''Barter, I have heard from my wife time without number that you hate her and that you want to kill her,'' Mr. Ban eventually called Barter privately to his study, to listen to Barter's side of the story. ''Boss...'' Barter replied, not exactly knowing what to say to refute what Mr. Ban had told him. Mr. Ban stared at Barter with expectation. He had to give him a reason not to believe what Laura was saying because she had complained a little too much and a little too intensely for Mr. Ban to continue to ignore her. What if something actually happened to her in the hands of Barter? Mr. Ban would be very cross with himself. ''You have to say something, Barter. Something other than...boss...'' Mr. Ban said. ''I...I am not trying to kill Laura, boss...'' Brater replied. ''So why does she insist that you want to kill her? She has told me about this a long time ago, but I have always ignored her because I didn't see the likeliness of you doing something like that under my nose, but o

Meanwhile, Don Black was really wrapping his hand around Jin Shen. After all, as Jin Shen had said before, he looked up to Don Black a lot when he was a teenager, so one can only imagine how easy it was for Don Black to manipulate Jin Shen. Marcus saw it happening, and he kept his calm this time around. He had been in this position before, for him to know that taking everything he had in mind step by step was the only way out. Don Black had given Jin Shen so many contracts affiliated with the state so much so that Jin Shen was now indebted to Don Black. The thing about the Shen family was that, as soon as Boss Shen's father died, there was literally no more gangsta in the family, but the family's business had to continue, right? As a result, all the successors of the Shen family business were in every sense, underqualified to take on the family's business, but they would rather not hire a stranger to run the business and that was why Boss Shen at first, came into play. Boss Shen

Laura Bna tried to shut her mind off thinking about what Mr. Ban had in store for her. The man was such a handful, what the hell?He had not said anything directly to her, yet she was fidgeting as if she knew he was out there with a gun waiting for her. And to think that all this was her lawyer's fault. Her stupid lawyer had invited Mr. Ban's attention towards her in the worst way, and now she was stuck and nervous. Fucking hell!''Can you be any faster? Your boss said it's urgent,'' Laura Ban said to the man driving. He nodded politely and obviously stepped harder on the pedal. Laura Ban took in a deep breath. This was one of the longest trips she would have ever taken in her entire existence. She had never been this nervous as well. Of late, it had been nothing but the drama between her and Mr. Ban, so she wondered what was up this time. The closer she got to Mr. Ban's house, the tighter her stomach felt. Eventually, they arrived at the house, and the guard assigned to he

''Did you tell my husband about Charles and me?'' Laura Ban asked, straight to the point. Barter scoffed.He couldn't even believe his ears. How shameless of Laura Ban to ask him such. ''You have no shame. I bet my boss has screwed all the shame out of you. How dare you call me to ask me this?'' Barter asked. Laura Ban didn't expect any less from him. Of course, what would someone like him say to her? He hated her, so she could expect his vile words at her.All that he said did not sway her at all. ''You just have to answer the question and nothing else,'' Laura replied. ''If your husband is accusing you of being unfaithful, how about you ask him to tell you how he found out? Or better still, since the allegations are correct, shut the fuck up, have some shame, and hide in a corner of the world,'' Barter said with disgust and hung up the phone call rudely. The next thing that Laura Ban heard was the sound of the phone line disconnecting. Again, it did not sway her as she alrea

Coming from such a place to the Laura Ban that she is today, it was safe to say that Laura counted her losses with her teeth and accepted her fate. As soon as she had the opportunity to start a new life, right there, under Mr. Ban's roof, she took on another form. Now, she was standing right in front of the man that had made her the beast she had become. Seeing Mr. Ban in this position, Laura feared two extremes.What she might do, and what would happen to her if she did not do anything. As of now, Mr. Ban had not done anything to her. He hadn't grounded her per se. He confined her to his room for now, which is normal for someone who had just found out that his wife was fucking his brother. So, with this window of possibility, Laura Ban would have the chance to decide her fate. But what could she do, really?To Mr. Ban especially, of all people. It would be like biting the finger that fed her, or like one turning against his or her own father. After all those years of being