" What do you think James Donovan? I didn't invite you to the party and you must bear whatever you will witness and go through!" The man had carefully planned how he was going to take down James and he was sure nothing would hinder his plans! At this time, the only thing that could please him was James's fall and disgrace, which he viewed as a great achievement and something to boast about! What fueled his resentment more was seeing Victor, his precious son, thrown to the ground by James' subordinate. Indeed, the nerve of them! How could he stand by and watch after that?! Never! " And what will be your gain?" James questioned, facing Leonard and standing beside Victor. The latter had pulled himself up from the tiled ground, dusting himself. " My gain?" Leonard made a throaty chuckle, full of unknown meaning and he quickly snapped his fingers. " I will show you what my gain is." Just then, a familiar lady was dragged forward and pushed mercilessly to the tiled ground,

James's knees were about to make contact with the tiled ground, when Jessica walked out, putting a pause to this. '' Stop!'' The whole attention was now focused on Jessica, who sauntered casually with refined elegance to where James was. The lady knew James was the king of slaughter, and it would be a sin to make the god of war kneel, not willingly. Thus, she had to intervene. ‘’ James, I am sorry you must go through this but don’t take it to heart, darling. As I want you to know, I am always here for you and I will be.’’ She smiled sweetly at James, winking flirtatiously at him before turning to look at the Tarlose and Wei Zhao.Her beautiful face instantly became cold, devoid of emotion, swaying her hip to one side. ‘’ Young lady, who the fuck are you? Don’t you know who the hell we are in this city?’’ Victor snapped at Jessica, taking the elegant view of her, which somehow reduced the anger in his voice. However, he was still displeased by how Jessica had interrupted the fu

With all three of them held down by James, a dark smile curved his smile downward. " We meet again." Watching the creepy cold smile on James' lips, the trio shivered uncontrollably, lowering their heads. Suddenly, the guests and reporters started cheering out loud, whistling with excited expressions, seeing how the people who had almost made them feel miserable had been brought to shame. " Yes, James Donovan is a hero!" " He did well by saving us!" " The Tarlose are not worthy in any way!" As the words flew into Leonard and Zhao's ears, their faces became black like charcoal! No! This was unacceptable to them! How could the situation turn so unfavorable within a matter of some minutes?! Impossible! " Who gave you all the audacity to cheer the enemy in my territory?! Do you want to die?!" Leonard roared, lifting his eyes to shoot a piercing glare at them! Malice dripped like a water drop from his eyes, red with anger and he pointed at the guests." You better pick you

James, Kael, and Winter drove silently back to the base house, the hum of the car’s engine the only sound breaking the stillness. The tension in the air was odd, especially for Winter, who had been wrestling with guilt since the confrontation with Emily regarding Jessica leaving. As they pulled into the driveway, Winter let out a shaky breath and steeled herself. She owed Emily an apology—no, more than an apology. She owed her the truth cause she was wrong in her actions. Inside the base house, Emily was sitting in the living room with Sarah, her daughter, discussing something mundane about Sarah’s schoolwork. When the door opened and Winter walked in, Emily’s eyes narrowed for a brief moment before she schooled her expression into politeness.“Emily,” Winter began, her voice hesitant, “Can I talk to you? Alone?”Emily exchanged a glance with Sarah, who gave her a little shrug before retreating to her room, '' Please call me when you are done, Mummy..''. “Alright da

Emily pushed the shopping cart through the aisles, absently tossing items into it. She clinked no jars and rustled zero packages in short nothing registered. Her mind wandered as she debated between brands of cereal or snacks or probably grab some beverages when her phone buzzed in her pocket. She frowned at the unknown number on the screen cause she doesn't normally pick unknown calls but decided to answer anyway out of curiosity and the thought that maybe it was James that was calling her for something urgent."Hello who's this?" she said cautiously.The voice on the other end was low and smooth, yet unsettling. “Emily.”Her heart skipped a beat. “Who is this?”“Enzo Black.”The name sent a chill through her. She’d heard of him—everyone had. A dangerous man who worked for the Tarlose family, has his own gang that carried out various dangerous tasks for him.“What do you want?” she asked, trying to sound braver than she felt although deep down she was literally scared and her mind wa