Laxus could not stop thinking about his conversation with Bowman. Truly, he had thought that he could walk away and live in peace, but it was obvious now that no matter what, his family would use their influence and powers to fight him.“I have left the company and family name; why can’t they leave me alone?” Laxus asked himself in agony.He had spent the entire night after Bowman left, but he had the unwavering feeling that this would not be the end of the battle. If they could try to set him up once even after leaving, they would definitely try to do it again, and Laxus could not just wait idly by for them to come to him and destroy him. Laxus remembered the tarot reader at Bowman’s mansion and what she had said about him. At that time, it had been scary, and Laxus hadn’t wanted to hear anything about it, but now, he realized that he was in deep danger.”And you must fight them back, Laxus.”Those were the words of Bowman, and they could not stop racing in his mind. He could not sto

Laxus could not stop thinking about everything that was happening around him as well as Bowman’s incredible offer, and at the same time, he could not wait until the next day to meet with Bowman.“What does he want from me?” Laxus asked himself.First of all, he offered Laxus a billion dollar bill to sort out himself, and right after Laxus turned him down, he sends an anonymous recommendation to Mr. Henry to help him retain his job, and also use his connection and money to get Laxus out of prison.“He must definitely want something in return,” Laxus concluded.He wasn’t stupid. There was certainly no way anyone could be this generous without asking for anything in return. Laxus was a stranger to Bowman, and even though he knew that Laxus was a Kinkaid, he was still a stranger, and as such, an impossible notion for him to be so interested in Laxus’s wellbeing all for nothing. Well, whatever Bowman was after would not definitely be as dreadful as the antagonism he was getting from his fa

Linnie continued to pace about as her mind flashed back to everything that had happened, how she had twisted fate to her advantage that took her out of the slum and the cruel and greedy hands of her uncle and his wife, and the decisions that she had taken to also change her life for the better.After she had given Laxus his wallet as though he had forgotten it and had graciously returned it, Laxus had picked an instant interest in her. Soon enough, a relationship began between them, spurred by the fact that Linnie had pretended not to have known that he was Laxus Kinkaid. Laxus had been impressed, because according to him, he had always been with women who were only with him for his money.“I find you quite interesting, and being with you makes me feel safe and comfortable. I do not have to try as much as possible to act like I am the son of a rich man, because you accepted me even before you knew who I was,” Laxus had said on the day that he had asked Linnie to be his girlfriend. “Al

“You want something from me,” Laxus insisted. “There is no way you can make me believe that you want nothing from me,” Laxus faced Bowman and said, getting more agitated. It was as though he was going deeper and deeper into a hole with Bowman. “What you want from me?” Laxus questioned.“You are tense, Laxus,” Bowman said calmly.His calmness when Laxus was having a hard time mentally made Laxus even more uncomfortable. “What do you want from me?” Laxus asked more firmly. “If you insist that it is nothing, I would have to decline your offer and leave,” Laxus stated.He did not mean that, of course, because he was too desperate to turn down Bowman’s offer. Right now, more than ever before, Laxus had realized that he needed some money and power. Passing a night in cell made him realize what he was up against, but the incident with Nessy made him conclude that there was no way out of this now.Bowman stared at Laxus intently, trying to decipher the extent of Laxus’s threat, and Laxus ens

Laxus went home right after he stormed out of Bowman’s house. He turned the offer down, and this time around, he meant it.“I will not be used a second time,” Laxus said firmly to himself.He had given his best to the Kinkaid Distillery Company and what did he get at the end? Laxus was not stupid, and he was right to even demand for what Bowman wanted, because he knew damn well that there was no way Bowman would give him such an amount of money without desiring something in return. “I am not going to allow myself to become a tool in another’s man’s hands,” Laxus vowed to himself.First of all, he already sensed that there was something underneath Bowman’s supposed “generosity” and “care” towards him. Secondly, Bowman held a grudge against his family, and he was looking for a tool that he would use. Laxus might not know the story behind that, and he knew that his family was capable of indulging in something that was callous and evil, but he did not want to be a part of it. What Laxus