Ryan was about to leave the mansion, his keys in hand, when Jane suddenly opened the passenger door and slid into his car."Aren't you heading to the bank?" she asked, her eyes fixed ahead. "Lauren convinced me to follow you. Did you think you have the chance of getting the loan without my help?" She didn’t bother looking at him.He didn’t respond, just turned the ignition, and they rolled out of the mansion."Well, we shall find out," he thought inwardly.They arrived at the Galaxy Bank. Jane strutted ahead, her gown hugging her figure perfectly and her designer handbag radiating wealth and class, while Ryan kept it simple in his simple t-shirt and denim jeans. Heads subtly turned in their direction as they walked, most eyes lingering on Jane.He leaned closer and whispered in her ear. “Is this how you turn heads everywhere you go, or am I just overthinking how beautiful you look right now?”She shot him a sideways glance but didn’t say a word, keeping her pace steady as they conti

"Someone who gets things done," Ryan smirked. Jane, still shaken by recent events, could not help but ask another question as they drove home."How did you get the cops to show up so quickly without going to the station to file a report?" she inquired, curiosity evident in her voice.He glanced at her with a smile. "Don't you remember someone's been hanging around the police station a lot lately?""As it turns out, a high-ranking officer appreciates how I've been playing hero to stop awful things—unlike you—and we've become acquainted," he added.When she pressed him about the cop's identity, he smirked. "Why are you so eager to know who it is?"Deciding not to push the issue further, she fell silent, her mind racing with unanswered questions. Her thoughts were interrupted when he spoke again."I think it will be better to visit your grandmother tomorrow morning to tell her about this. I think she would be impressed to hear about this. Who would have thought we could pull it off?" he

Everyone's eyes widened in shock at Ryan's words."What did you just say?" Ethan scoffed, his voice dripping with derision.Ryan shrugged casually. "I’m pretty sure everyone heard me loud and clear. My wife and I may have figured out a way to get the shipment back."Ethan shot to his feet, furious. "Do you think this is some kind of joke?! How dare you make light of grandmother's words?!"But Ryan stayed calm, his face unreadable.Ethan turned to Jane, who was still in shock."I don’t blame him, but you to bring this loser into our family, someone who doesn’t take things seriously," he spat at her.To his surprise, their grandmother stepped in and calmly told him to sit down."And what is this solution of yours?" Grandmother demanded. Ryan chuckled. "You don’t really expect me to spill the plan, do you? We can’t have everyone here taking credit for it.""You think this is a game? In case you and your wife are too dumb to realise, this is about survival! The survival of this family's

At the edge of a silent riverside, the only sounds breaking the stillness were the soft lap of waves against the shore and the distant rumble of an approaching truck. Ryan was the person behind the wheel.The truck came to a halt beside his parked car, where his uncle was already waiting.As soon as Ryan parked the truck, he alighted from there."How did it go?" his uncle asked as Ryan pulled off his mask."Mission accomplished," Ryan responded, urgency in his voice as he headed straight for the truck’s back. He began unloading the shipment he had hijacked from the cops, who had been transporting it to a "secure location," the commissioner had announced in a press conference earlier, where it would be stashed.Thanks to Emma’s tip, he had known exactly when and where the cops would be transporting the shipment, and he had pulled off the heist by outsmarting and overpowering them, all while keeping his face hidden behind a mask."Are you just going to stand there, or do I need to spel

Ryan was jolted awake by a faint sound in the dead of night: footsteps.For a moment, his heart raced, his senses on edge, but then a cool calm settled over him.He moved to the window.Barely shifting the curtain, he peered out just enough to spot three figures outside, moving like shadows across the yard. They were quiet, but not quiet enough.A quiet chuckle slipped from his lips. “They have no idea what they’ve walked into.”They thought they were hunting, but they had just stepped into the wolf’s den. It didn't matter who they were and what they wanted, he would make them regret this.Silently, he slipped out of his room, moving swiftly down the hall. He needed to make sure Jane and Lauren were safe—there was no room for casualties. "Ryan? Can’t you see it’s the middle of the night?" She mumbled, her voice thick with sleep, as she opened the door, answering his knock. "What is it?"Her sleepy expression quickly turned to shock when he told her they were not alone."What? Are yo