Chapter 34

"Simon, do you have a death wish?" As Simon was in a panic, Xavier lifted him up and shoved him against the railing by the river.

Behind him was the surging river, and in front of him stood the menacing man.

"I'll give you money! Whatever amount you want!" Simon blurted out. "I'll give you enough money so you'll never have to go to the borderlands again."

Xavier chuckled, finding it amusing that someone was trying to offer him money. "Money, huh?"

"Yes, yes." Simon nodded frantically.

He couldn't die here. He was the heir to the Xandor family and a first-year postgraduate student at M Research Institute. His future was bright. He couldn't die at the hands of this thug!

"How much are you thinking of offering? Let's see if it's enough to tempt me."

Simon was too terrified to notice the sarcasm in Xavier's tone and the mocking look in his eyes.

"How about five million dollars? I'll give you five million and won't hold you accountable for breaking my hand. Just stay away from Quin