Two police officers arrived at the hotel, entering the hall with purpose."Sir, we received a call that you are threatening to kill someone," one of the policemen said to Mikhail.I couldn't help but flash my best smile at him.Mikhail's gaze was heavy with anger, and his bodyguard quickly approached the police. "Excuse me, Sir, we are from the Ivanov Family. I believe there's been a misunderstanding…"They tried everything to dissuade the police, offering bribes and flaunting their influence.I suppressed my laughter, knowing the police wouldn’t do much to him, but it was entertaining to see him becoming increasingly impatient and furious.My initial intention in calling the police was to toy with him, to harass him, and he knew it.“Next auction, Bolton-wide lands. The Bolton family has a lot of land in some villages and at the edge of the country, totaling 3000 hectares. The starting price is $1 million,” the auctioneer announced.People began to bid.Truth be told, I didn’t really

Sitting leisurely, I had found unexpected camaraderie with my cellmates, who were kids at heart and quite helpful, especially in alleviating my anger and kindly massaged me.However, as soon as Natalia and Harmony accompanied by the police officer to our cell, my newfound friends panicked, rushing to the front, pleading to be let out."Please, officer, we don't want to be here anymore," they begged, with even the biggest man among them shedding tears. I thought we had bonded.“Please let us out.”As the door swung open, they scrambled out, leaving me with Harmony and Natalia. I remained seated, while they took a spot on the bed, the jail’s door wide open."Can you contact the Chief of Police?" I asked Natalia. "I need to know where he stands if a conflict with the Ivanov family escalates."Natalia was on the phone immediately, while I borrowed Harmony's cellphone. She moved out to reclaim my confiscated belongings. I make a call with her phone."Kim Jiso, I need the auction payment se

I drove my car to one edge of the city, a place I never knew existed.It resembled a slum, yet slightly better. The houses were old and desperately needed renovation; their paint was peeling and faded.I parked beside one such house, its fence dilapidated, screaming for repair.As I walked to the fence, I noticed three people sitting on the road, their eyes fixed on me and my car.Their gazes held a message I could clearly understand. I waved and called out, "My man, could you come here, please?"One looked surprised, exchanged glances with his friends—a mix of shock and amusement—then, with a swagger akin to a gangster, approached me."What's up, man?""What's your name?""Bill," he responded."Alright, Bill," I said, pulling out three $100 bills. "I'll give you each $100 to watch my car for a few minutes. I won't be long."His smile broadened, "Sure, man. No one's gonna touch your car. Enjoy your time. Me and my brothers will keep all the bad guys away.""Good to hear it."I walked

"What the fuck are you saying?" The gang motor leader raised his hand, eyes blazing with fury. His members raised all their weapons toward me."I just need to lower my hand, and you are dead."I laughed, finding the situation absurdly funny."Kneel!" the gang motor leader bellowed at me."How about this," I said, stepping forward, a smirk playing on my lips. "I raise my hand, and if I lower it, all of you will die."The leader and the whole gang burst into laughter, looking at me standing alone."Do you think it is funny?" I asked, trying to keep a smile and raised my hand."Very, very funny," the gang motor leader gasped between laughs. "My stomach even hurts from laughing."Suddenly, a gun was pressed to back of his head, and similarly, all of the gang members found themselves at gunpoint on their back head."If you think it is funny," I asked them, my voice cold as ice, "do you want me to lower my hand?"Their faces turned grim.I looked them. "If you want to solve this in a good m

I looked at Crystal. "Are you having an affair or dating two boyfriends at the same time?"She pouted while looking at me. "When did you even realize you had a girlfriend?""When I am hungry?" I replied."Yeah," Crystal said, rolling her eyes. "I only have a boyfriend when he's hungry and wants to eat. And that guy, he's just dreaming of being my boyfriend. So, to him, I'm like his dreamy girlfriend.""Crystal, you can't just say things like that," the man protested. "We've known each other since we were kids, and our parents are planning to engage us. You can't keep refusing it.""Robert, you can keep dreaming, okay?" Crystal retorted, pushing past him with her friend toward the stairs. "I have a boyfriend here, his name is Alex. So I won't be having a second boyfriend for a while."Robert looked at me, utterly shocked. "How can you be her boyfriend?" He continued to follow us to downstair."Well," I said, noting how Crystal really disliked that man and was using me as a buffer. "I t