Cliff asked, "Should I call in more people from the capital?"Vicky thought about it. "Nope. The Salazars are nothing as long as we have Frank around."Most importantly, she did not want to ask her uncle's side of the family to send their people. It was a sign of weakness, and she would end up being passive when she returned to the capital."Very well." Cliff nodded and turned silent.-They headed to the hospital and got Cliff the best doctor to mend his bones, while Frank got a deposit of two million dollars.After they left, Vicky asked, "Are you busy at the moment, Mr. Lawrence?"Frank shook his head. "Not particularly.""Why don't we have a drink tonight with the money we collected?" Vicky smiled. "There's a new joint called The Dynasty that just opened in West City. I have a good feeling about the place."Beside them, Yara scratched her head. "My dad's asking me to go home tonight, so I won't be joining."She could tell Vicky only wanted Frank around, so she should not
Sean was staring at Helen's fresh face, unable to repress the smugness.Did she really just try to outwit him? Laughable! He certainly thought himself a genius—all he had to do was attribute everything to his father, and none would be the wiser. After all, Helen and her family would never verify anything with his father!However, Helen was fiddling with her glass, not quite believing Sean.Gina nudged her with her elbow, snapping, "Could you give it a rest already? Mr. Wesley has helped you so many times—you'd hurt his feelings if you kept doubting him!""Yeah, I know." Helen nodded.Her mother had a point—she was out of line.Just then, her employees began gossiping."Hey, did you hear that someone took out Leo Grayson?""Yeah. West City's underbelly is now a mess," a man in glasses said."Really?" Helen quickly asked just then. "Did that really happen?"The man nodded repeatedly. "Of course. One of my friends works at Skymex."Helen and Gina both gasped and turned toward
One of the women with Helen had her fingers crossed and her eyes welling up with tears. "That's right! I'm so jealous, Ms. Lane…"Sean was smiling in turn.With the vibes and the setting, there was no reason for Helen to say no!Pressured by her employees and mother, Helen certainly found herself being washed along by the mood around her.Before she could say yes, however…"Oh, proposing at a bar? How lively!"Helen stiffened at the all-too-familiar voice and looked up to find Vicky, with Frank standing beside her.His expression was ice-cold, and Helen withdrew her hand by instinct!"Frank, no…" she started to explain, only to glance at Vicky and remember that she and Frank were divorced.What was the point of explaining? And yet, she did not want to see Frank with another woman, just as she refused to let Frank see her accept Sean's proposal.Moments they shared together replayed in her mind, and she realized she could not forget the man whom she had lived with for three
Once in the washroom, Sean made a phone call. He must chase Frank away or he would not be getting Helen tonight!"Hello? Who's this?""Zuco, it's me, Sean."The man's tone became friendly immediately, "Oh, Mr. Wesley! To what do I owe the pleasure?"Sean promptly gave him the details, and Zuco was soon patting his chest and assuring him, "Don't worry, brother. You just leave this to me.""Yeah. That's a hundred grand in your account later." Sean smiled. "Don't make me come all this way for nothing."With that, he hung up and cheerfully returned to his seat.Gina asked eagerly, "Where have you been, Mr. Wesley?""Nowhere. Just went for a bathroom break," Sean said, happily studying Frank for a moment before turning back to Helen, ignoring him. "Helen, I think that bastard is obviously here to piss you off. Let's not lose to them now—let's enjoy ourselves and ignore them."Gina nodded repeatedly in agreement. "Mr. Wesley's right. Don't get petty with them."Helen agreed too—the
Sean was naturally not going to admit that he knew Zuco. After all, he was wary about Vicky and so told Zuco that he just had to chase Vicky and Frank away, since Zuco would be destroyed if Vicky got serious.And yet, Vicky was already folding her arms before her chest fearlessly. "I'm not leaving."Zuco rolled his eyes and waved at his goons. "Take them away."They started toward Vicky, who suddenly picked up a bottle from her table and smashed it on Zuco's head!It shattered resoundingly, leaving glass shards all over the floor as Vicky snorted in disdain. "I leave when I want to. It's not up to a clown like you to tell me what to do!""B-Boss? Are you alright?!"The goons were petrified—the chick had actually smashed a bottle on Zuco's head?! She must have a death wish. "Fuck… I'll kill you!" Zuco clutched his bleeding head and glared viciously at Vicky before lunging at her with his arms outstretched.Frank moved right then, grabbing Zuco's wrist as he growled, "I don't ca
Sean could not even look at Frank. He retorted, "Shut up! I wouldn't even care if you're dead if not for Helen!"Gina became even more impressed with Sean right then. "See? Mr. Wesley is so magnanimous, while you're so petty?"Sean said just then, "Do you know who that baldie's boss is? It's the man who consolidated power in West City after Leo Grayson was killed!""Oh, are you talking about Scarface? I heard about him—he's ruthless," one of Helen's employees said just then.Gina put her hands on her hips in turn. "Don't bother with them, Mr. Wesley. It's none of our business who gets killed."However, while Frank was wondering who Scarface was, there was a commotion upstairs and a huge crowd soon arrived downstairs.Helen's employees were at once stunned that Zuco could call up so many people in an instant, while Helen turned worriedly toward Frank.Even Gina, who had been yapping endlessly, was totally silent.Zuco strode up to Frank pompously right then. "Weren't you really
Chad smacked Zuco on the head right then and snapped through gritted teeth, "Quit yapping and go!"With that, he turned to leave, without so much as a glance behind him—he was terrified that Frank would stop him!His goons were all confused, but there was no way to stay when their boss had left!As they quickly followed, Zuco was left pouting, but he turned to glare at Frank."Just you wait!" he snarled before hurrying after Chad.Sean breathed a long sigh of relief right then.Thank goodness they did not start fighting.Still, he turned to find everyone staring at him in shock, with Gina exclaiming in wonder, "I didn't know you were that important, Mr. Wesley…""He's amazing! He could even talk directly to Scarface!""You can't expect anything less from Riverton's number one man! It would be worth living a decade less if I could marry him!"Sean was left scratching his head. "Oh, they were all just being nice!"Even Helen was left in disbelief—not only was Sean important in
Gina nodded in agreement without hesitation. "Oh, sure. Thank you, Mr. Wesley."She knew very well what Sean was planning but did not say no because she really wanted Helen to get into bed with Sean already.Ideally, they could even have a child together—the Wesleys were not getting away when that happened!As Sean got up, he told Helen's employees, "We'll be going now, everyone. Tonight's bill is on me—enjoy yourselves as much as you want."Everyone applauded even as Gina basically carried Helen away from the booth seats, and they all watched them leave emotionally. "Well, Ms. Lane will be Mrs. Wesley when tomorrow comes!""What's the harm? They are a family with a long history in Riverton—Lane Holdings will rise to new heights once they marry!""Definitely!"Everyone was nodding in agreement—the further Lane Holdings progressed, the higher their place in society!-Outside The Dynasty, Frank had just entered the car with Vicky when she smiled. "What's with the long face? Did