Alec was deep in thought. Edward had a point. “Margaret, your brother’s opinion is reasonable. You can’t divorce. We’ll apologize to Eugene after a few days. I’ll do whatever it takes for him to forgive you.”“Dad…” Margaret felt guilty when she heard what her father said. She gritted her teeth and growled, “Edward, when will you get rid of Isaac? If not for him, Eugene wouldn’t have known about my whereabouts. It’s all because of him!”“Okay, I’ll call Young Master Charlie right now. We’ll destroy that bastard.” Edward’s eyes glinted menacingly. He dialed Charles’ number straightaway.Two days later, Alec brought Margaret and Andrew to Riverview.Isaac had just bought a rocking chair and was now rocking in it, enjoying his drink. Eugene was sitting on the sofa, watching a stand-up comedy. He was cheerful until he saw his guests, and his expression turned sour.Margaret walked up to Eugene and suddenly kneeled in front of him. She sobbed, “Eugene, I’m very sorry. Please forgive me
Diana kept silent. Jane asked her in a panic, “Ana, answer him. Charlie comes from a good family and is a nice man. Didn’t we have an agreement before we left the house?”At this moment, Diana walked up to Warwick, tears welling in her eyes. She bowed and said, “Mr. Owens, I apologize for our previous wrongdoings.” Then, she turned toward Charles and said, “Charles, I’m not planning on getting married for the time being. We’re still young and have lots of time ahead of us.”Diana did not want to marry Charles at all; she hoped to stall as long as she could.“Well, son?” Warwick looked at Charles.“Dad, I think Ana has a point. We’re still young; we can get engaged first.”Diana’s heart dropped. She looked at Charles in dismay.“Alright! Engagement sounds good. We’ll soon be in-laws,” Jane agreed cheerfully.Warwick walked up to Diana and patted her shoulder, smiling. “Ana, you’re an understanding girl. What do you think? You and Charles can get engaged for now.”Charles pulled
Everyone was stunned.“You maniac! Why did you hit him? Who are you to hit him?” Jane shoved Isaac, infuriated.“I’m slapping you on behalf of your father. He asked me to hit you to your senses,” Isaac said softly.Warwick hollered, “How dare you hit him before my eyes! Get Xavier here and take this bastard down!”Shortly after, half a dozen men ran into the house with Xavier, in his black robe, at the lead.When he saw Isaac, Xavier’s eyes spat fire.“You scum! I couldn’t kill you the other day—let’s see who can help you now!” Xavier gave Isaac an evil smile.Isaac chuckled as he looked at Warwick. “Using dirty methods to force someone into marriage, huh? That’s not very honorable.”There was a shock on Warwick’s face which quickly turned into a smirk. “Dirty methods? It’s part of the Owens family’s strength. Albert will never receive his promotion as long as his daughter refuses to marry my son!” Warwick ordered his subordinates, “Xavier, what are you waiting for? Take them d
Isaac reminded Warwick of the incident at Diana’s birthday banquet, and his cheek started burning. He took a deep breath and threatened, “You won’t leave Aurum County alive if you hit me!”“Oh, yeah?” Isaac lit a cigarette as he walked toward Warwick.Albert and his wife held their breaths. Things would get out of hand if Isaac beat up Warwick here.As Isaac approached, Warwick felt an overwhelming pressure looming. But he held his breath and stood his ground.Suddenly, Diana lunged toward Isaac and held him back. “I’ll go with you. Don’t start another fight.”The consequences would be unbearable if Isaac beat up Warwick again.Diana’s grasp was powerful as she dragged Isaac toward the door.Albert and his wife let out sighs of relief. They felt their heartbeats returning to normal.“Isaac, if you’re a man, don’t run away like this.” Warwick was furious that Diana was willing to go with Isaac.Isaac stopped walking. He instructed, “Slap him!”Slap who?Diana swiveled on her
Diana was surprised. Then, she giggled and said, “Mom, we’re almost reaching the highway. Who can shoot us here? We’re not in a movie, you know.”Diana was worried for the first ten minutes after leaving the Owens family’s house, but it had already been half an hour since they left. They were reaching the borders of Cloud City in another ten minutes. What could possibly happen?“You… Pass the phone to that bastard Garten. Immediately!” Jane shrieked.Diana had no choice but to do as her mother said.“Garten, stop the car immediately. If anything happens to Ana, we won’t forgive you.”Isaac frowned and was about to speak when Beefy Bob said solemnly, “Isaac, there’s a roadblock!”Diana’s heart jolted. She looked forward and saw several black figures. As they approached, she saw a team of armed officers.“Oh, dear, they are behind us too.” Diana looked back and saw several camo Jeeps a few hundred yards away, coming after them rapidly.Isaac turned behind to take a look. Then, he
“Do you think nothing will happen if you stay in the car, Isaac?” Charles shouted.Warwick stepped forward and hollered, “Garten, I give you ten minutes. My men will start shooting if you are not out of the car by then.”Albert heard him, and his face paled instantly; Jane shrieked—her eyes rolled backward, and she fainted on the spot.“Warwick, for the sake of our friendship, please don’t harm Ana. She’s innocent!” Albert begged.He knew these soldiers were under Warwick’s command—they only listened to Warwick’s instructions.“Innocent? She should’ve known the consequences when she went off with Garten.” Warwick’s eyes were cold.Albert’s heart dropped, and his legs gave way. He kneeled in front of Warwick and started to beg earnestly.Diana saw everything, and tears ran down her cheeks.“How did it come to this? Isaac, what shall we do?” Diana shouted.Isaac stared at Warwick, who was as proud as a peacock, and his eyes turned cold. “Let’s get down.”The car doors clicked o
Isaac’s slap sent Warwick spinning like a top, his rifle fell, and he was dazed.Isaac reached out again. He held Warwick by his throat and lifted him, saying coldly, “A commander of 50 thousand soldiers, huh? Fascinating.”Isaac gave him another slap. Warwick spat out a mouthful of blood.“Hey you, let our commander go immediately, or we’ll start shooting.” The man with a crew cut went down on one knee and got into a shooting position.The rest of the soldiers followed suit.Albert and Diana were stunned.How did Isaac manage to dodge the bullet at such a short distance? He even caught Warwick with his bare hands!“How could you hit me in public? You’re committing a capital offense!” Warwick roared unceasingly, his mouth full of blood.Isaac slapped him for the third time. “If your subordinates open fire, I’ll make sure you die here and now.”With that, Isaac turned around and used Warwick as a shield.The soldiers were now in a dilemma. The bullets would definitely hit Warw
Everyone was astounded, more so Warwick. He grabbed the document and read it thoroughly.“What’s the meaning of this? What’s the reason for my dismissal?” Warwick roared at Old Jackson.Old Jackson shrugged. “There’s no reason. You may leave.” He commanded the soldiers, “Squad! Fall in. Dress right, dress. Ready, front. Dismiss.”Nobody dared disobey his orders. They assembled promptly and left in their respective vehicles.Warwick and Charles exchanged a glance. Albert was on pins and needles. The turn of events was too abrupt.When Warwick and Charles turned to leave, Isaac called out, “Did I say you could leave?”The dust had not settled. Albert bolted toward Beefy Bob and pulled Diana into his car.Warwick tensed up as Isaac approached. He was bleeding from his mouth and nose. He looked around to realize the only one who could help him at that moment was Albert.“Albert, please help me hold him off.”Albert looked up to see Warwick begging him. He smirked. “My wife is unco