Billy paused for a moment. "There is another solution…""What is it?""Doesn't the casino have a rule that allows you to put yourself as the stake? Why don't you do that, Mr. Yates?" "The other party refused!" Tommy furrowed his brows. Ten minutes was almost up. He said, "Why don't I sign a contract with you that makes myself the stake? After all, you believe that I'll be able to pay, right? Yates Group is so big. We're not going to owe you. Besides, my cousin's lover, Ned, is the president of Fletcher Corporation!" "Mr. Yates, it's not that I don't believe you! But the department that's in charge of lending money has never signed any contract with a person as collateral!" Billy smiled and said, "Why don't you try and discuss this further with the other party?""I don't care! No matter what method you use today, I insist on borrowing this money!" Tommy put his foot down. "Otherwise, don't blame me then!" Billy pondered for a moment and said, "Let's do this then! We've worked t
Tommy stared at Billy with widened eyes. "You… What do you want?""How about this? We'll take this document that you've signed and stamped to the Yates residence and ask to see Mr. Yates Senior…" "No! If you take this to my father, he'll kill me!" Tommy looked frightened. "Well, then you can only pay with your organs, Mr. Yates!" Billy was still grinning. "You… That's illegal!" Tommy cried out in fear, his eyes widening. "You don't have to worry about that, Mr. Yates! We're such a big casino… We often meet people who can't pay back the money they borrowed from us, but we can't just let them go. If we did, we'd be making a huge loss!" "No! No!" Tommy gulped, feeling terrified. "I'll pay this money back!""By today?" Billy asked. "Can you spare me a few days?" Tommy's voice was trembling imperceptibly. "Half a month! I'll get the money within half a month!" "I'm afraid not! If you can't pay by today, you won't be allowed to leave this room!" Billy sighed. "Mr. Yates, it'
That afternoon, Tommy handed the prescription to Billy. After he had ascertained that the prescription was correct, Billy happily burned up all the documents that Tommy had signed. Tommy finally breathed a sigh of relief. "Are you going to borrow money and win back your pride at the gaming table this time?" Billy asked, smiling. Tommy hesitated for a few seconds and said, "Give me a million then!""I like signing contracts with people like you, Tommy! You get straight to the point!" Billy printed out a loan contract for Tommy to sign. After Tommy reentered the casino, he lost that one million before dawn. He rushed into Billy's office and borrowed another million, then rushed back into the casino again. When Angeline received the news, Tommy had already been at the casino for seven days. "Have you saved the video of Tommy handing you the prescription that he stole?" she asked. "Don't worry, Ms. Emmerson. It's been saved. I'll send it to you shortly," Billy said in a lo
Soon, there was a notification from her phone. Sean had sent a voice message."Alright! Don't worry, I'll send you a video once I have him." Sean looked at the photo, where a fair, chubby-looking child was looking sternly at the camera. His finger brushed against the photo gently, and a smile appeared involuntarily on his face. While he was driving to the airport, Sean called Taylor. "Buy some daily necessities that a four-year-old boy would need, and get some toys and snacks that children would like sent to the house. Hurry!" "A boy?" Taylor was confused but agreed, "Okay, I'm on it!" "Wait! There needs to be a children's potty, a children's showerhead, and a stool for him to stand on while brushing his teeth. Prepare all these!" Sean hurriedly instructed after he thought about what Yasmine had said that day about the house not having these things. "Okay! Don't worry!" Taylor answered. It only took Sean 50 minutes to drive to the airport. He followed the information he
Xavier opened the car door and saw the pink car seat inside. He raised his eyebrows. "Pink?" "You arrived too suddenly. This car seat was prepared for Yasmine. Just sit in it for now, and we'll go and buy one in a color you like tomorrow," explained Sean. Xavier had already investigated Sean thoroughly. He knew from the license plate that it was his car for real.Xavier felt happier when he saw that Sean had prepared a car seat for Yasmine. He maintained a poker face as he nodded. Sean put Xavier's safety belt on for him and sent a video to Angeline.Angeline called very quickly after that. When she saw Xavier sitting in the car seat with his arms crossed, Angeline scolded him, "You're getting too big for your boots! You just left a note and then got on a plane home? Don't you know that you're a four-year-old child? What if you meet bad people on the way?" "I'm not four yet! I'm young and don't know any better!" Xavier turned his head away, still sulking at Angeline. He mut
Xavier pinched Sean's arm tentatively and thought that Yasmine was right. Sean had very strong arms.When they got home, Xavier looked around and was fairly satisfied with what he saw. "Mr. Lawson…" Taylor had just done arranging the children's things when he saw Sean taking his shoes off in the foyer, still with Xavier in his arms. He smiled and greeted Xavier, "Good evening, little Yasmine!" Xavier raised his eyebrows. He looked adorably stern as he said, "I'm Xavier! Yasmine is my little sister." Taylor was surprised, his eyes widened. Xavier was the elder brother, and Yasmine was the younger sister. They were twins.This meant that Angeline's children had been fine from the start.When Taylor saw Angeline with a little girl at the airport previously, he had suspected that she had adopted a child. Now that he had seen Yasmine's twin older brother, Taylor immediately grasped the situation. They were both the children of Angeline and Sean. When Xavier saw Taylor's exp
"No." Xavier turned on the tap. Sean heard the sound of water running and stood uncertainly in the doorway.Then he heard the water stop, and there was the sound of Xavier pushing the stool across the floor inside. He knocked again. "Can I come in?" "Yes." Sean pushed the door open and entered. He saw Xavier, who looked damp and soft, rather like a tiny marshmallow. He had wrapped himself up in a little hooded bath towel printed with bears and had a matching hat. He looked like a newborn bear cub but with a cool expression. "Can I help you?" asked Sean. "It's dangerous for children to use hairdryers by themselves. I'll dry your hair," said Sean. He plugged the hairdryer in and began to blow Xavier's hair. Xavier's hair was a mess. He looked up and watched the man in the mirror, who had his head lowered as he turned Xavier's head around with his large, powerful hands. His grip was firm but not too strong, and it felt rather comfortable. When Xavier's hair was dry and he h
"Ms. Emmerson, Tommy has paid back the money he owed this time. I don't know where he got so much money, but he borrowed again…" Billy's voice traveled over the phone. Angeline wasn't surprised. Tommy must have used the funds that were meant for the production of that batch of drugs. After all, she had specially instructed Billy to remind Tommy to use those funds first and return the money when he won it back from gambling. No one would know. Tommy hadn't had the guts to do so the last time, so he had chosen to steal the prescription. Angeline hadn't made a fuss out of that because she wanted Tommy to feel that he was safe whilst in the grip of his gambling addiction. That way, he could be forced into a corner again. As long as Tommy was in a desperate situation, he would think about using that money even without Billy mentioning it. He would think that he would be able to win it back at gambling and just return the money quietly. That was the typical gambler's mindset. A