Striding toward Robin, Ian demanded, "Who are you looking for?""Irene Spencer. What's wrong with that?" Robin replied.Ian narrowed his eyes. "She's onboard?!"Robin had no idea why he was glowering, and explained, "She just came here with me. She's a friend, and she won't tell anyone about this place. We're leaving once she comes back—""A friend?" Ian's brow was twitching. "Do you even know who she is?!"Robin felt a foreboding sensation just then. "We just met—""Just met?!" Ian growled through his teeth. "And you already brought her aboard?""Who is she? Why are you so upset?" Robin asked then—was Irene Spencer someone special?"She's Isaac's wife!" Ian bellowed, and took a moment to calm himself. "Well, whatever. Thank goodness I found out early and this didn't get worse. She's not getting away as long as she's on board."Robin froze. "She approached me… On purpose?""What do you think?" Ian retorted. "I dumped you because I was hoping Isaac and his people wouldn't come
Henry had boarded the cargo ship at some point in time, and bellowed at Robin, stopping her just as she was about to hit Irene.When Robin turned and saw him, she remembered how respectful Ian was around him.Knowing who he was, she refrained from hitting Irene, and gingerly retreated behind Ian.As Henry walked toward them on his crutch, he growled at Ian, "Come with me."Ian naturally could not refuse his elder, but before he left, he gestured for his crew to keep Irene under their custody and prevent her escape.Once they were gone, the crew took her to another container.…As they stepped inside Ian's office, Henry gave him a look and said, "Release Irene and her child now. There is still time—""Time for what, Grandfather?" Ian asked in return, cutting him short.Then, before Henry could answer, he said, "Do you think you could convince Isaac to step down?"Henry's expression darkened. "Let them go, and I'll be able to do it. He'll respect me as long as I'm alive."Natu
Irene was shaking with rage. She put down Tommy and suddenly dashed toward Ian.She moved so quickly that before anyone noticed or could move to stop her, she had reached him and slapped him across the face!The ensuing smack seemed to echo in the container, and everyone froze!Irene had struck Ian so hard her palm turned numb—she had struck him as hard as she could!"Irene Spencer!" Robin yelled, running up and shoving Irene when she saw her beloved being struck. "How dare you touch him?!""Why wouldn't I?!" Irene's eyes were red. "I will kill him if anything happens to Tommy!""And I'll kill you if you do!" Robin yelled back, her eyes bulging furiously. After learning that Ian had broken up with her just to protect her, she fell deeper in love and was now willing to kill for him!That was when Isaac walked up, pushing Robin aside, and strode toward Irene with the look of a frenzied beast.Irene took a step back warily. "Take it up with Isaac Jefferson if you have a beef w
Panicking, Irene tried to kick her feet, but Ian's crew was keeping her completely restrained.As terror seized her, she abandoned all dignity and shrieked, "Help!" She could not stay calm in this situation—there were so many men around her, leering at her hungrily.She would not survive!"Go on, scream. It just excites me more," the man said as he took off his shirt, but just as he moved on top of her, the container door swung open with a loud bang!The crew leader snapped indignantly, "Who the f—"A dark blur flashed before his eyes before he could finish or see what it was.Then, he was sent flying, hovering in the air for a moment before crashing onto the sidewall panel of the container!While the crew leader was clutching his stomach, curling up and groaning in agony, the rest of the crew were yelling and snapping at another group of men who suddenly showed up. "Don't you know where you are? Or who you're messing with?"Stan Hill stepped forward, growling icily, "You are
As Irene followed Isaac out of the container, Ian rushed to the scene, having heard the commotion.He glowered when he saw that Isaac had saved his wife and child. "How did you get here?"He was convinced that Isaac would never find this place—he was too used to Stan's style in reconnaissance, which had helped him elude them thus far.That naturally left him confused—if he had managed to stay out of Stan's range, how did they get here?!Robin remembered something then, and turned toward Irene. "It was you, wasn't it? You were fiddling with your phone on the way here. Did you leak our location?"Ian snarled right then, "You ruined all my hard work!""Hard work?" Irene glared at him icily. "You deserve what's coming at you for all that you've done!"Robin realized that she had ruined Ian's plan, and felt sorry for him while she glared at Irene with spite. If she had not naively believed Irene and gotten exploited as a result, Ian's plan would not have fallen through, and his casi
As the sirens approached, the gamblers who had been entranced heard it and ran out of the containers, and swarmed toward Ian when they saw him."Why are the coast guard coming?" they demanded.They knew that they were involved in a crime, and they were naturally worried about getting caught. "Just shut up if you don't want to get caught," Ian growled angrily, and carved a path through the crowd as he made his way to Isaac. "Things won't end well for you once word of this gets out. Don't forget—I'm your family. Aren't you afraid of ruining the reputation of the illustrious Jefferson dynasty?"Though he owned this illegal casino, everyone knew who he was! If he was indicted and once word got out, Isaac would not fare any better?Isaac remained indifferent, his lips curling up with disdain and callousness. "What does that have to do with me?"He might be a Jefferson, but after seeing that Henry had come aboard without lifting a finger to save Irene or his child, he no longer had
The doctor almost jumped in shock from Isaac’s glare, and asked gingerly, "There's formula milk available over at the pediatrics. Why don't we go there?"Irene nodded. However, Tommy refused to drink the formula milk from the hospital. He was bawling so hard, he was almost rasping.Realizing that it could be the issue of the formula milk, Irene was forced to take him home to the Spencer mansion."Is he sick?'Beside himself with worry, Isaac was absolutely on edge on the journey. He kept urging Jimmy the chauffeur to drive faster. That put Jimmy on edge as well, but he did his best on the congested road, all the while driving as safely as he could. It was after quite a while when they reached the Spencer Mansion. Sheryl was nowhere to be seen, while Ricky was at work.Once inside, Irene handed Tommy to Isaac. "I'm going to heat some milk for Tommy."Tommy must be crying so much because he was hungry, and Irene was too anxious to care if Isaac knew how to hold a baby or not.
Isaac stood, tall and towering."Yes," he replied, having no intention of apologizing.Henry scowled—being advanced in age, he cared much about kinship.However, he cared about the family's reputation more. He had given all of the family's estate to Isaac to appease the latter, but in actual truth, his chief interest was maintaining their reputation. What happens in the family should stay in the family—he had been constantly worried that Isaac would expose the family's dirty deeds to the public's attention.He rarely tried to throw the weight of his seniority onto Isaac, but now, he asked, "Do you understand what you've done?"It was a rare instance, but Isaac pursed his lips coldly and growled in dissatisfaction; it came from the bottom of his heart. "Grandfather, you knew Ian took my child and my woman, but you didn’t tell me. I was going to ask you why. Do you agree with his actions, or were you a part of it?"Henry was stunned. "H-How did you know?!"Henry thought that h