Gunnar had never been this gentle."No need!" Erin refused firmly.Just as Gunnar had said, the more she resisted, the more interested he became. He walked briskly toward her, and without any warning, he lifted her up. Erin thrashed around vigorously, which inadvertently tore her wound."If you don't mind the pain, keep moving. I insist on taking you back anyway," Gunnar said and kicked the door.Colton, who was standing outside, entered the room after receiving the signal. He froze when he saw Gunnar holding Erin in his arms."What's the matter? Where's the woman?" Gunnar asked.Colton came back to his senses and replied, "They've already gone to find one." It had only been a moment since he made the call; it couldn't be done so quickly.And so, they left amidst many astonished gazes, mainly because Gunnar was still wearing his robe. He was someone who acted on his impulses and lived life in a carefree and unrestrained manner. However, when it concerned business, he was preci
"No, I don't." Erin dared not be curious about Gunnar's true appearance, feeling that there was an underlying danger concerning his looks.Her lack of curiosity only fueled Gunnar's contrarian attitude. "The fact that you refused to see my face made me feel all the more determined to let you see it.""I find you really childish ... You remind me of a beggar I encountered when I was seven. My dad took me on a train ride to the Yerain province, and there were two beggars on that train. One of them was exactly like you—" Erin suddenly realized she'd said too much, and the worse thing was that she'd even said Gunnar was childish.Gunnar, who had been fully focused on what Erin had been saying, asked anxiously, "What happened to the beggar?"Seeing that he wasn't mad, Erin continued, "While my father was away in the restroom, he snatched the change from my hand and took away my candy. The more I refused to hand him something, the more determined he was to snatch them from me—"At that
In the evening, Gunnar personally came to pick Erin up for dinner. Just then, Philip appeared and reported, "Gunnar, the captain just informed me that Ms. Newman has returned—""What? Luna is back?" Gunnar was shocked that his sister came back so quickly.Meanwhile, Erin's heartbeat accelerated. Was Chandler here too? Despite feeling a wave of emotions, she remained silent, choosing not to speak at this critical moment to avoid displeasing Gunnar. She could clearly sense his annoyance from his words."Ms. Newman has just boarded the ship. She came back with two men, Chandler and Paulo Eastwood," Philip said.Gunnar's eyes darkened. "Let's go and see for ourselves."...Ten minutes later, Gunnar led a group of people to the largest deck. Of course, Erin followed him. After Gunnar saw Luna, he glanced at Chandler and ignored Paulo altogether."Why did you come back so soon?" He was puzzled and wondered if Chandler had used some tricks on Luna.With a look of disappointment, Luna
Marvin's pleading had no effect. Gunnar didn't want to negotiate with Chandler at this critical moment.He ordered, "Bring me Dana."As soon as his words fell, Marvin shut up completely. He knew that Dana was going to be taken away, and there was no turning back. With the two armories he managed already compromised, he could only give up on Dana. She was just a woman who had been in prison, so it wasn't worth sacrificing himself for her.Dana had planned to escape when she realized that things weren't progressing in the right way. Unfortunately for her, she was brought back. When she stood before Chandler and the others with her arms behind her back, her eyes were filled with hatred."Take them and leave! If I don't get the antidote for Luna after ten hours, I swear I'll hunt you down personally and make you pay!"Facing Gunnar's threatening words, Chandler's expression remained unfazed. He glanced at Luna and said, "Don't blame me for poisoning you. Blame yourself for getting inv
"You useless bastard! Shut your mouth!" Alana was so angry that her fingers trembled, and she viciously kicked the driver's head, leaving a bloody gash on his face with her high heels.The driver's confession made Dana's heart sink. This meant it truly might not be Erin who was behind her assault after all."Your driver has confessed! What else do you have to say? I can't believe I was so easily manipulated by you." Dana's face turned red with anger. If it weren't for that phone call, she wouldn't have been so infuriated and kidnapped Erin in a reckless attempt for revenge. In her fury, she joined forces with Marvin and became involved in human trafficking.One wrong step led to another. Now, she was at Chandler's mercy and had no choice but to cooperate with them in luring Alana to confess. If it weren't for her elderly grandfather back in her hometown, she wouldn't have agreed to do this at all!Chandler had shown the utmost sincerity and promised to help her find the culprit w
As Chandler watched the man and woman in the video, his heart clenched violently. He forced himself to stay calm. With great endurance, he watched the video which was three minutes long. His defined and perfect features appeared frosty; his eyes were unfathomable and cold.Standing beside him, Erin was so nervous that she held her breath unconsciously. She feared Chandler wouldn't believe her. Even though she was momentarily stunned when the video started, when the "Erin" in the video began to speak, she quickly realized it wasn't her! Moreover, she was sure she'd never filmed such a video.She had no idea who the woman in the video was. Instinctively, she thought of Yvette for a moment. Then again, she couldn't figure out what the truth was. She wondered who the hell made this malicious and incriminating video."Chandler—" Erin looked at Chandler, who had already put away his phone. She felt anxious seeing the complex emotions in his eyes.Was he doubting her?Chandler kept his g
Caleb and Irene returned to the city two days later.Gunnar was so busy dealing with the armory that he had no time to care about Marvin's human trafficking issue. So, all the people on the fishing boat with Caleb and Irene were then rescued by the coast guards.After they returned, they were admitted to Alan's hospital.Irene was not in a good mental state during the first comprehensive checkup. It was her first time being abducted, so it was inevitable that she was still traumatized.Caleb fractured his arm when he fought with the abductor to protect his wife. When Erin went to visit them, Irene was taken by her brother, Alan, to see a psychiatrist. At that moment, Caleb was the only one in the ward.Caleb was scrolling through Twitter when Erin walked through the door. As soon as he saw her, he asked urgently, "Erin, are you and my cousin divorced?"Erin closed the door, holding the food she'd brought for them. Her bodyguards, the Lehman sisters, disguised themselves as fr
Ian and Yvette were the known enemies so far. They were the obvious suspects, so once Chandler and Erin found evidence, they could start to take action.As for Steven's case, someone successfully became a scapegoat in the end, just like Noah expected. There was even hard evidence for it too.Tracy had bumped into a former lover on the night she got drunk. The man bribed a server to spike her drink, and on top of that, Whitney had somebody put a sleeping pill in Tracy's drink on Noah's orders as well. As a result, Tracy was unconscious for the whole night.When Steven killed Tracy in a fit of rage, she looked like she was sleeping, but she was actually unconscious. But when the coroner examined Tracy's body, he only examined the fatal stab wounds and did not test for drugs in Tracy's blood. By the time Simon raised an objection, Tracy's body had long been cremated in her hometown.The scapegoat was given a sentence by the court, but it was still a fact that Steven had killed someone