No. 1 Supreme Warrior

Chapter 100 – 150

Chapter 101 After Sonia made the announcement, she went straight to the corridor outside and made the call. Another female employee who had a good relationship with her came up to her after she hung up the call.

“Supervisor, you have been working hard for the Drake family for several years. How could they not give you credit for your hard work? Shouldn’t you be promoted to a manager already? The company had a vacancy for the Procurement Manager, but that was not a good enough reason to make Selena one, right?” The female employee remarked after she joined Sonia.

Sonia was very angry as the employee had just spoken what was on her mind. Her face turned ugly because of the rage that was boiling within her.

She tried her very best to force a smile. “Sigh, well, she is very capable and she was recruited by Miss Tanya. The General Manager said that she was appointed by Miss Tanya personally. Besides, Selena was already showing her ability as a strong career lady back then when she was part of the Taylor family!”

“F*ck it. I heard that she was kicked out of the Taylor family five years ago. Someone saw her picking up trash to sell. I don’t know what made Miss Tanya see her.”

The employee was also angry. “Think about it, you have spent your youth for this company. If the woman hadn’t appeared out of nowhere suddenly, you would have been made the manager! Even if she were to join the company, she should start as a supervisor and you as the manager!”

Sonia bit her teeth and mocked. “Huh, let’s see how long she can remain in this position. If she doesn’t do well, she will have to be dismissed sooner or later!”

Having said that, she looked around and then whispered to the female employee. “Felicia, let me tell you this. The manager told me to help her arrange for dinner tonight. She probably just wanted me to inform everyone about the dinner this evening!”

Felicia was not stupid. She exclaimed immediately. “So, she did not say that we are going to that hotel?”

“Well, she didn’t say that she would treat us to the karaoke either but she was to be blamed for giving a vague instruction. I assume she told me to arrange for everything, including making the appointment at the hotel!”

Sonia gave an insouciant shrug and then smirked. “Huh, since you knew that she was kicked out of the Taylor family before, and some people even saw her picking up trash to sell, she must not have a lot of money. Perhaps she might have difficulties forking out one thousand dollars. The private room that I have made a booking for has a minimum spending of two hundred thousand dollars. I want her to make her a fool of herself in front of everyone.”

Felicia gasped and yelped in surprise. “You, aren’t you taking it too far? That’s a lot of money. What will happen if she gets angry before we even start singing? Will you be in trouble? Besides, she might not turn up at all if she knew how expensive it is!”

“if she doesn’t turn up, she would be abashed. Dozens of colleagues are watching her. Moreover, I told everyone just now that she wanted to go to the best hotel. If we end up eating at some cheap roadside stalls, our colleagues will be disappointed. Do you think they will work hard for her in the future? Furthermore, she can’t put the blame on me. If she does, I will blame her instead for not giving clear instructions. All she said to me was to make the arrangements for me!”

Sonia smiled derisively. “If she embarrasses herself on the first day at work and makes the employees in the company unhappy and dissatisfied with her, there will be conflicts in the future. Also, I, the

supervisor, do not cooperate well with her. In that case, she might have to vacate her position within a month!”

“Supervisor, don’t worry. I will be on your side! I will speak up for you!” After that, Felicia asked, “By the way, supervisor, I heard that this new manager is being paid a high salary!”

Chapter 102 “Very high? Isn’t it the same as the previous manager? Did she not get a monthly salary of one hundred thousand dollars? Added with various subsidies, she probably gets a total of one hundred and seventy thousand dollars, no?” Sonia frowned. She was slightly surprised.

“I heard that it’s not the same. If I am not mistaken, her salary is one million dollars a month with a year- end bonus!” The female employee called Felicia said, “I don’t know why she gets such a high salary. This is outrageous, don’t you think so? I can understand if she is a relative of the Drake family, but she is not! I think it is good enough for her to be appointed as the manager. There is no need to pay her such a high salary!”

Sonia was nervous just thinking about it. If she became the manager, would she be paid with such a high salary? She was a distant relative of the Drake family, after all. The thought of her being made the manager had Selena not joined the company circulated her mind. She was not able to stay calm the entire afternoon. Soon, it was time to get off work. Selena, too, walked out of the office.

“Everyone, today is my first day at work in the company. In order to forge our friendship, I have planned to take everyone out for dinner tonight. Has supervisor Sonia notified everyone?” Selena asked cheerfully after walking out of the door.

There were not many employees, around twenty to thirty people. She estimated that it would cost her several thousand dollars at least. Although that was distressing for Selena, who had been in poverty for five years, she thought it was no big deal when she was reminded of her monthly income of a million dollars.

“Thank you, manager. You are so kind to us. I have never been to a six-star hotel in my life!”

A female employee who was extremely excited, said, “Unexpectedly, I have given my first time to the manager!”

“Alas! You have a kid already. How could this be your first time?” A male employee next to her joked.

“I meant the first time to a six-star hotel. What a dirty mind you have. Besides, the manager is not a man!”

The female employee grinned and said, “I am excited just thinking about going for a karaoke session at the high-end KTV after dinner!”

“Six-star hotel? High-end KTV?” Selena furrowed her brows upon hearing that. She told Sonya to inform everyone to leave work early instead of working overtime.

However, it seemed that Sonya had taken it upon herself to tell everyone about the extravagant night out.

“Yes, didn’t you let the supervisor inform everyone about it?”

An older employee with slightly grey hair frowned. “No?”

Sonia, who was by the side, smirked. She was eager to see how Selena wanted to do about it.

If she claimed that it was a mistake, everyone would be left disappointed and even feel that Selena pulled a trick on them. They would not cooperate well with her in the future at work. Besides, that would be her first impression for everyone. The first impression had always been important. Selena was not naive. She shot a side glance at Sonia and she knew what was going on. It seemed that someone was not very happy about her being the manager.

“Is the private room booked?” Selena asked the other party quizzically.

Chapter 103 “Yeah, didn’t you tell me to arrange for it? I have arranged for a relatively popular private room, the minimum spending is only two hundred thousand dollars!”

“I have heard that as the manager, your monthly salary is one million dollars. You should be fine with it, right?” Sonia said with a bright grin.

“No way! The manager’s salary is that high?”

“Oh dear, did you book a private room? The manager is really kind to us. The minimum spending is two hundred thousand dollars!”

The other employees were all enlivened, some female employees were jumping with excitement. Judging from the situation, Selena was overcome with a ghastly feeling which reflected on her face. Two hundred thousand dollars as minimum spending. They would probably spend more than that for dinner. Besides, it was still uncertain how much they would be spending for the karaoke session.

She was furious and felt like giving an earful to Sonia. It was disgusting of that woman to have decided on Selena’s behalf without consulting her. Unfortunately, she could not do so. She knew well that Sonia was an old-timer and also a supervisor. She might have a few confidantes around. Had Selena scolded Sonia, it would not bring any benefit to Selena at all.

If they were to go to an ordinary restaurant, everyone would be deeply disappointed and even start calling her stingy. Therefore, she could not say that Sonia made a mistake either. It would not set things right for her.

“What’s wrong? Manager, didn’t you ask me to arrange for it? Is there something wrong?”

Seeing that Selena had not said a word for a long time, Sonia was happy with herself.

Selena got herself together quickly and then smiled as if she was unperturbed. “The Dynasty Hotel, right? Let’s go, it’s still early. I’ll give everyone two hours to go home and get changed or dress up. You can go back and get ready now!”

“Yeah! Great! Long live the manager!” The female employee that had the most exciting reaction before, shouted immediately.

“The manager is so generous. She is taking us to a six-star hotel for dinner. I have not met a leader like this in my life!”

“Yes, it’s the first time I have encountered such a good leader!”

The employees left for their homes one by one in excitement. They all agreed to gather at the hotel entrance.

Sonia, who stood by the side was completely stunned. She had never expected Selena to agree to it. The woman had not been working for five years, someone even saw her picking up trash before. They would probably need three to four hundred thousand dollars for the entertainment tonight. Can she afford that much money?

“What’s wrong? Supervisor, don’t you want to go back and put on makeup or something?”

Selena saw that Sonia was still standing there. She could not help but jeered in her heart and asked.

“Oh, I…I will go now!” Sonia replied and then left with the others.

“Supervisor, what’s up? This woman actually agreed! Does she have that much money?”

As soon as Sonia walked out of the company, Felicia stepped forward eagerly to gossip.

“I’m also surprised. Does she have so much money? Even if her monthly salary is one million dollars, she hasn’t been paid, has she? Where the hell does she get so much money from?”

Sonia knitted her brows together. “This woman is cunning. She must have known that I deliberately did that to embarrass her, so she didn’t want to give in. She played along to win the hearts of the people.”

“Yeah, if she had said that she did not ask you to book a six-star hotel, or told you to find a new place for dinner, the other employees would definitely be unhappy. She is very smart to have agreed to it as if nothing happened. She is not easy to deal with!”

Chapter 104 Selena plodded out of the company after the others had left, a sour expression on her face all the while. She only had 100,000 dollars with her, but the dinner and karaoke could easily cost her over 300,000. She felt the pinch on her. However, Selena had no other choice. Had she allowed Sonia to succeed, she would have a miserable time at the company in the future. Besides, even if it cost a lot of money, she was paid quite a hefty salary. As long as she drew her first salary, she would be lifted from the tight financial situation. She could not think of a better solution after mulling over the thought for a while, so she decided to call Fiona.

jackie had taken out a million dollars before, after all, and there were roughly 800,000 with Fiona. She could only take some of it from Fiona first to settle the matter.

“Ma…” Selena called out softly once Fiona answered the call.

“Selena, how are you at work?” Fiona asked anxiously without waiting for Selena to talk more. “Selena, let me tell you that we have decided that it is best if you divorce jackie. The sooner the better. Perhaps you should take some time off tomorrow or the day after tomorrow to finalize the divorce papers. Otherwise, this hothead guy would cause us a lot of trouble…”

Selena was speechless for a while. “Ma, don’t tell me this. I won’t divorce him. Even if he can’t fork out 30 million on Grandpa’s 70th birthday or offer us any gift, I’ll still stay with him!”

“You… Why are you so disobedient? We had become like this today because you didn’t listen to your grandpa and us. If you had aborted the child, we wouldn’t have ended up like this. Why did I give birth to such an unfilial daughter? What a miserable life…” Fiona grumbled continuously on the other end of the phone.

…

Selena was at a loss of words. As she did not want to dwell on the matter any longer, she decided to be straightforward. “I called you because there’s an emergency, Ma, and I need money. Can you transfer 300,000 to me now?”

“300,000?” As soon as money was mentioned, Fiona’s voice instantly rose by several octaves. “Why do you need so much money?” she sputtered. “Aren’t you working there to make money? What’s the money for? Don’t tell me that silly jackie hit someone’s luxury car with his electric scooter!”

Selena was speechless again; she was dumbfounded at her mother’s ridiculous imagination. “Ma, what nonsense are you talking about here?” she spoke, a bitter smile on her face. “Just transfer me the money. I need it really fast. It’s my first day at work and I’m appointed as the manager, so I’m taking the staff in my department out for a meal!”

“Why do you need that much just for a meal? How many people are there in your department? Why do you need that much money? Don’t you have 100,000 at hand? Isn’t that enough?”

“You must be hiding something from me, right? jackie must be in trouble again. Did someone ask him to pay up? Tell your mother honestly. What’s going on…” Fiona kept rambling on the other end of the line.

Selena was so angry that she curtly replied, “Ma, can you just transfer it to me now? I’ll pay you back once I get paid. I’ll give you 100,000 more, alright? Just think of it like I’m borrowing it from you, okay?”

“But how do I transfer it? jackie gave me cash, and I haven’t deposited it in the bank yet. Besides, if you don’t tell me exactly what you’re going to do with it, I won’t give it to you!”

Chapter 105 Fiona was stubborn. The corners of Selena’s mouth curled into a bitter smile. She bitterly hung up in disappointment.

“Hey, Honey. What’s the matter? You look like you’re in a very bad mood on your first day at work!” Coincidentally, jackie parked his electric scooter in front of her. He took out the ice cream he bought and gave it to Selena. “The weather is quite hot. It’s still early, so I just drove there and bought two ice creams!”

Selena responded to jackie’s gentle smile with a sad one. She took the ice cream and lamented, “ jackie, I don’t know what to do. I’d just gotten into the company, and I fell for someone’s scheme. What disappointed me was that when I asked my mother for 300,000 and told her that I’d pay her back when I get her salary, she refused to lend it to me. She thought that you were in trouble and I wanted the money to pay up to someone for the trouble you caused.”

jackie felt distressed just by seeing Selena’s dull expression. He stepped forward and smiled faintly. “Honey, it’s okay. If you need money, just tell your husband. You need 300,000, right? I’ll take you to the bank and cash out one million. I’ll let you have it so you can feel at ease!”

The moment he finished, however, his face went somber. His fists balled tightly. “Who dares to plot against you on your first day at work? I’ll kill him! Motherf*cker… How dare he schemed against my woman? He’s digging his own grave!”

“Can you not do this? Do you want to solve every problem with your fists? And, actually, it’s not a big deal. She’s been a supervisor for many years, and perhaps she was eager to be promoted as a manager. Unfortunately, the vacancy was given to me.”

Again, Selena smiled bitterly. She had mixed feelings for jackie. She was mad at him for behaving like a brash man who wanted to solve everything with his fists. He even threatened to kill the person. What she loved about the guy, on the other hand, was his sincere care and love for her. She never lacked a sense of security.

“In that case, I won’t do anything with my fists. You said that you’re short of 300,000. What’s going on?” jackie asked.

“I was careless. Sonia, the supervisor of our company, has been in the company’s purchasing department for many years… Unexpectedly, she made a booking for a six-star hotel and karaoke after dinner. I thought that I should prepare at least 400,000 dollars. I have 100,000 on hand, so I asked my mother to give me 300,000 dollars. Who would’ve thought…”

Selena confessed the details that happened between her and her mother to jackie. “Hey, if I had only known, I wouldn’t have agreed to treat them just now,” she continued. “It’s a big deal if I’m embarrassed or they made it hard for me in the office in the future. Now, we can’t fork out that much money, and I told them to meet me at the hotel’s entrance, too. This is even more embarrassing.”

“Well, there’s still karaoke after dinner,” jackie replied. “I’m afraid one million dollars might not be enough. Since you’ve agreed to treat them and told those employees to go home and dress up, let’s prepare two million for tonight. That Sonia is a motherf*cker. I think she wants to see you embarrassed about not having enough money.”

After much consideration, jackie was determined. “Let’s go and cash out two million. We’ll show them what’s money.”

“Two… Two million? Do you still have that much money on your card?” Selena gasped after hearing jackie. She thought he had emptied out his bonus last time. She did not expect him to have so much money on his card.

“Honey, get on the scooter. Let’s go get some money. Hold on tight to me!”

jackie patted the seat of his electric scooter and smiled warmly.

“Alright!” Selena’s face flushed. She licked the ice cream she was holding by hand, and her heart was filled with sweetness and joy.

Chapter 106 Selena’s mouth curled up into a smile as she sat on jackie’s electric scooter. She had waited for five years for him to come back. He was the first to appear before her when she was going through the most difficult, helpless time of her life. With the sweet thoughts dancing in her mind, she held the ice cream with one hand and her free arm wrapped around jackie’s waist deliberately.

Her blush seared through her cheeks. To hide that she was doing that deliberately, she coquettishly spoke, “Drive slowly. You’re scaring me!”

jackie peeped down at her jade-like white hand; he felt a sense of happiness. He thought they were moving very slow already.

Soon, the two arrived at a bank’s entrance. jackie then parked his scooter on the road shoulder.

“Let’s go there and buy a big duffel bag. Two million in cash is a lot. If you don’t buy a big bag, I’m afraid you can’t hold it all!”

jackie smiled and crossed the road together with Selena.

“You… Are you really able to withdraw two million in cash?” Selena looked uneasy; she was not convinced. It seemed as though jackie might have contributed more than once in the army. Otherwise, it would be impossible for him to be given three or four million as his bonus.

“If I weren’t so afraid of attracting too much to mention, I can take out a million for you!” He grinned cheekily at Selena.

“A million? You must be joking!” Selena was not sure whether she should cry or laugh at his joke. This guy had gotten better and better in bragging.

“Boss, I want to buy a bag!” jackie called out as they entered a small grocery store next to the bank.

“Oh yeah, I want a big one!” The owner of the grocery store was a middle-aged woman. After she studied both jackie and Selena, she stated, “You’re buying it to keep clothes, aren’t you? Are you planning to go to work? If you don’t have many clothes, this should be enough.”

jackie frowned at the bag. “I have no idea how much is two million in cash,” he spoke. “I don’t think this is enough, so let’s just get a larger one!”

“Young man, do you need to brag when you buy this kind of bag? Young people nowadays are really humorous!”

The middle-aged woman chuckled and turned to Selena. “Young lady, I want to tell you that a young man like him who likes to brag isn’t very reliable. You have to think carefully. Getting married is a big decision to make!”

jackie’s face turned dark. Why did he think the woman was a little too nosy for her own good?

Selena could not hold her laughter after she heard that. “Sister, it’s too late. Our kid is already running around. Otherwise, I’d consider choosing a better husband!”

jackie smirked when he heard the conversation. “Oh, I see. You sure you want to choose? Believe it or not, I’ll spank you when we get home!”

“Move along. Take this and go put some money in it. I’m older than you, but I’ve yet to get married. You said your kid is already running around, too. What have I done to deserve this humiliation in broad daylight?” The middle-aged woman seemed to be slightly over her thirties. She gave a large bag with floral patterns that workers often use to jackie. “Take this for your cash. I think this must be big enough!”

“How much is it? Forget it, I’ll give you a hundred. Keep the change to comfort your wounded heart!” jackie thought that the woman was funny, so he threw a hundred in cash to her before turning around with Selena and left the store.

“You’re really generous!” Selena did not know how to react. “I used to take Kylie out to pick up some trash. We couldn’t even make a hundred a day!”

Chapter 107 Hearing that, jackie’s heart quivered. He stopped at the bank’s entrance and reached out to caress Selena’s pretty face. “Don’t worry. I’m back now, and you’ll never suffer anymore. Anyway, your husband is now someone with social status. I’m also earning 20 million dollars a month now, right?”

Selena’s heart was filled with warmth, and a warm smile graced her lips. “It seems that Miss Tanya didn’t lie to you. You really got the job!”

“Yes. They had also arranged a room in the villa for me. I can live there if I want to, but I think it’s more comfortable to sleep in a room with my wife!” jackie smiled as he studied the woman before him. Through her, he realized that the world was so beautiful.

He would be responsible for her life from then on!

“What are you doing here with a big flowery bag? Are you going in there to pick up the mineral water bottle? Get out of the way!”

A man who was wearing a gold necklace came over. After that, his eyes traveled down the fair legs under Selena’s professional work skirt. He exclaimed lecherously. “Tsk, tsk! This woman is pretty good- looking. How come a trash-picker can find such a beautiful wife?”

jackie gave the guy a cold stare and took Selena straight to the bank.

The man also walked into the bank with a wide smile.

Inside, there were already people standing in lines. Many were sitting on chairs, waiting for their turn.

“There are too many people here. I don’t know how long it’ll take to withdraw the money!” Selena sighed helplessly at the sight of the big crowd.

“It’ll be fast!” jackie reassured her.

A female employee at the counter saw jackie coming. She went up to him with a huge grin and enthusiastically ushered, “Oh, Mr. White, you’re here again? Come, come, let’s go into the VIP room. You and your girlfriend can take a rest there. I’ll be serving you immediately!”

“Wait, he’s just a trash picker. Why are you serving someone like him? What’s going on in your bank? You should be serving me instead. I’m here to take out a hundred thousand!” The fat guy wearing the gold necklace patted his beer belly and rose his chin slightly, looking all arrogant.

“I’m the manager here. Even if you’re a VIP, it isn’t my responsibility as a manager to serve you!” The woman’s face turned cold. “This brother is our VIP customer; a super VIP who withdrew a million the last time he was here!”

“You weren’t that friendly when I came here the other day,” jackie calmly interjected.

“Hey, it was a misunderstanding. I didn’t expect you to be so rich. Do you really want to withdraw 1 million?”

The female manager was flattered. “Dear customer, how much are you taking out this time?” she asked jackie respectfully.

jackie looked at the bag he was holding. “This bag should be able to hold 2 million in cash, right? I’ll withdraw 2 million dollars!”

The man next to him was dumbfounded. Someone that could take out 2 million in cash must be a rich second generation.

“Oh, but of course. Please come this way!” The female manager led the way.

“By the way, I have to correct you. This isn’t my girlfriend; she’s my wife!” jackie was surprised at the treatment he received. Then, he introduced Selena to the manager.

Chapter 108 “Wife?”

The manager was considered a beautiful woman with an attractive figure. To have heard jackie’s clarification, she was stunned momentarily. She eyed Selena, green with envy. “This young lady is really lucky to have married such a handsome and rich man. You have nothing to worry about for the rest of your life!”

She had hoped for a chance to have a relationship with jackie. After all, it was the first time she met such a wealthy man.

The instant she met Selena, however, she felt inferior on the spot. The woman who stood before her was much better than her, appearance and temperance-wise.

Once she led jackie and Selena into a private room, the manager went to make a cup of coffee for them both before helping them with their business.

After a while, a large amount of cash was sent to jackie under the escort of two security guards.

“Help me put them in this bag!” jackie said with a faint smile.

The two security guards were flabbergasted at the sight of the flowery bag. Such an ordinary flowery bag many wage earners used was given to them to stash away the two million cash. Indeed, rich people were one-of-a-kind and hard to understand.

“You really took two million out!”

Selena tried lifting the flowery bag in front of her. It felt quite heavy.

After the couple went out, they quickly hopped on the scooter and rode away to the hotel.

“Are there really two million dollars in there?”

Looking at the seemingly heavy bag on the electric scooter, the woman who sold the bag to them opened her mouth wide in surprise. She wondered if what she saw was correct.

She had seen the couple going into the bank next door with the empty bag, but when they appeared again, the bag was full and heavy.

She ran to one of the security guards and asked, “Brother, were the two people who walked out just now carrying money in the bag?”

The security guard rolled his eyes. “Are you talking nonsense? If they’re not here to withdraw money, do you think they’re here to collect trash?”

“My goodness. It’s unbelievable! I can’t imagine a man who dressed so casually on his electric scooter is so rich!”

The woman swallowed a big gulp of saliva. She began to doubt her judgment.

Since it was still early, jackie took Selena somewhere for a drink. They spent some time together, chatting, before heading toward the hotel.

At the plaza outside the hotel, more than 20 employees of the procurement department stood waiting.

All the female employees put effort into dressing up as it was their first time patronizing such a high-end place. They were very excited; some were sexy, and some were dressed as though they were going to a ballroom party.

“Why hasn’t the manager arrived? I’m famished!” A female employee mumbled after waiting for a while.

Felicia checked the time. She frowned and went up to Sonia. “Supervisor, how come Selena isn’t here yet? Maybe she’s not coming because she has no money?”

Sonia was taken aback after hearing Felicia, but she was pleased. “Oh, well. I’ve booked this hotel to embarrass her. She must be terribly upset and has decided to stand us up!”

“Hey, if this is the case, it’d be good for us!”

Felicia laughed. “Everyone put effort into dressing up for dinner. They’d be pissed if they find out Selena stood us up.”

“Pfft! I thought she was so smart and rich. It turned out that she was just pulling our legs. Stupid woman!”

“I’d love to see how she handles work in the future!”

Sonya snorted coldly as her eyes gleamed with triumph.

All of a sudden, a male employee spoke aloud: “Oh, she’s here. The manager’s here!”

Chapter 109 “Where?”

“Which car is hers?” someone asked. “Why can’t I see it?”

“The person behind the electric scooter looks like the manager!”

The male employee pointed to the electric scooter slowly approaching the road shoulder.

“My goodness, it’s her! Who’s that man? Surely not her husband, right? There’s a flowery bag in front of her. Is her husband on his way to work and he dropped her off on his way?”

Felicia was surprised at what she saw. “Could it be? Didn’t you say that the manager’s salary is one million a month? With such a high salary, why does her husband need to work?”

A male employee frowned at her remark.

“You may not know but she’s the famous beauty, Selena Taylor. She was the one kicked out by the Taylor Family,” she added. “Her husband must’ve returned from the army!”

“Let me tell you something. Do you know why she rides an electric scooter? It’s because she has no money. Some time ago, someone saw her with her daughter picking up trash to sell. Who knows how she landed this million-dollars-a-month job. Besides, isn’t it at least one month away before she is paid the salary?” Felicia jeered and spilled out what she knew to the other employees.

“It’s impossible that she has no money. If she has no money, why would the manager invite us to a six- star hotel?”

The male employee concluded after thinking for a while. “I believe the manager must be rich.”

“If she’s rich, why doesn’t she buy a car? Why is she riding an electric scooter?” Felicia was still not convinced.

“Hey, what are you talking about? Anyway, it’s the manager’s treat today. It’s her business if she has money to pay or not. We just need to enjoy the night!” Sonia, who was standing aside, quipped.

After jackie and Selena found a place to park their scooter, they walked over together.

“Let me introduce everyone. He’s my husband, jackie! He just got off work, so he came to pick me up!”

Selena joined the crowd, smiling happily. “I’m really sorry to have kept everyone waiting!”

“Don’t worry, Manager. We just arrived not long ago!” a female employee replied cheerfully.

Sonia smiled at jackie. “This is the manager’s husband. I heard that he used to be a food delivery guy, right? It was only then he was enlisted on behalf of Young Master Taylor, right?”

Selena’s face darkened, but she managed to force a polite smile. “Wow, Supervisor, you do know a lot of things!”

“Heh, I do know a lot of things. I’ve also heard that our manager used to pick up trash a few days ago. How come you have suddenly become our manager? What an incredible change!” Sonia mocked. “You two are such a good match!”

“Manager, she meant it the derogatory way, not the other way around!” Felicia stepped forward and reminded Selena.

“Is it really? Oh, I’m such a fool. I thought it was a nice way to praise people. I’ve made a fool out of myself for not learning enough!” Sonia said with a smile.

“Pretty girl, did you brush your teeth today?” jackie rebutted coldly.

“Sure I did. Why?”

“Then why is your mouth so smelly?”

Chapter 110 “You… Why did you say that to me? What’s the matter with you? How low of you to do that!” Sonia was

so angry that her chest was heaving. She did not expect a comeback from jackie.

She was a distant relative of the Drake Family. Everyone in the company knew that. That was the reason why no one in the company dared to offend her. Even the previous manager had to give her face and asked her opinions for many decisions. In her opinion, jackie was just a lousy soldier, so he was not qualified to talk to her like that.

“Oh, sorry, I’m just like you. I didn’t study much, and I’m just a boorish man. I thought I was praising you!” jackie gave an insouciant shrug as he defended himself.

Many employees chuckled when they heard their exchange. That guy was smart and witty with his words.

“You…” Sonia was so angry that her face turned blue, yet she was at a loss of words to retaliate. She could only cross her arms across her chest and glanced at the bag in jackie’s hand. “Why do you bring such an ugly bag if you’re here to eat? This is a six-star hotel, the best hotel in Eastfield. Don’t you feel ashamed to go in like this?”

jackie looked down at the bag in his hand. “If it’s embarrassing to carry such a large sack of cash, wouldn’t it be even more embarrassing if you walk in empty-handed?”

“My goodness. Is this for real? Is it all cash in there?” A male employee was wide-eyed upon hearing jackie.

Everyone gasped. If it was cash in the bag, would it be a few million worth of cash in the bag? What a haughty look! That was an act of a tycoon.

“He was right. It’s all money in here!” Sonia mocked. “If I’m not wrong, it’s the money from gathering trash you two had done before. Do you plan to go sell it after dinner? If that’s the case, I’m convinced that it’s money. Maybe ten or twenty dollars worth?”

Sonia paused before turning to Selena. “Manager, your husband is really good at cracking jokes!” she contemptuously added.

Selena wore a smug look. “Supervisor, I’m sorry to disappoint you, but there’s real money in my husband’s bag,” she retorted. “We had nothing to carry the cash with, so we bought a bag. We’ll use the leftover money to play a game with everyone later!”

“No way. Your husband is a soldier! How can he be rich?” Sonia said dubiously. She studied the bag carefully and tried to trace the outline of the contents. The outline looked neat and did not resemble bottles or cans.

“A soldier can’t have money? You’ve got long hair, but you’re surely short of knowledge!” jackie smiled as he glanced around at the crowd. “Let’s go in first. Which private room did you book? Have you ordered the dishes?”

“The private room isn’t expensive; the minimum spending is only 200,000. Mr. White, do you think it’s appropriate?” Sonia deliberately increased her tone when she mentioned the price range. She had her apricot eyes locked on jackie’s face, not wanting to miss his expression.

To her disappointment, jackie was unruffled. “It’s okay! Let’s go!” jackie slung the bag over his shoulder and led the way into the hotel.

“Let’s go!”

Selena thought it was funny how jackie walked. He looked like a farmworker who was on his way to work. Unexpectedly, just as jackie was about to step into the hotel, two security officers came right up to him.

Chapter 111 “Mister, are you looking for someone?” One of the guards asked with a strange expression.

“Mister, this is the Dynasty Hotel, the best hotel in Eastfield. Only the noble and rich patronize this place!” The other security guard was not as polite. “If you’re here to pick up trash, then I’m afraid it won’t work. This isn’t the place to do that!”

jackie burst out laughing. “How ridiculous! I’m here for dinner, of course!”

Then, his face instantly went dark. “Get out of my way!”

His being emitted a terrifying aura, and the two security guards were scared witless. They stumbled several steps backward.

“Can you even afford to dine here?” A man, who happened to be passing by, asked scornfully. “Poor and rude are the words for people like you!”

After throwing the remark, the rich second generation turned to the two security guards and said, “You two, it’s better to send him away. People with status like us don’t want to dine with such a lowly person. He even came in with a woven bag! Wouldn’t it be degrading for the hotel to let him in?”

The two security guards were petrified by jackie. However, after hearing from the man, they felt that he made sense.

Therefore, one of them stepped forward and said, “Mister, how about you go somewhere else? Your clothes are indeed—”

“What is it about my clothes? Believe it or not, I’ll whack you if you keep talking nonsense!” jackie’s face sank.

“Tsk. He truly is a dangerous and uncultured person!” scoffed the man. “Do you think people who can afford to run this hotel are afraid of you? If you dare to make a scene here today, you’ll be in trouble!”

Selena knew jackie had a bad temper. She was afraid that he would start a fight, so she immediately pulled jackie aside. “Forget it, don’t fight with them!”

Selena then turned to the two security guards. “You two, we’ve booked a private room,” she stated. “We made a booking for the private room 508! I’m a manager of the Drake Dynasty Real Estate under the Drake Group! Don’t worry. We have money to dine here!”

As soon as the rich second generation heard her, he gasped in awe. “You…are you from the Drake Dynasty Real Estate? A manager? Which department are you from?”

The rich second generation was a young master from a third-class aristocratic family similar to the Taylor Family. He happened to be in the building materials business.

He was excited after hearing Selena’s introduction.

“What’s wrong? I’m from the procurement department,” Selena answered.

The other party’s eyes lit up even brighter. “I heard that Drake Dynasty Real Estate took up a piece of land in South City and is planning to build a South City residential community. That happens to be a high-end residential area, right?”

“You’re well informed!” Selena answered with a light chuckle.

“Does this have anything to do with us going in for dinner, though?” she added. “Excuse me, gentleman, but we’re going in for dinner!”

“Of course it matters!” The man was in ecstasy. He took out his business card in a hurry. “I’m from Union Building Materials. I’m the young master of the Logan Family. Our family is in the building materials business. Beautiful manager, please take my business card. I’ll pay for your meal tonight!”

Chapter 112 “Really? That’s great. We’ve booked a private room with minimum spending of 200,000 dollars. Are you sure you want to pay for our dinner? In case we order more dishes, the dinner might cost around 300,000 to 400,000!”

A female employee’s eyes lit up when she overheard the conversation. She stepped forward and took the man’s business card eagerly. “Are you Sean Logan, the Assistant General Manager?”

“Yes!” he chuckled shortly. “My father is worried that I might not be able to handle the company on my own. I’m appointed as the assistant general manager while he’s the general manager!” Sean cracked a self-deprecating joke and asked, “By the way, who’s this beautiful manager?”

“Oh, this is our new manager, Selena Taylor!” the female employee replied casually.

“Manager, someone wants to treat us to dinner. Why don’t you two exchange name cards?”

Another male employee was equally over the moon. Why would they let go of such a big offer?

“That’s right. We should exchange business cards. That’s good etiquette to practice!” Sean was stoked as he nodded profusely.

Sonia was pleased to see the unfolding event before her. Sean was obviously trying to please Selena. After all, Selena was the sole decision-maker of procuring building materials. As a supervisor, Sonia could not make such a decision.

Had Selena accepted his kindness, it would tantamount to owing him a favor. Sean would probably visit them in the office within two days to discuss how they could strike a deal.

As the saying went, ‘Who receives the gifts, sells his liberty’, Selena would probably agree to procure building materials from him. Would that constitute bribery?

Sonia, then, took out her mobile phone secretly and then clicked on her camera app to record the situation. She could not wait to show the video to their general manager. It would be compelling evidence. Selena would lose her influence in the company if the scandal was exposed.

However, to her surprise, Selena smiled indifferently at Sean. “Excuse me, Young Master Logan, but this is our company’s dinner. I said I was going to treat them, so there’s no need to offer for us! Besides, you don’t have to give me a business card. You can talk to our company or our employees for work matters, and they’ll inform me!”

Sean’s hand stopped in mid-air, his business card still between his fingers. He wore an awkward smile on his face.

“Manager Taylor, I was just being friendly. It’s got to be fate that we meet here today. It’s no big deal to pay for your meal, right?” Sean explained himself desperately.

“I’m sorry, but I don’t like to owe another person favors!” Selena decided she would say no more after that and walked right through the door into the hotel.

The two security guards were completely dumbfounded. If they were someone that the rich second generation wanted to please, they would probably be able to afford to have dinner there, so they dared not stop jackie and the others. Instead, they made way for the rest to enter the hotel.

On the other hand, Sonia was speechless once more. She had planned to collect evidence of Selena accepting bribery, but she did not expect to see her being so righteous. The superiors might praise her if they found out about her righteous attitude. She put her phone away sullenly and walked into the hotel.

Sean sighed as he observed the people who had already walked in. “Why didn’t this new manager take my bait?”

Chapter 113 It did not take long for his eyes to brighten up again. He cried out excitedly as a light bulb went off in his head. “Oh yeah… Why was I so stupid? There are so many people around, and her employees are here as well. How could she accept such a grandiose benefit? Had someone reported her to the management, she’d be doomed even if the benefit isn’t given to her directly!”

He smiled to himself after figuring out the situation. “It seems that I’ll have to ask her out alone for business discussion someday. I’ll then give her a bank card secretly, so everyone wouldn’t know. I’m sure she’ll accept it. Who in their right mind would turn money down!”

Selena and others soon arrived at a large private room. jackie casually dropped the bag at a corner before he sat down next to Selena.

Selena, who knew that jackie had two million with him, was obviously confident about paying for the meal. She stood up and smiled at everyone. “You can order whatever you want to eat,” she spoke aloud. “The minimum spending in this private room is 200,000 dollars. Don’t order less than that for the dishes and wine, or you’ll lose out!”

“Manager, rest assured. We won’t let it go to waste!”

A female employee, the most vigorous among them all, laughed out loud. “Well, let’s stick to the price planned. Although the manager’s salary is quite high at a million per month, she had to work hard for it. Surely it’s not easy, right?”

“Yes, the manager has only started working and she hasn’t got her salary yet, yet she invited us to dinner above all things. Where else can we find such a good manager!”

Another male employee chimed in with a smile.

Sonia and Felicia glanced at each other, both with an embarrassed expression. They wanted to taint the relationship between Selena and the employees, but they had made all the employees like the new

manager even more.

‘I don’t believe she has money to treat us to dinner!’ Unconvinced, Sonia gritted her teeth. She believed Selena was just trying to save her face.

After everyone had placed their orders, she ordered some of the most expensive dishes, which made her feel more comfortable.

‘Pfft! I think these dishes and wines will add up to almost 400,000 dollars. I still don’t believe that she has that amount of money!’ she rambled internally.

With a grin on her face, she said, “Everyone, let’s drink up. Today is our manager’s first day at work. Let’s celebrate. This wine isn’t cheap, and it’s more than ten thousand dollars per bottle. I’ve ordered only ten bottles.”

“Supervisor, don’t you think this is too expensive? Let’s just follow the minimum spending mark. Otherwise, this meal may be too expensive!”

A female employee frowned and thought that the supervisor was selfish and did not seem to be bothered about Selena at all. Was she not afraid that Selena will make it hard on her in the future at work?

“Yes, Supervisor, you’re really wrong here. It’s not your own money, so you don’t feel the pinch, do you? Why don’t you order cheaper wines but more bottles to share?”

Another male employee, too, was unimpressed. Sonia was obviously not happy that Selena got to become a manager as soon as she joined the company, so she was obviously plotting for revenge. Selena had just started working and she had not been paid her salary, yet she invited them to have a luxurious meal in such a classy hotel. Everyone was very grateful except Sonia, who was showing her dissatisfaction. It was selfish of her to have ordered so many dishes and wine.

Sonia almost passed out. She had never expected the person named Ben Blake—the unimpressed employee—to talk to a supervisor like that. He never had the courage to voice out his opinion before.

She pulled a long face and defended herself, “It was the manager who asked us to order as we like. The manager said nothing. Why do you sound like you’ve lost a lot of money? You haven’t even started drinking, yet you’re behaving like you’re in a daze and don’t know any better on what to say?”

“It’s alright. She has ordered the dishes anyway, so eat up and drink up, everybody. Everyone should have fun!” Selena had cleverly resolved the awkwardness.

“That is, we should believe that there is money in the manager’s husband’s bag! Don’t you think that all these are so expensive?” Sonia looked at the woven bag in the corner strangely.

Chapter 114 “Yes, everyone should just enjoy the night. What can we poor people worry about for our manager!”

Felicia nodded and then asked jackie, “By the way, what do you do, jackie? Why are you so rich? Tell us about it!”

“I’m a bodyguard!” jackie smiled faintly and replied nonchalantly.

“Bodyguard?” Sonia burst out laughing when she heard that. “Hah! You can always claim to be a bodyguard to make it sound better while in truth, you’re just a petty security guard. Well, to put it in another way, you’re just watching the door! I guess you’re only being paid a few thousand dollars a month, yes? Now that your wife is earning one million a month, do you feel inferior?”

To this, jackie burst out laughing. “Miss Neal, are you confused between a security guard and bodyguard?” he spoke. “Security guards guard the door whereas I’m a real bodyguard!”

“Moreover, I took up this job because I don’t want my wife to feel like I’m not working,” he added. “Otherwise, I wouldn’t be bothered to go for this job!”

“You’re talking too much for a supposed bodyguard. Your mentality is good. Oh, well… If you must make it sound better, bodyguard it is! I know that many of you who retired from the army ended up working as bodyguards. Can you make ten thousand dollars a month? Do you have a five-figure salary?” Sonia smiled as though they were chatting normally, but her words were thorn-filled.

“True, your wife is earning a seven-figure salary. If you have a five-figure figure salary, even if it’s 80 or 90 thousand a month, it feels no different from living off your wife, right? Besides, bodyguards don’t earn that much!” Felicia added.

“20 million dollars a month. I don’t know how many digits there are, but it should be eight digits, right? I’m not good at math, so I don’t know much!” jackie picked up the wine glass slowly and took a sip.

“My God! 20 million dollars a month?” An employee suddenly shouted in surprise. “Your salary is too high!”

“This is the first time I’ve heard of such a high salary!” commented another employee.

“Impossible!”

“Don’t brag about it,” she spoke as she dismissed the hype. “As far as I know, bodyguards in Eastfield aren’t paid as high as the others. The bodyguards who enjoyed the highest salary worked for the Drake Family. I’m their distant relative, so I know it well. The best Drake Family’s head of commander was only paid one or two million a month!”

Sonia then turned to Selena and sneered, “Manager, before your husband brags next time, I suggest that he better find out about the salary of a bodyguard first. It’s too outrageous and shameful to talk like that!”

“Supervisor, my husband’s salary is indeed 20 million dollars a month. This is what Miss Drake agreed personally. Although I feel that the salary is too high, I can’t refuse it if she offered such a high salary,

right?” Selena smiled bitterly. It felt so surreal when she talked about jackie’s salary. Perhaps she should have waited for a month at the salary she received to make sure the payment would be finalized.

Sonia clicked her tongue. “I can’t believe that your husband is lacking a cultural background, Manager. He just doesn’t stop bragging. You’re a high-achieving student and a manager of the Drake Dynasty Real Estate Company. It’s bad that you even resorted to lying to cover up for your husband!”

Sonia smiled and desperately added, “I’ve been to the Drake residence several times. I’ve seen all the bodyguards there, except for those few powerful guardians who I’ve never seen all my life. I’ve seen them all but I’ve never noticed your husband!”

“Oh, I have only just started the first day at work today. It’s normal if you haven’t seen me!” jackie chirped. “Besides, you and I aren’t people of the same level. It doesn’t matter if you have seen me or not!”

Chapter 115 jackie maintained his indifferent expression. He was tirelessly serving Selena her favorite dish. The other employees were all wide-eyed because it did not look like jackie was lying. At the same time, everyone knew Sonia was related to the Drake family. Otherwise, based on Sonia’s ability, it would be difficult for her to stay in this position for years.

“It doesn’t matter, because I still think you’re lying! It’s okay if the salary is low, we won’t laugh at you. After all, you are our manager’s husband, aren’t you? If the manager doesn’t mind, we won’t mind!” Sonia mocked, again.

“You’re right, my wife doesn’t mind my salary. Why are you talking so much?” jackie was a little upset. He was fine if others ridiculed him but they had always turned their battle towards Selena. Selena had been through a lot for five years for him; he wanted his wife to feel wronged no more.

He pointed at the dishes on the table in front of him. “You’ve ordered a lot of dishes, yet they can’t even stop you from babbling?”

“You—” Sonia stood up with anger. How she wished she could walk over and slap jackie immediately.

However, jackie was not working under her. He was Selena’s husband, and Selena was her direct boss.

“Why don’t you prove it to me that you have the ability? Otherwise, you’re just lying!” Finally, Sonia suppressed the anger in her heart and sat back on the chair.

“What will you do if I could prove it? Kneel down and apologize to me?” jackie commented when he saw the opponent’s unconvinced look.

“Yes. You can prove it to me and let me see what kind of bodyguard can earn 20 million dollars a month!” Sonia was unhappy in the beginning, but she was already starting to feel so irritated by jackie.

She stood up again and crossed her arms over her chest. “I’ll give you ten minutes. If you can’t prove that your monthly salary is 20 million, what should I do about it?”

jackie, carefully thinking, then replied, “How about I let you slap my face?”

“Yes, I’m looking forward to it!” Sonia agreed right away and watched the time.

“Then it’s time I’ll show you now!”

As she remembered something, she then turned to Selena. “By the way, you’re the manager. This is a personal bet between your husband and I, so you shouldn’t embarrass me in the future because of this. After all, it has nothing to do with work!”

“Don’t worry, I won’t get you in trouble because of this kind of thing!” Selena smiled. Pompous Sonia did not give face to the manager at all. Besides, Selena would be footing her bill that night. It was exhilarating to wait and watch.

“That’s good. We’re waiting for a good show!” Sonia smiled confidently.

Chapter 116 jackie took another sip of the wine, slowly.

“I’ve only given you ten minutes. It’s already a minute!” Sonia looked at the time again.

A smile on his face, jackie pulled out his phone and dialed the number Tanya gave to him this afternoon. He put the phone on loudspeaker mode.

An employee glanced at the number and exclaimed loudly. “He’s calling Miss Tanya!”

The call was soon answered. On the other end of the phone was heard the voice of Tanya. “ jackie? Has something happened? Why did you think of calling me tonight?”

“Nothing happened, Miss Tanya, I just want to confirm something. Is my pay 20 million per month?” A small smile appeared on jackie’s face and he sipped the wine once more.

“Yes. What’s the matter? You don’t think it’s too little, do you?” Tanya was obviously a little puzzled on the other end of the line. “Don’t worry. During New Year, my grandpa said that we won’t miss out on your 20 million bonus. It should be enough if you don’t squander them, right?” she added.

Everybody else was completely shocked by Tanya’s negotiating tone. She not only sounded unassertive, but she has also asked jackie if the amount given was too little. My lord, how was this the way and the tone of speaking to a bodyguard?

“Oh, it’s not too little. I just wanted to make sure. Sorry for disturbing you!” jackie gently tapped on his phone screen, hung up the call, and raised his head to look at Sonia. “My precious Miss Neal, this is Miss Tanya’s voice, am I right? It’s 20 million, am I correct?”

Embarrassment was written across her face. Her head was buzzing loudly. A bodyguard had a salary of 20 million a month? What was wrong with this Drake family?

“Yes. It’s 20 million. I didn’t expect your salary to be so high!” Sonia squeezed a smile, awkwardly so. Her voice trembled.

As she looked at the glass before her, she immediately poured a full glass of red wine and lifted it. “My apologies, jackie. I underestimated you. For that, I’ll drink this glass as punishment!” she said to jackie. Sonia downed the wine in an instant, not waiting for jackie’s response.

Felicia applauded from the side and echoed, “Miss Neal sure can hold her liquor well!”

“I’m not sure if you could hold your liquor well, but I surely remember that you’d kneel before me and apologize. You didn’t forget about that, did you?” jackie spoke, and his lips curved into a smirk.

“Oh, our pretty boy. Miss Neal was just joking with you, so don’t take it seriously. Besides, she’s punished herself with all that wine. Why bother with a woman?” As she sensed the atmosphere had turned sour, Felicia instantly tried damage control by laughing it off.

However, jackie did not buy her effort. “Don’t use gender as a shield. When she was despising me a moment ago, she did not say that she’s a woman. C’mon, cough it up. If you can’t afford to lose, don’t bet with anyone next time!”

“You…” Sonia gritted her teeth; she was so angry that she almost passed out. With so many employees in the scene, she would not be able to raise her head high up before others for the rest of her life if she knelt before jackie. Moreover, how many people would talk about her behind her back?

Awkwardness blanketed the employees. Wordlessly, they looked at one another. No one stood up to defend Sonia, all because Sonia often abused her authority to bully them in the workplace. The thought that she was above everyone else was ingrained in her mind. Of course, Felicia—who always fought hard to please her—was excluded from the list.

Selena finally breathed a sigh of relief after she was avenged. “ jackie, let’s not go deep into it. I invited everyone to dinner tonight, and then to karaoke. Let’s stop before everything gets worse. If you really make a girl kneel before you, it won’t make a good image of you as well.”

jackie finally gave in after his wife’s plea. He waved his hand. “Fine. I, jackie White, wouldn’t usually let things go, even if the God of War appears before me. However, I’m going to let it pass just because my wife asked for it.”

Selena’s face immediately turned red. jackie was Kylie’s father, and she really did not want her daughter to grow up without a father, so she had hoped for his return from the war. In fact, jackie and Selena were not close at all. If it were not for the kid, they would not be together. However, jackie treated her and her daughter well for the past few days. The sense of security that jackie gave them made her feel more and more that her five years of waiting for him to return was worthwhile.

Chapter 117 A spur of the moment decision had gotten her a fine man.

“Thank you. I’ll drink two more glasses as an apology.” Embarrassment did not leave her face. She forced a smile, poured herself two glasses of wine, and gulped them down.

“C’mon guys, let’s continue our feast! After this, we’ll go to karaoke in a bit. I don’t really like singing, though, so I’ll just listen to everyone sing!” jackie smiled and spoke courteously.

Only then did the others continue to feast on food and wine. Time went by very quickly, and it was already half-past eight in the evening. It was finally time to pay the dinner bill.

“Sir, this is your bill: 363,207 dollars in total!” One of the two good-looking waitresses, who had been serving everyone that evening, walked over to jackie with a professional smile on her face. “Sir, do you prefer to pay with cash or credit card?” she gently inquired.

Although the waitress knew generally customers would prefer to pay with a card, she followed the old routine and asked the question anyway.

“Cash, please.” Everyone stopped dead in their tracks when jackie pointed at the woven bag in the corner.

“Cash? In that woven bag?” The good-looking waitress was taken aback. This was the first time she met a customer like jackie. Paid in cash? For a bill of more than 300,000 dollars? The cash was in that bag, too?

“It’s over 360,000, right? Take 370,000 as payment for the bill, and the change will be a tip for you both!” jackie stood up and stretched his body.

“Th—thank you, Sir!” The waitress immediately beckoned to the other waitress.

The other waitress brought a tray over, and the two brought the bag before jackie. They unzipped the bag before him. Zip! The woven bag was opened. What they found within were stacks of banknotes.

“Oh, my lord! It’s real money!”

“There’s millions in here. This is the first time I’ve seen so much cash!”

“This is beyond rich! I thought Miss Taylor has good pay, but her husband’s is unexpectedly higher!”

“Ah! How I wish I had such a good husband. I won’t have to worry about anything all my life!”

“Bah! Are you as charming as Miss Taylor? Stop dreaming!”

This bag of banknotes gave rise to so much discussion among the employees in the scene. On the side, Sonia’s and Felicia’s face went dark and gloomy. Sonia, especially, who had thought a lot about whether jackie had the money to pay the bill. Had he not have had that amount, he would have been a laughingstock. Little did she know, the woven bag that he carried was filled with stacks of cash.

“Thank you for the tip, Sir!” The two good-looking waitresses were on cloud nine, too. Each of them could get more than three thousand tips after they counted 370,000 for the bill.

“Let’s sing! Where’s the karaoke? Have you made the reservation?” jackie waved his hand and asked.

Chapter 118 Not long after, everyone arrived at a luxurious business club. They were then led into an opulent VIP room. The consumption here was not expensive, but with so many people here together, it would cost about one hundred thousand to two hundred thousand dollars. It might be even more. Of course, Sonia would not doubt jackie’s ability to pay the bill anymore. That huge woven bag of cash nearly blinded her tonight. They ordered many signature dishes, and they started to eat and drink.

After much persuasion and coaxing, Selena went up the stage and sang two songs. Her voice was lovely.

“Waiter! Check, please!” When it was about time, jackie paid for the bill without waiting; it was two hundred and twenty thousand dollars in total. He made the waiter take two hundred and thirty thousand for the bill, and the change would be the waiter’s tip.

jackie walked out of the VIP room with the remaining one million four hundred thousand in his bag, ready to go home.

Sonia and Felicia were sour the whole time. They could only accompany everyone to drink and sing as they were embarrassed to leave the place. Their hearts were truly unsatisfied.

As they walked into the hallway, however, a racily dressed up woman bolted out from one of the VIP rooms. Her hair was a total mess, and horror was practically seeping through her face!

“Help! Help me!” The woman yelled, but she was then pulled by a few men who rushed out of the same room to chase after her.

“Damn, aren’t you shameless?” One of the men, with a blue dragon tattooed on his arm, slapped the woman harshly. “What are you yelling for? Didn’t I pay you?”

“Damn right. Why the hell do you pretend to be innocent when you chose to work here?”

The other man with yellow hair sneered. “Look at what you’re wearing! You’re definitely a hooker! What are you pretending for, then? Is the money not enough?” He touched the woman on the floor, his eyes fiery. “Come here. I’ll give you a few thousands more. Haha!”

“Sir, don’t! Please don’t! I beg you. Please let me go! I’m only here to accompany the customer to drink, and I don’t provide any other services!” the woman begged with terror in her trembling voice. “If you need the service, we have it here as well! Let me introduce a few to you. They’re all professional, and you’ll be satisfied!”

“Bah! Sorry. Not. Sorry. I only want you today!” The tattooed man spat on the ground. “Take the woman in!” he ordered his men. “Stop pretending to be innocent when you work in such a place! Still, I like your resistance. Pull her into the room and let me enjoy her!”

The situation before jackie made him stop dead in his tracks. His face sank.

“Let’s go. These are all clans and gangsters. We can’t afford to offend them.” Selena knew jackie was triggered just by looking at his face, but the other party won by numbers. There were four or five men out here; there must be more men in the room. It would be fighting a losing battle.

“You want to play superhero?” Sonia smiled coldly. “Oh right, I almost forgot! You’re a bodyguard! A bodyguard of twenty million dollars a month, too. You should be able to deal with these rubbish bags, right? Otherwise, it’d be such a shame to the Drake Family. A bodyguard with twenty million a month but couldn’t deal with these b*stards. Money well spent, huh?”

“Sir, don’t listen to her. A local gangster is always above the law. Such a situation happens every day! We better not intervene in this matter to offend them.” A male employee—afraid of jackie interposing himself in this affair—stepped forward to remind jackie.

“Help me, please help me!” Just when the woman was about to be forcibly pulled away, she cried pleadingly to jackie. She had noticed jackie’s gaze.

Without any hesitation, jackie put down the bag in his hand on the ground and looked at his wife with a firm expression. “Selena, I’m a veteran, and I want to live a peaceful life. But since I have seen this, I can’t just ignore it.”

Selena glanced at the helpless eyes of the woman. “Alright then…” Selena gave in. “Be careful!”

“Don’t worry!” jackie assured her.

Chapter 119 jackie only walked over after he had gotten Selena’s permission.

“This is…” Several male employees in the scene stared at each other hesitantly.

“Wow, you really want to get ahead, huh?” Sonia was practically rejoicing internally at the sight before her. “Miss Taylor, are you sure your dear husband is going to be alright? It’s not just one or two men there.” Sonia prayed so hard that jackie would be beaten to death by the gang. This guy did not show any respect to her at all; he even made her look terrible in front of everyone.

“I believe in him!” Selena smiled indifferently. When jackie pummeled Neil’s underlings black and blue earlier, her confidence in him was amplified.

“What’s your problem, little punk? Trying to be a hero now, huh?” Two of the men walked up to jackie when they saw him approaching them.

“The lady has said she’s only here to drink with the customer, not to sleep with them. Didn’t you hear her clearly?” chastised jackie. “Let her go. Otherwise, I’ll make you understand the true meaning of regret.”

“Wow, aren’t you talking big? Do you know who we are?” snapped one of the men, arrogance written all over his face. “We are Master Howard’s men. Picking a fight against us is like choosing to fight against Master Howard!”

“Our boss fancies this woman here. Besides, it’s not that we didn’t pay her. What’s wrong with you?” the other man chimed in. “Also, she is dressed inappropriately to drink with us and pretends to be a pure and innocent girl. It’s her fault!”

jackie instantly swung his leg and gave each of them a roundhouse kick; it sent the man flying.

The two were slammed heavily on the ground and immediately tasted blood rushing from their nose.

“Since you’re not letting the lady go, you’ve forced my hand into this! I don’t care which master you’re serving. In Eastfield, if you offend me, you will kneel!”

jackie’s face was icy cold as though he was from the underworld. His all too powerful aura instantly made the temperature in the hallway drop several degrees. Those darkened eyes of his were like the king of the jungle; it carried a noble aura that no one could go against.

“What the f*ck! Are you digging your own grave?” The tattooed guy loosened his grip on the woman and took out a knife from his back pocket. He stretched his body and walked toward jackie with a savage expression as though he was ready to slaughter jackie. He stepped forward, aiming for jackie’s abdomen.

In the next second, jackie firmly grasped the tattooed guy’s arm, and the knife in his hand dropped to the ground. The fiery pain shot up his arm and all the way to his head. His face was distorted in great pain.

“Boss!” The other man who was holding onto the woman immediately loosened his grip as well. He immediately opened the VIP room and yelled, “Guys, it’s bad! Our boss has been beaten up! Everyone, come out now! This scumbag is really asking for a dance with death.”

“What the hell? How dare he beat our boss! He doesn’t want to live anymore, that’s for sure!”

“The f*ck! Who did it? Rather bold on his part! Our boss is one of Master Howard’s men!”

Suddenly, the rest of the gang rushed out of the VIP room, all equally enraged.

Chapter 120 The employees from the procurement department sighed out of relief when they watched jackie finishing three men with just a few punches. It was truly undeniable that jackie possessed the ability to be the Drakes’ bodyguard. Dozens of men sprinted out of the VIP room right after one of them shouted toward the room.

“Oh my goodness! There are dozens of them!”

Sonia and the others were stupefied by the situation. They stumbled back a few steps, afraid of getting hurt once the war began.

“Thank you, Sir! I just can’t thank you enough!” The woman immediately hid behind jackie after the men no longer had a hold on her. “But they have the numbers,” she continued worriedly. “Sir, w—what are you going to do?”

jackie gave her a dry smile. “Just stand behind me. Don’t worry about me; I am jackie White. Even if the King of War was here, he wouldn’t dare to play me for a fool!”

A foot came up from the ground and kicked the tattooed man at his abdomen. jackie threw the tattooed man a kick that sent him backward, and it knocked down several men behind the man who rushed toward jackie.

“Dang it! Take him down!” Somebody shouted, and all of the sudden, jackie was surrounded by a group of men.

In a blink of an eye, those people were sprawled on the ground as they wailed in agony. They were thrown before they could touch a single strand of jackie’s hair. People from other VIP rooms came out quietly after they heard the sound of fighting, and they peeped at the battle.

“Jesus Christ! Isn’t he too strong? It was only one against dozens!”

“Yeah! Who is he? That was absolutely thrilling!” One member of the crowd could not help but exclaim excitedly. One could only witness such scenes on television.

“He’s so screwed. The door’s broken. This KTV is not for those ordinary people. I heard that the chairperson in that room is very powerful!”

“Miss Taylor, are we going to compensate for this broken door?” an employee of the procurement team said to Selena when these thoughts crossed his mind.

“What are you so afraid of? Miss Taylor’s husband is freaking rich. Look at the woven bag of his; there’s more than one million in there!” another female employee interrupted with an arrogant expression. There was nothing but admiration for jackie shown in her eyes. A man like jackie was a real man. It was no surprise that the most exquisite woman in Eastfield chose to marry him.

“Which b*stard was it? How dare you make trouble with us! Are you deliberately finding your way to hell?” Several men with suits—who watched over this club—walked over to the disturbance. The man who led the marching army was the manager of this KTV club.

The tattooed man hideously colored black and purple covered his face. He immediately got up and went toward the manager. “Finally you’re here, Mr. Meyer! I came here to spend and have fun, but what happened in the end? We spent so much and all we got are wounds and bruises! Moreover, these

bruises were given by a rat from I-don’t-know where!” he said aggrievedly. “You have to do something about it!”

jackie frowned as he looked at the situation. It seemed like this little tattooed brat was acquainted with Mr. Meyer. That was why they dared to be such a bully here.

“It’s only him? He knocked all of you down single-handedly? Impossible.” Mr. Meyer’s brows furrowed, and he was somewhat surprised when he heard the words.

“You’re Mr. Meyer, the manager of this club, right?” Selena interrupted. “This group of people was looking for trouble in your place. The girl over there was only here to drink with them, but that guy tried to force the girl to sleep with him. The situation was really disturbing, so my husband helped you to teach them a lesson!” Selena spoke as she pointed at the woman and then the tattooed man.

Chapter 121 Selena took two steps forward and explained the situation to Mr. Meyer.

“She’s right, Mr. Meyer! These people are making a deliberate ruckus. You have to do something about it!” Some procurement staff came forward to justify and echoed.

“Mr. Meyer, I’m only here to drink with customers. When you were recruiting, you said that it’d be a part- time job of three hundred dollars per day! I don’t want to sell my body!” The woman sobbed like a dying banshee. She cried in genuine pain. “B—but they—”

Mr. Meyer did the unthinkable; a soundly slap was delivered before she could finish her words.

“Just like a block of wood!”

“What do you mean, Mr. Meyer?” Selena scowled, anger stirred within her.

Mr. Meyer laughed. “What’s the matter with you people? This is our company’s internal affair!” Mr. Meyer retorted. “Besides, shouldn’t you already know what’s going to happen when you come here to work?

Moreover, they’re our regular VIP customers! It’s not like they didn’t pay you up. Thousands and thousands will be given to you. So what if you sleep with them just for a day or two?” Mr. Meyer sneered in an arrogant tone and cast a piercing glare at Selena. “You broke our door into pieces and beat our VIP guests into bloody pulps. Now say it: what should I do?” he rebuked.

“Such a shameless snot.” Selena gritted her teeth with anger, and her expression indicated her utter exasperation. This was her first time meeting such a repugnant b*stard. “She’s your staff. That’s what you told her when you were recruiting, and no sleeping with guests was required! You’re now committing a crime…”

“Blah-blah. What a chatty b*tch.” Mr. Meyer shot her a hateful stare. “This is your fault. We’re at our place, while you came here and hurt our valued guests! Just pay us 10 million for the loss!”

“What? 10 million?!” The employees of the Drake Dynasty Real Estate took a long deep breath at the amount. There were not many broken artifacts; only a door and a few vases by the door. They did not expect the other party to ask for 10 million!

“You… This is a complete extortion. Moreover, these men started the war first! If the loss has been paid, they should be the ones to pay! Why ask us?” Selena tried to reason with them. She could almost feel her blood boiling in her veins.

“I’m sorry. I’m so sorry, everyone! I got you involved! This is my fault! I’m so sorry!” The woman could hold the tears no longer. Tears like waterfall gushed down her cheeks. She cried out as though the whole world had collapsed. “It’s all my fault! It’s all on me! I dragged you down to hell with me!”

Sonia and Felicia exchanged their glances, and it was as though sunshine flooded their souls. They were internally smiling. This Mr. Meyer was no ordinary person. The couple would have to bid tomorrow’s sunrise adieu if they could not take out 10 million this time.

‘God has answered my prayer! Humph! Who asked you to play a superhero?’ Sonia inwardly sneered triumphantly.

“You can’t afford it this time, can you?” the tattooed man scoffed in a brazen and arrogant tone when he grasped that Mr. Meyer and his men were taking his side. “This little chatty b*tch is really stunning; even more captivating than the hooker! Mr. Meyer, do me a favor. If this woman is willing to sleep with me, you could ask for less compensation!” He took a closer look at Selena, drool escaping his lips.

Mr. Meyer subsequently laughed. “of course! Three million will do it!”

This tattooed man not only gave him a lot of benefits under the table, but because of them, the KTV had increased a lot in sales each month! They were his top-listed VIP guests. Compared to them, jackie and the others were a group of white-collar staff from a company who came here only for dinner. Mr. Meyer did not want to offend the gang for these poor country bumpkins.

“Dream on!” Selena rebuked and pointed a hateful glance at them. A boiling fury swelled inside of her.

“Honey, can I teach them a lesson? If I beat them up, I’m so afraid that you’ll think that I’m a violent and ferocious man!”

Chapter 122 “I—I wish you could…but isn’t the person behind them very powerful? What should we do when…” Selena bit her seductive plump red lips, her eyebrows frowned slightly.

“Honey, you need only allow me to do it. If they dare to wrong me, that’d be like picking a fight with the Drakes, right?” jackie chuckled, whispering into Selena’s ear.

Selena’s eyes immediately lit up at his words. He was right! He was now a highly paid elite bodyguard employed by the Drake family. Moreover, Miss Tanya held jackie in high regard. If something terrible happened to them, it would be all right so long as the Drake family would help them. There was nothing to be afraid of!

“Aren’t you just a lovely couple?” Mr. Meyer mocked them coldly when he saw them whispering affectionately to each other.

“This scumbag is trying to pick a fight, huh? We’re associated with the Clark family. You know; the Clark family, the second most influential family in this city. Do you recognize your idiocy right now? If you push our buttons—”

Slap!

A powerful slap landed brutally on Mr. Meyer’s face before he could complete his sentence.

Mr. Meyer spewed a mouthful of blood; two teeth flew out from his blood-soaking mouth.

“Son of a b*tch! How dare you!” Mr. Meyer had never been hit before. He raked in money, and he was even the brother-in-law of the Clark family’s number-one hitman! It was because of this relationship that he became a manager and lived as though he was the country’s president. Additionally, people like the tattooed man gave him many benefits on a daily basis, and it magnified his pride even more. How could he have known he would be beaten by someone today? Irritation and anger immediately surged inside him. He cursed and charged toward jackie, lifting his leg to throw him a powerful kick.

As soon as he raised his leg, jackie found the opportunity to launch a hard blow on his crotch.

“Ah!” That was the sound of broken eggs. The man clasped his private area and squatted down. Every tiny movement sent ripples of pain to his crotch; the pain shot through him with a terrible intensity that he almost passed out.

“Take him down! What are you people waiting for? Beat him up!” Mr. Meyer, on the ground as he gritted his teeth, shrieked agonizingly. “Guys! Charge!”

30 people charged toward jackie, and some of them had machetes in their hands. However, though the other part won by numbers, they were downed in less than a minute. These people received harder

blows than the previous men. Their injuries were much worse.

“Jesus Christ! This is unbelievable!” A male procurement staff swallowed hard, shocked by jackie’s fighting skill. jackie was a top-notch combatant, no doubt!

“It’s beyond awesome! He definitely lived up to the 20 million pay!” A few female employees looked at Sonia enviously and wished they could have a husband like jackie. He was not only charming, but he also possessed a manly aura that gave off a sense of security.

“Quick! Go and find Brother Ken!” Mr. Meyer ordered some waiters gathered here by the ruckus for some popcorn-worthy entertainment.

The waiters dismissed, and a man together with seven to eight people strode in.

“Brother-in-law, help me send this bstard to hell! This piece of sht came to create ruckus in our place!”

The arrival of Dan Jameson eased Mr. Meyer’s pent up anger. Hope bloomed inside him. Dan Jameson was no ordinary man; he was the number one hitman of the Clark family. It would be no problem at all for him to fight against hundreds of people, alone. Moreover, Dan earned his current rank and proved his worth in the Clark family with his fists!

Dan’s fury sprang to life when he heard that his brother-in-law had been beaten blue and black. His anger spiked even higher when he heard that the other party defeated most of their men.

His brother-in-law was indeed brazen and arrogant all this while, but because of his sister, he could only turn a blind eye to his deeds.

Chapter 123 As Dan glanced at the direction pointed by Mr. Meyer, his face twitched vigorously as though he was having a severe stroke. Realization dawned on Dan that this time, this lovely brother-in- law of his had provoked someone whose feathers should not be ruffled at all! A few days ago, he heaved a sigh of relief when he was informed that Young Master Clark brought his competent marshal to

annihilate jackie, but Young Master Clark then came back with an unsightly pallor of his face. He roared that Marshal Dennis Howard was completely useless, while Marshal Dennis initially claimed all too confidently that he would send jackie to the grave. They both hid in a room and had a heated discussion. In the end, the marshal convinced Young Master Clark not to offend jackie at all; the Clark family would be digging their own graves if they provoked him.

Dan was once again stupefied at this news.

He knew jackie was strong, but he did not expect even the marshal would not dare to touch a single strand of his hair. It was very likely that jackie White was the King of War.

“Hi, Dan. What a small world!” jackie chuckled and continued, “So, what are you going to do?”

“What should we do? We’re sending you to see the Grim Reaper, you b*stard! You haven’t met my brother. He was famous for wiping out hundreds of punks like you!” Mr. Meyer sneered in an arrogant tone. “Hmph! You’re good, I’ll admit! However, you’re nothing but a worthless gnat in front of my brother!” He continued with a brazen tone, and he got on his feet a few meters away from jackie when the pain finally subsided for a little.

“You’re his brother?” jackie was taken aback, looking at Dan. “No, he’s merely my brother-in-law. He followed my sister to call me brother,” Dan replied in a cold and icy voice.

All of a sudden, he swung his palm onto Mr. Meyer’s cheek.

“Brother, why did you hit me? A—Aren’t you hitting the wrong person? I’m your sister’s husband, your brother-in-law! Shouldn’t you beat him up instead? Confusion clouded his head, and at the same time, he could feel the smack stinging his face. He let out a startled gasp of pain.

“That’s right. I’m hitting you! You only know how to exploit the Clark family’s name to get advantage on a daily basis and create problems everywhere. Do you f*cking know who he is? He’s someone that even

Young Master Clark and I dare not touch! You… You clearly left your brain in your mother’s womb!”

Dan turned away from Mr. Meyer. He was about to explode with rage at his idiocy.

“What? No way! He’s someone even the Young Master Clark dare not offend?”

“Oh, my Lord. Someone so powerful and influential like Young Master Clark is afraid of angering jackie. What more Mr. Meyer? This husband of Miss Selena, who the heck is he?” Several employees who stood behind Selena whispered among themselves. They were completely stunned at the situation tonight. Selena’s husband, jackie White, did not seem to be an ordinary person.

“W—What? No, this can’t be!” At this moment, Mr. Meyer truly knew that he was playing with fire, and all of sudden, color drained from his face. He looked ashen.

After mulling over his thoughts, Dan walked over to jackie and bowed slightly. “Mr. White, I apologize. What happened today is all because I didn’t manage my men well, and it caused trouble to you and Mrs. White. I sincerely apologize and hope that you’ll spare my brother-in-law’s life!”

Mr. Meyer was so scared that he threw himself to the ground after hearing Dan’s words. Would this man really kill him just because of a small matter?

jackie thought for a while and replied, “Alright. I can spare his life, but I want his hand. He might not learn his lesson if otherwise.”

“Bring me the machetes!” Dan bit his lips. He could not do anything but to follow jackie’s order. “Hold him down!”

He walked over to Mr. Meyer with a sharp shiny machete at hand, and he brought it up to mid-air.

“N—no! Brother, please don’t! I’m the husband of your beloved sister! Mr. White, please, I beg you! Please spare me! I won’t do it anymore, I swear!” Mr. Meyer was so frightened that he almost wetted his

pants. He was pressed to the ground by Dan’s men as he wailed for mercy.

Dan turned his head to observe jackie’s expressions. Nothing. Then, he gritted his teeth and swung the machete.

Chapter 124 “A—Ah!” A hysterical cry pierced the atmosphere; it was the kind of scream that made everyone’s blood run cold. Most of the people were so frightened that they clamped their eyes shut.

“Honey, let’s go!” jackie grabbed the woven bag and swung it over his shoulder. He looked at the part- timer and said, “Do you still want to stay here? Go, now!”

The woman was stunned at the scene before her, and it was only after jackie called to her that she came back to reality. She quickly followed jackie and the others as they left the KTV.

“Don’t ever come to work in such a place anymore!” Selena reprimanded her. “Why did you even think of working here in the first place? What do you do?” she asked, her forehead creasing as she did so.

The woman looked at jackie and Selena, and she knelt before them. “Thank you so much for saving me! My name is Jessica Fair, and I work in the Labor and Social Security Bureau. However, because my father is so sick, I had to work some side jobs to earn and pay for his operation fee. We’ve sold out our house, and yet we’re still short of some money. I had no other choice but to work here for the money.”

Tears pooled in her eyes when she thought of her father’s situation. “Their recruitment announcement has clearly stated that this job is only required to drink with the guests, but not to sleep with them. I—I truly didn’t expect to have encountered this group of b*stards on my third day. I…” Tears welled up at the corners of her eyes as she described her experience. She looked even more pitiful and distressing.

The employees looked at each other, wordlessly, breathing out a series of sighs. They believed Jessica would not have taken this path if it were not for her father.

Selena had always been kind-hearted. She turned her head toward jackie and without hesitation, spoke, “ jackie, why don’t we help her? This is too distressing. I don’t think I could sleep tonight if we simply walk away.”

A small and gentle smile hung at jackie’s lips. “Honey, this beautiful heart of yours is a drug to my vein. I thought of that as well, but I never expected you to bring it up first!”

jackie dropped the woven bag in front of Jessica and said, “Take this. Don’t work at this kind of place anymore. The money in this bag is definitely enough for your father’s operation.”

The bystanders’ eyes widened into spheres as large as saucers; they were stunned by jackie’s behavior. They thought that jackie would give 10 to 20 thousand to the woman, but he handed the whole bag to her. There was freaking 1.4 million in it!

With such an amount of money, Jessica was not only able to afford her father’s operation cost, but it was also enough for her to redeem their house from the bank.

“T—Thank you, Sir! I can’t thank you enough. Thank you!” Jessica got up on her feet and bowed at jackie, expressing her gratitude over and over.

“Honey, let’s go…” jackie smiled gently. He then held Selena’s hand and walked over to their electric scooter.

Selena was a little puzzled. She wanted to help the woman, perhaps with 10 to 20 thousand from jackie’s woven bag. Never did she anticipate that jackie would pass the whole bag to the woman!

It was only until they neared the electric scooter did Selena snapped back to reality. “ jackie, aren’t you being too generous?” Selena asked dumbfoundedly. “There was so much money in that bag, and you passed it all to her?” Pausing for a moment, she then continued, “Don’t tell me Jessica’s stunning appearance has captured your heart, and that’s why you did that.”

“And how is it possible for her to win against my lovely wife in terms of beauty? Besides, didn’t you ask me to help her?” jackie chuckled playfully, his mood brightened up.

“W—Well, I did ask you to help her, but I didn’t ask you to give her all the money!”

Chapter 125 Selena was at a loss of words. jackie treated money like nothing; it was as though those stacks of banknotes were rolls of toilet paper to him. He was too generous to the woman.

“Well, how much should I have given her? Should I go get it back?” After thinking about it, however, jackie changed his mind. “Forget it. There’s no reason for me to collect the water poured out from the bottle!”

Selena continued to stay speechless and merely gave him a dry smile. “Never mind. My husband is earning 20 million a month, anyway! We’ll be rich after two months of you working for the Drake family, and zillionaires after a year or two.”

“Honey, we’re not short of money now, though…”

“Keep boasting, especially now that your pocket is almost empty.” Selena clicked her tongue. “You have to learn how to manage your finances better, got that? I wouldn’t be spending so much money on dinner if it was not to trim Sonia’s ego down.”

“No, no, no! You have to start preparing to be a freaking rich woman, Honey,” jackie rebutted. “Besides, I dream of having another wedding and take you out on a private jet in the future!”

“Are you sure? I don’t think it’s a good idea, since we have a four-year-old now. Wouldn’t it be ridiculous for us to have another wedding?” They continued to banter as they rode on the electric scooter. Joy and happiness bloomed inside Selena like a warm ray of sunshine that melted her ice-cold heart.

Selena slowly realized that love had blossomed between them as though they had just started dating. Perhaps this was what people always said, ‘fall for your spouse after marriage’.

…

On the other hand, after a series of terrifying events, Jessica did not stay long and left the KTV soon after. She hailed a cab and went in it, and she soon arrived at an old community housing area. She returned to her home with the woven bag in her arms.

“Lil brother, why did you discharge Father from the hospital?” Jessica was startled at the presence of her father. Her father, who was supposed to be receiving treatment in the ward, was lying in the dilapidated old rental house.

“We’ve spent every penny, yet there’s still a 30 thousand bill from the hospital waiting for us. The doctor said that we don’t have to pay the bill, but our father can no longer be treated in the hospital. We have no choice but to bring him back,” Jessica’s mother replied. “Your father is about to get the surgery the day after tomorrow. What now? How can we afford the 100 thousand operation when we can’t even pay up the 30 thousand outstanding balance?”

Jessica’s younger brother, jackie Fair, sighed as well. “It’s all my fault! I’m so useless that I can’t get a high-paying job! Not only our father’s operation cost, but I can’t even support our family expenses! Even if we managed to pay the operation fee, what about the post-surgery recuperation cost? That’s a different bill on its own!”

It was only then when jackie noticed that his sister was in a disheveled state. Her hair was disheveled like beached kelp after a storm, and her clothes were torn at the sides. “This is strange, Sister. Shouldn’t you be finished with your work at two in the morning? It’s only a little bit after 10 in the evening, so why are you back early?” he asked.

“Lady Luck has obviously left me behind today.” Jessica breathed a deep sigh and continued, “I met a group of bstards today at work, and they want me to do…” She trailed off before she continued, “Fortunately, the kind Mr. White rescued me from their dirty hands! If you were there with me, you’d know how amazing Mr. White truly is! Dozens of bstards fell to the ground without even touching the corner of

his shirt. I feel like this Mr. White is no ordinary man. Those underlings of Young Master Clock or Clarke —whatever—were terrified of him!”

“Wow! That’s so cool! How I wish I could be like him!” Jake daydreamed with admiration plastered on his face. Only then did he notice the woven bag in his sister’s arm. “Sis, why did you bring this large woven bag from work? Are you collecting recyclable items to earn some?”

“I don’t know what’s inside the bag, either. Mrs. White had Mr. White help me out, and he handed me this bag,” Jessica responded with a sense of confusion in her tone.

“This woven bag…is filled up with garbage, isn’t it? Still…that’s not right. Would you go to an opulent place to have fun with a bag like this?” jackie unzipped the woven bag as he spoke mindlessly to himself.

His jaw nearly went unhinged before he clamped his mouth shut.

“My Lord, it’s money! T—This is too much money!”

“What? Money?” Jessica’s and her mother’s jaws dropped at his words and immediately went over to see the content inside the woven bag. Hot tears filled up their eyes in an instant. With this amount of money, their father could be saved!

Chapter 126 At the KTV’s entrance, the man with the dragon tattoo—Ned—lugged forward with a cohort of men behind him.

“F*ck. I’ve never been so angry before. I can’t walk out of here until I’m satisfied!” Ned clenched his teeth, his expression reeked with menace. The rage within him continued to burn hot and bright.

“B—Boss, maybe we should just forget it,” one of his underlings stuttered after he gave the matter some thought. “Didn’t you hear what Dan said? Even Young Master Clark wouldn’t dare

to provoke that man!”

“Dan is the best fighter in the Clark family, you know?” the underling continued. “But look what happened. He bowed and scraped before the name of jackie White. He even cut off a hand from his brother-in-law without hesitation!”

A flicker of hesitation crossed Ned’s face when he heard this. However, a smile quickly lit up his face as he said, “Hmph. Why should we be scared? We don’t have to cower in fear just because they did. What aristocrats? They’re self-giving titles. How can they compare to us, the Dragon Gods?”

“The boss is right,” another underling chimed in with a vicious undertone. “No way are we going to let this slide. Not something this sh*tty, especially. Why? Do those aristocrats think they’re the best? Do they have more men than we do?” At this point, he paused for a bit before he added, “Besides, rumor has it that Dan can take down a few hundred men by himself. Bah! We heard the rumor from someone else, but I’ve never seen him in action myself, so who knows if he truly took down a few dozen by himself. His legend grew more and more ridiculous as word went around.”

“That’s right! All the aristocrats have is money. They can’t beat us men in terms of raw manpower. They only use their fists when they fight; we have people. If all of us gang up on that guy, there’s no way he’ll be able to escape!”

Another goon stepped forward, his face purple with bruises and nose swollen. “You’re right! That useless piece of crap! I’m gonna get help from Master Howard! We can’t let this slide.”

Ned nodded his head. With a smirk on his face, he commented, “Heh. That little punk’s wife has a splendid figure. More importantly, she’s such a delightful creature!”

“Boss, I think that woman is Selena Taylor, secretly dubbed the Beauty Queen of Eastfield among the rich young masters here! Won’t you offend the Taylors if you do anything to her?”

A goon raised the concern after pondering upon the matter for a while, his forehead creasing in worry.

“So that’s who she is? No problem at all. I heard that this woman had been kicked out of the Taylor family five years ago. So long as I just fool around and not kill her; even the Taylors won’t dare to provoke Master Howard! Furthermore, I’ve heard that her cousin is against her, and she hasn’t been able to land a single job! Heh. It’ll be fine as long as she’s not dead!”

The more he talked about her, the more Ned felt that there was an irresistible allure to Selena that could not be found in other women. It was the allure of a mature woman.

“Really? If that’s the case, there’ll be no problem at all! Hah! Let’s go see Master Howard now!”

The goon flashed a wicked smile when he heard that. “Boss, can we watch while you have fun with the woman? I want to see the look of this Beauty Queen of Eastfield as she’s being completely dominated by you!”

“Hah! No problem. I’ll let you all see just how awesome I am!” Ned burst into guffaws and brought his men along to see Master Howard. Master Howard had tremendous influence in the city. He was the owner of numerous entertainment outlets and illegal banks. It was not difficult at all to find out where Selena lived.

…

“ jackie, something’s off.”

Chapter 127 At this moment, Selena looked as though she finally thought of something. She patted jackie on the shoulder from the back. “Wait. Stop!”

jackie immediately pulled the electric scooter to the side. “What’s wrong?”

“Dan Jameson is an excellent fighter, yet he didn’t even raise a fist against you. He apologized to you right away. And he actually told Mr. Meyer that you were someone that even Young Master Clark couldn’t provoke. Why? Who are you, exactly?” Selena asked, her features twisted into a suspicious frown.

jackie gave a wry smile after he heard that. “I’m a vet; that’s why. Dan fought me once before, though it wasn’t so much of a fight. We got into an arm-wrestling competition. He lost and cut off his own finger because he knew his strength was nothing compared to mine. I have to admit that the fellow is a real man, though. Anyway, that’s why Young Master Clark is afraid of me…”

Here, jackie paused for a bit before he continued, “Think about it. Even the best fighter of the Clarks is no match for me. Isn’t it natural for Young Master Clark to fear me? Won’t he be afraid that I’ll just eliminate him? I do have the power to do so!”

“Arm-wrestling?” Selena wore a peculiar expression. She never thought that her husband would use such a method to prove his strength to another.

“Mm-hm! I simply left after he lost, too. I never expected that fellow to really cut his finger off. So the fact that I didn’t kill that Meyer tonight is considered a merciful act to preserve his dignity!” jackie bobbed his head as he spoke.

“You’re amazing, jackie!” Selena took in her husband’s dashing face. She then commented, “That man is a genuine man though, and it’s too bad he followed the wrong master. Ken is definitely one of the worst people I know. He wasn’t so terrible before, but I learned how that man is truly a monster after the time he tried to demolish our house with his goons!”

jackie chuckled. “Now do you feel that you’ve found yourself an excellent husband?” The grin on his face never left.

Slowly, Selena’s lusciously red lips caught his gaze.

“Dear, why don’t we have another kid?” he said. “I was so drunk that night from five years ago. I hardly remember what happened. All I remember was that you initiated it!”

Selena’s cheeks immediately flamed. “Don’t talk about it anymore. It’s so embarrassing. I was mad at my grandpa at the time because he married me off to some nobody. Sure, it’s a fake marriage, but that act was proof of the marriage. How could I, Selena Taylor, just pretend to be married?”

“I’m sorry… I wanted to save my mother then, too. I had no choice but to do that.” jackie slowly exhaled. “Don’t worry, Selena. The wedding from five years ago was regrettable. You don’t have to say anything; I understand. And don’t worry—I’ll hold another grand wedding for you!”

She pressed her lips. “All right. I’ll hold you to that.”

Here, she thought of something else. “But Grandpa’s 70th birthday is approaching,” she said, frowning. “My mom’s insistent on the present, too. We’ll be in trouble if we can’t fork out that amount of money. Besides, you’ve just started your job, and the soonest you’ll get your salary is probably in a few days. Looks like we won’t make it in time for Grandpa’s birthday.”

“Don’t worry, dear. It’s not a problem if money can solve the issue!”

…

“What? All of you were beaten up?” An old man stood up in a villa, a tuft of white hair crowning his head. He stared at the tattooed man before him. “Who is it? Who is it who dares to beat my men? Does he have a death wish?”

Chapter 128 “Yeah. That punk was pretty good. We weren’t a match for him because we had too little people with us!” Ned immediately grumbled, “Master Howard, that punk practically spat on your name. We told him that we were your men, yet he told us that you’re nothing but trash!”

“That f*cker! He dares to look down on me, the great Master Howard?” It was probably the first time Master Howard had been completely disregarded. He was so furious that he nearly spat out blood.

He had used his fists to conquer the throne he sat upon today; the Dragon God Clan was regarded as one of the most prominent clans in the city. They were not at the top of the food chain, but nobody dared to provoke them so carelessly. These underground organizations usually did not meddle in any affairs that had to do with aristocrats, too. They did not want to stir any unnecessary fights.

That was why he could not help but tack on a sentence after he finished speaking. “By the way, is that punk some aristocrat?”

“No. Don’t worry. This punk is just a foot soldier; a vet. In other words, he’s an impulsive self-righteous f*cker; the kind who likes to stick his nose in places he’s not invited to.”

“A lot of vets have been around lately,” Ned added. “There’s plenty of his type around now!”

Master Howard did not bother asking about the whole situation. He already decided that the punk would die after calling him ‘trash’.

He thought about it for a while. “How many people do you need? I’ll get Scar to bring his men with you!”

“50—” Ned’s brows furrowed. He then shook his head. “No, no. 50 is too small of a number, and that punk is too skilled. We need at least 200, and we need them armed.”

“200?” Master Howard startled at the suggested number. He never thought that the punk would be this skilled.

“That’s right. I heard that the punk served in the field for five years. He’s brushed against death plenty of times before. He’s crazy skilled! Of course, I understand if we can’t bring that many men,” Ned commented. “100 should be enough. But I’m just trying to prevent the worst-case scenario here.”

“All right then!” Master Howard nodded, his gaze shifted toward a man by his side. There was a menacing scar than ran down the man’s face. “Scar, bring your men and arm them,” he said icily. “You’ll be under Ned’s command for this operation!”

“Yes, Sir!” The scar-faced man wasted no time on small-talk. He got his men prepared and left with Ned.

…

At that moment, Kylie had long been fast asleep. Meanwhile, Fiona and the others were in the garden, huffing impatiently as they waited for jackie and Selena to return.

Joan, who was beside Fiona, observed the other woman’s expression. “Fiona, don’t be so angry, please,” she said gently. “My son isn’t in any form of trouble, I’m sure. He isn’t that rash!”

Fiona spat on the earth. “Don’t just call me Fiona as though we’re buddies. Your son got into a fight with Drakes’ bodyguards. Is that not causing trouble? We saw everything ourselves. He got himself into deep sh*t, but don’t drag us Taylors into it!”

Xena immediately puffed up her chest as well. “That’s right. Selena even called us in the afternoon, asking Aunt Fiona to give her 300 thousand to have dinner. Is that possible?” she remarked in a patronizing tone. “Does she really need 300 thousand to treat her colleagues to dinner? It’s obvious that jackie has gotten himself neck-deep in horse muck!”

Chapter 129 Ben’s eyebrows furrowed. “It’s so late already, but jackie isn’t back yet. Could it be that he’s been kidnapped and can’t come home? 300,000 isn’t enough to compensate the Drake family. It doesn’t matter if he only beat up the bodyguards since they’re still from the Drake family!”

“No…no way.” Joan became even more worried when she heard this. She paced about anxiously but she could not do anything.

Both jackie and Selena were not back in spite of the late hour. Did something really happen to them?

“Those are the Drake family’s bodyguards, not your regular cut of bodyguards. 300,000 should be ample compensation if they were regular guards, but nothing is certain if they belong to the Drakes…

“I’m just worried because Selena isn’t back either. Has Selena been taken too? What do we do if they ask us for ransom?” Andrew smoked a cigarette by the side. His heart began to palpitate in worry for his daughter’s safety.

“Ransom? If they ask for ransom, we’re only rescuing our daughter. That knucklehead can’t do anything other than cause trouble. I’m certainly not using my money to pay for his mistakes!” Fiona said, huffing angrily.

“Fiona, please don’t say that. jackie is a father. Besides, he put his life at risk for your daughter without hesitation. You can’t just stand by and let him die!” Joan feared that the Clark family would kill their hostages in a surge of anger, so she pleaded and begged as much as she could.

“Hmph. He was asking for it, don’t you think so? It was so obvious that Miss Tanya was just teasing him when she didn’t let him in. He could’ve turned around and left for home, no?

“I think he’s gone nuts because of greed. The gall to charge straight into the Drakes’ estate! And when their bodyguards tried to stop him, he beat them up. Wasn’t he asking for it?” Xena said before Fiona could respond. Her arms were folded across her chest.

“Yes, exactly! He asked for it himself!” Fiona nodded her head.

“He…he was driven to this by you!” Joan was on the brink of tears. “He wouldn’t be so desperate for money if it weren’t for you. He had to give you 10 million dollars for Grandfather Taylor’s 70th birthday, and you’ll only acknowledge him as your son-in-law, no? Ridiculous! Of course he’d act brashly!” she snapped, her tone dripping with resentment. “He’s desperate for money because he wants your recognition. He wants your blessings!”

“Like hell I care!” Fiona’s temper spiked. “Your son is a knucklehead who went about beating up the Drakes’ men, and you dare push the blame on me? Did I tell him to go beat other people up?”

“Why are you making such indiscriminate accusations? Can’t you see who’s in the wrong here?”

“Whatever it is, it’s not my mother’s fault,” Ben chimed in. “Even if Miss Tanya wasn’t lying to him, he would’ve needed to wait for at least a month before getting his first month’s salary, no? And Grandpa’s birthday is in three weeks. Hmph. Would he be able to make it anyway? Besides, his salary is 20 million per month, not 30 million. He needs 30 million!”

“I don’t care. If anything happens to my son, and if you don’t save him even if you have the money to do so, I…I’ll kill you!” Joan glared straight at Fiona, the ferocity in her eyes terrifying.

Fiona staggered backward in shock. “What a crazy b*tch,” she gasped. “Making such baseless accusations… And she dares to say something so unreasonable! Your son caused our family nothing but pain for the past five years. Every single damn day for the past five years. And you say something like that to me? Get a life!”

Chapter 130 Panic gripped Joan’s chest and words were lodged in her throat. jackie had done everything for her. He had only agreed to this false marriage and to take Ivan’s place in the military because he wanted her to receive proper medical treatment. She did not know any of this when she was confined to the sickbed. It was only after she was discharged from the hospital that the doctor handed her jackie’s letter, and she found out about the entire situation. Throughout these five years, she had been fearful, too. She feared that jackie would die on the battlefield. Plenty of people also told her that her son was dead. He would not have remained silent all these years otherwise. She could only pray for her son as she waited for him to come back.

At this moment, they heard the quiet whirr of an approaching electric scooter. jackie and Selena were on the scooter, finally home. They parked the vehicle inside the garden.

“ jackie, are you okay? I heard that you beat up the Drakes’ bodyguards. Is it true?” Joan immediately leaped forward and asked jackie, overwhelmed with worry.

“Oh, I did beat them up, but don’t you worry. Everything’s fine!” jackie smiled as he spoke nonchalantly.

“See? See? He admitted it himself! How can he be fine after beating up the Drakes’ bodyguards?”

“Yeah. You’ve done nothing but drag the Taylors down with you for the past five years, jackie. I suggest you leave. How can everything be fine after you provoked the Drake family?” Xena shot jackie a disdainful look. “You’re a grown man, and yet you don’t know what you can and can’t do. You even made Selena help you extort 300,000 from her mother. It’s ransom money, isn’t it? Thank goodness, Aunt Fiona is smart enough to not have complied. Otherwise, it would’ve been gone for nothing!”

jackie could not help but flash a mirthless smile at Xena’s condescending demeanor. “Now I get why Selena doesn’t like you that much. You sure talk a lot for someone who’s an outsider in this family. Why do you care so much although you’re just Ben’s girlfriend?”

“You—” Xena was so furious that she suddenly did not know how to retort.

“Hmph! jackie White, are you trying to revolt?” Fiona placed her hands at her hips. “I still haven’t acknowledged you as my son-in-law. You’re the outsider here, don’t you know that? Xena has been with my son for two years now. She’s practically his fiancée, and she’s already a daughter-in-law to us. She’s not an outsider!”

“That’s right!” Xena immediately lifted her chin when Fiona spoke up for her, her confidence returned. “Even if Uncle Andrew and Aunt Fiona haven’t acknowledged me yet, I’m practically Ben’s heart and soul. Besides, Ben and I aren’t far from marriage either! Besides, Ben would have been well-off if not for you, and I wouldn’t have to suffer like this!”

“Tell me, how did you two manage to get the Drake family to release you? I think you gave that few hundred thousand to them first, and so they let you come back to take more money. Is that right? Even if they want money, I’d never fork out a single cent to compensate for those bodyguards. Not for some trash like you!”

Fiona noticed that jackie stood rooted to his spot, completely still. She carried the luggage bag over and held it out toward him. “We just bought this. Think of it as our last gift for you. Take it and go; the further the better. You might still live this way, that is if the Drake family can’t find you!”

Thinking for a moment, she then added, “Oh, and take your mother with you. She’s an outsider in our family too!”

“Ma, what the hell are you talking about?” Selena could not take it anymore after watching the entire exchange. She stepped forward and snatched the suitcase away. “ jackie did beat up the Drakes’ bodyguards, but seriously, everything’s fine. Not only did Miss Tanya allow him to continue going to work tomorrow, but she even arranged a private villa for him at the Drake family’s estate. He’ll be able to rest there during his breaks, and he can even stay there if he doesn’t want to come back!”

“I—Impossible. You’re lying! He beat up the Drake family’s bodyguards. How can everything be fine?” Fiona was completely taken aback, a stupefied expression on her face.

Chapter 131 “They arranged for him to live in a villa all by himself? Is he not living together with bodyguards? Isn’t there a dormitory for bodyguards?” Ben was stunned. This outcome far exceeded their expectations.

jackie chuckled. “I did run into the Drakes’ bodyguards, but they were complete trash! And because of that, not a single one was worthy to be my opponent. The leader of the Drake family seems to like me. He said that my skill was worth twenty million dollars a month! Furthermore, the family’s patriarch said that those bodyguards were arranged to test me. They wanted to see if I was someone who knew how to pick their fights, someone who was courageous. It’s obvious that I passed the test.” jackie coughed quietly, speaking in a matter-of-fact tone.

Selena’s lips parted slightly, anxiety clenching her guts. Her husband had never said anything like that before, and he had not batted an eye as he lied.

“Really? It was just a test? And it was pre-arranged? So you’ll go to work tomorrow?” Fiona practically bounced with excitement as soon as she heard him, thinking about the twenty million dollars a month.

“Of course he’s serious, Ma. How could he lie to you about something like this? You can follow him to work tomorrow if you don’t believe him. See if anyone still dares to get in his way!” Selena explained, and she eye-rolled at her mother.

“Then you’ll let me take three hundred thousand from you, right? It’s all your fault I took out so much money abruptly, after all. I thought it was for a ransom. We did see jackie beating those bodyguards up with our own eyes!” Fiona’s resentful expression had long been replaced by one of complete delight.

“So, jackie, even the head of the Drakes has acknowledged your potential and highly regards you?” Andrew asked jackie as he stepped forward.

Everyone looked at him in anticipation. The Drakes were the wealthiest family in Eastfield, after all.

“That’s right. I’m very capable, basically!” jackie answered, a smile plastered on his face.

“Oh, that’s such wonderful news! I thought that you were all kidnapped since you haven’t returned, although it’s so late.” The tension at Joan’s chest finally eased off.

“Oh, right. Why were you guys following me? You could’ve just said something to me if you wanted to see me off to work.” Amusement sparked in jackie as he looked at Fiona. He had long known about how they hid in the coffee shop; he was merely lazy to call them out.

“Oh, dear. No need to put it that way! We weren’t following you. We just wanted to check out the situation because we care for you.” Fiona laughed awkwardly. “It’s all good so long as you’re good!”

A thought brewed in her mind after she said that, and she tacked on, “By the way, jackie, I think that you won’t receive your salary by the time our patriarch is celebrating his birthday. Can you ask Tanya and see

if they can give you this month’s salary early? We’ll use half of it to compensate Ivan, and another half to buy something for Old Man Taylor!”

“You don’t want me to pay the bride price anymore?” jackie’s brows creased together. Fiona had been so insistent on the bride price and would pester him about it almost every single day. Why would she be so kind all of the sudden?

Chapter 132 “No bride price? Dream on!” Fiona rolled her eyes at jackie when she heard his words. With a grin on her face, she asserted, “It’s like this: You won’t be able to take out thirty million straight out anyway, but you’ve beaten Ivan into a bloody pulp, so you have to give him ten million dollars. Besides, you already said that you’d buy a gift worth ten million for the old man’s birthday, so you must keep your word!”

Fiona paused briefly here before continuing, “That’s why you have to give out that twenty million no matter what; the Taylor family will only regard you highly that way. Furthermore, if they know that you’re going to be a bodyguard for the Drake family, they’ll definitely think you’re strong and capable, and they’ll never be able to kick you out of the Taylor family!”

“Then what about the ten million bride price?” jackie asked with a dry smile.

“I’ve already thought about that, too. Since you’re going to spend your first month’s salary on all of that, just give it to me once you receive your second month’s salary! I can’t give my beautiful daughter away for just ten million though. I’m increasing the price…to twenty million!”

With the grin never dropping once, she reiterated, “I’ve already thought everything through. You and Selena have Kylie, after all, so I’ll acknowledge you as my son-in-law once you give that twenty million to me! You won’t beat the young masters from aristocratic families, but I’ll approve of the two of you, so long as Selena is happy.”

Cold understanding washed over jackie. For a second, he thought that Fiona was actually being reasonable and thinking for his sake. Of course she wanted more money.

“Mom, why are you doing this? How can you just increase the bride price as you please? And that’s a pretty big jump, too.” Selena was speechless for a moment. Her mother was becoming more and more of a snob with each passing day.

“What do you know? I learned a single principle throughout these five years: cash is king! Cash gives you safety, assurance. You won’t be the laughingstock only if you step out of the house with cash! The friends I had a long time ago, the ones who had gone shopping with me and visited me? They all ignored me when we were kicked out five years ago. When I try to see them, they’d avoid me like the plague! So am I being too demanding, asking for twenty million? You’re the most beautiful woman in the entire Eastfield; so what if I ask for twenty million? Young Master Wilson even said that he’d marry you for fifty million. It’s my loss to let this rascal marry you for twenty million!” A stream of complaints suddenly poured forth from Fiona. The finishing touch to the drama would be for her to sit on the floor and wail.

“Mom, how can you be so calculative? That Wilson is fat and perverted! I’m well-aware of the kind of man he is.” Selena frowned, then looked at jackie. “Wilson isn’t even a fraction of the man jackie is.”

“No problem!” At this moment, jackie came before Fiona, a small smile on his face. “Mother is right,” he spoke. “You’re the most beautiful woman in the entire Eastfield. Twenty million it is, then. As long as Mother acknowledges me as her son-in-law, twenty million is nothing. Even two billion isn’t a problem!”

“From the smell of alcohol on your body, you’ve definitely been drinking tonight. Stop boasting about things you can’t do,” Fiona sneered as her eyes swept over him disdainfully. She would never believe that he could fork out two billion dollars. “I don’t want two billion. Just give me twenty million and I’ll acknowledge you.”

Meanwhile, Xena and Ben hung by the side, chins low and not daring to utter another word.

They had thought jackie had gotten himself into trouble and had reprimanded him relentlessly. They never thought he was actually working for the Drake family. It turned out that it was all right for jackie to get into a fight with the Drakes’ bodyguards this morning. If he had left, gloomy and dejected, he would have lost a golden opportunity for such a lucrative job.

“Ahem! It’s great now that jackie and Big Sis are back home safe and sound. Get some rest, everyone. I’m tired!” Ben coughed awkwardly. The aura of a raging bull from before had now dampened into a cloud of meekness. He uttered jackie’s name with utmost reverence, as though it was the name of a legendary king.

“I agree. We should go get some sleep. You two have to go to work tomorrow morning, too!” Xena wanted to dig a hole and bury her face in it. She and Ben returned to their room.

“Eh, did you two have dinner outside? Did you really spend three hundred thousand in total?”

Chapter 133 Fiona just recalled what she heard earlier after Ben and Xena left. Selena had been saying something about going out to eat over the phone and spending around 300 thousand dollars. It seemed that they had really been out for dinner.

“Don’t mention it anymore, mom. It was such a disaster. And it was my first time eating at a six-star hotel too! It’s all because of that Procurement Department Head—Sonia Neal!” Selena sighed before telling Fiona why she had to treat them to a meal at such a fancy place.

“That department head is an opportunistic b*tch. She’s just looking for an excuse to get you out of the way because she doesn’t want to see you become manager!” Fiona said. “I’ll help you with this meal. You have to show everyone what you can do! If you really treat everyone to a meal, the other workers will definitely listen to you from now on!” Fiona felt resentment in her daughter’s place when she heard that. A frown quickly creased her forehead. “Then where are you getting the 300 thousand from? Don’t you only have 100 thousand on you?”

“ jackie was the one who took out 2 million dollars when we went to eat!” Selena looked at jackie, a wry smile twisting her lips.

“No way. This guy actually still has two million left? It looks like he has a bonus of more than three million after retiring from the military! It’s not possible that he spent it all, right? What about the rest of his money?” Fiona’s eyes brightened after she heard this. “He only spent six hundred thousand. There’s still 1.4 million left!”

Selena’s gaze flickered toward her mother. She ducked her head. “We met a very pitiful young woman,” she said, her tone apologetic. “Her father was extremely sick and needed to have surgery, so we–we gave the rest of the money to help her!”

“You–you gave it to her?” Fiona almost fainted on the spot. “You gave that much money away? Do you two want to give me a heart attack?”

“It doesn’t matter, Mom. Do we lack money now? Don’t you yourself have 800 thousand in your account? Anyway, jackie and I are working, and our salaries aren’t too shabby. It’ll all be better in another two months!”

Selena’s heart pounded from embarrassment. She had wanted to lie to her mother but gave up in the end. She really did not want to tell lies and was not good at it anyway.

“I…” Fiona’s pallor had turned a sickly green. “You gave 1.4 million dollars away! You could have just given her a hundred thousand, eighty thousand—whatever. I’m your own mother and you only gave me 800 thousand, which I received only recently. And you gave someone you met for the first time 1.4 million? What the h*ll? Are you two zillionaires? How could you throw your money away so easily!”

“Never mind. Don’t argue anymore; it’s late. You also know that our daughter is a kind soul. She would never be able to not stop and help a dying man!” Andrew hauled himself onto his feet. He looked at

jackie after he spewed out that last piece of advice. “ jackie, my leg really feels better now,” he said. “Help me continue the therapy tomorrow morning.”

“Sure thing, father!” jackie replied, smiling.

…

“Brother Scar, we finally found where Selena and her family are living at. It’s just up front, not too far from here!” After a while, past eleven o’clock at night, an underling came before Scar and his men to report the status.

“All right. Let’s go. Ned, you better treat me to a drink after I help you get your revenge!” The scar-faced man said toward Ned, chuckling coldly.

“No worries. We’ll drink the house down!”

Elation leaped in Ned’s heart. He speared straight for jackie’s house of residence, a group of men in tow.

Chapter 134 Fiona fumed at the thought of losing another 1.4 million dollars but the money was already gone. In the end, she had no choice but to relent and return home.

Joan was also relieved at the sight of her son returning home and returned to her own home.

“Let’s go, my dear. We’re drenched in the smell of alcohol. Why don’t we take a bath together?” Desire sparked within jackie as he raked his eyes over Selena’s body, silhouetted by the dim street lights.

Although he was a man true to his principles, he was still young and only over twenty years old. Besides that, Selena was also his woman. Naturally he would have quite a few fantasies after not touching a woman for five years.

“You—I do a bit of good for you and you take it and fly off to the moon!” Selena rolled her eyes at jackie. “Besides, we weren’t that close before and yet you want to touch me now. Dream on!” she said. “You’re

only able to call me your wife now because of Kylie.”

Cold sweat slicked over jackie’s palms. He flashed a rueful smile. “I just suggested to take a bath together. I didn’t say that I was going to touch you, my dear,” he said. “Don’t let your mind wander too far. I’m a respectable man!”

If Abner, Lana, and the other Gods of War were to hear him say something like that, they would probably be so shocked that their jaws would drop straight to the floor. Especially since it came from their respected master, who was a stone-cold killing machine on the battlefield, tearing through people as though they were paper. Yet he was reduced into a grinning idiot who said ridiculous things before a beautiful woman.

“What are you talking about? I didn’t think about anything at all!” Selena strode toward the inside of the house, face burning hot. “I’m going to shower first. You shower after I’m done. Don’t even think about getting on my bed if I don’t give you permission. Got it?”

“Roger that, my dear. Don’t worry. I’ll obey your every command!” jackie saluted her sharply, making her chuckle. Her smile was absolutely dazzling, even beneath the hazy street lighting.

“What a beautiful smile!” jackie stood rooted to the spot after Selena went in, stupefied.

After a while, jackie went in to shower. When he returned to the room, he found Selena and adorable little Kylie curled up in bed, fast asleep. He studied his wife as she sprawled across the mattress, her chest heaving in regular intervals. Most of her leg was exposed, the smooth, porcelain skin looking as though it might shatter to touch. The sight stirred something within him.

He bent down and gently stole a kiss on her cheek, then he quietly returned to his mattress on the floor.

However, jackie did not realize that she was not asleep. Rather, she was closing her eyes and pretending to sleep. Selena’s heart pounded erratically after jackie kissed her, afraid that he would

attempt to do something else. Thankfully, the man quickly withdrew. Selena had been drinking and soon enough, she slipped into actual sleep, feeling tired to the bones.

jackie lay on the floor, reflecting on everything that had happened over the past few years. A swirl of emotions filled his chest.Just as he closed his eyes, he heard footsteps thundering toward his direction— and they were footsteps belonging to a sizeable group. It sounded like there were over 200 people!

He took a sharp intake of cold air and sat upright. Fury flashed in his eyes. “You dare to make trouble even though it’s so late at night and my wife and my daughter are already asleep?”

He immediately sprang to his feet, the thought clenching his heart. He carefully creeped out of the room and went to the garden. He sat beneath the enormous banyan tree in the garden and lit a smoke for himself. Less than two minutes had passed when a group of people came toward his house, some of them with weapons in their hands.

Chapter 135 “That little punk was a soldier for five years, Scar. He’s considered a vet. Super skilled. Don’t underestimate him!” Ned reminded them when he thought of how even Dan had been fearful when facing off against jackie.

Dan had claimed that he could defeat a hundred men alone, even though Ned thought that it was an exaggerated boast. Still, to be spoken so highly of by Dan, he imagined that jackie would have some level of skill.

“Don’t worry. We have this many men with us. I even met a busy-bodying little punk two days ago and now he’s dead because of me! Plus, we have so many people here!” Scar chuckled, then gave Ned a cold stare. “Did you really think I’d be on the same level as you after managing to become one of Master Howard’s high rank assistants? Hah! I’ve proven my worth with my fists!”

The two of them continued talking. It took a while for them to notice a red light sparking underneath the banyan tree, flickering sporadically. It looked like there was a man standing there.

“What’s someone doing there?” Scar waved his hand. His men stopped in their tracks. “It’s already 12.30 at night, and there’s someone smoking beneath that tree?”

Suspicion crossed Ned’s features. It was so late. How could there be someone in a place as quiet as this?

“Go and take a look!”

Scar suddenly tingled with a sense of danger. The feeling was a powerful presence. It was clear that it was unusual to have someone here this late at night. The group of men quickly went toward the tree.

“It’s you!” Ned recognized jackie after careful observation. His expression instantly darkened. “Brother Scar, this is the punk we’re looking for. He beat us up. I want this bastard dead!”

jackie casually exhaled, his breath mingling with a cloud of smoke. He flicked the cigarette butt onto the ground. “I never imagined that you’d have a death wish. I thought that beating a few of you up and sparing your lives in the KTV was enough. It seems like that was the wrong decision!”

“Hmph. Don’t you have eyes, you punk? Do you see how many men we’ve got surrounding you? And it was the wrong decision, you say?”

Ned chuckled and continued. “I know why you’re awake so late at night. You must be so scared of us looking for you to take revenge, so that’s why you couldn’t sleep—because you were so anxious. And so, you came out for a smoke to settle the fear in your heart!” Ned paused there, then resumed, his tone even more brazen and arrogant than before. “Only, you never expected us to find you so fast, eh? Now you know how powerful our Master Howard is, huh?”

“Brother, he doesn’t look like he’s scared of us!” The man with yellow hair who had been beaten black and blue earlier back in KTV voiced the concern aloud. He was still a bit fearful of jackie. After all, jackie’s frightening fighting prowess had already terrified him back in the KTV lounge.

“What do you know!”

Ned slapped the man’s head. “It’s not that he’s not scared. I think we’ve scared him so much that he’s wetted his pants but has no choice but to act all cool now that we’re already here!”

“There’s an abandoned building not far from here. We’ll settle it there!” jackie answered lightly, staring straight at the other man. “I don’t want your screams of pain to disturb my wife and daughter’s sleep!”

“An abandoned building?” Ned was stunned for a moment, then a wicked smile curved up his face. “So you’ve chosen the location for your grave? You’re scared to let your wife see your dead body at her doorstep? All right then. I’ll make sure that I’ll destroy you completely. Then I’ll go fool around with your woman after I kill you!”

Chapter 136 ”His wife, Selena Taylor, is a beauty!” Beside them, Scar laughed coldly after hearing what Ned said.

“Hey, hey. Does Brother Scar want to play too?” Ned smirked and flattered.

“Never mind, I’m not interested in women!” Scar smiled coldly and looked at jackie. “Young man, I’ll grant your wish and follow you to the abandoned building. Where’s the fun if we don’t finish you in the grave you’ve chosen for yourself?”

“let’s go!” jackie laughed and walked toward the abandoned building.

Scar and the rest followed behind him at a regular pace. They even walked in positions that formed a half-circular shape to prevent jackie from escaping.

Soon, the group of people entered the abandoned building.

“Young man, how about this. I’ll give you a chance today based on the fact that you have served Daxia for five years!”

The group of people surrounded jackie in the middle and Ned smirked and said, “You can call your wife and ask her to come here. Then, kowtow 100 times, beg me to let you go and sleep with her! I’ll let you go if you do it, how about that?!”

“Yes, yes, yes. So that your daughter won’t have to see our boss and your wife…” Another man with yellow hair smirked and said.

However, before he could finish speaking, jackie’s expression had already darkened. He did not care what people say about him but he could not tolerate people insulting his wife and daughter.

jackie’s movement was very fast. He lunged toward the guy with yellow hair and punched his neck.

Crack!

A crisp sound of bone breaking at the neck could be heard. The man with yellow hair fell on the ground and stopped breathing.

“I’ll kill you first for the words that you speak!” jackie looked at the body on the floor coldly. His words frightened the people, they could not help but take one step backward.

Ned and the others who were originally hurt did not dare walk forward. Ned reminded them, “Everybody be careful. He is not a simple man, otherwise I wouldn’t request so many people from the boss!”

“F*ck his grandmother. Pick up your weapon, go on and kill him!” Scar saw what happened, waved his hand, and ordered.

In seconds, more than a dozen people picked up either watermelon knives or steel pipes and rushed toward jackie.

“Hey, I gave you an option and you refused it, now you’re looking for death!” Ned’s eyes were vicious as he looked on to the group of people rushing toward jackie.

“You group of useless bastards. You can’t fight as front liners but sure are the champions of backstabbing!” jackie had a scary look in his eyes.

He snatched the watermelon knife from one of them and with a few swoops, several people around him had cuts on their necks.

Seven or eight people near jackie covered their necks and pain was written on their face. One by one, they fell to the ground and died.

The remaining few saw this scene and were so afraid that they swallowed big mouthfuls of their own saliva.

“F*ck his grandmother, charge!”

Chapter 137 Scar dared not act careless and was prepared to use the mass attack after he saw how scary jackie was.

“Attack!” The others rushed forward and surrounded jackie in the middle of an impenetrable crowd.

jackie was extremely fast. Although so many people rushed toward him, none of them could get near to him. They rushed forward one after another but every of them was finished by jackie’s knife.

Some of them only saw the knife’s reflection before they died and their head was no longer on their neck.

“No…no way!”

Less than two minutes later, the entire place was full of corpses and the blood odor filled the space.

Standing on the side, Ned and his followers looked at the show and had smiles on their face in the beginning. In their eyes, jackie was just struggling at the brink of death and he would die from being in a group fight.

The smile on their faces gradually disappeared. It was full of surprise and fear instead.

jackie stood there. After a killing spree, his white shirt still did not even have a drop of blood on it.

Most importantly, Ned realised that jackie was wearing a pair of slippers, yet he could still move that fast. How did he manage that?

“Young man, you must have used up all your energy! Aren’t your hands tired by killing so many people?”

“It’s time!” Scar finally made his move. He raised his knife, stepped forward and jumped high up into the air. He held the knife with both his hands and cut at jackie, who was beneath him.

“The hungry tiger pounces on the food?” jackie smiled coldly when he saw the opponent’s scary pose. He suddenly moved as the person’s knife was about to touch him.

This time, jackie was faster than before. Scar eyes blurred and the person was gone, his knife missed its aim!

“How…how is this possible?” After Scar missed, he secretly gasped. He was very clear how ferocious this move was and it was almost impossible that someone could dodge it. Once hit, the other party would be dead or badly injured.

Days ago, he used this move to kill a guy.As he was in a daze, he had a feeling that something was wrong. He felt a cold wind blowing from his back and a long knife pierced through his body from behind.

“I…” Scar’s eyes opened widely. He then knelt on the floor and fell down after he looked down at the knife.

“Brother Scar!”

“Oh my god! Brother Scar is so strong and…”

“Impossible! Brother Scar actually died like this?!”

The remaining of the people felt a sense of relief when they saw Scar in action. They believed that it was the young man’s death when Scar took action.

What they did not expect was for Boss Howard’s right hand man, Brother Scar, to be killed like this.

“Quick! Run!”

Ned realized that there were still about a dozen people left and they were not jackie’s opponent so he was ready to run.

“trash like you wants to leave?” jackie smiled coldly and looked at a knife under his feet. He kicked it, it flew and went through one of Ned’s legs from behind.

“Ah!” Ned cried out a horrible scream and was in so much pain that he knelt down on one knee.

Chapter 138 ”Ah!” Ned knelt on the floor and yelled loudly in pain, his forehead was covered in sweat.

One of his legs was kneeling on the floor and the other crouched. He tried to stand up but the pain on his leg caused his legs to tremble and he failed every time he tried.

He gritted his teeth, turned back and looked. jackie moved so fast as if he turned into multiple shadows, the followers behind him were continuously killed. This abandoned building had turned into the hell on earth.

In order to survive, Ned gritted his teeth and pulled out the knife from his leg with all his might. It was so painful that his brain came close to freezing and he almost fainted. The blood had already soaked through his pants after he pulled the knife out. After resting for a while, Ned managed to stand up and wobble feely as he tried to escape outside.

However, the people behind him fell very quickly on the floor. jackie smiled coldly and had already stood in front of him after a few fast jogs.

“Big…big brother. I beg you…please let me go. I’m willing to be your servant! I…I can give you money. I can give lots of money!”

Ned turned around to look at the corpses on the floor. He was so frightened that he trembled as he spoke and his sweat continued to drip. He just realized what kind of person he had offended.

“I’ve given you a chance, but you did not cherish it!” jackie had a calm expression on his face. He walked forward and cut his neck with one swift move. Blood splattered everywhere. jackie turned around, retrieved a cigarette and lit it. He smoked slowly and walked toward his house.

When he returned to his room again, jackie wore a slight smile as he looked at his wife and daughter, who were still deep asleep on the bed. “Honey, don’t worry. In the future, nobody would dare to have improper thoughts toward you. I’ll protect you and Kylie in the future!”

The next morning, jackie once again rode his electric scooter and sent Selena to her office.

After he sent Selena to the office, he slowly went to the Drake family mansion alone.

Not far away, Fiona, her son and Xena were in a hotel room. They stood by the window and looked at the situation in front of the villa’s entrance.

“We would know soon if jackie and Selena are lying to us!” Fiona looked over and did not blink her eyes, afraid that her eyes would be blurred.

When she saw that the bodyguards guarding the front door passed a cigarette to jackie and sent jackie through the entrance, she breathed out in relief. “It seems that your brother-in-law did not lie to us!”

Ben was also relieved. “If this is the case, jackie only has to work for two to three years and our family would have the money! His salary is much higher than Ivan!”

“Ivan’s salary isn’t low. The key point here is that after this person becomes the general manager, he consumed so much of the Taylor family’s money and at the same time, he also gave himself a huge amount of bonus during new years!” Fiona gritted her teeth and continued, “The thing that makes me mad is your sister has contributed a lot for the Taylor family and she only gave ten to twenty thousand for family expenditure. She had no idea how to save money into her own bank account!”

“Sigh!” Ben sighed. “Sister might not have any idea that we would be evicted. If she knew that we would be shooed out, she would have thought for herself!”

Xena, who was by the side, had a troubled expression on her face.

“Honey, what happened? Why do you seem unhappy?”

Chapter 139 Ben asked after he realized something was wrong.

Xena smiled bitterly before speaking with a frown, “I gave your brother-in-law a lecture yesterday. I was concerned for your family at that moment. I spoke those words because I was afraid that he had provoked the Drake family. I’m afraid that he would hold this grudge in his heart and direct it at me in the future!”

“Would he? He doesn’t seem to be that kind of person. Besides, how would he dare to direct it at you when he owes our family so much?”

“On top of that, what happened yesterday was a misunderstanding and it was understandable that we were afraid of him causing trouble to the Taylor family. This isn’t your fault!” Ben said confidently.

“I’m afraid that he would be upset and his promise to give you a car would be gone with the wind!” Xena gave him a piece of her mind.

“Hey, it’s nothing!” Fiona immediately said, “Don’t worry about it. If he doesn’t buy a car for you, mum will buy it with the money he gives me. He promised to pay a betrothal gift of 20 million. A million for a car for each of you would be a piece of cake!”

“Wow, that’s great! Thanks mum!” Xena immediately put a smile on her face and jumped in excitement.

“As long as my son is happy.” Fiona looked at Xena’s pretty face and said with satisfaction, “Xena, it’s been quite long since the both of you are in a relationship. When I get my hands on the 20 million in two months’ time, I’ll bring Ben to your family and ask for your hand in marriage. How does that sound? We should try to choose a day and get the wedding done within this year!”

“Yes, I… I’ll obey to your words!” Xena lowered her head shyly and was secretly happy. It seemed that she was not far from the rich man’s life.

…

“The call still can’t go through?” Mr. Howard was in a villa. He was frowning and had a dark expression on his face.

He ordered Scar to bring some people with Ned to take care of a veteran last night. They went out without a single news return. He had already made several calls but nobody answered and this made him uncomfortable.

“Mr. Howard, we got news. Something happened, something really bad happened!” a man ran in and yelled out of nowhere.

Some people stood around Mr. Howard. They were the capable ones that he remembered by names.

“What happened? Don’t rush and speak slowly!” Mr. Howard immediately stood up and asked.

That person was huffing and puffing. He ran over to the table, picked up a cup of tea and drank big mouthfuls of it before speaking. “Dead…they are all dead! Last night, more than one hundred people were killed in an abandoned building. Now, that place has been locked down and the bodies are being transported for cremation!”

“All…all of them are dead?” The corners of Mr. Howard’s mouth twitched. His ears were ringing and he wondered if he had heard it wrongly. This really was a huge loss for the Dragon God clan.

“They were sent to attack one person, and ALL of them are dead?”

Mr. Howard sat on the chair and he held his fists so tightly that the sound of his knuckles cracking could be heard. “Years ago, Scar took two knife attacks for me… I had no idea… I swear that I will avenge you, Scar!”

Chapter 140 ”Who’s that man? He’s so powerful that he actually killed Scar!” He frowned and looked serious. “So many people were there so it must have exhausted him. I know Scar’s capability very well! He has a special trick that’s so formidable that nobody can escape!”

One other guy also looked serious. “The focus now is that the place is currently locked down and the bodies are being cleared. Hence, we’re unable to inspect the scene. And when we’re unable to inspect the scene, we don’t know what actually happened!”

He paused before he continued, “Is it possible that this man wasn’t alone?”

“We don’t know about that!” Mr. Howard thought about it and he had a glum expression on his face. “I still don’t know who that person is. I only know that Ned and the others went out to play yesterday and a

veteran hit him. Ned said that the person was very strong and asked to bring more people. He wanted more than two hundred manpower so I asked Scar to get his back. I had no idea that…”

“If that is the case, that man wouldn’t have prepared, there’s a great chance that he was alone. If it was a one-man-show, then this person must be very strong!”

“We must find out who this person is immediately. I guess we can only start from investigating who Ned offended yesterday!” another middle-aged man said after remaining silent for some time.

“Yes, go ahead and investigate. I have to know who this is. I won’t rest in peace without having this man killed!” Mr. Howard nodded and said to the middle-aged man.

…

By this time, Ivan Taylor’s injury had recovered a little. He brought a few of his bodyguards and went to the Drake Dynasty Real Estate’s headquarters which belonged to the Drake Group.

“Sir, may I know who are you looking for? Do you have an appointment?” the front desk of the company smiled slightly and asked.

“Where’s the Procurement Manager’s office? I want to meet your manager, Miss Taylor!” Ivan smiled lightly and answered.

To which the front desk replied, “Sir, kindly register yourself here. How may I address you? I’ll inform the manager.”

“There’s no need for that, it’s too troublesome. I’ll go in and search for her myself!” The front desk could not stop Ivan. He brought his men and walked toward the office.

Ivan did not see Selena in the Procurement Departmental Office. He then yelled loudly, “Selena, where are you?”

“Hey, who’re you? You can’t just barge in here!” Sonia Neal immediately responded when she saw this aggressive man barging in.

Ivan thought Sonia was quite pretty and had a nice figure, so he smiled and replied, “Pretty lady, I’m looking for Manager Taylor, Selena Taylor!”

“What business do you have here with her? I’m the supervisor here and our manager is really busy. You can deal with me instead! Who’re you anyway?” Sonia gauged the man in front of her. Although this person was arrogant and seemed untamed, he was well dressed and should come from a rich family.

“My name is Ivan Taylor, her cousin. I have something important that I need to talk to her. I don’t want to talk to you!”

Chapter 141 Ivan looked around and walked inside while speaking. Soon, he saw the manager’s office.

“So you’re Young Master Taylor. Let me inform our manager!” Sonia understood and said.

“No need for that, I’ve found it. Isn’t this the manager’s office? Pretty lady, you mind your own business, I can go in by myself!” Ivan smiled, turned around, and ordered his bodyguards, “Wait for me at the entrance!”

After he finished speaking, he pushed the door open, entered, and immediately locked it.

“Why didn’t you knock?” Selena asked with her head down as she was busy with work. When she looked up, she was surprised. “Ivan Taylor, why are you here?”

Selena had no special feelings for Ivan. Years ago, Grandfather was mad and concerned about the Taylor family’s reputation when he chased her entire family out of the Taylor family. Selena did not blame her grandfather for this. The old master told her in secret that as soon as she made up her mind and aborted the child, she could immediately return to the Taylors. However, she was very stubborn and had

her heart set on giving birth to the child. After all, that was a life and was her own child. The child was innocent!

Old Master only drove her family out of Taylor family, but it did not end there. A few companies did not dare to employ Selena and it was all because of Ivan, who was currently standing in front of her.

“Can’t I come and visit you without a reason, cousin?” Ivan laughed and looked at the design of the office. “Hmm… Looks good. This office is quite big and the design looks good!”

“I’m working. Please leave if you don’t have any business here. Do I need to call the security to chase you out?” Selena had a cold expression on her face and sat right back on her chair.

“Hey, cousin, what’re you saying? We’re a family and I’m your cousin. We often played together when we were kids, remember?”

Ivan played the family relationship card before saying, “Alright, I’ll quit beating around the bushes. Your company is in charge of the high end neighbourhood project at South Hill Real Estate, right? And you know that the Taylor family does construction material business. So, I hope we can work together for the sake of the Taylor family!”

Ivan smiled in confidence and continued, “I believe that you as my cousin won’t refuse? After all, as long as we can work together well, we can help the Taylor family establish itself as a second-class aristocratic family in Eastfield!”

Selena was speechless and her face darkened. “It has been just a few days since our real estate company has gotten the piece of land. You must have a very reliable network to have known it so quickly!”

“Hey, cousin, listen to yourself. I’m sure that I’m not the only one who came to you these few days? Other families that do construction materials will come too!” Ivan smiled and continued in confidence,

“However, I believe that most of them will come and leave in vain!”

“you’re so confident that you’d not leave here in vain?” Selena laughed and said, “Cousin, I’m afraid you still haven’t realized this but after you got drunk the other day, Grandfather and your father knew that I was working at the Drakes. They even reminded me to be patient and to be fair about the cooperation between the Taylor’s and the Drake’s. They were afraid that it’d be detested by others. They asked me to only look into this after I’ve stabilized my job here!”

Selena smiled coldly and continued, “You must have known that I ‘ve become the Procurement Manager here and you want the chance to perform. You want to get a big project to secure your position in Old Master Taylor’s heart, right? It’s a shame that we can’t work together this time!”

Ivan laughed. “Selena, you’re right, I do want to stabilize my position in the Taylor family. After all, I’d inherit Taylor family’s estates, and that has nothing to do with you, woman. So, listen up, I want to discuss this big project!”

Ivan paused and continued, “However, you’ve guessed it wrong this time. Grandfather was the one who asked me to come here! You wouldn’t disobey his words, right? You wouldn’t disrespect the Taylor family, right?”

Chapter 142 ”Grandfather asked you to come here? That’s impossible.” Selena frowned and was wondering if she had heard wrongly.

“Of course. I’m not here for myself, I’m here for the Taylor family. I’m also here as Grandfather’s proxy to sign the contract with you! Ivan’s face was filled with a big smile and said to Selena, “Of course, I’m being considerate. In order for you to advance further in the Drake family, I’d not make it too difficult for you on the profit share!”

“Impossible!” Selena’s face darkened. “You must be lying to me. Grandfather said that he would not force me to work together with the Taylor family when I’ve only just started working here. If the Drake’s know about it, the Drake’s would lose trust in me.”

After all, Selena knew Ivan’s vile character very well. It was entirely possible that he was lying for profit.

“if you don’t believe me, you can call him right now. I don’t have to lie to you about things like these.” Ivan laughed and continued, “You should be sure in your heart that the old master had long hoped that the Taylor family would rise up to be one of the second-class aristocratic families. This is a great opportunity to get us to become a first-class aristocratic family. Do you think that he will miss this chance?”

Selena’s facial expression continued to darken as she heard this. She was very clear that the temptation of becoming a second-class aristocratic family was hard to resist. If this project was not too big, the old master would not have bat an eye and would make other long-term plans instead. However, it was no surprise that the old master was moved by such a big project that could bring the Taylor family to become a second-class aristocratic family.

“Cousin, what’re you waiting for? This is a very good opportunity for our family. You, as a part of Taylor’s, should side our family!”

After he finished talking, Ivan retrieved around 200 thousand cash from his bag and placed it on Selena’s table. “Consider this as part of your commission. After all, your daughter needs money to study. Although your salary is high, there is still some time before they pay your salary, right? Besides, the new semester is starting soon, you don’t want your daughter to wait for another year, right?”

When Ivan saw that Selena remained quiet with a dark expression on her face, he smiled and continued, “This small amount of money is surely not enough. I’m sure that you’d expect more than this for such a big project! I was thinking… That I should chase jackie out of our house when he can’t pay the 10 million compensation on Old Master’s birthday, and settle my issues with him later elsewhere! Now, however, it

seems like there’s a better solution!” Ivan suggested that he would not chase jackie out of the family if Selena agreed to sign the contract with the Taylor’s.

Selena was immediately enraged. “Ivan Taylor, what are you trying to say?! Didn’t we agree that we would resolve that issue with a compensation of 10 million? You can chase him out and not acknowledge him as my husband if he can’t come up with the money, and that is it!”

Chapter 143 Ivan smiled coldly. “Selena, you’re too naive. He’s supposed to kowtow to me and be chased out of Taylor family if he can’t come up with the sum of money. By then, he wouldn’t be your husband and wouldn’t have anything to do with us. I’ll get someone to beat him up and I’ll do as I please.”

Ivan paused before he continued, “I know that you’re softhearted and you’d definitely feel bad for him. I do have a suggestion for this. If you sign the contract with me, I’d void the ten million compensation, I can even give you twenty million to help jackie pay the ten million betrothal gift. The remaining ten million is for him to buy the old master a present for the Taylor’s to accept him.”

The offer that Ivan made was really attractive and Selena was tempted.

However, she shook her head. “No way, I can’t promise you this. I can’t do this as a member of the Drake Group’s Procurement Department. If Miss Tanya knows about this bribe, she would be disappointed. I can’t betray her trust in me and jackie!”

“cousin, are you stupid? Why’re you still acting noble at this moment? You have to understand, the money I give you can provide you and your husband a good life. It’d also help jackie obtain the Taylor family’s recognition! If you guys can’t come up with thirty million within the next twenty days, jackie will have to get out of the Taylor family and your parents will refuse to admit this son-in-law who married into your family.” Ivan smiled. “I’m afraid that only idiots will make a decision like this!”

“Don’t you worry. jackie already said that he’ll settle this before the old master’s birthday and I trust him! Besides, he’s Drake family’s bodyguard and takes a monthly salary of 20 million. My mum had also become nicer to him, so you don’t have to worry!”

Selena was still very firm with her stance. “As a person, we must have a bottom line. I’ve languished through these five years of hardship and now that jackie has returned, my child has a father. Both jackie and I have jobs and I believe that our life will get better!”

“Don’t… Don’t you want to get the recognition of the old master, father, and the rest of the Taylor family?” Disbelief was written all over Ivan’s face. In his opinion, Selena had really made a very stupid decision. “You have to know that you can make use of your current occupation to get Taylor’s recognition. You can be rich and live a good life. Why would you reject this life-changing offer? The old master will be unhappy if you do this!”

Selena was silent momentarily and said, “I believe that the old master will support my choice. He’s currently blinded by his desire to become a second-class aristocratic family. I believe that he’ll understand that my choice is the correct one in the long run. I need to have achievements in the Drake Group and build Drake’s trust in me. I believe that there’ll be other opportunities for us and the Taylor family to work together!”

Selena paused here and continued seriously, “Cousin, there’s a saying, haste will ruin everything. Even if the Taylor family has high quality construction materials, are you sure that we can handle such a big project? Besides, this is only my second day working here. What would outsiders think if I sign the contract with the Taylor’s so quickly? All eyes are on me now!”

Ivan agreed with Selena. However, in order for him to sign this big project and stabilize his position in the old master’s heart, he smiled. “Alright, I know that I’m making things difficult for you. After all, this is your second day at work. How about this, I’d come over a few days from now. However, don’t you sign the contract with other construction materials’ suppliers, alright?”

Chapter 144 The corner of Selena’s mouth twitched as her face darkened. “Ivan, I should’ve made it very clear to you. Don’t you understand that it’s not about the timing? It’s about principles. Shouldn’t we consider the Taylor family’s long-term benefit and not rush into things?”

“Hey, the old master dared to offer because he’s confident in the quality of the Taylor family’s construction materials! You’re one of the Taylor’s so you know very well the quality of our construction materials! We’ve always kept our reputation clean, right? You’d have to work with a company, anyhow. Working with us is no difference. Besides, you should have more confidence in your own family!” Ivan smiled and his sincerity felt more apparent.

Selena hesitated because what Ivan said was true. If she could just oversee Drake Group’s gossip behind her back… She trusted Taylor Group’s material quality.

“Selena, just agree already. This 200 thousand is just a token of appreciation and another 20 million is on its way. I‘ll forgive jackie and you don’t need to pay me back. Save the 10 million for yourself. I’ll also give you another 10 million for jackie to prepare the old master’s present. Then it wouldn’t look so bad on you both! Most importantly, the Taylor’s will treat you and jackie better. So, why shouldn’t we do it? This is such a wonderful deal! To those who gossip behind our back, we could prove ourselves with the standard of our quality. Reliability will be the best way to prove that we’re the best partner to work with.” Ivan’s silver tongue was unleashed to its full potential at that moment.

“I would like to have more time to consider. Please take the money back because I won’t take your money even if we are working together!”

Selena looked at the money on the table before saying, “You should be clear of the kind of person I am. I won’t agree to buy partnership with money. Besides, we will prepare the 10 million compensation and the 10 million for Grandfather’s present. At worst, jackie can request for one month’s advance pay from Miss Tanya. As for the money for my mum, we can settle that later!”

“You…” Ivan was so angry as he came in complete confidence. He even assured the old master to wait for his good news because he was sure to get the project and sign the contract. He had no idea that Selena would need time to think about it and would refuse such a huge amount of money.

“Okay, Selena. I’ll give you time to think about it!” Ivan sighed, placed the money in his bag and was about to leave. However, he paused when he reached the door and smiled at Selena. “You can always give me a call if you change your mind!”

Selena glanced at him. “Don’t call me Selena. I know what you did to my family in the past five years behind my back. Insidious people like you don’t deserve to address me by my first name.”

“It seems that you’ll still like me to call you Miss Taylor, or…knucklehead!” Ivan laughed and strode out of the office.

Years ago, Selena insisted on giving birth to the child and she ignored the Taylor’s dissuades. Due to her stubbornness, Ivan would call Selena ‘knucklehead’ every time they met. This time, he would not have addressed her as Selena if he did not have to get into her good graces.

Chapter 145 Sonia and Felicia started gossiping in a corner after Ivan entered Selena’s office.

“Sonia, do you know who’s that? He’s so arrogant that he went straight into the office. He even brought bodyguards with him!” Felicia looked at the office before asking Sonia.

Sonia smiled coldly. “Who can it be? He’s the young master from the Taylor family, Ivan Taylor! He’s one of the playboys. He manages the Taylor Group now and has been swindling the company’s money!”

“Really?” Felicia frowned. “Then why is he here? I heard that Ivan is on the bad side of Selena because he has been against her since she was forced out of the Taylor family!

“I think I know! Ivan is here just two days after Selena becomes the Procurement Manager. It’s clear that he wants Selena to sign the contract and give this big project to the Taylor family!” Felicia’s eyes brightened and continued, “If that’s the case then it’s fabulous! Doesn’t that mean that she’s abusing her power as manager? If I report this to the general manager and Miss Tanya, this woman will be done for good. She will have to quit the job and leave!”

“Yes. If she were to allocate some minor projects to the Taylor’s family a few months down the road, we may now know it and the Drake family might just close an eye to that. After all, they’re indeed in the construction material business. However, she had just started working. It’s too obvious that she’s abusing her power if she gives such a big project to the Taylor family right now.”

Sonia was very happy as everybody was waiting for Selena to mess up. They had no idea that the opportunity came so quickly. Both of them were waiting for Selena to mess up last night, but it did not happen. Instead, she left an extremely good impression in front of the employees. Sonia heard the discussion between employees about Selena this morning when she came in for work. Some said that her husband was handsome, rich, and good in fighting!

Some of them applauded Selena for showing solicitude toward her subordinates and even praised her for standing her ground when Sean Logan wanted to treat her to a meal. They learned that she was uncorrupted as she did not accept any bribe from other people.

This made both Sonia and Felicia extremely angry. They intended to frame Selena, instead, they failed and felt as if they have helped her build a good image instead.

“Yes, our opportunity is here and we don’t need to do anything. We‘ll wait and expose her after they have signed the contract!”

Sonia was extremely happy. She felt that her pursuit for the manager’s position will end soon.

At this moment, they saw Ivan coming out from the office angrily. The expression on his face reflected his unhappiness.

“Consider my *ss! She just doesn’t want to sign the contract with us!”

Ivan turned around and looked at the office in disgust. He thought silently, ‘Selena Taylor, if you don’t sign the contract with me, I’ll not make it easy for jackie on Grandfather’s birthday. I’ll have him killed if he can’t come up with the money and chased out of the house!’

“Young Master Taylor, do you plan to leave?” Unexpectedly, Sonia walked forward with a smile. “As a supervisor, I think I can speak to you in private!”

Chapter 146 ”Speak with you?” Ivan frowned and sized up the woman in front of him.

The woman was around 20 years of age, dressed in professional office suit and skirt, and wore spectacles. She looked smart and capable.

Ivan looked carefully and found out that she seemed quite pretty.

“Yes, I’m the supervisor here and I’m quite influential!” Sonia smiled and continued, “There’re so many people here. Why don’t you come into my office and let’s talk among ourselves!”

“Sure!” Ivan was secretly happy when he heard this. It was clear that she had something important to discuss with him if she insisted that they discuss in private.

Did this pretty lady have her eyes on him? It would be nice if that was the case! They quickly entered Sonia’s office and she locked the door.

“Tell me, what do you want from me?” Ivan smiled and sat on the sofa by the side.

“Young Master Taylor, if I made the right assumption, you must be here for the project located in South City, right? It seems like a lot of people know that our company acquired that piece of land!” Sonia smiled, and served Ivan a cup of water.

“we’re all clever people so I wouldn’t beat around the bushes. The Taylor family has always been in the business of construction material and we have a good reputation in this line of business! My cousin is your manager. I‘ve been thinking about the cooperation between both companies since she’s the Procurement Department Manager here. It would be good if we’re appointed for half the project!

“Who would’ve known that she’ll need time to ‘think about’ it. I feel that she was being perfunctory and didn’t want to secure me the project! She mentioned that she’s afraid of the gossip from the employees of this company.”

Ivan spoke his mind openly and he was obviously angry. After all, he promised the old master that he would successfully get the contract. How was he going to explain to the old master that he did not get it? Even if Selena changed her mind in the future, it would still be shameful for him to return that day empty- handed.

“She didn’t agree? How’s that possible?” Sonia was surprised. If this contract was not signed, how would she have the chance to pull Selena down from her position?

She thought about it and said, “She shouldn’t have done that. It’s possible for us to do business with just any company. Besides, you also emphasized that the Taylor Group’s construction material is of high quality! How can she do that? Does she still take you as her family? I would have agreed in a heartbeat!”

“She might still bear grudges against us when we chased her out of the Taylor family! Sigh, women are petty!” Ivan sighed. “I think she’s taking revenge on me!”

“How’s this possible? I heard this incident happened years ago and it was her fault. Isn’t it right that she was chased out of the Taylor family? How can she blame you and your family?”

Sonia seemed understanding. She thought about it and said, “However, since she said she’ll consider it, there’s still hope for your group. At least she didn’t outright reject it!”

Chapter 147 Sonia paused slightly before she continued speaking, “Young Master Taylor, let me tell you something. In the past, the people-in-charge from the construction material companies won’t discuss this matter directly with the manager. They’ll find me instead, the supervisor, and discuss with me first!”

“With you? You can make the decision as a supervisor and we can sign the contract?”

Ivan’s eyes lit up in an instant and spoke excitedly. “Miss Neal, I’ll definitely thank you in the future if you can sign the contract with me! I can give you at least twenty to thirty million!”

Sonia gasped as she heard this. She sure wanted to accept the money, but supervisors never had the power to make such a decision. The final say was always the manager. Hence, she had only received small gifts like tea leaves throughout the years as a supervisor. Her position had hindered her to be entitled for expensive gifts.

This was the reason Sonia wanted to become the manager.

She thought that she could become the manager until Selena appeared. She was so angry she almost puked blood.

“That much?!”

She tried hard to keep calm. It would be nice if she was the manager as this project would earn her a huge amount of money.

Although the contract still needed to be signed by the general manager after the supervisor’s decision, the manager was always so busy that he would not properly read it through. Normally, the contract only needed his signature after the contract was ready.

Hence, the Procurement Department Manager in this company was a position that could reap a lot of benefit.

“it’s not a lot! If the entire project is given to the Taylor family, we can make at least seven to eight hundred million. We might even make one billion if we do it right! By that time, this amount of money will be a piece of cake to the Taylor family.”

Ivan laughed, “I intended to pay Selena 20 million as commission. It’s such a pity that this woman is hard headed and crazy!”

“Young Master Taylor, I can’t make the final decision but I can help you find a way!” Sonia rolled her eyes and said again.

“What can you offer me?” Ivan could not believe it.

“Let’s put it this way. Any other construction material suppliers need to come to me first. My main job is to discuss with them and choose the materials. I’ll pass it to the filtered list to the manager so that she can further look into it!”

“I can recommend the Taylor family to her in this process. I can amend the data from the other construction material suppliers, and even throw them in the bin!”

Sonia smirked. “If this is the case, do you think I’ll be of help? She would have no other choices other than signing your contract after I’ve gotten rid of your competitor’s data. If you went to her directly it’ll no doubt create gossip. It’ll be different if I recommended it, the responsibility will be on me.”

“That’s great! Your idea is really good. She wouldn’t be afraid of others gossiping about her if we go with this. She hesitated because she’s a very filial person and she knows that this is the old master’s idea!”

“She won’t hesitate if you become the scapegoat. I understand her very well, there’ll be a high chance of success like this!” Ivan was ecstatic. “But, won’t she realize that something’s wrong if you get rid of the

other competitors?”

Chapter 148 Sonia frowned then replied, “How about this, I’ll stop the suppliers that’re more competitive than your company. I’ll lie to them about handing in their proposals. In the end, I’ll only hand in the proposal from the Taylor’s family and other minor competitors. That way, she won’t have any choice but to choose you, right?’

Ivan’s eyes lit up. He stood up and spoke excitedly, “Sure, your idea is really good! This way, Selena won’t be afraid of others gossipping behind her back. With your help, she won’t be pressured by the burden!”

“Yes. How about that? Told you I’ll be of help,” Sonia smiled slightly and said.

“Come, here’s 200 thousand!” Ivan smiled and offered the 200 thousand he prepared for Selena. He placed it on the table. “This money is a token of appreciation. Although you don’t have the final say and can’t sign the contract, I’ll still pay you ten million as a token of gratitude once we succeed in this matter!”

“Ten million!” Sonia was in ecstasy.

She stood up. “You’re most welcome, Young Master Taylor. Don’t you worry. I’ll do my best and persuade my manager, and help your family become a second-class aristocratic family! By the way, you should prepare three different copies of the contract. I’m afraid that she’ll decline if the profit margin isn’t of satisfactory…”

“No problem, I’ll get it done!” Ivan got up and quickly left.

Sonia closed her office door right after Ivan left. She placed the 200 thousand on the table into her sling bag and finally relaxed. “I’ve never done something like this and I have no idea that I’ll get such a huge offer. When this is over, I’ll have ten million!”

She then sighed and continued, “It’s such a pity that I’m not the manager. It’ll be much easier if I’m the manager.”

Ivan soon reached home happily in his car.

“How is it, Ivan? Did you make it?” As soon as he entered the house, Theodore Taylor asked.

“Don’t worry. Although we haven’t signed the contract yet, it’s going to happen soon. Selena said that she’ll need time to consider. I’ll rewrite the contract and organize the data for future submission. There’ll be three contracts, one with a pricing that’s lower than market rate, the second one based on market rate, and the third one with a higher profit margin. I plan to offer all three of it for her to choose!” Ivan smiled and said.

Once they heard that success was just around the corner, happiness was written over Theodore and Old Master Taylor’s face.

“That’s really good. Even if we offer a discount based on our normal pricing, we’ll still earn five to six hundred million in profit. If Selena treats us well and allows us to use the market rate, earning eight hundred million won’t be an issue!” Theodore was extremely excited. He had no idea that the Taylor family would get such a big opportunity.

“However, Selena should understand our family very well. Why does she still require three different proposals? Is there competition from other suppliers?”

Old Master Taylor understood the underlying meaning in Ivan’s words. He frowned, “We can’t be careless before the contract is finalized. Remember how we lost the previous project with the Wilson family?”

The corner of Ivan’s mouth twitched when that was mentioned. That was really shameful for him.

“Don’t you worry, Grandpa. I’m confident this time around!”

“Selena hesitated in the beginning. After all, she doesn’t have a stable position yet. However, I believe we’ll succeed after she hears that this is Grandpa’s idea!” Ivan smiled. He believed that this matter would be seamless according to his plan.

Chapter 149 ”Aren’t there other competitors that want the project?” The old master was obviously worried.

Ivan replied, “Grandpa, don’t worry. The other suppliers will join as a formality. We’ll definitely land the contract!”

…

At the same time, James and his family were having a chat in the Drake family mansion’s living room.

As they were talking, the Drake family’s butler walked in. “Master, something big happened last night!”

“Something big? What happened? There’re many powerful people in Eastfield so it’s not unusual that things happen!” James smiled indifferently and thought it was quite normal.

“Over one hundred people from the Dragon God clan died last night in an abandoned building!” the butler spoke as he walked forward.

“What? So many died?” Tanya Drake, the second daughter of the Drake family gasped as she was startled. It was normal for people to die from offending forces that they should not have offended.

However, there were usually only a dozen deaths and it would be considered big news if 100 people died. This time, there were more than that and they were people from the Dragon God clan. After all, the clan was powerful and people dared not offend them.

“What was the official statement?” James was quiet for some time before asking about the details.

“There were no details about it. The official statement stated that it was a fight between two parties and that was it!” The butler smiled bitterly and continued, “But, I asked around and got to know that the situation was very scary! On top of that, a lot of people spread the news about this matter and everybody knows that it’s not a fight between two parties.”

jackie, who was standing behind Tanya, was speechless when he heard this. “How scary was it?”

“Super scary!” The butler glanced at jackie before continuing, “The other party was too good. I think nobody from the Drake family was good enough for him, because the bodies are all people from the Dragon God clan. From the looks of it, it was done by one individual. For one person to kill so many, this person must be good. Most importantly, the right-hand man of Mr. Howard from the Dragon God clan, Scar, also fell victim to this!”

“Scar is dead?” James was shocked when he heard that Scar was dead. “This person must be really good. Is it confirmed that he went alone and not with a whole group of people?”

“Yes, I’m sure of it!” The butler immediately nodded and said, “The people from the Dragon God clan had always been carrying out bad deeds. Now, a lot of the people in Eastfield are praising the hero who got rid of the bad people for the commoners!”

“I really want to see who this hero is with my own eyes!” Tanya’s eyes lit up and said in adoration.

Chapter 150 ”He must be good!” Timothy smiled as he looked at jackie and said, “I wonder who’ll win if our 20 million dollar bodyguard fights with this so-called hero?”

It was obvious that Timothy did not fully accept jackie and thought his dad had overestimated jackie’s ability. He tried having some hope for jackie to turn out fine but he thought jackie was just a normal person after meeting him. He always felt that instead of jackie, why not please the Gods of War with his family’s wealth. His father was obviously going toward the wrong direction.

“Yes, do you think you can win? I’m curious as you have defeated Harvey!” Tanya was suddenly interested. She looked at jackie yearningly and asked.

jackie was embarrassed. They were making it difficult for him when they asked him to fight with himself.

“I need to meet him in order to give you an answer. I’ll definitely compare notes with him when we meet!” jackie thought about it and answered seriously.

“you said this. Don’t refuse if I find this person. After all, I want to know your true capabilities from your fight with him!” Timothy smiled and said.

jackie’s cell-phone rang at this moment.

He frowned right after looking at it. ‘Female Apprentice’ appeared as the caller’s ID.

jackie was speechless as he had no idea why Lana, his only female apprentice, would look for him at this moment.

“Sorry, I need to take this call!” After a shy smile, jackie excused himself.

“this young man is really busy!” James smiled as he looked as jackie leave.

“He… He has just arrived and wants to leave for a phone call?” Timothy’s face darkened. He looked on as jackie walked toward the entrance.

“How’s that possible? Isn’t this his second day at work?” The butler was confused and chased after jackie.

After a short while, he ran back and said while huffing, “Isn’t this bodyguard too much? He has only been here for less than ten minutes and left. He’s really making me angry. The twenty million is such easy money for him.”

“Tanya, why did you agree to his request of twenty million? Why didn’t you negotiate? Look at him, is he worth so much?” Timothy looked at his sister impatiently. “I think he’s too arrogant and he doesn’t even act like a bodyguard. Does he even know that he owed us a favor? He’s just an employee after all!”

Tanya lowered her head in shame. “Father said that we have to please jackie. I thought about it and think it was a good chance to do so. After all, twenty million is a piece of cake for the Drake family. He said that twenty million was the minimum and it was obvious that there was no room for negotiation. How could I negotiate under those circumstances?”

“He might only be overpricing himself. Who would’ve known you’re so stupid to offer twenty million. He might have accepted the offer at ten million!” Timothy continued.

“Don’t fret it!” James waved his hand at this moment and said, “Don’t be so stingy. It’s just a monthly salary of twenty million. The Drake family can pay even if there’re more of them! I believe in my intuition. This young man might be a God of War. Even if he isn’t, he would definitely be a marshal. If that’s the case, a twenty million salary is really low!”

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