Barbara stopped what she was doing.‘They only gave us one fork when there are two lunchboxes?’He put the lunchbox down. “Forget it. I can survive the night without eating this one meal.”She did not hesitate before breaking her fork in two and giving the top part to him. “Let’s just put up with it.”Helios looked at her and took the fork from her.The two of them could only eat miserably with only half a fork.…It rained heavily that night, and the neighborhood's lights looked blurry due to the fog in the rain.Only the warm floor lamp placed next to the desk was turned on in the study. After listening to Quincy's investigation report, Nolan closed the documents in his hand. “What did Mr. Boucher say?”Quincy responded, “Mr. Boucher intends to step down from his position and use it as a bargaining chip to save his son. However, I think it’s too risky. There’s no guarantee they’ll let Helios go even if Mr. Boucher keeps his end of the bargain.”‘Tony has most probably abduc
“It’s Peter Zhivkov’s son.”Quincy was stunned for a split second after listening to what Maisie said and felt even more puzzled at this moment. “Peter’s son… What kind of information is this?”Nolan pondered over something.Maisie stood back up and propped her elbows against Nolan’s shoulders. “Peter once introduced him to many huge business owners in order to nurture and promote his son. However, what many people don’t know is that although Peter’s son seems to be a good-for-nothing who leads an unrestrained life, he actually picked up a lot of secrets unknowingly.”Quincy was astounded for a moment. “So, this kid is quite an important person in the circle, huh?”Peter had always been a shrewd man. He knew that the people behind him would never let him go after his failure in handling the batch of goods, so he ran away.As for his son, Jaeger Zhivkov, he was only a rich man’s son who only knew how to enjoy his life to the fullest. He would not pose any threat to those people.
“You…”A bodyguard in black heard the commotion and came over. “What’s the matter?”The guard replied, “This fella is making a fuss on purpose.”Helios remained calm throughout the whole conversation. “I’m not trying to make a fuss. But Ms. Chase is indeed having heartburn now. Are you telling me that Mr. Grant isn’t even willing to provide her with medication?”The bodyguard took a glance at Helios, took his cell phone out, and made a call at the side. He then said to the guard, “Go to a nearby pharmacy and get medicine for heartburn. Just satisfy them first whenever they need anything.”The guard was dumbfounded.But thinking that he was only working for someone else, he could only obey the instructions.Helios walked over to Barbara’s side, squatted down, and helped her up. “Are you alright?”Barbara was in so much pain that she could not sit up straight or speak, and a few droplets of sweat rolled down her pale cheeks.Ten minutes later, the guard brought the medicine back
Jaeger left the Glitz Club but was assaulted and taken away the moment he stepped out of the premises.At Blackgold…Quincy knocked on the door of the office. He then opened the door and walked in after obtaining permission. “Mr. Goldmann, we got him.”Nolan closed the documents in his hands. “Have him handed over to Mr. Boucher after we’ve completed the matter.”Quincy nodded.When he was about to leave, he remembered something and reported, “By the way, Mr. Goldmann, Mrs. Goldmann has located Maizie Hannigan. And as expected, she should have gone to find her together with Saydie.”Nolan frowned....Maizie still did not know the trouble approaching her at this moment. She had been under the impression they could not track her down, so she was never worried.She was walking out of a designer boutique when she felt nauseous all of a sudden. Thus, she dashed to the bathroom and vomited over the sink.She then turned on the tap to flush out the filthy liquid in the sink, took s
Maizie roared, “Maisie Vanderbilt, I dare you to threaten me again!”Maisie still did not change her expression. “I’ve given you a chance to have a friendly conversation with me, but since you don’t want to…”Upon saying that, she took her cell phone out, dialed 911, and showed Maizie the screen. “I’m still waiting to claim the bounty on your head.”“Stop!” Maizie really panicked at that moment.‘I, of course, know that covering them up is a crime, but I...‘I don’t want to go to prison! But I don’t dare to betray my sugar daddy either.’“I-I can’t go to the precinct with you! I’m pregnant!” Maizie murmured.Maisie scoffed. “Why are you telling me that you’re pregnant? It’s not like I’m the father of the baby.”Maizie could not help but clench her hands tightly, trembling from head to toe, and begged, “You’re also a woman who has children! Don’t you think that you’re being too cruel to a mother whose child hasn’t even been born?”“Your faulty reasoning doesn’t work on me. I’m
Tony flicked off the ash on the cigarette, and his eyes looked stern and murderous. “You useless piece of sh*t.”The man in black lowered his head.He crushed the cigarette butt into the ashtray. “I can’t wait any longer. Peter just died. Although this can block the distribution of the shipment, Yael Boucher knows it’s me. If it weren’t because I have his son with me, he would have made a move on me long ago.”The man in black looked at him. “Then let’s just kill those two. Anyway, the Bouchers and the Chases won’t know about it.”Tony’s expression looked ruthless. “No, we have to keep Yael’s son with us. As for Michael’s daughter, just tell them to get rid of her.”He sneered. “We’ll beat the dog before the lion. I shall do everything they think I don’t have the balls to do. I’m not afraid of Michael even if his daughter is dead. Even if he were to go to Yael after that, Yael will be afraid of me and dare not act rashly.”‘Yael won’t help Michael out as long as he still cares ab
Barbara yelled and swung her arms around frantically. The man raised his hand, slapped her twice, and cursed, “You f*cking b*tch! Do you want to end up like him?”Two to three men stepped forward and pressed her against the floor, and Barbara was trapped under them, crying in despair.The veins on the back of Helios’ clenched fist bulged, and he exhausted all his remaining strength to break free of his captors and rush toward those three men.He knocked down those men. But before he could adjust his posture and regain balance, he was immediately punched in the cheek by the opponent.However, as he was falling to the floor, he propped his hands on Barbara’s sides and covered her with his body. Even though he was being hit on the back multiple times, he would not budge in order to protect her.“You’re quite a tenacious and stubborn one, aren’t you? Do you still want to play the hero?”Several men kicked him vigorously and repetitively. Helios took the beating without making any noi
Barbara followed. “Who are you? Why did you save me?”The man in black answered, “Mr. Summer sent me to stay close to Mr. Grant. He was the one who asked me to save you.”He was an undercover agent tasked to stay close to Tony Grant.Tony had sent a few of them to get rid of Barbara, but they had other plans.He was trying hard to play along so that they didn’t suspect anything.He was the one who had suggested bringing Barbara to the warehouse because there was a hidden passage there.“Who is Mr. Summer?” She didn’t know a Mr. Summer. “You don’t need to know that just yet. We need to get out of here.”Barbara held him back. “But they still have Helios.”“Ms. Chase, Mr. Grant isn’t going to do anything to Mr. Boucher. He was planning to make you an example.”The man pulled her by the wrist and looked serious. “They’ll realize you’re gone if we don’t leave.”The two of them walked through the hidden passage, but soon after they got out, a few cars immediately blocked the end