The scene startled everyone. They couldn’t believe their eyes and neither could Calvin Heinz who was bent over on the floor. Gavin immediately shot up from his seat, his body trembling all over in rage and pointed a shaky finger at Calvin, “Wh-what is this? Did you fool us by saying you’re a three times black belt champion?!” It took a while for the other members of the Larol family to recover from the shock. When they did, they turned to Jeff and lashed out at him. “Most importantly, how could you be fooled by him, Jeff?” “Could you have made the same mistake by overestimating the men you hired for Kevin? Did your lousy mistake cost Kevin his life?” “Hey, this is not a time for you to keep silent. Did you or did you verify their qualifications!” Jeff remained silent, but clenched his jaw tightly and raised his eyes towards Calvin Heinz’s direction. Gavin narrowed his eyes and pondered their questions. In the end, he turned his attention to Jeff and demanded loudly, “Answer the
While this was going on, the Larol family residence was unusually quiet for a few hours as they all thought long and hard about their current situation. “I heard of this company who specializes in literally everything. I believe we would be able to get people a hundred times stronger than Calvin Heinz if we go to them for help.” “Are you talking about the Bartlett Group?” “Yes, the Bartlett Group.” “Do you know how much it costs to have an audience with them? We’d spend all the money we have just to get to speak with one of their representatives.” “Still, isn’t it worth it? Our Larol family was humiliated like this by those two lowlifes and we even lost Kevin to them. If we just sit on our hands and do nothing, the other families will think we are pushovers.” “When you put it like that, I can’t help but agree with you. But we’ll have to ask the family head and hear what he says.” Jeff was sitting by a corner, massaging his aching neck while seething from the humiliation Falvin
Wentworth woke up the next day to news of Gavin Larol’s murder. The fact that he died on the same day as his younger son sparked some uproar in the city. Chronic gossipers began spreading their version of the story and why such a thing happened to such a big family.Leon walked downstairs to the aroma of food and Emma arranging food on the dining table. She sent him off to the end of the street to get her coffee as soon as she saw him. As soon as he walked into the coffee shop and placed his order, he overheard the conversation of the customers sitting on the table next to him. “Gavin and Kevin Larol died the same day. That’s too unfortunate for the Larol family.” “Isn’t there something suspicious about their deaths? How could they die the same day?” “I think it’s karma for how they’ve been treating Jeff Larol.” “What do you mean? Isn’t Jeff Larol Gavin Larol’s son and Kevin Larol’s brother?” “I always thought there was something off about how Jeff Larol worked his arse off ev
“Wh-what?” Aria blinked in surprise. “But no matter how strong Leon is, he’s still an idiot. What can he do if his employer is in danger?” Jeff got up on his feet and turned to look at her with a small smile hovering around his face, “That’s what makes him the perfect person to protect me, Ms. Miller.” “He’s an idiot. Meaning he’d obey every word I say without thinking twice. I hear he listens to everything you say.” “So as long as you ask him to protect me, he’d have no choice but to do as you please.” Aria looked away from him and shook her head hesitantly, “Still, Leon has the IQ of a 5-year-old, he’s not mentally…” “Isn’t the Miller Group owing the bank?” Jeff abruptly shut her off, and turned away from her to look at Joseph. Joseph’s face flushed in embarrassment but he nodded, and asked curiously, “Yes, we are. Not to sound disrespectful, but how do you know that, Mr. Larol?” Jeff slipped his hands into his pocket and pretended to be nonchalant about the question. “Famil
More chairs had been arranged in the dining room as the entire Miller family usually had dinner together after the memorial. Mia led the man she came with to the two empty seats beside her father. She was about to pull out a chair for herself when the man hurriedly walked past her and did it instead. Some of her female relatives instantly turned green with envy seeing this while Joseph beamed proudly. “Theo, this is my grandmother, my father and my elder brother.” Mia introduced as soon as they got seated, totally ignoring Aria and her family. “Mia has told me a lot about all of you. It’s nice to finally meet you.” The young man nodded politely. Joseph had quietly vetted everything he was putting on as soon as he walked into the house. Mia had told him earlier the man she was bringing wasn’t from a regular family like theirs. He had expected her to bring someone just a little richer than their family, but seeing how expensive the suit he was putting on seemed, he realized this
Ryan glared the person in annoyance. “Hey, are you mad?” The person shook his head and shakily lowered his eyes to the floor apologetically. “I-I’m sorry. It’s just I saw the tag on the suit of Mr. Humphrey and decided to search up the brand online only to find out this exact suit he’s putting on was made five years ago and there’s only three of it in the world.” Ryan’s eyes trembled in shock and he sputtered out shock, “Wh-what? Only three of it was made? Doesn’t that mean it’d be crazy expensive?” The family member nodded grimly as he showed everyone the screen of his phone. The people closest to him gasped and covered their mouths with their palms in disbelief. “Te-ten million dollars? That’s crazy expensive!” “Hold on, it says here that the suit, the white worn inside and the suit pant are sold separately and are sold for the same amount.” “Doesn’t that mean Mr. Humphrey’s clothing is worth not ten but thirty million?” “If we add the amount of the expensive wristwatch on
The spoon fell to the floor making a loud sound. As a result, everyone turned their attention towards her. Including Theo. When he saw Aria, he paused. Who was this beautiful lady? She was a hundred times prettier than Mia. And he got together with Mia only because everyone he asked said she was the second most beautiful female in Wentworth. Since he couldn’t get his hand on the most beautiful woman in the city, it was only right that he went for the second most beautiful before someone else got to her before him. At first, he worried she’d give him a tough time like the most beautiful woman did. However, he was glad to see that she was someone who was easily impressed. As soon as he told her he was from a wealthy family, she clung onto him like a second skin. Sleeping with her was an achievement which would do his ego a lot of good once he got back to his city and told his friends. So he decided to play along with everything, even promising her marriage just so
Leon halted and slowly brought down his leg. The man on the floor sat up immediately and crawled backward. Everyone else who were talking about Aria also scurried to the back to avoid meeting the same fate as him. Leon lowered his face to the floor and sluggishly dragged his feet across the floor to where Aria stood. As an idiot who was unpredictable, he could do whatever he wanted and it’d be blamed on his brain accident. Their words really annoyed him, and he merely acted on impulse. However, he quickly forgot Aria would be blamed for his actions. Hence, the reason he had his head lowered to the floor guiltily. Not because he was sorry for slapping the relative. Joseph got on his feet immediately and pointed a shaky finger at Aria, his entire body trembling in rage. “This is grandfather’s memorial, how could you let your dog beat up one of your relatives on such an important day?” “How could you do this in front of grandmother? Not only is it an insult to grandfather, it’s a