Lucas’s voice blared from the phone.“Oh my! Drake, I hardly get calls from you. What is going on?”Lucas asked directly.“Mr. Lucas, the Jones family is planning to sell some shares and we’d rather sell it to you than some strangers. So, I’m wondering if you are interested.”Drake talked seriously as he saw the amazed looks on his family member’s faces.“How can I turn down an offer like that!?”Lucas said candidly.“Why don’t we meet up and talk about this face to face. In fact, I am in Veridonia right now.”“That’s great, Lucas. Tell your driver to take you to the Jones family mansion. I’ll be waiting for you here.”Drake hung up the call and turned around to speak to his grandmother,“Grandma, it’s settled. Mr. Lucas will be here in a little while.”“You are showing yourself to be very useful, Drake.”Grandma Jones said with a smile.“If you could succeed in this deal with Mr. Bernard, I’ll make sure you are next in line to inherit the family business.”“Thank you, Grandma.”Drake
She was at loss for words but before she could say something, Lucas continued.“You have no other choice than to sell me your shares. You think you can find anyone in the whole of Veridonia who would be willing to pay one hundred and seventy-five million dollars for your useless shares!?”“But it will not be appropriate for me to offer her to you because of a business deal.”Grandma Jones explained.“If a hundred and seventy-five million isn’t enough, I’ll make it two hundred and fifty million.”Lucas Bernard countered as he smiled and looked at Matilda.“According to my research, Matilda is still untouched and she is not seeing anyone at the moment.”Grandma Jones and the entire family could not bear to hear this.A part of Grandma Jones was actually weighing the offer. After all, Lucas Bernard was willing to give them over two hundred million dollars.There was nothing to lose.Grandma Jones also thought about how Matilda’s life would be much better if she should marry Lucas Bernard
Kevin and Lucas were fighting right in the main reception room of the Jones mansion.Lily knew Kevin was capable but she wasn’t sure if he would be able to beat a world-known fighter like Lucas Bernard.She quickly took her phone to call the police.Once her call connected, Lily said:“This is an emergency. Come to the Jones family right away, there is a terrible man here trying to harass my cousin and my husband.”Lily’s voice trailed off.Over the phone, the police could hear the commotion going on in the background.The Jones family were surprised to see Kevin standing there, clenching his fist.While he was holding his fist, Lucas turned and gave him a powerful kick to the head.The 911 operator told Lily,“That sounds dangerous, please keep a safe distance. Who is this terrible man harassing you and your family?”“The martial arts champion, Lucas Bernard is here fighting my husband and harassing my cousin.”Lily cried.Everyone closed their eyes.They were sure that Kevin would b
Officer Helene looked at Lily and Matilda.She said, “Alright, ma’am. I’ll keep you in touch.”She then nodded at Kevin and said, “Let’s go.”Kevin turned to Lily and said,“Go home and rest up. I’ll be back soon.”Then he and Officer Helene left the Jones mansion.Matilda turned to Lily and said,“Lily, thank you very much for standing up for me. If it weren’t for you and Kevin, only God knows what that man would have done to me.”Lily looked at her with concern filled her eyes.“Matilda, you did not deserve any of this.”Matilda nodded her head and went back to the Jones mansion.Kevin sat down in the front seat of Officer Helene’s car.She went towards the gate of the city.After about ten minutes, Kevin asked her“Aren’t we going to the police station?”He knew that were not in the right neighborhood.“You know the police station pretty well, don’t you?”Officer Helene gave him an odd look and smiled.“Hey, don’t look at me like that.” Kevin said.“I’d drive by the police station
“Really!?” Officer Helene asked as she pressed the brake again.Her sudden move caught Kevin off guard and he grabbed the seat belt.“Officer Helene, can you please be more careful? I can give you the pill but I do have one condition.”Kevin said nonchalantly. “I knew it! I already told you that I can’t afford it so, if you are talking about the money we can forget about the whole thing.”Officer Helene said bluntly.“Don’t worry, the condition I want is very simple. All you have to do is say PLEASE.”Kevin said with a smile.Officer Helene turned her head towards KevinThen she turned her head back to continue driving.A few minutes later, she said,“Fine. Could you please give your pill for my friend?”“See? That was easy.”Kevin took a small bottle out of his pocket and poured the pill into his hand.“Thank you.” Officer Helene said gratefully.Then she quickly took out her phone and called her friend,“Hello? Where are you right now? I’ve got the pill!”She made a U-turn and st
“Ok then.” Kevin said.“If you are saying that her progress has nothing to do with me, then I’ll take my leave.”Kevin turned around and started heading towards the door.“Stop! Who said you could leave without asking for permission!?”Shane snapped at him.“Enough! Shane you are hurting my feelings.”Officer Helene said angrily.Just then, the door opened from the outside.Five or six waiters came in carrying different trays.They were used to seeing something like this so they didn’t mind.They just started serving the meal like nothing was wrong.Shane gave Helene a bewildered look.He didn’t know why his fiancée trusted Kevin so much.He figured it wouldn’t be worth it for him to fight with her over some petty loser.So Shane took a deep breath and said,“Alright Helene, he can sit with us for today but I’m only doing this favor because of you.”Seeing Shane give in, officer Helene softened a little.Then she turned to Kevin and said apologetically,“I know that wasn’t a great sta
Lorenzo faced his bodyguards and said,“Go and tell the manager downstairs to make arrangements. All the expenses in this room are on the house.”The group had no idea on what to think or feel.They just spent about thirty minutes raining insults on Kevin and now Lorenzo was treating him like royalty.as the man was walking out of the room to carry out Lorenzo’s instructions, Kevin suddenly put down his coffee cup.“Wait!” Kevin said.“I only drank half of a coffee. You should only take care of my bill.”Then Kevin stared at Shane who was standing there in shock.He chuckled quietly and left the room.“Go back to work Lorenzo, I am going to take a stroll.”Kevin said nonchalantly.“Ok Mr. Williams, enjoy your walk. If you need anything, just let me know.”Lorenzo gestured his men to follow him out of the room.A moment later, Officer Helene speed out of the room and ran after Kevin.“Kev, where are you going?”She asked in embarrassment.“I’m going home.” Kevin answered her indifferent
“I’ll pay five million dollars for Officer Helene’s life and my own.”Shane quickly said.“Five million!? Do you really think that’s enough!?”Then Marshall smiled coolly,“Anyway, I didn’t say Officer Helene’s life was part if the deal.”Then Marshall turned around and looked at Kevin,“Since you are friends with them, I figured you are not too poor yourself. Tell me, how much money would you pay in exchange for your life?”When Kevin heard this, he clenched his fist.He never thought that Marshall would ask him this kind of question.“He is just a freeloader and he doesn’t have any money at all.” Shane said loudly.“And to correct you, I am not friends with him.”He paused for a moment and then made another offer,“If you don’t think five million is enough, I’ll give you another million. Just let me go!”When Officer Helene heard Shane say this, her heart sink.Kevin looked at Marshall and he could tell that the man didn’t care what happened to them.He said to himself,“I don’t thi