But no matter how pissed Angeline was or how bent she was on getting her revenge on Bart, her top priority was to safely escape from the dangerous situation she was stuck in right now.Bart commanded, "Put down your gun. Don't point your gun at the woman I like. After that, bring those three here."Upon hearing the order, Ivan put down his gun. He motioned for his subordinates to free the trio from the basement and bring them here."Now can you put your gun away?" Bart asked while looking at Brayden.Brayden responded by digging his gun barrel deeper into Bart's forehead. "Did you force yourself on her?"Bart raised an eyebrow before bursting into laughter. He seemed to know what was going on."You rushed over here so anxiously and spent all this time hurling threats at me. Could it be that you really fell in love with this woman?""I'm asking you a fucking question here! Did you or did you not force yourself on her?"Brayden pressed his gun into Bart's forehead once again, for
Then, Angeline looked at Ned. "What about you? What's the deal with you, huh? Why are you here?""Two celebrities from my company are shooting a movie called 'Mankind.' My boss told me to head to the filming location and check on the filming progress. Because of that, I saw some people in the parking lot who tried to abduct you."Ned didn't speak about what had happened afterward.It was true that he was pretty skilled in close combat. Still, it was hard for him to fight four people at once. After analyzing the situation, Ivan chose to take Ned to Bart's villa as well.A moment of silence later, Angeline said, "Thanks.""I didn't really help you out." Ned hung his head.Angeline fished out her phone and dialed 911 right away. She was about to tell the operator about her abduction at the parking lot when Brayden stepped on the brakes all of a sudden. He took off his seatbelt before snatching Angeline's phone out of her hand and killing the call."What the hell?" Ned struck first
Angeline didn't plan on discussing the next course of action with Brayden. Instead, she got everything settled on the way to the police station."I think you and your subordinates know better than me what you should say to the police. Just make sure you mention the gun isn't real," Angeline stated coolly while texting someone on the phone.If it wasn't for Ned's presence in the car, Brayden would definitely have asked Angeline if she knew about Sean's intention to work with Bart."Aren't you scared that Bart might get revenge on you? You should know that Bart is a criminal whose hands are covered in blood." Brayden frowned deeply. "It's not like I can rush over to save your hide every time you're in danger.""I always learn my lesson. Do you really think I'm that dumb to give him another chance to take me away?" Angeline raised her head to glance at Brayden in the midst of her texting. The cold disdain in her tone was evident.Still, Brayden was concerned about the collaboration.
"Got it, Ms. Lawson," Jamie replied. "Mr. Fletcher, I'll accompany you to the hospital."At that moment, Brayden stepped out of the police station with his hands in his pockets. He glanced at Ned before turning to look at Angeline."Let's go home," he said.They lived in the same block anyway, so they'd be taking the same route home. Besides, it was already nightfall, so Brayden reckoned he might as well take Angeline home.Also, he needed to talk with Angeline on the way home."Both of you have suffered from a great fright because of today's incident. You should take the day off tomorrow and get some rest at home. There's no need to worry about your tasks for the time being," Angeline said to Taylor and Jamie.Then, she followed Brayden down the stairs."I'll drive you home!" Ned grabbed Angeline by the arm. The moment he made eye contact with her, he quickly released her arm as though he was terrified to have offended her. "Just let me drive you home. After that, I'll… I'l
"Judging from your current condition, you should head to the hospital, Mr. Fletcher!" Taylor and Jamie ran after Ned.…Meanwhile, on his way home, Brayden pulled out a cigarette from the glove compartment. After biting on it, he'd yet to light it when Angeline said, "This car's an enclosed space. I'm not interested in inhaling secondhand smoke.""What a bother." He frowned. Despite his words, he removed the cigarette and threw it into the ashtray.She said sincerely, "Thanks for today."To be honest, if Brayden hadn't shown up there, she would've only been left with two choices. One would've been to put up a struggle to the death, while the other would've been to give herself to Bart."Promise me something if you really wanna thank me." Brayden was unsure if Angeline would agree to his request. "I hope you won't tell Shane about this. He'll be up against someone powerful in the future, so we need Bart's help."Bart shares the same enemy as us, and he's a desperado. As long as h
Brayden walked out of the elevator when it stopped at his floor. Ultimately, he still couldn't stop himself from asking, "Did Bart… did he do anything to you?"Seemingly afraid of Angeline's answer, he continued, "It's fine if he didn't do anything. But if he did, I'll castrate him to avenge you once we've gotten what we need from him!""No, he didn't do anything. You came in the nick of time," Angeline said truthfully. "I just kicked him in the groin when you arrived."Brayden nodded and released the elevator door he'd been holding back. He stood there and waited until the elevator reached the top floor, then returned to his apartment.When Angeline arrived home, she called Asher and calmly told him about the abduction. She also asked him to send her the details of the team arranged for her so she could put them to use the following day.Soon, she received a call from Robert. She said soothingly, "Everything's fine now, Granddad. I told Mr. Millstone about the abduction because I
Danny was taken aback. "I've heard of Bart. He's infamous in Southeast Aciana for being a gangster. He's supposed to be the largest drug dealer and manufacturer there, but I don't know whether he's the guy you want, mainly because there aren't any photos of him anywhere."Angeline couldn't help feeling scared after hearing him talk about drugs. If the Bart that had abducted her was indeed the drug dealer and manufacturer Danny knew of, she could've been administered drugs while struggling for all she knew."Don't tell me you want to get into drugs, boss." Danny's tone turned severe. "We can't touch that!""No, I just wanted to find out more after hearing about him. It's getting late, so you should go to bed. Goodnight." Angeline hung up with a deep frown.Judging from Brayden and Bart's earlier conversation, they seemed to know each other well. If she added the Night Palace to the equation…Her scalp tingled. Was Brayden involved in drugs?With that thought in mind, she decided t
Angeline was rendered speechless. Brayden made something as evil as drug trafficking sound somewhat patriotic. As long as he wasn't trafficking drugs within Lonla, she didn't really care.Besides, it was as Brayden had mentioned—drugs had already been legalized in Irigon. It seemed other states in Marvonia were also pushing for the legalization of drugs.Angeline wasn't a Marvonian. As a Lonla citizen, she could only respect Marvonia's decisions and wish its people the best.Lonla had once suffered from the torment of drugs. In the past, opium had destroyed the people of Lonla. That was why Lonla was now the strongest advocate of banning drugs.Angeline pulled her coat tighter around herself. "I hope you won't ever touch drugs."With that, she turned to leave."Wait, did you come down here just to ask me that? If I were to traffick drugs in Lonla…" Brayden suddenly thought about her calling the cops. "Would you have called the cops on me?""Of course!" She didn't even hesitate.