Benjamin stood inside the elevator, a heavy weight pressing against his chest.After everything he had done behind the scenes to support her, she had tossed off their relationship like toilet paper.His sharp grey eyes glowed with restrained anger. A storm he had learnt to control over the years.Reaching into his pocket, he pulled out the small, dull red box, which he had offered to Emily for his proposal.He flipped it open, and a shiny red stone dazzled as it caught the elevator light.The Dragon's Eye.A red diamond so deep, so vivid, it looked like the eye of a dragon.It was a masterpiece, worth a staggering 10.5 million dollars. Rare. Irreplaceable. Even Strat Corporation couldn’t dream of affording. Not to rent, let alone own.Benjamin stared at it for a moment, then snapped the lid shut. His fist tightened around the box.A buzzing in his pocket snapped him out of his thoughts. His phone vibrated insistently.He answered after glancing at the screen. "Hello?" His penetrating

His eyes skimmed over the phone in his hand. It had been ringing shrilly for quite some time. He was seating in a Rolls-Royce headed to the VIP ward.He didn’t want to answer, but she didn’t let up. Finally, he sighed and picked up."What is it, Emily?" Benjamin's deep voice sailed through the phone.Emily frowned when she heard the tone. It was too calm and indifferent. He did not even act as though he had done anything wrong."Where are you, Benjamin? How did you get your hands on the Dragon's Eye?" She asked in a panicking tone."What do you think?" He asked her back. “Did you steal it or rob it?” Emily’s voice turned to be serious. “Listen, you need to turn yourself in and explain to the proper authority.”“I didn’t steal it, Emily,” Benjamin said flatly. “I have nothing to confess.”Emily couldn’t hide her disbelief.“You don’t have to lie to me! We’ve been together for 3 years. I’ve never seen you wear a decent watch, much less own something as rare as that. Do you realize how

Benjamin didn't hesitate. He immediately stepped in, checking the girl’s pulse.His expression darkened as he realized the toxins were spreading fast.If nothing was done, she wouldn’t survive."The toxins are moving too quickly. We need to do a bloodletting and transfusion right now to detoxify her." He said urgently."Are you insane? That would kill her!" Antonio scoffed.Benjamin shot him a hard look."What’s killing her right now is doing nothing! The toxins are killing her. We have no time!"“Who will donate the blood?”Eileen asked with panic, “We’ve already tested, and there’s no match.”“You.” Benjamin turned to her." Excuse me? Are you out of your mind? Everyone knows that an immediate relative can't be a direct donor!" Eileen yelled out."There is a way around that. Just trust me." Benjamin urged." This is madness, Mrs. Eileen. I have been practicing for years. This method defies all medical logic! If you go through with this, it could kill her. Her body might reject it! "

The leader and his men burst into mocking laughter."That's enough of this clown show." The leader muttered, signaling to his men.One of the henchmen pulled out a steel pipe, swung it heavily at Benjamin!But Benjamin’s reflexes were way sharper than everyone could imagine. He easily moved out of the way with astonishing speed, snatching the weapon mid-swing.In one smooth motion, he turned around. The steel pipe took down the attacker.Before any of the others could react, Benjamin had already dropped two more of them with clean, efficient strikes.Realizing that Benjamin was no ordinary opponent, the leader stepped forward, cracking his knuckles.He decided to handle Benjamin personally.This guy’s massive frame and raw power were enough to intimidate anyone—but not Benjamin. He had already calculated his moves.As soon as the man moved to lay in his first punch, Benjamin dispatched him with a single powerful kick.With a big “boom”, the man crashed into the car door! Bloodied

Emily stared at Benjamin, her eyes burning with fury."So, it was that easy for you to replace me, wasn’t it?" she asked, her voice trembling as she tried to mask the hurt but failed.Benjamin narrowed his eyes, confused by her accusation.Emily continued, her emotions spilling over with every word."Come to think of it, all these years, you pretended to be the perfect gentleman! And here I was, feeling guilty about breaking up with you so suddenly, when all this time, I was the one being played!"Benjamin’s anger flared."You’re one to talk, Emily," he muttered through gritted teeth."You had no problem finding someone else the moment you rejected my proposal and ended things.“”You’d already moved on before I even proposed, yet you’re accusing me of being dishonest? How ironic."Emily’s words caught in her throat.Benjamin wasn’t wrong, but he wasn’t entirely right either.It might have seemed like she’d moved on, but the truth was, she hadn’t accepted Marcus’s proposal or advances.