"I understand, but after suddenly losing someone, I feel incredibly lonely inside," Hudson said and then looked over at Koven.Koven did not know what to say seeing him like this, so he just clinked glasses with him.By this time, Matthew was already dead drunk and slumped over the table.Charlie looked at him and mocked, "Matthew Leon, you can't even handle this? I remember you haven't had much to drink yet. This isn't like you at all." Although Matthew's head was spinning, he felt a surge of determination. "Let's keep drinking! No one leaves until dawn," Matthew said, glancing at Charlie."Fine, let's drink until dawn. Will that satisfy you, Mr. CEO?" Charlie said, raising his glass toward Matthew.Matthew rolled his eyes at him and said, "Come on, let's keep drinking."With that, Matthew and Charlie clinked glasses again...."Guys, I think that's enough. We should head back," Koven said, worried that all four of them were already too drunk."Let's go, let's go." Koven th
Selena laughed when she heard this. Hearing Koven’s anxious voice on the other end of the phone made her laugh even more. Next to her, Lucy and Chelsea were also laughing hysterically.“Alright, send me your location. Lucy, Chelsea, and I will head over,” Selena said before hanging up without any hesitation.Koven stared at the disconnected call, feeling a bit uncomfortable. However, he still sent his location to Selena. The four men then sat on the roadside, looking somewhat desolate. Although their car was right in front of them, they could not drive it. After all, they had to be law-abiding citizens, right?Half an hour later, Chelsea drove a van that could accommodate seven people to the entrance of Moonstone Bar. They had originally planned to call a driver but later decided it was too much hassle.“Stop, stop! Isn't that them? They're sitting by the roadside. Let's check if it's really them,” Selena said, pointing out the window.Chelsea saw the scene and could not stop laug
Lucy had heard Hugh's somewhat annoyed tone. Chelsea, who heard what Lucy said, had no choice but to agree.“Should we head back now?” Chelsea asked, looking toward Lucy in the back.“Let’s go back. What’s the point of staying out here?” Lucy responded, looking at her.Twenty minutes later, Chelsea and the group arrived at Lucy's place.“How are we going to get them upstairs?” Selena voiced the pressing question.Lucy, with a sudden thought, said, “I remember the last time Koven and Hudson were drunk, Matthew used a cart to get them upstairs. We could try that again.”Chelsea, considering this, responded, “Alright, let’s get it quickly before it’s too late.”“Okay, I’ll go get it now.” Lucy quickly walked toward the utility room.In a short while, she came back with a large cart.“This should work. Let’s load them up and put them in the guest room. We’ll sleep in a nicer room so that we won’t be overwhelmed by the smell of alcohol,” Lucy suggested to Chelsea and Selena.“Soun
The next morning, the four men in the guest room gradually woke up.“Gosh, I drank too much yesterday. My head is spinning,” Koven complained as soon as he got up.Hudson ignored them and went straight to the bathroom to freshen up. After everyone had washed up, they began preparing breakfast.At the dining table, Hudson said to Lucy, “In a while, Koven, Matthew, Hugh, Charlie, and I need to go handle some business. We might be away for a while because we’re going to participate in a project collaboration.”Hudson finished speaking and winked at Matthew.Lucy, curious, asked, “Don’t you all have different projects at your companies? What’s so important that it brought all five of you together? It’s quite rare.”Selena and Chelsea, who were next to her, were also curious.Hudson, unsure how to answer, quickly gave Matthew another wink.“There’s a big conference organized by a conglomerate coming up, so we all got connected through that…” Matthew awkwardly laughed after speaking.
Koven, who was standing aside, only realized now that Hugh had not been with them all along, so they had not informed him about this matter. Turning around, he addressed him directly."You must be aware of the notorious organization, Spades. They've had people tracking Lucy Quinn recently. I suspect it might be Charlotte from Charleston who sent Spades to deal with Lucy. After all, Lucy is a true princess, and Charlotte might fear that Lucy could threaten her position, hence her actions."So, Matthew, Charlie, and Hudson are preparing to go to Charleston. Meanwhile, the two of us will stay back to protect Lucy, just in case she comes to any harm," Koven finished speaking and then looked at Hugh, wanting to gauge his understanding.Hugh frowned upon hearing this and responded to them, "I know about Spades. Isn't their headquarters located in West Side City?"At this, the other four looked at Hugh in disbelief."H-How do you know where the organization's base is?" Matthew, with furr
"In that case, why don't we go to West Side City and take a look?" Matthew said at this moment. After hearing this, Charlie pondered for a moment and then said, "I think we should wait a bit longer. After all, if we go to Charleston now, we might lead Spades right to us. We need to know first whether Spades is targeting us or has other motives. "We need to find out if Charlotte is behind this. If it's really her, then Spades is after us. If it's not Charlotte pulling the strings, then it could be someone else entirely. This matter is quite uncertain."After Charlie finished speaking, he looked at them."That's what I think too. But if we really want to investigate this, it won't be easy, and we can't possibly finish such a big task so soon. If we go to West Side City now, we might be walking into a trap. Besides, Spades has always been mysterious. I'm afraid they might have already changed their hideout by now," Hudson said, supporting his chin with both hands as he talked to the
After Hugh finished speaking, he glanced at Matthew and the other two. After all, this was something he would not forget, and he would not be mistaken."So, should we go to Charleston first or to West Side City? There might be some information from both places, but I'm not sure where we should go now. Going to West Side City might be less risky since it's our territory. If we go to Charleston, the risk will definitely be greater. Being on our own turf would be the safest approach. What do you think?"After Charlie finished speaking, he looked at the three of them.Upon hearing this, Hudson sighed deeply and said to them, "That might be a good idea, but we're not sure if it's feasible. If we go to West Side City first, we can track the information. Even if Spades isn't looking for us, we might find something detrimental to them, which would help in our investigation later on. "If we go to Charleston and find out that Charlotte definitely has nothing to do with this, we'd need to th
Upon hearing this, Matthew furrowed his brows. He didn't know what to do now. Previously, if such a situation arose, he could consider sending Lucy to her brother in Charleston. That would've been a foolproof plan and a safer one too. But now?Lucy was pregnant, and he could not bear to send both mother and child to Charleston as they might face potential risks. If Spades intervened, they would not stand a chance of completing their mission in a foreign land. This troubled him deeply.Yet, not sending Lucy to Charleston was not entirely safe either. He was not sure how to proceed.Koven and Hugh Lincoln certainly could not handle this. If Spades really acted, it would be effortless for them to make a move on Lucy. Koven and Hugh were not a match for Spades."Maybe we should just send Lucy to be with her brother," Matthew finally said. "It's safer that way. If something happens, her brother is the prince of Charleston and can protect her. Besides, Spades won't dare do anything in Ch