At the sight of Frank's insolence, the other goons were all provoked."Let's go together!" they shouted all at once and charged toward Frank as one.Clang!Frank aimed with perfect timing, kicking another charging goon through yet another window.The other goons were naturally not spared either, and Frank remained standing on the table as he stopped all of them from passing him.Over ten of the goons were sent flying in under half a minute, and since they were sent flying out of the window from the twentieth floor, surviving was basically out of the question.Their screams were harrowing enough. Seeing Frank's nonchalance on top of that left the board members who had just sworn fealty to Helen dead silent.However, they were all rejoicing inwardly that they were not being stubborn enough to stick with Kallum against their new board chairman.Otherwise, Helen would have them thrown out the window instead—at that point, compensation would be a little too late.They would certain
"I suggest we be rid of him right away, to serve as a warning to the others!""No, we have to make him return every last dime he stole from the company over the years!""Yes! We will do that, and then get rid of him!"Kallum was certainly furious to hear that the board members who were so loyal to him before were now ready to lynch him.However, he was afraid to say a thing, even as he subtly glanced at Frank while wondering if he could take Helen hostage before Frank realized it.On the other hand, Helen was hiding a giggle as she listened to the board members' shouts of indignation even as they scapegoated Kallum.Turning to Kallum, she narrowed her eyes and asked, "So, Mr. Gaetz. Do you yield or not?"Kallum turned away—how could she still ask something so pointless at this stage?!But he was already set on this path, and he shall see through it!"No, I refuse!" he snapped coolly. "You may be able to fool these idiots, but not me! You're just coercing them to cooperate, or
Kallum said coolly, "There are three tasks that Lanecorp needs to see urgently. Fulfill them, then I will pay every dime I've taken and turn myself in to the police." Then, giving Helen a sideways glare of disdain, he said, "How about that? Are you brave enough?""Why should I play along?" Helen shot him an incredulous glare in turn. "I'll deliver you to the authorities right away. Think you still have the right to negotiate?" "Hahaha!" Kallum laughed, surprisingly unfettered. "You're too naive, Ms. Lane! Like I said, I have a way out—all the money I took has been donated to a charity organization, which I own myself. However, the headquarters is abroad. Sure, I'd be killed if you took me to the cops, but you're not getting anything back!"Helen was left staring at Kallum's smug face, scowling.She did not expect such a move from the sly old fox, and she really had to be careful with what he plans now.Kallum shrugged in turn. "Don't worry—it's just three tasks, and it's for t
"Oh!" Cindy exclaimed, smacking herself in the head as she realized with a start. "Sorry, Helen. I was busy on a date with my boyfriend, so I forgot…""Urgh…" Helen was speechless.Gina Zonda had bugged her constantly for a while—that was why Helen gave Cindy a job at all.However, Cindy had somehow managed to hook up with a hunk from the urban development department of Zamri.When he asked her about her job, Cindy said she was working for the Lane family to avoid embarrassment. The hunk mistook that for Lanecorp of Zamri, and not Lane Holdings of Riverton.That was why Cindy asked her Aunt Gina to beg Helen for a job at Lanecorp.Helen was now the head of the Lane family—arranging for a job could not be easier.Helen, however, was left with a migraine over the issue.It was true that it was easy to arrange a job for Cindy, but the problem was that Cindy knew nothing except fooling around.But in the end, Helen caving to Gina's pestering allowed Cindy to work for her as a se
And with those words, Helen did not stop to listen to what Gina had to say and hung up."What?!" Cindy snapped right then, incredulous. "Am I missing something here?! How could you be so petty, Helen?! I was only late and neglected your laptop, and you're throwing a fit?! I'm your cousin, and Will has already personally delivered your laptop! What more do you want?! He's a busy man, and he's already being more than respectful by bringing it back to you!"Cindy's outburst almost ruptured the veins in Helen's temples.Snorting in disappointment, she strode to her office while shaking her head, not inclined to breathe another word to Cindy."Honestly, what's your problem?!" Cindy remained where she was, stamping her feet.Nearby, Frank stood watching idly with a look that said it was none of his business.He was just in charge of security and nothing else, though he could feel Helen's blood pressure skyrocketing, and she was at her limit.As a girlboss, Frank had seen how Helen oft
Helen paused before continuing, "However, now that I'm the head of Lanecorp, I must take back what we're owed. Understand?""I do, but…"Owen was still worried—Helen was from Riverton and had not been around Zambir long enough to know how terrible Victorget could be.After all, their work was a completely gray area—they had a ton of professional bodyguards and grunts, along with a number of martial artists.In fact, the debt Kallum was talking about was just the biennial fee that he had recently paid them in advance.And now, Helen was supposed to take back the money from them? It was no different from going straight into the wolf's den."It's fine. Don't worry about—I have my head of security with me," Helen said just then, her meaning all too obvious."Are you serious, Helen?!" Cindy exclaimed. "You're really counting on Frank to deal with an entire company of grunts? I know he's good, but—"She suddenly stopped, as Helen was already shooting her a warning glare.Another wor
Helen and Frank left right away and were soon standing outside Victorget.On the top floor office inside, Cid Gaetz, Kallum's son, was conversing with a bald man with a ferocious visage.Cid was young, but he was clearly used to doing business with the man as he slid a check over the desk. "That's twenty million, Victor.""Hmmm. What is it this time? Or should I ask, who is it this time?" Victor asked nonchalantly, lighting himself a cigarette since Cid was an old customer."Hehe. I really can't get anything past you." Cid grinned. "So my father's having issues with his company, and he's being kept in custody in his own office. It's this new board chairwoman who wants full control, so my dad has beef with her… anyway, my dad's asking that you don't mention anything when she asks you to return a debt. Just humiliate her as much as possible, and then…" Cid made a gesture over his own neck."Whoa!" Victor frowned and promptly threw the check back at Cid. "I've actually heard, but t
Victor calmly poured himself a cup of tea. "Don't worry, Cid. I'll definitely get it done since I've taken payment."He then turned toward the goon and gestured. "Show them in!""Yes, boss." The goon left.Soon, Frank and Helen entered."So, you're… Eh?!" Victor was about to leap into action when he paused.He somehow found Frank's face familiar, but he could not quite remember where he had seen the man before…Seeing that Victor was staring at Frank for a while, Cid frowned and called out to him. "Victor? Hello? What's up? Why are you spacing out?""What? Oh, nothing," Victor murmured.He somehow thought Frank resembled the man whom Emilio Sorano had mentioned that their family was not to mess with under any circumstances.Still, he put aside the questions in his head and turned toward Helen. "To what do I owe the pleasure, chairwoman? You just took charge of Lanecorp, didn't you?"He shook his head and blew at his tea to cool it nonchalantly."Hmph." Helen snorted in tur