Silence suddenly filled the main room of the bar with such intensity.No one spoke. No one moved—even to so much as twitch a finger.There was no music. The only sound heard was the hum of the AC running at several points in the room.In this oppressive silence, Tony aimed his gun directly at the face of the policeman in front of him.The policeman stared at him with hatred, as if Tony were his archenemy.Behind the policeman, his subordinates aimed their weapons at Tony with visible tension evident in their stance.They outnumbered Tony, and they could easily shoot him simultaneously at the same moment.But that would only happen if Tony fired first. And if that were to happen, their superior—the policeman—would surely be dead.None of them wished for such a scenario to unfold."You filthy scum! How dare you point a weapon at a law enforcement officer! You're a criminal through and through!" the policeman barked.He didn't know anything about Tony yet. However, from the interrogation

The Fool fell silent, frozen for a moment."What do you mean, Commander Clint?" he asked afterward."Don't act like you don't understand what I mean, you asshole! I'm on my way there. Just wait and see, I'll teach you a lesson!"Commander Clint abruptly ended the call, leaving the Fool still standing there, bewildered.He truly didn't understand what Commander Clint meant. And he didn't expect his boss to be at the office this evening. He thought the commander had important business elsewhere.But amidst his confusion, he thought like this: perhaps, Commander Clint's arrival at the police station could be a good thing for him; with the commander present, he could surely strike back at Tony.'That's if that bastard can get out of the hellish situation he's currently in at the interrogation room,' the Fool thought, smirking.He didn't know that it was his subordinates experiencing a hellish situation in the interrogation room, not Tony.The Fool resumed his search in the first aid kit i

"You're planning to matchmake your daughter with me?" Tony asked."Yeah. You'll like her. Besides being gorgeous, she's also insightful. And she's the type of person who can easily strike up a conversation. You'll enjoy interacting with her," Patrick replied.Patrick didn't know that Tony was already married. And Tony, although he thought he probably should tell Patrick about this, ultimately chose to refrain, abandoning his intention.That's because he saw how enthusiastic Patrick was. He couldn't bring himself to dampen the mood of this charismatic man, especially after he had shown his clear support for Tony about an hour ago.Tony knew that, eventually, he would have to tell Patrick, but he figured it could wait.Besides, there was no guarantee they would actually be matched. Who knew if Patrick's daughter already had a boyfriend in the US?"I'll talk to her tomorrow first. Maybe the day after tomorrow you two can meet. I'll let you know," Patrick said."Okay," Tony replied, noddi

After nearly half an hour, Tony's car entered the center of Karnaan City.However, at an intersection, Tony turned the car left, even though they should have gone straight if they were heading to the Robertson Family residence."Where are we going?" Esther asked, eyeing Tony suspiciously.Tony didn't reply. He just smirked. A thin smile.Esther grunted in annoyance. That was just another time Tony ignored her since their conversation ended half an hour ago.Esther had no choice but to stay silent and wait.She leaned her head back against the seat, closing her eyes, trying to calm herself.In her mind, curses that she aimed at Tony swirled.After a few dozen seconds, Tony pulled out his phone and made a call."I'll be there shortly. Make sure everything is ready," he said.Suddenly, Esther opened her eyes and glanced at him. Someone that Tony called said something, but it wasn't audible enough for her to hear what he/she said.Tony placed his phone on the dashboard. His gaze remained

Josh and his family were still too stunned to say anything.Only Tony appeared unfazed, but he remained silent too. He tucked his hands into his shorts pockets."I'll keep kneeling like this until you forgive me," Esther said again.Among the strange things happening in Josh's family home, this was perhaps the strangest one.Josh couldn't understand what made his usually arrogant elder sister position herself so lowly before him."Esther, are you serious about everything you're saying? Earlier, you said those people who attacked us at the restaurant were sent by you? Did I hear that right?" Josh finally spoke up."Yes, Josh. I did send them. And again, I apologize to you and your family. Fortunately, you guys weren't harmed. I heard... Tony beat them all up," Esther said.Josh glanced at Tony momentarily. Indeed, that night, Tony saved them from Keanu and his henchmen. But how did Esther know that? Wasn't Esther not at the scene when it happened?That just indicated that Esther did ha