The middle-aged man went forward to the man. He bowed forward and said, “Quintin, he’s here.”Holding a cigarette between his lips, Quintin took a drag and blew out smoke that clouded his gaze. He squinted his eyes and looked at Nolan. “Just when I was still thinking when I should go look for you two, you presented yourself before me.”Nolan smiled and asked, “Where is my friend?”Quintin glanced at the middle-aged man. Receiving his cues, the middle-aged man gestured to his men with his eyes to bring Helios out.Helios was brought to Nolan's side. Nolan turned his head to check him. Other than some extra bruises on his face, he was fine, and his arms were still intact.“This celebrity friend of yours has a fiery temper. He refused to talk to us nicely, so we could only teach him a lesson,” Quintin said as he lifted up a glass and finished the remaining wine in it in one sitting.Smiling, Nolan said, “It would be a problem if you accidentally disfigured him.”“Hmph! There’s noth
$15,000,000 was very tempting.Who would not be tempted by that amount of money?Quintin did all this for the money. He might have lost $7,500,000 in the process, but getting $15,000,000 in return made everything worthwhile.Nolan took out his cell phone, contacted Quincy, and got him to inform the bank to prepare $15,000,000 in cash.Quincy knew that something must have happened to Nolan, so he dispatched some men to Winston Island while getting the bank to prepare the money.Quintin was by Nolan’s side while he was on the phone. Seeing that he did not play any tricks, he said with a smirk, “You’re prepared to give out $15,000,000 like it’s nothing. You’re really something, aren’t you? By the way, I haven’t asked you for your name.”Nolan smiled. “I’m from Bassburgh, and I own a company in Bassburgh. You can call me Mr. Yates.”“So it’s Mr. Yates then. I’m sorry for my lack of manners.” Quintin turned his head to the middle-aged man and said, “Why are you still standing here? G
The middle-aged man thought it made sense. “Mr. Quintin, $15,000,000 isn’t a small amount.”However, Quintin ignored him and glared at Nolan. “I’m curious. Since you can come up with $15,000,000, why don’t you transfer it directly instead of bringing it to us in cash?”Nolan’s eyelids twitched. “I told you that I’ll be paying you the $15,000,000 in cash, and you’ve agreed to it too, haven’t you?”Quintin thought of something all of a sudden and got up abruptly with a gloomy expression. “Are you trying to buy time?”Nolan neither denied nor admitted it.At that moment, someone hurried in from outside and shouted, “Mr. Quintin!”He approached Quintin, leaned over, and whispered something into his ear. Quintin then smashed the wine glass in his hand to the ground.“You’ve played me again!”Quintin’s subordinates approached the exit in an orderly manner and blocked it.Helios and Nolan were being held in the bathing area on the fifth floor and were unable to escape no matter what.
The police broke in through the door at this moment, and those who reacted to it fled, while those who got shot fell to the ground and were subdued. The scene was chaotic for a couple of minutes.Quintin was pressed against the ground, detained, and then taken away in handcuffs by two police officers.Nolan’s vision turned blurry, and he vaguely heard someone shouting at him.‘It sounds like Helios, and…’“Nolan!” Maisie burst into tears, knelt beside him, and hugged him in her arms as warm tears dripped onto his blood-stained cheeks.Nolan saw Maisie, who was weeping before his eyes, and moved his lips before completely losing consciousness.Nolan was carried onto the ambulance and taken to the hospital. Maisie was always by his side, grabbing onto his hand, which was getting colder and colder.The doctor put a mask onto Nolan’s face to supply him with oxygen and performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation on him.Upon arriving at the hospital, a group of hospital staff members ru
Nolan had been in a coma for four days when Nicholas sent a private jet to Winston Island to transport him back to Bassburgh Hospital.Quincy stayed back on the island to deal with the developers and Quintin. It was obvious that the incident had enraged Nicholas.And because of the injury that Helios had suffered, Yael did everything in his power to impeach the upper management of the Winston Island jurisdiction.All the hot spring businesses on Winston Island involved in violent crime and investment frauds were closed down. Even the directors of the development companies had to abandon their right-hand men to protect their reputations as they tried their best to cut ties with any hot spring businesses that Quintin owned.They even submitted a list of Quintin’s accomplices to the police anonymously and the evidence of illegal activities he was involved in over the years.Even though the Goldmanns and the Bouchers could not infiltrate Winston Island with their influence, this was t
The elders of the Bouchers had never taken a liking to Nolan as a kid, and neither did Helios’ grandfather.Still, Helios knew very clearly that it was because he had met Nolan when he was a child that he knew what kind of person he wanted to be, what kind of life he wanted to live, and how he could choose a path in life that would not make him regret.He then added. “I wouldn't have grown up to be the Helios that you know today if I hadn’t met Nolan back then.”Richard’s expression looked cold and stern. He got up and left with a sullen face in the end.Yael stopped in front of his son, raised his hand, and placed it on his shoulder. “Just do whatever that you want to do.”Helios froze in place and looked up. “Father...”Yael’s grasp intensified before he retracted his hand, turned around, and went upstairs.Helios walked out of the villa while Francisco was leaning against the wall, with his arms crossed. “Helios, I’ve regarded you as an idol ever since I was a boy because you
Before Maisie could do anything, Nolan’s thumb lightly touched her finger.Ryleigh laughed, and her shoulders shook. “I didn’t lie. Mr. Goldmann is conscious!”Maisie got up, sat on the edge of the bed, and bent down to look at him. She put his hand to her face and cried happy tears. “Nolan, you can feel this, right? You can hear me too?”But after a long time, Nolan didn’t respond, nor did he wake up. Still, it was good enough that he was conscious. Nighttime, at the club…Francisco carried Helios out of the room. Helios had drunk quite a lot and was drunk. “Hels, you’re not drinking, you’re just buying alcohol.”He helped Helios put on shades and a cap, then checked his pockets and noticed something. “I dropped my wallet. Wait for me here, don’t go anywhere.”Helios leaned on the wall, bent down, and put his hands on his knees. He needed to throw up, but nothing was coming out. He stood up straight and gulped down some warm water before sitting on the couch. He took o
Meg left with the others. Helios heaved a sigh of relief and rubbed his forehead. “Thanks for helping me get out of this.”Barbara looked around. “Aren’t you afraid that you’ll be recognized? Coming here alone?”“I’m here with my cousin.”Francisco rushed over right after Helios said that. “Hels, didn’t I tell you not to walk around?” Francisco finally found him, then looked over to Barbara. “Who are you?”Barbara was silent. Helios explained, “She’s Barbara Chase from the Chase family.”“Ms. Chase, Oh, are you…” Francisco pointed at her but didn’t know how to say it.He didn’t know Barbara, but he had heard of Ms. Chase. Barbara smiled but didn’t say anything. She then reminded, “Mr. Boucher is a celebrity. If he were seen in Glitz, the rumors would explode in Bassburgh tomorrow. You need to be careful.”Helios smiled. “Yes, ma’am.”Barbara left with her bodyguards.Francisco was confused, so he turned to look at Helios, “How did you bump into her?”“It was nothing.