Kory and his wife's chests lurched at those words. It was unclear to them just who was being unfair here. The officers hauled Jayen onto a chair, pressing him down by force. Jayen was black and blue all over, with blood dribbling out of his nostrils as he slumped against the chair, heaving in pain. Bobby and the other men nearly wet their pants, collapsing to the ground as some of them even broke into tears. At last, Belinda coughed up the truth. It turned out that Jerm had worked together with a businessman to steal Kory's information to take out a loan in his name for eighty million dollars. Both Jerm and the businessman had split the money equally. Eventually, when the loan was due, Jerm had Belinda fake the loan procedures to make this look like a case of bad debt. They had done similar things in the past before as well, only for bank security to grow stricter in the next three years. Faking a case of bad debt was not going to work. That was why they had hunted
"Yes, sir," two of Faron's men called out, doing as they were told. Elsa spoke up as well. "Bring Jayen Toss and all his men back for an investigation. See if they're involved in any other cases." "Yes, madam!" A group of Special Forces agents sprang into action. Just then, Faron looked over at Kory and his wife, unsure of what to say. Elsa came up to Lily. "Why don't you let them get some rest for now?" Lily nodded, looking at Kory and his wife. Both of them felt like a huge weight had lifted off their shoulders, bowing to Faron and Elsa before leaving. Their case had been solved in a way neither of them had expected. After everyone was gone, Faron and Elsa exchanged looks of confusion. "Wilbur's in a mood today." "He sure is. What happened?" "How would I know?" "Wanna ask him out for a drink?" "That's not a bad idea." "Let's go." The both of them draped an arm around each other's shoulders, heading for Wilbur's room. When they opened the door, they saw
Wilbur's brows furrowed slightly. He had never really been involved with Cape's business side of things. However, it would not be good for the company at all if such a big investment was to go awry. Wilbur gave it some thought, before saying, "Book me the next flight. I'll go personally." "You want to go by yourself?" Faye asked, surprised. Wilbur nodded. "I know nothing about what's happening there. I think it's best I go and help whoever I can, then take a look at the situation before worrying about the security team." Faye fell silent. That seemed like a pretty good plan. The chairman of Everest was still waiting to be saved, and there was no way they were going to hand over the hundred-million-dollar ransom. If they were to do that, those criminals would only ask for more. They would have to be put in their place so they would never try to mess with Everest Foreign Trade anymore. "Thank you for doing this," said Faye. Wilbur nodded, and Faye called her secreta
Hannah now prayed that Cape would get someone over as soon as possible who could think of a way to save her father. Just then, her secretary knocked on the door. "Miss Toya, the guy from Cape's here." "Bring him in, quick!" Hannah lit up at once, surprised at how soon they had shown up. The secretary turned around and gestured to someone outside, and a young man walked into the office. Hannah gave him a once-over. The man looked to be in his twenties. He had sharp features but looked pretty ordinary overall. "Hello. You're Miss Hannah Toya, right?" asked the young man. Hannah nodded, getting up and extending a hand to the young man. "Yes, I'm Hannah Toya. How should I address you?" "My name's Wilbur Penn. Cape sent me to save your father," Wilbur said with a smile. Hannah nodded, scrambling to brew Wilbur a pot of tea. At the same time, Wilbur took a look at Hannah as well. She was also in her twenties, sporting a pretty face and a healthy tan. Hannah poured W
Wilbur frowned at Harrod, seemingly falling deep into thought. He was more than capable of showing his true skills so that Hannah and Harrod would realize just how powerful he was. He did, however, already have a plan of his own even before getting here. He was in a foreign country now and would be sure to cause an international dispute if he were to cause any explicit trouble. That would just make him a burden to Dasha. It was important to note that on top of Freeca being full of crime syndicates and illegal weapons, the West had also already entered the area and even taken control of the government. It was quite a sticky situation. Thus, Wilbur had never planned to handle any of this using his identity of Wilbur Penn. He could not let Everest Foreign Trade be involved with this either. Or there would be even more trouble after he left. After giving it some thought, Wilbur said, "You can do what you want, then. I'll be supervising the entire progress, though." "T
"No, don't. He's only good at boasting. He doesn't even know what's going on and thinks we're in Dasha. Forget him," said Hannah. Harrod fidgeted worriedly. "What if Cape gives us trouble for this?" "We'll deal with it when it comes. Let's go," said Hannah. Harrod nodded, turning to leave. … At around two o'clock that afternoon, Wilbur switched off his laptop. He headed to the bank after that, withdrawing some money. Wilbur returned to the hotel with a suitcase filled with cash. He stared at the dollar bills, falling deep into thought. These countries were clearly still under the control of other countries. Even their currency was from another nation. What future was there for a country like this? Would things be different if they were to be run the same way Dasha was? Wilbur fell deep into thought. It was unclear how long had passed when he raised his head all of a sudden. He could tell from his inner consciousness that Hannah and the rest had already left Gold
Wilbur saw this but merely smiled before turning away to follow the server up to the second floor. The server pushed one of the doors open with a smile. "This is our cleanest room here, sir." Wilbur peered inside. It looked to be something you would pay below a hundred bucks for in Dasha. It was acceptable, at the very least. He nodded. Just then, the server batted her lashes at Wilbur. "Do you need any other services, sir? I'm really, really good." She leaned into Wilbur, pushing her chest against his arm. Wilbur took out two bills, stuffing them into the server's pocket with a smile. "I'm fine, thank you." "I'll make you feel good, sir. None of those idiots downstairs have ever gotten this special treatment before," said the server. Wilbur smiled. "No, I'm really alright." "Okay." The server looked a little disappointed. As she turned to leave, she said, "Sir, you should keep the door locked if you're on your own. It's safer that way." "Got it. Thank you." The s
She stared at the crystal grains on the floor in confusion. A pause later, she let out a scream that rang through the entire inn. At the same time. Kulu had just woken up as well. He smiled at the sight of his still-asleep wife and children before getting up to head to work. Kulu did not have breakfast, as his children hardly had anything to eat. Just as he pushed the creaky door of his house open, he saw a young man standing in front of him. Kulu widened his eyes in shock, nearly shouting out loud. The next second, his shock turned to fear as he stuttered, "Sir, I-I…" "Always choose kindness. It will lead to a better life for sure." Wilbur smiled, putting down a stack of bills. Just then, the flame serpent whooshed down from the sky. Wilbur leaped onto its back and soared off, disappearing into the clouds. Kulu stood still as a rock, his jaw agape. He stared at the money, his gaze full of disbelief. A while later, Kulu fell to his knees in a series of frantic b