Kagern let out a chuckle and asked, "What's not possible? Oh! Not able to kill us today, you mean?""What are you talking about?" Carolina asked, trying to feign ignorance. She wasn't sure how the police had discovered her plan, but she was sure of one thing. She would never plead guilty. "Not what your men said or what you said when you entered," said the commander, stepping forward with handcuffs. He reached for her arm and wrapped the cuff around her wrist, saying, "You're under arrest. You have the right to a lawyer. Everything you say now will be used against you in court."Carolina was terrified beyond measure when she had that. "No!" she shouted. "You can't arrest me. What did I do? Do you know who I am?""You're a wicked old woman who wants to kill innocent children for the wealth their father worked hard to get.""Where is the proof?"The commander gestured for the kidnappers. "These guys and the messages you sent them are enough. We also have a video of what you just sai

Clearly, Alistair didn't believe what Tharn told him. He thought he was boasting or lying. Little did he know, Tharn had protected many influential people throughout his career in Surreal City. His drug dealer father meant nothing to Tharn.Alistair continued threatening them with his father's name, saying they had to pay for his broken Lambo or face his wrath. This wasn't Kagern's first time meeting a person like Alistair. Young, rich and arrogant. In 3 years of his father's imprisonment, Kagern had been a victim of people like him. He had no time to waste on such a fool. That's why he looked at him and said, "No one here is afraid of your father. We don't even care what he is. You have a phone so call him and tell him to meet us at Stanley Industries if he wants you alive. After that, I advise you to shut up!"That said, Kagern called the same police officer from early and told him what had happened. The police officer promised to send a team to look into it as soon as possible.

Of course Kagern couldn't just slap Alistair. Yeah! The young man had almost killed him and had added insults instead of apologizing. However, Kagern was not raised that way. Violence was not his thing.That's why he only sent Alistair's father their address and waited for him to come and slap him himself. As for Alistair, he had kept quiet, and was now sitting on the ground, shaking with fear.When Tharn approached him, the young screamed in fear that it made every person passing nearby turn their heads. "What's wrong?" asked Kagern. "I thought he was gonna slap me."Kagern couldn't just brush off the fact that Alistair had almost killed him and didn't apologize. He didn't make him feel pity at all. But then again, he understood that he was really frightened and decided to comfort him. "Don't worry!" he said, patting him on the shoulder. "No one's gonna slap you. Unless your father does it himself.”Alistair was on the verge of crying. He looked Kagern in the eye and said, "Plea

The next morning, despite being Saturday, Kagern and Lilyon took Julie to see her mom and siblings. When they reached the police station, Carolina said she didn't want to see them, so they stayed behind while Julie was taken to see her. After that, Kagern and Lilyon escorted the little girl to her school, then made their way to Stanley Industries."Now you're the CEO, huh?" Kagern teased Lilyon as his convoy came to a stop outside the building. "Thanks to you!" she replied, readying herself to get out of the car."Go make me proud then!""Of course!"With this, Lilyon hugged him and stepped out of the car as Tharn held the door for her. She turned around and said, "I hope you come visit us again soon, right?"Kagern nodded his head. "Of course I'll! Just put things at the company back in order then call me. We can take some days off and go on a vacation or something."Lilyon raised her pinkie finger and asked, "Promise?"Kagern raised his and replied, "Promise!"He then watched he

Kagern approached Jennifer cautiously, the sterile white walls of the Surreal City Hospital amplifying the sound of her choked sobs. He'd never seen her like this – the ever-composed, arrogant receptionist reduced to a woman crumbling under her emotions. A sense of pity pricked at him. He remembered their first encounter; her sharp words and disdainful glare. Yet, he'd seen a different side of her – a woman terrified by Mr. Brooks, a woman he'd readily protected."Jenniffer?" he repeated, his voice barely a whisper.Jennifer flinched, startled from her grief. She whipped her head around, wiping furiously at her reddened eyes with the back of her hand. "Mr. McDenials?" she stammered, her voice thick with emotion. "I – I didn't expect to see you here.""It's okay to call me Jayden," he said gently, his concern evident. "What happened? I mean, if it's okay with you to tell me, why're you crying?"Jennifer hesitated, chewing on her lower lip. The carefully constructed facade she usually w