"I'm not!" Santiago immediately jerks up. He's suddenly full of energy. He wipes away his tears and declares cockily, "I might not have it but my daughter's fiancé does! He will soon be here. He can pay you any amount you want! We all just have to exercise some little patience."Santiago had been there when Juliet called Lucien. He does not know what is keeping him from arriving yet though, but one thing he is certain of is that he must surely come to their aid. He will never leave them to perish.But at least he should make it on time. This is why Santiago is trying to delay the operators' works so they won't be done before Lucien will arrive. The most interesting part is that he has no desire to pay them any dime!He had only said that so that they will believe him and wait for Lucien to arrive. And then once Lucien finally does, he will tell him to beat them the hell up till even they will have difficulties recognizing themselves!Santiago's plan, however, fails as Sparrow laughs ou
"Lucien!" Juliet and Santiago exclaim breathlessly! They had lost all hope and were on the verge of giving up when Lucien mysteriously appeared! Atlas, their savior, has arrived! Even though they are in pain, they can't help but break out in a wide smile. They'd witnessed Lucien's combat skills before and believe that Sparrow and Chris will have their asses whooped now! This is a dead end for them! How quickly tables turn!Sparrow is horrified to have his wrist grabbed, but by the time he sees Lucien clearly, he scoffs and says derisively in disdain, "It's you, good-for-nothing! Do you dare grab my wrist? I work for Mr. Pearson, what can a piece of garbage like you possibly do to me? Damn it, asshole! Let go of me right now or else-"Before he can finish, he suddenly feels a sharp and excruciating pain in his wrist, chaperoned by a loud snap. The pain almost makes him pass out as his eyes roll far back into his head!"Ah! My wrist!" He shrieks at the top of his lungs like an animal
"I should let him go because you said so? What a joke!" Lucien scoffs derisively. "See, I have no issues with all of you, so I'll advise the twenty of you to stay off!" He drifts his gaze away from them back to Sparrow and says coldly, "This is for having the guts to lay your filthy hand on my woman!" He raises his hand and...SMACK!Two front teeth fly out of Sparrow's mouth as Lucien lands a deafening slap on his cheek. His mouth instantly gets filled with blood and his ear begins to ring, also bleeding as well."Call your daddy next!" Lucien sneers."Pfft," Sparrow spits out a mouthful of blood, his face scrunched up in anguish.The men's faces redden. Lucien dared lay his hand on Sparrow right in their very presence! Ah, what a blatant insult! With a glance at each other, they furiously charge at Lucien."Lucien, be careful!" Juliet cries out exasperatedly."Punk, since you have a death wish, here you go! Die now!" The huge man hollers and punches Lucien with all his might."Hmph!
Tears. They're dripping down his cheeks in ripples. He came to the Pearsons' Mansion intact but now he is paralyzed and has lost a wrist and two front teeth. If only he knew Juliet's Fiancé is nothing the rumors tell of him and is more like a monster, he would never have hit Juliet, let alone try to assault her.He is full of regrets. His head aches, his chest burns and his body hurts. This is the worst job he has taken so far. Who would help him now?Lucien doesn't seem to give a damn about his Master, Ellison. How then will he escape his clutches? He doesn't want to lose any other part of his body. No, he can't.He looks up sorrowfully at Lucien and begs with everything in him, "Please don't hurt me anymore. I'm sorry for everything I've done. "Please I've lost almost everything; my legs, teeth, and wrist. Please don't add more. Please. I'm begging you in the name of whatever you serve."Lucien's expression softens as he sees Sparrow is being sincere. He considers letting him off,
"No, no. Not just like that. I'll do anything you want to pay for my sins. Anything at all!""You said it yourself! I hope you don't go back on your word!" Lucien sneers."I won't! Tell me what you want and I'll do it!""Break one of your wrists, then apologize to Mi amor just the same way you apologized to me!"Chris pulls a long face. "Do I have to do that? Isn't there another way?""Eh? Did I hear you well? You are going to break your both wrists? How thoughtful of you! You sure know how to pay for your sins!" "When did I say that?" Chris grimaces. "Perhaps you didn't hear me. I asked if I have to do that and if there isn't any other way!""Ah! You are going to break your ankles as well? I've never seen anyone as meek as you!"Chris grits his teeth and sighs as he realizes Lucien is doing all that on purpose. "I guess I just have to do as he asked lest he adds more," he mumbles under his breath, saunters to his excavator, and picks up an iron baton.He places his hand on the floo
Anxious and rage. Anxious that he hasn't saved Brianna yet. And rage that his enemy dared go against his family. These are Lucien's feelings. Since he returned, he has done everything to protect the Pearsons! They are his weakness. And he has never liked it when his enemy uses his weakness against him.Whoever is behind this, one thing is certain, if he gets him, he will not live to tell the tales.He inhales deeply to calm his nerves and ends the call before drifting his gaze to Santiago, who is staring at him inquisitively. "Declan appears to have eyes on the kidnappers. They left for East Highland Park. As things are now, it might be as you guessed."Santiago sighs. "Duke was known for his ruthlessness, Lucien. A family that trained up such a man will be even far more ruthless. Please you can't let anything happen to Brianna. Please promise me you will save her before any harm comes to her.""I can't promise you that, Santiago but I'm certain they wouldn't dare! If even a hair on h
"Let's say that Juliet refused and Brooks out of anger, decided to teach you guys a lesson so that you will know you can only survive through him, how would I have fought against that? How could I have rescued you?"In the end, I would have still been chased away, and by then, it would have been too late to fight for Juliet. Fate did it all."Santiago is astounded at the wisdom Lucien wields as he finds sense in everything he just said. "Indeed, fate had a toll on us all," he can't help but concur. "We've all stood the test of time. We birthed a great story worth looking back on. Looking at you and Juliet, I don't think heaven has made a better match than this!"Lucien and Juliet exchange glances between each other and break out into wide smiles. It's not every time Santiago sounds so sweet!"Thank you, dad," Juliet whispers. "Thank you for warmly accepting our relationship. Thank you. I deeply appreciate."Y-" Santiago is about to speak when Lucien's phone begins ringing. He instantl
Lucien shrugs nonchalantly. "It's just a little house at the peak of the city. You don't have to sound so amazed. Let's go."Juliet wants to ask how he managed to secure a house there even though he said it is just a little house and if he is a billionaire, but on second thoughts, she decides against it and nods. Together with Santiago, they walk out of the Mansion into Lucien's car and zoom off.To save many questions about the car, Lucien had to lie to them that Mr. Ethan gave the car to him as a gift today.★The ride to the peak of the city is fast and smooth. Since the Pearsons' Mansion had been located in the middle of the city, it didn't take long for Lucien to get to the Peak and navigate into the route leading to Dragon bay. Dragon bay is the name of the street where his house is located in."Dragon bay?!" This time, Santiago is the first to exclaim. In the Peak of the city, there are a number of four streets. The least street is for the late billionaires. Those who would cl