Kagern let out a chuckle and asked, "What's not possible? Oh! Not able to kill us today, you mean?""What are you talking about?" Carolina asked, trying to feign ignorance. She wasn't sure how the police had discovered her plan, but she was sure of one thing. She would never plead guilty. "Not what your men said or what you said when you entered," said the commander, stepping forward with handcuffs. He reached for her arm and wrapped the cuff around her wrist, saying, "You're under arrest. You have the right to a lawyer. Everything you say now will be used against you in court."Carolina was terrified beyond measure when she had that. "No!" she shouted. "You can't arrest me. What did I do? Do you know who I am?""You're a wicked old woman who wants to kill innocent children for the wealth their father worked hard to get.""Where is the proof?"The commander gestured for the kidnappers. "These guys and the messages you sent them are enough. We also have a video of what you just sai
They played for a while, then Kagern advised Lilyon to explain Carolina's case to Lydia. He just sat comfortably, hearing them argue like some kind of friends. His gaze was also fixed on them, studying their expressions and gestures.Lilyon, her auburn hair catching the twilight light through the tinted windows, was mid-sentence, her voice tight with barely suppressed fury."They tried to kill us, Lydia. This isn't slander, it's attempted murder. We press charges, file a counter-suit that cripples their finances..."Her voice was swallowed by a screech of tires and a sickening crunch. The world lurched sideways, Kagern thrown against the door. A strangled cry escaped Lilyon. Silence, thick and heavy, followed the cacophony.Then, a blood-curdling scream pierced it. Kagern, momentarily stunned, tore his gaze from the crumpled dashboard. Through the shattered driver's side window, a scene from a bad reality show unfolded. A flaming orange Lamborghini was wedged against their car, its s
Clearly, Alistair didn't believe what Tharn told him. He thought he was boasting or lying. Little did he know, Tharn had protected many influential people throughout his career in Surreal City. His drug dealer father meant nothing to Tharn.Alistair continued threatening them with his father's name, saying they had to pay for his broken Lambo or face his wrath. This wasn't Kagern's first time meeting a person like Alistair. Young, rich and arrogant. In 3 years of his father's imprisonment, Kagern had been a victim of people like him. He had no time to waste on such a fool. That's why he looked at him and said, "No one here is afraid of your father. We don't even care what he is. You have a phone so call him and tell him to meet us at Stanley Industries if he wants you alive. After that, I advise you to shut up!"That said, Kagern called the same police officer from early and told him what had happened. The police officer promised to send a team to look into it as soon as possible.
After all the board members agreed on making Lilyon the new CEO if Kagern really transferred all his shares to her, the meeting came to an end.Carolina's secretary assisted them in signing the legal transfer of the said shares, and she was friendly in everything she did. Even a fool could see she was trying to worm her way into Lilyon's heart. "Should I keep her?" Lilyon asked Kagern when the secretary was busy arranging papers on a desk a few meters away from them. "She knows most of Carolina's secrets," replied Kagern. "She also seems desperate. Keep her for now and decide what to do with her after you're familiar with the CEO's work."Lilyon smiled at him, and said, "That's actually a great idea.” She didn't forget to add, "And thank you for everything.""I guess I have said a lot of your welcomes," Kagern joked, letting a smile climb over his face. "It's really nothing big. You're my sister. This is our father's legacy. You should have done the same anyway. It's only that I was
Of course Kagern couldn't just slap Alistair. Yeah! The young man had almost killed him and had added insults instead of apologizing. However, Kagern was not raised that way. Violence was not his thing.That's why he only sent Alistair's father their address and waited for him to come and slap him himself. As for Alistair, he had kept quiet, and was now sitting on the ground, shaking with fear.When Tharn approached him, the young screamed in fear that it made every person passing nearby turn their heads. "What's wrong?" asked Kagern. "I thought he was gonna slap me."Kagern couldn't just brush off the fact that Alistair had almost killed him and didn't apologize. He didn't make him feel pity at all. But then again, he understood that he was really frightened and decided to comfort him. "Don't worry!" he said, patting him on the shoulder. "No one's gonna slap you. Unless your father does it himself.”Alistair was on the verge of crying. He looked Kagern in the eye and said, "Plea
It had been 2 years since Kagern left Stanley Mansion... No! Since Carolina forced him to leave, but nothing had changed about the house at all. Only the faces around had changed. Carolina had fired the security personnel, the steward, the children's tutor… almost everyone after Mr. Stanley's death. Perhaps it was because they weren't as royal as they were to him, or because she didn't want anyone to question her plans to bully Lilyon and Kagern. In her plans to make them suffer. "Where's Julie?" asked Lilyon as soon as they entered the mansion. The steward, a man in his 40s with a mustache and few gray strands in his hair, pointed at the spiral stairs and said, "She's in her room, miss!""Does she know the news yet?""We haven't told her. She's still too young to understand. But she's been asking us where her mother and siblings are.""I see!"With this, Lilyon glanced at Kagern who followed her toward the staircase. "How do I break the news to her?" asked Lilyon as they climbed
The next morning, despite being Saturday, Kagern and Lilyon took Julie to see her mom and siblings. When they reached the police station, Carolina said she didn't want to see them, so they stayed behind while Julie was taken to see her. After that, Kagern and Lilyon escorted the little girl to her school, then made their way to Stanley Industries."Now you're the CEO, huh?" Kagern teased Lilyon as his convoy came to a stop outside the building. "Thanks to you!" she replied, readying herself to get out of the car."Go make me proud then!""Of course!"With this, Lilyon hugged him and stepped out of the car as Tharn held the door for her. She turned around and said, "I hope you come visit us again soon, right?"Kagern nodded his head. "Of course I'll! Just put things at the company back in order then call me. We can take some days off and go on a vacation or something."Lilyon raised her pinkie finger and asked, "Promise?"Kagern raised his and replied, "Promise!"He then watched he
Kagern had told Bingle he was about to go to the hospital with Belinda, and yet she still kissed him passionately.Perhaps he might have gotten angry that she didn't listen to him, but he didn't. Instead, he kissed back, happy that she had taken that bold move. Come to think of it, was he really refusing because he was about to go to the hospital with Belinda? Maybe yes, but then again, no. It's because he was a virgin. Because all these things, kissing and sex, frightened him in some way. 'I should stop being a coward!'With this, Kagern reached for her waist, then slowly moved his hand downward.That's when Bingle pulled back and said, "That was a thank you." She jumped to her bed and added, "Thank you for everything. My parents are now safe and happy because of you. They also said they want to meet you. I would be happy."Kagern was kinda disappointed. Just as he got the courage, she pulled back. 'But it's tonight. There will be no escape,' he said to himself, internally, and op