"It really was you who called the troops!" Layla covered her mouth in disbelief. She took a few deep breaths, trying to calm herself. After a while, she managed to pull herself together, but her gaze was still filled with wonder when she looked over at Sean. "Who are you really, Sean? Why would th
"Explain." Sean stopped and turned to Layla.Just as he'd expected, she was hiding something from him."The truth is, Karl Jackel is harassing me. He wants me to be his girlfriend. I've rejected him a lot of times before, but he's relentless. He's holding this party for me, so—""So you want me to p
In the VIP lounge on The Mirage, Diego looked at Sean reverently and asked, "Sire, did you find any clues at the Jackels'?""Not yet." Sean shook his head. "However, I did learn from Miller that he'd bought my mother's house from a mysterious person back in the day.""And you believe him?""I don't.
"Keep being stubborn," Lindsay said. "But just watch out for Karl. If you anger him, you'll be in trouble."To her, no representative was powerful enough to stand up to the Jackels, especially since they were backed by the Xenoses.Worst of all, Sean and Lucas had a grudge, too.Lindsay rubbed her t
"You want me to make myself scarce?" Wayne scoffed. "You really think very highly of yourself, don't you? I'll have you know that Mr. Karl is the one with the power at this party!"Do you even know who he is? He's the heir of the richest family in Skye City, and Mr. Xenos'---""I don't care who he i
"You—" Wayne blanched.Lindsay and Layla also looked at Sean in surprise.They hadn't believed Sean when he'd called Diego, either. How did he manage to get all those companies to break off their partnerships with Wayne?Did he really have that many connections?Before they could ask, Wayne came bac
Layla's heart skipped a beat out of fear. She'd always felt scared when Karl smiled at her. All she wanted to do was to get as far away from him as she could.When Layla didn't answer, Karl's expression darkened again. "Fuck off," he said to Wayne."Me?" Wayne was shocked.Was Karl kicking him out o
The entire hall became pin-drop silent.Everyone stared at Sean, wondering who he was to be so brave to say that to Karl's face."Layla has a boyfriend?" As expected, Karl's expression darkened further."That's right," Sean said with a chuckle."Who?""Me."Gasps sounded from the audience.Layla sta