“Ben, the president wants you to look after us, doesn’t she? Now we have no money for food, so can you tell the president to give us our wages upfront?” The fishermen pleaded with Jay.Jay had a fierce look on his face. The fishermen were blatantly asking him to reason with the she-devil, but he did not want anything to do with her at all.“I have some cash on me. I’ll lend it to all of you first.”Stan Hitchens said wickedly, “Ben, where is all this money coming from?” His tone was full of suspicion.Jay glowered at him with an ice-cold expression in his eyes, making Stan cower a little. He always thought that hopeless piece of trash had a horrifying stare.Tommy quickly diffused the situation and said, “Come on, Hitchens. If Ben is willing to lend us some money, he’ll be helping us. We should be thanking him. Why should we care where his money comes from?”“That’s right,” the other fishermen echoed.Stan watched the other fishermen being respectful to Jay out of a sudden. He f
The fishermen hesitated for a moment while analyzing the situation. They would probably be better off following Stan’s lead than Jay, that piece of refuse, just because Stan had been in the city for a longer period of time.Thus, they took their rage out on Jay, beating him with all their ferocity.“Kill him!”“He’s just an outsider in our village. Nobody would stand up for him if we beat him to death,” Stan said while growling.Finn turned back. He saw Jay becoming maddened with rage, taking on all the fishermen by himself.The fishermen were naturally more muscular and burly while Jay, on the other hand, had a weaker physique. Perhaps it had been too long since he lost his memory, so he forgot that he practiced martial arts before. He simply pummeled at his opponents with all the brutality within him.Flames rose from within Finn’s eyes as he gritted his teeth and growled. “You’re asking for it.”He bounded over like a jaguar. A roundhouse kick swung at Stan, launching him t
Angeline suddenly confessed to him, saying, “I like you.”Jay’s expression was full of rejection. “I can’t be bothered.”Angeline’s mouth gaped a little… The feeling of failure was hitting her like never before.“You won’t give it some thought?”Jay looked at her as if he was silently telling her, ‘Why waste time on something like this?’Angeline pouted but still persisted and started to boast. “I’m a nice person, you know. I’m nerdy, rich, and I know how to pamper someone. There are countless men in Imperial Capital who fancy me.”The corners of Jay’s mouth twitched hard!“Are you sure that those men aren’t after you just for your money?”Angeline replied, “Impossible. I’m the number one attractive woman in the whole of Imperial Capital.”Jay looked at the brand new ‘Ultimate Book of Famous People’ he had just bought that was on the study table, his lips twitching. “That’s because you’re the number one alpha on the list.”Angeline, “...”The conversation had stopped dead in
At that moment, Grayson hurried inside the room and was anxious. “President, Tempest’s condition is worsening.”Angeline said furiously to Jay, “You don’t have to drive me out, I’ll do it myself.” She walked out and left Jay standing there.Jay was completely flabbergasted while his mind went completely blank.Tempest was in danger?He quickly ran outside. “Ms. Severe?”Angeline looked back at him. “What now?”“Can you take me with you?”“Are you refusing to beg me?” Her cheeks puffed like bread in a baker’s shop. She looked kind of cute.It was clear that she was still angry at him.Jay, “...”Just then, he heard Angeline’s exasperated voice call out to him. “Get in the car.”Jay walked over and sat beside her.Grayson drove.Angeline’s gaze was fixated on the sunflowers in the car. She muttered to herself, “Why give me sunflowers? There’s no such thing as eternal happiness in this world, is there?”Jay thought that she was talking about him, but he could not figure out
After she and Jay came out of the ICU, Jay expressed his gratitude from the bottom of his heart. "Thank you."Angeline said, "If you want to thank someone, you should at least show your sincerity by treating me to a meal.""What do you want to eat?" Jay looked extremely reluctant as if he was going to the execution ground.Angeline pondered for a very long time. "Let me take you to a place."Angeline took Jay to a five-star hotel in Imperial Capital and picked a private dining room meant for couples.When Jay caught sight of the romantic flowery room, a look of helplessness flashed in his eyes. However, since he was going to express his gratitude for Angeline, he had no choice but to suppress his dissatisfaction.Angeline sat across the table, and when the waiter brought over the menu, Jay handed it to Angeline like a gentleman."Why don’t you order?"Therefore, Angeline ordered all his favorite dishes.Jay was still hesitating about whether he should order something light for
Was he trying to imply that she looked ugly?Angeline refused to fall into his trap and said proudly, "When I look at my bare face, it makes me wonder where this goddess has descended from.”Jay's lips twitched violently. "What a boast."Angeline said, "I'm just telling the truth."Jay looked at Angeline as she smiled sweetly, and for some inexplicable reasons, he thought that this she-devil did not seem so annoying after all.On the contrary, her innocence actually made her seem quite cute."Why are you in business?" he asked curiously.He always thought that Angeline had a soft and adorable personality instead of the manly and tough personality that she pretended to have.Doing business did not fit her character at all.Angeline let out a forlorn sigh. "This is a promise I made to him."Jay listened attentively.Angeline said, "I once promised him that I can be both a creeper plant that needs support or a sturdy tree that can stand independently.”She paused before contin
Jay strode forward with his long legs and was about to leave.Angeline stood rooted to the spot in a daze.The expression on her dark face looked like that of an aggrieved and resentful woman. "Hey, aren't you supposed to send me home after treating me to a meal? Wouldn’t it be dangerous for me to go back alone?"Jay's tall and sturdy back stiffened. He then turned around and said, "Almighty Ms. Severe, you’re just like a high and mighty queen in Imperial Capital. Who would have the nerve to beard the lion in his den?”Angeline immediately put on a pitiful and helpless look like she was a little lamb. She shamelessly grabbed onto his sleeves with her tiny hands. "There are too many men who covet a peerless and natural beauty like me. My bodyguards will normally be by my side, but none of them are around to protect me today. I’m scared to go back alone.”Jay's lips twitched violently. "I’d believe you if you say that they covet your money. Unless the man is blind, who would covet y
Angeline’s eyes were misted with tears. She uttered in an exceedingly aggrieved manner, "Why are you scolding me?"It was obviously his fault. When she was a child, she would hold his hand wherever she went, and that was the cause of her terrible sense of direction.Now he was blaming her instead?Jay was slightly dumbfounded. Why was she crying again?"Tell me where we’re supposed to go right now?" His tone softened inexplicably.Angeline said guiltily, "If I tell you that I'm lost, would you believe me?"Of course, Jay would not believe her. Though after seeing Angeline’s blank and adorable face, he found it hard not to believe her either.To explain herself, she muttered under her breath, "Women, in general, have a terrible sense of direction."Jay retorted furiously, "But you’re no ordinary woman!"Angeline’s face broke out in a delightful grin. "I knew it, Brother Ben. I’m an extraordinary woman in your eyes."Jay said, "To me, you’re an all-powerful and omnipotent fight