Renee had five cards. First, she played a card of three points, which was considered a very low card. Victor chuckled, then put down a card of seven points. Renee followed with a card of eleven points, then Victor submitted a card of thirteen points. It was clear that Victor was way ahead of Renee—his score was eight points higher than Renee's. The only way Renee could win at this point was if she had a Joker with her. If not, she would definitely lose."I'm sorry, I don't think you'll be able to break my streak this time." Victor put down a King and said wickedly, "Your 20 million dollars is only enough for one round. Do you want to continue?" Renee had only one card left with her, and it would decide the total points of her cards. Victor knew she couldn't have the Joker with her because he had modified those two cards. If Renee had any of the Jokers, he would be able to see it, and he hadn't seen them in her hand. "Don't be so sure of yourself." Renee smiled at Victor sweetly, the
Victor immediately agreed to Renee's demands. If he kept fussing about that issue, he was afraid that his shameless tricks would be exposed. "Just ask me whatever you want. I'll tell you if I know," Victor answered cooperatively. Renee nodded and fished out Stefan's photograph. "Have you seen him?""Him?" Victor looked at the man in the photograph with an admiring gaze. "Isn't that Stefan Hunt, the president of Hunt Enterprise? I'm sure everyone in Beach City knows him. Aren't you asking the obvious?" "Yeah, anyone who watches TV or plays with their phone will know who Mr. Hunt is.""This woman asked such a boring question after so much trouble. I think she's here to wreck this place!"Like Victor, the other people gathered there teased and mocked her.Renee clenched her fists and suppressed her anger, explaining, "I mean, have you seen him here for the past three days?""The past three days..." Victor hesitated briefly, then shook his head. "No, there would have been an uproa
"What are you trying to do?" Victor sneered. "Are you planning to make a scene?""Honestly, I don't want to make a big deal out of this, so I'm trying to negotiate with you. If you refuse to cooperate… then I might make a scene." Renee's eyes glittered dangerously. "I'll give you three seconds to honor your promise to me, or else there's going to be trouble... Three, two, one!" When she didn't receive any response from Victor, Renee turned over the gambling table, creating a mess. "Ladies and gentlemen, please leave. I've got something to discuss with Victor." One was not enough; Renee walked over to another gambling table and turned it over even though there were people there in the middle of a gambling game.Renee was being reckless, and Victor had no idea how to handle the situation. "Hey, do you have a death wish? Stop this right now! I don't want any bloodshed here!" Victor went to Renee and grabbed her wrist anxiously. "You brought this onto yourself, so there's no use blamin
He must have given an order when the security guards had surrounded her and were trying to harm her. He was trying to protect her… that must be it!"What... are you talking about? I don't understand." Victor smiled awkwardly, looking confused."You know exactly what I'm talking about! You looked like you wanted to beat me up earlier, but now you're being humble and polite. You must have received an order from your superior..." Renee glanced at Victor's earphones and snatched them from him swiftly. Putting them on, she demanded, "Did you give an order and ask him not to hurt me? Who are you? How can you hide like this and refuse to face me?"Her only response was silence.Infuriated, she bellowed, "I don't care who you are, just come out and face me! What's the point of hiding like a coward? Can't we resolve our problems face-to-face? Stefan, I won't forgive you if it's you on the other end of this... You make a fool of me again and again; Do you think I won't get hurt or sad?" Desp
Victor crossed his arms, saying respectfully, "Of course you can meet him. My boss admires your courage greatly and would like to befriend you."Renee was still a little weak, and her lips were pale as she sneered. "If your boss is who I think he is, then he's very pretentious!" Stefan and her had gone through so much; If he still wanted to play these childish games, she would never forgive him."Umm… that's between you and my boss. I don't know what happened since I'm just his subordinate." Victor smiled awkwardly and said, "I'll make an appointment for you if you really want to see my boss. Can you wait here?""Do I need to make an appointment?" Renee laughed bitterly, clenching her fists and faking a smile. "Sure, please help me make an appointment. Tell him that I'll chop off his head and kick it around like a ball if I don't see him in an hour."Victor swallowed, frightened by this seemingly elegant but violent woman. However, what shocked him even more was that his usually de
Renee wanted him alive even if they were not a couple. She turned the doorknob, then swung open the door and screamed, "Stefan, you jerk! You finally come back, and you—"However, when she saw who was standing at the door, she was stunned. The man standing before her was stunned too."What... Why are you here? Is there anyone else with you?" Renee awkwardly looked behind him, then looked around.The man was awkward too. "No, it's… just me. Victor told me that you wanted to meet me, and I was happy because I thought… I thought you really wanted to see me!"Disappointment and sadness overwhelmed Renee, and she mumbled, "Not exactly." She had never planned on meeting him. Their relationship was ordinary, at most best friends or peers in the same field.Justin wore a long black windbreaker and scratched his head awkwardly. "You can't even lie to me and say you wanted to see me? We're comrades who fought for each other, you know!""When did we do that? I don't remember." Renee's tone
It had been a long time since Renee and Justin last met, and Renee was surprised to bump into him here. Once she had calmed down, she suggested taking a tour of the large casino with him as her guide.Osk Casino was considered one of the top casinos in Beach City. Renee had heard about it but had not visited it or looked it up—she hadn't expected that Justin was the boss of the famous Osk Casino though. "It's good that you're a boss at such a young age. I thought the owner of this casino was an old man given this extravagance, decoration, and style." After seeing all the five floors of the building, Renee gave Justin a thumbs-up. Justin was three years younger than Renee, but he had achieved much more than her."Stop teasing me—my achievements are nothing compared to yours. Plus, I didn't gain this business. My grandpa set it up first, and I'm just enjoying its success." Justin smiled humbly."But as a Baldwin, you successfully established a large casino in Beach City where the Hunt
Renee let go of Justin's arm in satisfaction. "That's more like it." Justin rubbed his sore arm and complained, "You're still as violent as ever, Phoenix.""Do you want more?" Justin immediately became humble and pitiful again. "No, please stop. I'm just saying that despite how much time has passed, our relationship is still the same." Back then, Justin would surely get hurt whenever they met. His arms would almost be broken, or he would have to suffer a few punches. His feelings would be hurt too. However, despite everything… he quite liked that kind of feeling. He was probably a masochist."Well, I might not be as strong as before, but it's more than enough to deal with a boy like you," Renee said confidently.Justin scowled at her. "Can you stop calling me that? I'm not a boy.""You're not?" "I'm most certainly not, thank you very much.""But you're younger than me.""Fine, I can't deny that." Justin seemed to enjoy their banter, and didn't argue anymore after that. "O
There were various kinds of torture instruments hanging around the cage. There was even a saw that would function with just a pull.Upon closer inspection, Renee noticed bloodstains on the instruments. The corners were full of piles of human hair. There was also a rotten and damp scent lingering around."What… What kind of place is this?" Leia screamed.She stood at the door of the cage and swallowed in fright, now timid. She found that place very familiar. After some contemplation, she realized it was something related to what she had seen before in the deep web.The so-called deep web was more horrible than the dark web. Only ten percent of netizens could find the websites. These websites weren't under supervision, and were full of outrageous videos and business deals.For example, the sellers would buy beautiful models to make vulgar videos of for the buyers' viewing. The buyers would make outrageous requests based on their insane desires. They would spend some money for the se
Though the building looked ordinary and old, it was filled with many things.However, it was not very accurate. The place resembled thematic scenes more.The first floor was an ordinary office area. The second floor looked like a hotel, while the third floor looked like classrooms… The themes for each place were centered around obscenity.Renee wasn't dumb. She instantly understood why Lucas brought her and Leia there by force. She also finally understood why Lucas prohibited his subordinate from touching Leia's face even though she had been rude to him. If she guessed right, these bastards wanted her and Leia to shoot pornos. "Do you like these scenes, my friends?" Lucas was smoking, in a great mood to see the film and television site he had established. His eyes gleamed as he looked at Renee and Leia. "Other than wire fraud and online casinos, the thing that makes most money is the limited and short videos. You girls are so pretty. Just work with me and shoot some R-rated
The motorbikes raced the narrow streets noisily, passing through crowds and messy alleyways. After a winding journey, they got on the large roads and drove toward a growingly remote and unknown place.At last, they stopped in front of a large iron gate with guards and two large German Shepherds. There were a few large words above the iron gate that spelled Gold Investment. As Renee and Leia walked inside, they saw a large park, like a factory. Both of them exchanged a look of deep helplessness. They had bumped into something terrible. If they guessed it right, Lucas and his gang were involved in wire fraud. They had been brought to Lucas' scamming site.Men in uniforms happened to walk toward the cafeteria to get food under the supervision of guards. Their faces or bodies were full of new or old injuries. They looked numb and dispirited, as if they had lost all hope in life.Both Renee and Leia exchanged another look. They could confirm they were brought to an infamous scamming
Lucas' lackey brought out a dagger. He pulled Leia, and pushed the dagger against her neck.Lucas stared at Renee, and sneered, "I hope you and your friend can behave. We're from the same country. We can get along, can't we?" "Ren, ignore me! Just get them! I'm sure they can't kill me in front of everyone!" Leia shouted.She was fearless and tried all means to resist, but the man was rather fierce. He pinned her wrists behind her while pushing the dagger against her neck.As Leia wasn't standing still, the blade scratched her neck and caused it to bleed.Renee could only unclench her fists, and asked Lucas coldly, "What do you want?" "Don't be scared. We mean you no harm. We like you girls because we're from the same country. We'd like to invite you to my place as guests," Lucas mouthed off insufferably as he touched his chin. His face was swollen from being punched. "Let my friend go now!" Renee ordered Lucas. She could easily handle those bastards alone, but she was too tim
"I need to congratulate you, since you'll get another person who can teach you how to be a human being aside from Draco from today onward." Renee glared at Lucas angrily, her tone icy."Who? You? Just you?" Lucas held his belly and burst into laughter. "That's hilarious! How could you? You—"The next second, Renee interrupted him and punched him. His head tilted to the side, and his teeth were knocked out and fell off. Renee grabbed his hair and demanded icily, "What about now? Where are our phones?""You… You…" Lucas' cheek was swollen. He couldn't move at all, and waved for his lackeys to act.They jumped off their motorbikes and waved their steel pipes and knives, about to attack Renee."Ren, be careful!" While resisting, Leia reminded Renee to be careful. Renee remained composed as she kept her grip on Lucas' hair. She used him as a shield as she kicked and punched the other men, defeating them with ease.She suffered no injury while attacking others as Lucas had to endur
Renee and Leia crossed the sidewalk and walked toward the bus stop some distance away from them. Before they could enter the bus stop, however, the tanned man who approached them at the airport just now stopped in front of them on a motorbike.Behind him were six or seven men, also on a motorbike, looking fierce and dangerous. "Hey, gorgeous. Didn't you say your friend was coming to get you? Why are you catching a ride here? Listen, I own the buses here. Just tell me where you're going. I'll give you a free ride!"When Leia saw him, she could no longer hold herself back. She rushed forward and grabbed his collar. "You have the nerve to stop us! Give us back our cell phones, or you'll be sorry!" "Cell phones? What do you mean? I don't understand what you're talking about." The man smiled slyly as he held Leia's hand. "What's wrong? Did you lose your phone, gorgeous? Tell me what it looks like. I've got quite a lot of connections. I'll get it back for you quick.""You're asking
Under such circumstances, the best solution was to quickly get away from that man.Both Renee and Leia took the escalator and walked a long way before they finally exited the airport. Only then did Renee breathe a sigh of relief. She said to Leia, "Okay, call Liam. Ask him to get someone to pick us up."They kept their trip to Goldshire a secret from Liam, as he didn't want Leia to attend the wedding with the excuse that the city came with a complicated environment. It would be easy for her to run into bad guys. Giving him her blessings was enough. At first, Leia hesitated to come, but after planning it out with Renee, she became bolder. She felt that it was fine since she was just there to attend a wedding.Unfortunately, they ran into an annoying sleazebag at the airport. It was a real bummer."Okay." Leia nodded. "I know this place would be chaotic, but I didn't expect it to be this serious! What the hell was that? I have to ask Liam to get someone here quickly. If not, thos
A week later, Renee and Leia flew to Goldshire without anyone's knowledge.Goldshire was a primitive, old, remote city full of speeding motorbikes and leering men. Beautiful Aeos women like Renee and Leia were very eye-catching there. It was easy to predict the kind of obstacles they would face. A slim, tanned man in an old-fashioned T-shirt blocked them casually while smoking. "Hey gorgeous, are you here for a trip or business? I'm a local. I can accompany you!" At that time, both Renee and Leia had just gotten off the plane. They were waiting for their luggage at the baggage carousel. The other passengers who rode in the same plane were either men, families, or foreigners. Renee and Leia were the best candidates to accost. "No, thank you. I've been here before, and I'm quite familiar with this place." Renee waved, not wanting to have much to do with the man. Although she was good at fighting, it was hard to fight a local tyrant. She wouldn't make a big scene if she could hel
"Don't worry, I'm not unhappy. Maybe I wasn't sensible or prudent enough, but my feelings for Liam are honorable. I see him as my younger brother. Since my brother is going to get married, of course I'll happily give him my blessings." Renee was feeling quite helpless because she had no idea how she should explain herself."I see…" Leia looked disappointed. "If Liam hears this, I guess he'll be disappointed and unhappy.""Then he shouldn't get married," Renee said, hitting the nail on the head."He'll still feel that way. You can't be easily replaced. Maybe no one will ever replace you for him. As his sister, I'm sure of it," Leia said. She didn't blame Renee, but she found it unacceptable for her loyal brother.On second thought, nothing could be done. The relationships in the world were closely linked together. It was hard to find two people who were mutually in love with each other. There was no fairness. Besides, no one could change that just by working hard. It depended