Hearing Yafe's words, Walter echoed, "That's right, Hayden. We're all a part of the Stone family. Is there a need to make all these distinctions? "You have nothing urgent to handle lately anyway. It'll be fine for you to pay them a visit. You're going there to apologize and not cause trouble. They probably wouldn't give you a hard time."It was easy for Walter to say that since he was not the one who was asked to go. That was why he was fine with it.What he said made Hayden and Samantha's expression darkened beyond measure.Both of them wanted to continue arguing, but Yafe mentioned asking Reginald to come back. They were filled with reluctance, but they did not say anything else anymore.Seeing that, Yafe sneered and left the room with his family while looking frosty."We'll wait for your good news, then, Hayden," said Walter while gloating. Then, he left with his family as well.Soon, most of the people in the living room were gone. All that was were Hayden and Samantha, who
"A few local businessmen have arrived downstairs, waiting to see you, sir, after hearing of your arrival in Drunham City!"Torsten shoved the woman in his lap away and sat up, listening intently. "Is that so? They're here to see me?"His student's gaze trailed over the woman who, just a second ago, had been practically intertwined around Torsten's body. A glint of lust flashed through his eyes as they glided over the woman's voluptuous figure, wrapped in a skimpy bikini. When he heard Torsten's reply, he snapped out of his stupor and replied, nodding, "Yes, sir. They're downstairs waiting for you now. They have come with lavish gifts to welcome you. Do you want to see them?""Very well then! I'll have them!" Torsten nodded, then shoved the woman right into his student's arms, saying coolly, "Here, you can have her while I'm gone."His student grabbed hold of the woman by her waist and grinned as he reached his free hand up to give her perky bosom a delighted squeeze. "Thank you, Mr
Now that they had achieved their goals, Torsten's guests did not linger and soon left, after giving him their thanks and last attempts to butter him up.Torsten leaped to his feet and was just about to leave when all of a sudden, one of his students sprinted in. "Mr. Williams, there's another group here to see you. They claim they're the Stones, and they've brought gifts along to apologize to you!""The Stones?" Torsten froze momentarily, then a sinister smile crept across his face. He was not at all shocked to hear of the Stones' arrival, for he had known all along that the Stones would eventually come begging for forgiveness once the word had gotten out. He was merely surprised at how fast they had shown up. He sat back down and said, sneering, "Send them in!"Soon, Hayden and Samantha, along with two of their servants, emerged laden with gifts of all shapes and sizes. They hurried into the room, looking anxious. The sight of Torsten waiting for them at the head of the table see
This seemed to have gleaned Torsten's interest, for the next moment, he straightened up and shifted his attention to Hayden. "Is that so? Will the Stones will fulfill whatever request I make?"Hayden and Samantha both nodded fervently at this. "Yes, of course! We will fulfill your every request!""Anything at all! You name it, we'll get it done!"Torsten smiled at this and replied, "Very well then! I love doing business with people like you, Mr. Stone!"Torsten's previously hostile attitude had taken a 360-degree turn, and this was a great relief to the Stones. Hayden wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, smiling, "It's our pleasure, Mr. Williams! Of course, there is nothing more important to us than our family, and we will do everything we can to keep the peace!"Torsten grinned at this. "Well, there's always room for negotiation, so long as you meet my terms. I have long since heard of Ms. Celena Stone, the eldest granddaughter of the Stone family, who has earned herself a
"Please, Mr. Williams. Have mercy on my husband! Please… I'm begging you… We'll do anything! Please let him go…"Torsten smirked at this and said coldly, "Well, that was easy, wasn't it? Why did it have to take you so long?"Then, with a quick wave, he gestured for his student to release Hayden, who fell to the ground in a crumpled heap, clutching his neck as he panted for breath!Samantha rushed over to his side and helped him to his feet, looking frightened. "My dear, how are you feeling? Are you okay?"Hayden shook his head, his entire face flushed crimson from the effort it took him to get air into his lungs, then cast Torsten a nervous glance and muttered, "Mr… Mr. Williams, we'll do exactly as you say…"To which Torsten grinned sinisterly and replied, "Amazing! Well, there's no time like the present, is there? Get Celena Stone to meet me for dinner at seven o'clock tonight. If she doesn't show, you'll have me to answer to!"With that, he stood up and swept out of the room,
Reginald did not reply, and instead merely sat there, looking solemn and deep in thought.Samantha, on the other hand, was rather annoyed by her husband's brief display of kindness. She scoffed and snapped, "My dear, what are you trying to say? What do you mean, we'll be delivering her right into the jowls of a wolf? Who was it that landed us in this predicament in the first place? Whose fault was it? Liam was the one who had offended the Nasso Group in the first place, and he is the very reason we are in this spot of trouble today! He should've known better!"Another member of the Stones seemed equally irked by Hayden's statement, for he called out sharply, "Samantha's right! It was Liam's fault in the first place, and now that he's gotten all of us into trouble, why shouldn't we give Celena up, knowing she's the only possible solution to this problem?"The remaining Stones all fell silent upon hearing this.After a pause, Reginald turned to glance at Yafe and asked, "Yafe, Celena
Meanwhile, Cheryl stood at the sidelines, watching gleefully as the clan argued over their fate. She thought to herself, 'That wretched Celena! She's finally met her fate! Perhaps too much beauty is not necessarily a good thing at all!'With a sinister smile playing on her lips, Cheryl slowly made her way to the center and laced her arm around Reginald's lovingly. In a syrupy sweet voice she added, "Grandpa, if it were up to me, I would've said yes to Mr. Williams immediately! There's no point keeping Celena around. She doesn't care about us, and all she thinks about is that good-for-nothing husband of hers! He's got her wrapped around his finger! When has she ever thanked you for all that you've done for her?"Just take a look around! Is she anywhere to be found right now, knowing what trouble her husband has landed our entire family into? She doesn't care! All she does is cause trouble left and right while leaving the rest of us to pick up after her!"Reginald scowled at this, and
Celena, although unsure of what was going on, knew that her father's sudden arrival could mean nothing good. She was practically shaking like a leaf as she replied timidly, "He went out to get the groceries…" "Pffft!" Yafe snorted, then said disdainfully, "What a useless piece of sh*t! What kind of man does the shopping? It's probably because he knows what else to do with his life!"With that, he turned to Celena with a sneer. "Well then, that makes things much easier. Boys, get her!"His men lumbered forward, prised Celena and Jovie apart, then quickly bound her tightly with ropes so that she could not move even an inch. Her face was as pale as a ghost as she cried out, thrashing and flailing, "Father! What are you doing? Why are you tying me up? Let me go!"Jovie, on the other hand, was kicked aside and landed with a thump on the ground. The next moment, all she could see was her mother being captured and restrained, and she lunged forward, trying to get these people away from C