Ethan pushed his chair backward and straightened up majestically, his icy gaze pinned on Victor. Then he slipped his hands into his pockets and hummed in reply, "There will be cutting, but that'd be later." "So, Victor Voss, you like violating people's wives and daughters so much, don't you?" Victor subconsciously took a step backward. He was smart enough to know what was going on and the grave danger he was in. Ethan easily manipulated him into thinking he was suffocating, and this man with him could move without being detected. Unless a savior intervened, going head to head with Ethan would be a very bad decision. Cold sweat broke out on his forehead, recalling how he had belittled Ethan and the numerous threats he made. Left with no choice, he glanced around him, taking in the faces of everyone in the room. "You all know the Wellingtons, don't you? You know how powerful they are. I'm not just the owner of a gambling establishment.""I'm tight with the heir to the Wellington

News that the Reese family had offended the Lauthner family traveled like a whirlwind in Springdale, and in less than an hour, all the allies they had called to say they no longer wanted anything to do with them."Mr. Winchester, the Reese family assures you our current dilemma will have no effect on what we already have going on. You can rest assured—""Mr. Kent, be assured that your company won't suffer any loss. Even if you do, the Reese family will take responsibility for it. We beg that you be patient—""The Reese family apologizes for—""We will try our utmost best to—"Andy and other members of the Reese family called every one of their allies trying to calm them down, but each person they called ended the call as soon as they realized it was the Reese family.A message came into Andy's phone, and the corners of his eyes twitched.He turned off the screen of his phone and looked up at Hermes Reese."The bank is already messaging asking for their loans back. We were long overdue

In all the chaos, no one stopped to notice the extra addition of one person in the room.Charles Wilkins had changed out of his expensive suit and put on the normal lavish, but expensive clothes usually worn by top families, seamlessly blending as a member of the Reese family..As instructed by Ethan, he waited to see if the Reese family were really worth saving. It was no surprise to anyone that in the matter of life and death, humans were often likely to do what would keep them alive.Siding with the Lauthner family sounded like the only thing the Reese family could do at this point to continue existing.When that happened, Charles would just destroy them together.However, much to his surprise, the head of the Reese family had turned over a new leaf. And someone else seemed to be behind him.Now that he had confirmed what he came for, there was no longer any need to hide himself.Seeing that Charles emerged from amongst the Reese family, Hamon’s eyes visibly darkened in rage.“Has

"Wh-what do you think you’re doing? You’re pointing your rifles at the wrong people. Hurry, point it back at him before he uses the opportunity to run!” Hamon Lauthner found his voice a few seconds later and hollered at the masked men loudly.However, the men paid no attention to him and remained in the same position with their rifles.Charles smiled and unhurriedly tapped his foot against the floor. The gentle patting aligned itself with the fearful heartbeats of Hamon and the rest of the Lauthner family.“Obviously, I knew the Wellington family will send reinforcements to you. So I did what any normal person would; I stopped the van conveying them, took out every man belonging to them, and replaced them with my men.”Hamon's eyes suddenly widened in a hurry as he realized he had no one to turn to now.He couldn’t ask the Wellingtons for help, but even if he could, it’d take them a few hours to get to Springdale if they used the family’s private jet.And in those few hours, Charles W

Scott couldn't hold it any longer and shot back at her, "If Victor Voss had succeeded in killing me yesterday, how did you intend to get your money back? Answer me, woman!"Matilda huffed and calmly wiped the stains on her lips off before retorting, "Your father may not see you as his son and may have ousted you out of your family, but that doesn't mean you'll get nothing from him when he dies.""And if you happen to die before him, I'm sure he'd give me your pension.""A shame then because you'll never get your hands on my pension. You know why? Because you are likely to die before me!" Scott harrumphed in disdain.Matilda noisily threw down her cutlery as she yelled loudly, "Scott William, how dare you curse me! Have I not done enough being your wife for more than 25 years? How much is your pension that I do not deserve, you stingy rascal!"The veins on Scott's forehead became very visible as he screamed back at her."Why do you talk like I'm the only one who made our marriage insuf