"After knowing his mask now, I had to hold back nausea; just imagining his face makes me want to punch him," Mr Lucas muttered while his wife adjusted the bow tie on his collar.His wife gently patted Mr Lucas's arm, "You're only feeling it now; imagine us who have had to endure it for a long time, combined with your naive attitude," she teased, suppressing a laugh.Mr. Lucas rolled his eyes, "Any advice for holding back the nausea?" he asked again."Unfortunately, there is none; you must endure it however you can. Don't jeopardise our plan, Lucas Walsh," Miriam threatened, pointing her finger at her husband.Hazel laughed at her parents' antics, "You could pretend to cough so he wouldn't dare talk to you, Dad. He, who considers himself higher in status than others, will keep away from you," she suggested later.Mr. Lucas's eyes sparkled, pleased to hear his daughter's idea. But not for long, as his eyes caught the unfinished wallpaper on the wall due to the recent shooting incident.
"Welcome, Mr Victor and Vincent Davis, and thank you to Sir Lucas Walsh for accompanying our honoured guests today; let's give a warm round of applause to our two honoured guests," greeted Glenn from the stage, which was the highlight of the event in the grand hall of Smith Corp.Spotlights illuminated the two, reflexively shielding their eyes with one hand each.All the guests applauded in Glenn's direction, but no friendly faces greeted the two guests; instead, there were cold, expressionless stares as if they were being scrutinised.Victor and Vincent exchanged glances, weighing whether they should continue to participate in the event or turn back, as they could clearly sense they would be made the entertainment for everyone after this.They both agreed to turn back, but as they did, two burly guards blocked the door and shut it, forcing them to stay."Where are you going, Sirs? Our event won't start without you. Surely we wouldn't want to keep people waiting, would we?" Glenn's vo
"Are you serious?! You've got to be kidding me!!" Glenn shouted incredulously after picking up the phone from Rufus."Yeah, don't ask me how, but his statement back then wasn't just empty talk; it was truly infuriating," Rufus complained, his frustration evident in his tone."Tsk, come home then, let's find out together who's behind this if it's true," Glenn suggested.He knew complaining to Rufus at this moment wouldn't solve the problem. Even though hearing the news from Rufus just now left him speechless.With such serious allegations, Victor and Vincent could get out of the investigation after a lawyer representing the mysterious figure visited Detective Benjamin and handed over a bail letter from the court with an official signature."What if I confront Judge Tris?" Rufus proposed."Tris? Tris Karan?" Glenn asked, trying to confirm what he had heard."Yes, unfortunately, she's the one handling Victor's case. She's eccentric and unreadable, tough to approach; I still don't know wh
Glenn's brain quickly processed the scene unfolding before him.‘Amber has met Sebastian?’‘This time, she accepted that old man?’From their interaction, Glenn could see that Amber accepted Sebastian, unlike before when her attitude towards Sebastian was similar to how she looked at Glenn at the beginning of their relationship: disgusted, even though the old man was extremely wealthy."You better keep your eyes off my woman, kid, or you'll lose the ability to see," Sebastian coldly threatened Glenn.Rufus nudged Glenn's arm to bring the young man back to his senses. "Sorry, Mr. Thornhill, my boss seems out of his mind again." Rufus tried to salvage the situation.Glenn complied and kept quiet, and both proceeded to enter the courtroom first."Wait," Sebastian requested, his voice cold and deep enough to send shivers down anyone's spine.Even Victor didn't dare to misbehave in front of his uncle; he stood there like a teenager experiencing puberty for the first time, awkwardly unsure
"What was that earlier?" Don asked from behind the wall, surprising Amber as she returned to the car where Sebastian was waiting.Earlier, she had excused herself to go to the restroom when, in fact, she had intended to give Glenn an ultimatum to stop bothering her from next on.After casting her line in the wrong waters, she finally caught a big fish, so she didn't want to miss this opportunity.Sebastian couldn't know she had been close to Glenn before because she didn't want to be suspected as a spy or related to Smith Corp. She knew the fate of those who dared to disturb Sebastian; she didn't want to be one of them.So when Don, Sebastian's trusted lawyer, caught her, she was truly flustered."W-what do you mean?" she stammered nervously, seeing Don grinning."Don't think you can fool me, you whore. Are you a spy for Smith Corp?" he threatened, immediately making Amber's heart feel like it was about to leap out of her chest."You're making things up! I don't know that man; he appr
"Where are you going?" Uncle asked as he saw Victor heading towards the garage, his Cuban cigar smoking between his black lips as he stared sharply at his nephew.Victor, who was initially confident, shrank back, "I... I'm going to settle things with the one who betrayed me, uncle," he replied.He wasn't sure if his uncle would let him act alone or would command him to lay low for now, as Vincent, his younger brother, suggested.He was so disappointed with Mr. Lucas and Hazel; he had never disturbed them, yet they betrayed and stabbed him in the back.When he lowered his guard precisely because he was near them, they seized the opportunity to attack him.Sebastian weighed his words for a moment, "I don't want you to do it half-heartedly; you'll only tarnish my name," he expressed.Victor appeared radiant, his confidence returning, "Of course, uncle, I will make you proud," Victor declared.The uncle didn't respond, only watching as Victor walked away. His nephew had been abandoned by
One day before the hearing, Sebastian and Don were seen picking up Judge Tris at her residence and taking her out for dinner to the outskirts of town, Acogedor, a small restaurant of Don's choice that was hidden and had no CCTV.One principle of Judge Tris was that she did not accept any form of bribery in the form of money or goods. But if it was just a conversation, she didn't mind. Because she didn't want to be bound by debts of gratitude that she couldn't repay.She enjoyed doing things her way; material possessions were not her life's goal. All she needed was entertainment, attention, and companionship. Things she didn't have because of her past habit of mixing reality with fantasies.All because of Arthur Smith, her obsession with the man she couldn't shake no matter how hard she tried, even after decades, she still couldn't get rid of her feelings for Arthur. Only time had matured her; she only loved Arthur silently while continuing to live her life pursuing her beloved profess
"Your voice means nothing here," Sebastian dismissed Yvonne.With a gesture of his hand, he indicated that Yvonne should leave. Although Yvonne was upset, she didn't show it. She forcefully threw the files in her hand onto the floor."I won't stay silent if you mess up Smith Corp as well," she threatened.Sebastian's eyebrows rose; his daughter was being extremely rude. He had never disciplined her before; was that why she was disrespectful to him?"I can place you in one of the hospitality departments if you get fired from there," he mocked Yvonne, belittling her job."Do you think I'm upset about that?!" Yvonne retorted.There was no respect from her towards her Dad, who never stopped hurting her Mom.Sebastian's eyes narrowed, holding back the anger that was about to erupt. "You useless daughter! How dare you! Born a girl, you dare to work in such a small company and embarrass me!" Finally, Sebastian's anger erupted."Because I can't stand you! I can't stand your disgusting life! I