Chapter 14

　　Araceli POV

　　Raphael propped his hand on the railing and didn't look at me. "What's the deal?"

　　"Mr. Lancaster, you have a daughter, don't you? You don't want anyone else to know about it, which is why you asked me to keep it a secret. At the same time, I also want you to keep my secret for me. I don't want other people to interfere with my life and my daughter's. You can understand me, right? I mean, you're also a father."

　　Raphael frowned and didn't answer me.

　　After a moment's hesitation, he said, "Okay. Can I make a condition, though?"

　　I froze for a second and said, "Mr. Lancaster, please feel free to say it."

　　He said, "If I need your help, you can't refuse. Of course, you can come to me for help if you need anything."

　　I thought for a moment, then nodded my head.

　　I didn't feel there was anything I could do to help him, but I knew I couldn't refuse him. His methods were more vicious than mine, and if I went against him, even i