see two burly men standing at the door. Their builds were so bulky that the two of them blocked the entire entrance. Caroline glanced at Kirk, whose expression changed when he, too, noticed the two men standing by the door.One of them saw the mask on Kirk's face and knew right away that he was the person Eddy had told them about on the phone. Seeing that Kirk was only accompanied by a fragile-looking woman, the man felt even more confident.He pointed at Kirk and said, "Grandpa, is this the guy who wanted to share the harbor with us?" "That's right," said Neil without moving an inch. "Are you ready?""I've waited too long for this," came the reply. The look of politeness in Neil's eyes disappeared without a trace. "Well then." He turned to look at Kirk, his smile widening, yet it didn't reach his eyes. There was more hatred in his gaze than anything else. "Mr. Kirk, the person standing before yo
In the blink of an eye, Kirk raised his hand and grabbed Cade's fingers with such force that the latter yelped in pain. His scream gave the others around them quite a fright. A moment later, Cade yelled at the bodyguards, "What are you people waiting for?" The bodyguards snapped out of it and rushed to his aid. All of them were well-built, and they dashed toward Kirk. Kirk let go of Cade's hands and stepped forward to shield Caroline as the bodyguards started to surround them. Even with Caroline in his arms, he was still as agile as ever as he dodged all the bodyguards' clutches and made his escape. Soon, though, they realized a couple of things. The first was that although the bodyguards were after the two of them, their real target was Kirk. Secondly, the bodyguards kept on trying to land their blows on Kirk's face. It was as if they wanted to pull the mask off his face. Realizing this, Caroline couldn't stay still anymore. She started striking those bodyguards. After
Kirk wanted to stop them, but it was all too late. It was as if something snapped inside of him. The thought that Caroline would go crazy when she saw his face made him go mad with rage. His eyes turned bloodshot as a surge of newfound energy gushed through him. It gave him the strength to shove away the group of bodyguards who clawed at him.The sudden force came as a total surprise to them, and they crashed against the wall. They gritted their teeth in pain. None of them could find the strength to get back on their feet. All of this went down in no more than 30 seconds. Alas, it was at this moment that Kirk's mask fell to the ground. Right then, he raised his foot and stomped on the mask, crushing it into smithereens. It sounded as if someone's bones had been crushed to dust. The sound was so chilling that everyone, Neil included, shuddered. The faces of the other men around Kirk paled even further when they finally saw the latter's face. As the head of underground bus
Caroline still had her eyes shut, even with Kirk's arms around her. "Let's get out of this place then," she said. Kirk hummed in agreement. He glanced at the people around them and took his phone out to call Charles. "Charles, where are you now?" he asked."I've just arrived in Huldren." "Have your men get rid of the mess here," Kirk instructed.Kirk had anticipated this all along. That was why he had specifically asked Charles to bring along some men with him after he and Caroline had left. The men had taken the next flight to Huldren after theirs. Not only had these two brutes gone back on their word, but they had also colluded with Eddy. Kirk had reached this realization when he had noticed that Cade's henchmen were aiming for his mask instead of his life. Eddy was the only person who would want that. Clearly, he had lost his mind. Kirk had taken Roald away from right under Eddy's nose the last time. He had thought that Eddy would have learned his lesson by now and