"Ma," Zoey looked down with a frozen smile and accepted the credit card the salesgirl was returning to her.She turned to her friends and put on an expressionless face. "I guess there must be something wrong with my credit cards. I'll have to leave to return home and ask my husband right away.""Okay," Her friends nodded, pretending to be understanding. They even collected the bags of things she had bought at the mall."We understand. We'll return this for you. There's nothing embarrassing about not being able to buy them now. We can simply come here some other time.""Yes... You should leave early to ask your husband. It's better to know if the problem with your cards is temporary or... permanent."Zoey watched as they exchanged gazes and her fingers curled into fists by her side.They were acting so caring but how could she not understand the hidden meaning in their words.Ungrateful bitches... Had they forgotten how she used to pay for all the things they'd bought at malls and thei
"It's an invitation to the city's exclusive auction," James announced. "It was specially designed for you."Levi's gaze fell on the envelope on the desk. He had heard about the auction as it was the hottest topic amongst the high class these days but he had dismissed the issue since he wasn't interested in any auction."They want me to attend the auction... With which identity?" Levi's eyes displayed a little smile as he took the envelope and read through the golden plated invitation card.He was aware his reputation had improved greatly after the acquisition of Tyson's Group and his name was the talk of the town.Everyone wanted to know about the mysterious big shot that has been operating in secret."As the owner of NewsQuill, The Continental Times and The Chronicles."Levi squinted upon hearing this. He thought they definitely wanted him to attend as the son-in-law of the Hernandez's family."I heard young missus also received an invite too."Levi nodded and studied the invitation
"So handsome and obscure. He must be some kind of hidden big shot.""Quick, take as many pictures as you can. We can't miss out on exclusive news when his identity comes out later."While the paparazzi went crazy taking as many pictures as they could, the other door of the car opened and Lincoln stepped out.The crowd was awed. Too much gorgeousness dazzled their eyes."There's another one and he's equally handsome. I'm glad I accepted this assignment!" A reporter professed joyfully."Wait, why does this person look so familiar?" Someone pointed out."He... He does look familiar," another affirmed.Someone quickly did a quick research and exclaimed, "Oh my God, it's the legendary heir of the Lloyd's family.""What? The Royal family from Wales?""Yes. When did he come to San Jose?""Does that matter? He's here now... Besides, that man beside him looks a bit similar... Could they be brothers?""I can't imagine the excitement that would take over the web tonight... Lloyd's heir and his c
"We urge you all to have your seats as the event is about to begin!" The host continued as people were still moving around."Sorry... I was speaking with one of grandfather's old associates," Brooklyn apologized with a smile.Her eyes darted to Evelyn who was staring at them with a look of disbelief and her smile turned polite."Good evening, Miss Carter," Her tone was formal although it was obvious Evelyn was familiar with her but she didn't remember ever meeting this woman besides that musical contest.Evelyn nodded awkwardly and glanced at Levi whose full attention was on Brooklyn. Flustered, she turned to the podium.Isn't Brooklyn meant to be married? When she came in earlier, there was no man beside her indicating her husband didn't attend the auction with her.Why does she seem so close with Levi then?"We are happy to have you all here for the auction and we assure you won't be disappointed by the amazing items up for sale. Thank you."The crowd clapped and waited for him to c
Levi looked into the crowd and made eye contact with Micheal. He snorted seeing the provoking look on his face."It seems acquiring the company didn't make you bankrupt," He muttered underneath his breath and raised his bidding card."$15,000,000!"Micheal gritted his teeth seeing Levi directly raised the bidding price by five million difference but he wasn't about to back down."$17,000,000!" Someone else raised her bidding card. More people also joined in the bidding war as they didn't want to miss a getaway to the Maldives to enjoy with loved ones.However, Micheal was bidding for the sole purpose of beating Levi.But when the bidding price rose above twenty million, he could no longer bid because it was already more than half of the budget he had with him and he needed to spend it on something worthy of attracting others' admiration.It was humiliating for him to stop halfway but he no longer raised his bidding card."$25,000,000 going once!" The auctioneer called out.The hotelie
"What was that all about?" Brooklyn asked as soon as they stepped out of the hall and headed to the dimly lit garage. "Levi, what was that man talking about in there?""We'll talk about it when we get home," Levi sighed and Lincoln chuckled at his helpless expression."Cousin in-law wants to know why that man addressed you like that. Don't keep her waiting."He also realised there are quite some things he doesn't know about his cousin. Like the part that he has a younger sister.Where is she? Also that man back there just made mention of print media companies. What did that mean?"Shut—" Levi was just about to give Lincoln a piece of his mind when he noticed the shadow of a figure suddenly dash across, so fast he wondered if he was hallucinating."Where is your chauffeur?" He thought of something and turned to Brooklyn, holding her arms a bit tightly.She wondered why he looked so serious all of a sudden but something prompted her to let go of her anger and answer him honestly."I ask
There was still no response and Levi was quite frustrated. He loosened the ropes around Lincoln and helped him to sit against the walls of the van.Because the van was moving sideways a bit, they kept slipping and it took quite an effort to make him sit up against the wall."Lincoln," He called again, tapping his face.The next minute, blood started to seep out of his nostrils, startling Levi. He was still unconscious."Oh no," Levi mumbled to himself. It seemed like the previous injuries that hadn't healed coupled with the hit earlier might have caused some sort of internal bleeding.Levi now knew letting Lincoln out of the van was out of the question as his body obviously couldn't take any more injuries or he would collapse.So as the van moved, Levi held him. His ring glinted slightly as the spiritual energy escaped from his body to Lincoln's.It took quite some time but his bleeding stopped and Levi let go because he was feeling dizzy as he had drained a substantial amount of ener
Hearing this, the doubts in the thug's mind were dispelled. Turns out it's just some worthless family heirloom."I'll relay your message to the boss," He nodded and ended the call.He then walked up to Levi who remained motionless on the chair. He knew Levi had heard all their conversation but that was what he intended to happen.Actually, this thug is the big boss's right hand man, Bruno. He had heard of how Levi broke the hand of one of the thugs sent to capture him who just so happened to be his favourite confidante and he wasn't pleased at the news.Thinking about the time, Levi had raided their community and gotten his boss arrested leading to the highest humiliation in the underworld, he riled up.So although he hadn't received any order from above, he signalled to the men positioned to watch Levi and one of them stepped away.Levi didn't wonder why he still remained there and was simply thinking about the call.So there was another boss beside this uncle Lloyd that wanted him d