Upon exiting the underground boxing ring, Tyrone and Grinch got into the car. "Head to Aurumare," said Tyrone as he peered at the shopping complex via the rearview mirror. "We are not waiting for Leopard?" asked Grinch. Knowing the feud between Teddy and Leopard, Leopard might not survive the meeting. Was Tyrone giving up on Leopard now? "Leopard can manage. We don't have anything to do here." It was a gamble for Tyrone. He hoped that Leopard would fetch him good news soon. After half a day, a black sedan drove into Aurumare. Leopard and Tyrone gathered in a hidden room. "Good job, Leopard. How's your wounds?" inquired Tyrone. Leopard's swollen face suggested that he would need at least weeks to recover. "Still alive. Tyrone, I won the match. I won Teddy's trust. What's next?" Leopard grew impatient. During the meeting with Teddy just now, Teddy made sure to mention Leopard's missing arm and dead comrades. It was humiliating. But Leopard endured it and mustered a sm
Tyrone stood outside of Forward Cosmetics' flagship store. As expected of a successful brand, the decor looked elegant, and it was teeming with customers. As the forerunner in the fashion industry, Forward not only sold makeup products but also dabbled in clothing and beauty services. It had more than 300 subsidiaries in Rogbow. Each of them was so successful that they were the key players in the local economic development. Just when Tyrone was thinking about how much bigger Teddy's company would be, someone shoved him from the side. "Who is this poor loser? Fuck off." It was a young man wearing branded clothes and a luxury watch. Even his hairstyle screamed expensive. Next to him was a beautiful woman. Both wore disgusted expressions. Not wanting to stoop to their level, Tyrone made way for them. Besides, Ysabella also told him that she didn't want him to get into another fight. The young man grew cockier when Tyrone conceded to him. Meanwhile, the beautiful woman sei
"Forward Cosmetics is a respected brand. Don't let leeches like him in," said Horace without even looking at Tyrone. "Right, Mr. Bale. I'll remove him now." Wendy bowed to excuse herself. She then glared at Tyrone. "The heir of Thoroughfare Corp. is here. Bugger off now." The commotion grew. No one knew who Horace was, but everyone had heard of the Thoroughfare Corp. Its CEO was Lumen Bale, a name that bore a lot of weight in Cleyton. Among the nine most successful entrepreneurs, Jada Lynn was the most influential. But Lumen was the most adored—all thanks to his philanthropic endeavors. Therefore, in certain areas, such as state business, Lumen held even more power than Jada. Not content with yelling at Tyrone, Wendy turned to Louise. "You too. Don't be a sore sight here. Go home and reflect upon yourself. Think about which customers to serve and which customers to turn away." Not everyone was born equal. Affluent customers like Horace should be given VIP treatment. Bef
"Why did you slap me, Ms. Lynn?" uttered Wendy incredulously. The rest of the crowd also felt sorry for her. Tyrone should be slapped. Not her. "Explain to me what happened!" Jada stole a few glances at Tyrone. The latter was still pissed. She had to work harder. Wendy was befuddled. She explained everything and used Horace to back her up. "If you don't believe me, Ms. Lynn, ask Mr. Bale. He was there too." Horace was waiting to swoop in heroically. But Wendy mentioned his name. He had no choice but to step up. "Auntie Jada, I was shopping here just now. I saw you, so I came over to say hi." "Hi, Ms. Lynn," said Lily politely. She heard how Horace called her "Auntie Jada." That showed that Horace was close to Jada. Which meant that she might be able to pick out anything she wanted from Forward Cosmetics. Wendy was happy to have an ally. "Mr. Bale, you have to help me out here." Wendy had helped Horace many times when he was out dating girls. He would repay Wendy, of co
Ysabella picked up a lipstick and stared at it for a good while. "Did I get the wrong lipstick?" asked Tyrone meekly. He wasn't an expert in beauty products, so he let Jada pack everything for him. It seemed like there was a mistake. "How much is this lipstick?" inquired Jada solemnly. Oh, shit. Tyrone decided to apologize first. "I'm sorry, Honey. I'll make sure ..." "Answer my question." "I just grabbed everything on the shopping list. I didn't look at the price." There were more than 20 items on the shopping list, so this excuse was believable. "Did I get something you don't like?""It's worse than that!" Tyrone didn't know what to say. Jada reassured him that Ysabella would be happy to receive those products. Why was Ysabella mad then? Ysabella continued to complain, "You idiot! You can't even get me the lipstick I want. I never asked you to buy anything for me. But when I gave you my card to shop on my behalf, you went on a spending spree. Do you think money grow
Tyrone left for work early the next morning. It was partly because Teddy had appeared on the radar again. And also because Belinda kicked him out of the apartment. She didn't want Tyrone to leave a bad impression on Joe. At 8:00 am, Joe's brand new Lamborghini appeared. Belinda came out to greet Joe. "Omg! Joe! You are taller and more dashing after seven years!" Yannick nodded behind Belinda. "Uncle Yannick, Auntie Belinda, I came back in a hurry, so I didn't bring gifts with me. Why don't you take this card? It has one million dollars in it." "I can't possibly take that!" said Belinda, but her hands eagerly reached for the credit card. Who in their right mind would turn down one million dollars? Yannick thought it was inappropriate, but he needed the money. Therefore, he kept quiet. "Come in and have some tea, Joe." Belinda waved her hands to dismiss Yannick's words. "Please. Let the young ones hang out among themselves. I'll bring Ysabella here. She can show you a
No one stopped Teddy as he departed.Right after Teddy left, a BMW appeared before the entrance of Golden Summer Bar.Tyrone exited his car and went inside. Weasel was sitting on a couch, mulling. Tyrone's sudden visit had caught him by surprise.When Weasel saw Tyrone, he got up, "You're here, Tyrone.""Where's Teddy?" The empty bar suggested that Tyrone was late.Weasel recounted everything that happened moments ago. But he left out Teddy's offer to him."You weren't there, Tyrone, so you don't know how scary Teddy was. He knew there was an ambush. And he planted one of his men here. I was played like a fool. Let's give up, dude."Weasel wanted to back out. He once thought that he had what it took to rule the underground scene of Cleyton, but after meeting Teddy in person, he knew he wouldn't cut it.Tyrone glanced at Weasel. "That's to be expected. It'd be a disappointment otherwise.""So what is your next step?" Weasel saw that it was no use to dissuade Tyrone."Teddy dro
Everyone's attention was drawn to the paper. Someone picked it up and delivered it to Weasel. He read the paper. Countless emotions flickered in his eyes before fury settled. "Harry, explain this check if you're not a traitor!" Weasel threw the check on Harry's face. "What check?" Harry mumbled and picked up the check on the floor. It was indeed a check with ten million dollars written on it. "Weasel, this is not mine." Harry panicked. "I was peeing in a toilet last night. Someone hit my head, and I passed out. I woke up in Harmony Motel later." Suddenly, Harry remembered something. "Cindy! Cindy can prove my innocence." The Cindy that Harry mentioned was the receptionist of Harmony Motel. "Prove my ass!" Weasel kicked Harry away. He was too mad to be reasoned with. "Jack, go to Harmony Motel now and verify if he's telling the truth." "Yes, Boss." Jack returned very soon. He stuttered, "Boss, Cindy said ..." "What did she say?" Jack peeked at Harry before
The directors shuddered in fear. Tyrone looked like a devil straight from the pits of hell. Tyrone had realized something was wrong with these people long ago. There had been too many coincidences. Only someone from the inside could have known where Ysabella had been headed. Besides, Ysabella's investigation would have undoubtedly had a negative impact on their interests. The directors quickly confessed to being the ones who hired the kidnappers. Yet when they tried to call the kidnappers, no one picked up."Mr. Hendrick, we really don't know what's going on. The kidnappers aren't listening to us anymore." The man who had spoken up was shivering like a leaf. Tyrone's eyes darkened. Based on the footage of Ysabella's kidnapping, he could tell the kidnappers were highly trained. These directors weren't capable of hiring people like them. Tyrone ignored them and walked out. These people would pay for their actions. …Tyrone drove to York Residence. Louisa was still sitting
This way, Ysabella stood a higher chance of being discovered. Yet the kidnappers found Ysabella's phone. They grabbed it and tossed it away immediately. "Get inside!" The kidnappers pushed Ysabella into a black sedan.Then, Ysabella's face was shoved into a black bag. She couldn't see anything, and her hands were bound. She took several deep breaths while telling herself to calm down. She shouldn't do anything reckless now, or she might get herself killed."She's hot!" exclaimed one of the kidnappers in a perverted way."Keep it in your pants. She's not someone you can lay your fingers on," warned another kidnapper."I'm just saying. Geez." Nonetheless, Ysabella could feel a pair of creepy eyes scanning her body. She could only endure it silently. The kidnappers drove steadily on the road. After a long while, they arrived at their destination.Ysabella was forcefully dragged out of the sedan. Her nose picked up the scent of nature and poop. She deduced that she must have
But when she heard that Horatio and the others were fine, Maisey breathed a sigh of relief. She couldn't help but glance at Ysabella, whose features were truly exquisite and naturally beautiful. Up close, Ysabella's skin was flawless.Even though Maisey had already met Eve, she couldn't deny that Ysabella was indeed very beautiful. In fact, she was so beautiful that even as a woman, Maisey couldn't help but feel a twinge of jealousy."I'm sorry about earlier," Maisey said, gently touching her belly, which still had a noticeable bump. It gave her a slight sense of reassurance.Ysabella smiled. "It's okay. While your baby is holding on, it's crucial not to get too worked up and to avoid any strenuous activities."The most important thing is to maintain a healthy and pleasant state of mind. Otherwise, there might be risks for your baby."Maisey nodded hurriedly. "I'll make sure to do that.""That's good. I've already saved my number on your phone. Feel free to reach out to me if y
Later on, Irvin got dressed and patted Maisey, who lay on the bed with her eyes tightly closed."Stop playing dead. Wake up," he said.However, Maisey didn't wake up, and a faint scent of blood lingered in the air.A sense of unease crept into Irvin's heart. He hurriedly lifted Maisey, but she had lost consciousness.In that moment, Irvin genuinely felt fear gripping his heart, as if something very important was slipping away from him. He carried Maisey and rushed out of the room.Jeremy ran up quickly and asked, "Mr. Irvin, what's—""Get lost!" Irvin shouted as he carried Maisey to the car. Without waiting for Jeremy, he raced to the hospital.Finally, he took Maisey to the emergency room. Irvin's hands trembled incessantly. Time passed by, but there was no sign of activity in the operating room.At that moment, a figure rushed out of the elevator. Without warning, Irvin took a punch to the face.Tyrone stood before him, radiating hostility. Irvin wiped the blood from his m
A black Rolls-Royce Phantom slowly came to a stop in front of the alley.Irvin gazed at the large willow tree at the entrance of the alley, his eyes gradually darkening.He had snuck in here with Ambrose when he was a child. He had been young at the time and had still been eager for what he thought was paternal love.He had attempted to understand why Ambrose liked Tyrone so much.However, after coming here, he hadn't found any answers. He had only observed Tyrone, Ambrose, and that woman from a distance. They had looked like a harmonious family of three.Irony, resentment, and discomfort surged in Irvin's veins.Since then, Irvin's yearning for Ambrose's paternal love had gradually subsided.This was the only way he could ensure minimal emotional harm to himself within this family. It also shaped Irvin's current indifferent personality.But everything changed when he met Maisey.She was money-minded, always seeking small advantages, and exuded a cunning charm from every fiber
Of course, the Vaughns dared not openly discuss these matters in the living room, considering there were so many household staff present.With many people around, there was a risk that the household staff might relay their words to Tyrone, and it would end up causing more harm than good.So they gathered in Marcella's room to discuss the matter.Except for Yelena, everyone was filled with resentment.Belinda furrowed her brow, conflicted. After all, Tyrone was her son-in-law. In a way, he represented her as well. She wasn't pleased with how Yakov spoke about Tyrone, but the latter had also ignored her earlier, which was a blow to her pride.Thinking about this, Belinda's expression turned sour.As everyone criticized Tyrone, she didn't say much."But in this way, how do we get the kid into the Hendricks Consortium?" Yanis asked with a furrowed brow.It was the Hendricks Consortium, after all. It was a symbol of wealth and power. If they could enter the Hendricks Consortium, t
At that moment, it was like a tiger encountering a mouse. Yakov couldn't help but feel afraid at the overwhelming dominance Tyrone exuded. Yakov's face changed repeatedly.Soon, Tyrone withdrew his gaze, and the oppressive air about him instantly disappeared.While Yakov breathed a sigh of relief, his expression turned quite unpleasant again. He couldn't believe that just Tyrone's gaze had frightened him so much.Tyrone didn't bother with Yakov. In his eyes, Yakov was like a mouse in a filthy drain. He wasn't worth his attention.The more Tyrone ignored Yakov, the more Yakov felt that Tyrone was looking down on him, fueling the anger inside him.For someone so self-centered, they couldn't see the good in others and couldn't hear advice. They lived in their own world, believing themselves to be the king of that world.Now that Tyrone had put his spoon down, Marcella followed suit too. The younger generation didn't dare to continue eating.Even though none of them had eaten their
"What's wrong, Mom? Let's eat," Tyrone chuckled.Deep down, Belinda was still somewhat afraid of Tyrone. After all, the ruthless methods Tyrone had displayed in her presence had left her with lingering fear.The seemingly amiable son-in-law in front of her didn't entirely match that cold persona."Sure, let's all sit down," Belinda hurriedly responded.Tyrone held Ysabella's hand and walked to the dining table. Observing the spread, aside from the tomato omelet that Ysabella enjoyed, the rest of the dishes were Yvan's favorites."Oh dear, Ysabella, I knew your favorite is tomato omelet, so I specially made a portion for you," Belinda said with a smile.Ysabella's eyes flickered slightly, looking at Belinda with surprise.Although it was only one dish she liked, Belinda had only ever paid attention to Yvan from the beginning. This was the first time Belinda had noticed what she enjoyed eating.Although there were ulterior motives behind this gathering, it didn't stop the emotion
At that moment, Ysabella's phone vibrated, signaling an incoming call. Although the caller ID didn't reveal the who the caller was, Ysabella knew the home number by heart.Seeing Ysabella's distressed expression, Tyrone looked at her phone and instantly understood the situation. "Let me take this," he offered, picking up Ysabella's phone.Since Louisa had forcefully taken Ysabella away, most of the latter's contact information had been either deactivated or altered. Hence, if Belinda to get her hands on Ysabella's current number, someone must have assisted her. It wasn't difficult to guess who that person might be.A cold smirk appeared on Tyrone's lips as he answered the call, "Hello, Mom."On the other end of the line, Belinda was momentarily taken aback. Hadn't she called Ysabella? Why was Tyrone answering?But none of this affected her good mood. "Oh, Tyrone, how come it's you who answered the phone? Where's Ysabella?""Ysabella went to the restroom, and I picked up when th