The two men surrounded Luca slowly, and a deep sense of dread began to fill the air. The air felt heavy and suffocating, making it hard to even take a breath."You will be served your medicine!" the third man boasted and turned to his boys. "Get him down!" He shouted.About ten men began to surround Luca, and he just stood there, studying each of their movements."You must think you're really smart, right?" The third man jabbed. He watched Luca stand still and study their feet as they kept walking around him. About 28 men were walking around him, each of them armed with either a chain or bat.As they poised to take action, a sudden roar of motorbikes disrupted the scene and caused everyone to stop whatever they were doing and turn towards the noise.Gulp! A wave of shock and uncertainty washed over everyone as they watched different bikes advance towards them. Approaching at full speed was about eight bikes, each bike had a driver and a passenger, which made it a total of sixteen men

"This is your fault!" The second leader sneered at the shoplifter. "You could have told us who he is, and now look what we have got ourselves into."The man quickly retorted, "Quit the shifting of blame! It won't work here. Everyone would take equal lashes; we all agreed to come rip him off. How was I supposed to know he was going to call these ruthless people as back-ups?"The next minute, Luca left the scene on one of the bikes Giovanni's men had brought along with them, leaving them to whip those men. He was already too late to work, and today, he was scheduled to check all the company's journals. The way Derick has been acting is quite suspicious.About ten minutes later, they were done with flogging them and quietly accelerated their bikes and car, leaving them writhing in pain.Thirty-one of them were on the floor, groaning out in pain, with most of them continuously touching their buttocks to temporarily alleviate the pain. Meanwhile, the other three leaders and the shoplifter

The whole place turned to be a shadow of what it usually was, and everyone was silent. It was just the murmurs and whispers that could be heard. The receptionist, still on her knees, couldn't close her mouth from the shock she received when Luca defended her and slapped Grey Shanks! She involuntarily let out a gasp, unable to contain her astonishment anymore. Her hands were beginning to tremble uncontrollably at the thought of getting kicked out together with Luca, who had just defended her.She knows Grey was capable of making the main boss sack Luca at once. She became nervous, and the sound of her breathing could be heard by her own self. It was pounding heavily as she contemplated. "Will they fire him?"Meanwhile, Derick blinked rapidly and leaned in closer, squinting his eyes to be sure of what had just happened. He was shocked to his core, and it was visible in his face. He glanced at Grey, who was still standing with one hand to his cheek. He couldn't believe that a mere manage

CHAPTER 57.Meeting Rose Edward. Luca quickly smiled, trying to diffuse the awkwardness of the whole scene playing out in front of him."Hey Rose, what brought you here?" He asked innocently.Grey was shocked. He turned to Rose and inquired, "Do you know him?"Rose stammered through her words, trying to articulate herself as she explained, "Y-yes, I do know him. I mean, I know him through my sister, she is acquainted with him somehow." She lied.Actually, she didn't see any valid reason to announce him as her brother-in-law; she didn't want Grey to know."Luca!" She turned to him. "What are you doing here? How did you get to the Grand Royal Europa Hotels?" She asked curiously.Luca smiled. "I'm sorry I didn't make a big deal of it. I got a job here. I'm the new manager of this place."Rose looked at him in disbelief. "You got a job here? How? When? Who helped you get it? You got to be a manager in such a place?""Don't praise him yet, he's about to lose the job altogether with his use

Aurora listened to Grey in silence for a moment. Although she found him unbearable, she decided to support him since he was the wealthiest among them.She then turned to Derick and asked, "Who is that man?" gesturing towards Luca.Derick quickly approached her. "I apologize for not informing you earlier, ma'am. It was Master Giovanni who brought him in. He said Luca would be standing in until he or Ercole returns."Aurora laughed. "Ercole? Don't tell me you all think he's coming back. You should start planning his memorial instead!"Luca's brow furrowed in disbelief. How could she speak so callously about her boss, whose investments were paying her salary? Caught off guard, Aurora turned to him. "What did you just say? Don't you know your place in this company? You're just a manager, so when I speak, you'll wait until I ask you to respond!" She snarled, trying to assert her authority.Luca grew furious. How could she disregard the man whose investments had changed her life, even incr