Timothy nodded vigorously. "Naturally! Apart from this, nothing is important.""But I think that you're going to meet the woman of your dreams very soon."Timothy was shocked at her words. "Milady, you must be joking."Grace raised her eyebrows. "You don't believe me?""It's not that I don't believe you. It's just that, apart from you, it will be very difficult to find anyone in this world that will make my heart skip a beat."Timothy mumbled this to himself and then sighed. "But milady, your happiness is more important than mine."That was why he had left Amirate without turning back. It was all so that she could be happy. His own happiness was no longer that important. "I've organized a get-together tonight. Do you want to come along?"Grace had wanted to refuse, but Timothy was looking pitifully at her. "Milady, please grace us with your presence! If you don't, my old man will never let me hear the end of it."Grace burst into laughter. Even the bold Timothy had someone
The man in the room walked out too, and his eyes lit up when he saw Grace. "Wow, where did this exquisite specimen come from?"Someone among them recognized Grace and knew that she had come in with Timothy. He spoke to the man in a low voice. "Darien, this is a guest of Mr. Donegan."When Darien Perez heard that she was with Timothy, his expression darkened. He walked toward Grace. "What did you see just now? What did you hear?"Grace stared at him without any fear in her eyes. "You're operating a legitimate business, but I never thought that such obscure business would be going on too. All those women inside were kidnapped and brought here by you, weren't they?"Darien laughed. His eyes were cruel and ruthless. "It looks like you don't want to leave today … but perhaps that's for the best. A gorgeous woman like you is rare stock."As he spoke, he waved his hand, indicating for his subordinates to come forward. Grace laughed coldly. "You'll have to see if you'll be able to cat
"What should we do? We'll be sent away tomorrow morning. I might never see my family again.""I don't want to die! Someone, please, save us!"There was silence for a while before the sound of someone sobbing came.When Grace heard it, her gaze darkened and her heart wrenched. She had never imagined that there would still be such shady things happening in today's civilized society.Her gaze followed the sounds of the sobs.But the next moment, she locked eyes with a pair of extremely calm eyes. It made a stark contrast with the mournful atmosphere. The girl looked as if she were only 17 or 18 years old, but she had the calmness and intelligence of an adult. Her face was cold and expressionless, but her eyes were fixed on Grace, as if she wanted to see right through her. Neither of them spoke. They remained like that for half an hour. Then, the girl spoke, and there was a note of uncertainty in her tone. "Can you really get us out of here?"Grace said firmly, "Trust me. I
At these words, the women shuddered. They had obviously all tasted the strength of the whip before. Then, Darien, who was in the lead, walked out.He looked at Grace without any trace of warmth in his eyes. "I didn't think that you would be so skilled. You escaped in about ten minutes."Grace looked coldly at him, and her voice was frosty when she spoke. "Let us go, or I'll destroy this place."Darien reacted as if he had heard a funny joke and walked over to Grace, clapping his hands. He had to admit that Grace had striking features, and even in this environment, she looked exotically beautiful! A gorgeous specimen like her would fetch a good price if she got on the market. But although she was beautiful, she was a rose with thorns. "Let you go? In your dreams!"Then, he waved a hand, and a few bodyguards came forward.But just at this moment, a subordinate rushed over. "Darien, bad news! Our bar has been surrounded."Darien's expression became furious. "What is going on
However, Grace said, "Darien, let them go."Darien nodded. "Naturally. After you, Ms. Lewis."Grace was angry, and her tone became icier. "Don't you understand what I'm saying?"Darien's expression immediately became more serious. "Ms. Lewis, it's my fault for opposing you, but I spent a lot of money to buy these people. Think about what a loss it would be!"Grace didn't give him a chance at all. "Loss? It looks like you won't give up until the very end."Darien had no way to deal with Grace, but he was extremely reluctant to give up on the other women. "Ms. Lewis, we and the Lewis family have always refrained from meddling with each other. It seems inappropriate for you to do this."As an apology, I will let you choose one of them and take her away. That should show my sincerity."There was no way Grace would accept his offer. "I told you to let all of them go. This is the last chance."Darien wanted to speak further, but another subordinate rushed up. "Darien, forget it!
Seeing that Grace was fine, Timothy was finally no longer on tenterhooks. Just as he relaxed, he noticed the girl standing next to Grace.Curious, he asked, "Who are you?"Noelle stared at him sharply, not answering his question.Only then did Timothy carefully examine her.He found that she was really delicate. He reached out and touched her head, saying, "It's okay. You'll be reunited with your family soon."Unexpectedly, Noelle dodged his touch."Don't touch me!"Timothy hadn't expected this young girl to be so guarded. "Girl, aren't you underage?"This remark angered Noelle. "Who's underage? I'm already 19 years old!"19 years old?Timothy didn't believe it. Noelle looked like she hadn't fully grown, but he didn't argue with her.He just advised, "Don't run out alone in the future. The outside world is very dangerous. Today, you were lucky that you met milady. "You know, those human traffickers can do anything. They might take you and cut out your kidneys."Noelle's e
"Are you Mr. Anthony Jackson, the chairman of Elysium Bank?"Anthony smiled. "Indeed."Standing nearby, Timothy seemed to have realized something. "Mr. Jackson, are you and Noelle ... relatives?"Anthony replied, "I'm Noelle's father."This revelation left Grace stunned. She hadn't expected Noelle to be the daughter of Elysium Bank's chairman."Nice to meet you, Mr. Jackson." Grace greeted him confidently and elegantly.Anthony couldn't help but appreciate her. "There's no need for formalities, Ms. Lewis."Grace continued, "Mr. Jackson, Noelle has external injuries with some infections. After receiving medical treatment, she's no longer in danger, but she hasn't woken up yet."Anthony nodded slightly. "I already knew about Noelle's condition before coming. Thank you for saving her, Ms. Lewis.""There's no need to be so polite, Mr. Jackson. It was just a small effort. Now that you're here, Noelle is in your hands. We'll take our leave.""Wait a moment." Anthony signaled to his
Grace couldn't wait and ran toward Harold. "Grandpa, I'm back."Harold looked at Grace, who was holding his arm, and said with a hint of displeasure, "It was so dangerous tonight, and you went to join in the fun?"Do you know that those human traffickers are after money and don't care about their lives? What if something had happened to you?"Grace quickly reassured Harold. "Grandpa, I'm fine. I'm sorry for making you worry."Harold snorted. "There will be no next time. I'll strengthen your security details in the future. We can't afford such accidents again."Grace nodded repeatedly. "I got it, Grandpa."As they spoke, Harold looked at Aaron, who wasn't far away. "Tell me. What happened to those human traffickers?"Aaron replied, "The police caught a few accomplices, but the mastermind, Darien Perez, escaped. There's no news for now."Harold was furious. "How can they be so careless? They let the mastermind escape just like that. After inflicting such a big blow on them this t