The final results of the game were very straightforward…Renly was the biggest winner that day. Aside from winning Connor’s 75 million dollars, he even won a side bet against the same person, who insisted on getting back at Renly for beating him. As a result, after wiring all the money to Renly, Connor had lost a total of 225 million dollars.Meanwhile, Javier had lost a total of 9 million dollars. There were six rounds altogether, and Javier had folded in every single round. The ante for each round was 1.5 million dollars, which constituted the 9 million dollars he had lost. Connor might have lost the game, but he was still smiling away, not feeling ashamed or frustrated because he had lost that money.However, when he looked at Javier, he wagged his finger. “I feel most frustrated that I’ve been put together with a man who doesn’t have any fight in him at all. You aren’t a good opponent for me, nor are you even worthy of being my opponent. “Renly’s the only one who might be my
The explosions lasted for little more than 10 minutes before everything went silent. Throughout this entire time, nobody had seen who their attacker was, so unless they were experts, they would not be able to tell whether this had been done by a battleship or a fighter jet. After pushing aside a large slab of rock, Javier, Jade, and Maya stood up with soot covering their faces.They were also able to clearly see how bad Maya’s injuries were. She had just a minor flesh wound, so she was going to be alright. Javier hurriedly looked at Jade, who was thankfully safe. Only then was Javier able to relax.The area where the lunch banquet had been held had not been bombed, which meant that neither Zephiel nor Angelina were injured.Hence, nobody related to Javier had been injured during the attack, which was the best-case scenario considering everything that had happened.The island was now in a miserable state. The conference hall had been attacked very hard, leaving nothing but destr
The attack on the Whites’ island that day made all the major families realize just how insane and powerful the Raiders were. They really were insane because they had even tried to kill off all the major families in one fell swoop. Meanwhile, everyone inside the bunker’s conference room was utterly furious.This was something that had never happened before throughout the history of these major families, so this was literally a challenge launched against them all! Sitting on the host’s seat, Piers began speaking. “Now that you’ve all witnessed how sinister the Raiders are, I hope we’ll all be able to share any information we have regarding them. We must hold nothing back and team up to eliminate them as quickly as possible!”Thomas Andrew immediately agreed with what Piers had said. “Yes, we must never allow such arrogant people to challenge our position! I’m willing to contribute all the information we have on them first.”After saying that, Thomas gave Connor a signal, and he
Everyone present at the meeting agreed that they would all work together, share whatever information they had, and focus on defeating the Raiders.After all, they were not going to allow anyone who dared to strike against them to remain alive in the world.After the meeting ended, Piers did not keep everyone around any longer. After all, the island was almost in ruins and was no longer suitable to accommodate guests. Because the runway and the planes had been destroyed, the Whites arranged for a large ship to take them to the nearest pier before they could board another flight.Javier was ready to leave with Zephiel, but Maya grabbed his arm.“We’re best friends! You can’t leave! Jade and I are best friends too. We’re all best friends.”This was the first time Javier felt her voluptuous chest on his arm, which sent Javier down an uncontrollable spiral.However, he did not actually grab that opportunity to take advantage of her because of her mental state…Meanwhile, Renly walk
Javier fondled her, sating his hunger with the warmth of that body. It was at that moment that the room was suddenly lit up.He instinctively turned to the source of the light and froze.A bathrobe-clad Jade was standing by the bathroom door.But if Jade was standing over there…Then who the hell was wearing Jade’s nightgown and lying right here?!He turned back to the bed, feeling taken aback.M-Maya White? No, a flustered Maya White with her hands all over her cheeks! It was palpable how beet-red the young woman’s erstwhile, fair neck had turned!Javier panicked. “Oh my god! How the hell did you get here?”His panic was not unfounded. He had been enjoying himself because he had thought it was Jade. But now that the lights were on, he realized he had been fondling Maya this whole time. It would have not been a problem at all, except Jade had turned on the light.In other words, Javier had walked into Jade’s room and felt another woman up right in front of her face. This could
Fortunately, despite any suspicions Renly might have, he did not act on them. Javier and Jade boarded safely, and the plane took off. As it soared into the clouds, far from the ground, Jade murmured, “If May-May ever recovered from her intellectual regression, I…don’t think I would know how to face her again!”Javier, though, thought his anxiety was overblown. By the time Maya recovered, all they’d need to do was make their little game an actual “sport”—Of course, of course! That was the kind of thing a man could think about and dream about doing in the future but was definitely not meant to say it aloud right now. So, Javier sealed his lips, ensuring that he was not going to join this conversation.Thankfully, Jade herself found the topic too awkward to continue, so she abandoned it.The plane they were boarding was the Whites’ modest private jet, so it was unauthorized to fly internationally. Since the Kerseys’ large private jet had been destroyed in the explosion, the two had t
The surveillance camera in the cabin, along with the other passengers’ smartphones, had saved a digital record of Benedict’s harassment. It was natural that he’d end up being removed from the plane, first by the steward and then by the airport police.His punishment was probably going to be light. Good, cooperative behavior could earn him a reprimand and little else. Even if he continued to be violent, the worst he could suffer was probably detainment. Nonetheless, one thing was certain: Benedict was not going back into the plane. His ticket had gone to waste.Javier watched Benedict get hauled away with schadenfreude. For a man in his forties, his opponent had been ridiculously easy to trigger—almost as if he had the meltdown point of a ten-year-old. One had to wonder if age really conferred wisdom!And to think he was the same guy who had claimed he could make Javier crawl out of the airport. Ha! Fat chance!No longer sparing that man a thought, Javier turned to Jade and said, “I
When it came to Jade, Javier was the least suspicious. She would never do anything that could hurt him.He fixed a piercing stare on Herschel’s eyes, his gaze strong enough to rattle the man.“Look, Boss, I don’t mean this is a scandal, okay? I’m just telling it as it is. We don’t know what they talked about or who that guy is. My underling’s still investigating him.” He defended himself. “But one thing’s for sure—it ain’t a normal client.”Jade would never be unfaithful to him. And yet, Herschel would never make up a lie either.Interesting. Very interesting, indeed. Who could this secret man be, then?Sam’s car appeared, stopping Herschel from dwelling on the subject. He made up an excuse about needing to park their SUV and left.Javier flicked some ashes off the burning end of his cigarette and feigned nonchalance while studying Sam, who was getting out of his car. “What’s the matter now? Got another reason to talk to me?”Sam stammered with a copious amount of ums and ahs, a